Amusement Thrills Mark A Century of Public Feats
An extended look at American amusement devices from scenic railways to coasters and aerial rides. The piece notes rising thrill density across parks from Indiana to California, the safety tests and protections, and the intense reactions of first-time thrill seekers to the ever more daring attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Coney Island
Atlantic City
Chicago
United States
America
Middle West
Iron Guard
Barn dance disrupted by rampaging cow in east barn scene
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report recalls a barn dance where a cow escaped its stall and caused a chaotic spectacle tearing a shirt waist, injuring none, and prompting revelers to scramble to haylofts and feed boxes before the party collapsed and the cow returned to its stall.
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Sbe
Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Hidden Civil War Gold Near Willow Springs Sparks New Search
In the Civil War era a cask of gold was buried near Willow Springs after a battle with outlaws. A dying convict revealed an approximate burial site before dying in Fort Leavenworth. A Vinita man linked to Willow Springs will lead a renewed, more informed search after weeks of fruitless effort.
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Indian Territory
Fort Gibson
Willow Springs
Fort Leavenworth
Government
Vinita
Green grass in Tonopah delayed by desert life
In Tonopah Nevada the town lacks watered lawns and paved streets with parks and flowers seen as distant luxuries. The piece notes a swell opera house and clubs but predicts green grass will be forgotten as desert wealth gives way to hard times and bill collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonopah
Nev
Tono- Pah
Mudville
Casey
Primeval Forests of Porto Rico Restricted to Few Summits
The primeval mountain forests of Porto Rico are now restricted to western summits and the Serra de Luquillo reserve of over 100 square miles. Dense jungles with mountain palms, tree ferns, mosses, and diverse herbaceous plants create wondrous scenery, including species not found elsewhere. Access remains limited to walking or horseback travel.
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Porto Rico
Serra de Luquillo
Roosevelt
Zambesi Drying Up Hampers Trade Link to Interior Africa
The Zambesi waterway is drying up across British Central Africa causing daily life and commerce disruptions. Once eight months of the year usable, steamship flotillas between Chinde and Katangas now struggle as sandbanks trap vessels. Chinde to Blantyre, 376 miles, can take months for interior goods.
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British Central Africa
Zambesi
Chinde
Katangas
Shire
Shire Highlands
Lake Nyasa
Blantyre
Protectorate
Sherlock Holmes Style Review Fragment
A fragmentary note speaks of a stolen plot and a reviewer’s reaction. The text names a detective figure and hints at literary intrigue amid a terse, journalistic tone.
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Aura: the
Modern garden tools compare old and new labor saving devices
A Northwestern agricultural note contrasts early backyard gardening with modern methods. It cites hand work with spade and rake in small plots and describes how contemporary beds are opened with plows and harrows, seeds sown by garden drills, long straight rows, and a one man drill cultivator that replaces ten hands.
Owls Turn Drug Store Window Into Ragtime Stage
Two large long-eared owls from Galesburg Illinois were placed in a drug store window at Nineteenth and Wright streets. They hooted all night in ragtime cadence until a keeper tried to quiet them with whiskey, and the birds then performed lively tunes that woke the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Ill
William Schroeder
H. F. Konetzky
Nineteenth
Wright Streets
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Illinois
Mr. Konetzky
W. J. Pfeffer
Wolves Like the Sheep In Jackson County Kansas
The wolves in Jackson county Kansas range in size between a western plains coyote and Ozark wolves. They resemble a Scotch collie in appearance and live in timber along streams or caves. They prefer lambs and poultry but will raid chickens when other prey is scarce. Their thick fur and heavy hide make gunfire ineffective as they slip back into brush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Kansas
Western Plains
Ozark
Baby Dinner Fete In Baltimore Delights Guests
A novelty dinner in Baltimore featured guests in period outfits with men in knickerbockers and women in short frocks. The hostess's daughter, newly out, arrived in a perambulator guided by a friend dressed as a negro nurse. Guests entertained themselves with toys, games, and juvenile songs.
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Baltimore
Rev Pio Mayer Tours South America on Inspection Tour
Superior General Rev Pio Mayer of the Calelte order embarks on a 4,000 mile inspection tour through South America during which he will visit key locations and meet with regional leaders as part of ongoing church oversight.
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Pio Mayer
Calelte Order
South Amerie
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Uriang Americas
Phyrillers
Willard W. Garrison
Potsdam
Germany
Teutons
Walla
London
Nevada
St. Louis
Pastor
Rabbit
Giles
Kisa
Chicago Tribune
Philadelphia
Pinkerton
John B. Stetnon
Aleixo de Querios Riblero
D’almedio Vasconcellos
Santa Eulalie
North Philadelphia
New
Leggett
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