Romance by Wire at the Junction Endows Joe Mixley with Love
Joe Mixley, a deft telegraph operator at the Junction, falls for Minnie Jenkinson, the swell girl, after learning to control his impulses and follow the rules. A mishap with a chew leads to a church outing and, finally, a bold marriage proposal over wireless signals. Bill Alling acts as mentor and best man in the era of wire communication.
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Joe Mixley
Beasley
Mixley
Reno
Keno
Big Bil Alling
Bill
Joe
Minnie Jenkinson
Alhamora
Donaldson Junction
First Church
Mr. Peters
Big Bill
Minnie
Bil
Big Bill Alling
Hudson and Manhattan Tubes Open in New York City Area
New York City and New Jersey celebrate the new Hudson and Manhattan tunnels after decades of construction. The system includes four tubes from Jersey City and Hoboken to Manhattan and a Cortlandt Street hub, with fireproof steel cars and electrified stations. The project began in 1878, endured two failed companies, and cost about 71 million dollars, led by McAdoo’s group.
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New York City
Bergs
New Jersey
New York
McAdoo
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company
Hoboken
George Washington
Brooklyn
Jersuy City
Hudson
Fulton and Cortlandt Streets
Wall Street
Manhattan
Sixth Avenue
Thirty-sixth Street
Broadway
Jersey
Tunnel
Upper
Lower Manhattan
Helmont
Tlr
Hudson Tubes
Hudson Tunnel
Church and Cortlandt Streets
Hudson Terminal
North America
D. C. Haskins
Flaskins Company
William McAdoo
Kissing Customs Through History Across Nations
A historical survey traces kissing as a ceremonial mark from bishops to sovereigns, noting legal penalties in Iceland, and widespread Easter and Christmas kissing practices in Russia England America. It cites figures like the duchess of Devonshire and Lady Gordon and references dueling pastors and Mecca rites.
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Christendom
New York Tribune
Duchess of Devonshire
Westminster
Gordon
Finland
John Wesley
Limerick
Mecca
Iceland
Russia
Japan
England
America
Impressed Postman Chases Car at Euclid Street
A man ran after a Union station car near Euclid and East 89th Street, gesticulating fiercely. The conductor signaled, and the man handed him a letter asking it be dropped in at the post office, then turned back up the street.
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Euclid
East Eightyninth Street
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Man Sees His Own Grave After Digger Mix Up
In Washington Pa a man with a like name to a recently buried resident faced a grave error when a sepulcher was dug for the wrong man. He stood at the brink of the wrong grave, learned the mix up, and recoiled in a shudder.
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Big Bill
Bill
Washington
Grafton
Lady Wilde's Ready Wit in Ex change
A reminiscence on Lady Wilde's sharp humor about male tyranny over women. She teased that masculine rule began with Adam calling the first man an dictatorial Antediluvian in a brisk, comical critique.
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Lady Wilde
Adam
Mourning Fashion Turns Daring and Elegant in Crepe
A detailed guide to contemporary mourning wear shows how deep black blends with lighter touches. Crepe dominates gowns and hats, with elaborate crepe bows, chiffon chemisettes, and white accents to offset somber black while maintaining decorum and chic.
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Henrietta
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WM. Hamilton Osborne
Qemes Roc Oden
Budgorn
Hudson River Tunnel
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