Cast Iron Railroad Magnate Succumbs To Music's Charms
Horace G. Burt, president of the Union Pacific, emerges as a stern autocrat who rebuilt the western railroad giant. He supervises every detail, with stockholders and workers shaped by his policy of efficiency and job security under pressure. His rare leisure is music, notably piano, with pianola programs revealing a gentler side when entertained by friends.
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Neb
Horace G. Burt
Union Pacific
West
Burt
Uaton Pacific
Union Paddle
Linton Pacific
India
Ize
Burt Leaves a Smileless Legacy in Union Pacific Era
A newspaper profile recalls Burt as president of the Union Pacific whose career spanned the Elkhorn route and northern expansion. It notes his personal antipathies and a rare interview that framed his public image in a tough, unyielding light.
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Union Pacific
Burt
Amile
South
Dihls
Elkhorn
Finest Man Cage in the United States
The new federal penitentiary at Leavenworth will hold 2,400 convicts and include schooling, playgrounds and gymnastics facilities.
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Federal
Leavenworth
Eee En Leavenworth, Kas
Fort Leaven United States Penitentiary
Openworth Military Reservation
Leavenworth Prison: Federal reformitory of bold design
The newly built federal prison at Leavenworth overlooks the town and Fort Leavenworth, housing 2400 convicts. Architect Wm S. Eames led the design offering rapid guard routines, electric lights, flowing water in cells, and a vast reform program with lecture halls, echo chambers, and educational facilities under Warden McClaughry.
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United States
French
McClaughry
Wm S.eames
St. Louis
Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth
Roverridens
Ricroternia
Amt
Staj. McClaghry
Tollet. HL
Chicago
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad challenges Dr Dowie in Zion confrontation
From Lahore to Zion Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qudian Panjab asserts he is the promised Messiah and challenges Dr Dowie of Zion to a public test. The article notes religious tensions, prophetic claims, and cross border religious exchanges as Ahmad proclaims Mohamet is true prophet while Dowie awaits the Messiah.
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Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Wendermett
Zion
Gurdasguer
Dir. Dowie
Mirza Ghulam Anmad
Dowie
Messiah Claims and disputed miracles stir controversy
A historical review quotes a claimant who asserts he is the Messiah within 25 years and has 1069 followers. It mocks Dr Dow’s healing claims while challenging the healer’s personal tragedy. The piece cites a proposed Jesus discovery that Jesus did not die and lived in Srinagar Cashmere, with testimony and documents cited as evidence.
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Earth
Wellax
Dow
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Mary
Shan Yar Street
Srinagar
Cashmere
St. Joseph
Detroit
Ilamilten
Beverley
Capt Helm Faces Rumored English Move At Vincennes
Captain Helm receives a startling message via Dutremble about Gov. Hamilton gathering a large force and a Wabash portage flotilla. Beverley trusts French Allies yet doubts their loyalty while Uncle Jazon’s scouting confirms no English advance, leaving Helm hopeful but wary.
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Helm
Hera
Coureur de Bole
Adolphe Dutremble
Wabash
Beverley
M. Roussillon
Case
M. Roussilion
Kimzel
Dutremble
Gov. Hamilton
Wabash Portage
Alice
Hamilton
Leutenant
Jazon
Borseron
Legrad
Fonville
Father Beret
Vincennes
Narrow Chesis and Humoral Cures in Old Press
In a period piece style, a discredited heredity claim about consumption is challenged by modern science. The text promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for deep coughs and emaciation, while recalling testimonials and a sensational $3,000 offer for authenticity. The narrative then shifts to a fictional romance vignette with Beve rley and Alice, detailing social scenes, flirtations, and subtle power dynamics amid a wintry setting.
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Doctor Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
ET Robinett
Kernerma
Pierce’r Golden
Parce
Aly
Alwa
Alice
Beverley
Roussiilan Place
Dame Roussillon
Montaigne
Heverley
Cuticura hair and skin cure ad fragments mix with fiction
A garbled mix of an advertisement for Cuticura soaps and ointments praising scalp and skin healing, followed by long pasted prose about a romantic scene between Miss Roussillon and Beverley, with dialogue and setting. The fragment ends with a continuation note and assorted local notices about barber shops printing and college ads.
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G. Koehring & Bro
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Devore Co. Century Building
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Indiana
Dents College
Delaware and
Ohio Streets
Pennsylvania Lines
United
W. W. Richardson
Denver
Pennsylvania
Brotherhood of St Andrew's National Convention
W. W. Fichardson
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Castoria
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