Transcontinental Canada North Railways Open New Era
A vast strip across Canada grows into a network as the Canadian Northern Transcontinental Railroad opens in Vancouver with members of Parliament and officials aboard. From a small Gladstone to Dauphin line in 5 miles, the system expanded through Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, eventually surpassing rivals in mileage.
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Vancouver
Canada
United States
Dominion
Gladstone
Dauphin
Manitoba
Manitoba & Northwestern Railway and Canal
Canal
Hnes
Portage la Prairie
Prairies
Great Northern Railroad
St. Lawrence River
Montreal
Quebec
Gyoupwood
Canadian Northern Railroad
Prairie
Mann- Saskatchewan
Alberta
New York Times Ay Magazine
Steel Creches Replacing Wooden Rail Cars Soon
A Providence Journal summary notes that wooden passenger cars on U S railroads are likely to be replaced by all steel within about ten years. It cites a congress report showing nearly one quarter of 61 728 cars are steel, with 14 280 steel coaches in service at year start and 1 694 new cars under construction. total replacement cost estimated at 529 million dollars, to be spread over a decade through federal state and railroad cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weipal
Congress
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Providence Journal
First to Burn Pulverized Coal Locomotive Reaches Milestone
The first sizable locomotive fitted with pulverized coal burn in suspension was a ten wheel engine. It has 22x26 inch cylinders, 69 inch driving wheels, 200 psi, 2,540 square feet skating surface, and 55 square feet grate area. With Schmidt superheater, its tractive effort is 31,000 pounds. Conversion occurred in early 1414.
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United States
Canada
Scientific American
Satisfactory to Beth Sergeant Cynically
A London bystander reports a brief exchange about a separation allowance and personal desire for separation. The dialogue shows a soldier asking to join and an applicant seeking the separation, with Beth's apparent satisfaction.
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Beth
London
Snuff Spending Question Sparks Amused Debate
A humorous exchange wonders why the United States spends twenty four million dollars yearly on snuff. Patrice quips the money is used in the nose, prompting Patience to react to the absurdity of the idea.
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United States
Patrice
Railroads and War Strain U S Transport Shortages
The article discusses U S government rail car shortages for troops and supplies and critiques rail efficiency at war times. It cites single track lines like Columbus New Mexico and argues strategic railroads shape continental campaigns and mobilization. It warns requisitions could paralyze trade if 200 600 men must be moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Washington
Federal
Columbus
N. M
New York Commercial
Congress
Villa
Southern Pacific
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Alexander the Great
New York
War Department
Mexico
Hooks Placed Under Pilot To Prevent Rail Impacts
A Louisville railway man builds a hook fender to mount on the back underside of a locomotive pilot. The device features a row of forward facing hooks designed to grapple minor obstructions before they strike the locomotive, reducing derailment risk.
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Louisville
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Wheels failures spark probe into railroad equipment
A pair of wheel failures on St. Paul system trains within ten days prompted a major investigation into railroad equipment defects. Over thirteen years 1915, 37,456 derailments were linked to equipment defects, 12,882 from defective wheels, causing about 12.9 million dollars in losses. The ICC warned cold rolled tires and rails are weak and track construction and maintenance affect safe speeds.
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St. Paul
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fixing the Blame
A prisoner blames his mother for theft saying she taught him as a boy to save for a rainy day. The police magistrate questions the defendant as the man cites his upbringing as the motive. The exchange centers on whether upbringing excuses the alleged wrongdoing.
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P. M
Installment Furniture Tales From Five Marriages
A humorous item notes Mrs Flatbush bought fur niture on installment plans. The sketch mentions Mrs Bensonhurst confirming the fact and jokes she has been married five times, acquiring a little furniture with each husband.
Sticks and Clubs in a Divorce Case
A humorous riff notes a Bacon-In Cochin China party seeking a divorce by breaking chopsticks in front of witnesses, calling it an improvement over clubbing a man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochin-China
Egbert
Wanderer Cox’s Cape to Cairo and Beyond
Earnest Sevier Cox, a Tennesseean labeled a race sociologist, details his solo journeys from Cape Town to Cairo on foot, by canoe, and along coasts across Africa and Australasia. He crossed malaria belts and the tsetse zone with native bearers, describing German colonial rule as comparatively just.
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Africa
Cape
Cairo
Sevier Cox
Washington
South America
Amazon River
Australasia
East Indies
Japan
Hawaii
Mr. Cox
Cox
Ujiji
Stanley
Livingstone
Stanley Falls
England
Equatorial Africa
Indian Ocean
Cape Town
Youth as a state of will and imagination
A quotation by Dr. Frank Crane recasts youth not as years but as a temper of will, imagination, and emotional vigor. It argues that aging comes from abandoning ideals, while enthusiasm preserves the soul beyond age.
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Frank Crane
Pleasing Reception and Views on a Lesser-Known Comic
A reader notes a comedian who is not as famous or funny as peers yet is admired for not seeking to play Hamlet. The quote contrasts popularity with personal integrity and career choices within the Follies context.
Opera Attendance Noted By Metropolitan Audience
A well dressed Spaniard sat with six young Spanish women in the orchestra circle at the Metropolitan, drawing attention as they enjoyed the opera.
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Metropolitan
Night at New York Opera House Ends With Deep Sleep
Before the curtain rose one night at an opera house in New York the entire group fell asleep in sequence and remained asleep for two hours. Old patrons called it a curious scene and said they never saw the seat equaled. The Spaniard paid $21 for seven seats.
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Opera House
New York
Obituary Notice From Atchison Globe
Father, 68, who enjoyed life then worked steadily for decades, passed away with funeral planned for tomorrow, and expresses desire for obituary in newspapers. This obituary reflects a simple life followed by long work and a scheduled funeral.
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Father
Atchison Globe
Linen Endures Through Centuries Across Civilizations
Linen, 4500-year-old fabric, found in Egyptian royal tombs, was prized for cleanliness and long life. Known in Winchester in 1272, linen supported a large industry with about 50,000 workers in the United States weaving linen today.
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Winchester
England
Double Absolves Man as Forger in Boston Trial Tale
E C Divine, once identified as the Boston forger in a 1908 extradition case, recounts his struggle to clear his name after a double misidentification. He describes battles with stigma, legal threats, and a path to reinvention through hard work, later building a theater and business career while Sargent serves time for forgery in Massachusetts.
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Chicago
E. C. Divine
Strand Theater Company
Mr. Divine
A. Gilbert Sargent
Massachusetts
Charleston
Boston
A. B. Turner
Richard F. Parker
Minneapolis
Girl on skis walks 15 miles to wedding in Los Angeles
Miss Helen Skinner eighteen daughter of Mr and Mrs F C Skinner of Pine Knot Lodge Big Bear valley skied fifteen miles through three feet of snow from Pine Knot to Dobble then met a stage from Victorville for her wedding to Wesley P Turner a Los Angeles businessman.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Helen Skinner
F.C. Skinner
Pine Knot Lodge
Big Bear Valley
Wesley P. Turner
Skinner
Big Bear
Dobble
Mojave Desert
Dobbie
Victorville
Italian Captain Kills Abbe Then Ends Own Life
In Rome Captain Bettolo of a prominent family shot through a parish house window killing Abbe Nicolo Richetti. He then returned home and killed his wife before fatally shooting himself, after suspicions about his wife.
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Rome
Italy
Bettolo
Giacomo Serra
Nicolo Richetti
Man jailed after soaking court in Hoboken
Henry Ott, charged with wife beating, arrived at West Hoboken town hall wearing a raincoat and rubber boots to avoid getting soaked. The judge quipped you are soaked and sentenced him to sixty days in the county jail.
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West Hoboken
N. J
Henry Ott
Polite burglar steals Mrs Buchanan’s money in Kansas City
A suave intruder entered the home of Mrs William Buchanan, unlocked the door, and stole her pocketbook containing nearly $3. He calmly offered a quip about her supposed funds and left after she pleaded it was all she had. She alerted the police.
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Kansas City
William Buchanan
Fine Day to Get Married in St Paul
Wilfrid Van Danacker of 459 Webster avenue walked downtown with a young woman and proposed that they marry. She agreed and they were wed twenty minutes later by Henry Gallick, the court commissioner. The groom joked that the bride must give her boss two weeks’ notice before she is named.
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St. Paul
Minn
Wilfrid van Danacker
Webster Avenue
Henry Gallick
Portland Postmaster Seeks Fine For Boat Fire Rule
E A Coe of Swenson Oregon urged that the fire law be enforced and fined. Federal Judge Bean fined him five dollars after his son operated a motor boat without sand to extinguish a fire.
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Portland
Ore
E. A. Coe
Swenson
Bean
Manweared Gold Coins Capture Travelers Attention
In Kansas City travelers stared as Reno Nevada land man Fred McCormack entered the station wearing $10 and $20 gold pieces as buttons. Four $20 gold coins adorned his coat front, six $10 pieces decorated his vest, and three $10 pieces appeared on each sleeve. A $50 gold piece served as a watch fob.
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Reno
Nev
Fred McCormack
Kansas City
Belected Peace and Power Offering
A brief note reflects on peace as an offering tied to power. The fragment hints at a thematic link between peace and strength in a contemplative, likely religious or philosophical, tone. No clear events, dates, or individuals are identified.
Surprise engagement ends unwanted advances at the store
Mary Webster, a jewelry department worker, fends off advances from floor manager Max Bluming by hiding her engagement to store detective Charlie Taylor. Taylor presents the ring as Mary’s chosen gift, and Bluming apologizes as the couple announce their plan to wed.
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Max Bluming
May Marshall
Mary Webster
Mary
Miss Webster
Mr. Bluming
Miss Mary
Bluming
Charlie
Mr. Taylor
New Log Splitting Machine Under Power
A new wood splitting device uses a three horsepower gasoline engine and a massive knife to cut logs two feet long and eighteen inches thick. It operates at six strokes per minute, designed to handle knotty wood with automatic log feeding.
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Umorela
University of Chicago
Cape-to-Cairo
Kimberley
Amercan
Man
Forger
Divine
McSurely
Barnett
Supreme Court
Miss Skinner
van Danacker
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