Empress Eugenie De Montijo In English Hospital Visit
An eighty eight year old Eugenie de Montijo, former empress of the French, moves among wounded in English hospitals. Her life spans romance, conquest, exile, and tragedy from Napoleon III era to the loss of her son Prince Imperial in South Africa.
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Eugenie de Montijo
Napoleon III
Prince Imperial
Ist
Folvu
Spain
Eugenie
Teba
Duke of
Alya
Europe
Victoria
England
Kivucente
di Galva
Lydia
Becky Sharp
Lady Teazle
Adelina Patti
Marquis of Caux
Paris
Louis Napoleon
Republic
Napoleon
London
Hoboken
W. J
Tuileries
France
America
Jerome
Westphalia
Bismarck
Notre Dame
Josephine
Haussman
Louis
Chamber of Deputies
Prosper Merimee
Merimee
Sedan
Albert
Russia
Crimea
Suez Canal
Verdi
Maximilian
Mexico
Germany
Gravelotte
Joffre
Liege
Mons
Charleroi
la Cateau
Maubeuge
Italy
Rome
Austria
Doctor Evans
Chiselhurst
Prince Louis
South Africa
Chantants
Mademoiselle de Montijo
Carlotta
Woman chases thief after purse snatch on New York street
A woman along First avenue near Seven teenth Street chased a youth who snatched her handbag. Patrolman O Connors captured the suspect at Third Avenue as the bag was recovered. The owner, MrsHenrietta Noack of East Twentieth street, valued the contents at twenty cents.
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First Avenue
New York
Seventeenth Street
Stuyvesant Park
O’connor
Third Avenue
O'Connor
Henrrietta Noack
West Twentieth Street
Joseph Mudra
Winfield
Mary Brand Celebrates 98th Birthday in Belmont County
Mrs. Mary Brand, Belmont County’s eldest resident, marked her ninety eighth birthday with a midnight pie celebration observed by local doctors who stood aghast at her unusual hygienic celebration.
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Mrs. Brand
Mary Brand
Belmont County
West Virginia
Box Cars Buckled In Freight Train Collision
A high speed freight train collided head on with a work train on an eastern railroad. The crash buckled two box cars amid the momentum, an uncommon event for middle cars though typical for two engines.
Pa railroad adopts new air brake for instant train stops
The Pennsylvania railroad uses a new electric air brake system claimed to stop a twelve car train weighing two million pounds from sixty mph within about one thousand feet. It applies brakes simultaneously on all cars, eliminating jolts and shortening total stop time to roughly two seconds after the engineer's lever movement.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Division of Railroad Work Shows Larger Employee Base
The report reveals more railroad workers are needed for tracks and shops than for trains. Train crews make up 18.5 percent, trackmen 24.5 percent, shops 22.5 percent, stations 11 percent, offices 5.5 percent, watchmen and dispatchers 4.5 percent, with all others 14 percent. Data from 1913 compiled by the Bureau of Railway Economics from Interstate Commerce Commission records.
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Bureau of Railway Economics
Interstate Commerce Commission
Economy in Small Things and Rail Cost Warnings
An employee can cost a railroad more than wages by poor economy. A fireman piles coal high on tender causing lumps to fall as curves and switches are crossed. Each hundred pounds wasted adds to the cost of hauling freight twenty miles.
Study of Lava Rocks
Whitman Cross of the United States Geological Survey presents Lavas of Hawaii and Their Relations. The paper asserts current knowledge sheds light on origin and relations of earth igneous rocks, based on careful study of Hawaiian rocks, while noting more remains to learn.
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Hawaii
United States Geological Survey
Whitman Cross
Hawaiian Islands
Wireless telegraphy to aid railways gains traction
The article traces early wireless telegraphy in U S railways from 1909 trials to 1914 use during storms. Delaware & Lackawanna tested the system, Scranton and Binghamton stations linked by wireless, covering up to 130 miles to fixed stations. Wireless acts as an auxiliary when normal lines fail.
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Delaware & Lackawanna Railroad Company
Scranton
Binghamton
Scientific American
Electricity Trials Power Large Rail Route From Montana to Coast
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad plans switching 830 miles from Harlowton, Montana to the Pacific coast to electric traction. Contracts cover locomotives, substations, and line material for 113 miles from Three Forks to Deer Lodge, with four engine divisions beginning Harlowton to Avery. Electric engines weigh 240 tons and can haul 800 tons at 60 mph, promising lower costs and smoke-free service across nearly 650 miles of track.
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Chicago, Milwaukee and
Engineers Battle Nature on Alaska's Rail Route to Fairbanks
Builders of the Alaska railroad faced floods sweeping away embankments and rails and avalanches eroding mountain sides. After laying seventy one miles, the project halted due to prohibitive costs. The government intends to push the line toward Fairbanks, requiring canyon bridges and swamp work.
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Placer River
Fairbanks
Strong Talk Katherine and the roses on display
The piece pairs Katherine with roses as a playful exchange about language and beauty. Kidder quips that a fool and his money are soon parted, framing a light banter on value and charm.
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Katherine
Kidder
For Fire Only Buckets On Hall Shelf
A puzzled Pat asks about buckets labeled for fire use. The reply notes the labels say for fire only and questions why water is placed inside.
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Pat
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by a User
A Terre Hill Pennsylvania reader, Mrs Augustus Lyon, testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her long standing female troubles and pains restoring sleep and appetite. The ad extols the remedy as a historic standard for women's health with testimonials from many women.
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Terre Hill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
Terre Hill, Pa
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Agents Wanted for Thompson's Grape Phosone
Classified notice seeks county distributors to supply agents and soda fountains with Thompson's Grape-Phosone extract. Promotes a delicious grape juice at one cent per pint and a large potential income. Chicago firm offers particulars on request.
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Agena
Thompson
Grape-Phosone Company
Chicago
Arduous Expositions and Foot Ease Advertisement
Excerpted ad copy highlights Tillbury’s charm at the fair and promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for shoes and foot baths. A testimonial claims instant relief and comfort for visitors, urging readers to get the product today.
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California Expositions
Allen
Alln
Greek to Some Redd I see an automobile repair course added
Greene notes some students may find the new automobile repair course tougher than Greek. The Iowa agricultural college has expanded its curriculum to include practical trades alongside classical study.
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Redd
Iowa Agricultural College
Greene
Cautious man questions germs on a dollar bill
A cautious man asks how many germs accumulate on currency. His friend admits not considering the issue and jokes about using dollar bills as a pillow if he could own enough to sleep on them.
Old Manx Hospitality and Island Laws
The Isle of Man government once legislated against mainland visitors amid wartime losses from requisitioned steamers. Early Manx law commanded Scots to leave by the next vessel under threat of goods forfeiture and imprisonment, while Irish women idle could be expelled quickly. The MacCulloch raids spurred the first rule, reflecting long standing island caution.
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Isle of Man
Scotland
Manx
MacCulloch
Clear-Headed Head Bookkeeper Recommends Postum Drink
A Western city chief bookkeeper credits Postum with curing stomach and nervous troubles after coffee and tea aggravated his condition. He and his wife switched to Postum two years ago and report improved health and steady work. The ad notes two forms, Postum Cereal and Instant Postum, with prices. There’s a closing slogan There’s a Reason and a grocer selling Postum.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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