Treasure in the Mortuary Van Driving the Grand Transasiatic
The narrative follows a train journey through Chinese Turkestan where a rumor of a far priceless treasure hidden as a mandarin corpse sparks tension. Officers discuss security while passengers debate risk as the imperial fortune travels with the convoy toward Pekin under Chinese Persian escort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
Provence
Pamir
Kadhgaria
Central Asia
France
Yarkand Station
Yarkand
Kothan
Kinko
Popof
Kharee
Kilian
Ong
Guma Station
Europe
Seville
Syracuse
Athens
Karakash
Khotan
China
Monsieur Bombarnac
Merv
Yen Lou
Claudius Bombarnac
Twentieth Century
Chinese Turkestan
Pekin
Persia
Paris
Faraskiar
Douchak Eo
Ghangir
Kacigar
Pan Chao
Celestial Empire
Major Noltitz
Lan Tcheon
Gobi
Rug Made of Human Scalp Rugs A Remarkable Bygone Item
A Dallas News report describes a 150 year old rug owned by an Iowa Indian in Stroud Oklahoma made of seventy seven scalps. It is five feet square and features varied colors. The rug was believed to cure illnesses and is displayed only at the annual wild onion feast on April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stroud
O. T
Dallas News
Iowa
Persia
Bay of
San Salvador
Milwaukee Free Press
Two Masters in One Portrait Mystery
A discussion cites the Houbraken tale of Van Dyck visiting Hals in Haarlem and the painter time limiting Hals to two hours for a portrait. The legend imagines Hals painting Van Dyck and Van Dyck capturing Hals, sparking curiosity about how each would render the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Dyck
Hals
Houbraken
Haarlem
Sistor
Frans Hals
Hans
St. Nicholas
American trains shrink Chicago New York distance dramatically
The article extols new eighteen hour trains between Chicago and New York driven by speeds around 54 to 60 mph, noting the Twentieth Century Limited and Empire State Express records. It compares US routes with London and Paris lines, highlights long and short distance feats, and mentions other rapid services and notable runs by various railroads.
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Chicago
New York
Michigan
Aberdeen
New York Central
Lake Shore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Twentieth Century Limited
Toledo
Ohio
Elkhart
Ind
Carlisle
England
London
Great Britain
Great Western Railroad
Exeter
London and Northwestern
Manchester
Great Northern
Wakefield
Paris
Calais
France
Five Hundred Whales Die Reported Off Ma gellan Straits
Captain James Heylet of the British navy describes a mass beached whale event, recalling a prior scene near Pearl Inlet and Port Salvador. He notes a sudden whirlwind accompanying the incident and places it in the South Atlantic context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Straits of Magellan
James Heylet
Union
Pearl Inlet
Port Salvador
South Atlantic
World’s fastest long distance trains and famed fires
An excerpt lists historic rail routes and speeds including New York Central lines and London routes. It then recounts notable forest fires from Miramichi in 1825 to Peshtigo in 1871 and later blazes in Michigan Minnesota Maine New York Oregon and Washington, noting deaths and property losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miramichi
New Brunswick
Delaware
Peshtigo
Wisconsin
Michigan
Hinckley
Minnesota
Oregon
Washington
Maine
Virginia
Adirondack
New York
Asked and Answered Love is Blind in Matrimonial Harness
A Detroit Tribune snippet narrates a couple’s six month trotting pace in marriage. The woman asks what made him fall in love, and he bluntly replies that love is blind, reflecting a terse domestic exchange.
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Detroit Tribune
Dowle Plans Zion in Mexico Tap Volcano Water
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Dowle aims to tap extinct volcanoes for water to support a new Zion in Mexico. The quip questions why such a plan would be used as a lavatory. The item contrasts men who bleed for country with others staying home and bleeding their nation.
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Dowle
Zion
Mexico
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Baron Weissschnitzerdorfer
Monsieur le Baron Tour de Monde
Ephinnell
Life Travelers’ Society
Grand Transasiatic Company
Miss Bluett
Fulk
Horatia
Grand Transasiatic
Caroline
Nathaniel Morse
Kadigar
Shanghai
Fou-Techeou
Tashkend
Kouldja
Kami
Lan Tcheou
Singan
San Tcheou
Transasiatic
Transcaspian
Nia
Pevtsoff
Ephrinell
Cooper
Elphinnell
Tchertchen
Tcharkalyk
Johnny Bumpernickle
Empire State Express
Pennsylvania Road
Burlington
New York Central Road
Michigan Central
Philadelphia
Reading
America
Albany
Baltimore
Congressional Limited
Jersey City
Denver
Canadian Pacific
Jarrett & Palmer
Oakland
Cal
Albuquerque
N. M
Straits of
Magellan
Chicago- New York
New ‘York- London & N. W. R. R
London- Aupe
London & N. W. R. R
London- Carlisle
Orleans & Midi
Paris- Bayonne
Baltimore & Ohio
Philadelphia & Read
New Jersey
N. R
N. C
H. R
N. Poel
Weses Bel
ST Bualand
S. Mar
Trouder
Clei Vic
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