Gold rush night in Nome sparks escape and peril
Helen Chester travels with Glenister to Nome where a chaotic gold stampede floods the beach with cargo, tents, and ships. They seek Dunham Struve for help while a wary Mrs Champion spies on them, and a drunken lawyer hampers plans as Helen presses for urgent talks.
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Glenister
Miss Chester
Cape Nome
Penny River
Old Solomon’s
Dextry
Struve
Dunham & Struve
Grenister
Dex
Midas
Nome
Helen Chester
Tropics
Helen
Ae Dunham
Wash’n’ton
D. C
Aristocratic Chauffeurs Boost Motoring Folly in London
A London anecdote notes 30 young English noblemen study motoring and outshine chauffeurs. A duke of Beaufort’s cousin, showing a car to a wealthy tradesman’s wife, received a half crown from the rider, while the employer’s son recalls a still smaller tip. The exchange highlights class quirks in early automotive service.
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Duke of Beaufort
London
Belgravia
Robin a famed ventriloquist among familiar birds
Observations describe robins singing with beak closed to mimic sound from nearby birds. Starlings excel at mimicry imitating thrushes blackbirds and curlews in autumn. Blackbirds rarely mimic though cases of crowing like a cock are noted. Darwin cited a jackass penguin braying like an ass.
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Yarrell
Darwin
London Field
What Made the Puppy Sick at the Rescue League
A Boston Animal Rescue League case involved a sick puppy found to have swallowed items during play. Surgeons removed a large tack a large pin two sewing machine bobbins a lump of coal half a needle with thread and a bristle-like tuft. Caregivers are urged to watch puppies closely to prevent harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Animal Rescue League
Boston
Sound Travel Speed Sparks Auto Power Debate
Banks and Billings discuss electricity vs gasoline for cars at the Rapid Transit club. Harding jokes that sound would power his car, noting sound travels 743 miles per hour, in a quip from an Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Harding
His Hoodoo on the Jon Woes Bring Bad Luck All Day
A 48 year old commuter narrates a string of mishaps blamed on bad luck. He misses his train after a late start, spills a drink, loses his glass, receives a ten cent check, and gets pills plus hair restorer from a drug counter. His wife hosts dinner guests and he fears sobriety.
Remembering Ringing Scythes and Honest Field Work
E P Powell recalls a bygone farming era when boys wielded scythes under a patient father. They cut meadow Timothy with precise, rhythmic steps, spared birds and a ground nest, and prized a swift, tall swing. A marked fellow with mixed heritage stood out as a swift, admired leader in the field.
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Timothy
E. P. Powell
Outing Magazine
The Black Hand in Art Claque and Debut Hints
The piece explains how the Black Hand thrives on maintaining a thrifty claque to influence debuts and performances. It notes that when a notable guest appearance is planned, artists are warned that a displeased crowd will hiss and boo, boosting the Black Hand treasury through intimidation.
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Black Hand
The New Servant's Statement
Bridget told callers she was out and too tired to see anyone later a friend at the front door heard the remark that Mrs Blank is so tired she went blind.
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Bridget
Mrs. Blank
A Prophet in His Own Country
A humorous exchange notes Aunt Loeezy doubting Lige Potter’s success in Chicago while Uncle Liphalet recalls his former sharpness. The Chicago papers are said not to mention his name despite the Potter family’s visit.
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Loeezy
Lige Potter
Chicago
Uncle Liphalet
Lige
Hull Potter
Puck
Insanity Plea in Homicide Case Cited by Defendant
A prisoner charged with homicide pleaded insanity. When asked how long he was insane, he replied three minutes. The court commented that duration seemed short, and the prisoner responded that it was long enough for his purpose.
No Escape Weather Dims Spirits in Dun Sky
Verse notes a rainy day and relentless bill collectors. The exchange conveys a sense of pressure and gloom as the sky mirrors the mood with a dun hue.
Train schedules and routes with mixed numbers and stations
The record lists multiple railway lines from St Louis New York and branches including East and West bounds and Butler Logan routes. It shows train numbers, daily or Sunday only services, and times such as 8:37 a m 3:10 p m 2:58 p m and 7:06 a m with local ticket agent M Burke involved.
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St. Louis
New York
Ala
Kansas City
Toledo
D. m
Burke
T. Haute
Terre Haute
Logansport
Terra Haute
Logan Appo
Butler
East Bound
West Sound
Logan Ac
Rail Timetables and Sleeping Cars Between Major Cities
Pennsylvania lines and Vandalia time tables show intercity trains with sleeping and parlor cars between Chicago Cincinnati and Louisville. It lists departures, daily and Sunday schedules, and special notes on dining privileges and limited service. The Fort Wayne interurban timetable adds routes to Peru Wabash Huntington and Lafayette with specific morning and afternoon departures.
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Chicago
Louisville
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Columbus
Pittsburg
Logansport
Indianapoliis
Springfield
Huntington
Boyd Park
Ft. Wayne
Lafayette
West Bound
R. T. Gunn
Ind
Monon Fast Mail Express Schedule Fragment
Schedule fragment shows Monon Fast Mail Express timings with Sunday exceptions. Frank J. Reed, G P A, lists multiple daily departure and arrival times including 8:57 am 5:34 pm and 1:48 pm 4:37 am. Mail express accommodations noted.
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Fast Mail
Mail Express Xpress
Frank J. Reed
Chicago
Interurban System Schedule Refines March 12 1907
I U T SYSTEM effective March 12 1907 logs indicate interurban trains between Logansport and Indianapolis with multiple daily departures and connections at Tipton for Elfers Fairmount and other points. Limited trains, coupon books offer 12 dollars worth of travel for ten dollars across 32 lines in Indiana Ohio and Michigan.
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Logansport
Indianapolis
Wood
Alexandria
Son
Middletown
Muncie
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
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UNICK
LU. T. System
Southern Michigan
Wabash R. R
Pietroit
Mich
Petoskey
Mackinnaw City
Ut-Mn
Bay
Banduisky
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
N. Y
Toronto
Montreal
Portland
Denver
Col
Omaha
Orado
Wabas Office
Sket
Rurke
Nick Klein
Fourth St
Porter's Drug Store
C. O. Heffley
CTICE
Charles
Elizabeth Wipperman
Cass County
Silas Storer
W. T. Wilson
State Fair Grounds
Indiana Union Traction Company
J. E. Crain
Masonic Temple
C. Lenouff
Breedway Proxis
Hoyt
New. York
N.Y
Zep.inborn
Missou Done
Cehri
Miss “Chester
Robin
Ventriloquist
Jon
Traveler’s Guide
South Bend
Pennsylvania Lines
CIA
Keys
Cscene
Bradford
Loaansport
Effner
Vandalla
North Bound
South Bend Acco
Wayn
E & Wabash Valley
Effitt
Peru
Wabash
Delphi
Iate
Intermed
Ars
Monon
Delphi, Ind
Tipton
el Fairmount
At. Muncie
Hartford City
Montpelier
Bluffton
Farmland
Winchester
Union City
Greenville
Kokomo
Marion
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