Highway changes near Chicago Burlington Quincy lines threaten yards
In Mills County Iowa notices announce proposed highway vacation and realignment tied to the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Officials seek public objections or claims for damages by April 30 1903 with the Auditor's office. The plan involves subway abutments track centerlines and 64 foot offsets affecting sections 13 21 and 24 township 72 north range 42 west.
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Lonsweret
Ominypa
Chicago, Burlington & Guitiney Reltford
Chicago, Purlington & Quine Railways
Henry Tanne
Othe Weearlin
Joseph Wearth
Meginning
Souutheast
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Centre Lne
Township 72
Section 24
Section
Chicago, Burlington& Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co
Henry Ranne
Joseph Wearin
B. T. Agan
Mills County
Averts
Goweel
Chisago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway Co
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Bection
Chicago, Burlington and Quincey Railroad
Chicago, Burlington d& Quincy
Gust
Thenea
Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Lurlington & Quincy Railroad
Aley
Arideast
Chicago, Bur-ingston & Quincy
Auhe ,Cochuse, Kuramgillon & Quincy Railroad Co
The
Mid Railroad Co
B.T. Agan
Iowa
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
Chicago, Gurlington and Quincy Railway Company
Harry Co. Nutt
Chicago, Burlington & Quincey Railroad
Section 20
North Main Rock
Chicago, Burelington & Quincey Railroad
Range 41
North West
Sud
Beluge
Towit
Chicago, Burtington & Quincy Railroad Co
Niehwig
Vlarty
Nutt
Range 4
Kins
Agan
Tawa
Impossible to agree on a name for the new baby
A fragment from an Atlanta Constitution item quotes a lawyer asking about grounds for a divorce and a wry reply about the impossibility of agreeing on a name for the new baby, illustrating a humorously tense exchange.
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Atlanta, Constitution
Crusoe Sees News Of Pirates Near His Island
The shade of Crusoe greets a new arrival and asks for world news. The newcomer reports a ship captain says marauders overrun Crusoe's old island, hinting at excursions to the familiar haunt and the continued vigilant curiosity of Crusoe.
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Crusoe
Positive Proof Hints At Hilda’s Age Mystery
Emma and Ella joke about age using a play on words with photographs and proofs. The quip centers on Hilda and an old proof believed to hint at her age while referencing orders for photographs.
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Ella
Minister’s Advice on Love Leaves Youth Surprised
A young man asks a minister why Miss Silverton refused his marriage proposal. The parson offers Biblical wit, suggesting, with a twinkle, that he should try asking a widow next time. The tale blends humor with a moral about seeking suitable matches.
No Need of Shouting in a Sawmill Spill
A quarrel erupts when a merchant shouts at a young drummer. The drummer replies in polite, honeyed tones that he was not raised in a boiler factory, suggesting a clash over upbringing and manners.
Stray Stories Voice Sketch and 1890s Telephone Quip
A humorous fragment from Stray Stories featuring a noisy telephone exchange. A caller demands Main 99,999 and complains about an agent in the flat while a conversational aside about a mechanic and his married life adds a playful domestic touch.
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Hallo
Central
Yello
He Knew Her Mrs Powers Thomas Question of Marriage
Dialogue excerpt shows Mr Powers seeking Maria's hand in marriage with firm assurance. Maria asks if he would choose her again if given life anew. Mr Powers answers affirmatively, saying he would choose Maria if she desires him.
Going Over His Accounts in Stack of Quotes
A quirky dialogue about selling Brussels, carpets, sprouts, and point lace opens with a prospective customer asking for items. The universal provider briskly offers products as a playful exchange unfolds, including a flirtatious undertone about kissing at nine.
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Brussels
Will and medical care questions raise family uncertainty
The note mentions a will and concerns over medical decisions for Leila, with references to Pat Hey, Mike, and a doctor. It appears to question who holds authority to lift conditions and manage care, hinting at arrangements or tensions within a family about end of life planning.
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Pat
Mike
Leila
Marroons Glaces Chestnuts as Dessert Standby
Chestnuts tops the hour’s lights with easy to prepare marrons glacés. Choose large chestnuts, skin them, simmer in water with flour, then peel and simmer in vanilla syrup until tender. Add syrup gradually on low heat to reach thirty four degrees, then serve cold.
Booth and the Statesmen in Washington Meeting
General Booth of the Salvation Army joked with senators in Washington as he met Frye Alger Hoar and Hanna. Frye described London interest in joining but Booth declined for discipline. Alger joked Hanna might join and Booth quipped about appointing him chancellor of the exchequer. Hoar was humorously labeled the worst man in the senate.
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Booth
General Booth
Salvation Army
Washington
Frye
London
Alger
Hanna
Hoar
Senate
Alaska and the Salad Gaffe Stuns Washington Function
John W. Foster, former secretary of state, at a Washington event, was sent by Mrs. Foster to fetch salad. While answering a question on the Alaska boundary, he gestured, sending the salad onto Mrs. Foster's dress. The topic evaporated as the mishap ended the discussion.
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Alaska
Washington
John. W. Foster
Mr. Foster
Taking Down Beerbohm Tree Joke on Hamlet Remark
A provincial actor visited Beerbohm Tree and asked for a metropolitan chance. Tree mocked him with a last act crowd walk. The newcomer calmly retorted that he hadn t heard anything funnier from Tree since his Hamlet.
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Beerbohm Tree
London
Provinces
Metropolitan
Mr. Tree
Powell and Laking clash over royal cure in London
Sir Richard Powell, a famed London physician, treated King Edward after Sir Francis Laking’s presence. Powell declared the king had eaten and drunk too much and promised a prescription, then hurried off. Laking followed, protesting the brusque treatment, and Powell retorted he had no time for further squirming.
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Richard Powell
London
Edward
Francis Laking
Sir Richard
Sir Francis
Laking
Powell
Emperor Menelik's Imported Clocks Impress Abysinia Court
Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia adores clocks and has imported several Swiss chronometers via his adviser, all within six seconds over two months. Ras Makonnen ordered more mechanical clocks for the negus and empress, including a large chime clock modeled after Westminster Abbey's St. Margaret's.
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Menelik
Abyssinia
Switzerland
Ras Makonnen
Negus
St. Margaret's
Westminster Abbey
Yates Brobdingnags Form New University Club
Twelve Yate students exceed six feet one inch and qualify for the Brobdingnags Club. Frederick W. Wilhelmi of New York is president, George A. Gross of Waterbury is secretary, and Stuart B. Sutphin of Cincinnati serves as vice president and treasurer. The tallest member is Thorn Baker of Cincinnati at six feet five inches.
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Yate’s Brobdingnags
Brobdingnags
University
Frederick W. Wilhelmi
New York
George A. Gross
Waterbury
Stuart B. Sutphin
Cincinnati
Thorn Baker
Cousin of Lincoln Lives in Virginia Town
A Virginia man named Abraham Lincoln, aged 80, resident of Lacy Springs, preserves family papers including letters from President Lincoln to his father in 1848. He heads the Virginia Lincoln family branch, studies the genealogy, and reflects steady prosperity. An Irish student quips on definition and barrels.
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Lincoln
Lacy Springs
Abraham Lincoln
David Lincoln
Virginia
Royals Add Writers From World Heads List Expands
The Mikado of Japan reportedly writes poetry at an unmatched pace and allows the empress to read his work. King Carlos of Portugal earns praise for his organography book. Monaco’s prince, famed for scientific gambling, writes about deep sea life. Prince Alphonse of Bourbon, Don Carlos’s brother, favors essays urging the abolition of dueling. Princess Victoria, king’s unmarried daughter, shows literary bent though her poetry remains unpublished.
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Japan
Oscar
Sweden
Carlos
Portugal
Prince
Monaco
Prince Alphonse of Bourbon
Don Jarlos
Victoria
Napoleon Portraits At National Arts Club Exhibition
A premier collection of Napoleon portraits closed at the National Arts Club in New York. Belonging to John Leonard Dudley Jr., the prints span from infancy to Napoleon’s death, showing the Corsican from many viewpoints as artists across nations interpreted him. The collection is described as unmatched in the United States, drawing wide interest among members and friends.
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Napoleon
New York
National Arts Club
John Leonard Dudley
Dudley
Ever Burning Lamp of Towneley Hall Goes Out
The Towneley chapel lamp at Towneley Hall England has been extinguished marking perhaps the last of England s perpetual lamps. It had burned since King Alfred s era spanning over a millennium. Historic lamps persisted from medieval times though many were extinguished after Henry VIII s dissolution.
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Towneley Chapel
Towneley Hall
England
Towneley
Alfred
Musicians Exchange Courtesies Between Pader ewski and Rosenthal
The piece recalls a clash of reputations as Moritz Rosenthal impresses German audiences with rapid mastery of the piano while Paderewski quietly doubts the value of flashy technique. Rosenthal’s blithe remarks about Paderewski’s conservatism surface when he learns of a London amateur’s brilliant performance.
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Paderewski
Moritz Rosenthal
Rosenthal
London
Have Mexican Sympathies Described in Outlook
A writer notes many New Mexico Spanish speakers favor Mexican sympathies and resist English adoption. He recalls a mountain hut visit where two boys educated at a Presbyterian mission school spoke well, and upon seeing a U S flag the elder man responded with strong patriotic sentiment in Spanish translated as Oh, mucho Americano.
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New Mexico
Albuquerque
Birdie Adams Flummoxes House with Dangling Dollar Quote
Representative Birdie Adams of Pennsylvania approached Speaker Reed with a bill and rattled five quarters in his hand. Reed halted the discussion and quipped that a bill could not pass for a dollar and a quarter, even in hard times.
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Lessler
Birdie’ Adams
Pennsylvania
Reed
Adams
Birdie
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