Irish Sea Tunnel to Link Weland and Scotland Proposed
Plans for a 35 mile underwater tunnel under the Irish Sea would connect Belfast and Scotland, potentially cutting London to Galway to about three hours. Backed by Lords Londonderry and Rosebery, the project seeks government guarantees for 3 percent interest and would shift Irish tourism and trade, with Galway as a key transatlantic hub.
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Irish Sea
Weland
Scotland
United States
Europe
Ireland
Belfast
London
Galway
Queenstown
House of Commons
Marquis of Londonderry
Lord Rosebery
Earl of Spencer
Lord Landonferry
England
Jorn Londonderry
Jane
Simpson
St. Gothard
Belfast Chamber of Commerce
Stranraer
Magee Island
Trish
Arlberg
Treland
Green Isle
White Star Line
Tunnel plans promise time saving from London to Carlisle
A speaker argues the tunnel will cut travel time and spare the rough channel voyage. They note financial risks if government funding fails and cite engineering concerns about rock fissures but stress expected stability across varied strata.
Mushroom Meaning Sparks Nighttime Debate
A professor calls mushrooms queer vegetables during a discussion about their nature and behavior at night, prompting curiosity about how fungi fit into culinary and scientific contexts.
Ingersoll the Orator of Wonderful Force and Wit
The article portrays Colonel Robert Green Ingersoll as a brilliant orator and eloquent word painter with a rich, forceful style. It traces his life from Dresden to Illinois, his political roles, shifting party loyalties, and years as a lecturer, noting his controversial stance against organized religion and his influence on campaigns and public life.
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Robert Green Ingersoll
Colonel Ingersoll
Dresden
Ilinois
Shawneetown
Ingersoll
Peoria
Eleventh Illinois Cavalry
Iter
Republican Party
Illinois
James G. Blaine
R. G. Ingersoll
Blaine
Robert G. Ingersoll Brown
Robert
Walston H. Brown
Eva
Walston
Dobbs’ Ferry
Hudson
Col. Ingersoll
Col. Ingersall
Cincinnati
West
Col
Ingersold Arent
Washington
National
H. C. Ingersoll
Geld
Hayes
Berlin
Garfield
Windom
Treasury
Early Automobiles and Power Sources Across Nations
The article surveys propulsion options for early automotives including compressed air, carbonic acid gas, ammoniacal gas, liquid air, and steam. It notes comparable engine weights to storage-battery vehicles and cites a French steam wagon at 140 pounds. It mentions racing emergence in France and a Boston Charles River park exhibit prize contest assessing speed, grade, turning, stopping, fuel economy, prep time, durability, and cost.
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France
Charles River Park
Boston
Mrs Scrimp's Gardening and a Frugal Year
An elderly woman recalls a lively garden season in Scrimpville. She staged a spring digging tourney to pair successful diggers with escorts, followed by a planting bee and a waning weeding festival, noting costs and waning enthusiasm.
Advice to say nothing in Washington Steyr
A high-browed youth in uniform confronts Advica about being told what to say and learns the counsel to speak less. The exchange, attributed to Washington Steyr, frames the tension between instruction and restraint in speech.
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Advica
Waedingtom Steyr
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Senet Cepfana
Washington Sts
LG Melesn
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