Record Run Breaks Milwaukee Chicago Rail Speed Record
A new Atlantic type engine No 921 powered from Chicago to Milwaukee covering eighty seven miles in eighty seven minutes with top speeds over 102 mph between Caledonia and Lakewood. The train left Chicago 10 15 p m arrived Milwaukee 11 42 p m with minor slowdowns and no water stops. Engine weighs 299 000 pounds drivers 444 inches diameter tender coal 19000 pounds water 7060 gallons.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
Caledonia
Lakewood
Lato
Western Avenue
Edgebrook
Stowell
Wadsworth
Western Union Junction
Land claims and weather from Saskatchewan letter
A missive from Prince Albert Saskatchewan by Henry Laughlin to Dr. C T Field in Chase Michigan exults in the land and crops of western Canada. Laughlin praises soil climate and stock, notes building a residence and plans for a wife, and mentions mild winter conditions and fog shanties amid ongoing land work. The piece also discusses freight classes and rail transport volumes in a broader context with examples from the Santa Fe.
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Saskatchewan
Western Canada
Prince Albert
Chase
Frontier posts in northern Nebraska under review
Northern Nebraska residents anxiously await the military commission decision on frontier posts maintenance or discontinuance. Rumors tied Fort Meade Niobrara and Robinson to potential abolition were unfounded after inquiries. Senator Millard lobbied the army officials since last summer, arguing to improve these forts, with officials hinting heavy cavalry detachments may be stationed at the three forts in the coming year.
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Northern
Nourdéka
JoAra
Alington
Oid Aang
Nebraska
Military Commission
Meade
D. D
Niobrara
Robinson
Neb
Washington
Millard
War Office
Prince Henry Prepares Presents for American Visitors
Berlin dated January 24 reports Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia selecting about fifty gifts for Americans tied to his U S visit. The trove includes diamond encrusted boxes and cups, gold cigarette cases, compasses, and a jeweled bracelet for Miss Roosevelt. A hunting gun with interchangeable barrels is expected for the president.
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Prince Henry
Berlin
Prince Henry of
Prussia
United States
Robley D. Evans
Alice Roosevelt
Opposed to Free Sugar at Cuban Reciprocity Hearing
At the Cuban reciprocity hearing in Washington on January 24 Nathan Stewart defended Michigan beet sugar investment now totaling 7.7 million dollars grown in three years. Michigan Farmers institute representative C D Smith and others opposed concessions to Cuba. A petition circulated urging Ways and Means to keep tariff laws unchanged to avoid harming beet sugar.
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Washington
Nathan Stewart
Michigan
Congress
Cuba
C. D. Smith
Michigan Farmers” Institute
F. P. Hathaway
Herbert Myrick
Massachusetts
House
Ways and Means Committee
Iowa Exposition Plans for St Louis Displays
Iowa aims to showcase its exhibits at the St Louis exposition as among the best with a proposed total of 258000 dollars. Main building 100000 dollars, manufacture exhibits 360000 dollars, administration and buildings 20000 dollars, music and art 40000 dollars. Senator Berry of Indianola will draft a bill for legislature after Governor Cummins reports on the expo matters.
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Iowa
St. Louis
Des Moines
Berry
Indianola
Cummins
McLeary Proposes Pay Rise for Rural Carriers
Washington January 24. Representative McLeary introduced a bill to raise rural tree delivery carriers pay from 500 to 600 dollars the first year 660 dollars the second year and 770 dollars the third year.
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Washington, D. C
McLeary Today
Dick Introduces Militia Bill in Congress
Washington January 24 Representative Dick of Ohio introduced a militia bill agreed by militia officers of several states to increase the efficiency of the militia.
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Washington, D. C
Ohio
Gunboat Ordered to Colon in Panama Crisis
Secretary Long ordered the gunboat Marietta to Colon on the gulf side to cooperate with the cruiser Philadelphia at Panama on the Pacific side. The action responds to renewed liberal activity in Colombia on the isthmus, aiming to safeguard United States rights and deter threats.
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Washington
Cuolombia
Panama
Long
Marietta
Colon
Gulf
Philadelphia
Pouaima
Pacific
Mystery Coffee Prices and a Hidden Java Secret
An old friend quotes the New York Press about coffee blends, noting Arabian Mocha and Mandeling Java at 40 cents a pound. A sharp observer reveals that much Java labeled coffee is actually Maracaibo, costing about 15 cents, exposing inflated prices and a market trick.
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Victor Smith
New York
Java
Maracaibo
Boothmakers On Broadway Amid Expensive Corner Display
A fragment describes Bobdmakers on Broadway as a costly corner occupation for bootmakers. Immense gold letters adorn windows and doors. The text quotes Victor Smith asserting English bias and notes differences between boots and shoes, contrasting American practice with Britain.
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Broadway
Béatiniberg
Victor Smith
England
America
Diabetes Durable Halo Ind Jan 27 Patient Tells Cure
Mrs J L C Bowers of Halo Indiana recounts kidney trouble progressing to diabetes with rapid polyuria and weight loss. She credits Dodd's Kidney Pills after trying multiple doctors and medicines, reporting seven boxes removed all symptoms. The piece closes with a moral about hypocrisy and bachelorhood.
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Halo
Ind
JL. C. Bowers
Dodd
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