Railways Face Push to Install Safer Signal Systems
Washington report notes the Interstate Commerce Commission record of railway deaths and calls for congressional action to require improved signal systems on interstate lines for greater safety. Debates exist over cost versus safety and whether law should compel adoption or leave railroads to choose.
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Walter Wellman
Washington
Chicago Record-Herald
Congress
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
England
Ilway
One Boy's Chance in an Eye for a Blind Man
A messenger boy program uses a boy to guide a blind man to an exhibition of trained dogs. The boy narrates what happens so the blind man can understand, earning praise and a future opportunity from Mr. Davis after the event.
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Mr. Davi
Mr. Davis
Cam
N. Y
Meaning of the word hall and its echoes in schoolboy lore
A fragmented schoolboy piece from New York explores the meaning of hall and related words. It glances at how hall appears in phrases like hall and hall through playful questions about spelling, sounds, and everyday usage.
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New York
Pictorial posters barred in Oldhama without censorship review
Oldhama authorities prohibit posting pictorial theater posters without prior submission to a censorship committee appointed by the local watch committee. The rule enforces official review before display.
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Oldhama
England
Shadow of a Crime Looms Over Hoxton Road Mystery
Inspector Mackworth weighs a murder case tied to publisher Bostock. Quinton Quave reports a possible sighting near Hoxton Road, while inquiries into Bostock’s alibi press on with warding witnesses and a wary search for proof of his presence in the area. Shawn the terrier watches over a tense investigation.
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Maeckworth
Bostock
Mackworth
House
Mack- 10
Gestock
Milborough Road
Mack- Worth
Wersehel Mansions
Hoxton Road
Gostock
Martyn
Shawn
Quinton
Prue
Mundleworth
Howe
The Inspector's Hint of a Suspect revisited
Inspector Mackworth probes Martyn the constable about a tall man wearing a soft hat seen near Hoxton on the murder night. He tests recognition by identity using a future plan to confirm if the man resembles the killer. The scene ends with Martyn agreeing to return for a face recognition trial.
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Mackworth
Quinton
Dasanyona Mackworth
Muind
Myers
Howe
Quinton Quave
Munckworth
Quinton Quare
AL Durmbarton
Martyn
Tok
Hoxton
Artyn
Caxton Avenue
Muurder
Lixton Road
Hixton Road
Mackaworth
Tf Gantt
Dumbarton
Ime
Tyn
Deans
Aiaryn
Tham
Remarkable Hoisting Record at Delesers Mine Winberly
At the Delesers mine in Winberly a remarkable hoisting record is set using two tandem condensing engines with 120 pounds steam. The 1 200 foot level lifts about 1 260 feet total with two 4 400 pound skips holding 9 600 pounds of rock. Ninety two trips in one hour and 38 665 tons hoisted in 11 hours 43 minutes show surge capacity.
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Delesers
Winberly
Wraz Shoemaker's Wife Births Four Children
The wife of a shoemaker in Wraz, Isahemia, after bearing sixteen children, has now given birth to four, three of whom survive. The sultan bans Armenian women from wearing red blouses, as the color is seen as a symbol of bloodshed in their country.
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Wraz
Isahemia
Poverty Plot Thickens as Hunter Exposes U S Poverty Gap
Robert Hunter, noted charity advocate, argues 10 million Americans live in poverty with 4 060 000 paupers in New York City and millions more earning below subsistence. He claims 2 000 000 wage earners are unemployed part of each year and urges shorter hours and higher wages to reduce misery.
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New York
Robert Hunter
Chicago
Anson Phelps Stokes
United States
Tinilies i
Newey York City
Potter’s Qld
Afr
Hunter
Cc Mial
New York State
Huunter
North
South
Eac. Iiven Hieress
Ife
New York City
Island Boy Peers a World He Never Knew
A 14 year old Island boy born and raised with no exposure to other children or music. He has seen grownups only and lived on a remote island near New Gurnears. The observer ponders whether such isolation affects his understanding of family discipline and childhood joys. The tale raises questions about how lack of peer interaction shapes a young life.
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New Orleans
Times-Tremmerat
New Gurnears
Chih
Davidson
Danidson
Uris
Thomsen
Urewidsou
Phitis
Sania
Oman
Tom Seri
Guy Oll
Hanine Tor
Davidson Christmas Coat Heist Reveals Hidden Gift Gift
In a Davidson family Christmas tale a husband hides a coat and a plan to surprise his wife. The hunt through drawers and rooms ends with discovery of a long sought gift and a domestic comic misdirection culminating in a lighthearted showdown.
The Christmas Gift
A shopper named in a Harper’s piece purchases a winter jacket and the latest issue of a month’s best sellers. She curates a mail order list from many cities and uses discounts to fund a wedding present for her mother and father, amid a season of lively reading.
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William Penn Woodis
Harper's Bags
San’ Franciscoe
New Orleans
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Evervybody
Christmas Fire Rite and Hearth Customs Described
A historical fragment describes Christmas Eve traditions around a hearth with ember lighting from a perpetual die and a family scene by the fire. It notes the southern home keeping a steadfast fire through autumn to March and children peering from the chimney as they await gifts and good fortune.
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Marci
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Wenre Kirke Witte
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