The Moorish World and a Crumbling Empire at Casablanca
The article surveys Morocco’s western edge from Casablanca to Fez, detailing Moroccan power shifts, Kabyle rebels, and sultan Abdul Aziz’s precarious rule. It contrasts colonial aims with local resistance, recounts historic European incursions, and notes Tangier and Melilla as lessons in empire and risk.
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Charleston
Casablanca
White House
Morocco
Stephen Bonsal
New York Times
Salee
New England
Sultan Mulai Hassan
Rabat
Fez
Men of the Line Opportunities Open to Ambitious Rail Workers
The article discusses railroad career paths from beginner railroading to freight conductor and passenger train jobs. It notes large systems like Pennsylvania with 190000 employees, emphasizes humane management practices, and cites compulsory industrial insurance. Early openings pay about $20 a week, with progression via promotion through clerical and unskilled labor to conductor and passenger service.
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Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Middle West
Europe
Peters
Long Island
Industry In Alabama
The article notes Alabama now matches Pennsylvania's pig iron output from decades ago, producing over 3.5 million tons in the previous year after about 800 thousand in 1887. It cites Alabama's half of U S known iron ores and a growing steel industry delivering rails cheaper and perhaps better than the northern product.
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Alabama
Pennsylvania
South
United States
North
Ball Bearings Prove Durable in Prussian Railcars
Prussian state railways tested ball bearings in suburban passenger cars. Six axles from two coaches carried three second class and three third class cars, loading 39 000–48 000 pounds on empty and loaded axles with no wear detected. First car logged 83 000 miles and second 110 000 miles. Dynamometer tests showed 82 percent lower draw pull during acceleration and 12 percent reduction at steady speed, suggesting long service life despite rigid axles.
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Prussian State Railway
Railroads Open Telegraphy Schools Amid Nine Hour Rule
The New York Central operates telegraphy schools at Albany and Rochester to train young operators as federal nine hour limits reduce available staff. Wisconsin roads may follow. officials cite a looming need of 12,000 new operators beyond the current 38,000, with 50,000 required under the law. The Brotherhood forbids instructors from teaching beginners.
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New York Central Road
Albany
Rochester
Wisconsin
Railway Telegraphers’ Brotherhood
Rise in Popularity of Third Class Travel on English Railways
The third class passenger service on English railroads grows in popularity, drawing passengers away from other classes as it offers affordable travel options and expanding service.
Long-lived 1856 English Locomotives in Sweden
English locomotives built in 1856 remain in service on Swedish railways, illustrating remarkable longevity of early railway technology and cross national use.
Murder by Bannock Indians prompts son to sue government
Marshfield report: N Miltimore of Stevens Point sues the United States as special administrator of E A Miltimore estate. He claims damages for the loss of his father mother two siblings and most of the family outfit after an 1859 Boise Idaho attack by Bannock Indians during a wagon journey to Oregon. The suit seeks value of property taken and seeks deposition in Stevens Point.
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Marshfield
N. Miltimore
Stevens Point
United States
E. A. Miltimore
Fairbanks
Oregon
Snake River
Idaho
Sundown
Miltimore
Miltimores
Burned in Fighting Hornets at Appleton Roof
Appleton resident C. M. Brainard nearly lost his life when a torch used to burn hornets on his roof ignited mosquito netting tied around his head. He escaped as flames enveloped his face and hands, his beard burned off and clothing ruined with help arriving quickly.
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Appleton
C. M. Brainard
State Normal Names New Head Kieth of Illinois Normal
Prof John A Kieth head of the training department at Illinois State Normal University Nor mal Ill will be Oshkosh Normal schools next president The state board committee chose him at a Milwaukee meeting and will report unanimously to replace the late President Rufus H Halsey at a special meeting later this month Kieth is a Harvard man and has eight years at Illinois normal school
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Oshkosh
John A. Kieth
Illinois State Normal University of Normal
Ill
Oshkosh Normal School
Kieth
State Board of Normal School Regents
Milwaukee
Rufus H. Halsey
Harvard
Illinois Normal School
Two-Legged Pig At Algoma Draws Crowd
Edward Bohman of Casco showcases a ten week old pig with only two hind limbs at Algoma. The creature walks on two toes hooked to its body by natural cause, drawing curiosity from spectators.
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Algoma
Edward Bohman
Casco
Waters, Galena Investor, Forbids Zinc Mining After Death
William Waters of Galena, a prominent Wisconsin mining investor, leaves a will forbidding his wife from mining or permitting any mining on his Wisconsin real estate for as long as the zinc trust exists. His holdings include numerous productive mines.
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Zinc Trust
Platteville
William Waters
Galena
Wisconsin
Youthful Botanists Begin 150 Mile Botany Hike
Leonel Burgess and Walter Cameron start a 150 mile journey to study botany. They trek toward the Dells, plan careful inspections of flowers, and expect to return in ten days.
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Janesville
Leonel Burgess
Walter Cameron
Dells
Auto Kills Milwaukee Man in Pittsburg Race
Rex Reinertsen once of Milwaukee and now head of a Pittsburg automobile supply company was killed in a Pittsburg auto race accident. Walter Christie of New York was badly injured. Reinertsen helped launch Milwaukee’s early automobile industry. his parents still live there.
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Milwaukee
Pittsburg
Rex Reinertsen
American Automobile Association
Walter Christie
Christie Ironworks
New York
Reinertsen
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