Largest steel bridge planned to link Long Island and Bronx
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans a vast steel arch bridge over the East River of about 1,000 feet, the longest of its kind. It will weigh over 90,000 tons, cost around 17 million dollars, and support all four tracks with trains of heavy locomotives. Construction may take two and a half years, creating a new rail corridor from New England to the South and West via New York.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Long Island
Bronx
East River
Itaelf
New England
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
New Orleans
Chicago
Frugality and effort steer a young man’s rise
An elderly mentor praises a youth for reading and quick wit while stressing core values. He argues determination, industry, integrity, and steady work fuel success, warns against laziness, and notes others chase glory through shortcuts. The scene unfolds with fond humor from the Chicago Daly News.
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Higville
Dilly
Chicago
Daly News
The Farther Hills Poem by Richard Watson Gilder
The poem speaks of clouds on mountains and distant hills as a source of solace and resilience. It urges the heart to forget sorrow, find joy beyond shadows, and endure through dark days while faith in healing power and distant hills remains.
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Cain
Richard Watson
Gilder
Grandfather’s Farm Reunites Father and Found Child
A faded farm tale follows David Chadwick, a dreamer in hard times, and his granddaughter Phebe. After missteps, Phebe’s absent husband reappears with their son Bennie, who befriends David at the cathedral. The reunion restores the homestead and binds Bennie to his newfound grandfather.
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Anid
David Chadwick
David
Tostead
Birdie
Ako
Fheba Chadwick
Lome
Phebe
Youung
Gextom
David Toved
Mary
Bennie
Old-Time Travel Speeds Between Cities
The piece notes that in the 18th century the Selkirk Edinburgh route of 38 miles needed two days for a common carrier. It also recalls Edinburgh to Glasgow 44 miles taking a day and a half, and the Edinburgh to London journey of 1,249 miles taking about two weeks with about 22 miles per day.
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Selkirk
Edinburgh
Glasgow
London
St. Louis Republic
Bride Leads Family Brigade in Old Fashioned Tale
A fragment from a Philadelphia Press item recalls a boastful toast at a Five O'Clock tea and a husband crediting his wife for his presence. The piece hints at a bride who handles family duties, a rarity in modern times.
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Philadelphia
Takin Antelope From Mishmi Hills Explored In Depth
The takin or Budorees is native to Mishmi hills and western China with Thibet variants. Hodgson first studied it forty years ago, others note its links between antelopes and cud-chewers like cattle and goats. Horns, hooves, and ancestry suggest complex relations within antelope lineages.
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Mishmi
Assam
Brian Hodgson
China
Fere David
Thibet
Burdorces Tericolor
British Natural History Tuscan
Arctic Circle
Multilingual Scholar Solomon Malan Had Pageant of Languages
Solomon Cesar Malan spoke Latin with bia children in his final hours and, as his son recited a psalm, he corrected him in Hebrew. Aged 18 he wrote in thirteen languages and translated Arabic Persian Syriac Ethiopic Hebrew Coptic Armenian Georgian Mongol Chinese Korean Japanese Greek Russian Welsh Gothic. He reportedly learned Armenian in two weeks and preached Georgian to a Georgian congregation in Kaitais Cathedral.
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Solomon Cesar Malan
Bia
Bis
Solomon
Kaitais
London Saturday Review
Very Old Trees And Ancient Palms Across The World
The article notes trees of extraordinary age including Brazilian coconut palms living 600 to 700 years, date palms claimed up to 260 to 500 years, Wellen's oak near Paisley over 100 years, eight Mount of Olives olives known since 1090, yew trees at Fountains Abbey built 1130s, a redwood in Marin California centenarian, African baobabs over 5000 years, and Chamultepec cypresses of great age.
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Paisley
Scotland
Mount of Olives
Jerusalem
Fountasin Abbey
Yorkshire
Mariposa
California
Africa
Chamultepec
Boarding House Romance Sparks Candid Banter
A witty remark from Ironstun Past notes two young guests at a boarding house growing close. The speaker hints at romantic friction, suggesting propriety limits their growing attachment within the shared lodging.
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Ironstun
Premature Burial Bent on a Conversational Twist
Dialogue captures uncertainty and macabre humor as Percy fears being buried alive while Alice dismisses the notion as absurd. The exchange centers on mortality and the disbelief in such a fate.
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Percy
Alice
A Noble Lord’s Gardening Authority Revealed
The World notes Lord Rosebery once Britain’s prime minister is a gardener and farmer at heart. He owns 26,000 acres in Scotland and 8,000 in England with a villa surrounded by flowers and shrubs overlooking the Gulf of Naples.
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Lord Rosebery
Botb
Scotland
England
Gay
Naples
New York World
Tut Tut Man’s Blunders Spark Outlandish Debate
A Baltimore American note riffs on a quirky speaker with grand phrases and chaotic style. The piece frames the figure’s speech as a carnival of missteps and dramatic rhetoric, capturing local newspaper tone.
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Baltimore
Free pamphlet on homestead laws along Chicago & Northwestern lines
Free pamphlet outlines United States homestead laws and how to secure quarter sections of farming or grazing land along the Chicago & Northwestern Ry routes in South Dakota Wyoming and other states. Includes special excursion rates for homeseekers and contact details for W B Kniskerl passenger traffic manager Chicago.
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West
United States
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
South Dakota
Wyoming
W. B. Kniskerl
Chicago
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