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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
6
A man shares a train ride with a stranger who finds a cabinet photo fallen from his lap. The two later visit the mysterious woman at her home where she admits she kept the photo she found. The tale ends with the man reflecting that the cabinet photo now sits as a treasured reminder of his wife.
The piece profiles Field Marshal Lord Roberts and Maj. Gen. Lord Kitchener as England’s top commanders drawn into the South Africa crisis. It recalls Roberts from Kandahar fame and Kitchener’s Sudan exploits, noting honors, birthplaces, and early service, with emphasis on their planned roles and reputations.
A historical note explains that in war most projectiles fail to strike their targets. It cites Crimea and Franco German wars inspecting millions of shells fired for relatively few deaths. Examples include Mezieres Sedan and Santiago showing low casualty rates despite heavy bombardment.
The narrative outlines Cornelius Vanderbilt starting in menial rail yard work after college, then studying railroad mechanics and drafting. He invents various devices and focuses on faster locomotive speed with lower coal use, trading crank schemes for fundamental improvements.
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