Born on the Train Near Colorado Utah Border
Mrs H Shortnall of St Louis gave birth to a baby boy aboard a westbound Colorado Midland train near the Utah Colorado line Friday night. The infant, three days old, arrived as the train sped at about 50 miles per hour. Mother and child are reported well and cared for during the journey aided by other passengers and Dr Orrin McK Mitchell who assisted.
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H. Shortnall
St. Louis
Hirth
Wille
Colorado
Pierre
Colorado Midland Overland
BR. Borthal
St. Louie
Wim
Utah
Mire Bertnall
Portland
Louie
Colorado Midland
Firet
Orrin McK. Mitchell
New York City
Walyat
Cost to Holdups In Alaska Express Route Explained
Charles of the Alaska Pacific Express describes shipping volumes and security along the Fairbanks to Seattle corridor. He dismisses rumors of a major robbery scare and notes most shipments remain safe while miners bring dust weekly. He estimates shipment value around five million dollars and says highwaymen presence is exaggerated.
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Alaska
Charles
Alaska-Macific Express Company
Bowen
Shewing
Fairbarike
Seattle Star
Fairbank
Star
Expres
Hardlee
Airbonke
Hem
Alenye Tully Ape
Lowilian Pacific to Open Mechanic Education School
The Lowelian Pacific company plans a new apprentice school at Sparks railroad grounds to teach math and manual training. Engineers and mechanics will instruct apprentices while the University of Nevada’s Department of Mechanics will oversee, with Professor Scroggam assigned. Graduates will gain company positions as openings occur, signaling a series of similar schools along the line.
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Stene
New, Ave
Lowilean Pacific Company
Iown Mechanica
Sparks
Department of Mechanics
University of Nevada
Scroggam
Tim
Southern Pacific
Ite
Yaterm
National Photographic Association marks quarter century
Boston hosts the National Photographic Association of America centennial celebration with the largest conven tion in its history. Prominent photographers from across the U S and Canada attend as President George C Holloway presides at Mechanics Building. Sessions run all week with papers discussions demonstrations on photography. a major exhibition of photographs and supplies is staged. Lieutenant Governor Curtis Guild greets visiting photographers at opening session.
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Boston
Mass
National Photographic Association of America
Canada
L Mechanics
George C. Holloway
Terre Haute
Ind
Curtis Guild
Lutheran Synods to Unite in Fort Wayne Conference
Representative lay and clerical members from three American Lutheran synods gather in Fort Wayne Indiana for an intersynodical conference. They plan to discuss a union on doctrinal matters that have divided the church and seek agreement across the Lutheran tradition.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Nervous System Structure Highights in Medical Study
Dr Stephen Smith describes the human nervous system as built from hundreds of millions of independent nerve cells called nervoures. Each unit includes a cell body axis and branches, transmitting energy and coordinating with organs. Brain units develop before birth and can enlarge with activity or atrophy when stimuli cease, undergoing constant nutritional changes.
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Trainie
Stephen Smith
M.D. Li, D
Io Leslie
Mrgeenie
Ancient cosmetics from antiquity and their repellent admixtures
A historical essay surveys old beauty practices including using blood of the young hurt as a cosmetic, washes from bean water, foam from Gaul faces, and a lime and salt skin treatment. It notes Periclean times' use of marinating hair in seawater and oil from goat fat, with various plant dyes for yellowing.
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Atoll
Empire
Pericles
Etiquette on Handshakes in Social Introductions
A New York Journal piece outlines when to handshake or bow in various social introductions. It notes that elderly or distinguished men may be greeted differently, hostesses should greet all guests on arrival and departure, women do not shake hands with each other, and a young girl presented to a married woman may have her hand shaken but must not initiate. Men shake hands with other men as a sign of goodwill, and guests should limit handshakes at entertainment departures to the hostess and nearby friends.
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Aman
New York Tournal
Truxteen
New York
Joba
Strengthen the Eyes with Morning Water Immersion
A fragmentary note advises placing the face in tepid to cold water each morning to refresh the eyes, with gradual cooling after two to three days. The procedure includes gentle wiping from outer eye corners toward the nose and mentions a social aside about honesty.
Church Ushers and the Tall Man Dilemma
A New York church faced a controversy over usher selections dominated by tall men. A long‑suffering member, passed over for a job awarded to a newcomer after four months, argues appearance and stature unfairly influenced church service roles.
The Human Nose in History and Ethnography
An International Quarterly excerpt surveys the nose as a facial feature across cultures and ages. It notes European primacy in larger noses, contrasts with shorter noses among Africans and Mongolians, and cites figures like Mantegazza da Vinci Blane and Lavater on nose variety and style influencing beauty and dress.
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Europe
Mantegazza
Leonards da Vinci
Charles Blane
Lavater
International Quarterly
Thoughtful act on a crowded platform
A passenger schemes to secure a seat by using a companion’s bag as collateral. When the friend never arrives, he slips the bag from the train window as the locomotive pulls away, prompting an angry response from a morose old gentleman who questions the act. The incident unfolds aboard a London-Chran ele report.
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Coure
London Chranele
What Is an Ide and Why It Appears in Time
A compact note on the term ide or ides in historic calendars. It traces literary uses by Bulwer Lytton and Romana dating March May October and other months, noting the confusion between singular and plural forms and the shift from halfway day to bright time of the month tied to full moon concepts. Modern philology links the word to Sanskrit insights for the brighter period.
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Bulwer Lytton
Bome
London
Marksman accuracy and straight eye talent in the navy
The article discusses how true marksmanship relies on natural talent for a straight eye and how the admiralty no longer tries to train nonconformists into crack shots. It mentions shifts in training emphasis and cites various contemporary remarks and anecdotes.
Changes in Presbyterian Marriage Rites Echo Episcopal Form
An article notes a shift in Presbyterian marriage and worship practices, replacing the word obey with covenant and adopting Anglican style prayers. It discusses the Treasury of Prayer and the broader move toward an Episcopal like service structure, including confession and absolution forms, blessings for Advent and Good Friday, and new liturgical readings. It highlights concerns from Presbyterians about losing traditional identity.
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Ues
Susan B. Anthony
Mary Ellen Lease
Toye
Ener
Episcopal Church
Lewton
Appette
Virginia Republicans Hold Roanoke State Convention for Ticket
The reorganized Virginia Republican Party meets in Roanoke with nearly 500 delegates to nominate a full state ticket for November. Col Slemp presides as committees are formed and a recess taken. L L Lewis of Richmond is a leading gubernatorial candidate, with Jacob Yost of Staunton favored for lieutenant governor. Treasury Secretary Show is slated to speak and national figures may aid the campaign.
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Roanoke
Republican Party of
Virginie
Nevem
Ber
Fortis
United States
Martin
Colomel Slemp
L. Lb. Lewis
Richmond
Jacob Yost
Staunton
Obsolete ships noted after Benning explosion reveal Harvey plates
Washington reports that most ships from the Spanish war era are obsolete due to dangerous Harvey boiler plates from Midvale Steel. Battleships Maine Missouri Ohio and others including Kentucky Kearsarge Alabama Wisconsin Illinois also carry Harvey plates, prompting navy officers to reassess fleet safety. Corpus Christi hosts Texas State Eye North League session with large attendance and welcomes by E. B. Caldwell and G. Sexton. W McDonald, a Northern Pacific brakeman, dies after being struck by a locomotive in Seattle.
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Washington
Bennington
Midvale Steel Company
Navy Department
Midvale
Harcher
Mithi
Maine
Missouri
Kearsarge
Alabama
Wisconsin
Illinois
Texas Epworth Leaguere
Corpus Christi
Texas
Texas State Eye North League
E. B. Caldwell
G. &. Sexton
Galveston
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