Million Servants More Miles of Track Than Any Other Continent
An 1880s overview celebrates the U S railroad system as the world’s greatest industrial achievement. It lists miles of track, employees, locomotives, freight cars, passenger numbers, and wealth, claiming railroads unite 80 million people and exceed large fractions of national debt. The piece interleaves statistics with a humorous dance scene from Pearson's Magazine.
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At and Cowboy Dance Horrors in Shortgrass Country
A Pearson’s Magazine writer recalls a terrifying cowboy dance in Shortgrass Country. The narrator, uneasy yet trusting his partner, describes a violent stumble and being swung around as if caught in a bag of grain during the dance. The scene ends with a perilous moment as the partner lunges forward.
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Calendar by N. W. Ayer 1908 design gains fame
Fifty foot calendar from N. W. Ayer & Son, Philadelphia, praised for readable dates and artistic simple design. The firm keeps to a good thing, shipping the 1908 calendar at 26 cents while supplies last, often selling faster than they can be produced.
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Manufacturers Watch Legislation in Washington
New York dispatch notes the American Manufacturers' Association will push its agenda in Washington. Through American Industries it attacks the eight hour law and anti injunction bills, endorses a proposed department of commerce, and frames its movement as a new force in national politics under the National Association of Manufacturers banners.
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Dinner for Nineteenth Assembly District at Madison Square Garden
New York January 15 One of the season's largest political dinners is set for the Nineteenth Assembly District at Madison Square Garden tonight. About 1000 covers will be arranged. Senator Dolliver from Iowa Representative Watson of Indiana and other national Republican figures will speak with Beeator Platt presiding at the head table among prominent state Republicans.
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Revolution Seeks Inquiry into State Power Over Coal Mines
A proposed revolution calls for an official inquiry into the government authority to take possession of coal mines and run them for the public good where evidence of conspiracy exists.
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