Illinois Central Plans Big Rail Expansion From Suburban Traffic
The Association of Commerce counted 263 957 passengers at Chicago steam rail terminals last June with 214 332 on suburban trains. The Illinois Central aims to exceed last June totals with electrified service capacity, targeting nearly nine times the 1918 suburban haul of about 35 000 daily passengers. Daily traffic has risen 75 percent since WWI.
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Association of Commerce
Chicago
Chicago Railway Terminal Commission
Markham
Illinois Central
City reports plan for 300000 daily riders on four tracks
City investigators project rapid transit facilities capable of handling more than 300,000 passengers daily. The report outlines capacity across four tracks and highlights expected rush hour performance.
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S. C
Fighting Fishes At Siam Boxing Bowls Draw Bets
Prize fighting fish common on the coast of Japan and Siam. Natives force them to box in glass bowls, arranging matches between two species with heavy bets on the outcome.
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Japan
Siam
Pneumonia Noted as Highly Contagious in Early Reports
The article stresses pneumonia as a leading communicable disease. It cites that last year its incidence ranked just below influenza, measles, and tuberculosis, with only measles higher in the first ten months of this year. It also describes the Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus ursinus as a large, bear like creature with long fur and nocturnal hunting habits.
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Sarcophilus Ursinus
No Kissing in South Seas Reporter Claims
A traveler from the South Seas notes that the islands show no customs including kissing among the natives. The piece comments on romantic tropes tied to these islands and counters them with this observation.
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South Seas
South Sea
Stubborn Mind Quoted Pearls of Southey on Wisdom
A quotation from Southey notes that a stubborn mind yields little to wisdom or knowledge while a stubborn temper hinders happiness. The aphorism frames the contrast between fixed mindset and emotional disposition in everyday life.
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Southey
Bank Reports From Illinois Institutions December 31 1923
Reports show First Trust & Savings Bank of Riverdale assets 367 155.43 with capital 25 000 surplus 15 000 and deposits 126 739.06 and 187 886.04 time deposits. West Hammond Trust & Savings Bank lists resources 586 088.08 with 50 000 capital and 259 147.38 deposits. Lansing State Bank reports loans on real estate 253 929.00 with other loans 118 232.59 and total assets 645 174.49.
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First Trust & Savings Bank OF
Riverdale
State of Illinois
U. S
John Harms, Jr
Auditor of Public Accounts
County of
Cook
August C. Reich
South Holland Trust & Savings Bank
South Holland
Cece Enee Ee
West Hammond Trust & Savings Bank
West Hammond
State of Inc
John Carroll
West Hamond Trust & Savings Bank
Milton H. Waterman
South Holland Trust and Savings Bank
Public Accounts
Abbie Anker
Lansing State Bank
Lansing
Says the Philosopher Promotes a Brighter World Turn
A reflective note urges helping the world move toward the brighter side as the world turns, inviting collective action and positive change. The message emphasizes optimism and shared effort to improve conditions globally.
Origin of the honeydew melon traced to Africa seed
The honeydew's original seed came from a melon shipped from Africa to New York. It was planted at Rocky Ford, Colorado, crossbred with other varieties for two or three seasons, yielding the so called honeydew. It has not yet reached a stable condition of reproduction.
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Africa
New York City
Rocky Ford
Colo
Another Mafi's Luck
Rural parson frets over misfortune as Ebenezer denies kinship with Tom Billings who has just lost his wife in the Boston Transcript item. The brief quip hints at humor and social commentary in a historical newspaper snippet.
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Ebenezer
Tom Billings
Boston Transcript
Apes and Rickets in Ancient Egypt
Mummified apes from ancient Egypt show signs of rickets but no definite evidence of Atlanca in human remains has been found across numerous exhumed graves.
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Ancient
Egypt
Lightning proverb in Duluth Herald ridicules superstitions
The Duluth Herald cites a quip claiming lightning never strikes twice in the same spot because it completes the consumer the first time, mocking superstition with humor.
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Duluth Llerald
Genius Speaks Only to Genius
A concise aphorism notes that true merit is understood only by those formed to recognize it and that genius addresses genius. It emphasizes select alignment between minds of equal caliber and mutual recognition of talent.
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