Chicago Fish Turned Out to Be a Shark on West Madison
On a dry Sunday in Chicago's West Madison area by Madison and Desplaines two men known as Molar Lynch and Spike Carroll were questioned after detaining a rough stranger. The man collapsed near a street, Spike and Molar found a revolver on him and booked him with Lynch and Carroll at the Desplain Street station as John Lynch and John Carroll after a tense encounter.
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Madison Street
Bos
Madison
Desplaines
Molar Lynch
Spike” Carroll
Spike
Molar
Deaplaines Street
Jamon Hoang
Sergt
Josep Honan
John Lynch
John Carroll
Hosna
Army of Bats Fight San Antonio Mosquitoes
In San Antonio an army of several thousand mosquito eating bats has been deployed to curb the germ carrying mosquitoes. Dr Campbell predicts the bat population will feed heavily after April with the end of summer bringing near elimination of local mosquitoes. Residents ask how to remove bats once pests are gone.
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AN Antonio
Tex
San Antonio
A i Campbell
Bate
Campbell
Perm
Fred Bare
Savannah Cobbler Makes Shoes for Hunting Dogs
Savannah, South Carolina, longtime shoemaker David Woosteneron commissioned veteran Savannah craftsman to produce ten bespoke dog shoes for hunting dogs. The set costs $40 and aims to protect feet from cockspur injuries during bird, deer, and fox hunts. Shoes feature welt leather, vici kid tops, and lace tightly around the dogs legs.
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Avannah
South Carolina
Fmabton FC
Savannah
David Woosteneron
Goodhbope
Vici Kid
Jo Wnan
Eastern railroad asks patrons for advice and criticism
The eastern railroad posts 6000 notices in depots appealing patrons to share criticisms and suggestions to improve service. Posters in red and black invite confidence, cooperation, and friendship to help the railroad serve customers properly. A committee plans to meet first and third Wednesdays to hear input.
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Eastern Railroad
Ite
Gausen
Motorcar Moves Freight Cars In Time Saving Test
A light five passenger touring car was used to switch two freight cars left on a siding. A cable connected the car to the lead freight car and the pull was completed without difficulty to unload promptly, saving time compared with rail switch. The test appeared in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Popular Mechanica Magazine
Monorail and Air Train Promises Across the Continent
Cape Town inventor Vin pamets Ewsen from Birmingham proposes a monorail train on a single overhead cable with airlift capability. The model would speed passengers from New York to Chicago in hours, traveling 400 miles per hour with aerial lift and propeller-assisted motion. Critics doubt broader feasibility despite claims of safety and energy efficiency.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
San Francisco
Los Angele
Cape ‘Town
Vin Pamets Ewsen
Birmingham
Eng
Caen
Forced to Aid Physician By Frank Incident During Wisconsin Visit
Former Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin, aged eighty five, became unsettled in remote woods when his heart acted up. He took a general purpose pill and sent for a doctor who arrived exhausted after a rough trek. The senator and camp courier carried the physician into Stephenson’s camp.
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Isaac Stephenson
Wisconsin
Watoe
Stephenson
Jim
Sunday Magazine
Severe test of car roofs by rainstorm device
Charles N Swanson superint endent of car shops at Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad designs an artificial rainstorm to test roof leaks on new and repaired cars before service. A spraying device drenches cars hauled under the spray twice then inspectors chalk leaks for repair guidance. After repairs each car endures another rain test to locate leaks in side sheathing and ends.
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Charles N. Swanson
Atchinson, Topeka & Sanita Me Railroad
Popular Science Monthly
No Need to Worry In Transit Story
A nervous widow on a train notices a young mother with a baby and a misused transfer card. The scene shifts as the mother retrieves a fresh transfer, apologizing and explaining the previous day’s card. The moment underscores passenger etiquette and everyday mishaps.
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Harper's Magazine
Unclear medical note hints at patient diagnosis
Fragmentary report notes a doctor questioning the patient’s temperature and health, with relatives saying no other evident distress. No clear diagnosis or details available.
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Nureo
Cyclone Davis in Texas Dress Fashion and House Gavel Moment
In a lively exchange Representative Cyclone Davis denies promising farmers he would not wear certain garments. He explains health issues prompted throat protection and notes a fashion choice became a national sensation. Speaker Clark invites him to preside. Davis insists on no Amen from the chair, then returns to his seat shouting.
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Davis
Howe
Texas
Wilkenette
New York
Clark
Mr. Davis
Davie
Mr. Clark
Senators Hazed In Luncheon Gag On Wadsworth Of New York
A light hazing of Senator Wadsworth of New York halted a luncheon for two and a half hours. He was left to preside with a gaggle of fellow senators delaying the meal while long speech continued. His wife awaited him in the gallery as he finally ate alone.
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Senator Wadsworth
New York
Mr. Wadsworth
Senate
Anator
West Point
Mr. Poindexter
Washington
Charles Lathrop Pack Elected President of American Forestry Association
Charles Lathrop Pack, financier and early conservation figure based in Lakewood New Jersey and Cleveland, was unanimously chosen president of the American Forestry Association at the recent Boston convention. A founder of the governors conference at the White House in 1908 he led forestry and water power conservation efforts and served as president of the Fifth National Conservation Congress in Washington. He also held leadership roles in the World Court League and the National Institute of Social Sciences.
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Charles Lathrop Pack
Americat Forestry Association
Boston
Mr. Pack
Lakewood
N. J
Cleveland
White House
National Conservation Congress
Washington
D.C
Pack
America
Jay Gould
World Court Imague
National Institute of Social Sciences
Peer but No Aristocrat Lord Shaughneasy Rising Canadian Rail Titan
The article profiles Tom Shaughnessy son of a Milwaukee Irish policeman who becomes a Canadian peer. It traces his rise from Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul RR clerk to purchasing agent for Sir William Van Horne, then general manager and president at forty six. He is noted as Irish by birth and spirit, Catholic, and a home ruler with Fort Tipperary ties.
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Shaughneasy
Milwaukee
Wis
America
England
Lord Shaughnessy
Sir Willam van Horne
Canadian Pacific
Tom Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy
Canada
Fie Hay
Tipperary
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Tenth Street
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Peiter
Benett
Cape Town
Husan
Hembrandt
Wisconsin Statesman
Santa Fe Line
Cyclone Davis
Wadsworth
Heads Forestry Body
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