Red Signal Hero Robert Douglas Braces Snowbound Rescue
In a rural station, Robert Douglas stands at a telegraph and races through a snowstorm to warn an express. He then hurls a red lantern into the engineer’s cab, saving the train from a derrick blockage and earning praise from fellow workers and his mother.
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Robert Douglas
Robert
Mrs. Douglas
Tom Carpenter
Anna Olds
Hobert
Hawley
Expres
Sandy Olds
Greman
Express
Sandy
Flinders
the Express
Electrical Tower at Pan American Exposition in Buffalo
The 348 foot Electrical Tower rises as the exposition’s center piece with a grand water display and illuminated exterior. Architecturally rich with colonnades, pavilions, and a glass-like skyward crown, it hosts elevators and a 200 foot restaurant. John G Milburn, Pan American president and New York bar member, champions the project.
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Buffalo
Electricity
John G. Milburn
New York State
Milburn
Sunderland
England
Wakeman & Watson
Batavia
N. Y
Americas
Mormons Alarm Canada Over Rapid Growth
Canadian officials fear Mormon expansion in Alberta and Ontario as the church increases emigration from Utah. Elders reportedly promote polygamy, control settlements, monitor youth, and even bid for public works like irrigations contracts. Politicians warn federal action may follow.
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Canada
Dominion
Northwest
Utah
New York Sun
Alberta
Ontario
Church
Lees Creek
Lethbridge
McLeod
State of Zion
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mormon Church In
Mormon Church
Witty Exchange Fragments From Mixed Society Dialogues
An assortment of clipped quips from various newspapers includes travelers’ banter and domestic humor. Jests touch on oratory, household chores, and marital dynamics with playful regional voices and light sarcasm. The snippets showcase character voices and social observations of the era.
Sorting Hogat Bristles at Tien Tisin Ching
An 1806 account describes sorting hogat bristles by length at Tien-Tisin. A hach bristle yield of 990000 kilograms is exported and then measured and placed in a background of hairs of matching length, with lengths arranged in sorted groups.
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Tien-Tisin
Ching
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Ibates
Exposition Inn
Sprague
Country Club
Manufactures and Cuiyreat Arts Building
Mormons Alarm
Philadelphia
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Indianapolis
Maggie
Ilse
Boston Courier
Hubert
University of Michigan
Mary
Mra. Phoxy
Kate
Mini
Mrs. Phoxy
Philadelphia Press
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