Irresistible train and the immovable curve in life
A compendium of detached musings on fate and pride from public figures and observers. It riffs on Henry Savage Landor Mark Twain Harry Lehr Eckela and Dr Parkhurst, debating modern life Japan wealth speed and the call of self destruction amid misfortune. Automobilists push a New York to Chicago highway plan and roads across New York state progress is noted. The piece contrasts hopeful progress with grim quiet despair and social critiques.
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America
Europe
Japan
Port Arthur
Liao-Yang
Mukden
New York
Chicago
Tieats
Pistol in hip pockets condemned as threat to safety
A critique argues that carrying concealed weapons fuels quick tempers and crime. It cites 1906 London homicide rates and U.S. city data to claim removing pistols would cut homicide by most. The piece urges abstaining from guns to foster clear thinking and public safety.
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London
New York
Chicago
America
Princess Clementine Dreaded by Bismarck and Politics
Princess Clementine of Saxe Coburg Gotha, daughter of King Louis Philippe, noted as a political figure and mother of four, with sons Ferdinand and Philip shaping Bulgaria and a daughter Clotilde. She influenced Ferdinand’s Bulgarian throne, lived in London after exile, and grew wealthy through shrewd investments. Also explains mean solar day concepts and the equation of time.
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Clementine
Saxe-Coburg, Gotha
Vienna
Louis Philippe
France
Prince Auguste
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Prince Philip
Leopold
Belgium
Prince Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Clotilde
Louis Phillippe
Bismarck
London
Ashe
Paria
Almost as Good as Art Edith Visits Rural Scenery
Edith comments on rural scenery during a visit with her grandmother. The exchange humorously notes scenery that resembles watercolors, reflecting a light local tone from the Chicago News.
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Edith
Chicago Newa
Railway Safety In Britain Sparks Reform Inquiries
A description of Britain's Board of Trade railroad inquiry bureau. It details trained staff, army engineers, and legal protections against using inquiry evidence in damages suits. The piece contrasts rapid, expert investigations with slower, chaotic responses in other jurisdictions, noting improvements in rail safety and rates through inquiry-led reforms. It also touches on public service competition, telephone rivals, and the impact on community welfare and policy.
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Britain
England
Board of Trade
Army
Great Britain
Philadelphia
Telephones and Competition and the Franchise Issue
The piece argues that telephones are a natural monopoly and that granting franchises to rival firms challenges efficiency. It notes dual systems can raise temporary costs but may yield better service and lower rates long term, with outcomes depending on whether competition expands user base or merely divides existing subscribers.
Public schools as moral force demand teacher freedom
The piece argues the American public school must remain a bulwark of free institutions and a moral force. It warns against political control over teachers, decries politicians who would turn schools into political machines, and stresses that teachers must be faithful and undisturbed to nurture duty, discipline, and character in children.
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Chicago Journal
Nature's Consumption Cure Mentioned By Census Report
The Boston Herald cites the census bureau annual mortality statistics noting pulmonary tuberculosis as the leading cause of death in registered cities. It advocates simple remedies: fresh air and sunshine, nutritious food, and outdoor life, warning against costly or harmful modern treatments.
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HE Census Bureau
Boston Herald
What would you Do A Mountaineering Ethical Dilemma
A facially philosophical scenario pits two climbers and a guide on a snow precipice. If one man slips the upper climber must choose between cutting the rope to save himself or risking both their lives. One respondent says he would kill all three for being there.
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Walt
Dare Providence on a Rope Rescue in Isolated Peak
A rope guide braces against a cliff with one arm broken to save companions as no help is nearby. The peril centers on a sole rope twist around rock making slip deadly. In a remote setting the guide ponders risking providence to protect others versus certain peril. Whale Ninety-Nine Feet Long is reported as the Pacific sulfur-bottom whale exceeding ninety feet in length and massive weight.
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Pacific Ocean
Rats Commit Burglary In Bread Box Mystery
A Yale graduate living on upper Broadway describes a clever rat outbreak in his old house. The rats topple a tin breadbox to steal bread and lift a corked flour can, leaving the owner with perpetual bread shortages. The tale ends with the Yale bachelor declared an honest man amid lighthearted urban mischief.
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Yale
Upper Broadway
John C Rice R 4 Thompson 4
Caldwell Bank ing & Trust Bill phone No 22 Caldwell Idaho details appear in a clipped legal notice style. The text references attorney M Thompson and Caldwell Idaho with bank and contact context implied.
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Attorneys
Ce OmMies
Caldwell Banking & Trust Bill
Caldwell
Idaho
Christenson Proprietor Club Rooms and Pool Tables
R Christenson operates club rooms and pool tables, offering recreation and social space. Patrons may access games and facilities in a local venue associated with Christenson. This item records a business activity and partners or affiliations are not specified.
Oregon Short Line No 4 Train Tees and Tickets
A fragmented clipping references Oregon Short Line No 4 with notes about ticketing or teeing up service. Details are unclear but imply schedule or equipment notes for the line. The snippet indicates railroad terminology and a numbered line without full context.
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PUB. CO. Ltd
Henry Savage Landor
Mark Twain
Harry Lehr
James H. Eckela
Mamma Holman
Georgia
Dr. Parkhurst
Boston
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Telephones and Competition
Nature
New York Sun
Boran
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Pioneer Build
Boise, Idaho
G*friths & Griffiths
Attorneys-At-Law
Odd Fellow Building
Caldwell, Idaho
John C. Rice
Thompson
M. Thompson
Areou
Jeep T
AN Duyn & Plowhead
John J. Head
Owen M. van Duys
Law
Lamber
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Wes
Theos, EK
Buckner Beckraz
Scatterday
R. B. Geatterday
Jifce
First National Bank
Caldwell Tdako
W. Gue
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Waldrof
Wid
Valae
Physicians and Surgeons
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D* J.J. Hamilton
Proman-Davis
Osteopathic
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H . Ofee
Caldwell Idaho
Board OF Trade Saloon
R. Christenson
Ss. N. Moe
Watchmaker & Jeweler
Gem State Rural
Bidg
Oregon
Teeees Teteee
Farrar
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