Great Salt Lake Bridge Cut Off Opens New Route
Harriman lines celebrate the completion of the Ogden Lucia Cut Off across Great Salt Lake. The 109 mile track, 72 miles on land and 30 miles on trestle, trims travel time San Francisco to Salt Lake City and aims to halve Chicago and New York connections. The project cost over 4.2 million dollars and was finished in about 22 months with significant operational savings projected.
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Missouri River
Pacific Ocean
Union Pacifice
Central Pacific
Vial
Amilar
Eacehene
Nion Pacific
Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific Railroad
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Lucia
Nevada
KE. H. Harriman
Harriman Lines
Ogden
Lucin
Heoni Lake
Bear River
Theottom
Alta Club
Salt Lake City
Harriman
San Francisco
Salt Lake
Chicago
New York
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Reading boys recall grandfathers' civil war ties
In Reading, three boys compare their grandfathers' Civil War roles with vivid recollections of confinement in southern unions. One boy, unable to match military feats, adds that his uncle Bill spent long time in jail and was never in the army.
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Bill
Philadelphia Ledger
Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass Promises Big Yields
A pasting of agri advertisements touts Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass, praising its high yields and pasture value. Letters from farmers like A Walford claim 60 acres and multiple cuttings, urging readers to request the big catalog and farm seed samples from John A Salter Lee Co. in La Crosse Wisconsin.
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America
Institute
Salzer
A.walford
Westlore _Farms
John A. Salter Lee Co
la Crosse
Wis
K. L
First Aid to Injured Animals A Philadelphia Doctor Explains
A West Philadelphia physician discusses a forthcoming book titled First Aid to Injured Animals. He highlights reducing deaths from interim neglect before a vet arrives and gives a choking rescue method using bandages to relieve the airway in dogs. He aims to cover many emergencies to save animal lives.
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West Philadelphia
Platt argues business sense flaws in Democratic governance
Senator Platt of New York, famed as a political manager, cites his business career to urge that the Democratic Party lacks effective business judgment. He warns that a Democratic president may be controlled by the party’s radical wing, harming profits for business and the working class, and cites the Cleveland administrations as an example. Other papers echo the call for unity and warn Bryan’s vague issue of man versus mammon may fail to guide a presidential campaign.
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Platt
New York
Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Party of Prosperity and Progress
Democratic Leopard
Chicago Chronicle
The
Sentinel
David &. Hill
Louiis
New Haven
Conn
New England
William Jennings Bryan
Mammon
Chicago Record-Herald
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Republcans
Philadelphia
Parker
Dave Hill
Countess D Ivry Dies in Paris Car Collision in Men’s Garb
The body of Countess Diane Ogier d Ivry, 20, is reported to have died in a Paris hospital after a pony cart and heavy vehicle collision near Avenue Bois du Boulogne. She had been wearing male clothes to avoid attention and was identified as the daughter of Count Ogir d Ivry after skull fractures proved fatal. The driver and groom were taken to hospital with injuries.
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Diane Ogier d’Ivry
Ogie d’Ivry
Paris
Avenue Bois du Boulogne
Ogir d'Ivry
Successful Lip Graft by Dr Durand at Chattanooga
Dr C S Durand of Chattanooga Tennessee reports a remarkable lip graft on Charles Skillern. The cancer destroyed his lower lip and a new lip was fashioned from the inner cheek. After a brief confinement Skillern resumed street activity with scarcely noticeable results.
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C. S. Durand
Chattanooga
Tenn
Charles Skillern
Durand
Skillern
Political Commentary From Diverse Papers On Bryan And Roosevelt
A compilation of editorials and comments from several papers assessing William Jennings Bryan and Theodore Roosevelt. It notes Bryan’s restored prominence, Parker’s western emphasis, Beveridge’s statements, Roosevelt’s Nebraska popularity, and December US Treasury figures showing a growing cash balance and large debt liabilities.
Peruna touted by medical men and examiner verdicts
Medical Examiner R L Llewellyn lauds Peruna from the U S Treasury and Columbia College background stating months bring strong improvement and cure for catarrh. Physicians including Drs Roberts Robbins Gee endorse Peruna as a systemic remedy aiding stomach, menstruation, and general vitality. Hartman offers free advice by mail from Columbus Ohio.
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R. Llewellyn Jordan
U. S. Treasury Department
Columbia College
West Point
Peruna
United States
M. D. Gee
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Telephone line clashes drift into comic dispute
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle notes the strain on party line telephones as a prominent politician and a doctor both fight to use the same line. A hurried exchange escalates with insults before the doctor reveals his identity and lets the politician proceed. The undertaker then reveals himself, adding a grim punchline.
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Washington
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Dr. Blank
M Jones
Florida Winter Tourist Tickets On Sale Now
Tickets issued via Queen & Crescent Route Southern Railway and connecting lines to South Southeast and Southwest are valid till May 31 1904. Purchase for travel to Florida via Lookout Mountain and Atlanta and return via Asheville and the Land of the Sky. Address W C Rinearson Cincinnati O for information.
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Queen & Crescent
Southern Railway
Florida
Lookout Mountain
Atlanta
Asheville
Land of the Sky
W. C. Rinearson
G. P. A. Cincinnati
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