Railroad Accidents and Historical Disasters Across Nations
A Paris dispatch recalls a 1917 French railroad catastrophe that killed many soldiers, noting the event as possibly the worst rail disaster in history by numbers. It reflects on historic wrecks, including a Scottish bridge plunge where a train sank with all aboard, and comments on falling fatalities in American railroading as systems advance.
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Telly
FSP Prench
Howe & Didintain
Firth of Forth
Brand
Trige
Travelite
A Rabbi's Legacy and a Will of Rejection in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia rabbi who died recently left a peculiar will disinheriting his children and directing that his modest estate be used to teach others self reliance. He stated that personal fortune and honor come from one's own making, a maxim he framed as a final legacy to his heirs.
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Joseph Krauskoph
Philadelphia
Controversial Cure Craze Sparks Mixed News
The New York Evening Post investigates the Cure and its flagship figure Cave, finding little durable benefit from auto-suggestion and noting increased medical clinic business despite skeptical doctors. The piece compares the phenomenon to revivalism, while broader commentary touches on politics and social effects.
Your Ambition and the Calling of the Engineer
A reflection on youthful ambition comparing desires to be a drum major or a train engineer. It notes that ambition centers on power travel and status, and that with age, people recognize enduring attractions of engineering and the railroad. It also touches on a political aside about sugar tariffs and consumer prices.
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Jing
Ioco
Totem Poles and Tribal Carving Traditions
Frederic J. Haskin surveys the vanishing art of totem pole carving among Arctic Northwest tribes and Inuit clans, noting intermarriage crests, rank symbols, and the family-tree function of poles, with tales of how traditions fade and some poles reach tall heights yet carry stories of lineage and valor. The piece also includes a Daily Poem praising countryside flowers and the scent of blooming roses.
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Dr. Waterman
Bull-head Legend Explains Its Ugly Tail
The tale recalls Bull-head, once the sea’s prettiest fish, ignoring Raven’s summons. Raven curses him, predicting a future of a big head and skinny tail. The story ends with Bull-head’s head growing, tail thinning, and his ugly legacy.
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Bull-head
Boven
Raven
Bullhead
Fragmented Q and A from information bureau notice
A garbled Q and A style notice from the Daily News Information Bureau lists questions about fielding averages and transcontinental fuel, with scattered answers and remarks attributed to various individuals. The piece includes policy notes and stray quotes, giving a snapshot of oddball trivia and bureaucratic boilerplate.
TWO DAYS OF JAZZ AT COLONIAL THEATRE
A verbose page entry notes "TWO DAYS OF JAZZ" at the Colonial Theatre with references to jazz culture, historical curiosities, and scattered Q and A items on topics from standard time to forest protection. It blends theatre listings with unrelated trivia about pearls, maps, census data, and maritime laws, reflecting a broad cultural snapshot.
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W. J. Allen
Mallway
J. Rah. A
Colonial Theatre
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