Day of Fast Trains Wild Dutchman The Driver
Feature on Big Four fast time trains led by veteran engineer William Nagle nicknamed the wild Dutchman. Notes record runs from Indianapolis to Cincinnati, 69 miles in just over an hour, and details his career, engine No. 403, and the mechanics of maintaining speed with Westinghouse brakes and improved locomotives.
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Pennsylvania
Lake Shore
Vandalla
Big Four
Here
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
No. 1
William Nagle
Nagle
Kankakee
Cincinni
Edward Wall
James Watson
Roundhouse
Holly
Westinghouse
Mr. Nagle
Sights in Bethlehem in a Chicago Record Herald piece
William E. Curtis describes Bethlehem as a clean well kept Palestine town rich in biblical associations. He tours from Jerusalem to Bethlehem noting sites a hospital built by Sir Moses Montefiore the Temple Colony and the Hill of Evil Council and remarks on pilgrims Russian and others seeking faith and sustenance along the ancient route.
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William E. Curtis
Chicago Record- Herald
Palestine
Bethlehem
Ruth
Boaz
Jacob
Rachael
Jesse
David
Saul
Samuel
Gilgal
Judea
Jerusalem
Moses Montefiore
Temple Colony
Wurtemburg
Buffalo
Holy Land
Judas
Caiaphas
Simeon
Joseph
Convent of the Cross
St. Helena
After the heat the dew and the tender twilight
A fragment from Virginia Woodward Cloud’s July Atlantic poem. The lines reflect twilight after heat, dew, and the unfolding of stars. It moves from sunlight to shade, memory, and contemplation, ending with balm and the night’s dreamlike psalm from dark wings.
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Virginia Woodward
Atlantic
Indianapolis Betting Fever Grows Amid Horse Race Talk
A survey of hotel lobby chatter shows many business and professional men in Indianapolis dabble in race betting tied to Chicago Derby and upcoming fair grounds meets. Agents abroad offer insider tips to patrons who mail or wire accounts, with some patrons paying daily fees for picks while pools remain crowded.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Fair Grounds
Sheepshead
Washington Park
St. Louis
New York City
Sheepshead Bay
One
New York
England
France
Debates on Canal Route and Stamp Perforations
Gossip notes misstatements on the Isthmian canal bill with Panama versus Nicaragua emphasis, recounts labor and death rates under US and French contractors, and explains stamp perforations and misprints while praising the Iron Brigade and its leaders from Civil War history.
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William Wyagle
the Savior
Aca
Irvant
Iney Actemorta
Peross & Small Stream
Standing OF
Sporting Fraternity
Beston & Langen
Louisville
Burlington
Eee
Rocky Mountains
And
Pacific Coast
Denver
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
Ogden
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
W. Wakley
W. M. Shaw
Onis
Vine St
Morgan
Alabama
Panama
United States
de Lesseps
Big Ditch
Paris
Marseilles
United States Army
Ical
Chagres
Cuba
Philippines
Panama Isthmian Canal
Great Britain
Ceylon
India
Egypt
Public Debt Office
Cairo
George J. Bittar
Daher Street
Mr. Bittar
Iron Brigade
Nineteenth Indiana Infantry
Charles King
Pickett
Gettysburg
Luuis Fairchild
Rufus King
Fond du
Wis
Lucius Fairchild
Madison
Lysander Cutter
John Gibbon
West Point
Ihs
Wisconsin
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