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The Progress in Shreveport, Louisiana

18 Dec 1897

Page 15

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The Progress

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1897

Page

15

Skeletons in clubs and a mystery of two Blanks

A broker on Broad Street recalls a cloaked club skeleton named John Blank who stole club fare at free luncheons. The tale parallels a historic figure Arthur Blank who shifted to shabby clothes, prompting old friends to send a tailored outfit as a wager remedy, after which he was expelled from the club.

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Broad Street Wall Street John Blank New York Blank House Committee Aoace Arthur Blank Braxey Thei Staid New York Sun
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Boiler Stress Measured In The Strikes Of Hurst

A Strand Magazine excerpt analyzes boiler strength by size and pressure. It compares a horizontal tubular boiler 60 inches by 16 feet with eighty three 1 inch tubes to a 100 psi working pressure, totaling 4,071,600 pounds of force. It equates the load to a granite column 19 feet square and 254.5 feet high, or 22,371 people at 182 pounds each, illustrating the massive strain and required horsepower to disrupt the boiler.

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Strand Magazine
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They Are Friends. Helen and Kate Talk About Minding Business

Nearly 200 parents have been issued for horseshoes but none of the actions has entered general use. The dialogue notes that Helen questions why Kate minds others’ business while Mattie says she has no mind. Chicago News.

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Helen Kate Mattie Chicago News
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