Peary Near Pole Yet Far From Summit of Ambition
Boston Budget notes Peary failed to reach the North Pole but came within 11 miles of the goal, beating Italian Duke of Abruzzi’s expedition by over 50 miles in speed. The piece questions the value of such conquest for humanity while praising perseverance and noting Peary’s wife’s steadfast support during his Arctic voyage.
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Penry
North Pole
Arctic
Pole
Peary
Capt. Cagni
Avks
Boston
Mara
North Pols
Yale professor urges national health department to save lives
The Troy Times reports Prof Norton of Yale urges a national health department arguing four preventable life losses exist. Yale's social science department echoes the call, claiming proper measures could save about 760,000 lives annually and cut costs by over a billion dollars.
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National Department of Health
Norton
Yale University
Troy Times
Yale
Department of Social Science
United States
Spelling reform could cut telegraph costs abroad
The change to letter based charges in Europe and on trans Atlantic routes may lower rates as shorter spellings become standard. Operators already use brief forms, so adoption of reform won t disrupt procedures. In Los Angeles a burglar is stealing paintings, a surprise amid claims of a quiet city.
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Europe
America
Los Angeles
Edison Promises Cheap Motor War And Flying Promise
Mr. Edison pledges affordable motor war while M Santos Dumont foresees his new aeroplane meeting high expectations. Meanwhile walking remains improved for experts at dodging as the scene shifts through ongoing progress and cautious optimism.
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Mr. Edison
M. Santos Dumont
Horatio Mann Dreams Of Detectives And Flynn’s Cautionary Tale
A small town police scene centers on Horatio Mann, a well meaning youth obsessed with becoming a detective. Policeman Flynn ridicules the glamour of the detective life, urging Horatio to learn practical police work and cautioning that early ambition must face real methods and evidence before any arrest or promotion.
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Barney Flynn
Horatio Mann
Horatio
Flynn
Flynne
Po- Heeman Flynn
Polleaman Flynn
Tyery
Elie
Policeman Flynn
Taealkin
Policeman Vivwn
Ta-Alkin
Fey Tie Sry Co
Her Prerogative. Public speaking not for T
A Houston Post item quotes a terse exchange about public speaking and private practice. The line “No, T will never be a public speaker” is followed by a quip on practicing speeches at home with his wife. The brief dialogue suggests personal limits on public roles.
Old Style Carriages Still Dominant in English Railways
The piece notes aging railway carriages from 1838 dominate English local traffic with side door carriages and one conductor or guard per train. Guards work long hours for low pay, averaging about nine dollars weekly. A report tallies 29 deaths from train accidents and 109 more fatalities plus 1,972 injuries from general train movement.
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Arden
England
Early Days of Railroads and Ingenious Inventions
The piece surveys early steam locomotive era ideas and odd contraptions aimed at solving rail travel dangers. It cites hollow rails to heat frost, legged locomotives, and four log steam walkers, noting one tester’s death. It contrasts optimistic and cautious reports on 1905 passenger fatalities and hints at exaggerated statistics.
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Montreal Herald
Hedley
Simpsy
Railroad Whistler’s Fight Over Unnecessary Crossing Whistles
The Haverhill Gazette argues railroads should retain whistle warnings at crossings. It notes abuse may trigger overreaching reform, risking unsafe crossings. While commuters want quieter lines, whistle signals protect both pedestrians and drivers and should not be eliminated.
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Haverhill Gazette
Locomotive's Construction Demands Exact Assembly
A locomotive steam engine consists of nearly six thousand pieces that must be fitted with watchlike precision. The intricate process requires meticulous adjustment to ensure proper operation and reliability.
Novel Trip Over Mountains
Two Vancouver residents crossed the Rocky Mountains last summer on a so called epeeder a tricycle style vehicle that ran along the line of the Canadian Pacific railroad indicating a daring mountain journey by local residents.
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Vancouver
Rocky Mountains
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Race on Rails Ends in Equal Time at Mexico
J D McNamara recounts a Wabash vs Alton race from Clark to Mexico. Both locomotives reached Mexico together after a playful tail break gag, with engineers joking about missing portions of their trains. Separate Bolivian rail expansion news notes Standard Oil capital funding 35 million dollars for eight months of new lines.
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J D. McNamara
Wabash Railroad
Kansas City Times
Clark
Mexico
Alton
Centralia
Bnd
Chicago & Alton
Bolivia
Republic of Bolivia
Ditch Cleaner Described For Road Scraper Use
The Montreal Herald explains a ditch cleaner built to pass earth from ditches to the road grade for a scraper. It resembles a snow plough with a shorter left side and a vertical right-leaning side acting like a landslide, while a beveled steel facing on the longer side shoves earth outward. The device is offset about ten inches to the right of the point and is adjustable.
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Montreal Herald
Cistern Design For Clean Drinking Water In Old Manual
Instructions describe deep underground cisterns with an arch lined neck and a separate filtering cistern. A perforated five to six gallon bucket sits in a basin at the bottom, connected by a three inch sewer tile to the main cistern. Filtering material like brick, charcoal, slate packed in sand slows filtration, enabling washing without draining the main cistern.
Handling the Ice Crop in a Hands-On Guide
The piece gives practical tips for ice harvest and storage. Use an old crosscut saw as an ice saw, spread sawdust in the ice house, wear felt boots with rubber arctics, and apron of grain sack with a dry one ready. Let ice freeze solid, gather before it thickens, two strong men with short tangs beat derricks, blocks six to eight inches thick, plan for 14 to 16 inches.
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Tee
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