Progress in Transit From Pioneering Trails to Electric Rails
The article contrasts early 19th century travel with modern electric rail ambitions between St. Louis and Chicago. It cites 1826 troop movements from Green Bay to St. Louis by water and portage, and a 1854 Chicago to St. Louis journey by various rough conveyances, noting hardships, delays, and minimal infrastructure of that era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Chicago
Green Bay
Bay
Fox River
Wisconsin River
Mississippi
Jefferson Barracks
East Lothian
Patrick Shirreff
Illinois River
Shirreff
Pelin-on-the-Hill
Pekin
Springfield
Jacksonville
Alton
St. Charles
Cloak Room Crashes and a Levee Disaster Report
A London style cloak room crush is described with a fight over wraps and a dangerous melee during the season’s functions. Separately Rev M R Keep discusses a rare fossil find at Square Lake near Fort Kent and a doctor’s testimonial push for Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds with free trials offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Hopetoun
Melbourne
Tos Ll
Mraive
Rev
M. Rh. Keep
Eastern Argus
Aroostook
Perthaps
Square Lake
Fort Kent
James Bolton
Presque Isle
J.B. Wilson
Clay Street
Sharpeburg
Dr. King
Robert Barber
Cooksport
J. R. Weston’s
2 Ory Fann Diliars Tm
Ual
LIU
United States
Canada
Dickens
Gopot Lake
Canale Prince
New York
Ceneca
Neetoundiend
Canon Erie Co
Bramien
Vancouver
Pold
J. Robtese
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Ang
Baling Presses
Earth
Eba
Stess
EIA
Aina
Eola
Bennett Bros.co
Butte
Montana
W. HH. Munk Night
Townsnd
Montna
Scientific Americas Agency
Pace Arts
PATERTS _ OPYWRICHTS
Tor
Munn & CO
New Yor
Aimee
Os Ie
Scientific American
Vonias Ike A. Acway
SW. Cor
ST. & Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago, Ill
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ste. A
San Francisco
Weekly Examiner
Examiner
Columbus
Ferdinand and
Sabets
Jexxte
Kate
Jexsie
Mies Lafarge
Delsarte
Tommy Eames
Jennie
Cain
Father
Mother
Tom
Ques
W. Acranen
Portasse Soda
Kor
Fes
Pree
Bfi
Tripune
Sarr Lake Orry
Uran
Creat Bible
Dr. Kings
Bucklin
J. R
Orser Extres
Wilstead
Chapman &Co
Madison, Cea “A
Indiana
Loren Trescott
Mich
Petroit
Kim
J. R. Wenton
West Malin Street
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