Louis Hill Portrait of a Railroad Leader in St Paul
The death of James J. Hill’s son Louis W. Hill of St Paul reveals a West Coast railroad scion who shuns New York Wall Street fame. Self made, he rose from Harvard graduate and $75 a month trainee to president of the Great Northern, devoting 12 to 14 hours daily to work, yet finding leisure in painting landscapes and family studies. He remains in St Paul to run the railroad interests and keeps a spacious home with ten servants, a butler, and five children amid a prominent public image.
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James J. Hill
Empire Builder
Northwest
Marde Lin
Louis W. Hill
St Paul
St. Paul
Hill
Louis
Jim" Hill
Louis Hill
Harvard University
Ye Hul
Great Northern Railroad
Him
Hit Dutring
Emm
Architect of New Tech Lome by Bosworth for MIT Boston
The architect of the new seven million dollar Lome at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston is With Van Welles Bosworth of New York a MIT graduate from the class of 1889. He studied in Rome Paris and Holland and worked with Richardson Olmstead on landscape design for Stanford prior to his New York office. He has designed for Rockefeller Vanderlip including the Getchworth Vintage and is linked with the Society of Beaux Arts the American Institute of Architects and the Loyal Region.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
Vian Welles Bosworth
New York
Technology
Richardson & Olmstead
Leland Stanford University
American Architect
Rome
Europe
Alma Tadema
Godefroy Freynet
Paris
Gaston Redon
Chaussemiebe
Holland
Rockefeller Vanderlip
Mr. Bosworth
Society of Beaus Arts
American Institute of Architects
Loyal Region
William Karl Dick Betrothed To Mrs Astor Widow Of Astor
Mrs Madeline Force Astor announces engagement to William Karl Dick of Brooklyn aged twenty nine. Dick, vice president of Manufacturers' Trust and director in several firms, hails from a wealthy Brooklyn family with inherited fortune of two to three million dollars. He chairs the Crosstown Transit committee and is active in Brooklyn clubs and civic affairs. An avid sailor and expert on the Great South Bay.
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Madeline Force Astor
Col
John Jacob Astor
William Karl Dick
Brooklyn
Mr. Dick
Manufacturers’ Trust Company
Familly
William Dicks
Crosstown Transit Committee
Great South Bay
McCormick Aims Full Time at Wilson Campaign
McCormick, elected chairman of the Democratic national committee at Wilson’s request, vows to devote all his time to the campaign. Harrisburg native and Patriot publisher, he captained Yale football, served as Harrisburg mayor in 1902, and later pursued state politics though a 1914 gubernatorial bid failed.
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Vance Crigwell McCormick
Wilson
Democratic National Committee
Yate
McCormick
Harrisburg
Patriot
Henry MacCormick
Penn Tvan
Martin G. Brunbaugh
Sylvania
Lahore as City of Discontent and Gate to India
Lahore, capital of Punjab, is described as the city of discontent whose quiet would soothe unrest across India. The piece details Lahore’s geography, economy, railways, and bridges, its museums and monuments like Jehangir’s tomb and Anarkali’s tomb, and contrasts between Anglo Indian and native Lahore amid diverse religious groups and local life.
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India
Lord Chelmsford
Lahore
Charles M. Pepper
Washington Star
Punjab
St. Lahore
Ravi
England
United Kingdom
Rawalpindi
Peshiwar
Kahu
Afghanistan
Kashmir
Srinagar
Karachi
Arabian Sea
Bombay
Calcutta
Punjab Museum
Peshawar
Shalimar Gardens
Lawrence Gardens
Jehangirs
Jehangir
Anarkali
The Hickory Bank That Revealed Fortune’s Fate
A tale from 1859 Oregon Trail travel ends in tragedy as Jim Applegate finds a hidden hoard of $20 gold pieces beneath a broken wagon axle. The family’s march west ends when an ambush kills Mr. Applegate, leaving Jim and his mother with little and a mysterious “hickory bank” discovered when the wagon overturned.
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Jim Applegate
Indiana
Infinoa
Oregon
Oregon Trail
Mr. Applegate
Fort Trall
Jim
Jim Sin
Army Grows Its Potatoes
The War Office orders large scale potato growing for military needs. Supplies to markets are strained and prices to the public have nearly doubled. In Surrey a camp begins digging with seed potatoes to be planted between huts, with men assigned to digging and others helping in spare time. In Yorkshire growing has begun and further vegetable growing instructions are expected.
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War Office
Surrey
Oll
Yorkshire
In a Class by Themselves Baseball Batters
A Baltimore American quip notes that the only group employers fear asking to strike are baseball batters, highlighting the irony that batters prepare for a pitch but are urged to avoid a strike. The remark frames batters as a distinct class whose actions provoke anxiety in managers.
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Baltimore American
Imitation Is Sincere Flattery Hair Dressing Ad
A collage of vintage ads tout hair dye free La Creole Hair Dressing claiming natural darkening without dye and a price of $1.00. Also an appeal offering a rheumatism fee book and a jab at aging with a claim you can look ten years younger.
Family Advice Misfired in Cheery Tale of Compromise
In a humorous exchange young Hopkins learns a marital strategy from his father about compromise. The father suggests persuading one’s spouse, but the son counteracts with a personal anecdote. The tale ends with a witty memory of choosing Brighton over Switzerland for part of a summer.
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Hopkins
Switzerland
Shrow
Brighton
Solomonlike Judgment Over a Family Farm Dispute
Two brothers quarrel over inheritance of a single farm. A renowned elder and village arbiter is asked to decide. After weighing the case, the older brother is ordered to divide the land as he sees fit, and the younger brother gets the first pick of the divided portions.
Not to Be Caught in The Passing Show Sketch
A brief comic sketch shows a British Medical Corps recruit refusing to treat a man with trench feet, joking about liquor licensing and the stubborn line that he would not treat him at all, reflecting a satirical wartime tone.
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British Medical Corps
Simple Way Out
She notes a sixty dollar monthly raise enables a more upscale flat. He counters that their current comfort works, suggesting they ask the landlord for a rent increase. The exchange captures a domestic negotiation about housing costs and lifestyle.
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Tom
Boston Evening Transcript
Miss Milguns Declares She Will Not Hurry a Man With a Title
A fragmentary quote shows Miss Milguns railing against rank prejudice and asserting she will not rush a romance with any man simply for his title. The remark reflects social attitudes of the period and hints at class-conscious matchmaking.
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