Bold drummer resists train move to keep sleeper car
Merve of a bold drummer, M T McNeil, a Chicago traveling man, earned a special car from Fort Dodge to Sioux Falls. When a round trip was ordered, he refused to abandon his sleeper, threatening a damage suit. Conductor offered hotel cost and mediation. headquarters ordered the sleeper carried to Sioux Falls with McNeil aboard.
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M. T. McNeil
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McNeil
Chicago
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Kansas City Star
Queen of Spain and other odds and ends
The article mixes portraits of Spain's queen regent and a English correspondent's humorous notes. It discusses Queen Christina’s habits, language mastery, and affection for her son Alfonso XIII, alongside satirical blurbs about a “viceroy of Harkow,” railway schemes, and a physician lecturer who replies to questions with a wry joke.
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London
Harkow
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Metropolitan Railway
Hoe
Peking
Hankow
Bho
Confucius
Mencius
Seth Ventures
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