Chicago proposes elevated rapid transit through business districts
A lengthy plan describes Northwestern Elevated Railroad buying the right of way to run an elevated arcade through downtown Chicago. A central depot and elevated road would be built without blocking streets, compensating willing landowners. The piece also notes Colorado gold production and Greek earthquake activity, then discusses railway mileage, unemployment relief in Michigan, and a comic rural scene about a newspaper read upside down by Uncle Austin.
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Chicago
Northwestern Elevated Railroad Company
Ting
Austin
Beatty’s Pianos and Organs Sell Big Across California
San Francisco ticket buyers can travel to California destinations at round trip rates for midwinter fair events. Daniel F. Beatty, famed Washington NJ pianist, has built a vast business selling Beatty pianos and organs since 1870, with around 190,009 sold and plans to reach 200,000 in ten years, aiming at a $20 million market.
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Beatty
Roy
Daniel F. Beatty
Washington, N, J
San Francisco
California
Washington
N.J
Hone
Hig Inatramente
Mae
Tuzakenry
Fragmented Voices and Local Color Objects
A garbled dialogue scene portrays Want, Suea, and a fable old man in a crowded setting with mentions of a cow, a goat, and a back of the neck carbuncle. The piece also notes a quotation about telling stories to a friend and a reference to Colonel Breckinmire delivering a lecture on social purity.
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Suea
Detroit
Sfiss Matilda Snowball
Breckinmire
Jeremiah Wiggins vows to fight dog problem with a mastiff
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt, Jeremiah Wiggins declares he will stall dog owners by hoarding a dangerous mastiff. He recounts poisoning a dog, feigning interest in dogs, and planning to steal license tags to catch and control neighborhood canines. He threatens furor if his plan fails.
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Pugton
Jeremiah Wiggins
Chicago Tribune
Saving His Life
Texas Siftings recounts a scene where a mother warns a child about overindulgence as a doll is mistreated with a goat-hair stick. The dialogue contrasts parental caution with a child’s stubborn, rambunctious play. The piece hints at danger and the need for restraint in childrearing.
His Elandle Step Echoes In Cautious Hero Archetype
The editor questions the novelist about repeatedly calling the hero's gait elastic. The novelist defends a cautious character who always wears overshoes, illustrating a literary trait cited by the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Silly Ones Interrupt Speech as Charlie Rex Arrives
The bemused speaker notes the girl’s silliness fades when a man appears. A brief clash of dialogue follows with a request to speak to someone named Bin, while a name Charlie Rex is mentioned and a door opens to an exit.
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Charlie Rex
Bin
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