New York Central System Aims for Public Control
The New York Central System, built from a $60 million station in New York City, spans New York to St. Louis with 12 000 miles of track and owns several rival lines. It earned $116 million last year yet shows signs of strain, charging travelers for bread and butter on dining cars while boasting a storied history and aggressive expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Od Cornelius Vanderbit
New York City
Hudson
Buffalo
New York
Ohio
Indiana
St. Louis
Linais
Lake Shore
Nickel Plate
Michigan Central
America
Gilbcago
Chauncey M. Depew
George Daniels
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Cincinnati
Waterloo Evening Courier and Reporter 1914 details
Waterloo paper notices and rates page lists telephones and staff members, including Amedand Frees and W Peterson, plus subscription rates per week and year. It notes postal registration, circulation claims, and advertising policy with price changes possible, belonging to the Waterloo Iowa publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
WH Hartman Company
Park Avenues
Mareman
Pron
Beiter
W. Peterson
Bec'y-Treas
Gen. Mer
Iowa
Ibcenta
Warhmloo Evening Courier
Watkhiak
Kepokiter
61 Cygni parallax and motion from 19th century observations
Observations by Besse and Payne estimate the period of the binary system 61 Cygni at about 540 years with an orbit length about 2.5 times Uranus. Proper motion of five seconds per year yields a velocity of 44 miles per second. Refined measurements indicate a parallax near 0.3483 arcseconds, placing the star at about 692000 AU. Alpha Centauri is proposed as nearer, with a parallax near 0.9 arcseconds.
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Besse
Dinary
Cygni
Uran
Business Legislation and Economic Certainty Under Wilson
The article argues that business, with few exceptions, has had enough legislation and should be allowed to operate with less political interference. It asserts uncertainty in law harms plans, that trade endures, and that manufacturing drives growth more than new laws. It cites Wilson, Cleveland, Roosevelt, and Taft eras as similar in impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Washington
Congress
Potomac
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Taft
War and Literature Across the Ages
Essay argues war does not fuel lasting literature as claimed by some critics. It cites Howells’s view that great events rarely birth enduring poetry or novels, noting Civil War writing largely failed to become literature aside from Lowell’s Commemoration Ode. War is seen as an upheaval that stifles artistic expression, with German militarism cited as ending their novel tradition.
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William Dean Howells
Lowell
Germany
Florence
Dutr
To the Heart of the Matter THE SCIENTISTS
A reflective piece extols scientists as unseen workers who advertise little, claim no knowledge they lack, and prioritize discovery over wealth or fame. It praises quiet lab work, gifting advances to the world, and lauds the altruistic ethos of researchers. The author urges reverence for these scientific workers.
Beet Sugar Doomed Says California Industry Leader
A. R. B. Peck, president of the Anaheim sugar company, warns the beet sugar industry cannot survive without protection. California hosts thirteen beet sugar factories, with ten in operation this season and seven in Southern California. He estimates the plants are worth $16,160,000, a figure he says would be wiped out, while 108,000 acres are devoted to beet lands, much of it cited as unsuitable for other crops.
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A. R B. Peck
Anaheim
Cal
California
Beet sugar industry build up and tariff debate
The article argues beet sugar depends on tariffs to compete with European cane sugar. It notes California beet plants value machinery at 2 million dollars, 4 thousand workers in plants and 15 thousand in fields, and 60 thousand cattle fattened from beet pulp annually. It claims annual sugar exports bring 11 to 12 million dollars into California and discusses wages, foreign competition, and a congressionally ordered tariff review.
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California
Europe
Cane Sugar Trust
Funeral for Mrs G E Newton Held at Walnut Street Baptist
Funeral services for Mrs. G E Newton were conducted yesterday at Walnut Street Baptist Church with Rev J B Smith officiating. Flora McKray of Minneapolis and her sister Mrs Bess Williams of Prior Lake Minnesota attended. Interment followed at Fairview Cemetery.
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Miss. Newton
G. E. Newton
Walnut Street Baptist Church
J. B. Smith
Flora McKray
Minneapolis
Bess Williams
Prior Lake
Minn
Fairview Cemetery
Prophecies of Mother Shipton Come True
A long quoted prophecy first published in England in 1485 appears accurate on several points though not the end of the world claiming carriages without horses flights thoughts world waters and wonders underwater beings air visions iron floating gold found in stone England to admit a Jew and the world ending in 1881 remain disputed.
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Mother Shipton
England
America
Columbus
Knights of Columbus vote ten to Good Fellows club
At a Knights of Columbus meeting last evening the council approved a ten dollar donation to the Good Fellows club. Officers were installed with A A Duba as grand knight and Geo Sager as deputy grand knight among others. Trustees retained were Ad Murtagh and T J Cleary, with P F Klein newly elected. In 1913 India sent 162 students to the United States while China sent 894.
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Ai Og
Knights of Columbus
Good Fellows’ Club
A. A. Duba
Geo. Sager
W. J. Recafferitg
J. J. Gorman
L. F. Dunnward
H. H. Cordes
W. J. Wilhelm
E. A. Sager
M. L. Johnson
C. Liner
Ad. C. Murtagh
T. J. Cleary
P. F. Klein
India
United States
China
Learning to Speak Well in Evening Chit Chat
Ruth Cameron advises a reader with neglected early education to study a simple grammar or rhetoric cover to cover and read aloud with understanding. She suggests also immersing in good English writers like Stevenson Bennett Hawthorne Emerson and Thomas for improved speech skills.
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Stevenson
Arnold Bennett
Hawthorne Or
Ikmerson
Thomas
Geta-It's corn remedy promises swift relief
A vintage ad proclaims GETS-IT the sole remedy to banish corns and bunions. It promises painless action with immediate relief, claiming corns shrink and disappear in two seconds. Sold by druggists for 25 cents, or two bottles by mail from E Lawrence & Co Chicago.
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E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Speak Well and Correct Your English Daily
A reader asks how to improve English speech by surrounding oneself with educated people and accepting correction from a trusted friend. The writer says consistency matters, that perfection is rare, and that mistakes fade with effort. Plus, a note on Owatonna’s booming building year to date.
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Arnold Bennett
Rome
Another Woman Tells How Vinci Made Her Strong
Beallsville Ohio resident Mrs Anna Millison reports Vinci restored her health from fatigue and nervousness. She explains prior illness caused sleeplessness and poor appetite, and credits Vinci with improved appetite sleep and strength. Wangler Bros Co and J Miller Druggist Waterloo listed.
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Vinci
Bealaville
Ohio
Anna Millison
Beallsville
Condine Wangler Bros. Co
Druggstate
J. Miller
Waterloo
Town Sees Surge in New Buildings and Housing
Towntown experiences rapid growth with Armory post office First National Bank and Commercial Club Pillsbury gymnasium state public school additions Presbyterian church and Mitchell-Anderson block all rising. Nearly 100 homes built cost about 300000 yet no rental housing available in the dry town after saloons were removed.
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Armory
First National Bank and Commercial Club
Pillsbury
Presbyterian Church
Mitchell-Anderson
Buffalo Breaks for Wa' Conor Stirs Market Trade
The A. J. Wittick meat market on Fourth street west bought eight 1000 pound buffalo from Beatty Phillips near Pierre SD. Phillips reportedly has about 50 of the beasts, his first year selling for market. The slaughtered animal on display in front of the store.
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A. J. Wittick
Fourth Street West
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Maud S
Astronomy
Geo
Payne
UN Automobiles
Smilennis
K.c.s
Ruth Cameron
Owatonna
Conor
Witra
Tomor
Fifth Street
Chhuirie Mountain
East Fifth Street
Joe
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