Broadway Cable Road Construction Plans and Challenges
The Broadway cable road project in New York progresses through complex underground work. Engineers navigate multiple utilities and an undermined Sixth Avenue elevated structure to lay a 517-100 mile line in a 15 foot wide trench. Two cables run in the conduit with one active and one spare, with 12,000 pound cable tension and 2,000 horsepower demand, using 550 pound yokes across 4,000 placements.
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Xaver
Cass ‘Reater
Caewii
Pragece
Alhas Aan St
Crimmins
John D. Vitani
Pan
Houston
Fifty-first Street
Tem
Westerm Union Telegraph Company
Telephone
Electric
Sixth Avenue
Broadway
Thirty-third
Thirty-fourth Streets
Twenty-third Street
Western Union
Dey Street
Madi
Broadway Union
South Ferry
Fifty-ninth Street
Fiftyninth Street
Springfield
Broadway Road
125Th Street
Croton
Fourteenth Street
Houston Street
Battery
Thirty-sixth
Thirty-seventh
Fifty First Street
Thirty-sixth Street
New York Evening Sun
Mastodon tusk stories from Turner on Alaskan survey
J H Turner leads Porcupine river surveying party in Alaska and stores relics in the Appraisers' building including mastodon tusks reindeer antlers and furs. He describes 7000 square miles of timbered plains near the Davidson range and a 2000 foot high ridge with a 6000 foot peak.
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J. H. Turner
Porcupine River
Arctic Ocean
Turner
Davidson Range
Mr. Turner
Yukon River
Fort Yukon
Black River
San Francisco Chronicle
The Sin of Borrowing Trouble Sermon Ends in Faith
A Sunday sermon argues against borrowing trouble, urging readers to trust God daily. The speaker compares life to a garden and sea, warns that fear and foreboding erode duty, finances, and health, and praises gratitude, prayer, and present blessings to avoid future anxieties.
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Redeemer
Helen Chalmers
Thomas Chalmers
Free Church of Scotland
McCheynes
Robin
God
Payson
Robert Hall
Theolore Frelinghuysen
Judas
Joshua
Patmos
Jesus
Una
Angi
Buttons and Veiling in a Broadway Boutique
A maid in a Louis Quinze coat and bias-cut tailor-made skirt argues for shopping heft in a Broadway store. Her companion counters with a quip about buying six buttons, showcasing a moment of retail banter and style.
Piccadilly Walks from Regent Street to Hyde Park Corner
A vivid description of Piccadilly in London from Regent Street westward through St James's Street Arlington Street to the Duke of Wellington's arch and Apsley House. The piece notes green park frontage, unremarkable houses, and landmarks like Burlington House St James's Palace the arch and statue of Wellington and the Byron statue with Boatswain carving attributed to Belt or an artist’s ghost.
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Piccadilly
London
Regent Street
Burlington House
St. James's Street
St. James's Palace
Forei
Lottie
Duke of Wellington
Apsley House
Hyde Park Corner
Park Gates
Achilles
Lord Byron
Boatswain
Mr. Belt
Scribner
Trade Schools Provide Fast Track to Skilled Work
The editor of the Builder and Wood Worker argues trade schools offer quick, structured instruction in the why and how of work. A teenager can begin at seventeen or eighteen and reach the same level a shop would take years to complete, while gaining a solid educational foundation for ongoing advancement.
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Builder and Wood Worker
Indian wars cost U S government over six hundred million
The series of conflicts labeled as Indian wars from 1776 to 1885 accumulated total governmental outlay of 606 339 200 dollars. The figure aggregates military expenses, logistics, and related costs across multiple campaigns and periods, reflecting a substantial financial burden on federal and colonial administrations.
Reverent doubt as source of true power, Brooks quote
The passage asserts that humility before the unknown sustains power and sight while irreverence breeds blindness. It argues that bold people who presume full comprehension render the world shallow and trivial.
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Wei Wao
Phillips Brooks
Isaac N. Setroman of New York Banking a Railroad Leader
Isaac N. Setroman is described as the ablest of the second generation bearing the family name. He is regarded as a prime factor in vast banking and railroad holdings and has studied railroad engineering with practical experience on a Western system.
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Isaac N. Setroman
New York
New Paper Scientists Claim Boiling-Resistant Material
A newly invented wafer paper reportedly withstands boiling water without disintegrating, suggesting potential culinary and industrial uses. Researchers emphasize durability under high heat and chemical resistance.
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New York Recorder
Rev. DR. Talmage
Matthew
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