Pioneer's tale of Corinne and railroads ruined by rivals
An elderly California railroad man recalls founding Corinne in 1868 with fellow workers and speculators. He describes bold plans for a transcontinental line, growth to 4,500 people, a steamship on the lake, wagon trains, and visions of irrigation, all undone by Central Pacific and Union Pacific clashes and parallel lines to Brigham City ending Corinne.
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California
Sorvine
Union Pacific
Bear River
Corinne
Ogden
Salt Lake
Montana
Central Pacific
Promonttory
Sidney Dillon
Brigham City
State Ownership Of Railroads Outlined By British Commission
A British commission reports on global state involvement in railways. It divides 41 countries into four groups, detailing ownership, leasing to private firms, or government assistance with private passage stages. The list includes India Canada New Zealand Brazil Denmark France Norway Scotland Greece Luxembourg and Guatemala among others.
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India
Canada
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
New Zealand
Cape Colony
Natal
Transvaal
Orange River
Austria-Hungary
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Chile
Colombia
Cuba
Denmark
France
Varius
German Empire
Honduras
Italy
Japan
Norway
Portugal
Rumania
Russia
Servia
Siam
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Newfoundland
Nicaragua
Netherlands
Greece
Luxemburg
Spain
Guatemala
Winchester Seerage Bond Issue Bid Notice
The City of Winchester invites sealed bids for fifty thousand dollars of sewerage bonds issued in five hundred dollar denominations. Bonds bear 4 percent interest from July 1, 1909, payable semiannually for 30 years, with possibility to redeem after 20 years. Bids must include payment and certification. bids due June 23, 1909.
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City OF Winchester
General Assembly of
Virginia
Common Council
Winchester
Finance Committee
County Court House
Shirley Carter
Fred. L. Gulaize
Hunter H. McGuire
REO Wins Another Trophy In Newark Endurance Run
REO captured its class at Newark New Jersey on May 31 defeating the nearest rival by 19 points. The two cylinder REO was the only chain drive in its class and won a grueling endurance contest proving the car’s direct drive and staying power. The piece also promotes corsets from Russ Palmer & Green and a newspaper ad urging readers to read The Star.
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RHO
Lptf
Steepest Railroad Opens Near Bon In The Tyrol
A new railway line near Bon in the Tyrol claims the steepest grade in the world with 70 percent ascent in the steepest section and 66 percent in other parts. The electric line climbs to Viriel Verrace on the Eisach River, with a car carrying 32 passengers and a rise rate of five feet per second. Frank W. Morse of Grand Truth Pacific led a tour for grain dealers and elevator men scouting sites as settlers prepare to ship wheat this year.
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Bon
Tysrol
Mendel
Virell Verrace
Eisach
Frank W. Morse
The
Grand Truth Pacific
Winnipeg
Mr. Morse
Suburbaniders suspect barrowing on creek incident
Two suburbanites recount seeing Goodley return home wearing no clothes. They relay disbelief that he drinks, noting he may have been swimming in a creek when his clothes were stolen.
An Object Lesson In Advertising
On June 5 Joseph Suli van lost a pocket book containing $67.70 and receipts. He advertised in The Star and on June 10 the pocket book and money were returned. Arthur Pletcher found the item and promptly returned it after reading the ad.
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Joseph Sulivan
the Star
Arthur Pletcher
Berry Picker Flees From Large Blacksnakes Near Blair's Valley
Grant Clark of near Hagerstown was driven from a straw berry path in Blair's Valley above Clearspring by two of the largest blacksnakes he ever saw. He almost stepped on them and they attacked forcing him to abandon his bucket and flee. The reptiles followed him some distance. they measured over 6 feet each.
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Grant Clark
Hagerstown
Blair's
Clearspring
Heo
Court Puts Value On Human Toes
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals refused a writ of error in the case of Richmond Traction Company and Edith Austin Martin, valuing each human toe at 416.67 dollars after a streetcar accident left a four year old girl with injuries. A Richmond circuit court jury had awarded the child 2,500 dollars.
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Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Richmond Traction Company
Austin Martin
Edith Martin
Richmond
Miss Alice Joynes Spends Summer at the Inn
Miss Alice B. Joynes of Washington is spending the summer at the Inn, as reported in local society notes from the period.
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Alice B. Joynes
Washington
Mislaid French Colony Clipperton Island Found by Mexico
A damaged report states France misplaced Clipperton Island in the Pacific, ten degrees north, near the Panama Canal, later found by Mexico. A French warship had visited periodically and spotted Mexican uniforms and a Mexican flag on the island. The matter is with the French foreign office and communications are pending.
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France
Mexico
Clipperton Island
Pacific Ocean
Frerch Raitors
Panama Canal
Tance
Foreign Office
Did George Washington Pay the Driver Joke
An Englishman and an American discuss honesty with a quip about George Washington. The American claims Washington was the most honest man, citing confessing to chopping the cherry tree, prompting the Englishman to ask humorously if Washington paid the driver.
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George Washington
George
Seeing and Believing in Psychic Research
A witty exchange frames the path to becoming a psychic researcher. The hard-headed respondent questions the exact steps while the other notes that belief in everything seen and feeling what one believes are key, framing a paradox about perception and credulity.
Squirrel and Rabot Quarrel in the Woods
A forest dispute unfolds as a squirrel taunts a robot figure. The robot responds with a dismissive remark and a wiggling nose, fueling the odd woodland exchange.
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