Heat Record Devastates Kansas City Amid Drought Suffering
Kansas City and surrounding areas endure a dramatic heat wave with temperatures reaching 128 in streets and 106 in the city, causing numerous prostrations and at least nine deaths. Farmers rush cattle to market as corn and wheat prices rise amid the drought. a late shower offers minor relief with no lasting drought break.
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Kansas City
Weather Bureau
Kan
Kansas City Weather Bureau
Lawrence
State University
Kansas
Missouri
Joplin
Zinc
Fort Scott
Flood of fake New Brunswick notes circulates nationwide
Secret Service Chief Wilkie reports counterfeit money printed from old State Bank of New Brunswick plates. Notes, mainly twos but some ones and fives, pass as real yet lack US backing. Fraud under state law possible. Canadian frontier markets are a common path for these forgeries. Up to about two million dollars may be circulating.
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Washington
Wilkie
Secret Service
State Bank of
United States
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Ice floes blockade delays Peary relief steamer Erik
The mail steamer Home reports the Labrador coast heavily blocked by ice floes, especially north, preventing penetration. The Erik relief steamer will be delayed and could miss Turnavia, Northern Labrador, and its last mail before entering the Arctic circle after the Home abandoned its terminus attempt.
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St. Johns
N. F
Home
Labrador
Erik
Turnavia
Arctic Circle
Turin 1902 Exposition Hope for US Artisans
The Italian embassy in Washington forwarded a Turin mayor's letter to President McKinley hoping Americans will participate in the 1902 international exposition of modern decorative art in Turin under the king's patronage.
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Washington
State Department
Turin
McKinley
United States
Italy
Alaska Tragedy Report From Nome and Unimak Island
Port Townsend reports from Nome that the steamship Oregon arrived in quarantine with many passengers after sailing July 13. A tragedy is noted on Unimak island where a tent was found collapsed and gear pierced by knife cuts. The steamer Ruth, disabled by ice, was towed to Nome after storm damage in Behring Sea.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Oregon
Nome
Unimak Island
Thomas F. Bayard
Bayard
Ruth
Golofin Bay
Cape Nome
Behring Sea
Santa Ana
Lightning destroys lumber carrier off Green Island
A large schooner or steam barge was struck by lightning during a severe storm near Green Island Wisconsin and burned to loss. The crew is believed dead or unaccounted for, with no wreckage found three miles offshore. The vessel was en route from the Sturgeon Bay canal likely a Chicago or Milwaukee lumber carrier. Communication to Sturgeon Bay could not ID the craft.
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Sturgeon Bay Canal
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sturgeon Bay
Firemen's Strike Ends in Wyoming Valley
Wilkesbarre Pa July 24 The stationary firemen's strike ends after a joint meeting of strikers and United Mineworkers executive board. A resolution asks all strikers to report for work tomorrow. If refused by companies the union will pursue their cases. Mines resume operations with UMW aid as committees seek reinstatement and spaces are opened for old firemen.
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Wilkesbarre
United Mineworkers
Wyoming Valley
Ambushed South African Constabulary Near Petrysburg
War office casualty list reports a South African constabulary patrol ambushed near Petrysburg on July 16. Two were killed one wounded and 17 missing believed captured by the Boers.
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London
War Office
Petrysburg
Europeans Seek Firm Action From Powers Over Tien Tsin
Europeans in Tien Tsin believe preventing another outbreak hinges on firm power. They urge recognition of this in Europe and the United States. The mood in Tien Tsin is that China remains unrepentant and Li Hung Chang reportedly dismissed a provisional government member and spoke of ousting it.
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Tien Tsin
Europe
United States
China
Li Hung Chang
British Missionaries Travel Unarmed to Tai Yuen Fu
A dispatch from Pekin to the Times reports a British missionary delegation with Major Periera traveled to Tai Yuen Fu in Shan Si to inspect mission property and native Christians. They moved unarmed, relying on a protective path that was faithfully fulfilled and were well received everywhere.
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London
Major Periera
Tai Yuen Fu
Shan Si
Times
Pekin
International Mining Congress Opens in Boise Agenda for Dept of Mines
The fourth annual International Mining Congress met at the Columbia theater Boise with 36 states and three foreign countries represented. Governor Hunt welcomed attendees and J Bradford Prince of New Mexico outlined the push to create a federal department of mines to advance the industry. A gavel of Idaho mahogany with Trade Dollar silver was presented to Prince by Major Fred R. Reed.
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Boise
Idaho
International Mining Congress
Columbia Theater
Hunt
Alexander
J. H. Richards
Congress
E. L. Shafner
Cleveland, O
W. H. Tibball
Salt Lake
Tom Ewing
Los Angeles
J. Bradford Prince
New Mexico
Prince
Department of Mines
Government Department of Mines
C. J. Moore
Colorado
Committee On
Mahon
McKinley
Roosevelt
Fred R. Reed
Major Reed
James A. Pinney
Tutuila Controversy Over U S Territorial Status
A Samoan dispute from Tutuila questions whether the island is part of the United States for customs. Importers would face extra duties if consular certificates were needed for goods from German Samoa, with prevailing opinion suggesting free trade on nonmanufacturing islands. The Tutuila government has not acted decisively.
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Tutuila
San Francisco
United States
German Samoa
British Disasters Report From Pretoria July 25
Lord Kitchener reports a Cape Town train with 118 details and stores captured and burned at Scheepera eight miles north of Bolufortwest on July 21. Three killed, 18 wounded. An inquiry is underway. Crabbe with 300 men attacked near Craddock by Kritzinger at dawn July 21. Crabbe retreated to Mortimer. losses slight.
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London
British War Office
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Cape Town
Scheepera
Bolufortwest
Crabbe
Craddock
Kritzinger
Mortimer
Britain and Russia discuss Chinese revenue sources proposal
A Pekin dispatch to the Daily Mail reports Great Britain counters Russia on 10 percent customs, urging acceptance of existing Chinese revenue sources for now. If short, new sources could be considered. several powers back the proposal though it has frail chances of adoption.
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London
Great Britain
Russia
Pekin
Daily Mail
Legislature Extends Session After Oversized Appropriations
Honolulu reports the extra session finished approving largely overestimates of income with departmental cuts and near old salary levels. Washington is awaited on the potential bond issue under the 1896 loan act, to relieve financial strain if McKinley approves. The militia funds were restored and Chinese deposits totaling $235000 are being used, prompting a protest from the Chinese consul. A large cane fire in Hamakua, Hawaii, caused over 25000 dollars in damages, destroying 80 to 85 acres of young cane and about 800 acres of forest.
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Honlulu
San Francisco
Washington
McKinsey
Republic of Hawaii
Yang Wai Pin
Cooper
Hamakua
Hawaii
Notorious Benders Located Near Fort Collins
Four alleged members of the Bender gang, linked to murders near Galena over 15 years ago, are found near Fort Collins, Colorado. Governor Stanley issues requisition papers for their return to Kansas based on affidavits from four men who identified the suspects. The infamous family lured travelers and buried bodies around their Galena farm. parents and children would now be in their 70s and 50s respectively.
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Topeka
Kan
Bender
Galena
Fort Collins
Colo
Stanley
Colorado
Kansas
Frank Ayers
Kate Bender
Benders
Refund of Porto Rico duties denied by attorney general
Washington July 25 Attorney General Knox declined to issue an opinion on whether the secretary of the treasury is authorized to refund duties collected on imports from Porto Rico between ratification of the Spanish treaty and the Foraker act. The decision rests with the controller of the treasury. Treasury officials say refunds totaling about 2 million dollars will proceed.
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Washington
Knox
Secretary of the Treasury
Porto Rico
Treasury
Treasury Department
Army transports save $38000 daily in Manila water service
Reports to Adjutant General Corbin by Major James B. Alishire show the water transportation department in Manila saved $38000 daily over the last three months. Plans include direct Manila New York operations and a monthly mail service between San Francisco and Manila using two of the fastest transports for quicker mail handling.
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Manila
Corbin
James B. Alishire
Water Transportation Department of the
Army
New York
San Francisco
Revenue Raiders reinforced as moonshine war flares in Tennessee
Monterey Tennessee July 25. The Nashville posse aiding the revenue raiders arrived under Revenue Agent Chapman and U S Marshal Overal. They found the region quiet and information on moonshiners scarce. Deputy Marshal Thomas Price is wounded but expected to live only a short time.
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Monterey
Tenn
Nashville
Chapman
United States
Overal
Thomas Price
Making a Permanent Pasture From Old Farm Land
A farm guidance article advises abandoning poor pasture and reseeding with a mix of red and Alsike clovers, Kentucky bluegrass, orchard grass, meadow fescue, redtop, and timothy. Seed in September after soil prep, with buckwheat plowed under for humus, followed by fertilizer and good rolling. First year grazing should wait until year two.
Coal tar boards target plum curculio disease
An 19th century note reports coating a six to eight foot board with coal tar and nailing it to a pole among plum branches to repel curculio insects. The tar smell deters pests and may protect crops, with reapplication every two to three weeks during fruit set to ripen.
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Massachusetts
Longfellow bush bean praised for early yield
The Longfellow bush bean is favored by market gardeners for its early, desirable pods. It appears to surpass other varieties now grown, with pods often six and a half to seven inches long.
Description of early season string beans variety
The variety is pale green and straight with a smooth skin free of inner tough skin. It has a delicate flavor and ripens uniformly. The vines yield prolifically and the crop comes in nearly simultaneously, often a week earlier than other good sorts.
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Handy Milk Stool Described And Measured
The article details a milk stool with legs spread over a large area to prevent tipping. The stool is described as 12 inches long and 8 inches wide with a seat of two inch pine boards. Holes bored nearly through the board are noted.
Makeshift adjustable legs from broomsticks
An Exchange note describes repurposing old broomsticks as adjustable legs. Fit ends to holes in a drawing, drive in tight, then saw to desired length for a temporary support.
Infertility in Poultry Hens Linked to Feed and Care
The article discusses why a portion of eggs fail to hatch, noting infertility arises from hen and cock structure, overfeeding, and poor nutrition. It urges varied diets with meat and leafy greens, proper head of the flock care, and moderation of hens per cock for fertile eggs.
Cold Storage on Farma Seeds Cooperative Prospects
The article argues that few farms grow enough fruit or vegetables to justify a cold storage plant yet a cooperative facility could be profitable with multiple growers. Apples illustrate the advantage of storing winter fruit to fetch higher prices after losses from storage costs.
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Farma
New Varieties of Strawberries
Two causes hasten the sale and quick decline of new strawberry varieties. Heavy manuring and vigilant care yield large fruit, yet rushed to market, weakened plants are forced to send runners. All runners are taken, even those far from the parent plant, producing weak young plants.
Clipped Work Horse Proves Easier to Maintain
A Michigan Farmer note describes clipping a work horse for two summers and finding it significantly improves the animal. The clipped horse sweats less, hair untwists less, and cleaning after work takes far less time while the horse stays cleaner and works better.
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Michigan
Pruning Raspberries and Blackberries for New Growth
Guidance on trimming young raspberry and blackberry canes to three feet and pinching laterals. For large patches, use shears or a sharp sickle to avoid finger soreness from pinching with nails.
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