Inside the Yerkes Observatory Eye at Williams Bay
A Chicago Tribune feature toured the Yerkes telescope at Williams Bay Wisconsin describing its 40 inch objective lens two large glass disks built by Alvan Clark and Sons, its 62 foot tube, electric axis movement and the moon and Saturn viewing details. The piece laments the eye like a mighty instrument revealing the solar system and hints at ongoing research on stellar motions and Vega's approach.
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Yerkes
University of Chicago
Williams Bay
Wis
Saturn
Jupiter
Earth
Lick Observatory
Barnard
Paris
Mantois
Lick
Chicago Titer Ocena
Yerkes Observatory
Wiliams Bay
Trale
Wale
Alvan Clark & Sons
Cambridgeport
Mass
Alvan G. Clark
Clark
Clarks
Frauenhofers
Frauenhofer
Alvan Chirk
Massachusetts
Burnham
Sle
Ing
Mount Hamilton
Imperial Observatory
Pulkova
Rusia
Dor
Prof
Europe
Tale
Prost
Merdingnd Emermuan
Vega
Vera
Zelaya of Nicaragua Seen as Central American Statesman
President J Santos Zelaya of Nicaragua, nearing fifty, a wealthy coffee planter, is regarded as one of the ablest statesmen in Central America. He has led the Liberal party since youth, studied in Paris, and earned a general’s rank in regional wars before his presidency was challenged by Gen Reyes who proclaimed himself provisional president with Honduran aid.
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Central America
J. Santos Zelaya
Nicaraguan Republic
Gen. Reyes
Central
South America
Lberal
Ile
Paris
Nicaragua
Honduras
Madrid Slums Breed Ferocious Mobs Cited as City’s Bane
The report describes Madrid’s sprawling slums with labyrinthine old streets and uninviting hovels. It argues that the squalor of these abodes nourishes mobs that terrorize the city, portraying the slums as a major urban problem.
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Madrid
Whitechapel
End of a Spendthrift Lloyd Aspinwall and a Roaring Youth
Lloyd Aspinwall, once famed in 'sport' circles and heir to a large fortune, died in a New York hotel after a life of yachts and fast pursuits. He spent years in luxury, then faded into retirement as funds dwindled, leaving behind a legacy of wealth and a string of broken relationships.
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Floyd Aspinwall
New York
Lfe
Berry Wall
Freddy Gebhardt
Aspinwall
William
Lloyd Aspinwall
Cornelia Sutton
Lillian Russell
George W. Julian A Leading Reformer Remembered
George W. Julian died recently at his Indianapolis home. Born in Indiana eighty two years ago he became a tireless reformer and anti slavery advocate. He entered state legislature at 28 and rose to national prominence as a free soil leader and congressman. He ran as free soil candidate for vice president in 1862, joined the Republicans later and served on war conduct and public lands committees before backing Greeley in 1872 and drifting from the party thereafter.
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George W. Julian
Indianapolis
Ife
Indiana
Free Soil
Congress
Republican Party
Washington
Tie
Grant
Greeley
Regaining His Fortitude Grubb Cuts a Remarkable Figure
The article profiles General Grubb a former minister to Spain and once New Jersey gubernatorial candidate. It recounts his finance crash with William M. Kaufman & Co in Sheridan, Pennsylvania, his 24 hour trip to Spain, and his return, followed by efforts to salvage iron ventures. It notes his $160,000 yearly income and plans to reopen his grand home and estate with English capital.
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Spain
Sheridan
Grubb
Hope
Ile
The Advantage of One F Eye
A World War era anecdote recounts a Gettysburg veteran with one eye who argued for service in a New York regiment. He meets the President in Washington, who notes his single eye. The colonel replies that he gains the advantage of aiming without closing his other eye. He had fought at Santiago.
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Ann
Gettysburg
New York
Washington
Ile
Santiago
Zebra breeding for draft work on South African farms
On several South African farms experiments with Burchells zebra aim to breed a mule resistant to the tsetse fly. Zebras trained for draft use carry well in a mule team but cannot endure over-driving. The text notes the summer girl should not travel beyond twenty.
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Burchell
Ingenious Inclined Road Bridge Delights Town Officials
A tornado-damaged town faced rebuilding a unique inclined bridge over the Mississippi. The design curves in place on rising pillars to funnel vehicles from river to town, after Hastings officials demanded preservation of public highway and the engineer won approval for the freak structure. The piece notes public support and a dramatic early test of the new route.
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Tastings
Mill
Hastings
Wind & Ai
Ings
Long Beard Left in Muslin Bag at Bedside
A Kansas man identified as W. W. Smith of Once goes to bed with a muslin bag under his pillow containing his unusually long beard. He notes the beard stands about eight feet when measured.
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W. W. Smith
Fragmented OCR Text About Random Thoughts and Names
The readable parts describe scattered phrases about growing teams and events, mentioning cities and people in a jumbled, incoherent way. It reads as a noisy collage of terms rather than a coherent report with a clear subject or action.
Linen back through a je
Fragmentary OCR text describes a linen back movement through a process or location. The readable bits hint at an item passing a surface or route but lack clear names, dates, or outcomes to establish a full event.
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Williams Bay Observatory
Mies
Williams Bay, Wis
Eyenece
President Zelaya
George Washington
Julian
BE. Bené Ervnn
London
Lombard Street
Nu Follo
Severy Ompanio
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