Sulphur Cache Found on Mount McCutcheon Alaska
Swedish expert George Carlson reports vast deposits of pure sulfur on Mount McCutcheon Unalaska Island sparking hopes Alaska will dominate the sulfur market. Beds lie in blanket strata across the mountain with sixteen tapping points yielding purer sulfur than Sicily Iceland. Accessible by a ten mile tramway, the site features an extinct crater, eternal snow and brutal damp weather.
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Tacomsa
Alaska
Sicily
Mount McCutcheon
Unalaska Island
George Carlson
Elihu Thompson
Dutch Harbor
Iceland
British Foresight Questioned Over Borneo Isles Annexation
London reports the Daily Chronicle on a delicate Anglo American dispute after the US annexes seven Sulu islands. Officials seek Washington explanation as the isles, strategic for Sanakan harbor, shift from Sultanate of Sulu to the British North Borneo Company. The US claims conquest rights and a defined boundary between Philippine and Sulu possessions.
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London
Daily Chronicle
America
Borneo
British Foreign Office
Washington
Sultan of Sulu
British North Borneo Company
Sanakan Harbor
Andabukay
United States
Philippines
Sulu Sea
British Borneo Company
Improved Stock Waterer Promises Pure Drinking Water
An inventor touts a double cast iron drinking bowl attached to an outside tank that filters and preserves purity. The unit, estimated at 10 to 15 cents per tree, prevents contamination as cattle drink, according to the Country Gentleman.
ModernAutomatic Fountain Design Protects Water Supply
An automatic drinking fountain uses a brass float and lever to regulate flow, closing the valve when the bowl is full to prevent contamination. The mechanism isolates the storage reservoir, ensuring no foreign matter enters the water system. In Wisconsin, a herd of twenty five Guernseys and Jerseys yields profits per cow of over two dollars from milk and butter, with skim milk adding further value through veal pork and poultry uses. Orchard care notes favor washing trees twice yearly, destroy caterpillar nests promptly, and enlist wrens via protective boxes to curb pests, while winter protection strategies for peaches show practical commercial viability as demonstrated by Colorado growers led by Prof. W Paddock.
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Guernseys
Jerseys
Wisconsin
Massachusetts Ploughman
W. Paddock
Colorado
Danville Iron Coal King Builds Fortunes From Beginnings
Michael Kelly, an Irish immigrant who started as a brick yard laborer in Danville, built a coal business from a thin soil deposit near town. He expanded to land purchases, delivery teams, and coal sales to farmers and residents, selling to Chicago capitalists for 3 million dollars. His wealth together with other investments places him at four million dollars. He is known for temperate habits and democratic tastes.
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Danville
Michael Kelly
Ireland
Kelly
Mike Kelly
Chicago
Mr. Kelly
Ruins of First Church in America Still Extant
The tower remains at Jamestown Virginia marking the last relic of the earliest English settlement. Ancient bricks were shipped from England in small batches for the old church and other colonial structures, now a picturesque ruin set amid green foliage.
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First Church
America
New World
Jamestown
Istand
England
Excerpts From a Tangled Patchwork of Old Stories
The passage blends colonial Virginia motifs with a comic tale of suspected infidelity and a curious list of scientific terms. It references the Jamestown area, the Poehahon tas christening, and the ruin proposed for an exposition. A broker narrates a wife testing her husband’s sobriety with a word-list test.
Speaking tips for a popular voice and courteous conduct
A man seeking to measure his popularity as a speaker should hire a hall and charge 50 cents at the door. Consider a picture in favorable light and treat others with the same courtesy. The widow’s distress is not always her fault, she remains inconsolable.
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Philadelphia Ledger
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New England
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John Rolfe
James River
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Telephone
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Washington Abstract Company
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Wash
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Bellefonte
Penn
Harry A. Flayes
Hayes & Hayes, Bankers
Aberdeen, Wash
J. G. Lewis
C. W. Miller
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George L. Hilton
San Fracisco
Heron ST. Aberdeen
R. P. Porter
eChoice Brands
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Pacific Transfer
Robert Lowry
Pacific Hotel
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W. E. Crist
Palace Restaurant
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Heron
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Cor. H and
Hume
Fred Redinger
Barber Chop
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