Roosevelt recounts narrow escape on Mount Kenya hunt
In Scribner's Magazine June issue, Theodore Roosevelt continues African Game Trails recounting a near-fatal encounter with an elephant on Mount Kenya. He and companions narrowly avoided attack as the bull charged, then describes stalking elephants in Meru and compares elephant brain power to that of rhinoceros.
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Scribner's Magazine
Theodore Roosevelt
Mount
Kenia
Roosevelt
R. J. Cuninghame
Mr. Roosevelt
Meru
Elephant Hunt and Early Gyroscope Plane Innovation
A hunter describes a near encounter with a charging bull elephant and a precise brain shot that missed, followed by a second bullet. The narrative shifts to Stanley Y. Beach's creation of the first gyroscope stabilized monoplane tested at Stratford, Conn with a gyroscope under the motor providing 900 pounds of resisting force at one foot.
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Stanley Y. Beach
New York
Stratford
Conn
Mr. Beach
Bleriot
English Channel
To Grow 2 000 Roses on One Bush
Berkeley gardener IHlugo Lilienthal plans to graft 2 000 rose varieties on a single bush and expects blooms from nearly every known United States variety. He already has 100 varieties flowering on the plant.
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Ihlugo Lilienthal
Berkeley
Cal
United States
Lilienthal
Why Sugar Is Dear Taxing American Families $8 Yearly
A historical critique argues the sugar tariff drains families by about $8 annually. It labels the sugar trust as a robber baron force, cites raw sugar duties at roughly 78.87 percent, and claims higher consumer prices ripple through fruit canning and preserves. It contrasts Britain’s cheap sugar and notes opposition from the National Canners Association and refiners.
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Great Britain
H. J. Heinz Company
Pitsburg
England
Edward Atkinson
Dundee
Scotland
National Canners’ Association
Congress
Sugar Trust
Claus A. Spreckels
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Ways and Means Committee
Washington
Louisiana Sugar Growers
California
Utah
Colorado
Prize Piano Contest Offers 4280 in Prizes
The notice announces a prize piano contest with total prizes of 4280 and asserts every entrant wins a prize. It recalls G F McDougall of 209 North M Street winning first prize a previous round a piano and notes the next contest aims to exceed the prior success. Eilers Music House is named as a leading piano dealer.
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G. F. McDougall
North M Street
Eilers Music House
Seattle
Five congressmen replaced after Aldrich tariff vote
The piece notes elections have filled vacancies from the deaths of five congressmen D Armand Missouri Lassiter Virginia Griggs Georgia Lovering Massachusetts Perkins New York. It claims no replacement supports the tariff law and blames trusts for high living costs while asserting the tariff fuels their vitality.
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D’armand
Missouri
Lassiter
Virginia
Griggs
Georgia
Lovering
Massachusetts
Perkins
New York
Kansas City Times
Free Food Imports and Global Markets
The New York Sun argues against free listing of food, noting relief from high prices would come only if foreign supplies are available. It cites Canada Russia and Argentina as export sources and suggests tariffs shape production. Opening ports could boost global supply and farm output, countering the notion that tariffs protect farmers.
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New York Sun
Canada
Russia
Argentina
America
England
Electric Bitters Advertised For Health And Beauty
An advertising claim promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy for women’s health issues. It asserts benefits including purified blood improved digestion and liver and kidney function, stronger nerves, brighter eyes, and clearer skin. Available in 50cc bottles at A W Shelley's.
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A. W. Shelley’s
Summer Suits Offered by A. W. Barkley
A. W. Barkley Wishkah Block urges shoppers to buy summer suits before July Fourth to secure the best style fabric and fit. Prices range from 18.00 to 25.00 and the shop promises top-quality makers and genuine summer comfort.
Genuine Surprise Reveals Old Beau Believed You Single
Dialogue from Philadelphia Press and London Tit-Bits shows Tess and Jess debating a marriage with Tess claiming to have told an ex beau about the nuptials. The exchange includes a startled reaction and a dusty mirror remark from Buggins and a porter in a London humor piece.
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Tess
Jess
Philadelphia Press
London
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