Special ship planned for Bernier five year polar voyage
Plans for a vessel built in Vancouver for Captain Joseph Bernier to undertake a North Polar expedition lasting five years. J. R. Tyrrell will accompany the party on an eighty thousand dollar ship with a detachable rudder propeller, flush deck, three masts, and a 7000 square foot sail area. Crew includes six scientists among fourteen aboard.
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Vancouver
B. C
Joseph Bernier
J. R. Tyrrell
Bernier
Wholesale Bigamy In a Chicago Romance Exposed
Chicago Chronicle reports Count Leopold de Melville known as Leo Frasquini held by New York police for bigamy. The piece says he is the husband of at least 50 women across multiple affairs and famed as a European duelist who bore scars from many battles.
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Chicago
Lepold de Melville
Leo Frasquini
New York
Europe
Belgium
To Kill Robbers Plan in Southern China Provinces
Tacoma reports Viceroy To at Canton orders a wide scheme to kill at least 3000 robbers this summer. Town gentry must name local bad characters, with informers rewarded and pardons for those who help bring three others to justice. Plague death toll cited in Lambo district, Hainan island.
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Tacoma
Canton
Kwang
China
Hong Kong
Lambo
Hainan Island
Li Hung Chang censured in special imperial edict
A Pekin dispatch reports Li Hung Chang severely censured in an edict after German forces moved toward China following the French Chinese boundary agreement. The edict orders Li to prevent the expedition and places responsibility if he fails. It notes Viceroys Liu Kun Yi and Chang Chih Tung as joint negotiators with Li and Prince Ching, whom Li allegedly spurns. Li must consult them on all important matters henceforth.
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London
Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Liu Kun Yi
Chang Chih Tung
Prince Ching
Negotiations Stall on Panama Canal Treaty With Colombia
Secretary Hay informed Dr. Charles Martinez Silva Colombian minister that no treaty for US acquisition of the Panama canal can be negotiated until a preliminary agreement like that with Nicaragua and Costa Rica is reached Dr. Silva remains in Washington to discuss Panama canal questions
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New York
Washington
Hay
Charles Martinez Silva
United States
Panama Canal
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Silva
Aguinaldo Reports Pacification Efforts From Prison Quarters
Emile Aguinaldo says he is doing all he can to aid pacification and may favor American sovereignty. He speaks of insurgent leaders surrendering, hopes for amnesty, and asks prisoners in Guam to be released after peace is achieved. He attributes prior communication issues to guerrilla warfare and praises U.S. authorities.
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Manila
Emile Aguinaldo
Malacanan Palace
Congress
Aguinaldo
United States
Tinio
Lusban
Malvar
Guam
Philippines
Major mining deals under negotiation in Baker City
In Baker City on April 25 reports say several large mining agreements are in motion. The Lee in the Alamo district is being bonded for a major sum by an English syndicate, with up to 100000 to be invested this season if favorable. The Climax near Golconda has a bond with Eastern capitalists and 150000 to be paid within 30 days. Milwaukee interests eye the Blue Bird, aiming to bond for six months, with significant development spending and a final 50000 payment if the deal completes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker City
Alamo District
Golconda
Milwaukee
Vesuvius Erupts As Clouds Of Smoke Rise In Paris
The volcano at Vesuvius is in active eruption with smoke columns for a week and lava beginning to flow. Scientists, students, and American tourists are leaving Paris by train for Naples as tremors are minimal. The crater fire glows intensely at night and cinders rain has touched areas around the volcano.
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New York
Paris
Mount
Vesuvius
Naples
Kitchener Proclaims Martial Law in Cape Colony
Lord Kitchener issues proclamations declaring that residents in martial law districts found bearing arms or aiding the enemy will be tried by court martial and face severe penalties, including potential execution. The measure aims to suppress armed resistance and protect British forces.
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Cape Town
Lord Kitchener
Cape Colony
Syndicate Hires Stanford Professor to Explore Nitre Beds Near Lovelocks
A San Francisco syndicate of local capitalists engages Professor Emery E. Smith of Stanford to examine nitre beds near Lovelocks Nevada. If his report warrants it, a large company will be formed to develop the beds.
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San Francisco
Emery E. Smith
Stanford University
Lovelocks
Nev
Smith
Oregon Washington and Idaho Men Named for Army Lieutenants
The secretary of war released a list of 588 men chosen for first and second lieutenants under the army reorganization bill. Oregon, Washington, and Idaho each have at least one appointee who served in the Philippines and in volunteer regiments, now holding commissions to be mustered into the regular army.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Idaho
Philippines
Oregon
Lincoln remains moved to rebuilt Illinois monument crypt
The remains of Abraham Lincoln and his family were moved from a temporary vault to the crypt inside the rebuilt Lincoln monument in Springfield Illinois. Governor Yates and state officials witnessed the ceremony which followed a long cementing of the vault and a cost of about $100000. The marble sarcophagus now seals the president's remains for likely all time.
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Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Ilinois
Yates
Lincoln Monument Association
Lincoln Guard of Honor
Humphrey
United States District Court
Insane Impulse Shatters Portland Telephone Crew
In Portland on April 26, George H. Brainard a New England Telephone Company foreman opened fire on coworkers on the fourth floor. He killed one and fatally wounded another and two others. He then tried to shoot a deputy marshal resisting arrest. Motive presumed insanity, though no prior or later signs appeared. Brainard commanded a crew of 14 employees.
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Portland
New England Telephone Company
George H. Brainard
Brainard
Telephone Company
Pauncefote and Hay Discuss Canal Project
Lord Pauncefote the British ambassador met with Secretary of State Hay for an hour in Washington. With Hay soon to depart, the talks sought to settle pending business, focusing on the canal project while Hay probes Senate receptivity to another treaty after Congress adjourned.
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Washington
Lord Pauncefote
Hay
State Department
Congress
Senate
State Board of Control Moves to Olympia
The state board of control offices have moved to Olympia by order of Governor Rogers. The relocation faced opposition from Tacoma businessmen and places the board in the Stuart building until the state takes possession of the new capitol on May 25.
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Olympia
State Board of Control
Rogers
Tacoma
Stuart Building
Venezuela Faces Foreign Powers Over Court Decrees
A Washington dispatch reports that the United States Spain and Germany have notified Venezuela they will not respect its court decisions and that decrees by its executive are null and void. Britain and Holland are poised to follow, while the US has warned it may review Venezuelan court rulings in the asphalt dispute. Five powers act independently on old grievances.
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New York
Washington
The
Times
Venezuela
United States
Spain
Germany
Great Britain
Holland
Cuban commission in Washington pledges Cuban independence
General Rafael Portuondo of the Cuban constitutional commission declares that 99 percent of Cubans want absolute independence and an immediate end to U.S. military occupation. He says annexation has little support except among some Spaniards driven by business interests and warns that peace with the United States without independence would lack moral harmony.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Cuban Constitutional Commission
Washington
Rafael Portuondo
Cuba
United States
Salas Surrenders to End Panay Insurrection
In Narvacan, South Ilocos, 115 officers and 2157 bolo men surrendered and pledged allegiance to the United States. Major Noble confirms Quentin Salas and three officers also surrendered, with more insurgents expected to follow, signaling a possible end to Panay unrest. A separate board report on isolating an estimated 25,000 lepers on one island has not yet been acted on.
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Manila
United States
Narvacan
Ilocos
Noble
Department of the Visayas
Quentin Salas
Salas
Panay
Philippines
Ahern
Ninth Infantry
Horton
Busanga
Cuillon
Cagayan
DeJolo
British crush slave raiders in Nigeria campaign
Brigadier General Sir Frederick Ludguard and Colonel W. G. Kemball led West African frontier troops to defeat the slave raiding emirs of Bida and Kontagora in Northern Nigeria. The British captured Bida and Kontagora, freed thousands of slaves, and ended years of terror without white troops.
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London
Frederick Ludgard
Nigeria
W. G. Kemball
West African Frontier
Bida
Kontagora
Train wreck near Davenport blamed on robbers in Texas
The south bound International and Great Northern passenger train was wrecked this morning at Davenport, 16 miles north of San Antonio, when robbers allegedly threw the switch. A posse with bloodhounds searches the area for the culprits. No fatalities, but several crew and passengers were seriously injured.
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San Antonio
Tex
International & Great Northern
Davenport
Here
Naval board probes fresh water basin feasibility in Seattle
A board of naval officials appointed by the Washington department spent the day examining Lakes Washington and Union and the canal right of way. The investigation results will not be publicized beyond the department in Washington.
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Seattle
Board of Naval
Department At
Washington
Union
Department
New Fertilizing Apparatus Promises Targeted Plant Growth
Gardner M. Sherman of Springfield Massachusetts unveils a hollow porous receptacle with a vertical top tube for direct fertilizer delivery to plant roots. The device is buried at planting and fed through the tube to the porous vessel, allowing roots to absorb nutrients efficiently.
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Gardner M. Sherman
Springfield
Mass
Accelerated Growth Through Warm Water Stimulation
The text suggests applying warm water at intervals to warm and moisten the soil, claiming this would stimulate the entire shrub to mature rapidly. It advocates that ground warming and moisture would boost plant growth.
Lighter Horses Versus Heavy Draft Teams for Farm Work
Farmers weigh the cost and efficiency of heavy draft horses versus lighter Canadian horses. Heavier 1600 pound breeds pound themselves on hilly roads, waste more feed, and wear out legs faster. The article urges buyers next spring to prefer smaller Canadian horses if available, citing lower cost and similar output and longer endurance.
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Bos
Canada
Poultry Self-Feeder Described for Small Flocks
A simple poultry self-feeder is outlined for thirty or forty hens. It should be about 1 foot wide, 3 feet long, and 1½ feet high for these flock sizes. Ends are cut as shown, with a board as wide as the ends and as long as the feeder.
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telfeYee
Feeding trough design and vegetable feeding values
The piece details constructing a horizontal nail trough with a V-shaped food channel and hinged cover for feeding. It compares feeding values from Professor Beary’s tables, noting artichoke tops as highly valuable, with protein-rich potatoes, and sugar beet, common beet, rutabagas, turnips, mangelwurzel, and carrots listed with respective feeding values.
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Valine
Xcote
Eary
Artichokes as a Value in Feeding Compared to Turnips
The author notes limited experience with artichokes and places their feeding value near flat turnips and mangelwurzel in a comparative analysis. The discussion reflects practical garden observations and a pricing reference at $1.06, with emphasis on edible roots and greens.
Farming Knowledge Past and Present, A Tribune Perspective
Horace Greeley left the farm partly for lack of agricultural knowledge in print. The piece argues early farming teaching emphasized theory over practice, but notes agricultural colleges and experiment stations have since bridged the gap. It claims scientific methods now yield reliable results and machines and animals can be managed as precisely as power.
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Horace Greeley
the Tribune
Putter Making And Dairy Industry Shifts
The article notes a milk producer contractor war driving butter makers to resume craft but warns they cannot match past butter quality. It says educated taste now demands high standards, new creameries and cheese factories may rise, condensing plants possibly, and a shortage of trained dairy graduates to manage them with good wages.
Sugar Beet Pulp For Cows In Watsonville Factory
Notes from R. A. Pearson show dairy pulp from Watsonville California sells for 25 to 50 cents per ton and can be stored year round. Fresh pulp piles and softens, top layers decay, a protective layer forms. After months the beets break down into a mushy mass. Three tons of fresh pulp yield one ton when cured.
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Watsonville
Cal
R. A. Pearson
Washington
Formalin Seed Grain Treatment for Smut Prevention
A simple method uses one pint of formalin in twenty five gallons of water to dip seed grain for about ten minutes. This treatment protects roughly fifteen bushels of seed and can be repeated as seeds drip into a new batch. The solution is not dangerous to handle though it should not be consumed by animals. The same treatment is advised for potatoes to prevent scab.
Corn in Porkers Shows Large Gains From Feed
An Ohio report cited by American Swineherd notes superior feeding yields about 15 pounds gain per bushel of corn for a flock of 500 hogs. After a second period the gain rose to about 15.75 pounds per bushel, suggesting significant profit from efficient corn use.
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C. G. Neff
Ohio
Preserving Butter with Corn Husks and Brine
The method instructs saving soft inner corn husks and preparing butter by washing, salting, rolling into long sections the size of corn ears, wrapping with husks, and sealing in a strong brine. After brining, remove and serve the butter as sweet and well flavored as fresh, neatly cut and fluted for presentation.
How to Tether a Horse Head or Neck Tethering Tips
A historical note explains tethering by tying to the ankle using a wide strap that buckles, preventing hind feet from tangling. It claims many horses have been kept safe this way and later can be tethered by head or neck after they are used to being picketed out.
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