City of Paducah Sinks After Snag Hit at Brunkhorst Landing
Grand Tower Illinois May 15 The steamer City of Paducah sank in 25 feet of water five minutes after striking a snag while backing from Brunkhorst landing. Two passengers drowned and 22 crewmen, mostly Negroes, are missing. Officers saved. Diver search for passenger list ongoing. The coroner in Murphysboro Illinois holds an inquest.
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Grand Tower
City of Paducah
Brunkhorst Landing
Illinois
Murphysboro
Ill
Seismic and War News From Asia Prompt New Reports
The Glenogle reports Yokohama earthquake on April 24 lasting two minutes with no damage. Farther, Asiatic sources note deaths and wounds from mines on the Shan Li frontier, brigand raids led by foreign soldiers, and naval clashes involving English Japanese and French forces with Boxer fighters. Hong Kong records plague and smallpox deaths early this year.
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Victoria
B. C
Glenogle
Yokohama
Asiatic
Shan Li
Chih Li
China Times
Lung Ying
Glenagle
Shanbackwan
Hong Kong
Secreted opium launch seized by customs inspectors
Seattle authorities recovered a name less naptha launch about 25 feet long hidden on tide flats near Moran Bros shipyards. The craft contained gasoline tanks, bags of contraband opium, rubber sacks, dark lanterns, red lights, paint pots, and a small arsenal. No claimant was found, suggesting head smugglers may have evaded capture.
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Seattle
Delaney and
Brinker
Moran Bros
Militia Remains in Jacksonville Area As Relief Work Surges
The relief association reports stupendous work in commissary and labor, with abundant tasks for laborers though difficulty recruiting colored workers. The militia stays in possession of the city and will remain while the relief committee deems fit. Liquor dealers back the governor’s decision to close the saloons.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Relief Association
New Zealand Youths Lead in Africa Veldt Conflict
A London dispatch notes amusement at a Chinese report claiming relief among European troops as Americans withdraw from the field. The piece highlights New Zealand as the colony sending the largest share of its able youth to fight in Africa, reflecting its heavy involvement in the conflict.
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London
China
New Zealand
Regulars Ordered Home and Reorganization Planned
The War Department directed General MacArthur to send home specific regular army units from the Philippines and transfer others to new commands. Troop numbers and unit strengths were published, with a goal to reduce total forces to 40,000 after volunteers return, while new U.S. troops are organized under a 77,287 total army plan.
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Washington
Philippines
Department
War Department
Cavalry
Coast Artillery
Field Artillery
Band of Brigdands Led by Army Uniformed Captain in Philippines
Manila reports detectives and police breaking up an American brigand band in Pampanga north of Manila. Three leaders captured, others pursued. they killed an American, committed outrages including murder and rape, sometimes posing as American deserters or soldiers, one wearing a captain's uniform. Fifty insurgents captured in Laguna bay region.
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Manila
Pampanga
Bacalor
Laguna Bay
Gold Strike At Granite Creek Brings Frenzied Town
Two woodchoppers for Smith Bros. unearthed nearly 100 in coarse gold while digging near the old saw mill on Granite creek two miles west of Republic Washington. They abandoned woodwork to sink a four by four foot hole, found decomposed bed rock, and eagerly staked one claim while Smith brothers staked two. News sparked great excitement as 200 citizens headed to the strike site with many more claims expected at daylight.
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Republic, Wash
Smith Bros
Granite Creek
Smith Brothers
Helping Hero Dies In Boiler Disaster At Mills
In Indianapolis on May 15 William Phelps of Richmond Kentucky and James Staplebury of Indianapolis were scalded when a steam leak from an eight foot boiler at Cerealine mills forced them to rush for a ladder. Phelps sacrificed himself to save Staplebury, jumping aside after urging his companion to go first. Phelps died two hours later. Both men were African American.
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Indianapolis
William Phelps
Richmond
James Staplebury
Phelps
Jim
Staplebury
Quarantine removal urged after smallpox scare
The Dirigo arrives in Seattle with no smallpox on board after a Southeast Alaska scare. Officials in Juneau discuss ending quarantine to ease travel to Lynn Canal ports. Critics say Canadian ships from Victoria and Vancouver face no quarantine while American commerce suffers.
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Seattle
Dirigo
Hunter
Skagway
Way Points
Alaska
Lynn Canal
Chamber of Commerce
Juneau
J@neau
Victoria
Vancouver
Open trolley car runaway injures many near Fort Lee
A crowded trolley car with about 115 passengers rolled uncontrolled down Leona hill near Fort Lee New Jersey after the motorman lost control. All on board were bruised and three seriously hurt, with the conductor likely to die. the car swung, torn from its trucks, and crushed passengers beneath it.
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New York
Fort Lee
N. J
Leona Hill
New York Shipbuilding Starts Four Steel Liners for Atlantic Route
The New York Shipbuilding Company at its Gloucester New Jersey yards begins four steel passenger and freight steamships for the Atlantic Transport Company. Two vessels will be 600 feet long and two will be 500 feet, sailing routes include Philadelphia New York Baltimore to London. They are designed for moderate speed with a 6000 ton cargo capacity.
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Philadelphia
New York Shipbuilding Company
Gloucester
N. J
Atlantic Transport Company
New York
Baltimore
London
Cables Interrupted Between Tschifu Tsingtau and Shanghai
New York May 15 The Commercial Cable Company reports interruptions on the cables linking Tschifu to Tsingtau and Tsingtau to Shanghai. The notice gives no details on cause or duration.
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New York
Commercial Cable Company
Tschifu
Tsingtau
Shanghai
New Naval Academy at Annapolis to Be Fine Structure
The naval academy at Annapolis will be a fine structure when completed the building will have ost 3 ft.
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Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Admiralty Suits Decided by Federal Court of Appeals
Opinions in three admiralty cases from Washington and Oregon courts uphold and modify awards. Ravenscourt owners awarded 7,288.35 plus costs against American Columbia owners for a Puget Sound collision in tow of Tyce. Charles H. Newman’s 12,000 judgment reduced to 6,000 for permanent injuries from Homer collision with Blakeley in Seattle harbor. Tug Columbia’s owners receive 1,000 for Grace Dollar salvage at Coos Bay, as tow posed no extra danger.
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San Francisco
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal Court of the District of
Charles H. Newman
Homer
Barkentine Blakeley
Seattle
Hrabor
Newman
A. M. Simpson
James Magee
Columbia
District Court of Oregon
Coos Bay
Breeders Gazette Illustrates Shipping Crates for Pigs
The Breeders Gazette shows a crate design with a cutaway front to reveal inside arrangement. It provides size guidelines for three month and eight week old pigs and emphasizes light yet sturdy construction to avoid shipping excess express charges.
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Breeders’ Gazette
Shipping Crate Design for Transporting Pigs
A crate uses eighths-inch spruce or similar light wood with one-half-inch sides and cover and slats spaced apart. It features a feed trough at the front, a sloping board P above, a top slide S, and a bag B inside holding meal and grain for the journey. In cold weather the sides can be boarded up tight and a half-inch central plank reinforces the 75-pound pig standard.
Collision with trolley ends festivity. two dead
A party of 26 from College Point L I on a midnight “starlight ride” collided with a trolley car near a hotel 10 miles away. Two riders died, five are hospitalized, four left hospital after wounds dressed, and the rest suffered various bruises as the wagon was demolished. The trolley was badly damaged but all other passengers escaped injury.
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New York
College Point
L. I
Rich Strike in Mine Near Malheur City
Rich strike in the Little Giant mine near Malheur City Malheur county eastern Oregon reportedly the richest gold find. Samples shown in Baker City prove rich free gold visible to 15 20 feet with a 12 foot wide ledge extending 300 feet. Prospectors rush to locate extensions of the ledge amid widespread excitement.
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Baker City
Oregon
Little Giant
Malheur City
Malheur County
Strike in Seattle Shuts Down City Shops
Seattle May 16 The machinists strike becomes a reality with about 250 workers walking out starting at Vulcan Iron Works. Employers claim plants cannot profit with nine hour shifts and a 12 percent wage increase, leaving every bench in Seattle shops deserted.
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Seattle
Vulcan Iron Works
Confidential Clerk's Downfall in New York Bank
E. L. Chetwood, confidential clerk at Brown Brothers for 18 years, was arrested in New York May 16 for being short 820,170 in accounts. He began as a messenger 20 years ago and rose to teller, trusted enough that no bond was required.
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New York
E. L. Chetwood
Brown Brothers
Alaska Lighthouses Plan Revised for Bids
The lighthouse board revises Langfitt plans for 12 lighthouses after finding $400,000 insufficient. The modified project will be advertised for bids, shifting from Langfitt’s day labor wish to contract work to ensure reasonable, reliable bids.
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Washington
Langfitt
Lighthouse Board
Best Hop Contract of Season in Salem
The best hop contract of the season was filed today. George L. Rose agrees to deliver 15,000 pounds of hops to S. and W. H. Ramsey of Seattle from the crops 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 at 11 cents.
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Salem
George L. Rose
W. H. Ramsey
Seattle
Timber Lands Sold in Whatcom and Skagit Counties
Peter Larsen of Helena Montana president of the Bellingham Bay and Eastern Railway bought 10 000 acres of timber lands in Whatcom and Skagit counties from ex Secretary Alger and ex Senator Hawley of Ohio for 155 000 dollars. The land holds between 200 000 000 and 800 000 000 feet of standing timber.
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New Whatcom, Wash
Peter Larsen
Helena, Mont
Bellingham Bay & Eastern Railway
Whatcom
Skagit
Alger
Hawley
Ohio
Trees Instead of Fee for Seedling Distribution
The Department of Agriculture will distribute seedlings next year to members of the House who will select constituents to receive them. Propagating houses will grow and ship the trees with planting instructions, aiming to start several million new trees annually to replace deforested areas.
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Department of Agriculture
Congress
Division of Forestry
Agricultural Department
House of Representatives
Wilson
The Grange School and Its Needs
The Farmers' Voice urges Grange members to attend meetings regularly and fill offices diligently. Promptness, open meetings, and written preplanned business are essential. Farmers often lack cost and expense records and the Grange should teach better farm and home management practices.
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Grance Fchool
Grange
Farmers' Voice
Asparagus Planting Advice From Meehan Monthly
A consensus favors not cutting weak spring shoots to build leafage for strong roots. A gardener proposes selecting only female plants for the permanent bed, planting one-year-old stock closely and marking berry-bearing females for superior first-class asparagus.
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Meehan
Slop Barrel a Nuisance in Hog Yard War
The Farmers Review denounces slop barrels as a great abomination in hog yards. It questions who invented the nuisance and why it persists, calling it sour and unwholesome and unfit in the hog digestive process.
Modern Meatmaking Shifts to Fast Growing Livestock
The American Agriculturist notes a shift from fat heavy bulls and porkers to younger, rapidly raised animals. To prevent winter thinness, Eastern feeders keep growth continuous from birth to slaughter, shaping consumer taste for meat over fat.
Hog care hack uses oil soaked rope to treat hogs
An old farming tip from Twentieth Century Farmer suggests driving a stout stake in a suitable spot, suspending a rope from near the ground, and saturating it with coal oil. Hogs will rub against the rope to remove scales and nits, with the oil aiding the process and killing pests over repeated applications.
Notes About the Force and Horse Breeding
The piece advises giving horses rest after feeding and outlines breeding standards. It emphasizes fall mares enduring service, a colt as a weather-resilient product, and prioritizes size, form, bone, and constitution. It warns against dirty heels and promotes clean heels each night and balanced feeding.
Cheese Manufacture Irregularities Noted By Ohio Dairymen Expert
Mr. Simon, a Wisconsin dealer and expert who scored the Ohio dairymen convention cheese, criticized irregular sizes. He recommended uniform 14 or 14 1 2 inch wheels, flats 82 to 34 pounds and cheddars 45 to 50 pounds. Bandages were faulted for being too loose allowing mold. He said skim cheese hurts the trade in the end.
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Simon
Ohio Dairymen
Wisconsin
Ohio
Spraying Peach Trees With Bordeaux Mixture
Maryland Station Bulletin notes that Bordeaux mixture with three pounds bluestone per barrel water applied late May may injure foliage but not cause serious harm. Two pounds per barrel late June similarly safe. Black spot largely prevented and fruit size and texture improved by two to three applications. continue spraying until fruit ripens.
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Bordeaux
Maryland Station Bulletin
No Fence Law Highlighted by Cosmopolitan
The Cosmopolitan calls attention to a no fence law and reveals Indiana has fences valued at $200,000,000. If placed in a single line that amount would circle the globe fourteen times, illustrating the vast capital tied up in fences nationwide.
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Cosmopolitan
Indiana
United States
Boxing Cheeses Box Design and Labeling Rules
The guide prescribes placing cheese in well fitting boxes with sides cut half an inch lower than the cheese. Weights must be clearly stamped near the seam and all markings applied uniformly on every box.
Exercise for Hog Breeds Finer Pork
Exercise builds better pork as a hog that moves becomes leaner and tastier. A lazy hog fattens quickly but yields poorer flesh with less flavor and texture.
Origin of Food Names and Their Meanings
The sandwich names origin traced to the Earl of Sandwich. Mulligatawny derives from an East Indian term for pepper water. Wattles comes from Teutonic water meaning honeycomb. Hominy from anhuminne, a North American parched corn word. Blane-mange means white food while chocolate blanc-mange is a misnomer. Succotash borrowed from Narragansett m'sickynatash. Charlotte from Charlyt meaning custard. charlotte russe links to Russian charlotte.
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Sandwich
Charlotte
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