Maine Election Echoes in National Power Struggle
A lecture on the Maine results rails against prognostication as conditions shift nationwide. Champ Clark and Asher Hinds loom as potential speakers while Maine figures like Edwin Burleigh face retirement amid debate over party gains and losses.
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Asher Hinds
Hale
Eugene Hale
Hinds
House
Champ Clark
Missouri
Champ
Asher
Clark
Pike County
Uncle Joe
Asher Trinds
Ohio
Buckeye
Cannon
James E. Watson
India
Watson
Pearls Found Growing on Cocoanuts in Malay Peninsula
A special report by Consul General Du Bois to the Department of Commerce and Labor describes pearls forming under the shell stem of coconuts in the Malay peninsula. The opaque white concretions resemble oyster pearls and fetch high prices for their calcium carbonate content.
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Malay Peninsula
Dubois
Department of Commerce and Labor
Derby Day Straws: Nix On Straw Bonnets
Verse notes September heat and bright sky as straw bonnets fall from fashion with blue ribbons urged to be discarded. Chorus mocks the old straw hat and calls for breaking from the style with a playful, dismissive cue.
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New York Journal
Brazil iron ore deposits promise vast future output
A report to the Stockholm geological congress details Brazil’s iron ore wealth from Santa Catarina to Ceara with 52 deposits in Minas Gerais. It notes Cara ca ore near Cara ca could meet world demand for sixteen years, but coal and hydraulic power limits restrain Brazil from top rank despite strong export potential.
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Stockholm Geological Congress
Prasia
Brazil
Asoan Irong
Santa Catharina
Ceara
Mentin
Caraca
Victoria
Rio Janeiro
Electrified railways rise to new milestones
The article lists total single track electrification for major systems led by West Jersey and Seaport at 150 miles, followed by New York Central 182 miles, Long Island 125 miles, Pennsylvania 75 miles, Metropolitan London 67 miles, and Lancashire and Yorkshire 60 miles. America’s subway and elevated reach 436 miles, Interborough of New York leading with 190 miles, then Chicago elevated 118, Brooklyn Rapid Transit 71, Boston elevated 19, Philadelphia Rapid Transit 11, and Hudson and Manhattan 12.
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West Jersey and
Seaport
New York Central
Long Island
Pennsylvania
Metropolitan Railway
London
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
England
America
Interborough
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
Hudson
Manhattan
Woman professor buried in piano in Marseilles
A music professor who died in Marseilles was buried in her piano per her wish because she believed her happiest hours were spent there. The coffin was unusually large due to the piano’s size, requiring an immense grave.
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Marseilles
France
Aberdeen Woman Endorses Deans Kidney Pills
Mrs. John Carlson of Aberdeen Washington reports long term relief from kidney trouble and dropsy after using Deans Kidney Pills from Red Cross Pharmacy. She notes continued good health years later and recommends the remedy to others. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 50 cents. Remember the name Deans and take no other.
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Aberdeen
John Carlson
East First Street
Wash
Dean
Red Cross
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