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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
2
The Standard argues the square deal remains elusive to the South. It notes no Southern member in the Cabinet and bias in tariffs reflecting regional interests. The piece cautions that cotton and wheat policy shape Southern views on Republican governance and territorial reforms.
The Textile Manufacturers Journal argues cotton buyers and mill suppliers face a dilemma as they must hedge futures to protect orders. At a Manchester convention discussions mirror Zurich, questioning if using futures to guard against price fluctuations is legitimate business or a dangerous practice.
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes growing ski contests in Ishpeming Michigan drawing visitors from across the north west and Scandinavian settlements. Ski slides feature a 20 foot high launch with jumps measured in distance and speed.
After two years of risky work an edroom has been built atop Mount Blanc connected to Janssen observatory for alpinists stranded by storms. The room holds 22 on a camp bed and is the world highest and priciest, carried up by porters from Chamonix. It was demolished twice and buried in snow nine times during construction. Also noted is a Japanese warship Mikasa where 23 sailors were killed or wounded by debris from a bomb strike on an optic telegraph system.
An article describes making real diamonds by crystallizing carbon in iron and lead via an electric furnace. Charcoal dissolves in molten iron, saturates with carbon, then is embedded in lead and cooled to form iron bullets. Dissolving lead and iron yields tiny diamond crystals, though only very small in size.
The Cleveland Leader argues that despite czarist authority in rebellious regions a new Russia is emerging through unrestricted press speech. A St. Petersburg daily predicting renewed revolts signals a sweeping shift toward liberty guiding national progress and assimilation of freedom.
The American chameleon Anolis carolinensis inhabits southern United States terrain. It rapidly changes color from brown to yellow or pale green, feeds on insects, and is harmless to larger life. Often kept as a pet, it has even been worn as an ornament. It climbs smooth surfaces using adhesive toe pads.
The Dallas News notes Texas as the leading pecan growing region with orchards valued at about 100 dollars per tree. Experts say pecans offer superior profits with proper care and investment, with orchards exceeding 1000 acres and more to be developed.
Des Moines ministers at a weekly ministers association meeting discussed forming a trust to regulate marriages and curb rapid divorces. They proposed monitoring court records and financial histories, delaying licenses, and possibly seeking legislative action for stricter marriage requirements.
British thinkers push a blue ribbon for brains an interuniversity contest between thinkers and students for an award of merit. Nine men from each university would compete in a thinking match possibly across forms like oratory exams or long think events to elevate scholars alongside athletes.
James Higgins, 19, and Ella Ragan, 18, wed after deciding love beats money. The pair planned secrecy until Higgins could advance as a plumber. A second tale records a haunted-house wager with a witty ghost observation.
A Berlin military commission weighs how to render cavalry unseen in war. Dyeing horses proved ineffective as dye washed off, canvas trappings hindered movement and visibility. Officials note South Africa used heather-like shrubs tied to trappings to blend with the veldt and create a waving-vegetation effect.
A brief dialogue from a Chicago Record-Herald piece features a man seeking to cement their friendship with action, while a woman counters that his self-absorption prevents any further cement from forming. The exchange highlights witty social friction and character dynamics.
Fragmentary Chicago Daily News snippet captures a playful exchange with phrases about driving and bed making, hinting at light domestic humor and character dialogue. Strong entities are limited. no clear date or location beyond city reference.
A sheriff has posted a 50 cent reward for Roarin' Rube dead or alive. The judge warns that Grizzly Pete could end up Rube's undoing if the bounty provokes violence. American exports to China and Japan surge, with ten months showing 50 million to China and 46.5 million to Japan, outpacing last year.
The comptroller of the treasury rules that a soldier killed in the United States cannot have home burial funded by the government and must be buried in the coffin issued by the quartermaster general. Private Albert Laste of the Twenty-ninth Battery Field Artillery died at Fort Riley last October.
Report shows 4,217 total arrivals from foreign ports last year with 760 carrying the American flag. Of these, 478 were steam powered and 246 schooners among sailing vessels. Foreign-flag steamships totaled 2,844 with 1,355 Brit ish and 621 German.
The Pitts Gazette notes P F Rothermel praising a Lake Superior company for a strong year while he recalls a widow’s quick recovery. Separately experts debate a plan to send electricity 708 miles from the Zambesi to Johannesburg, with costs and feasibility hotly contested.
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