Edison Wave Machine Aims to Produce Air Power at Sea
Thomas A Edison Jr claims a sea based wave engine can compress air 20 miles offshore, storing it in large tanks to run dynamos. He estimates 25 million dollars to build a basis for over 4 million horsepower, with air storage replacing direct energy capture.
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Thomas A. Adison, Jr
New York State
Mr. Holison
New York
Moldystone
English Channel
Mr. Edison
Edison
Climbing Aconcagua Told by Fitzgerald Leader of Expedition
The London Daily Chronicle publishes an interview with Mr Fitzgerald, leader of the Andes expedition that ascended Mount Aconcagua on April 11. He describes extreme difficulty and danger of ascent, including rotten rock, long nights in a 19000 foot tent, and brutal cold with constant dust and illness.
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Fitzgerald
Aconcagua
London,Daily Chronicle
Mount
Andes
Tavice
Three Times Prominent Man Breaks Arm at Christmas
Cal Morris Hamilton the oldest state official and former state librarian, repeatedly injured his left arm in falls during Christmas seasons. In 1895 he broke it on marble steps, in 1896 a flagstone fall snapped the bone again, and now at home near the statehouse he shattered the arm after tripping over gas pipes. The 78 year old, known for wearing a sling during holidays, has endured three similar injuries in three years.
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Cal
Morris Hamilton
Statehouse
Trenton
N. d
Philadelphia Press
Col. Haamiston
State Library
State Street
Willow
Electricity Saves Rail and Pumping Costs in Coal Mine
In a Canadian coal mine an electric locomotive saves 2528 dollars over 200 days versus mules, while an electric pump saves 1578 dollars over 970 days compared with steam pumps.
Kansas university girls wage war on whisky at Lawrence
Kansas university students report that 36 young women plus wives professors and city matrons formed a plan to curb liquor at parties. A resolution orders any scent of liquor to trigger a mass departure, with enforcement at the Phi Kappa Pi party on February 4 and subsequent events if liquor is found. A committee will notify male fraternities asking cooperation and to ban liquor at gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kandnat University
Giela
Kansas University
Lawrence
Phi Kappa Pal
Kate Addison
Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity
Bessie Stone
Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity
Nell Blakely
Pi Beta Phi
Curious Coincidences Noted at the Nation's Capital
A cautiously curious Illinois investigator links a string of tragedies involving prominent figures’ daughters to the number 13. He notes Miss Herbert of 1313 New Hampshire Ave, Miss Garland at 1413 Massachusetts Ave, and Miss Wells at 1311 N Street, with a nearby Garland home once at 914 Rhode Island Ave, suggesting superstition around the number 13 influenced residence numbers and fate.
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Capitol
Washington
Cleveland
Miss Bayard
England
Miss Garland
Miss Herbert
Navy
Miss Wells
Thas
New Hampshire Avenue
Miss Gayerd
Massachusetts Avenue
N Street
Garland
Rhode Island Avenue
Exciting Whale Hunt Off Amagansett Two Crews Seek Prize
In Amagansett New York a dramatic offshore whale hunt drew a crowd as two whaling crews raced to harpoon a 50 foot monster. Spectators counted spouts as high as 300 feet and anticipation ran high for oil and bone prize money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ammasansett
N.Y
Amagansett
N. Y
Sheep fall to ledge after dog scare at Grenoble
In Grenoble France frightened sheep bolted after dogs and 242 followed their leader over a 159 foot precipice. A Detroit court ruled that a baseball knocked into adjacent property cannot be confiscated. A Juvenile Color note reports children under seven prefer yellow to all other colors.
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Grenoble
France
Conet
Detroit
Black Rot in Cabbage Prompts Serious Grower Concerns
Farmers' bulletin No. 68 by the agricultural department details black rot in cabbage, its spread, infection sources, and strong emphasis on prevention. It notes the disease also affects other mustards, cites Racine and other locales with damages surpassing $100,000, and advises crop rotation as the key control while offering practical prevention tips.
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Agricultural Department
Edwin ¥. Smith
Exbbage
Sarinnow
Mich
Racine
Wis
Clyde
Rochester
N. C
Washington, D.C
Needn't Pay Church Pledges Legal Ruling
Surrogate Betts in Kingston New York ruled a $200 subscription to fund the M E church is void for lack of consideration. In January 1893 congregants pledged money to be paid in semiannual installments to aid mortgage obligations, but executor Luther W Wood who was not a member died with no payments made. The surrogate noted Wood’s sympathy and signing the pledge but questioned what interest a stranger had in creditors’ outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
N. Y
Luther W. Wood
New Cancellation Stamp Adopted by Post Office
The Post Office Department will soon introduce a new mail cancellation stamp. The current stamp was found unsatisfactory for incomplete and unclear impressions. About 200 designs were submitted, reviewed by a committee, and a preferred design was reported to Postmaster General Gary for gradual replacement.
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Post Omce
Post Office Department
Alexander Grant
W. J. Lamar
M. 8
Reduced to Twenty Sets New York Literary Club
Tuesday Evening Cinic organized in New York City by Mrs John Jacob Astor and Mrs Ogden Mills to lead a new exclusive club named the Thesday Evening club. Four sponsors will invite five guests each with two godmothers named Mrs Astor and Mrs Mills. The plan suggests four sponsors and a mix of intellectual talks, with potential social events as the group vies for status.
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New York City
John Jacob Astor
Ogden Mills
New York
Thesday Evening Club
Astor
Mills
Henry Sloane
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr
Thall
Boy Proves A Good Lawyer In Chicago Court
Eleven year old Eddie Scrajie worked as an office boy for attorney A H Webster and claimed he was owed six dollars. In Justice Sabath court the boy asked for an attachment writ and, arguing he knew the law, sought to sue through his next friend J K Tennant. The judge initially refused due to age but the youth pressed the point and a writ was issued to seize the lawyer’s furniture and books.
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Eddie Scrajie
A. H. Webster
West Madison Street
Sabath
J. K. Tennant
Baby Proves A Good Sailor On Hamburg Liner
Vic tor McKenzie a 16 month old infant voyage on the Hamburg liner Auguste Victoria arriving at New York from Genoa shared running the ship with the captain Kaempfl. He is motherless and 17 married as well as six unmarried women in the cabin acted as mothers. His grandmother Mrs Charles H Ashbridge of Philadelphia met him at the pier. His father a Peruvian army captain took him and his mother to Rome on a diplomatic mission. mother died there and he was sent to the grandmother. Capt McKenzie is nephew of James MeKenzie of Kentucky ex minister to Peru. The infant voyager was among the few not taken ill.
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Makey Am Geean
Senniclk
Hamburg
Auguste Victoria
New York
Genoa
Kaempfl
Victor McKenzie
Victor
Klindmother
Charles H. Ashbridge
Philadelphia
Rome
Capt
McKenzie
James MeKenzie
Kentucky
Peru
Voyager
Prominent Lawyer Clings to Keg During Sea Storm
W W Perkins a Macon Georgia lawyer, survived a dangerous sea voyage after clinging to an empty beer keg as a makeshift life preserver. Aboard a small fishing boat with friends, a night storm forced them to fight for survival until washed ashore at daybreak. Perkins, exhausted and shaken, spent hours gripping the keg to stay afloat, later arriving in town in a state of nervous collapse.
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Georgia
Macon
W. W. Perkins
Ile
Cannon to Kill Wild Geese in Missouri Fields
James Saners, a Miswonri farmer in Ralls county, Mo, bought a mounted cannon and large powder and shot supply to shoot wild geese ravaging his corn and wheat. He plans to place the swivel-mounted cannon in the field and fire buckshot in any direction, hoping to kill birds by the dozen.
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Miswonri
James Saners
Ralls County
Hannibal
Saners
Natal celebrates four hundredth anniversary in imperial style
The article recalls Vasco da Game sighting Natal on Christmas Day 1497 and naming Natalia. It notes Natal Parliament's 1897 annexation of Zululand and Amatongaland extending control to large coast and rivers. A Gaelic revival in Ireland is reported as making progress.
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Natal
Vasco da Game
Natalia
Zululang
Amatongaland
Umzimkulu
Usutu
Delagog Bay
Ireland
Silk mills by state and hunting hounds in UK
Data lists silk mills erected in 1897 by location with 38 in Pennsylvania 6 in New York 3 in Paterson NJ 3 in Connecticut 3 in Massachusetts 1 in South Carolina 2 in Virginia 1 in Rhode Island. It notes nearly 19000 hunting hounds in the United Kingdom and comments on Russia’s rapid population growth.
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Pennsylvania
New York State
Paterson
N. J
Connecticut
Massachusettts
South Carolina
Virginia
Rhode Island
United Kingdom
The Twelve Sent Forth The Gospel Message
The Sunday School lesson summarizes Jesus sending the Twelve Apostles on a mission. It covers their selection and traits, endowment of power, and the initial focus on Israel, with methods of preaching, mercy, and living simply.
Ram's Horg quote collection endures in rural musings
A set of reflective aphorisms and maxims about honesty education and self-reliance. Observations compare tending fields to personal growth and learning. The tone blends rural wisdom with spiritual sentiment and calls to virtue.
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Balmacaan
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Mer
Tima
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Galilee
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James
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Cana
Judas Tseariot
Kerioth
Judah
Yenet
Samaria
Judea
House of Israel
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Isis
Whatsover City
Luke
Heavenly City
C- Ram
A. H. Cransby
Kerr St
Memphis
Tenn
Let
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
Uteelco
Chicago
Sevkery Bidz
Utebl CO
PEO Ae
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Canada
Western
Wheat
Gold
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Des Moines
Harry Murphy
Stratford, Ta
Bbsagogs
Sherer
Express
Charves
Sherer Brothers
Raver Street
Curcage
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