Understanding mist clouds rain and snow formation
The text explains how mist forms from rapid evening cooling over marshes, how clouds differ by altitude, and why tiny cloud particles stay aloft. It details condensation turning vapor to rain, snow forming from freezing, and the variety of snowflake shapes. It notes sleet, hail production, and how winds affect clouds and precipitation. It ends with a method to produce ice in hot India using night radiation and container setups.
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India
Ladies Association Forms in Paris for Ambitious Women
A Paris group forms to aid women pursuing law studio school or press careers. Other items note Lansing saloon warning, Maryland census grievances, staged weapon contraints, and a Jacksonville rummage sale hearse. The piece also cites French water boundaries, Mt Blanc ascent stats, a sun-earth trip cost and duration, a Jewish boy’s suicide in Saint Petersburg.
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Paris
Lansing
Mich
Michigan Anti-Saloon League
Jacksonville
Fla
France
Mediterranean Sea
North Sea
Straits of Dover
English Channel
Atlantic Ocean
Mt. Blanc
Young
St. Petersburg
Bill on Rail Lines Advances in Texas House
In Austin on February 26 the Texas House passed Greer's bill allowing rail lines not exceeding 115 miles to lease to connecting lines for up to ten years with commission approval. The measure aims to extend service toward Paris and Marshall while impacting St. Louis and San Francisco routes.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
House
Greer
Board of Commission
Dillard, Shaw and
Thurmond
Sherman
House Committee On Public Land and Land Office
Moore
Travis
Fire kills two children in Texas house blaze
In Palestine Texas on February 26 a house fire trapped a 10 year old girl and a younger child as the roof collapsed. The elder child died and the younger was fatally injured before the father could reach them. the family had been awake with a sick member and left a lamp burning. The total loss amount was not disclosed.
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Palestine
Texas
Henry McGhee
Labor Troubles Probed by U S Department Agent in San Antonio
Special Agent Senaca B Bain of the United States department of labor arrives in San Antonio to study labor unrest from July 1894 through December 31 1900. He will collect data on strike participants causes outcomes wage losses and employer costs, staying a week to interview all sides.
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San Antonio
Texas
Senaca B. Bain
United States Department of Labor
Bain
Successful raid in Topeka ends in death and arrests
A Curtis street wholesale liquor house raid in Topeka at midnight left J. W. Adams dead after being shot reportedly by a policeman. Rev. F. W. Emerson was injured and later booked for resisting an officer. A carload of beer was unloaded that day as armed assailants broke in and smashed cases.
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Topeka
Kan
J. W. Adams
Curtis Street
Adams
Rev
F. W. Emerson
Rev. Emerson
Texas Second Installment Claim Allowed for 34250.86
The United States treasury department has allowed the second installment of Texas reimbursement in full for 34,250.86. Settlement certificate No. 14,514 is sent to the division of bookkeeping and warrants for warrant and payment. F. E. Rittman, Auditor War Department, signs the notice.
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Austin
Texas
Scurry
United States Treasury Department
State of
Secretary's Office
F. E. Rittman
Auditor
War Department
Cuba’s Future Sentiment Goals Across a Permanent U S Treaty
The committee proposes an amendment declaring Cuba shall not enter treaties impairing independence nor incur debts beyond revenues. It would grant U S intervention rights, ratify occupancy acts, maintain sanitary measures, decide Isle of Pines by treaty, and allow coaling site leases to the United States, all in a permanent treaty.
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Cuba
Washington
Senate
United States
Isle of Pines
Prisoner Tortured in Matteawan Fire Case
An ex cited mob in Matteawan New Jersey hanged Charles Herbert to force a confession that he started a January 27 fire destroying the town's business portion. He denied guilt and survived a second hanging. A house burned later revealing a kerosene soaked stairway and Herbert's arrest.
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New York
Matteawan
N. J
Charles Herbert
Herbert
Two Executions Planned in Pekin and Sian Fu
The Pekin dispatch reports tomorrow's executions of Chih Siu former grand secretary and Hsu Cheng Fu son of Hsu Tung in the German zone just as two pro civiliz ation officials were beheaded last summer. Other officials face beheading in Sian Fu as ministers demand. Public opinion in Pekin weighs Prince Tuan’s punishment and a potential heir to the throne.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Pekin
Chih Siu
Hsu Cheng Fu
Hsu Tung
Sian Fu
Prince Tuan
Britain Mulls Large Standing Army Expansion
London rumors report Britain may seek to raise the standing army to about 150000 men prompting debate over a possible doubling of regular forces. The London correspondent notes the proposal could consume substantial parliamentary time if true.
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New York
the Tribune
London
England
Rio de Janeiro wreck claims continue with no new bodies
San Francisco February 26. No additional bodies from the Rio de Janeiro disaster have been recovered and none are expected until next Thursday or Friday. The wreck site lies thirty six fathoms deep, beyond divers’ reach, leading experts to fear that the bodies of the victims may never be recovered.
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San Francisco
Cal
Rio de Janeiro
Wyoming mine disaster leaves 26 dead at Diamondville
A devastating fire in Diamondville Coal and Coke mine No 1 traps 26 miners with only one survivor John Anderson who escaped amid flames. Rescue efforts stall as entrances are sealed to prevent spread and families await official casualty lists. The incident follows a history of mine fires in Diamondville, with 700 miners employed and yearly output around 175000 tons.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Army
Diamondville
Diamondville Coal and Coke Company
John Anderson
Anderson
Sutton
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Cuba claims constitutional enactment and staged elections
Havana dispatch reports Cubans consider their constitution in effect since signing. Elections laws will be promulgated before week’s end, with polls within ninety days. Cuba demands U S to turn over government property to elected officials, warning Washington can only halt by peremptory orders, which would amount to repudiation and likely serious trouble.
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New York
Havana
Cuba
United States
Patrick fails to post bond in Rice forgery case
Patrick New York faced objections as he sought to post 10000 bond after his brother in law John T Milliken of St Louis provided cash. District Attorney Philbin opposed the move and Judge McMahon rejected bail, sending Patrick back to the Tombs.
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Patrick
New York
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
John T. Milliken
St Louis
Philbin
McMahon
Child shoots sister in Granger fatal accident
In Granger Texas yesterday a 7 year old boy accidentally shot his 4 year old sister in the head while their father Paul H Machn was in the field and the mother in town. The girl died instantly.
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Granger
Texas
Paul H. Machn
Valuable Brooch Recovered in Hotel Savoy Robbery
New York detectives recovered a turquoise bordered diamond brooch valued at 2500 dollars linked to a $10000 jewelry theft at the Hotel Savoy from banker Vereival Kahne. A black man named Judd Lewiston was arrested after attempting to pawn the piece on Sixth Avenue. He said a bell boy supplied the item.
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New York
Central Office
Savoy
Vereival Kahne
Conway
New Netherlands
Sixth Avenue
McConville
Kahne
Judd Lewiston
American Oil and Refining Company Seeks Texas Charter
Beaumont Texas February 27 The American Oil and Refining company filed with the secretary of state in Austin for permission to do business in Texas. The venture is led by Beaumont capitalists and chartered in West Virginia. capital stock is $1,000,000. Directors include D Call Charles J Chaison Sam Park J L Parminter and J P McCarty. The firm owns 4725 acres along Captain A I Lucas’s geyser site to discover refine and market oil.
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Beaumont
Texas
American Oil and Refining Company
Austin
West Virginia
D. Call
Beaumont National Bank
Charles J. Chaison
Sam Park
Industrial Lumber Company
United Export Company
James P .McCarty
New York
K. A. Duncan
A. I. Lucas
Quicksilver Mine Sold in Brewster County Texas
The California cinnabar property of 1280 acres in the Terlingua quicksilver district was sold in Brewster County Texas. W E Bell leased and bonded the mine from Turney Wright McComb Woods Chase. Bell sold the property yesterday to James Norman of Marfa Texas for 122000 dollars after two years of prospecting.
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Il Paso
Texas
United States
Brewster County
W. EE. Bell
Milwaukee
Wis
Senator Turney
Dr. Wright
Messrs. McComb and Woods
Mount Pulaski
Ill
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Diamondsville
Garner
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Nueces
Carrie Nation
Lipscom
Girls’ Industrial School
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