Cannon Inside Torpedo Latest War Invention
Commander Cleland Davis U S N unveils a cannon inside a torpedo that fires an armor piercing projectile on impact. Testing at Fort Strong Massachusetts showcased vanadium steel enabling a light internal gun and high tensile strength for a 1100 feet per second shot.
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Cleland Davis
New York
Fort Strong
Mass
Bureau of Equipment
Navy Department
Samuel S. Wales
J. M. Fl
Davis
Russians in Ellis county hide cash in boots and cans
The Washington Post quotes Val B ross of Hays City Kansas saying Ellis county holds more cash outside banks than inside. He describes Russians as thrifty, honest money savers who pay debts and prefer cash, with oldtimers avoiding formal banking and safes.
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Washington Post
Ellis County
Val Bross
Haysity
Kan
Kansas
Bilis County
Germany
Russia
A Diamond Deal From Harper's Weekly
The narrative recalls Barney Barnato courting Cecil Rhodes to buy 220000 carats of De Beers diamonds in one parcel. Rhodes set a condition to see a bucket of diamonds in one heap. Barnato agreed and watched Rhodes restore the stones into 160 classifications over six weeks, regaining control of the market.
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Harper's Weekly
Shevier
London
Barney” Barnato
Cecil Rhodes
de Beers Company
Barney Barnato
Rhodes
Mr. Rhodes
Schools for Animals Clash Over Hidden Knowledge
A Los Angeles Times excerpt describes various animal schools from Siam elephants to Philadelphia parrots. The piece notes profit from trained animals and hints at broader markets for trained lions tigers and bears, comparing prices from untamed to trained performers.
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Los Angeles Times
Siam
Jacob Hope
Philadelphia
Bobby’s clever geography quiz with gendered zones
In Everybodys Magazine a classroom moment has a teacher asking Bobby how many zones exist. Bobby answers two, then explains there is one male and one female zone with temperate or intemperate and frigid or torrid attributes, illustrating his point with a rapid reprise.
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Everybodys Magazine
Bobby
Preventive Hog Cholera Serum Found by Agriculture Dept
The Agriculture Department has found a hog cholera serum or vaccine and will train scientists at Ames Indiana to produce it. The aim is to inoculate hogs and stop losses from cholera with field trials and free or low cost distribution to breeders.
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Department of Agriculture
Ames
van Es
North Dakota Experiment Station
United States Department of Agriculture
Death duties and income tax figures in blue book
The blue book shows gross death duties for the year at £315,697,079 and income tax receipts of £31,860,380. Net revenue rose by £128,056, while death duties for the decade advanced £28,250,000. Income tax details list counts of earners across multiple brackets and notes four earners over £25,000 among employees.
A Bad Man and His Match
A Wichita tough travels to Iola to boast of strength and challenge any man. The town blacksmith confronts him, knocks him cold with a bold blow, and leaves the intruder wrapped around a lamp post for amused locals. Wichita is humiliated by the failed bravado.
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Emporia Gazette
Wichita
Iola
Bitter Creek
Some Men Don’t Have to Powder Faces to Look Like Clowns
A brief humorous note reflecting on performers or public figures who appear ready for spectacle without extra makeup. It contrasts natural look with theatrical disguise, suggesting satire of vanity and performance culture.
General Grants Linden Tree Dying in Pittsburgh Park
The European Linden planted by General Grant in 1879 in North Park, Northside, is dying due to sewer gas exposure. Arborists report no chance of preservation as sap ceases and the once famed tree becomes a skeleton.
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New York World
Pittsburg
A. 8. Grant
United States
Northpark
Northside
North Park
Palo Alto
Grant
Park Commission
City of
Allegheny
General Grant
Globe Lights. Wit and wisdom from Atchison readers
A collection of humorous and folksy observations from the Atchison Globe notes social quirks about marriage, honesty, politeness, and courtship. It jokes about nut crackers households, parental views, and a girl’s test of a suitor, reflecting small town life before Christmas.
Maiden at College Collapses Under Strain
A college maiden named Breeze collapses under heavy burdens of BAs and MDs. Her doctor warns, You are killing yourself by degrees, in a note cited by Success Magazine.
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Breeze
Success Magazine
Awful Things at Downtown Auto Scene
Two drivers discuss an uptown meeting with Jimp son. One recalls almost hitting him and confirms that the other stated the near-accident details.
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Jimpson
Bagdad Adverts in One Publicity Paper
In Bagdad there is almost no newspaper to advertise in as only one publication exists and it dedicates its entire space to government notices.
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Bagdad
Office over Gamble's Drug Store
The clipping notes an office located above Gamble's Drug Store with a listed Iowa phone numbers for office and residence and a mutual phone reference. It records contact details rather than an event or person.
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Gamble’s
Iowa
Mutual
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T. L. Rice
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Iowa Association of Cement Users
A. B. Maxwell, M. D
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Ames, Iowa
J. F. Tilden
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Daniel McCarthy
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Crazy Bros. Hardware
Story Street
Boone, Iowa
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W. M. Greeley
W. Stanton
Henry Wilson
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L. Liverly
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J. Sheldon
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Knauth
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National Bank of Commerce
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Chicago
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Des Moines
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