New Industry for South Asbestos Yarn and Cloth
Charleston interests start a southern asbestos textile plant after engineer T H Martin studies methods in Philadelphia. Rock is crushed, fiberized, carded, spun, and woven with standard mill equipment. Canada supplies initial raw material, Georgia and southern deposits hold potential for fiber and profitable southern production.
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Constitution
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Atlanta
Empire Building
United States
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Martin
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Mertin
Canadas
Georgia
Clarkesville
Roosevelt Foretold Railroad Air Brake Device Test
Danville Illinois May 21 Special representatives of important interests have tested a new automatic signal device for trains to stop at dangers. The Collard signal is non electrical and claims to prevent open switches and signal ignore. Public tests are promised on passenger trains and electric cars.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
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Roosevelt
Patent Office
F M
Speaker Cannon
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Carroll W Dolan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United Kingdom
Belgium
Austria
France
Weeyes
Nagepe Wxtes
Three Cities Vie For Panama Canal Exposition Prize
The race to host the grand Panama Canal celebration narrows to New Orleans San Francisco and Washington with disputes over government backing and geographic appeal. Exposition plans mirror a possible two show era as 1916 dawns amid Republican leadership worries and cabinet activity.
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Reigh M. Whitestile
Washington
San Francisco
New Orleans
Bates
Pacific Coast
South
Frisco
Seattle
New Orleana
St. Louis
Pacific Ocean
Congress
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin T:
A testimonial letter volume promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle effective laxative for the elderly and children, claiming cures for constipation indigestion and stomach complaints. Customers report relief, sample offers, and purchases from local druggists with varied endorsements.
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Caldwell
Hitchcocks political gains stir Nebraska insurgent talk
In Nebraska the push for local county option dominates discussion alongside tariff and insurgent gains in Congress. Representative Norris leads fights against Cannon rules as others note Harsh reception of local option and anti saloon activity. A Roosevelt relative gains a monument in Alabama cemetery funding.
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Congress
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Republicana
Sixth Sense Man Guides Copenhagen Steamer Through Harbor
Danish case studies involve Emil Knudsen a 36 year old Norwegian from Christiana who was blindfolded and steered a steamer through Copenhagen Harbor with perfect control. Professor Fried snreich leading nerve specialists note no nervousness or hesitation and question the cause attributing it to a possible sixth sense while seeking an explanation beyond normal nerves.
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Prom
Washington Herald
Denmark
Emil Knudssen
Christiana
Friedsnreich
Europe
Knudsen
Copenhagen
Interstate Crushers Meet in Little Rock
Georgia and South Carolina delegates from the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers Association depart Atlanta by special train to Little Rock for the May 24 25 26 convention. L A Ransom and Fielding Wallace lead Georgia. B F Taylor leads South Carolina. After sessions, the group may visit Hot Springs before returning to Atlanta. Major issue: a uniform food law to ensure fair treatment of cotton seed products nationwide. Delegations include Atlanta Macon Augusta Savannah Albany and other Georgia cities.
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Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
Georgia
South Carolina
Atlanta
Little Rock
Seaboard Air Line Railway
L. A. Ransom
Interstate Association
Fielding Wallace
Georgia Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
B. F. Taylor
Hot Springs
Interstate Crush
United States
Cruahers
Macon
Augusta
Savannah
Albany
Fayetteville
Montezuma
Pretty Close to Home and a Needing Reason
A Boston technical school student repeatedly requests leave of absence. On one occasion he cites attending a cousin’s funeral as justification. The Instructor reluctantly grants leave, saying it would be better if the relative were nearer.
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Boston
The Lawful Druggist With a Side Line in Puck
In a humorous piece by Thomas Fardon in Puck, a man trained as a druggist Wikipedia style, builds a storefront filled with a soda fountain, novelties, and odds and ends to attract customers. He contemplates adding a legitimate drug line, after obtaining the diploma from Aloeg through Zinc.
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Borax
Thomas Fardon
Age of Halley's Comet in Thentury Record
The piece notes Halley's comet has floated through our system for over 2,000 years and possibly ten to a hundred times longer. It recalls a remarkable sight during the Norman conquest of 1066 with a head as large as the full moon and an exceptionally long tail.
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Halley
Thentury
Georgia Peach Crop To Be Marketed In 1909
Georgia peach crop expected to be marketed in railcar shipments totaling 4061 cars with a value near two million dollars to growers. First shipment reached Atlanta this week selling at about three dollars per crate. Over six hundred Georgia fruit growers are members of the Georgia Fruit Exchange, representing roughly 65 percent of growers statewide. The exchange aims to market nearly all Georgia peaches this year, with neighbors' crop failures boosting southern supply for the next two months.
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Georgia
Atlanta
H D Marks
J M Fleming
Wear
South Georgia
Georgia Fruit Exchange
Thia
Georgian Exchange
Marks
Railroada
Tages William Tell's Predecessors. From Harper's Weekly
Nuesch places early man on Swiss soil about 28 000 years ago. He lived there for 8 000 years, then a long absence of 8 000 to 12 000 years. Reappearing at lake-dweller times, the period lasted 4 000 years and closed 4 000 years ago with bronze.
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William Tell
Harper's Weekly
Nuesch
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Ilinois
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