Railway Across Andes Led by Sir John Jackson
Sir John Jackson of London will direct the unbuilt railway joining Arica in Chile with La Paz in Bolivia across the Andes. The 800 mile line climbs to 12 000 feet, runs through canyons with 2 000 foot cliffs, employs 3 000 native laborers, and costs 15 million dollars over three to four years.
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Sir John Jackson
London
Arica
Chile
la Paz
Bolivia
Andes
John
Hfe
York
Edinburgh University
Manchester Ship Canal
John Ward
Tower Bridge
Thames
Dover
England
Tells Island's Troubles in Puerto Rico Rule
Eugenio Benitez Castanos heads a three member commission to Washington to seek relief for Puerto Rico. He argues U S control is harsher than Spanish rule, citing no native chief, outsider officials, arbitrary taxes, and limited local representation. Delegates clash with the governor over elective courts, tax representation, and training schools. Debt cuts provoke the upper council to withhold appropriation.
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Eugenio Benitez Castanos
Porto Rico
House of Delegates
Washington
United States
Spain
Castanos
Gov. Post
Won by Advertising Georgia's Governor Joseph H Brown Uses CardIndex Campaign
Joseph H Brown, Georgia's governor, is portrayed as the first state executive to apply modern business advertising and direct mail tactics to politics. He defeated Hoke Smith by systematic outreach, avoiding mass speeches or handshake campaigns, and rose from relative obscurity to the governor's chair. Brown's background as a railroad man and son of Senator J E Brown is noted, as is his prior removal as state railroad commissioner by Smith.
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Joseph H. Brown
Georgia
Gov. Brown
Brown
Hoke Smith
Smith
Atlanta
Grover Cleveland
United States
Joseph E. Brown
Bruce to lead pole journey from Atlantic route
Dr William Speirs Bruce the 42 year old British explorer linked to the Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory plans a south pole expedition. With six polar journeys already to his credit he aims to reach the pole via the Atlantic side, believing the ice is wider but less steep and hoping to traverse a single great Antarctic continent.
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William Speirs Bruce
South Pole
Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory
Bruce
Antarctic
Pole
Atlantic
Pacific
Ambiguous Bow-Wow Invites Wheat Speculation Debate
In Pleasant Hill a big black dog trots about wagging its tail while growling. The Pleasant Hill Times offers a leather medallion to anyone who can decide which end of the dog to trust. A local quip questions wheat speculators with a sharp retort about sympathy.
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Pleasant Hill
Billy Sunday's Great Marshall Town Revival
Marshalltown welcomed evangelist William A. Sunday, Iowa born and famed for base‑ball fame, as he returned to preach. A temporary Wigwam venue seated nearly six thousand. over three weeks more than 100000 attended and about $6000 was raised. Sunday sparked strong praise and sharp critique, with vivid quotes on sin and salvation as crowds pressed to hear the gospel.
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Iowa
Marshalltown
William A. Sunday
Billy
Billy" Sunday
Evangelist Sunday
Sunday
Jesus Christ
Father of educators in Iowa has five sons as principals
Victor Iowa resident C G Neveln is called a father to education as five of his six sons hold principal or teaching roles in Iowa public schools. The state teachers association board noted S T Neveln of Belmond C M Neveln State Center J P Neveln Clermont B M Neveln Blairsville and J W Neveln Pisgah lead or serve as principals.
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CG. Neveln
Victor
Iowa
Teachers' Association
Victor High School
S. T. Neveln
Belmond
C. M. Neveln
State Center
J. P. Neveln
Great Bridge May Be Free to All in Iowa Case
Attorney General H. W. Byers appeared before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington arguing for the Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners against Dunleth & Dubuque Bridge Co and several railroads. The case challenges making the Dubuque bridge free and open, contending the bridge is owned by Illinois Central Railroad Co in fact, despite nominal ownership by a separate company. Byers noted the bridge’s cost about 2.77 million dollars over 40 years, while tolls collected from shippers and travelers totaled about 8 million dollars, urging the commission to direct tolls be reduced or abolished.
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H. W. Byers
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Board of Railroad Commissioners of Iowa
Dunlelth & Dubuque Bridge Company
Dubuque
State of Iowa
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Great Western
Burlington
Byers
Useful Wire Reel For Farm Fence Instructions
Instructions for building a portable reel stand for fence wire. A three piece assembly uses two 2x4s of 5 and 8 feet, with a spiked piece, plus a cross formed from Yx4s with pegs to guide and retain the wire. The reel revolves on a bolt with a wooden block, and an auxiliary cross with oblong slots keeps wire from flying off.
Timely Notes of the Farm Fertility and Orchard Care
Practical tips urge boosting soil fertility with clover and manure returns, advise soil amendments like bone meal and potash, and warn against late plowing. Emphasizes early orchard work, drainage, and bees as key pollinators for better fruit and honey crops. Suggests alfalfa for honey, cautions spraying during bloom to protect bees.
Care in Selecting Alfalfa Seed and Soil Improvements
Advice warns that weed seeds adulterate alfalfa and ruin stands. It notes common impurities like bur clover and sweet clover, rejects dark or shriveled seed, and says mature seeds germinate better. It highlights Wisconsin soil tests proving crop rotation and legumes restore worn soils, with drainage aid to many landowners and ongoing soil survey work.
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University of Wisconsin
Best Harness-Dressing Mixture for Leather Polish
A traditional recipe blends turpentine and beeswax over gentle heat, then adds ivory black and indigo to create a smooth darker polish. When cooled it can be applied thinly, washed off, and leaves leather soft, suitable for harnesses and large tops.
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England
Makera
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Lieve
Word of God
Heaven and
Hell
Marshalltown’ Tabernacle
C. U. Willams
Neveln
Great Bridge
Dubuque Bridge Over the Mississippi
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