New Turpentine From Douglas Fir Stumps
Professor George P. Frankforter of the University of Minnesota reports a destructive distillation process that yields turpentine tar and pitch from abandoned Douglas fir stumps. He says 40 percent of stump bulk is pitch, with 20 percent turpentine and 50 percent tar possible, creating a standalone gas and generating valuable byproducts including pyroligneous acid.
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Minnesota University
Vaeile
George P. Frankforter
School of Chemistry
University of Minnesota
Sage
Bt. Paul
New York
Profissor Pronkforter
State University
Dougina
Fransforter
South
United States
Frankforter
New Whatcom
Wash
Canton Consul reports famine in China drives distress
Canton report to Washington details severe famine in Kowangsi and nearby provinces. Hundreds of women and children sold for small sums, rice crops uncertain through year end, missionaries aiding some relief, and local gentry providing scant rations. Funds urged via major banks to help.
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Kwangsi
Ching
State Department
Washington
United States
Coasi
Canton
McWade
Nilsion
Kowangei
Ms. McWade
Hongkong and Shanglai Banking Corporation
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
International Banking Corporation
War Ship on Wheels Affects Nicaraguan Rebel Conflict
A Washington special reports Managua’s crisis with rebels seizing the Victoria on Lake Managua and pressing natives into service. To deter bombardment of the capital the government mounted the gunboat Once de Julio on a large wagon to move it along the lake and launch it at the rebel vessel, which led to its capture.
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Nicaragua
Washington
New York
Managua
Lake
Victoria
Wetlon
Guntiont Once de Julio
Hoistei
Easly
King Edward Seeks New Court Fashion and Cuisine
A London dispatch reports King Edward plans to alter court dress and dining style. He favors knee breeches and decorations for functions and proposes silk hats with black vests replacing white vests for evening dress, plus a shift toward brighter DINETTES, though few follow the trend.
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Cou
Ielil
Edward
Limisel
Regia
London
Als Patel
New York
Gord
Ranelagh
Trolleys Introduced in Calcutta and Bombay Plans
Electric tramways have been introduced in Calcutta and will soon be introduced in Bombay, signaling expanded urban transit by electric trolleys.
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Calcutta
Bombay
South Africa's Labor Boom Draws in World Interest
John W. Kirkland reports from Chicago on postwar South Africa's labor demand and booming ports. He notes 60 percent rent increases, 25 million spent on rail expansion, and a shift of workers from mines to construction while predicting Chinese labor imports and rising needs for common labor as the Boer Briton conflict reshapes the economy. He also critiques British governance and cites American influence and migration, including university graduates at a Washington birthday banquet in Limenessburg.
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John W. Kirkland
Chicago
Johannesburg
America
General Electric Company
South Africa
Chicago Tritme
Durban
Kirkland Snid
Bovr
Transvant
Kirkland
Lent Milner
Wis Weing
Washington
Je Limnesburg
Heppner Disaster Described by Surviving Residents
A New York Herald correspondent recalls the Heppner cloudburst in Oregon on June 14. The flood wrecked Willow Creek valley, killed hundreds, and left dramatic scenes of rescue including a girl clinging to a horse and a dog guarding its deceased owner.
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Cloudiburst
Moeppner
Ore
Indiana
New York Herald
Heppner Jo
Cascade Mountains
Heppner
Charles A. Taylor
Taylor
Meppier
New York Evening Jourtl
Waln Neall
Willow Creek
Montain
Villey
Landioad
Crawford
Columntin
Te Falls
Largest Fresh Water Fish Report
The vaca marina is described as the largest freshwater fish weighing up to 1200 pounds. It is stated to be found only in the Ama won find Orinoce.
Rock of Refuge in Hawaii shelters fugitive tribesman
A historical note describes a Rock of Refuge in Hawaii where a criminal may hide until capture. Families supply food to sustain him while he plans escape, but he cannot return to his own tribe.
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Hawaii
Criainal
Major James Pond Funeral Set in Jersey City Home
Funeral services for Major James B. Pond will be held at his Jersey City home on June 23. Rev Newell Dwight TNI officiated and Pond, who predicted his death two weeks prior, believed his first greeting beyond death would be his old friend Henry Ward Beecher.
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James B. Pond
Hile
Jersey City
Newell Dwight Tni
Major Pond
Henry Ward Beecher
London and North Western Plans Nonstop London Carlisle Train
The London and North Western Railway proposes a nonstop service between London and Carlisle covering 209 miles. The company states the route would be 10% longer than any single railway line in Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London and Northweatern Company
London
Carlisle
Great Britain
Man Beauty's Troubles After Vienna Contest Win
Walter Raimund the winner of the Vienna men’s beauty contest faces daily marriage offers from matrimonial agents and a bid from an American impresario to tour the States for six months at twenty pounds a day. Viennese photographers also press for portraits but he declines to fulfill these duties due to conscription this year.
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Walter Raimund
Vienna
Saya
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Lila
States
Raimund
New Islamic Critique Journal Opens in India
A new magazine, A Sew Maguaine, A mieggasine, begins in India promising to answer objections to Islam and discuss religion. Editor Mirza Ghul ar Ahmad of Quadinn pledges an impartial review of world religions, focusing on Christianity and Islam.
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India
Mirza Ghular
Ahmad
Quadinn
Heppner Flood Tales and Oregon Railway Escape
Charles A. Taylor recounts the Heppner cloudburst and a near death scene in Lexington Oregon with four children saved from rising waters. James Kernan and wife drowned as the flood swept through the area while rescuers sought high ground.
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Bart
Oregon Railway and Navigator Company
Edepomer
New York World
James Kernan
Katie
Hart
Jernan
Portland
Pleppner
Lexington
Ore
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Hilgard
Kerpan
Kerna
Flood Wreaks Havoc and Damages in Topeka
A Kansas City Journal reporter details Topeka flood aftermath with wildlife browsing near rails and cars, rabbits feeding on exposed ground, and widespread destruction. Pianos and planes ruined, woodwork swollen, warped veneers and interiors, furniture discarded as trash.
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Kansas City Journal
Topeka
Rummage sale planned for three Spanish caravels in Chicago lagoon
The South Park Board decides to auction three decaying caravels, replicas of Columbus vessels, and a bronze statue that once adorned the lake front. Captain M Schuenmane proposes buying the largest craft, while officials joke about pink tea and a public rummage sale in board rooms.
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Jackson Park
Chicago
Chicago Recon-Herald
Lake Front
Washington Park
South Park Board
M. Schuenmane
North Clark Street
Jeferson Hodgking
Foster
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Panama
Whowell
J. W. Kirkland
Ress
Johanneceborg
Engileh
Ausinus
Oregon
Doe
Are
Westly Cowan
Westland
Boston
Orego
Heppler
Kansas
Elliot G. Louston
Denver
Stevan
Louisville
Denver Post
Missouri Pacific
Bridgeport
Kan
Mr. Houston
Ieu
Barre
G Lawrence & Co
Boston, Blass
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