Flood Devastates Pocahontas Coal Region. Keyston e Lost
A catastrophic flood from heavy rain and an electric storm devastates the Pocahontas coal field. Keystone, with about 2000 residents, is demolished. 12 to 15 saloons washed away. Property losses estimated near 2 million dollars. rail lines, bridges, and telegraph lines destroyed. rescue efforts underway but relief delayed. A separate tornado in Logan County causes extensive property damage with no confirmed fatalities.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Johnstown i
Norfolk & Western
Elkhorn
Pocahontas
Elkhorn Creek
Ennis
Vivian Yard
Coal Company
Keystone
Norfolk & Western Railway
Vivian
Logan County
Lincoln
Insurgent Leaders Expected to Surrender in Batangas
Manila reports Gen Cailles orders Col Arollio and Malvar forces to surrender to American authorities at San Jose Batangas next Wednesday. Col Caballes and 120 of Cailles command reach the mountains with fear of hanging. Caballes brings at least 500 rifles from posts beyond Pagaan.
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Manila
Arollio
Malvar
San Jose
Batangas Province
Col
Caballes
Cailles
Pagaan
Ecuadoran Leader Promotes US Ties and Rail Plan
Consul De Leon reports in the Washington Post that President Alfaro has welcomed many U.S. teachers to Ecuador to teach English and foster friendly ties. He notes the upcoming succession by Senor Plaza and a railway project from the coast to Bogota costing 12.5 million dollars, with mineral rights and 50 year operation rights granted to the Anglo American venture. De Leon endorses a Panama canal, arguing it is the feasible sea route and that the U.S. may influence canal control.
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Alfaro
Republic of Ecuador
United States
Perry M. de Leon
Savannah
Guayaquil
Washington Post
Senor Plaza
Bogota
Ecuador
Archie Harman
Staunton
Republic
Fcuador
de Leon
South America
Panama
Formula for Kalsomine Preparation
A German publication describes making kalsomine by dissolving eight ounces of sodium carbonate in hot water, adding hot linseed oil, saponifying glue with cold water and heating, then combining with saponified oil and ten pounds of whiting. Add hot water gradually as mixture thickens until it flows freely from a brush. Liquid wash bluing enhances whiteness.
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N, Y
Tribune
Paradoxical Letters and Porcelain Dialogue
A fragment from a Louisville Courier Journal piece shows a humorous exchange with a letter from Molly to John about a sick Tam and a clerk describing cups and saucers. The quirky dialogue features Porquepacque and a pricing line for a cup and saucer set, hinting at shop chatter.
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Molly
Louisville Courier-Journal
Porquepacque
The New Bicycle Promises Minimal Change This Year
Bicycle manufacturers claim the current year’s model will be nearly identical to last year’s due to limited room for improvement. The same applies to Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, said to reach the practical limit of medical science for the stomach liver kidneys and blood. Try it for digestion constipation safety or sour stomach and stomach anxiety. Never take a substitute.
After-Dinner Speeches at Medical Banquets Reach Peak
The piece notes rising mania for after-dinner speeches at medical banquets and laments speakers who have little to say. It questions why those unwilling to listen are compelled to speak to an audience unwilling to hear.
Allen’s Foot-Ease Ad For Soothing Shoes
A vintage advertisement claims Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York offers Allen’s Foot-Ease to cure corns calluses itching burning and smarting feet. Free samples and a mailing address are provided for reader requests.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
The Way to Saccemn and the Elderly Gentleman
A collection of dated adage style lines from the Indianapolis Press and various readers. Statements praise listening to people and supplying their desires, with miscellaneous quips on success and health remedies. The excerpts include a note about Piso's Cure as a throat and lung medicine and a remark on personal appearance.
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Indianapolis Press
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Best
Jkt Ice
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