Microscopic Allies Help Guard Our Health
The article discusses the beneficial role of white blood cells and microbes in health. It explains Metchnikoff’s theory of leukocytes attacking germs, the production of pus, and how skin and gut microbes can both aid and hinder healing, depending on overall health. It notes a small resident microbial population in the mouth and stomach and their complex relation to disease and repair.
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Metchnikoff
Pasteur Institute of Paris
Chicago News
Exporting Our Coal in Early Fiscal Year 1900
The report shows nine months of exports to Great Britain 4243 tons France 156580 tons Germany 14761 tons and Europe 364614 tons. Major buyers include Canada 3751877 tons Mexico 439142 tons Cuba 277251 tons and the West Indies 297054 tons.
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Great Britain
France
Germany
Europe
Mediterranean
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
West Indies
Pacific Coast
Shall we stay to eat new vegetarian dining prompt
Boston offers a vegetarian restaurant ad urging patrons to dine in and learn the reason for meat substitutes. The message promotes meat substitutes and dining rooms as the feature of the establishment.
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Slens
Boston
A Hobo's Neat Trick
A Washington man recounts a clever hobo con involving mismatched shoes. The hobos selects left and right shoes to form pairs, turning a simple shoe collection into a two stage theft and leaving the owner surprised at the imitator's cleverness.
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Washington
Classmate of Garfield Elected Hiram College Trustee
Captain Charles E. Henry former DC marshal and Garfield classmate at Hiram College is identified as a leading Ohio landowner and has been elected a trustee of Hiram College. This recognition highlights his prominent status and ongoing ties to the college.
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Garfield
Charles E. Henry
District of Columbia
Hiram College
Ohio
Rural-Looking Senator Cockrell Draws Mixed Reactions
A New York World column profiles Missouri Senator Cockrell, noting his rustic demeanor contrasted with a lifelong record of integrity. The piece uses satire to question social trends, especially rising divorce rates, and warns about national drift away from traditional marriage values.
Whither Are We Drifting The Rise of American Divorces
A historical note on rapidly increasing divorce rates in the United States. It cites that 3 percent of marriages ended in court dissolution in 1870, rising to 8 percent by 1900, and projects a continued rise to 58.8 percent by the close of the twentieth century.
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United States
New York World
Woman Operates Water Power Mill in Ohio
Mrs Milford Brady runs an old fashioned water powered mill in Morrow County Ohio. Her sole assistant is a boy. She lives in a log hut beside the mill and has little contact with neighbors except for business. The mill, a century old, was owned by her father and she has kept it running since his death.
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Milford Brady
Morrow County
Ohio
Mineral Oil as Fuel Gains Found Support in the South
The article notes daily advances in oil production in the south and expresses hopeful belief that mineral oil will largely replace other combustibles as fuel. It emphasizes rapid developments and growing expectations for broad adoption.
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South
Crab in a pinch crowds Lobster as dinner option
A light note observes that crab cannot match lobster in taste but serves as a workable substitute when needed. It Playfully comments on the practicality of seafood choices for casual meals.
Edison Says Portland Cement to Transform Building Costs
Edison predicts cheap Portland cement will replace quarried stone and brick as the main building material. He envisions houses poured rather than built, with rapid construction and near fireproof stability, using standard wooden forms and concrete beams. Cement price around $1 a barrel could trigger widespread adoption.
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Thomas A. Edison
New York Dispatch
Chicago Record-Herald
Edison
Insurance Engineering
Mr. Edison
Chip on Parson's Shoulder in Gorleston Clergy Life
Rev. Forbes Phillips known as Athol Forbes stands as a nonconformist cleric in Gorleston. The bulldog preacher attracts fisherfolk and bohemian readers, with a vivid personality and a habit of ruffling fellow clergy. He recalls a horse whip incident with a local chairman, illustrating his sharp wit and defiant humor.
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Forbes Phillips
Athol Forbes
Leger
Parsons
London
Gorleston
Phillips
South's Granite Quarries
T H Binder of Atlanta notes Georgia granite quarries are expanding and competitive with northern sources. A 65 000 cubic feet curb contract was completed in Washington ahead of schedule, while northern quarries lag behind. Georgia granite reaches Philadelphia and Chicago, with Stone Mountain described as a flaw free geological wonder near Atlanta.
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South
T. H. Binder
Atlanta
Riggs
Washington
Georgia
District of Columbia
Philadelphia
Chicago
Stone Mountain
At-lanta
British Engineer Demonstrates Overhead Wire Auto
A British engineer unveils a trolley automobile line at Ederswalde near Berlin. The vehicle is powered by an overhead wire via a trolley connected by a movable cable, allowing roadside disembarking. Experts inspect the system favorably, expecting broad German adoption.
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Ederswalde
Germany
Co-Operative Cooking in Rural France Schools
In rural France every pupil brings vegetables to school each morning and they are washed by an older pupil. Vegetables are boiled with water and pork, cooking during lessons. At 11 30 each member receives hot soup. Those who can pay two to four sous monthly cover fuel and meat costs.
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France
Co-Operative Association
Williams Professor John Bascom Retired by Age
Professor John Bascom of Williams College, professor of political economy, has retired due to age. A Williams alumnus from the class of 1849, he previously led the University of Wisconsin and joined Williams in 1881. He authored several religious philosophical and economic works.
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John Bascom
Williams College
Williams
University of Wisconsin
Willams
Laura Gill Named Barnard President and War Nurse
Laura D Gill, Barnard’s new president, is a 40 year old Smith graduate who studied in Europe and served as nurse and hospital manager in Cuba during the Spanish American War. After the war she led Cuban orphan care and taught at the Burnham school, earning wide note in education circles.
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Wooley
Miss Hazard
Miss Gill
Laura D. Gill
Barnard
Maine
Smith
Leipsic
Geneva
Sorbonne
Cuba
Red Cross Society
Montauk Point
Francis V. Greene
Miss Capen
Burnham School
Northampton
Journal of Education
Emigration Promotion Through New Atlantic Route
From Bucharest a British company plans a direct steamship line from Constantia to Halifax Quebec Montreal and New York aboard the Atlantica Romanza. The service will offer specially cheap fares to attract Eastern European emigrants and also draw Austrian and Hungarian migrants, competing with the Hamburg line.
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Mion
Bucharest
Constantia
Halifax
Quebec
Montreal
New York
Atlantica Romanza
Europe
Austria and Hungary
Hamburg
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Spinning Wheel Fad Warns Anglomaniacs of Summer
The New York Times notes a fad urging a return to old-time spinning wheels this summer. Queen Alexandra is said to enjoy the spinning wheel and has even posed with one, illustrating the trend from royal fascination to popular interest.
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Alexandra
New York Times
Contrivances for Varying Beetle Pitch
The beetle stridulating organ is simple but can vary pitch through contrivances. A hard striated surface is rubbed by another body part with a rasping edge. Dividing the striations into finer and coarser sections yields pitch variation.
Mindanao Report: Commission Rules and Local Power Shifts
A Mindanao correspondent notes Taft era findings as the Taft Commission visits Mindanao ports. They decide against local civil governance, abolish slavery, and favor traditional Moro justice with Dattos confirming death sentences. Chinese traders in Cattabatta gain regional influence through honest commerce and ties to Singapore and Hong Kong.
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Chicago Tribune
Mindanao
United States Commission
Zamboanga
Cattabatta
Cattabatto
Singapore
Hongkong
Rubber’s Role From Cradle To Grave In 19th Century Life
Ainslee’s Magazine traces rubber’s reach from infant bottles and gums to toys, engines, ships, and medical uses. It notes 150 rubber factories in the United States employing about 20,000 workers, with manufacturing value rising from $107.96 million in 1894 to $161.79 million in 1899.
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Ainslee
New World
Old Herren
Columbus
Fall River Leads Cotton Industry With Vast Output
Fall River Massachusetts dominates U S cotton manufacturing with 41 companies, 82 mills, 26 million capital and 47 million investment. It spins over 29 000 workers and 172 000 weekly payroll, producing 845 million yards of cloth annually and over 1500 miles daily.
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Fall River
Mass
America
United States
Massachusetts
Pobyenotostseff and the Czar Narrow Escape Figure
M Pobyenotostseff, former schoolmaster of the czar and his father, barely escaped an assassin and now stands near the throne as Russia's most talked about figure after the czar issued a peace decree.
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Pobyenotostseff
M. Pobyenotostseff
Russia
Blood Rain Reported in Calabria in 1890
Professor Palazza details a May 15 1890 event in Messinadi Calabria where rain drops appeared like blood. Microscopic tests showed the blood belonged to birds caught in strong winds, explaining the eerie phenomenon noted by local inhabitants.
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Luigi Palazza
Messignadi
Calabria
Public Health Laboratories
Rome
Railroad Earnings In Alabama For 1900
Alabama railroads earned 20,867,853 in 1900, up 3,024,858 from 1899, signaling strong growth in the state's railroad system.
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Alabama
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Missouri
Senator Cockrell
Bunco
Mr. Cockrell
Senate
Parson
Harvard
Taft Commission
Fiang
Piang
Ali
Olas
Nicholas
M. Pobyenotostself
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