Rapid Fire Guns to Modernize Cruisers
The article notes a shift in naval policy under the new administration, favoring rapid fire guns for main batteries on cruisers over heavy Krupp-type weapons. It highlights improved engine power on the Charleston, changes to Yorktown and Char leston armaments, and the aim to arm three 2 000-ton cruisers with heavy rapid fire and to drop breech-loading rifles. It explains rapid fire guns as American in origin, outlines calibers and performance, and discusses design challenges and potential impact on naval gunnery.
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Wasametox
Whitney
Charleston
San Francisco
Engineering Bureau
Ordnance Service
Yorktown
Chareston
Navy Department
United States
A. Caine
Tragic double murder at Jefferson School by dismissed teacher’s husband
In May at a Jefferson public school in the south city, teacher Mrs. Sarah E. Allen was shot dead by her husband Oswald Allen in front of third grade students, then killed himself. He had a history of drunkenness and violence, with Mrs. Allen having warned of danger after years of abuse and neglect.
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WasnIndon
Jefferson Public
Sarah E. Alien
Allen
Pennsylvania Avenue
Jefferson School
Cabinet reshuffle rumors swirl over Miller successor
Washington reports say Attorney General Miller may retire and push for George W. McCreary to take the Supreme Court seat. A cabinet reshuffle is expected with Noble moving to attorney general, Clarkson to interior, and Tracy possibly to attorney general, then navy.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Miller
Supreme Bench
George W. McCreary
Iowa
McCreary
Santa Fe Road
Couneel
Kansas City
Jesad
W. H. H. Miller
Clarkson
Noble
Interior
Tracy
W Ker
Navy
The
Matthews
Secretary of the Interior
The Crop Situation In Minnesota And Dakota Regions
The crop outlook is clear after the recent 22d revival rains, which revived most areas of Minnesota and Dakota. Except for a few limited spots, drought appears checked and harvest prospects improved as damaged grain regrew, despite previous high winds in some localities.
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Minnesota
Dakota
Railroads Suffer in Midwestern Storms Across Kansas City
Storm reports reveal extensive flood damage and railroad disruption. Rush creek bridge near Liberty, Missouri washed away, 200 feet long and 80 feet high, halting trains between Kansas City and Chillicothe. Submerged tracks on Kansas City St Joseph Council Bluffs line near Parkville and Liberty, with Rock Island and Union Pacific lines affected. Kansas City area inundated, five blocks flooded east of Fifteenth to Sixteenth streets, $25,000 property damage estimated, several cottages flooded in Armourdale, a ten acre area on Split Log creek became a lake. Trains delayed by two to four hours. night work underway to restore service. In Illinois, Rockford reports a severe storm with one fisherman struck by lightning. Anten, Kan saw the worst flood in memory with massive cellar inundation and business losses.
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Kansas City
Rush Creek
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
Liberty
Chilicothe
Kansas City, St. Joseph
Council Bluffs
Parkville
Hannibal
Rock Island
St. Joseph
Cameron
Union Pacific
Manhattan
Kan
Kaw
Missouri Pacific
Armourdisle
Split Log Creek
M. Hisler
Alton
Illinois
Rock
Lil
Rockford
Keeler
Anrten
Unfortunate Sailors from the Alaskan Disaster
Portiano Oregon May 17 Captain R E Howse and First Officer Wood reach Portiano aboard the Columbia after the Alaskan foundered off Astoria. Forty four on board with seven or eight saved. Ship sank stem first after a three day struggle in a gale. Several crew missing and presumed lost.
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Portiano, Or
R E Howse
Wood
Columbia
San Francisco
Astoria
Columbia River
Eary
Howes
Vigilante
G. W. Woo
T. Walace
W. Collins
B. Bernhold
J. Moneghan
J. W. Brown
W. A. Johnson
John Welch
George Shilder
W. Jenney
Commodity Prices Across Cities on Wheat Corn and More
New York markets show No. 2 red wheat at 82 to 84 cents in store and afloat, with various red and white wheat, rye, corn, oats, eggs, lard, butter and dairy prices listed. Chicago quotations include flour, spring wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, flax seed, pork, lard, various meats and dairy. Minneapolis and St Paul show bid ranges for wheat corn oats rye barley ground feed and hay, with eggs and flour figures.
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Western
Western Steam
Chicago
Minneapolis
Northern
New England
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Paul
Drowned in a Tunnel During Thunder Storm
Milwaukee EE reports three men drowned in the Hubbard street tunnel amid a heavy thunderstorm. Five workers were in the tunnel near Lloyd street ravine. two escaped near the mouth, three farther in were lost. Victims' names could not be ascertained as the storm damaged nearby structures and the chamber of commerce building flagpole.
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Milwaavke EE
Hubbard Street
Lloyd Street
Chamber of Commerce
Tramp Fatally Injured After Car Collision in Neenan
A 25 year old stranger Joseph McKelvey fell between cars of a moving Northwestern freight near Neenan Wisconsin and died from his injuries. He claimed parents in Chicago and said his brother was master mechanic in Wabash shops.
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Neenan
Wis
Joseph McKelvey
Northwestern
Chicago
Wabash Railway
The Rail Way War in Oregon Rail Line Dispute
Sworn answers in the Elija Smith case reveal no prior stock issue plan for the Oregon & Transcontinental railroad and Henry Villard. The suit exposes talks of receivership voting on stock by Oregon Railway and Navigation's secretary, amid resignations and a reorganization seen as Union Pacific versus Northern Pacific power struggle.
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New York
Special Telegram
Elija Smith
E. R. Beil
Oregon & Transcontinental Railroad
Henry Villard
Oregon
Etta Smith
Mr. Adams
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Portland
Oregon & Transcontinental Company
Smith
Willey
Adams
Oregon & Transcontinental
Smith-Union Pacific
Eliza Smith
Villard
Sidney Dillon
Gardiner M. Lane
William L. Bail
Te Company
Oregon Railway
Bull
L'Ading
Spofford
Oregon & Transcontinental Directory
Messrs
Messrs. Dillon
Lane
Union Pacific It Ia
Oregon & Trancontinents
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Willard
Death of Gen Adna Anderson shocks Philadelphia community
Gen Adna Anderson of New York died by his own hand in a Philadelphia hotel. The 62 year old railroad engineer registered as Anderson of Sing Sing and shot himself in a fourth floor toilet room. He was identified by Gen Merrill and John Anderson of New York, and described as a top railroad builder who shaped the Northern Pacific line. Family and friends expressed confusion over the motive, noting mental strain in the past year.
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Philadelphia
Lafayette
A Anderson
New York
Merrill
John Anderson
Adna Anderson
Henry Villara
Northern Pacific Railroad
Anderson
Sing Singlass
Gen
Gen. Anderson
Sing Sing
Everett House
Union Square
West
John C. Fremont
Ridgeway
N. Y
New York & New Haven
Connecticut River Road
Army of the Potomac
Virginia
Memphis
United States
Toledo, Wabash & Western Railroad Company
Paducah & Elizabeth Road
Kansas Pacific
Lafayette & Bloomington Company
Northern Pacific
Henry Villard
Congressman Snider to Return Home After Washington Visit
Wasineros reports Congressman Snider arrived in Washington and will leave Monday with Mrs. Snider and his daughter. He will spend next days in the departments handling pension matters for constituents and seeking changes in railway mail agents. He plans to make four teen fourth class postmaster changes and may secure a few more before returning.
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Snider
Wasnineros
Congresszeru
Washington
Evanston
N.Y
Minnesota cullings report broad state news items
Stillwater will trial Australian election law at a local school election. The first arrest under the drunkenness law was George B. Wooden of Sauk Centre. Windom gears for the next G A R encampment in June. The state IC0F convention meets in St Cloud June 4 and 5 with about 600 delegates. A Star Lake resident dislocated her jaw, and a Duluth case nearly saved by medical aid.
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Stillwater
George B. Wooden
Sauk Center
Windom
St. Cloud
Sylvester Bunday
Buckham
Faribault
Northfield
Rockaway
C. D. Hoffman
Sauk Centre
Sauk Lake
Litchfield
Wash McNiece
Sartell Bros
Crow Wing River
Duluth
Charles Dills
Albert Lea
Warren Wilcox
Wilcox
Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Melancholy carriage horse dies after owner’s long trip
AN EXCHANGE recounts a family carriage horse that grew despondent after being separated from its owner who departed on a long health trip and rapidly grew thin. Skilled veterinarians were called, but the elderly animal pined away and died before the master’s return.
Death by lightning claims Marion County giant Josiah Anderson
Josiah Anderson, a towering figure in Marion County Kansas, was struck and killed by lightning. The man stood six feet seven inches tall, leaving a lasting impression on the community and local historians.
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Josiah Anderson
Marion County
Kansas
Ellison Ruggles the crank who lost his clothes fishing
In a Newton Falls comic tale, Ellison Ruggles, a longtime fishing crank, is mocked for his vanity as his clothes vanish during a picnic day misadventure. Irene Foote and Col Chester uncover a humorous duel of politics and pride, ending with a comic wager to cover costs.
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Ellison
Ruggles
Newton Fallanee
Irene
Elieon K
First Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
Newton Falls
Mack
Ellison RK
Ellison R Ragges
Col. Chester
Elison R. Ruggles
Newton Falls House
Irene Foote
Col
Chester
Ellison R Raggles
Colonel Chester
Iean
Blank
Ellison KR. Ruggies
Ruggies
Ellison R. Ruggies
David Wechsler
Inventor forecasts future cheap rapid typewriter
A mechanical engineer envisions a future with a cheap light and silent typewriter. He argues current models are too costly and unwieldy, and writes that copying the reporter’s work could drop writing time from hours to minutes, predicting nine tenths of newspapers' writing will move to typewriters. New York Herald.
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Hartford
Washington
New York Herald
Beautiful Japan as Seen Before Civiliz ed Changes
A San Francisco Chronicle reflection on old Japan contrasts simple hospitable people and temple scenes with Western notions of progress. It recalls peaceful temples, windings paths, lanterns, and kite crowds, asking why civilization intrudes on happiness and culture. It laments modern change while honoring enduring charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
San Francisco Chronicle
What We Know of Color
A concise early science summary explains color as a result of light wave interactions with the eye. It details wave counts for red and violet and argues color exists only as a perceptual effect, not in objects or the mind.
Warner pamphlets and Safe Cure defended in reader letter
A reader letter defends Warner H H Warner Co pamphlets and Warner's Safe Cure, claiming testimonials are genuine and that the firm offers 5000 to prove any falsehood. The writer urges recognition of kidney disease as a cause of many ailments and hails pamphlets as valuable public health information.
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Messrs. H. H. Warner &Co
Rochester
N. Y
Warner
Messrs
H. H. Warner & Co
A Preacher Eating His Horse in Van Buren
A Methodist itinerant visits Van Buren with no church. In a tavern he negotiates board by valuing his horse, then preaches aggressively to settle debts. The town capitulates, paying all charges and fitting the preacher out, giving Christianity a firm footing in Van Buren.
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van Buren
Campbell Sues Pullman Palace Car for 200000 Damages
Mrs Jennie Campbell of Sioux City sues the Pullman Palace Car Company for 200000 dollars over an alleged assault by a black porter on February 15 in a sleeper near Manila Iowa. She was alone in the car when the porter entered, locked the door and attacked her. The Presbyterian general assembly convenes in New York.
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Pullman Palace Car Company
Jennie Campbell
Sioux City
Campbell
Manilla
Iowa
The Scientific American at Forty Years in Publication
The Scientific American, published by Munn & Co. in New York for forty years, is described as the continent s leading weekly on science, mechanics, and inventions. It presents current topics with engravings to illustrate subjects and aims to help readers keep pace with daily discoveries.
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Scientifi American
Munn & Co
New York
Colum(b)is Workmen Unearth Hidden Gold Coins
Workmen excavating under a torn down house in Columbus Ohio find gold and silver coins. The former owner described as a miserly old woman is linked to the property. Officials estimate the find at least ten thousand dollars.
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Columbis
Ohio
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Iron Dogs OF War
Dakoa
North Branchana
Houston County
Freet
Ordway
Manitoba Railroad
Grand Forks
Fargo
Breckinridge
Crookston
Park River Division
St. Paul
Omsha
Nebraska
Augusta
Union and
Gen. Andeson
C. F. Nygren
Star Lake
Gussie Krause
Grand Central Hotel
Frank Kirchner
Huntington
Edwards & McCulloch Lumber Company
Derby Brothers
Fergus Falls
Peter Stein
Lockerby
Mankato
Anoka
Briere
John McLauffie
Peter Martin
Spaulding
Ely
W. J. Daley
Winona County
Alabama
Congress
Lake Shetek
Col. Miller
Adam
Mr. Raggles
Ellison R. Ruggles
Bachelier & Co
Presbyterian General Assembly
Cutictra
Potter Drug and Chemical Co
Boston
Mass
Cuticura
Montgomery Ward & CO
Michigan Avenue
Utter Drue and
CneMical Co
Castoria
W. H. Worthington
Quebec
Bradfield Regulator
Pearce
Cahoon
Tutt
Sigkhe
Carters
Carter
Linex
Molly
Mick
Elite Mfg. Co
Pullman
Mase
E. T. Hazeltine
Warren, Pa
Trans Chemise Co
Mari
G. Hlingraham
M. D
Amsterdam
D. R. Dyche &C
Druggista
Paine
Frank Cagzout
Eureka
Nevada
Wells, Richampson & Co
Burlington
Samuel Hutchrson
Cornish
N. H
Sina
Dr. Sage
Elkhart
Phadena
Facturing CO
Folds
Griffith&colver
Wilton
Brussels
Northwest
Bray
Gentia
A. J. Towe
Ae Torney
Washington Co
Joseph H. Hunter Pissce
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