Blast Kills a Score in Lowell Magazine Explosion
An explosion at a United States Cartridge Co magazine in Lowell Bas caused a panic with four militia companies deployed. About twenty five killed and thirty injured as dynamite stored for a new floor ignited blasting powder, shattering glass and setting fires across Wiggineville and South Lowell.
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United States Cartridge Company
Lowell
Bas
Wiggineville
South Lowell
National Guard
Boston
Exeter
N. H
Massachusetts
Concord River
Che Ekly
Weather bureau reports mixed crop conditions weekly
The weekly crop summary notes favorable temperatures east of the mountains except New England where it is cool. Rain is needed across central valleys and southern states. Destructive storms hit Minnesota Missouri and northern Middle Atlantic areas. California saw cooler weather but overall favorable conditions. Corn progress is good in northern belt with rain needed in central and southern corn states. Drought未? threatens crops in parts of Kansas Oklahoma Missouri. Winter wheat harvest continues in northern Middle Atlantic and Great Lakes regions. Spring wheat remains unfavorable, though northern Minnesota shows improvement. Dakota spring wheat ripening. Montana Washington report good fill.
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Weather Bureau
Iy Mountains
New England
Minnesota
Missouri
Noorthern
Middle Atlantic
California
Kaiman
Oklahoma
Lake
Berthem
South Dakota
North Dakota
Nebraska
Dakotas
Montana
Washington
Alaska Central Railroad Contracts and Western District Moves
The contract for the first twenty five miles of the Alaska Central Railroad has been let. L. E. & W will lay seventy five miles of main line and Indianapolis division. Half of the Jellicoe to Knoxville line by Louisville and Nashville is complete. Western district HQ moves from Chattanooga to Birmingham around Oct 1. An air line electric traction from Cincinnati to Louisville is projected at ninety three miles. Sinoin Central reports fiscal year results with net earnings of 13 414 400 and a surplus of 4 587 000. Ozark and Cherokee Central to be operated by Frisco, becoming the Muskogee district. An old red wheel locomotive exhibit at St Louis exposition.
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Alaska Central Railroad
Indianapolis
Louisville and Nashville
Jellicoe
Knoxville
Southern
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Cincinnati
Louisville
Easterners
Sinoin Central Railroad Company
Yoakum
St. Louis
San Francisco
Ozark and Cherokee Central Railroad
Frisco
Muskogee
Hannibal
St. Joseph
Buffalo Bill
Death of a Great American Artist J A McNeill Whistler
James Abbott McNeill Whistler an American born in St Petersburg died in London after a life of artistic experiment and public feuds. He gained fame as an etcher then as a painter whose tonal experiments divided critics. His influence on European art was significant though his rank as a printer remains debated.
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James A. McNeill Whistler
London
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
England
Whistler
Willan
West Point
George Washington Whistler
Weat Point
Major Whistler
Nicholas
Russia
Mewcow
St. Petersburg
Mim McNeill
Pari
du Maurier
Trilby
Amsterdam
Paris
Thames
Whinler
Critica
Great Ruskin
Joe Sibley
Maurier
Averceher
Harvest News Satirizes Global Politics and Heat
A satirical mosaic notes Wall Street troubles and Western wheat help, hints at political chicanery in Colombia and Manchuria, jokes about harvesting labor, weather extremes, and a notorious Ohio killer facing electrocution. The piece blends international whimsy with domestic oddities and a grim future.
The Old Maid Age Sees a 32 Year Benchmark Set
A Chicago Inter Ocean essay argues marriage urgency wanes as women pass 30. It notes the new line at 32 and praises mature, experienced women who dominate social life. It urges spinster women to stand boldly, avoid kittenishness, and retain grace without apology.
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Balzac
Landor
Bud
Thi
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Sampling It in the Department Store Bakery
A grocery division exhibit features a young woman offering free samples of a new breakfast wheat product. A customer with a peaky appetite tastes the sample, but reveals he never eats breakfast. The scene highlights promotional tasting and a missed sale.
Remarkable Feather Trade Totals Reported for London
London last year sold 1 006 packages of osprey feathers and 19 552 of birds of paradise. Osprey packs average about 30 ounces, yielding a total plume volume. If four birds yield one ounce, the breeding season would imply about 192 900 birds killed for yearly plumes. Birds of paradise total reaches 12 993.
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London
Bible Published in 158 Languages by Oxford Press
The Oxford University Press publishes Bibles in 158 languages. Each year about 600 tons of paper are used. Orders of 100000 Bibles are common, and 500000 copies can be filled. On average 30 to 40 Bibles are produced every minute.
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Oxford University Press
Bloodless surgery advocate Dr Adelph Lorenz recalled home
Dr Adelph Lorenz of Vicans, who championed a bloodless surgery, was summoned from America to his home due to his wife’s illness. He was in the far West when the news arrived, canceling American engagements to return, describing his wife as devoted and indispensable in his clinical work and operations.
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Adelph Lorenz
Vicans
America
Hts
Lorenz
Far West
Denver Unions Face Alliance Move Amid Labor War
A Denver crisis centers on a proposed drastic action by the Alliance and the printers union amid a citywide strike. Ex Lieutenant Governor Coats, a Socialist organizer and labor figure, is named among the men linked to the move. The printers say the alliance endangers liberty and could provoke broader clashes with unions if enforced by courts. Over 8,000 workers were on strike, many restaurants closed, as tensions rise and contracts with alliance members may be canceled.
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Idaho City
Dras
Coats
Socialist Party
American Labor Union
Western Federation of Miners
Aml
Alliance
Evaseville militia teachings draw mixed reactions
A Chicago Post excerpt praises Evaseville militia after recent mob incidents while noting the violence and casualties. The report mentions Dr. H. H. McLellan of Topeka, Kansas as a casualty in a bathhouse incident, reflecting chaotic urban conflict and shifting public opinion.
Apple Industry and Growth Across United States Orchards
The article surveys the vast U S apple industry with 1900 census figures, noting 230 million trees in commercial and noncommercial orchards, 175 million bushels from commercial orchards, and major regional distributions. It highlights export volumes, regional tree counts, and varied yields among states, singling out New York as having likely the best trees.
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Pew
United States
Great Britain
Germany
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
Northern Central States
North End
South Central
Great Flood Devastates Kansas City and West Farmland
A Leslie's Weekly analysis by Charles Moreau Harper details the vast losses from unprecedented floods in the West. The Kaw and Missouri rivers flooded a 200 mile long by 3 to 5 mile wide valley, wiping out towns, railroads, and farms. Estimated losses exceed 10 million dollars with hundreds of lives affected. farmers expect faster farm recovery than towns as the region remains buoyant and resilient.
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Mis- Your
Middle West
Charles Moreau Hareer
Leslie
Kaw
Political rifts and war department filings in brief
The article outlines a clash between President Roosevelt and Senator Barton over the Jerusalem World’s Fair scheme and a private letter dispute. It also reports War Department audits on army deposits, permanent fund receipts, and Spain war claims, plus cigars and money misplacement, Manchuria trade openings, stamp book profits, mosquito proliferation, civil service age loosening for Civil War veterans, Beavers case notes, and an Istesieg Department investigation.
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Roosevelt
Barton
Kansas
Senate
Jerusalem
St. Louis
Burton
Burren
Washington
War Department
Army
Permanent Fund of the Home
United States
Spain
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James G. Biniie
Augusta
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Manchuria
Kamaas
New Jersey
Japan
Russig
Alfred Knapp
Ohio
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Abigace
Evaseville
Chicago Post
H. H. McLellan
Topeka, Kan
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Goroit
Arkansas
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Arkaneas
New York
Wayne County
Koo At
Mearee County
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Incis
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Ovieens County
Michigan
Ertos
Secretary of War
Treasury Department
Department of Texas
Col Clem
Department
Quartermasters
Fred Grant
Grant
Treasury
Manchura
L. O.” Howard
Department of Agriculture
Howard
Civil Service
Robb
Brooklyn
G. W. Beavers
Ryan
Istesieg Department
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