Water resistant cabbage and exotic vegetables in Australian notes
In Yates Australian Annual 1900 a new water resistant heart cabbages prove hardy under droughts with tender leaves and rapid regrowth after cutting. Also noted are an orange Rhodesian cucumber suitable for ornamental use and fruit, the edible padded radish gerangii from Java, and a Java grown mungeri radish producing long crisp pods with asparagus like flavor.
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Rhodesia
South Africa
Java
Soda Water in England Sparked by American Fountain
In Birmingham England a three month old American soda fountain in a Grand hotel block on Colmore Row profits from hot weather with 1000 glasses sold in a day and 600 to 700 on others. Doctors fear ice cold soda though the fountain signals the rise of the ice habit and an American syndicate plans more fountains across Britain.
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Grand Hotel
Colmore Row
Birmingham
England
New Street
New Brick Making Method by Dr Ormandy of St Helens
Dr Ormandy of St Helens England has developed a process to convert glass works refuse into good furnace bricks. The material, rich in spent sand glass and iron, was once deemed unusable. Patents exist and a large firm funds trials and a new plant claims bricks that withstand high heat and can be glazed.
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Dr. Ormandy
St. Helen’s
England
Gamble Technical Institute
St. Helen's
Liverpool
Ormandy
Beet Sugar in France From 1800 to 1909
A new quarto volume of 220 pages and 15 engravings by Julés Helot presents a complete history of France's sugar industry. It covers legislation and key inventions shaping progress from Napoleon I to the era of beet sugar.
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France
Julés Helot
Napoleon I
Rise of Sugar Industry in France Traced From Napoleon Era
The article notes Napoleon I. started sugar education and mills in 1810-12, leading to modern growth. It cites M Helot on beet yield increasing from two to 12 percent, with 340 French factories in 1900, tripling production in 18 years. Coal use per ton has fallen from 442 to 286 pounds since 1888.
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Felix Faure
France
Napoleon I
M. Helot
Germany
Sweden and Germany boost imports amid rising independence fears
The article notes Sweden's growing industries and the shift toward economic independence from Germany. German goods into Sweden rose to 49.37 million dollars in 1899 from 43.27 million in 1897, while English imports reached 41.43 million. The English increase largely comes from coal, whereas German trade centers on small manufactured articles.
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Sweden
Germany
England
Peat as Fuel in Russia Aims to Solve Fuel Shortage
Russia faces fuel scarcity as coal is limited and wood is scarce. Scientists propose using peat turf, compressed into briquettes for market. Calorific value reportedly doubles wood, with manufacturing costs about $5.84 per ton, offering a favorable coal comparison.
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Russia
Russian navy docks planned at Vladivostok for 700 ft ships
In March the government ordered new dry docks at Vladivostok capable of admitting ships up to 700 feet. Excavation has begun and two large shipbuilding yards will be built nearby for vessels up to 3,000 tons. The old dock Tsarevitch is being rebuilt with six new boilers. Military Engineer Savitzky and three assistants oversee the work. The government also plans 60 new mechanical shops.
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Vladivostock
Tsarevitch
Savitzky
American car makers win rail contract in Nuremberg
The Bavarian government owning state railways and canals funds a fine American model car built at Maschinenbau Aktion Gessellschaft works in Nuremberg for an express train. Pullman supplies woodwork and fittings and supervises the build. This suggests Germany may replace small old-style cars with the American pattern.
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Maschinenbau-Aktion Gessellschaft
Nuremberg
Pullman Company
Germany
Swiss steel boom eyed in Bernese Oberland ore fields
Swiss engineers have long led the mechanical world. A new company forms to develop Bernese Oberland ore deposits rich in iron and large in volume. The plan aims to smelt the metal electrically using abundant water power, offering a hopeful prospect for the industry.
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Switzerland
Bernese Oberland
Con Man in New Guise Uses Electric Belt Scam
In Seneca Falls area a smooth stranger sold electric belts claimed to cure diseases. Buyers felt a burning sensation without relief. One belt was opened to reveal mustard plaster generating the “electricity” under cloth, and the con may have netted many victims.
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Seneca Falls
Vanity of Syrian Women
A medical missionary in Syria recounts a hospital case in Beirut where a patient smuggled in forbidden foods and many toilet accessories. Her locker held a mirror, French chalk, and rouge for an impending operation, and she wept when the cosmetics were taken, insisting she did not like being pale.
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Syria
Beirut
Rebels besieging Canton amid Mukden battle reports
Telegrams from Hong Kong to Canton describe Sun Yat Sun seizing Hui Chow and rebels preparing to attack Canton within a week. Advancing Russian forces burn villages, seize Mukden, and rescue Europeans as Germany and Britain form a de facto China alliance.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Sun Yat Sun
Hui Chow
Tai Ping
Admiral Ho
Sam Chun
Nao Tau
Pekin
Shanghai
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Berlin
Herren Bielfeld
Ihlemann
Tien Tsin
Baron von Ketteler
Tsung Liuamen
St. Petersburg
War Office
Mukden
Liao
Artamonoff
Pao-Ting-Fu
We-Nan-Sien
Lomfion
Germany
England
China
Daily Telegraph
Lord Salisbury
Foreign Office
The
Daily Graphic
Daily Mail
South Africa
Koch Says Has Solved the Malaria Problem
Dr Robert Koch arrives in Marseilles en route to Berlin to report a 13 month malaria study across New Guinea Java and adjacent territories He confirms isolating and cultivating the malaria bacillus and restates that mosquitoes are the principal malaria propagators The finding is presented to the Academy of Medicine in Berlin
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Koch
Marseilles
Robert Koch
German New Guinea
Berlin
Academy of Medicine
New Guinea
Java
Washed Away by the River at St Joseph
Sudden Missouri River current shift washed away 30 feet of the east bank in 24 hours. Loss of valuable property prompts citizens to appeal to the government to halt the river’s ravages.
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St Joseph
Plot to Kill the Czar Reported in Crimea
Daily Mail correspondent describes an alleged plot to assassinate Emperor Nicholas during a Crimea visit. A Moscow student was arrested near a Sebastopol railway tunnel with explosives hidden nearby intended to wreck the tunnel as the imperial train passed.
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London
Sebastopol
Daily Mail
Nicholas
Thezar
Czarina
Crimea
Moscow
Hichborn's Last Report Highlights Navy Needs and Advances
The 1899-1900 report by Rear Admiral Hichborn, retiring in 1901, notes major navy changes from wooden sloops to steel warships, 16 000 ton battleships, and electric systems. It stresses the shortage of dry docks on the east coast and the need to expand government docks. It also praises naval shipbuilding progress and the role of submarine boats, predicting cost savings from early adoption.
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Naval Construction Bureau
Washington
Bureau
Hichborn
Merrimac
Hartford
United States
Chicago Explorer William Cherry Returns From Africa
Word reached Chicago on October 22 of William Stamps Cherry arriving in Paris after nearly four years in the Congo Free State and nearby regions. He led expeditions, helped reconstruct a steel river steamer on the Nile, and aims to report on the Kittu region and its social life and industries.
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Chicago
Paris
William Stamps Cherry
Congo Free State
Mr. Cherry
Congo
Kittu
England
France
Maj
Marchand
Nile
French Congo
Irance
Fashoda
Cherry
Central Africa
Henry M. Stanley
John Sherman Dies in Washington at Age 87
Washington memorializes John Sherman a longtime leader in finance and policy who helped frame the Mor rill tariff act resume specie payments and author the antitrust law. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 1 pm at his Washington residence before burial in Mansfield Ohio.
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Washington
Idn Sherman
United States
John Sherman
Lancastery O
Ohio
Norfolk
Conn
Charles Sherman
Supreme Court of
Mt. Vernon
Charles
Mansfield
Sherman
Philadelphia
Zachary Taylor
Congress
N. P. Banks
House
Kansas
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Treasury
MacKinley
Chicago
James A. Gartheld
Garant
Harrison
Mackay Smith
St John's Episcopal Church
Youtsey Convicted in Kentucky Shooting Case
Georgetown Ky October 22 The jury found Henry E Youtsey guilty as a principal in the shooting of Yov joebel and fixed life imprisonment as his punishment.
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Georgetown
Henry E. Youtsey
Yov
Joebel
Kentucky Legislature Adopts Non-Partisan Election Bill
Frankfort Kentucky October 22 The two houses approved the election law crafted by a conference committee and Governor Gary Seckham is expected to sign it.
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Frankfort
Gary, Seckham
Louis Vehon Held on Chicago Larceny Charge
Louis Vehon was held in Center street police court on a fugitive from justice charge. He is alleged to have stolen 24 000 dollars from Louis Vebon & Co. of Chicago and vanished a month ago while manager of the firm. He awaits extradition papers.
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New York
Louis Vehon
Center Street
Chicago
Louis Vebon & Co
Ohio mourns ex Senator Sherman as officials plan actions
Columbus officials order Capitol flags at half staff after news of ex Senator Sherman death. Gov Nash away for campaign meeting. state officials to meet for suitable action and consideration to bring remains to lie in state in the rotunda. A special train may carry officials to the funeral. Messages of condolence sent to Sherman’s daughter. About 800 Ohio Republicans in Washington plan to return home to vote, aided by one fare round trip by rail.
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Columbus
Sherman
Gyger
Nash
Hillsboro
Washington
Sullivan
Ohio Republican Association
Matrimonial Agent Fails to Appear in U S Court
Cleveland reports state that M H Ross a matrimonial agent is still at large after not appearing when his case was called in federal court. Bonds are forfeited and letters from District Attorney Sullivan inform donors that their money will be held until the case advances and remains in better hands than before.
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Cleveland
M. H. Ross
United States
Sullivan
Measles Delay Near Ferrell Trial Ends Juror Absences
Juror James Shirk, who had measles, improved yesterday but cannot attend court until next week as Judge Methorn adjourns court each morning to prevent a mistrial in the Ferrell case. Juror Williams recovered from typhoid fever. Ferrell's attorneys have practically given up hope of saving him from the chair.
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Ferrell
Malta
Marysville
James Shirk
Methorn
Shirk
Williams
Ross Ferrell
Bells Tolled for Senator John Sherman Death
Mansfield Ohio reports bells rung across churches shops and fire department in tribute to the late Senator John Sherman. Flags at half mast. Mayor Grown issues proclamation closing business places factories and schools on Thursday for the funeral. Sherman residence opened and services likely at Grace Episcopal church.
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Mansfield
John Sherman
Sherman
Grace Episcopal Church
Motorman Killed in Cleveland Collision
Thomas McKenna, 34, a Cleveland motorman, died at Charity hospital from a skull fracture after being struck by an eastbound street car near Clark avenue and Pearl street Sunday evening. He died Monday morning from injuries.
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Cleveland
Thomas McKenna
Charity Hospital
Clark Avenue
Pearl Street
McKenna
Found Dead in the Marsh Near Sandusky
The body of John Reitze an inmate of the Soldiers' home was found in the marsh east of Sandusky after three weeks missing. He probably wandered into the marsh and died of hunger and exposure. His home was in Franklin county before admission to the home. He was TS years old.
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Sandusky
John Reitze
Soldiers’ Home
Reitze
Franklin County
National Steel Co to Make 75 000 Tons of Rails in 12 Months
Youngstown reports the National Steel Co's plant will produce 75,000 tons of steel rails over the next year. A separate 50,000 ton contract for the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railway will be split between the National and Carnegie companies.
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Youngstown
National Steel Co
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
National
Carnegie
Typhoid Fever Strikes Miami University in Oxford
An epidemic of typhoid fever hits Miami University at Oxford with about forty students affected. Trustees convert a dormitory into a hospital and provide nurses to care for patients as officials investigate a contaminated well as the likely source.
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Hamilton
Miami University
Oxford
Sims Gets Decision Over Canadian Champion
Art Simms of Detroit earned a twelve round decision over Jim Popp in a 20 round bout. Neithermann showed little evidence of punishment as the Canadian light welterweight champion took the loss.
Receiver Appointed for Westbot Prote 9 Case
A receiver was appointed Monday for the Westbote Prote 9 upon the application of the German Press Plate Co of Cleveland. No further statement provided.
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Columbus
Westbote
Jeveland
Child slain as infant cast from train window
A baby was killed when thrown from a window of a Baltimore & Ohio train at Brightonville on Sunday night. Police said there was no crew aboard at the time and no immediate suspects were named.
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Plymouth
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Brightonville
Kentucky Legislature Adjourns Sine Die After Election Law Move
The Kentucky legislature sent the non partisan election law, designed to succeed the Goebel law, to the governor and adjourned sine die. The action occurred in Frankfort on October 23.
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Prankfort
Kentucky
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