Record items mix of facts and anecdotes from Oklahoma to Virginia
A deacon at a longtime Oklahoma church was ousted for selling his pastor a horse with a spavin. Sweden has a low death rate, 16.49 per thousand, in ten years. The Boston Club marked its 2,000th meeting. A Virginia bill proposes a General Lee statue for Statuary Hall. Dr. H F Williams becomes editor of Southern Presbyterian foreign Periodicals. Minocis leads in manufacturing and meat packing. A Milwaukee man fined $25 for carrying a concealed weapon after planning to kill his sweetheart. the woman paid the fine. Trackwalkers on some Massachusetts railroads must wind hourly registering clocks and weekly records kept. More patents issued to District of Columbia citizens than any state. Tennessee ranks lowest. General Fred Grant resembles his father. William Morris’ Red House sold for $14,250 with Morris supervising work. A German professor links women entering competition with a rise in insanity among women teachers.
First US melon hauling railroad planned in Missouri
The Burlington plans a fifty mile branch line in southern Missouri this spring to serve a region famed for watermelons. The line aims to move ample melons during the season, keeping a railroad busy hauling them.
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United States
Burlington
Missouri
Wednesbury Benefaction Grows Far Beyond Original Gift
A sixteenth century Wednesbury resident left 1000 to fund annual St Thomas day gifts of three gowns and three coats for the poor. Invested in minerals, the legacy rose to 20000, and the charity now dispenses 206 gowns and 60 coats instead of the original three gowns and three coats.
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Wednesbury
England
Degerming corn yields oil shaping oil market shift
Degerming corn removes the yellow germ from each kernel tip to prevent fermentation in ship holds. Each year about 5,000,000 gallons of corn oil are produced, historically used to adulterate linseed oil, but a new clarification process removes odor and enables competition with olive and cottonseed oils.
Farms Seized by Corporations Spread Across States
The piece notes growing corporate control of farms, citing W. C. Green of New York who bought 7,000,000 acres in Northern Mexico for corporate operation, an 8,000 acre Missouri farm run by a company, and the Dalrymples in North Dakota managing a 20,000 acre wheat ranch. It observes a national trend toward consolidation outside agriculture and questions whether capital unity will succeed in crop and beef production, to be tested by experience.
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W. C. Green
New York
Mexico
Missouri
North Dakota
Dalrymples
Fuel from corn stalks and sorghum could power farms
A proposal by Edward Atkinson suggests growing fuel crops on one acre per hundred to replace coal. Virginia tests show corn stalks delivering 62 percent of coal energy, with 14 tons per acre possible, and sorghum noted as an excellent fuel crop. Briquettes from compressed stalks could create a market, aided by European peat presses with minor tweaks.
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Fredericksburg
Edward Atkinson
C. L. Norton
Atkinson
Norton
Virginia
New River
Mr. Atkinson
Europe
Germany Relents on Venezuela Payment Deal in Installments
Germany agrees to waive a $340,000 cash payment and take it in five monthly installments while controlling no Venezuela port customs. Britain Italy Germany clash over the settlement, with Italy especially annoyed at cash demands. Venezuela sides with Germany’s terms, hoping the crisis settles peacefully and without further blockade.
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Germany
Venezuela
Great Britain
Italy
France
Latin America
Dowie Unveils Device to Record Intercessions Worldwide
John Alexander Dowie of Chicago declares a clockwork machine to register prayers for the sick. Patients receive printed slips such as Prayed for December 1, 4 p. m. He prays over the telephone for distant followers and uses phonograph cylinders carrying prayers mailed worldwide for a fixed charge.
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John Alexander Dowie
Chicago
Dowie
Mountain Grove Teacher Uses Newspapers as Textbooks
William H. Lynch, a school teacher in Mountain Grove Missouri, assigns a Friday reading exercise where every student reads a newspaper article and then reports its substance to the class. This method uses current events to promote comprehension and civic awareness among scholars.
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William H. Lynch
Mountain Grove
Notable New England and New Jersey Manufactures Listed
The great shoe towns Lynn Haverhill and Brockton Massachusetts are cited along with hat centers Bethel Danbury Connecticut and Orange New Jersey. The excerpt highlights regional industry leaders and geographic centers for footwear and millinery production.
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Lynn
Haverhill
Brockton
Mass
Bethel
Danbury
Conn
Orange, N. J
Boxing master condemns submarines as barbarous
A boxing master tells the New York Tribune that new submarine boats are barbarous and should be prohibited by the rules of war. He argues they strike below the belt, provoking a debate sparked by a young ensign about to begin a lesson.
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New York Tribune
Hewitt Interrupter Could Accelerate Wireless Europe to New Heights
A New York report outlines Peter Cooper Hewitt’s mercury vapor interrupter for wireless telegraphy. It claims the device enables powerful rapid oscillations to send messages over long distances, improves instrument tuning, and may hasten Marconi’s goal to girdle the earth with wireless communication.
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New York
Peter Cooper Hewitt
Mr. Hewitt
Marconi
Hewitt
Madson Square Garden
Trust Holds Its Secret On Glass Machine In Indiana
Alexandria Indiana special report says the proposed exhibit of the glass blowing machine at the American Window Glass Company plant has been indefinitely postponed. Plant manager Jerry Bowlin says no information about a public demonstration has been received. The machine has been under tight guard for months and cullet hauled away shows costly advanced experiments, but its real success remains a guarded secret.
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Alexandria
Ind
American Window Glass Company
Jerry Bowlin
The Sunday School Lesson on Apollos at Ephesus
Apollos, an Alexandrian eloquent in the scriptures, arrives in Ephesus. Aquila and Priscilla teach him the way of God more perfectly. Paul questions disciples in Ephesus, explains Jesus, baptizes in the Lord Jesus, and the Holy Spirit comes upon them with tongues and prophecy. The lesson applies reliance on accurate instruction, open proclamation, and the Holy Spirit's gift to prepared believers.
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Apollos
Alexandria
Ephesus
John
Aquilla
Priscilla
Achaia
Jesus
Christ
Corinth
Paul
Christ Jesus
Diana
Asia Minor
Aquila
Josus
Apoullo
the Holy Ghost
Notorious Robber Chief Leads Manila Area Ladrones
A force of about 300 uniformed robbers under General San Miguel reappeared in Rizal province, capturing constabulary detachments and surrounding towns. Despite several engagements, the main body eluded pursuit as reinforcements arrived from Manila and Antipolo. San Miguel claims insurgent leadership under the Katipunan flag while authorities vow rapid suppression. In Albay, Luzon, a similar raid left eleven guerrillas dead and two constables killed.
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Manila
San Miguel
Rizal Province
Cainta
Taytay
McIlwaine
Montalban
Ladrones
Rizal
Allen
Scott
Antipolo
Manila Police
Winthrop
Taft
Davis
Albay
Luzon
Faith in Churches Sparks Foreclosure Sale in Chicago
New York magnate Mrs. Hetty Green says she will foreclose the mortgage on the Fifth Presbyterian Church in Chicago after the trustees failed to pay interest for four years. She notes the church’s debt history since 1891 when the loan was made by the First Baptist Church and later passed to Trinity Methodist. Green vows to sue the trustees individually if debts remain unpaid.
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New York
Hetty Green
America
Chicago
First Baptist Church
Trinity Methodist Church
Fifth Presbyterian Church
Roosevelt Likely to Call Extra Senate Session
President Roosevelt warned that an extraordinary session of the Senate will be convened if both the Panama canal and Cuban reciprocity treaties are not ratified in the current session. Officials and many Senators believe ratification will come before March 4, but the President deems urgent action necessary and would issue the call immediately if needed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Fifty Eighth Congress
Pratt Resigns From Carlisle Indian School Post
Washington dispatch says War Department orders place Col. Richard H Pratt on the retired list after thirty years as superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School, Pa. He tendered his resignation following the directive issued by the President Tuesday.
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Washington
War Department
Richard H Pratt
Carlisle
Power Gave Out on Elevator At Home Dinner Delay
A modern home elevator failed mid voyage trapping a young couple for over half an hour, interrupting a dinner engagement. The device, normally reliable, stopped between floors until power returned as mysteriously as it vanished. The incident stirred mild humor among their guests and hostess.
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W. D. Howells
Subway shuttle debate on congestion relief
A New Yorker visitor argues the subway will ease surface and elevated traffic, while skeptics note no service is running yet and fatalities in the system may hinder crowding relief.
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New Yorker
Brooklyn Eagle
Real Christian bishop soothes baby with gum drops
Rt Rev Isaac Lea Nicholson preached in northern Wisconsin where a crowded church faced a wailing infant. He paused to give candy from his pocket, calming the child and later returned to the sermon. A churchwoman explained she traveled five miles with the baby to attend, and the note ends with data stating the average US family size at 4.7 persons.
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Isaac Lea Nicholson
Wisconsin
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Sweden
Boston Club
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Statuary Hall
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Nashville, Tenn
Southern Presbyterian Church
Minocis
Milwaukee
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Fred Grant
William Morris
Red House
Bexley
Burne-Jones
Morris
Queensberry
Peter Hewitt
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
Electric Review
Long Island
Michael I. Pupin
Columbia University
Paul and Apollos
Gen. San MG
Philippine Constabulary
Capt. Pratt
Bishop Nicholson
Lydia E
Somerville Journal
St. Jacobs Oil
Lumbago and Sciatica
Lady
Evein
Charterhouse Bq
London
E. C
Rue de la Paix
Paris
R. Towns &Co
Sydney
Potten Dave Asp
Curmical
Gale Proprietors
Boston
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