Ninety-Year-Old Pennsylvanian Fought in Mexican War and Civil War
John Sylvester Myer of Lime Ridge Luzerne County a veteran still alive at ninety recounts a life of ocean voyages Civil War battles and multiple campaigns. He escaped capture in 1862 Shenandoah Valley and endured war wounds and hardships from Veracruz to Petersburg. Myer a French-born descendant left St Louis as a boy and later served in Lincoln’s call to arms before mustering out in 1866.
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Woomaburg
Pennsylvania
John Sylvester Myer
Lime Ridge
Columbia County
Youneger
Myers
St. Louis
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Germany
Switzerland
Russia
Italy
France
Vera Crun
Lincoln
Shenandoah Valley
Fort Harrison
Hiim
Frederickeburg
Philadelphia
Myers Ie
Lafayette
Good Goat Remedy Dr Prescott Turns to Bucksaw Practice
The Rev J Prescott of St Ann's Sayville mixes gout cure with tree cutting after abandoning gourmet habits and millionaire parishioners. He uses a bucksaw to fell trees and claims relief from rheumatism while church trustees fear damage to the lawn and vow to adjust parish meals or buy timber land for the village.
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New York
J. Prescott
St. Ann's P. E
Sayville
L. 1
Prescott
St. Ann's
Lazarus
Dives
Dr. Prescott
Rare Gem Findings From Birds Spark Yukon Mineral Boom
Ottawa collector Wilson Foster, a Klondike prospector, offers Dominion Museum 10 000 mineral specimens from the Klondike and Yukon areas including gold topaz and opal. He notes birds ingest stones and preserve a vast variety. plans to give a 14 pound tooth and 60 000 mineral samples to major museums in London and elsewhere. Foster travels with two trunks carrying millions of specimens.
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Ottawa
Ont
Wilson Foster
Klondike
Dominion Museum
Opale
Plarinigune
Brouse
Ricll
Yukon
Forter
Bomustaden
Hundel Museum
London
Foster
Foster Innovative
St Louis
Steel war balloons in Vienna promise airship of steel
In Vienna a steel built dirigible being developed by Count von Zeppelin style aims to rival rubber and aluminum craft. The cigar shaped gas ship uses welded steel plates, three compartment gas reservoir, and engines with 24 hour endurance. It will carry 20 passengers with onboard meals, salons, and sleeping bunks while offering anti ram capability due to its ironclad construction.
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Vienna
Daimler Motor Works
Thomas 5
Baldwin
Count von Zeppelin
Herr von Wuluch
Taft agrees to full investigation in Ballinger Glavis dispute
President Taft consents to a public inquiry into the Ballinger Glavis controversy after pressure from Interior Secretary Ballinger and allies in Congress. The move follows confidential talks with cabinet members and party leaders urging cleansing of the controversy’s impact on the Republican administration.
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Washington
Taft
Hallinger
Hallinger-dinehot
Ballinger
Nic
Interior Department
Tati
Country
Mallinger
Secretary of the Interior
I. K. Glavis
Land Office
Congress
Wicker, Bhaw
Mitelcock
Wickershai
White House
Bald
Lim
Chiat
Wickershaw and
Hilcheucktt
Tie
Culinet
Millionaire Women Lead Strike At Waters
New York editors report Mise Anni Morgan daughter of J Pierpont Morgan and Mrs H F Belafont appeared as labor leaders directing a strike of 40 000 ship workers at Waters. In conference with officers they charted a plan to campaign and win. They will provide legal defense for all members arrested during picket duty.
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New York
Mise Anni Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
H. FP. Belafont
Wakters
University of Pennsylvania receives $1000000 for tuberculosis hospital plan
Trustees announce Henry Plippe has presented one million dollars to the university for tuberculosis care. Plans for a new hospital facility are being drawn to use the gift.
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Philadelpha
University of Pennsylvania
Henry Plippe
University
Land Withdrawals and Trade Figures Highlight December
In Washington aid measures withdraw 1020 meres of phosplate lands to Utah and 47 474 weres in Colorado for petroleum legislation. December steamships from New York sent money orders totaling 7 524 005 41 dollars, up by 2 206 125 56 from last year. Edbem Pasha, Turkish commander in 1897 Greco Turkish War, died in Cairo on the loth row.
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Washington
Utah
Colorado
New York
Edbem Pasha
Cairo
Loth Row
Madriz Elected President of Nicaragua by Unanimous Congress
Managua reports Dr. Jone Madriz, former judge of the Central American Court of Justice at Curtago and Zelaya’s candidate, elected Nicaragua’s president by unanimous vote of Congress in a stormy session. Cheers and cries of Viva Leon filled the chamber during the official announcement.
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Madriz
Managua
Jone Madriz
Central American Court of Justice
Curtago
Zelaya
Mooniay
Nicaragua
Congress
Madris
Leon
Leon Iva
Giant Sequoias and the Calaveras Giants City Forests
The article extols the Giant Forest and Sequoia groves like Mariposa and Calaveras, noting the Calaveras grove discovered in 1652, the Fallen Monarch and the Grizzly Giant, height and girth figures, and the age estimates from 6,000 to 8,000 years. It compares Sequoia Sempervirens and Sequoia Gigantea with expert views from John Muir and Professor David Starr Jordan.
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Calaveras
South Park
Freeno
Grout
London
Coulfers
University of London
Jobo L. Cowan
Alibi
New Mexicco
Yamien
Mix Ten
California
Grizely
John Muir
Wone
Califormia
Mariporu
Weorkione
Jobo Muir Haie
Que
David Stare Jordan
Moses
Confucius
Buddha
Christ
Majjesty
Troy
Habel
Miny
Harring
Coast Range
Sierra Nevadas
Sierras
Buenos Aires Considers New Subway Bill
Buenos Aires faces growing demand for rapid transit as the legislature reviews a bill to authorize construction of a new subway system. The measure reflects urban growth and rising commuter traffic in the capital region.
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Buenos Aires
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North
Calaveras Grove
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