Wireless sailing across Atlantic kept in touch
A survey of early wireless telegraphy shows that many ocean liners now carry powerful gear enabling two way messages across about 200 miles. Intersections of routes with equipped ships create reliable contact zones as vessels travel the North Atlantic. Tuberculosis remains preventable and curable through hygiene and diet, while court rulings on marital duties spark debate. Swiss rail policy condemns oversized hats as wheels, forcing travelers to remove or stash large headgear.
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North Atlantic
Ahipa
International pressure on Tolstoy works and harsh crime justice
The article notes Japan and Russia denouncing Tolstoy as politically destabilizing and calls for severe punishment for kidnappers, including life imprisonment or execution. It mentions a push for tougher governance and cites fewer auto arrests in New York, plus a crackdown on reckless chauffeurs and rushing waiters amid a moral crusade.
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Japan
Russia
Leo Tolstoy
New York
Ascorchera
Sun day baseball game order by Judge blocks May 26
Judge William L Kelley of St Paul issued an order forbidding a Sunday baseball game scheduled for May 26. The article also notes bills and events including a wage increase for the insurance superintendent, a Chicago funeral procession, and various national news items from across the country.
France and Venezuela restore diplomatic ties
Diplomatic relations have been re established between France and Ven exzuela. Bishop Charles B. Galloway of the Methodist Episcopal church South, fled at Jackson Miss on the 12th inst. of pneumonia. The one real daughter of the American Revolution Mrs Emily 8 Nettleton aged 91 died at Broux City Ia on the 14th mat. More than quarter of Dillion dollars is the direct annual loss by fires in the United States according to J Montgomery Hare. President Taft will comply with the Cincinnati zoos request to send all gift animals he receives.
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France
Venexzuela
Charles B. Galloway
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Jackson
Miss
Sioux City
Daughters of the American Revolution
Emily 8
Nettleton
Broux City
United
J. Montgomery Hare
National Board of Fire Underwriters
New York
Taft
Cincinnati Soo
Wright
Guggenheim pushes Hogarty brigadier bill in Washington
In Washington, Senator Guggenheim introduces a bill to advance Capt. M. J. Hogarty to brigadier general on the retired list. Florence Nightingale, at ninety, receives many congratulatory messages in London as she grows feeble but remains confined to her rooms. The Senate approves a 25 cent per ton duty on iron ore by 61 to 24, while the House had placed iron ore on the free list. current law imposes 40 cents. Captain Jackson Kirkman, former Mississippi editor and Confederate veteran, dies in Washington. He was among the Immortal Six Hundred prisoners exposed to Confederate fire near Charleston. William T. Vernon, a Black treasury official, draws Southern ire in a House restaurant dispute. Women outnumber men in Washington by 15,425 per the latest census, with a total city population of 343,003.
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Guggenheim
M. J. Hogarty
Florence Nightingale
London
Senate
Committee On Finance
House
Jackson Kirkman
Washington
South
Charleston
William T. Vernon
Register of the Treasury
WILL GO TO SING SING CAPT. HAINS CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER
Capt. Peter C. Hains Jr of the U S A will be transferred to Sing Sing to serve an indeterminate sentence of eight to sixteen years for the manslaughter of William E. Annis at Bayside Yacht Club last August. An appeal will follow. sheriff to transport within twenty four hours. The judge called the trial fair and denied personal vengeance as a guiding principle of law.
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Flushing
N. Y
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William E. Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Sing Sing
Garretson
Supreme Court
Hains
John P. Hains
Garret 60N
Taft Musters in as Honorary Member of G A R Society
President Taft, amid Civil War veterans at the White House, was mustered into the Farnsworth post G A R in Mount Vernon New York. Gen Horace Porter presided with rosters from John A Dix and Lloyd Aspinwall posts and other G A R figures. Taft joined as an honorary member as part of a broader associate societies effort to sustain the organization.
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New York City
Washington
Grand Army
Taft
Would Catch Mars Signals From A Balloon Flight
Boston. Professor David N. Todd of Amherst College observatory announces plans to use wireless instruments aboard a balloon to the edge of space to intercept messages from Mars. An airtight tank within the balloon will carry equipment for the first Earth attempt to receive signals from inhabitants of Mars as astronomers suspect they have been signaling for years.
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Mars
Boston
David N. Todd
Amherst College Observatory
Earth
Spreckela Will Test Begun in San Francisco
Legal proceedings open to test the validity of the late Claus Bornkels sugar magnate’s will. Bornkels died in San Francisco recently, leaving an estate valued at many millions.
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San Francisco
Claus Bornkels
Dry Farmers Need Capital in Dry Farm Districts
A Chicago note argues that builders and farmers securing a dry farm home must acquire capital, with a goal of $1,000 to establish a productive operation. The piece emphasizes practical investment for success in arid farming regions and hints at Secretary guidance.
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Chicago
Wyoming's biennial water permits and tax valuations rise
State Engineer Johnston reports 2033 water permits in two years, up from 1816. Tax Commissioner Richards, after county visits, projects state valuation more than doubling or tripling last year. Pension awards go to William McCarty and Mrs. Ellen L. Wood with back pay. Denver & Northwestern Rail Way directors elected at Laramie. Detective Le Fors returns from Big Horn county amid murder case stakes. Thermopolia gains auto stage lines to Shoshoni and Kirby. Rock River votes to incorporate under saloon licensing rules. Wyoming dry farm seeds shipped to Australia for testing. Cowboy Harry Beebe dies in New York. Forest name change debates surface for Medicine Bow. Basin murder links widen. grand jury testimony cited. Forester Potter clarifies grazing permits amid winter losses. Summer grazing extended by 30 days across forests. Rawlins Paddock, 12, injured by falling tree during fire lighting.
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Johnston
W. A. Richards
A. F. Potter
Washington
Wyo
Cheyenne National Forest
Medicine Bow National Forest
Colorado
Rawlins Paddock
N. A. Paddock
Insuring a Twenty Ton Alfalfa Milling Operation
A detailed look at twenty ton daily alfalfa mills covering methods and costs. Beater and cutting methods favored for farm units. shredding avoided. Contracts with growers secure tonnage. plant size ranges from 20 to 26 thousand dollars capital. Wages and power costs set per ton. sacked product vs bulk sales. Market spread across West and East. local feeders absorb output.
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William L. Monroe
Colorado
Middle West
Corn Belt
Tony Dairy
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Man
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Cheyenne
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Bessie Cook
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Korea
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William E. Annie
Joine
G. A. R. Society
Spreckela
Will
Wyoming News
Denver, Laramie & Northwestern Railway Company
Laramie
A. E. Welby
Johnson
John D. Milliken
Zeph Charles Felt
J. Kent
C. M. Day
C. T. Wight
Joseph le Fors
Big Horn County
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Emge
Lazier
Thermopolia
Burlington
Kirby
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Shoshoni
Rock River
Albany County
Australia
John H. McColl
Senator McColl
Harry Beebe
Lander
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