First Oil Well at Titusville Marks Pioneering Strike
The article recounts Col. Drake and the 1859 drilling near Titusville that yielded petroleum, marking the first oil well sunk for oil rather than found by accident. It notes the prior surface seepage along Oil Creek and the boom bust cycle that followed with vast early production and storage challenges.
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Pennsylvania
Col. Drake
Oji Creek
Canadian
Oil Creek
Canada
Drake
Empire Wells
Brewer, Watson & Co
Titusville
Alleghany River
Oil City
Edwin L. Drake
New Haven
Conn
No Big Men in Washington Visit Echoes Tennessee Tale
A mountain man from East Tennessee visits Washington and meets Congressman-elect Brownlow. He looks for big men in the capital but finds none, noting only Abe Thompson who buys drinks and a judge on a bench who seems ordinary. The story captures local humor about Washington power.
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East
Tennessee
Washington
Capitol
Brownlow
Walt
Tennesseap
United States
Abe Thompson
Bristol
Hain
Washington Star
Polar Cap Rift Observed on Mars
A telegram from Lowell Observatory near the City of Mexico reports a rift in the north polar cap of Mars observed since January 7, with the note dated January 11 received by Harvard Observatory. The discovery, dated in January, adds evidence of dynamic changes in Martian polar ice.
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Mars
America
Harvard Observatory
Lowell Observatory
Mexico
Nothing Fresh in Bicycle Costumes for Women
A witty exchange in the Cleveland Plain Dealer laments no new bicycle costumes for women and expresses desire for fresh young designs.
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Cleveland Plain Deer
Great powers and their role in Crete and Greece
The piece explains why Russia England France Germany Italy and Austria dominate European politics. It argues their aim is to prevent territorial expansion and preserve a balance of power, with Greece and Crete used to curb Russia and protect trade interests in the Mediterranean. It lists monarchs and leaders of the era and notes public sentiment differs from governments.
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Europe
Crete
Greece
Russia
England
France
Germany
Italy
Austria
Turkey
Egypt
Mediterranean
Victoria
Great Britain
Wilhelm
Nicholas
Francis Joseph
Umberto
Francois Felix Faure
Old Philadelphia Bark True Love Still in Use at 133
The True Love, built in Philadelphia in 1764, remains afloat as a coal hulk in English waters after a 19th century collision near Gravesend. At 96 feet 8 inches long, 26 feet 9 inches beam, 17 feet hold, and 296 tons, she outlived many ships and prompted discussion at the Maritime Exchange about preserving this relic of Philadelphia shipbuilding.
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True Love
Philadelphia
Schoner
Gravesend
London
Rochester
Commerce
Delaware
Hamburg- American Packet Company
Pennsylvania
White Star
Ivigut
Greenland
Thomas Nathaniel
B. Crowley
Lloyds
Maritime I Exchange
Hull
Bugle
G. Dall
John 8. Ward
Philadelphia Press
No Hold Still for Amateur Photos at Bunker Hill Monument
An amateur photographer recalls excuses for failed pictures. He tried an instantaneous view of Bunker Hill Monument and quipped that the monument seemed to move as the plate was exposed.
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Bunker Hill Monument
Cincinnati Enquirer
Indianapolis Journal
Great West
de Garry
Merritt
H’m
Washington Star
Kitty
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Humpa
Cleveland Leader
Association
Perry Patelle
New York Press
Deaf Mute Ball Uses Loud Music For Timekeeping
A New York society of deaf mutes held its annual ball with louder music to create vibrations that help attendees keep time. The event resembled a typical ball aside from the sound level and the reliance on physical rhythm cues.
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New York
Crises in a Love Affair Paralleled with Sultan’s Rule
The remark compares romantic turmoil to the long and storied period of governance by the Ottoman Sultan, suggesting frequent upheaval in private matters mirrors imperial struggles. The line uses a playful analogy to emphasize ongoing tensions in relationships.
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Turkey
Calcium carbide dreams light homes cheap and clean
Calcium carbide may provide inexpensive lighting and alcohol free from impurities. A San Francisco researcher, Ralph L. Van der Nailsen, claims cost cuts to 1.5 cents per pound, enabling a wash-tub sized generator to light large dwellings and produce pure whisky in minutes.
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San Francisco
Ralph L. van der Nailsen
School of Engineering of
Lan
Francisco
George Miller
Hamburg University
Germany
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Music For
Orchard Hill
Bulp
N Lord
Baldwin
Chicago Times-Herald
Robert Mintyre
Uncle Jim
Uncle Aleck
Hobson
Dobson
Cormimercial Advertiser
Ethel
Somerville Journal
Lonesome
Larry
Weary William
Hash
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ivor
Cincinnati
Henpeck
Memphis
Philadelphia News
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