Futuristic Feeds From Air and Coal Chemistry
Chicago Tribune reports on Sir William Crookes forecasting global wheat shortfalls by 1981 and Professor Lilienfeld and Nikola Tesla proposing artificial albumen and nitrate fertilizer from air and coal tar. Tesla envisions nitrate production at Niagara Falls using a giant electrical plant to sustain world wheat yields.
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Sir William Crookes
London
Professor Crookes
British Association For the Advancement of Science
America
Crookes
Rudolph A. Witthaus
New York
Cornell Medical College
Nikola Tesla
Niagara Falls
Red River Valley
North Dakota
Minnesota
Dilienfeld
Vienna
Lilienfeld
Germany
Chicago Tribune
Herreshoff’s New Flier Signals Steam Engine Revolution
Nathaniel G. Herreshoff tests a new steam engine in a 12 foot launch, reaching 14 knots in two hours at Bristol harbor. He aims to install the design in large steam yachts, torpedo boats, and destroyers, hoping to revolutionize steam boating in the United States.
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Nathaniel G. Herreshoff
Nat
Providence
N. G. Herre
Bristol Harbor
United States
New York Journal
Smallest Motor In the World Scarfpin Innovation
An American built the smallest electric motor, shaped as a scarfpin, weighing nine one hundredths of an ounce and smaller than a silver dime. The gold front and commutator segments shine, powered by a chloride of silver battery in the vest pocket, buzzing audibly like hornets.
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New York Journal
Nation colors inspire highway guide boxes
White letter boxes, red fire department boxes, and blue police boxes form a themed roadside display. The Philadelphia Record notes the color coded boxes contribute a patriotic visual along highways, turning signage into a national colors symphony.
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Philadelphia Record
Altogether Too Elaborate and the Dreyfus Scandal
Sioux City Journal quotes a critique that France courts trouble in Africa to cloak the Dreyfus affair as a reckless misdirection likened to setting a house afire to cure a smoky chimney. The remark frames international politics as a calamitous distraction.
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France
Africa
Sioux City Journal
Bank building in Dawson City shows rugged frontier craft
An Ottawa contractor details the Bank of Commerce in Dawson City. The two story log structure measures 25 by 85 feet with barked exterior, moss roofing, mud over boards, spruce floors, and timber fittings from Seattle. Costs include high nails and scarce glass, with rough timber and lumber cartage priced steeply amid a town lacking supplies.
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Ottawa
Bank of Commerce
Dawson City
Bank
Seattle
Dawson
Bennett
Yukon
New York Sun
Whitney track near Westbury home to watch fast horses
In Westbury New York a race track is being built on raised ground near the Whitney home to allow Mrs. W C Whitney, an invalid for months after a riding accident, to view speed trials from a sitting room window. The plan honors her love of horses and aids her recovery. Jung Lu named viceroy of China revered for dress and horse line including tribute mounts from Kuldja and Mongolia. He now guards the dragon throne at Tien-tsin per Tien-tsin Times.
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W. C. Whitney
Westbury
N. Y
Jung Lu
China
Peking
Mantcao
Kuldja
Mongolia
Tien-tsin
The Sudan region and the Dervishes in history
The piece surveys the Sudan after British victories in Omdurman led by General Kitchener. It notes Sudan’s size and population, eastern Sudan’s areas, and the legacy of Gordon Hicks and Fuzzy Wuzzy. It highlights natural resources, agriculture, trade potential under white control, and describes the Baggara dervish as fierce and devout, in a Chicago Times Herald framing.
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Sudan
Khalifa
Omdurman
Bagdad
Kitchener
Africa
Sahara
Senegambia
Sirdar
Upper
Egypt
Desert
Suakin
Atbara
Settite
Blue Nile
White Nile
Ivory
India
Europe
America
Cathay
Kordofan
Baggara
Chicago Times- Herald
Onions Arrive in New York From Ireland in Cargo
The White Star liner Cymric reached New York with 20 000 crates of onions, the first Irish consignment to the port amid a local shortage. Foreign speculators seized the chance to import a sample from Great Britain and Ireland.
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New York
Emerald Isle
Great Britain
Ireland
New York Press
Canon Teignmouth-Shore A Shoemaker Skeptic Joke With Queen
The story recalls Canon Teignmouth-Shore, once governor to the Prince of Wales’s children, famed Irish humorist, who told a quip about shoemakers and belief in immortality. The queen reportedly laughed at the witty remark about the immortality of the sole.
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Canon Teignmouth-Shore
Prince of Wales
Inquiry at the railroad office ends in a request for lateness
A commercial traveler pesters a railroad operator for the exact delay of train No. The operator balks then hesitantly offers to check the status, while the traveler presses, smiling and persistent, until the clerk succumbs to disclose the minutes late. The scene unfolds amid ad columns and bystander amusement.
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Dawnan
Dawnawnathawnboutut
Finownoth
So Called Asthma In Cage Birds
Canaries suffer wheezy lungs resembling asthma when kept in rooms with fluctuating temperatures. Maintain stable heat by placing the cage away from drafts and gas heat, or cover and relocate it to an area with more even temperatures. Aconite tincture is suggested as a remedy.
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Canaries
New York Ledger
Traveling In Spain and the Perils of First Class
A Truth column passage recalls travel in Spain where women fear traveling alone yet risk no danger with little comfort. It notes continental attitudes toward first class and contrasts second and third class conditions in France and Spain. The anecdote describes cigarette girls in southern Spain sharing carriage space with Americans and laughing at unfamiliar speech.
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Spain
France
The Moon's Gender Across Languages
The excerpt argues the moon is masculine in Sanskrit where the term mas is used. It cites Max Muller noting Sanskrit helps solve linguistic questions and suggests that moon lore supports a masculine gender, aligning with Hamlet and Wordsworth references.
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Max Muller
Wordsworth
A Practical Girl Drives A Change Of Plans
A dialogue from the Chicago Post shows Edith, a resourceful daughter, answering her father about facing ruin by breaking an engagement with an English lord to marry an American. The exchange highlights practical wit and social savvy in a financial crisis scenario.
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Edith
Chicago Post
Cause For Thanks No 9999-What Proved Innocent
A historical diary note recalls a man proven innocent after two years in prison. The judge and admiralty figure refuse indemnity or charges for board and clothes, reflecting a tone of wartime or bureaucratic remorse.
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Journal Admulant
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James T. Foote
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Maynard, Mass
Maynard Restaurant
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Concord Mass
Miss Emily Jenks Bray
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Concord
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Florist
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