Russia Eyes Trans Siberian Road as Commercial Venture
Washington dispatch reports Count Cassini counters claims of closed doors in China and argues Russia must expand commercial relations to make the Trans Siberian road pay. The piece notes Vladivostock as a free port, China within Russian influence open to world commerce, and debates who should manage overseas affairs and military controls.
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Chicago
the Times-Terard
Washington
Count Cassini
Char Heresford
China
Russia
Frey
Far East
Orient
Vladivostock
Talion Wan
Lord Beresford
France
England
America
Germany
Japan
Lehei
Vessel to Undergo Extensive Repairs After Ice Damage
A vessel faces total loss as extensive repairs are needed before it can return to service. The gas buoy marking the end of Dog Bar breakwater was crushed by ice overnight and is now practically useless.
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Dog Bar
No Agreement Reached by Joint High Commission
Washington February 20. The joint high commission adjourned until midsummer without resolving key disputes between the United States and Canada. Several major issues remain unresolved as representatives met in a full session and concluded that continuation would unlikely yield an agreement at this time.
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Washington
Joint High Commission
United States
Nada
Full Commission
Thisme
Harms
Will Thaw Out Frozen Pipes In Wisconsin Study
Madison reports Prof. R. W. Wood of the University of Wisconsin has devised an inexpensive method to thaw frozen water pipes using electric current. Two adjoining houses provide a circuit with about 50 volts, melted by a transformer to prevent pipe damage.
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Madison
Wis
R. W. Wood
University of Wisconsin
Wood
Big purchase of revenue stamps shocks tobacco scene
Louisville on February 21 reports the Continental Tobacco company bought 145000 dollars of revenue stamps in a historic move that has tobacco factions speculating about a massive market shift. The purchase signals a potential forthcoming expansion or strategic campaign impacting the tobacco industry.
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Louisville
Continental Tobacco Company
Independent Tobacco Sabteties
Loxbacco Men
Lewin
Tobacco Lnst
Terrible voyage ending in frostbound escape at Ipswich light
Gloucester Feb 21. Copperbrush the sole survivor from the schooner Clara Po Sewall recounts a brutal 14 hour ordeal at sea during a blizzard. He drifted, bailed, and finally jumped overboard to reach Ipswich light after a damaged dory and gear loss. He suffered frostbite but reached safety with help at Ipswich. Other schooners Samuel K R Crane and Pidat Wave reported storm damage and a leaking M Smith that ran aground at Rocky Neck to prevent sinking.
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Gloucester
Ree Mehernen
Clara Po Sewall
Gastay
Copperbush
Gafety
Copperbrush
Ash
Auryport
Rockport
Dory
Ipswich Light
Ipswich
Samuel KR. Crane
McDonald
Orges
McPhee
Highland Light
Schooneree M. Smith
Rocky Neck
Cuban Clergy Clash With Bishop as Gomez Sails to Havana
Havana dispatch reports Cuban assembly sending a committee to Matanzas to meet Gomez whose popularity grows as he nears Havana. Spaniards split over leadership while Cuban priests push for recall of the bishop of Santander, accusing him of opposing Cuban aspirations as Archbishop Chappelle heads toward Havana to mediate.
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Tribune
Havana
Matanzas
Gomez
Car
Santander
Pri
Chappelle
Santiago
Brooke
Resignation of Judge John W. Barr in Louisville
Louisville on February 21 reports Judge John W. Barr resigning after nearly twenty years on the bench due to ill health and advancing age. He will retire on full pay, and Judge Harr, appointed by President Hayes in 1870, is noted with a spotters record.
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Louisville
John W. Barr
St Kinley
Harr
Hayes
Incendiary Fire Threat Hits Paco Village Quarters
Feb 20 incident in Paco shows natives attempting arson against Washington volunteers quarters. Wind drove flames toward stables and church ruins, destroying about twenty hacks. Investigators note mysterious signals along enemy lines, but fire halted by breeze. Rebolas retreat from San Petro Mecati area, moving toward Singalen.
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Manila
Paco
Washington
Rebola
San Petro Mecati
Sagt Port
Singalen
The Proofreader’s Nervous Nerves Fray Over Twelfth Street
An old newspaper proof-reader famed for years of accuracy deviates from routine and plans late-week homeward trip. He explains fatigue with poorly aligned and punctuated storefront signs on Twelfth Street driving him to switch routes and seek calmer streets.
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Twelfth Street
Tim
His Trick Excerpt Reveals Family Joke On Delay
A fragment shows a character named Willie awaiting his sister who wanted to be excused. Witte claims another fellow, while Deshawa notes a different outcome as T remarks about playing a trick this time.
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Willie
Witton Dushaway
Witte
Riumphantly
Deshawa
French Tansy Tablets Promote Relief For Menses
Ladies appreciate a good remedy and Ceohe worked that equals French Tansy Tablets for relief and cure of painful and irregular menses. Manufactured by A Augen dre Paris France and sold by Newhin Drug Co Butte Montana at $2 per day by mail.
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Paris
France
Foreste
Newhin Drug Co
Butte
Mont
Nealed
Destructive Sea Forces Threaten Vessels At Shore
A description of immense ocean waves and tidal force figures claims six hundred foot ships like the New York or Paris would be destroyed by gale driven seas. The threat emphasizes mile long breakers, forty foot crests, and sixty thousand pound per foot of length impacts delivering ruinous energy to ships beached near shore.
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Traush
Noor
New York
Paris
Leech Experiment Yields Mixed Results in Smokers
Experimental notes describe leeches dying when applied to persistent secretive smokers but remaining unharmed on excessive pipe smokers. The observations suggest a differential response, though the text is garbled and difficult to interpret.
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Uhem
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