World Factoids Mixed From Trade To Science
A survey of afield facts notes Koreans avoiding bedsteads, Berlin artists forming a trade, typewriter use higher in Mexico, English tastes for heavier silver, and English hay undercutting by price. It cites locomotive counts, pelican water capacity, unions in Toronto, a Manchester inn licensed 550 years, and a booming sports-goods market.
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Berlin
Mexico
France
England
Europe
New Trades Council
Toronto
Seven Stars Inn
Manchester
Eng
United States
Philadelphia
China
Paris
Washington
Indiana
Johannesburg
Australia
German Empire
Stockholm
Emmanuel Swedenborg
Leipsic
Prussia
Saxony
Ohio
Lignor Francolini
Spoleto
Italy
Clitumno
Sea of Azov
Russia
Danube
Morgan
Standard Oil Alliances
New York
St. Michael's Church
Coventry
York
Boston
D. C
Argentina
United Kingdom
Hildesheim
Hanover
George Lyman Kittridge
Harvard
Madfen Language Association
Detroit
Republicans Back Roosevelt Despite Opposition Rumors
The San Francisco Chronicle reports leading Republicans privately reject anti Roosevelt charges and affirm loyalty to the president. They say no other candidate exists and argue it would be foolish to change leaders amid expanding international duties and delicate Caribbean and Far Eastern policies. Honest Republicans support Roosevelt for enforcing law and finishing his work.
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Roosevelt
San Francisco Chronicle
Washington
United States
Caribbean
Far East
Bryan faction fears split as Democratic foes voice rebuke
The Nashville American and St Louis Globe Democrat quote strong talk that Bryan should not control the Democratic Party. Critics say he may bolt if the convention rejects him while others predict the party will endure. Bryan defends his platform in a New York speaking event amid calls for reorganization.
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Bryan
Nashville
St. Louis Globe Democrat
South
The
Nebraskan
William J. Bryan
William L. Yancey
St. Louis
Alabama
Charleston
Bryan says he was nominated twice by his party
The article cites W. J. Bryan claiming he was put in nomination twice by his party and calls his self portrayal a public confession of being a dupe. It argues that 1896 Democrats and opposition to Bryanism show no conspiracy in 1890 and notes critics question his mindset and martyr narrative.
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W. J. Bryan
Burington
N. J
Bryan
Chicago Inter
Mr. Bryan
Chicago
Bland
Silver Dick
Tolstoi
Tariff Reformers fret over looming treasury deficit
Washington reports indicate western Republican lawmakers, once hopeful for post campaign tariff revisions, now fear rising annual outlays. They cite a $30,000,000 yearly service pension bill and Panama Canal costs plus river harbor and public building needs. They warn that without a surplus, tariff revision efforts may fail.
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Congress
Treasury
Washington
Chicago Record- Herald
Political drift and Bryan in the 1900s mood
Editorial sketches multiple newspapers debating William Jennings Bryan in the 1900 campaign. Critics question his influence on Democrats and loyalty to self, while noting electoral realities and party unity in selecting a St. Louis platform. Various papers mock or defend his role and strategy.
Decline of Lacemaking in France Sparks Revival Effort
A Boston Herald report notes depopulation in French lacemaking districts with sharply reduced workers from Calvados Auvergne and Lorraine. Machinery and imitation threads threaten the craft. promoters seek ministerial aid to revive the industry amid factory competition and fashion pressures.
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France
Boston Herald
Department of
Calvados
Auvergne
Lorraine
Normandy
Adventure of an Auto and a Looming Spare Axle
A New York City street scene describes a red devil car on Seventh Avenue shedding a long iron bar from its undercarriage. Spectators alert the driver who pulls over, retrieves the bar, and restarts the vehicle as it continues along the snowy road.
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New York Sun
Seventh Avenue
Ama
Decline of France’s hand made lace industry
France faces rapid decline in its home made lace trade as prosperity grows. Observers note shrinking production and rising imports while artisans lament lost livelihoods and fewer apprentices. Efforts to revive the industry face economic and cultural challenges across regions.
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France
Horse Hears Land From Sea Aboard Ship
Philadelphia horseman Thomas McGuiness travels to Europe with a thoroughbred aboard a steamship. As land appears near the Irish coast the horse smells land, nudges the captain, and whinnies, signaling the approach while the captain explains the odor from distant pasture lands guides the animal.
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Thomas McGuiness
Philadelphia
Europe
Stock raising in Alaska gains from grazing lands boom
Northern and Aleutian Inlands are seen transforming into livestock ranges as gold production grows. The forecast predicts regular cattle exports within years, due to vast grass lands and mild winters that favor farming in many regions.
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Alaska
Great Plains
Wyoming
Montana
Nevada
Washington State
Aleutian Islands
Texas
Aleutians
San Francisco
Swinton and Dana clash over editorial worth and purpose
The Port land Oregonian recalls John Swinton longtime New York Sun editor who rejected Dana’s claim a first class editorial writer costs 125 a week. Swinton argues true value lies in humanitarian aims rather than profit, contrasting with Dana’s moneymaking view.
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John Swinton
New York Sun
Charles A. Dana
Dana
Swinton
Portland Oregonian
The
Sun
Mr. Dana
Franklin
The Popes Watch Reveals Simple Soul
The London Mirror reports the pope wears a battered nickel watch attached to an ancient leather boot. The Vatican leader is praised for simplicity and sweetness of character in a recent interview.
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Pontiff
London Mirror
Apple-Juice Habit in Autumn Orchard Echoes
A nostalgia soaked piece links cider to memory and mood, contrasting old days of harvest with a gray today. It recalls autumn apples, pewter hay, and golden light while savoring cider’s comforting, almost magical, appeal as a beloved ritual.
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France
Italy
Chicago
Tennyson
Omar
Maud
Rentiville Named as Negro Town in Indian Territory
A fragment notes exclusive Negro towns in Indian Territory towns like Rentiville, named after a promoter, with warning that nonresidents are not allowed. The text implies segregated settlements and restricted access in this region.
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Indian Territory
Rentiville
Watch of Stephen Lee and a pope's vow through time
An anecdote describes General Stephen D. Lee wearing a watch tied by a bootlace, admired by a nobleman who offered his own jeweled lever watch in exchange, only for the pope to refuse, saying the old watch from his mother keeps perfect time. The item reflects vows and enduring reliability.
Unique Tree Triplets From Wayne County Farm
Mr. G. W. Hatten of Egypt West Virginia sends a pencil sketch showing three trees growing from a single root. The trees on Strother Hatten’s farm on Elijah's Creek Wayne County include a shellbark hickory, a white oak, and another variety distinct from the first two.
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G. W. Hatten
Egypt
W. Va
Philadelphia
New Curiosity Shop
Strother Hatten
Elijah’s Creek
Wayne County
Multitree Sugar Maple and Hickory Survive in Unlikely Girth
The left sugar tree shows three trunks for about three feet from the ground, then forks into three. Near the base the trunk forms a flat six foot spread and remains 12 to 14 inches thick. Hickory and sugar thrive while pressing the oak, which may die in the future as rivals grip. The hickory bears fine nuts, the oak yields acorns, and the sugar provides sweetness.
Watering system for 1000 pigeons automates supply
A farmer describes adapting second-hand 10 inch iron piping to feed ten pigeon watering pans from a distant pump. An eighth inch hole above each pan releases water as the system runs, with a ground valve at the lowest point to prevent freezing.
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New Yorker
Pear blight warnings and orchard care guidance
The New Jersey horticultural report advises careful manure and cultivation to avoid blight, warns against heavy nitrogenous feeding, and urges cutting and burning infected twigs. It notes blight can spread to apple, quince, crab, mountain ash, service berry and hawthorn and stresses thorough inspection before spring. It also covers bark thickening in bearing trees and cautions against excessive bark scraping.
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New Jersey
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