The Making of a New City of Galveston
The 17 foot sea wall and civil engineering plan near completion will raise Galveston above the Gulf. A canal and massive grading project will cost nearly two million dollars with bonds issued by the city. The paper recalls 1900’s destruction and chronicles ongoing protections, including sea wall top height and levee width, to secure future growth and a resilient metropolis.
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Alveston
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Metroplis
Galveston
Giveston
la Porte
Texas
Rivers and Harbor Committee of Congress
Theodore F. Burton
Ohio
Galveston Bay
Vaivesfon
Zuyder Zee
Galveston’s
Holland
Chicago
Sacramento
Cal
Eesnunatn
Stenee
Conchannel
Great Southwest
Stephen F. Austin
Austin
China Army Reform Prospects Across Emerging Conflicts
A historic 19th century analysis surveys China’s military potential amid tensions with Japan and Russia. It highlights the weak training, corrupt funding, and reliance on bow and arrow era arms, noting Manchu and provincial forces, foreign-led units, and the example of Gen. Gordon showing possible gains with proper leadership and discipline.
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China
Confucius
Africa
Gordon
Japan
Gordon Iidt
Russia
East
Caterpillars Halt Mail Train Scourge Across New South Wales
A Sydney bound mail train from the southern states was delayed for over an hour by a caterpillar infestation on the track near Cootamundra. The larval mass clogged wheels and sanding gear, forcing a stop until a sacking device on the cowcather cleared the row after several attempts. In New York Patrolman Robert Hibbard retires to practice law after eight years as a officer. He holds LL B degrees from New York University Law School and New York Law School, and was admitted to the bar in July.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Cootamundra
Ing
Robert H. Hibbard
New York City
Hibbard
New York University Law School
New York Law School
Vote Selling No Crime in Massachusetts Case Doyle v Kirby
Supreme Court of Massachusetts holds it is not a crime to sell a vote while buying one is. In Doyle versus Kirby the court says stating a candidate “sold his vote” is not slander per se and damages require social injury proof. The decision notes repeal of common law on bribing voters and that selling a vote carries no penalty under current law.
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China
Manchuria
Peking
Green Flags
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Andrew P. Doyle
Frank R. Kirby
Doyle
New Bedford
Kirby
Knowlton
Henpekt
Puck
Hyposcope aims unseen targets with mirrors device
William Youlton of Bright on, England invents a hyposcope for rifles using an L shaped mirror tube mounted forward of the hammer. It lets marksmen sight at unseen objects, rising accuracy under fire, with adjustable top mirror wind and a one pound weight. British government interest noted. Major G B Young demonstrates at 200 yards with Tee-Enfeld and US magazine rifle.
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William Youlton
Brighton
England
Africa
United States
G. B. Young
National Guard
District of Columbia
New England gas process cuts coke waste in water gas production
A British improvement in water gas making shortens coke heating, raises carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and hydrogen output. The retort design reduces heating up to two to three minutes while gas blowing lasts eight to ten minutes, more than doubling water gas per ton of coke and halving coke usage, lowering costs.
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Engineering
England
Portable Dark Room By English Inventor Attracts Amateurs
A London inventor unveils a portable dark room for amateur photographers enabling in situ plate and film handling and a developing apparatus. The design targets those without space for a full dark room and aims to simplify developing and packing negatives for shipment.
Ex President Grover Cleveland Loyal Through Many Administrations
A historical clipping notes Grover Cleveland as the living link to eighteen administrations since 1837 birth, including Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, and others, and mentions that he witnessed six vice presidents ascend to the presidency, with two occasions by assassination. It also highlights his unique feat of serving nonconsecutive terms.
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Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Martin van Buren
Mr. Cleveland
van Buren
William Henry Harrison
Tyler
Polk
Taylor
Fillmore
Pierce
Buchanan
Lincoln
Johnson
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Arthur
Benjamin Harrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
White House
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Little Willie
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Atlanta Constitution
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