News of the Week Highlights From 1901 Federal Updates
A roundup of federal notes covers a June 29 1901 mint statement on foreign coin values dipping from .6225 to .60236 cents per ounce, no Cuba force reduction, pension roll growth totaling 49 612 names, and a debt decrease to 1 044 739 120. It also notes Mexico claim denial, a reassignment for C L Pruden, a new public library fund, a lynching, and various disasters and incidents nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Cuba
Wood
State Department
Anarles Ss. Allen
Mexico
Allen
Ensenda
C. L. Pruden
Notable Deaths and Bank Losses in a Turbulent May
Notices report the death of Oliver Carter president of the National Bank of the Republic in New York at Saratoga from heart disease born 1825 in Connecticut. Other items note New Jersey glass factories closing June after a strong season, and multiple city strikes with settlement dates and key figures. The era’s financial misadventures include a Jersey City bank officer's arrest and a large Erie boilermaker settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
Carter
National Bank of the Republic
New York
Saratoga
Connecticut
New Jersey
Albany
N. Y
Interocean Telephone and Telegraph Co
Secretary of State
Cleveland
Buffalo
Catskill
Byron Sunderland
Washington, D. C
Orrin Day
Eliza Rogers Potter
Henry C. Potter
Easton
Erie
Susquehanna
Reading Railroad
Loscher
Baer
Briggs House
H. Williamson
Philadelphia
Jacobs
Watten State Insane Hospital
National Fire Proofing Co
Gompers
Federation of Labor
Samuel Moffatt
David Moffatt
Denver
Col
Goshen
Bank of
Nebraska
Missouri River
Multiple early 1900s notices mix in Louisville and Detroit deaths
The scattered clippings report Samuel Turner a Louisville ne urophysician found hanging near South and Ormsby. George W. Partridge ex Secretary to Zach Chandler was found dead in Detroit of heart failure. A Alton fire destroyed Siebolds livery stable and other properties with large losses. A sleeping car company sale and several town fires are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Turner
Louisville
South
Ormsby Streets
Turner
Devens
National Metal Trades Union
Siebold
Alton
George W. Partridge
Zach Chandler
Mich
Interior
Detroit
Washington
Western Rs
International Sleeping Car Co
Belgian Co
Chicago
Demaree
Sterling Clothing
Mattoon
Voss
Insurance
Five Americans Captured Near Pekin Take Bribe and Plunder
Reports say five men calling themselves Americans were captured by Chinese troops near Pekin and handed to Maj. E. B. Robertson. They demanded 5 000 taels from a pawn shop keeper and received 500. They loaded five carts with loot and fired, unaware 100 Chinese troops occupied the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
E. B. Robertson
United States Legation Guard
Herr Schwedler
Leipzig
Swickau
Mushc
Kurdistan
Agham
Peter Guthrie Tait
Edinburg University
Edinburg
South Africa
Cardinal Gibbons
Rome
Daily Mail
Edward
Trains, shootings and gold shipments shape the week
A derailed Iowa Central passenger train at Hampton Iowa left two dead and two severely injured while a Meade transport carrying Eighth Battery artillery sailed from Manila with officers and men. A farmer Brackett killed his wife then himself in Atlantic Des Moines. A McConkey neighbor killing in Albany Missouri left two dead. temporary insanity due to heat suspected. Bueno Aires declared in siege with censorship. grain merchant John S. Hannah dies in Chicago. Carnegie offers 750 000 for a San Francisco library with 75 000 yearly maintenance. Mosquito destruction oil orders issued by the War Department. The Dolphin arrives Seattle with 800 000 in gold. 500 000 to Canadian Bank of Commerce and 300 000 to 20 Klondikers. 1 000 000 shipped from Dawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Central
Hampton
War Department
Gen. Chaffee
Meade
Manila
Eighth Battery
Field Artillery
F. A. Brackett
Atlantic
Otis E. Powell
Des Moines
Brackett
Albany
Eek McConkey
John Bryant
Bryants
McConkey
Western Union Telegraph Co
Bueno Ayres
John S. Hannah
Board of Trade
Carrington, Hannah & Co
Chicago
Dolphin
Seattle
Wash
Skagway
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Dawson
St. Michaels
Grand Army reports funds and open house plans in Cleveland
The Cleveland executive committee reports entertainment funds reach 81 611 by June 29 with expectations to top 90 000. Quarters are sought for 100 Mexican War veterans and 100 Sons of Veterans as Loyal Legion Companions keep open house during the encampment. Post leaders from Massachusetts Chicago and Van Wert participate in arranging quarters and transportation for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Citizen’s Executive Committee
Grand Army Executive Committee
Grand Army Club of
Massachusetts
John H. Putnam
Medford
Mass
Wallace Kenney
W. H. Haddock
Benjamin Stone, Jr
Grand Army of
Boston
U. S. Grant Post
Chicago
Transportation Committee
John S .Varley
Grand Army
van Wert
O. J. Hodge
F. A. Edmonds
Sons of Veterans
Loyal Legion Companions of
Ohio
H. K. Cushing
H. Q. Sargent
F. A. Kendall
Record Shows U S War Dept Audit Surges in Fiscal Year
Washington July 3 The quartermasters division of the office of the auditor for the war departments closed its record of work for the fiscal year with a 50 percent increase over any prior year. Expenditures audited total 120,061,378 dollars about 23 percent of government costs, divided into 73,700,000 for quartermasters and 29,900,000 for commissaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of the Auditor For the
War Departments
Treasury
China
Japan
India
Philippines
Cuba
Trapped boys die in Pittsburg tunnel disaster
Ten boys aged 11 to 18 were overcome by fumes in a tunnel of the old Keeling mine. Two died Anthony Miller 15 instantly and Patrick Gallagher 14 died at a hospital within an hour. Eight others were recovered unconscious but revived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Keeling
Pittsburg Coal Co
Anthony Miller
Patrick Gallagher
Tipple
South Eleventh Street
Fire in Huntington hotel causes $200000 loss
A fire in Huntington West Virginia started on the Adelphi hotel fifth floor from an electric wire and raged from 11 AM to 5 PM. The blaze caused about $200000 in damages as guests, including many women, fled the building.
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Huntington
W. Va
Adelphi
Streetcar Collision Injures Many at Lakeside
Chicago July 3 Eleven children and a woman plus a motorman were seriously injured in a Lakeside streetcar crash. The crowded car struck a second tram struck by lightning and awaiting wrecking crew. The motorman suffered severe injuries and may not survive.
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Chicago
Lakeside
Spanish treaty claims commission in session July alone
Washington, July 3. The Spanish treaty claims commission will remain in session during July with Judge Chambers as the sole member present. Former Senator Chandler and other members are on vacation. One member will stay on constant duty to receive petitions and related matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
Judge Chambers
Chandler
Church Destroyed by Fire in Brooklyn
St Agnes Church in Brooklyn was destroyed by a blaze caused by a lightning strike last night. Loss estimated at $250000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Agnes
Brooklyn
Corea asks Japan to close posts and withdraw officials
Reports from Seoul claim Corea has suddenly demanded Japan close all post offices in Corea and pull out Japanese officials. The move escalates tensions between Seoul and Tokyo amid ongoing frictions.
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Corea
Yokohama
Seoul
Japan
Blaze Levels 14 Buildings in Globe Fire Loss Estimated at 8000
A Globe Arizona dispatch reports a disastrous fire yesterday causing about eight thousand dollars in damage and destroying fourteen buildings. The blaze is now under control.
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Denver
Col
Globe, Ariz
Review of Trade Indicates Mixed Activity Across Sectors
R G Dun and Co Weekly Review of Trade notes fresh labor troubles yet ongoing brisk consumer and retail demand. Textile markets improve in the east while crop reports remain favorable. Manufacturing slows due to weather and strikes as mills pause for repairs and stock-taking. Leather exports rise and woolen markets firm. cotton demand improves though prices stay high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Middle West
New England
Coates Brothers
China
Youthful murderer shoots playmate then hangs self
Albany July 6 Albert Albers 13 shot Emanuel Koehler 12 with a flobert rifle and killed him. After the act he fled then hanged himself in the cellar of his home, dying a few minutes later. Koehler witnessed by his 8 year old brother Theodore.
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Albany
N. Y
Albert Albers
Emanuel Koehler
Albers
Koehler
O’colck
Theodore
Cloudburst cripples rail traffic and damages Michigan farms
A fast moving cloudburst in western Michigan causes thousands of dollars in damage. Rail lines including the Pere Marquette Grand Rapids and Indiana and Grand Trunk suffer washouts and derailments blocking northbound service. Bridges are washed out at Saranac and river levels rise on the Grand and Rouge rivers. Dams fail and fruit trees and crops in the peach belt sustain heavy losses as mills idle for days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Pere- Marquette
Grand Rapids & Indiana
Howard City
Pere-Marquette
Grand Trunk
Saranac
Rouge
Grand River
Carrie Nation Arrested After Saloon Threat in St Louis
Carrie Nation threatened to wreck Cheim brothers saloon on Walnut Street in Louis, Missouri. Police arrested her. she was taken to Central District station and later released by Capt. Reynolds with warning she would be jailed if disturbance recurred.
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Carrie Nation
Louis
Cheim Brothers
Walnut Street
Central District
Reynolds
Sunday Excursions Must Cease in Ontario Ports
Ontario Attorney General Gibson orders Sunday boat excursions halted following a Fort Erie steamboat captain's conviction for running such trips from Buffalo to Port Colborne. Crown authorities will prosecute infractions at Ottawa Brockville Sault Ste Marie Toronto and other ports.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Toronto
Ontario
Gibson
Fort Erie
Port Colborne
Ottawa
Zelleville
Brockville
Sault Ste. Marie
Four men hanged for murder at Vernon, Florida
Chipley Florida July 6 four men Belton Hamilton John Simmons Jim Harrison and Will Willis were hanged yesterday at Vernon sixteen miles from Chipley for murder after being convicted of killing a helpless negro and assaulting his wife.
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Chipley, Fla
Vernon
Here
Belton Hamilton
John Simmons
Jim Harrison
Will Willis
Bulls chase toraderos at South Omaha fair
Three more angry bulls chased half a dozen toraderos around the arena at the South Omaha fair this afternoon. A fair sized crowd witnessed the event but no injuries occurred to animals or people.
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Omaha
Neb
South Omaha
To Organize a Stock Company for Olympian Games
Preliminary steps were taken to organize a stock company to run the 1904 international Olympian games in Chicago. Applications for incorporation papers were sent to the secretary of state in Springfield yesterday.
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Chicago
Springfield
Grandstand Collapse in Monticello Injures Six
A wind storm toppled an amphitheater in Monticello Wisconsin injuring six people. About one thousand spectators fell to the ground as the structure gave way.
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Monticello
Wis
Comptroller Dawes Resigns to Seek Senate Seat
Washington July 6 Charles G Dawes comptroller of the currency resigns to run for United States Senate from Illinois. He cites proprieties of the situation and states he could not canvass for the Senate while remaining in office. Dawes has guided bank reforms and consolidation, saving creditors over a million dollars and creating 785 banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonia
United States
Washington
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
Ilinois
United States Senate
Senate
Mr. Dawes
James H. Eckels
Chestnut Street National Bank of
Philadelphia
Seventh National Bank of New York
Dawe
Congress
England
Dowie Missionaries Driven From Evanston by Mob
Twenty one followers of John Alexander Dowie were chased from Evanston, a Chicago suburb, as a mob of about 1000 hurled eggs vegetables and missiles. Police force of 30 could not stop the rush the missionaries were escorted to their cars as they fled the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Evanston
Dowie
Knight
Dowelles
Train Held Up by Strikers Force Non-Union Men Off
A special Southern railway train carrying 12 non-union workers was halted at Easton Home switch as strikers and their supporters attacked the platform. Passengers were forced to disembark while the switch was reset, delaying the recruitment of replacements for striking machinists.
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Charleston
S. C
Southern Railway
Easton Home
Milford Son Fatally Shoots Father in Hotel Bar
Edward Windsor of Milford returned to the Windsor hotel and fired a shotgun into his father Thomas B. Windsor after a dispute over using a team. The elder Windsor was reported dying. Edward fled and is presumed to have killed himself.
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Milford
Del
Edward Windsor
Windsor Hotel
Thomas B. Windsor
Windsor
Severe storm cuts power in Buffalo after lightning strikes
A severe electrical storm swept Buffalo last night striking supply wires from Niagara Falls. Lightning burned out transformers and electrical machinery at the Buffalo receiving house, disrupting power across the city.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara Falls
Boilermakers Meet Opens in Buffalo
Delegates from the United States Mexico and Canada representing the Boiler Makers and Iron Shipbuilders of America gathered in Buffalo on July 6 for a meeting that will discuss labor issues and industry concerns.
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Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Mexico
Canada
Iron Shipbuilders of
America
Stogie Workers Seek 25 Cent Increase in Wages
A Wheeling committee from 1,000 union stogie workers plans to visit manufacturers today seeking a 25 cent rise per thousand to reach 3.75. Manufacturers oppose the demand and a strike is anticipated.
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Wheeling
President prepares for Canton departure this Friday
Washington July 6 The president and Secretary Cortelyou worked to close remaining business ahead of the presidential party's departure for Canton Friday evening.
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Washington
Cortelyou
Canton
Burglars Torture Farmer as $200 Hidden Loot Is Found
Vermillion Ohio late Tuesday night Mrs. Herman Winkler and her husband were terrorized by three masked intruders who ransacked the couple’s home two miles east of town. They bound Winkler and beat him while demanding the money’s location. Mrs. Winkler escaped and aided by neighbors, but the assailants fled. Winkler, over 60, sustained severe injuries. recovery uncertain. A hidden $200 loot was reported in the house.
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Vermillion
Herman Winkler
Here
Herman Wolfe
Winkler
Explosion Injures Farmers and Bottling Works Worker
Delaware report notes Lora Gibson a farmer removed a shotgun shell’s contents filled it with explosives and paper then touched it off eight feet away injuring his right hand. Later Thursday night an explosion at Klee bottling works gravely injures Lester Klee son of the proprietor who is badly mutilated but may survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Lora Gibson
Gibson
Klee Bottling Works
Lester Klee
Three Drowned After River Boat Collision at Walbridge Park
Toledo July 5 three people died when a sailboat collided with another boat near Walbridge park on the river fronting the park. Victims include George F. Hirth proprietor of a job printing office and his sister Helen Hirth along with Aggie Felker. Two others survived unharmed.
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Toledo
Walbridge Park
George F. Hirth
Helen Hirth
Aggie Felker
Riot at Fleetwood Park Ends in Stabbings
In Ironton on July 6 two Black men Luther Page and Abner Owens were believed to fatally stab John Slaughter and Albert Slaughter after a dispute over an assault on a white boy. Charles Martin and Riley Slaughter were beaten with clubs before police arrested the men and jailed them.
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Ironton
Fleetwood Park
John
Albert Slaughter
Luther Page
Abner Owens
Charles Martin
Riley Slaughter
Hawkins Kills Wife Then Shoots Self Near Newton Falls
Newton Falls July 3 Rollin Hawkins a farmer near town shot and killed his wife then tried to shoot himself but was not seriously hurt. The couple had quarreled and Mrs Hawkins lay on a couch when he fired from behind hitting the back of her head. Hawkins is in jail.
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Newton Falls
Rollin Hawkins
Here
Sturges' Bank Closes After Assignment to Dirlam
Mansfield July 4. Sturges' bank, a private institution, closed its doors after banker Sturges filed a deed of assignment to Attorney H B Dirlam. Sturges owned lumber works real estate and a controlling stake in the Mansfield Machine Works capitalized at 300000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield, C
Sturges’ Bank
Sturges
H. B. Dirlam
Mansfield Machine Works
Heavy Storm Hits Delaware County Floods Crops
A severe storm struck Delaware County during the night causing the river to rise four feet in 12 hours. Fields were flooded and crops sustained heavy damage while numerous houses and barns were struck by lightning.
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Delaware
Delaware County
Toledo Tragedy After Love Affair Accusation
Philip La Blanc shot and fatally wounded T. H. Mortimer, 60, on Thursday. Mortimer had accused La Blanc and Mrs. Mortimer of a clandestine affair after bringing them together, leading to the deadly confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Philip la Blanc
T. H. Mortimer
Mortimer
la Blanc
Death of Dayton NCR executive Frank J Patterson
Frank J Patterson vice president and major stockholder of the National Cash Register Co collapsed and died at his Dayton home late Thursday afternoon while leaving the bathroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Frank J. Patterson
The
National Cash Register Co
Farmer John Temple Found Dead After Heat Near Larue
Marion July 4 The body of John Temple 80 a farmer was discovered in his buggy Tuesday night. He was en route home from Larue when overcome by the heat.
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Marion
John Temple
Larue
Four Die as Gas Explosion Hits Cincinnati Water Works Shaft
Four men were fatally injured and three others seriously hurt when a gas explosion occurred in pit No 1 of the Torrence road water works shafts late Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Torrence Road
Grain elevator burns in Bryan acts. Toledo firm loss
The Raymond P. Lipe Co. grain elevator in Bryan caught fire Tuesday night and burned to the ground. Total loss estimated at 15000 dollars with 8000 dollars covered by insurance. The building had been erected within the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Raymond P. Lipe Co
Toledo
Soldier Charles F. Clay Killed by Erie Train at Kent
Charles F. Clay 27 colored veteran of Company 46 Twenty fourth U S I was killed by an Erie train in Kent on Wednesday. He was wounded at San Juan Hill and his head crushed by the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Charles F. Clay
Company 46
Twenty
Erie
San Juan Hill
Tragedy as Car Dives Into Creek Near Marion
Mrs Eva Campbell of Waldo and her one year old son were in a vehicle that plunged into a creek after a bridge washout from heavy rains. Mrs Campbell drowned while the child escaped unharmed.
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Marion
Eva Campbell
Waldo
Ashley
Bride of Two Months Fatally Burned in Gasoline Stove Accident
Mrs Lena B Trimmer two months married was fatally burned at home Tuesday while preparing supper. She died at Lakeside hospital at midnight. The tragedy centers on a gasoline stove incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lena B. Trimmer
Lakeside Hospital
Akron Case Continuations In Police Court
The cases against S. H. Kohler B. G. Work and G C Kohler for assaulting Editor Samuel A Kennedy were continued two weeks at Tuesday morning's police court session by Mayor W B Doyle. Kennedy appeared with a battered appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
S. H. Kohler
B. G. Work
G. ¢. Kohler
Samuel A. Kennedy
W. B. Doyle
Kennedy
Hotel Elmore owner Arthur Jewill dead in office
Fremont July 3. Arthur Jewill proprietor of the Hotel Elmore at Elmore dropped dead in his office Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Arthur Jewill
Hotel
Elmore
Beginning of Sin and Redemption in Genesis 3
July 14 1901 lesson notes prepared by H C Lenington summarize Genesis 3 1 15 with the serpent temptation and Eve Adam disobedience. The study outlines evil suggestion discontent and consequences of sin leading to life apart from God and hints at redemption through Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legisen
H. C. Lenington
Adam
God
Eve
Garden of Eden
Satan
Christ
Jesus Christ
Cain
Abel
Lamach
Notable Americans Share Thoughts On Wealth And Duty
Ex Speaker Reed reads Italian as easily as English. Ex Mayor Hewitt says riches should serve the general good. Bryan’s earnings estimated at about fifty thousand dollars for 1900. Gen MacArthur to end 39 years of service and visit Europe before US return. Liberty Hall is Justice Brewer’s Lake Champlain country house. Five Backes brothers, all lawyers, with limited schooling, share a single father’s legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Hewitt
New York
William J. Bryan
Wright
Bryan
Jenks
New York Supreme Court
New York Law School
Gen. MacArthur
Philippines
South Africa
Europe
United States
David J. Brewer
Thompson’s Point
Lake Champlain
Salt Stops Smoke When Sprinkled On Burning Stove
Salt sprinkled on any burning substance on the stove halts smoke and odor. The guidance emphasizes a simple culinary remedy to suppress visible smoke and remaining smell during cooking mishaps.
Frame for silo design guidance from early farming article
The author recommends square frame silos for stock feeding, arguing 12 to 16 feet range suits most needs. He advises against sub 12 feet and above 16 feet in diameter, favors multiple silos, and warns round stave silos may be impractical. A square framed, ribbed, weatherboarded silo is described as firm and resistant to drying.
Building airtight wood lined silos for durable silage
M C Morris of Ohio Farmer discusses wooden silos with tongued and grooved yellow pine lining coated with coal tar to create an air tight structure. He argues against brick linings and cement, noting tar preserves the lining and reduces drying out while remaining weather resistant up to sixteen feet square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Bulletin No
Consin
M. C. Morris
Ohio
Milk Variations Across Pints From a Cow’s Udder
A New York station test milking a cow pint by pint shows fat content rising from 0.85 to 5.23, with over 600 percent difference between first and last pints. Authors note cows of different ages produce milk of varying richness and caution against accepting age-related claims without more proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Modern Methods in the Dairy Breed Testing Cows
The article argues breed and breeding plans differ, but testing cows to verify productive ability is now straightforward. It says if tests show inferior producers consume as much food as superior ones, remove them and replace with more profitable animals at the earliest practicable moment.
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Brunswick County
Lawrenceburg
Hitchcock
Oklahoma
William Dresbath
California
Bates
Joliet
Ill
Balena
San Francisco
Pacific Whaling Co
St. Lawrence Island
Southeast Cape
Bering Sea
P. F. Cotte
William Sullivan
Bois Blanc Island
John R. G. Pitkin
New Orleans
trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Frank Tazelow
Muskegon
Gentry Dog and Pony Show
Grand Island
St. Louis Milling Co
Carlinville, IL
G. A. R. Committee
Quartermaster’s
Review OF Trade
Flobert
Ohio State News
Bank
Death
Ina
Silo Construction
Iter
Aiz
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