Wireless Telegraphy Challenge and Marconi Triumph
Admiral Bradford warns no reliable naval wireless system yet exists as tests proceed. Marconi reports a breakthrough with a 1,500 mile Atlantic-Mediterranean run, transmitting perfect messages from Poldhu to Spezia and beyond, prompting hope for Europe to America communication soon.
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Royal T. Bradford
Bureau of
Bradford
Washington Navy Yard
Naval Academy
Marconi
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
New York City
Spezia
Mediterranean
Poldhu
Cornwall
England
Genoa
Naples
London
Gibraltar
France
Spain
Alps
King of
Italy
Rome
Europe
America
Mooney Studies Arapahoe Heraldry for Museums
James Mooney of the Bureau of American Ethnology arrives in Washington after years observing Kiowa shield and tepee decor. He will study Arapahoe practices for the Field Columbian Museum in Chicago, aided by Dr. G A Dorsey who witnessed the Arapahoe sun dance and arranged Mooney’s Chicago commission. Sioux tepee and sun dance motifs will inspire hundreds of National and Field museum models.
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James Mooney
Bureau of American Ethnology
Washington
Mr. Mooney
Field Columbian Museum
Chicago
G. A. Dorsey
Field Museum
Moody
National Museum
Mooney
Government Printing Office
American canned lobster sought in Germany
German market shows demand for American canned lobster but inefficient links exist between dealers and U.S. producers. Traders seek reliable supply channels to meet nationwide consumption.
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Germany
Gazetteer of Cuba details 1899 land use and population
United States Geological Survey summary notes Cuba covering 44 000 square miles with 1 572 797 people in 1899. Only three percent of land uncultivated, Mantanzas and Havana most cultivated while Puerto Principe hosts cattle ranches. Sugar cane dominates, followed by sweet potatoes tobacco and bananas. 207 sugar mills yielded 61 407 bags daily. census gap from 1877 to 1899 implies war losses near 20 000 people. Bulletin includes maps charts and about 4 000 geographic names.
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United States Geological Survey
Cuba
Henry Gannett
Mantanzas
Havana
Puerto Principe
Reports on Summer Study at University of Chicago
The University of Chicago faces ongoing debate on segregation as Dean Alexander Smith reports on the summer term for junior colleges. Dr. Harper notes wide interest in summer courses nationwide and cites a university attendance of about 1,750 this season, with 925 men and 825 women, plus 176 junior college students (101 men, 75 women), compared to last year’s 186 junior college students (90 men, 96 women).
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University of Chicago
Alexander Smith
Harper
South
Dean Smith
District of Columbia Finds Anthracite Substitute
The DC commissioners sought a coal supply after one inadequate bid. They tested substitutes in public schools heating plants finding a mix of coke and bituminous coal workable with a coke layer at top and bottom. The method produces low flames and avoids smoke nuisance laws.
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District of Columbia
Kate Shelley To Be Nurse At Cherokee Insane Hospital
Misa Kate Shelley famed for warning a train during a blizzard near Moingona Boone County will, next month, enter the Cherokee Illinois state insane hospital as a nurse. She has been engaged by asylum officials and remains a noted heroine despite her advanced age. The bridge she crossed now spans the La Crosse river near La Crosse, relocated there years ago.
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Misa Kate Shelley
Moingona
Boone County
State Insane Hospital
Cherokee
Miss Shelley
la Crosse River
la Crosse
Should Go Together in Prison Reform Debate
A penitentiary warden argues it is better to give a discharged convict a job than a bible. The Chicago Tribune asks if there is any harm in offering both employment and spiritual aid to reintegrate ex-offenders.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Movement in Spring Affects North Dakota Real Estate
Jamestown alert cites expected influx of settlers from other states to North Dakota lands next spring. Speculators dominated recent moves, with rapid price rises and widespread farm transfers to Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin buyers. New buyers may farm lands, boosting demand and land values toward nationwide levels.
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Jamestown
Theer
North Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
New Map of Ramsey County Ready for Delivery
The Inter Ocean announces a new Ramsey County map ready for delivery. Recipients praise the map’s completeness and value, noting the extensive labor and funds invested to ensure long lasting county credit. Devils Lake traders are urged to visit the Inter Ocean office to secure maps due to slow and costly road delivery.
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Inter-Ocean
Ramsey County
Devils Lake
Dewar Charges Britain’s Education Gap Harms Science Progress
The seventy second annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science opened in Belfast with President elect James R. Dewar delivering a broad review of physical chemistry. He praised Carnegie and Rhodes gifts while urging Britain to improve education to prevent losing critical industries and brain power to foreign rivals. He criticized Britain’s lag in applied chemistry versus German manufacturers and warned that lack of trained workers and school output explains the country’s industrial decline.
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British Association For the Advancement of Science
Belfast
James R. Dewar
Dewar
Andrew Carnegie
Cecil Rhodes
Carnegie
Washington
Rhodes
Dewwar
Great Britain
Bronco fox colored mare seeks owner after custody
Around September 1 a bronco fox colored mare about eight years old was taken up while wearing a halter. The owner may reclaim by paying charges for keeping and advertising. Inquiries at the Inter Ocean office 47 49.
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Inter-Ocean
Pony mare theft report near Webster Township
A dark brown pony mare weighing about nine hundred pounds was reported missing from Mat Toot 47-499 Devila Lake, N. D. around December first. The caller located the animal one mile north of Webster town.
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Webster Township
Webster
Mat Toot
Devila Lake Improvement to Install Individual Line Subscribers
A notice states that the Devila Lake Improvement company will have a single subscriber per line. Each patron will have a line to themselves to avoid the annoyance of shared ringing.
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Devila Lake Improvement Company
Miss Grace McNamara Visits Stark Weather Friends
Miss Grace McNamara left Tuesday for a visit with friends at Stark weather. The short trip highlights social ties and local travel habits of residents in the Stark area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace McNamara
Starkweather
Pope urged to grant indulgence for daily washing
London Daily Chronicle reports a famed ecclesiastic petitioning the pope for plenary indulgence to priests and monks who wash daily with extra benefit for those shaving at least three times weekly during a set period. Rome students and monks in Italian seminaries are noted for poorer hygiene.
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London Daily Chronicle
Rome
Italy
Farm Seed Sales Job Ad From Rochester NY 19th Century
A notice offers monthly pay or 30 percent commission to hire a farmer son or townman to take orders for farm seeds fruits and flowers. Four grades of fruit sold with strong stock demand. No delivery or collection required. Part or full time, paid weekly with good winter earnings. Free outfit available from Per Nursery Company Rochester New York 37.
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Cam
Rochester
New York
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Burmah
Unity
Kate Shelley
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Jos. Kelly
N. D
First National Bank
Devila Lake, N. D
Mederine
Mederine CO
Duluth
Minn
Cc. W. Greene
Wweek
Moeller
Devils Lake N, D
F. W. Cockburn
Kalley Avenue
Devils Lake, &. D
Gleaum
Lam
Kodake
Porographic Outfite
I. Glearum
Pnotoaka Prer
Crary
Lake View
BAE
Eash
E. J. Landers & Co
M. E. Beltz
Foreman
Doctor Charest
Electro Medical Institute
Floest
Teorld
Broadway
Fargo
Andrew Huesby
Orysia Les
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