Weather Bureau Annual Reports Highlight Historic Climate Data
Government weather reports reveal the growth of services since the nation's founding. They detail severe storms since 1870, shipwreck trends, rail and transport weather dependencies, and crop effects. A ciphered telegraph code reduced telegram costs and a normals plan aims to compile quarter century data into a unified climate standard.
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Washington
Government Service
Weather Bureau
Meteorology Advances and Telegraphed Weather Data System
The article describes normal and abnormal temperature and rainfall reporting, detailing self registering instruments like barometers thermometers and wind vanes. It explains telegraph coordination across 60 stations and circuits to provide same hour weather records from Washington and other cities, stressing the efficiency and cooperation of weather offices and telegraph companies.
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Telegraph
Atlantic
Pacific
Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Rocky Mountain
Washington
D.C
Weather Bureau
Postminster General
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Capitol Renovation Forces Possible Extra Session Quarters Elsewhere
The Capitol is torn up for extensive renovations. Senate and House chambers are being refurbished, with carpets desks and furniture cleared to corridors. New machinery elevators floors and fixtures are installed and the rotunda is filled with debris. A library is being created from the original Congressional library space with 28 committee rooms planned.
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Congress
Capitol
Corps of Mechanics
Senate
Congressional Library
Capitol Plaza
Time Table for Dubuque and Chicago Lines 1900
Timetable details a June 1900 schedule for the Dubuque Central and allied routes to Chicago. It lists departure and arrival times from Dubuque and stops at major points such as Savanna, North McGregor, Dubuque, Chicago, and Omaha with notes on through sleepers and special trains.
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Savanna
North McGregor
Dubuque
North
Chicago
St. Louis
Sabula
Kansas City
Excelsior Springs
Algo
la Crosse
Winona
St. Pass
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Iowa
South Dakota
Omaha
Pacific
G. H. Lippincott
Main Street
Ene Restereca
Cara
Baiet
Pulliam
Lme
Great Western Limited
Fsr
B. Ross
Chey Ticket
Liar Label Sparks NYSE Debate Over Time Window
A dispute at the New York Stock Exchange centers on whether calling a fellow member a liar is punishable when the epithet is limited to 3:30 p.m. to 10 a.m. The quarrel involves James A Taylor and Frederick Bontecou of Cox Sharp over a closing quotation and alleged deception parts of a hours rule.
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New York Stock Exchange
James A.taylor
Frederick ‘St. Bonecou
Cox & Sharp
Broad Street
Committee of Arrangements
Board of Governors
Exchange
Atchison Post
Taylor
Mr. Bontecou
Bontecou
Secret Leaks About Turkish Minister's Newborn Son
Muhteeba Ali is reported as the minister's newborn daughter weighing 9 pounds and born on Independence Day. The minister Ali Yerrouh Bey remains critically ill with typhoid fever at the legation, which functions like a hospital with four nurses and three physicians attending. Ali Ferrouh's brother is also admitted with a leg injury.
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Muhteeba Ali
Ali Yerrouh Bey
Mnures
Legation
Ali Ferrouh
Central Park Welcomes A Fine Lion Named Croker
A four year old lion arrived from a Hamburg American liner and joined the Central Park menagerie under Superintendent Smith. The animal, captured in the African jungle by German hunters, is regarded as among the finest in the collection and may be christened Croker. The lion has been in captivity only a few months. Up to Date notes the Russian claim of 900,000 Mausers in Chinese service as potentially significant if true.
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Weather Bureau
Kciende
Myer
Greely
Fort Conger
Bay
Point Barrow
Smith
Central Park
Park
Croker
Kansas City Star
Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway Schedule
Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway timetable details arrivals departures and connections for Chicago St Louis Minneapolis and Decorah divisions with Pullman sleepers and coaches listed for Nos. 2 4 6 8 10 12 18 19 and related links and service notes by John G. Farmer J A Loma Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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LaCrosse
Winona
Paul
Minneapolis
Eau Claire
Chip
Ernie
Omaha
Council
Eur City
Oscaar
Erepery
Maguoketa
Cedar Rapids
Kansas
F City
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway
Chicaro Pass
St. Louis
Chicaco
Chicago
Waverly Pass
Sinneapolis
St. Paul
Slegrers
Bes
Decorah Division
DecOrah Passenger
Decorah Freight
Iowa Falls
Norrhwestern Link
Iows
Binnears Pass
Minnesota
IOW
Clinton
Davenport
Pisa
Clinton-Davenport
Hakoma
Heims
Jobn G. Farmer
J. A. Loma
Gen
Cedar
Iowa
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Glean
America
Chas. N. Crittenton CO
NHW
Minn
Addrans, Co
L. Peterson
Agt
Isaac P. Luse
Den
Pass Agt
Frantz & Clark
Esa
W. H. Torbert
New York
Maiden Lane
Harehouses&s
Ems
Physicians Supplies
Tuvite
Solovern
Wallis Co
Seventh and Locust Streets
Oh & Mate
Evening Herald
Government Weather Bureau
D. C
House
J. Kabat
Escanaba
Bevengers
Flwankee
Ucing
Sheboygan
Mankowoe
Rowan
Tees Algoma
Sturgeon Bay
Marinelly
Menominee
Green Bay City
State Room
Great Lakes
KC Davis
Up, A
Foot Michigan Inc
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Dally
Minton
Moline
Rock Island
Galesburg
Smaha
Denver
Kansaa City
Pacific Coast
St Paul
Diebenderser
General Ager
BH. W. Uttley
City Pasa
Trust and Savings Bank Capital
Europe
Peter Kader
HEEB
Werner
Be Eesees
Thirteenth and
Clay Streets
Dubuaue
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company
Yourth and
Bain Street
Milwaukee
Racine
Elgin
Ete
Oslo
Beloit
Madison
Janesville
Winds Central Railroad Co
Gally
Ces
Dubuatie
Sioux City
Atarta
Third Sts
C. A. Lorenz & CO
Sixth Street
A. Tredway & Sons
Eiselssmdth
Town Street
Matthews, J. R. Lindsay, J. P. Frantzen
Matthews, Lindsay
Son
Lyonzl Lyon Attorneys AT Law
Central Park Zoo
Eighth Street
City
Dubuqua
Northwest
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Marshalltown
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Southagest
Sted Wing
Northfield
Faribault
Mankato
Local Paints
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