Curious Musings on Trees and Tunnels in a Brooklyn Hall Tale
A fragmentary 19th century notice blends topics from botany and urban engineering. It reflects on identifying trees by sound, notes a New York ferries and tunnels proverb, mentions earthworks as enduring, and recalls Melrose Hall in Brooklyn, once a Whig and Tory hub, now auctioned for 2700 dollars. The piece also reports a large bear trapped near Bennington, weighing 325 pounds, the third such capture in days and the largest in years.
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Bedford Avenue
Winthrop Street
Brooklyn
John Lane
Isaac T. Pratt
Bennington
Hell Hollow
Woodford
Mr. Pratt
Bennington County
Calendar trick and army ration idea in old notes
An article notes that British troops in South Africa faced higher fatality risks than in England, yet points out the small averaged rate. It discusses calendars repeating every twenty years and centuries sharing same dates, then highlights Louise Osborne Fergon of Chicago who invented an army ration of pork and beans baked into a biscuit, studied with sister Grace Oxborne, and proposed supplying the troops through the army department.
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South Africa
England
Louise Osborne Fergon
Chicago
Boston Transcript
Ban
Ferson
Vassar
Wellesley
Grace Oxborne
Woman's Medical College of Chicago
Washington
Army Department
Kate Shelley Bridge Named For Heroic Maiden Of Boone Iowa
Four miles west of Boone Iowa the Kate Shelley Bridge nears completion and ranks among the world’s largest. Twenty years ago a boiler and train derailed near Moingona as flood waters rose. A sixteen year old girl from a nearby cottage lit a lantern and braved the storm to warn the wreck and save a passenger train. Iowa awarded her a medal and her deeds entered poetry and prose. The new viaduct will bear her name Kate Shelley Bridge.
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Kate Shelley
Iowa
Boone
Moingona
Molngona
Population surge sparks national curiosity in 1910 census
A year after the census, population growth is striking in several regions. Oklahoma reports a gain of about one hundred thousand, the Northwest shows rapid increases, and Texas revelations are expected to boost the state’s growth. The country looks toward 1910 as a period of notable expansion.
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Oklahoma
Northwest
Texas
Civil government suspended and plans for campa ign planned in four provinces
Civil government in the Philippines reports a planned four province campa ign by administration authorities. The Navy board of construction leans toward a largest battleship project while Japan moves a political mission to Washington. Tariff estimates in Wing Cave survey and postal service changes in the Philippines are noted amid other global and domestic shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine
Naval Board of Construction
Navy
Washington
Interior Department
Jang Offica Tao Moka
Wing Cave
South Dakota
Officata
Postal Service
Philippines
First National Bank of
Hik Point
George R. Freeman
H. B. Beckwith
Chickamauga and
Chattanooga National Military Park
Congress
Senatora
Navy Department
Hatouma
Japan
United States
Yale
Cuba
Cuban
Spain
Unfortunate Happenings Across Several States and Nations
A compilation of fatal and serious injuries from railroad wrecks in Rush City and Missouri Kansas and Texas, a Marietta Ohio family in critical condition after pumpkin pastry, Sweden powder works explosion, a New Decatur Alabama death from a needle, London docks fire, Rio Grande drowning of P D Cunningham, Alliance boiler works destruction, Lincoln Park runaway caused by a toy balloon, Toronto nitroglycerine blast with boat and crew missing, and widespread job losses from a factory collapse.
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St. Paul
Rush City
Ohio Valley Express
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
William Marlin
Marietta
Ohio
Gyttorp
Nora
Orebro
Sweden
Ciprald Hersatora
New Decatur
Alu
Harshford
West India Docks
London
International Boundary Commission
P. D. Cunningham
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Tex
Nashville
Tenn
Reeves Broe
Alliance
Alfred Ditmore
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Mary Walsh
E. P. Walsh
Union News Company
Toronto
Ohto
Brown's Island
Three Americans sentenced for robbery in China
Reports from abroad note three U.S. citizens given prison terms in China for robbery. Other dispatches mention extreme heat persisting in Denmark with heat related deaths. Inventor Bantos-Dumont predicts a world voyage in his own balloon. Polish students face charges linked to secret political societies amid broader European unrest.
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China
Denmark
Bantos-Dumont
Tiale Postin
Germany
Notable Celebrity Departures and Distress Across Europe and America
Personal mentions include Senor Frederic Wangruiz of Chill dead and Senor Grau arranging for tenor D. Machil for the next opera season in the United States. Montreal principal George resigns to lead Chicago Theological Seminary. Mme Melba suffers laryngitis and is advised not to sing in Covent Garden this week. United States Senator Lodge arrives in London en route to Bayreuth, returning in September. Charles Alvord, founder of Excelsior Needle, dies in Torrington aged 74. William Penn Kerr, veteran of San Jacinto and Texas planter, heads Kansas City aged 87. Col Edmund Rice, sick in Boston with Mrs Rice at the Hotel Brunswick. Mrs Frances Warrimer dies in Omaha en route to meet husband in the Philippines. Mrs Gould reportedly near rest on yacht Sybarite. Other items note crop prospects improve from Northwest showers, Mississippi pearl fishing growing, and coal trusts seeking foreign sales.
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Frederic Wangruiz
Chill
Grau
D. Maschil
United States
George
Montreal
Congregational College
Chicago Theological Seminary
Mme
Melba
Covent Garten
London
Lodge
Bayreuth
Charies Alvord
Excelsior Needle Company
Connecticut
Torrington
Edmund Rice
Twenty-second
United States Volunteers
Manila
Rice
Brunswick
Boston
Francea Warrimer
Staunton
United States Army
Philippines
Omaha
George J. Gould Jn
Record Heat Waves Sweep Central United States
A persistent heat wave grips the nation from Nebraska to Missouri and Illinois, with Chicago at 100 degrees and Milwaukee’s readings near 104. Cities report record highs, prostrations, and drought strain on crops as storms and localized rain fail to relieve the parched corn belt. Weather officials offer no relief prospects, predicting continued heat until a northwest high pressure system moves in.
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Washington
Central West
Nebraska
Xansas
Oklahoma
Iowa
Missouri
Ohio
Indiana
Hitneis
Chicago
Kansas
Kangana
Weather Bureau
Corn Belt
Gaya
Madison
Wis
Washburn Observatory
Burlington
Chariton
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Murray
Middleton
Dubuque
Keokuk
Twin Cities
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Billxcuri
St. Louis
Gov. Dockery
Riot at Fairview Park Sparks White Colored Clash
In Indianapolis last night a riot erupted at Fairview Park as white Biggalos clashed with colored youth. Officers were surrounded for two hours, militia sought, and bystander Charles Daniela was shot. Dozens injured as crowd abuse escalated into violence.
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Indianapolis
Fairview Park
Charles Daniela
Admonished by Commander in Washington July 23
General orders from the department of the Missouri publish the progress in the case of Maj. Charles E. Woodruff surgeon U G A who was court martialed and found guilty of conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline in violation of article sixty two of war and sentenced to be admonished by the department commander. The offense was a lapse of his official duty.
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Washington
Department of the Missouri
Charles E. Woodruff
Corbin and Chaffee Map Army Reforms in Philippines
July dispatch from Manila reports Adjt Gen Corbin and Gen Chaffee planning major army economy and administrative changes. Proposed are cutting forces to 20 000–30 000, abolishing districts, concentrating troops at three hubs, and building a $100 000 storehouse and single general hospital to reduce monthly rent and logistics costs. An electric railway and new barracks to be erected, with insular constabulary to maintain peace.
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Corbin and Chatten
Raitlaal
Manila
Adjt
Corbin
Chartee
Dagupan
Moroor
United States
Chaffee
Puraping Station
Pasig River
Luzon
Tollo
Mantla
Insular Constabulary
Wages Increase at Columbia Puddler Mills
In Lancaster Pennsylvania on July 24 workers at four mills of the Susquehanna Iron and Steel company in Columbia receive a wage boost. The new scale adds 26 cents per ton, rising from 3.60 to 3.75 dollars, benefiting hundreds of puddlers.
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Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Puddiers
Busquehanna Tron and Steel Company
Columbia
Highwayman Fatally Shot in Leavenworth Escape
Leavenworth Kansas July 24 an alleged highwayman named Wil Johnson was fatally shot at the base of the spine while attempting to flee a policeman. His companion named Aturphy was captured.
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Leavenworth
Kaw
Wil, Johnson
Aturphy
Fire destroys Wheeling traction powerhouse and cars
Fire at Bridgeport Wheeling traction company destroys powerhouse and barns along with twenty cars, causing estimated loss of $50,000. Local officials investigate causes and assess impact on power supply and trolley service in Wheeling and surrounding areas.
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Wheelling
W. Va
Bridgeport
Wheeling Traction Company
One Hundred Degree Heat Sweeps Corn Belt
Heat waves blanket the nation with one hundred degree temperatures. Weather reports say records fall in Illinois and other states as dry thunderstorms briefly clear the air but fail to ease crop stress. Central Iowa sees warmer conditions while the West remains hot. no rain relief expected for days.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Illinois
Corn
Iowa
Great Lakes
South Atlantic
Pacific
Atlantic
South Atlantica
Arizona
Heatwave Death Toll Rises in Kansas City District
Kansas City records a blistering heat wave with temperatures above 100 degrees for seven hours. A day of extreme heat caused two dozen prostrations and at least nine deaths, raising the day’s total to sixteen across Kansas City Missouri and Kansas. Most victims were elderly, with outdoor workers hardest hit. Thermometers peaked at 106 in the city, street readings up to 128.
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Kansas City
Wersone
Record Heat Kills and Prostrates in Topeka and Chicago
Topeka reports three deaths and ten prostrations from extreme heat as a 166 degree Fahrenheit high scorches the city. Humid air makes the day oppressive and water supplies remain plentiful despite a low Kansas River. Across Kansas, crops suffer with up to a quarter to half a crop possible. Chicago records ten deaths, one man missing, five prostrations from Sunday's heat as a cooler day follows today.
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Kauras
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Chicago
Telegraphers Arrested in Choctaw Strike at Brinkley
Five telegraph operators were arrested in Little Rock on charges of obstructing mail traffic during a small rail strike on the Choctaw road. The walkout began at Brinkley and spread to Forrest City, delaying trains for hours. The alleged ringleader had recently joined the company and alleged a dispute over travel passes. none of the strikers were members of the Order of Railway Telegraphers.
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Order of
Railway Telegraphers
Hungarian Violinist Kubelik Engaged for American Tour
London reports violinist Kubelik will tour America starting in December after engagement by Daniel Frohman. Frohman guarantees Kubelik a minimum share of proceeds of $1,003,000. Yellow fever cases rise in Havana area with Santiago de las Vegas reporting 5 cases. Spaniards among the sufferers.
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London
Kubelik
Daniel Frohman
New York
Frohman
Havana
Santiago Tas Vegas
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Pat Crowe
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Golden Rule Jones
Toledo
Galveston
Willis Miler
Upper Sandusky
J. H. Sellars
Crawfordaville
Mra
Cordelia Botkin
California Supreme Court
John P. Dunning
Delaware
United States Supreme Court
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Sheridan
Ark
Miss Henry
Henry Tatum
Johannes Coetze
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Middleburg
Craddock
Nicholas
St. Petersburg
Aden
Arabia
Minnesota
Mississippi River
Soft Coal Trust
Pittsburg
Virginia
Dun & Co
Richmond
East St. Louis
Booker T. Washington
National Association of Colored
Charles Millard Blanco
Wilmington
Del
Hag
University of Nebraska
Bert" Glen
May, Strong
Lady Francis Hope
May Yoho
San Francisco
Ithaca
Royal Academy
Admiral Schiey
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Robert Lilly
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