Hepburn Bill gains House support with seven member commission
Washington reports the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee endorsing a Hepburn style rate bill as the Davey bill is adopted, reducing the commission to seven members and allowing concise conclusions when no damages are found. The Senate also handles eight hour limits for Panama Canal work and salaries for canal commissioners.
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Hepburn
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Panama Canal
Williams
Sherman
Fitzgerald
New York
Spooner
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Algeciras
Spain
Santo Domingo
Bacon
Tiliman
Santo ‘Domingo
United States
Culberson
Eaty
Michigan
Sday
McCall's Long Branch Home Sold at Loss
John A. McCall former president of New York Life sold his Long Branch summer palace for about 350000 to Myron H. Oppenheim. The property cost McCall roughly 600000 and remains encumbered by mortgages totaling 250000 with about 100000 to McCall in proceeds.
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New York
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Long Branch
Myron H. Oppenheim
McCall
Aes
Newapa
Coyotes menace livestock prompt new hunts and bounty notes
The report describes coyotes attacking sheep and driving cattle, with stockmen resorting to old methods to rid the countryside. It notes a systemic coyote hunting plan, calls for bounty enforcement, and cites abuse of Oregon’s bounty law including a three year scheme to ship coyote scalps from Idaho to profit.
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Oregon
Idaho
The Sky Signs of Paris Light Up the Night
A Paris visitor recalls how electric sky signs now dominate the boulevards and Opera area, outshining old tea rituals. Cinematograph displays and moving pictures crowd theatres while Paris edges toward Londonization, possibly becoming Americanized first.
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St. James’ Gazette
Peris
Place de Yopera
Robert
Houdin
Destruction of Borgium Angels Sparks Art Controversy
The report notes sculptor Gerome destroyed a nearly finished clay group representing spring at the Cathedral of St John the Divine after criticizing its treatment. It mentions Hogarth destroying a criticized painting and Chartran's studio disruption after a husband rejected a portrait valued at $5,000, despite calling it a splendid work.
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New York’ Herald
Gerome
Inya Mn
Hogarth
Chartran
Governs Prices Of Dogs Reflect Sentiment And ShowValue
A Baltimore News note argues prices for dogs hinge on buyer sentiment more than animal quality. At a Birmingham sale, pointers and setters fetched high sums, while a famous pointer Coronation sold for 65 guineas. American buyers would pay much more, yet bull terrier Woodcote Wonder sold for 5 000 dollars in New Haven.
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Baltimore News
Birmingham
England
Coronation
Ightfield Bang
United States Investment in Mexican Development Cited
The passage claims massive US investment in Mexico including twenty five million dollars in agricultural ventures and sales of agricultural machinery, plus millions in Mexican banking. It mentions hydraulic power plants, asphalt streets, sewer and water works, electric lighting, streetcars, steel-frame buildings, and real estate, asserting dramatic change in Mexico City over ten years.
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Mexico
City of
Little Man Praises Physical Culture Gains
A Kansas City Independent report describes a speaker praising physical culture. He recounts a previous wrecked condition and a dramatic transformation after embracing it. The anecdote includes interruptions and a dramatic display of strength as he demonstrates progress.
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Kansas City
First Cossacks Over Here in Bold Arctic Voyages
A Harper's Magazine writer recalls 1741 Russian ventures east and north, using nail-free ketches bound with reindeer thongs. Deshneff and Staduch attempted to circumnavigate Asia via Behring Sea, facing ice, heavy losses, scurvy, and scarce supplies on improvised ships.
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Peter the Great
Vitus Bering
America
Harper’s Magazine
Deshneff
Staduchin
Asia
Arctic
Behring Sea
My Boy’s Curiosity Pushes My Electricity Lesson
A narrator reflects on teaching a boy from carpentry basics to steam engines and windmills to electricity. The child’s growing interest in making and understanding electrical devices challenges the limit of the mentor’s guidance.
Don Juan Manuel and the Mexican legend told by Janvier
A Harpers contributor recounts Mexican legends including Don Juan Manuel a rich man famed for killing. Each night at eleven the palatial clock tolls as he prowls the streets in a cloak with dagger seeking victims while townsfolk ask the hour of night.
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Thomas A. Janvier
Harper’'s
Mexico
Don Juan Manuel
Don Juan
Mantel
Senor
Uffied
Albatross Seasick On Deck And Flyaway Rescue
A crew member recalls catching an albatross with a long line and meat bait. The bird grows seasick, is confined on deck, then released the next morning to fly off as a small black speck. Commentary by Carlos Ribera explains similar tricks using meat on a string to lure gulls into a circus overhead.
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Carlos Ribera
Hornbill Brooding Prison Reveals Parental Bond
Scientific American describes hornbills in southern Asia and Africa where the female is sealed in a hollow tree during incubation. The male feeds her as she loses wing feathers and may stay imprisoned until the young fly. The true cause is likely self-walling by the female to prevent falls and protect eggs, with liberation once the young are ready.
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Asia
Malayan Islands
Africa
Blushes by Order Reported by Louisville Surgeon
An ornamental surgeon described a new blush-on demand process using chemical mixtures. A visitor tested a scent from a cut glass bottle and felt a warm glow. the surgeon claimed to create blushes to order and noted past work on cosmetic adjustments.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
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