Pastor Plans $50 Million Oregon Cooperative Federation
The Rev H S Wallace, from Portland Oregon, proposes a cooperative Christian federation to settle in the Willamette Valley with a $50 million bond issue, funded by property collateral and backed by the Title Guarantee and Trust Company of New York as trustee. He envisions 200000 acres of wheat and 200000 acres of alfalfa, 50800 acres of sugar beets, orchards, grazing, timber lands, and 10000 electric cottages sold to members at 2.50 a room monthly for eighty months. Net annual profits projected at 14077500.
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H.S. Wallace
Portland
Ore
New. York
Willamette Valley
Wall Street
West
Flea
Oregon
Co-operative Christian Federation
New York Herald
New York
H. S. Wallace
Financial District
Title Guarantee and Trust Company of
Wallace
Scaede
Morris K. Jesup
J. M. Buckley
Josiah Strong
B.O. Stanley
Title Guarantee and Trust Company
Tandem Autos Amaze Europe Tour With Busch Family
A Paris dispatch reports Mr and Mrs Adolphus Busch of St Louis traveling through Europe with family and friends in three tandem cars. The procession through Switzerland Germany and Austria draws attention as they maintain tandem fashion on a generous tour.
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Europe
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Paris
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Switzerland
Germany
Austria
Taking Our Means In Tokyo
Wallace Irwin portrays a satirical scene of Russian ships and crews in Tokyo amid the war, noting imported meals and officers fed aboard ships. The poem references Linevitch and Kuropatkin expected to discuss terms while Russian troops arrive daily, keeping headquarters in Tokyo despite St. Petersburg being home.
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Tokyo
Linevitch
Kuropatkin
St. Petersburg
Flo
Wallace Irwin
New ‘York Globe
Odessa: A cosmopolitan port rail hub with growing power
Odessa thrives as a major Black Sea port of about 600,000 people with vast trade links to Europe and Asia. The city, built on a high terrace above steep seacliffs, hosts shipping and manufacturing including grain, tobacco, machinery and rope, supported by rail connections and a growing university.
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Russia
Black Sea
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
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Asia
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Bay of
Istrmanorum Portus
Isiacorum
Portus
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Haji
de Ribas
Voland
Sixteen Cents a Day Is Now Good Pay
A terse note proclaims wage improvements with the line Sixteen cents a day is now good pay. The message signals a shift in labor compensation, highlighting rising pay thresholds and worker gains.
Trustees Appeal For Conservative Reform At Equitable
Equitable Life trustees led by Hendricks ex president Grover Cleveland and Justice Morgan J. O'Brien urged policy holders to express preferences for directors. They urged choosing conservative managers to avoid speculative investments and to prevent a repeat of past failures.
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Equitable
Hendricks
Grover. Cleveland
Morgan J. _O'Brien
George Westinghouse
Equitable Life Assurance Society
New York
Equitable Society
Great Life Insurance Organization
Farm for silver foxes eyed in Park county climate
Joseph J. Harrison of Philadelphia linked with a fur company travels to Livingston Mayo to study Park county climate for a silver fox breeding farm. He notes the firm already runs an Alaska farm and seeks to improve pelts by breeding in a milder climate. He says silver fox fur is highly valuable and aims to test captivity success.
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Joseph J. Harrison
Philadelphia
Livingston
Mayo
Park County
St. Louis Republic
Alaska
Mr. Harrison
French Influence in China and Hanoi Chinese University Plans
The New York Post reports France aims to extend its sway in China by founded higher education. Indo China plans a Chinese university in Hanoi modeled on Japan. Since January a higher Chinese school operates in Tonkin for mandarins' sons with the same curriculum as Japanese schools.
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China
New York Post
Indo-China
Hanoi
Japan
Tonkin
Traveling by Cow Train from Minnesota to the West
Three covered wagons from Minnesota drawn by nine cows travel toward the country west of the Missouri river. Miller, Minnesota correspondent of the St Paul Dispatch, reports they cover fifty miles a day with their lads. The cows provide milk for the movers.
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Minnesota
Miller
Minn
Missouri River
the Miller
St. Paul
Prominent Mishawaka Youth Drowns in St Joe River
Albert Schellinger son of Mishawaka brewer from the firm Kamm Schellinger drowned while swimming across the St Joe river about a mile east of Mishawaka after an afternoon boating party. He cried for help from the middle of the stream but was swept under by the current and recovered four hours later. He was 29 and recently married a local social figure. He is survived by his wife mother and father Nicholas Schellinger and numerous relatives.
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Albert Schellinger
Mishawaka
Kamm
Nicholas Schellinger
Valley Line Near Middlebury Progress Report
Engineer Swinehart announced the Valley Line nears Middlebury with three fourths of a mile remaining to disputed land and right of way pending. On the Fourth, cars will run from LaGrange and Middlebury to Shipshewana for a joint celebration with a full day program starting at 9 AM. Bucklen favors extending the line east through Steuben County before further westward construction.
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Middlebury
Swinehart
LaGrange
Shipshewana
Mrs. Mary Ebersole Dies at 31 In residence funeral held
Mrs. Mary Ebersole of 1701 Morton avenue died at 9 oclock Saturday night at age 31. She leaves husband Jacob and four children aged two to nine. The funeral was held this afternoon from the house at 2 o'clock.
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Mary E. Ebersole
Morton Avenue
Jacob
Dean's Kidney Pills Prove Help for Elkhart Worker
Elkhart area train conductor A B Herrick credits Doan's Kidney Pills with ending two and a half years of back pain and kidney trouble after using one box. He bought them at Houseworth Bros drug store and says his back became free of aches. price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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A._B. Herrick
Bristol Road
Elkhart
Mishawaka
Dean
Houseworth Bro
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Three Good and Just Reasons Cough Cure Ad
An old advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure listing three reasons mothers prefer it. It claims the medicine is harmless tastes good and cures coughs croup and whooping cough when other remedies fail. Sold by all druggists.
Losses of British Coasts Through the Sea Over Centuries
The article notes Great Britain lost 1 448 906 acres to the sea between 1867 and 1889, a figure small next to historic losses. It cites Edward I era gains for Cornwall at 1 500 000 acres versus 826 500 in later surveys, and mentions villages like Dunwich slowly eroded away, leaving only a church ruin on a cliff.
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Great Britain
Cornwall
Dunwich
Navy gunnery record at Sandy Hook stands unbeaten
At Prairie maneuvers off Sandy Hook Rear Admiral Robley D Evans oversaw a remarkable five inch gun test. The fleet scored thirteen hits from thirteen at 1600 yards on a 17 by 21 foot target in just over four seconds, with another gunner making thirteen hits from fourteen. The mark, the best five inch gun shooting in the United States navy, reportedly outshines world navies.
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Sandy Hook
Robley D. Evans
United States Navy
Rosemary Folklore Linking Beauty and Fidelity in Shakespeare
A fragmented note notes powdered rosemary on the face claimed to restore faded beauty and vigor, with a rosemary bath thrice daily said to renew youth. It cites the language of flowers assigning fidelity, love, and even a Shakespearean link to Romeo and Juliet through a letter play.
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Romeo
Denver Vignettes: Mining, Hotels, and Street Life
Denver buzzes with frontier lore as mining wealth, railroads, and grand hotels shape a bustling city. The piece notes city landmarks, prominent figures like Moffatt and Pomeroy, key institutions, and lively street life from 1890s tourism to local trades and daily costs. It highlights Cripple Creek claims, Denver mint plans, and frontier humor amid a growing metropolis.
Heart Disease Seen More Readily Recognized
An Elkhart physician notes heart disease is increasingly recognized as a major affliction. He cites rheumatism grippe and overexertion as triggers and explains valvular failure wastes heart energy. He warns medicine cannot cure the ailment despite greater awareness.
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Elkhart
Wikhart
Zion News Notes Local Visits And Social Event
Mr and Mrs William Kegerreis and daughter Eva visited Mr and Mrs Samuel Kegerreis last Sunday. Mrs John Wells stayed in Elkhart visiting sister Mrs Clark. The Ladies Aid Society hosts an ice cream social at Weikle schoolhouse Saturday evening. Children’s exercises drew a good crowd Sunday. Ora McDowd and Tula Nicholson attended Zion church service Sunday evening. Ben Long and son Ray visited Bene Rowe of Middleburgh last Sunday. Samuel Markley of Williamsville attended his mother’s funeral at Zion church Sunday. Thomas Bickel plans to raise his barn Thursday. Mrs George Aurand and family of Elkhart were guests of Mrs Henry Long Thursday.
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William. Kegerreis
Eva
Samuel Kegerreis
John Wells
Elkhart
Clark
Ladies’ Aid Society
Nothing Doing Slang in 1803 Creevy Papers Letter
In a May 1 1803 letter to Thomas Creevy from Dr Currie referenced by Sir Herbert Maxwell in the Creevy Papers the phrase nothing doing appears to describe stagnation amid talks about Napoleon and looming war. The writer notes the negotiations are futile and the situation seems absurd.
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Creevy
Herbert, Maxwell
Thomas Creevy
Currie
Napoleon
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