New Switzerand President Aged Forty Four
D R Streetz publisher Lingon Emmons Co reports Ernest Brenner named president of Switzerand at forty four. Brenner, a leading European international lawyer, hails from Basle Canton. London dispatches say Japan has invited tenders to build an armor plate factory in Tokyo signaling planned domestic warship production. A comparison notes Iowa and Minnesota combined exceed the old United States population in 1789.
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Ernest Brenner
Switzerand
Europe
Canton
Basle
London
Japan
Tokyo
Iowa
Minnesota
Washington
Naval upgrades at Vladivostok and Port Arthur
Russia plans major naval improvements in the Pacific with 1,000,000 for Vladivostok and 1,500,000 for Port Arthur in the 1901 budget, reflecting the growing fleet.
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Pacific
Russia
Vladivostok
Port Arthur
Electricians Speak Across Mississippi by Telephonic Talk
Report notes electricians claim conversation across the Mississippi at St. Paul by telephone without wires is possible and may extend to twelve miles. The author muses on a future where all people could be in a single social space.
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Mississippi
St. Paul
Cat survives electric shock in St Joseph experiment
In St Joseph Missouri a cat reportedly died from an electric shock but two hours later the current was reversed and a second shock restarted the heart. The animal revived faintly then regained strength and was released playful and frisky.
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St. Joseph
Tunis the famous horse dies after 1886 ride
Tunis the renowned horse once ridden by General Boulanger at the 1886 review has died. Before death, the former minister of war entrusted the animal to friend M. Louis Barbier who sent it to Gironde for a peaceful end. The tail will be sent to M. Henri Rochefort as a gift.
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Tunis
General Boulanger
M. Louis Barbier
Gironde
M. Henri Rochefort
Sweden Moves Toward Compulsory Military Service
The minister of war has drafted a bill to establish compulsory service and expects swift passage in parliament. Currently the army is voluntary, with deficiencies filled by men compelled to serve ninety days.
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Sweden
Botanical school planned in Schenley Park Pittsburg
Plans by Henry Phipps for a new botanical school in Schenley Park Pittsburgh aim to be the only U.S. institution dedicated solely to botany. The building will be positioned to utilize the park conservatory plants for instruction benefiting public school pupils and private classes.
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Henry Phipps
Schenley Park
Pittsburg
United States
Park Conservatory
Bridge in Shan Hills Burmass of Burma by American trade feat
Mechanics returning from British India recount an American expansion story. They helped construct a vast steel bridge in the Shan Hills of Burma for a government railroad from Rangoon to China. Steel from a Pennsylvania firm won contracts, three freighters moved materials, forty skilled workers built the structure, and it surpasses Philadelphia’s tallest buildings in length, symbolizing American trade growth.
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British India
Shan
Burma
Rangoon
China
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Louisiana delegates seek release of colonial Mississippi volumes
Louisiana representatives plan to urge Congress to fund translation and publication of about sixty manuscript volumes from France’s Ministry of Colonies. Discovered by Prof. Alice Fortier, these papers cover colonial governors, census, land grants, vital records, and other data from 167 to 1807, shedding light on early Mississippi Valley history.
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Louisiana
Congress
Ministry of Colonies of
France
Mississippi Valley
Alice Fortier
Louisiana Historical Society
Madison man offers 40000 for aged home project policy idea
John A. Johnson of Madison Wisconsin offers the Dane county board 40000 to build and maintain an aged persons home. He proposes admission policies like insurance that can be purchased in youth or middle age to fund support in old age or aid a friend.
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John A. Johnson
Madison
Wis
Board of Supervisors
Dane County
Johnson
Polar Telegraphs Link Alaska to Continent
The first American deep sea cable was laid last summer across a broad Alaskan bay and work continues to connect the land line up the Yukon valley. Iron masts replace timber, and a hole is cut in the ice to set poles by freezing water around them. The feat proves Alaska can bind itself to the outside world despite frozen conditions.
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Alaskan
Yukon Valley
Alaska
Turkestan alfalfa praised for cold and drought resilience
A Department of Agriculture Year Book summary details Turkestan alfalfa Medicago sativa Turkestanica as remarkably hardy, surviving -35 to -45 degrees, and drought in Turkmenistan and across the arid west. It notes seed imports to expand planting, experimental results at Brookings and Russia, and potential U.S. hay gains. Also covers breeding methods and practical farming notes on orchard trees, crop pests, and corn stalk disease impacts.
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Hansen
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Prairie States
California
America
United States
Brookings
Asia
Wilson
Russia
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Spain
Prince Massalski
Caspian Sea
Merv Oases
Russian Turkestan
Volga River
Turcomania
Bokhara
Semiretchiisk
Tashkent
Omsk
Siberia
Kuldja
China
Turkestan
Canada
Northwest
Southwest
Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
Three Grand Duchesses of Russia Pose For Photo
The three daughters of Czar Nicholas II Olga aged five Tatiana aged three and Marie born eighteen months ago pose for a charming photograph now crossing the ocean. Queen Victoria has considered a match with Prince Edward of York as Europe eyes the potential royal alliance. The Czar’s health is delicate and uncertain with potential succession implications if no son is born.
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Olga
Tatiana
Marie
Russia
Victoria
Europe
England
Prince Edward of
York
Queen Victoria
William of
Germany
Czarina
Michael
Vladimir
Managing Young Boars for Breeding Use
A concise guide to rearing young boars. Keep the boar isolated at first to reduce stress and improve intake. Occasionally group him with pig companions, then handle frequently to tame and train him to drive.
Modifying Native Plants for Forage Use
Scientists may modify native grasses and plants to create valuable forage crops. Large varieties exist such as Nepal cactus and feather, needle, and beard grasses, along with wild ryes. Seed threshing and cleaning difficulties hinder cultivation, but selective breeding could remove troublesome awns and cottony seed coats, making these grasses commercially viable.
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Nepal
Range Horses in Wyoming and West Coast States
J B Sparks of Greenriver Wyoming notes fewer range horses than last year across Wyoming Utah Oregon Idaho and Washington. Buyers are contract buying entire outfits draining smaller ranches while larger ranches stock up. Idaho had better livestock conditions with more rain. A New York horse sale recently sold 702 head for 352180 dollars averaging over 500 per horse.
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Wyoming
J. B. Sparks
Greenriver
Wyo
Utah
Oregon
Idaho
Washington
New York
Cattle die from unknown disease across Texas counties
Reports from Lee, Washington and Fayette counties Texas describe cattle dying from an unknown illness thought to be tetanus or lockjaw. An Oshkosh farmer notes scarce winter feed reduces cattle kept in that Wisconsin region. Fire damaged Sherman area Texas ranches destroying feed with cattle largely saved but moved to new grazing grounds.
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Lee
Washington
Fayette
Texas
Marcus Daly
Wisconsin
New Brighton
Minn
Sherman
Romance of a Grand Duchess Helen of Russia and suitors
A detailed portrait of Grand Duchess Helen of Russia as a glamorous, sought after princess courted by two primaries. Victor Napoleon and Prince Albert John Christian Frederick George contend for her hand. Analysts note a Victor marriage could bolster French imperial aims.
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Europe
Victoria
Prince of Wales
Helen
Victor Napoleon
Bonaparte
Napoleon
Jerome
Westphalia
Prince Napoleon
Prince Victor
Prince Louis
Victor
Brussels
George Gould
Prince Albert John Christian Frederick George
Princess Helena
Prince Christian
Schleswig-Holstein
Prince Albert John
Princess Aribert
United States
Soda Water Dam a Natural Soda Wall in Arizona
A. O. Wright describes a soda dam in Box Canyon above the Jemez River hot springs in Arizona. The 100 foot high wall extends about 600 feet, formed by deposits from spring waters. A 20 foot breach from 1890 is nearly filled, and scientists expect the lake above to shrink as deposits strengthen the dam.
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Great West
San Francisco
Jemez
Asieeee
Dietetic expert John Lawson Johnston dies on yacht
John Lawson Johnston, wealthy dietetic expert to governments, died suddenly at Cannes on his yacht Britannia style vessel near the villa White Lodge aged 62. He advised on military rations for camp field marches and hospitals and authored books. Once owner of the yacht Britannia and later Mrs Langtry's White Lodge.
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John Lawson Johnston
Duke of Argyll
Inverary
Cannes
France
Spain
Prince of Wales
Britannia
Casein Egg Substitute Promises For Real Eggs
A New York Press note explains casein from cow milk as a baking substitute for eggs. A $6,500,000 firm already ships about 1,200 pounds daily, equating to 86,400 eggs, with August Belmont among major shareholders. The piece notes hens still hold advantage in mothering broods while artificial eggs arrive.
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August Belmont
Casein
Ety
New York Press
Order of the Elephant Order Established in 1492
The Danish Order of the Elephant, lately awarded to President Loubet by the king of Denmark, is among Europe's oldest orders. Founded by King Christian I in 1492 and renewed by Christian V in 1693, it is given to sovereigns and heads of state, with few knights.
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Loubet
Denmark
Christian I
Christian V
Smooth Lady Book Agent Scams Wealthy Family in New York
A sharply dressed woman travels with a liveried footman and canvasses houses for subscriptions to an illustrated edition. She gains entry to a wealthy home, uses a society leader as authentication, and the victim signs a contract for many expensive books. Escape comes only through a costly settlement.
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New York
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