Ancient York sycamores fall after 150 years of pride
Two monumental sycamore trees in York center were preserved for generations but after years of decay were found to be hollow shells. A large piece was donated to the York Historical Society while the scene drew crowds and memories of Washington’s visits. The moving picture era is praised as a record of world events and history, with royal scenes captured on film alongside a camera operator and Tsar at Peterhof.
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York
Washington
Cvcn
Stuart Heiges
York Historical Society
Prowell
Times
Far East
Philippines
Germany
Peterhof
Midget constable of Boonville draws fear and respect
James Vincent, a 90 pound Boonville policeman, is famed as the smallest constable yet highly effective. He has made over seven hundred arrests without violence or escape, earning fear from locals, especially among Black residents, while Consul Dunning warns Americans against risky work abroad teaching English in Italy.
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James Vincent
Indiana
Jimmie Vincent
Boonville
Onsul J. BE
Dinning
CHSOS
Milan
Rome
United States
Consul Dunning
Italy
Vincent
Stevenson
Southern
Here
Burden Wheel, World’s Largest Water Wheel, in Troy
Engineers and sightseers in Troy Nebraska follow the Burden wheel a 66 foot diameter 22 foot wide device with 36 buckets once driving the Burden manufactory It operated since 1849 and still stands largely intact amid preservation efforts as a monument to the inventor of a horseshoe machine.
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Troy
Nics
Burden Manufactory
Burden
The Irish Giant Byrne and the Surgeons Quest for His Skeleton
A historic note recalls Charles Byrne the Irish giant who died in 1783 in London after fearing dissection. Surgeons recovered his body and his skeleton now rests in the Royal College of Surgeons museum, with Byrne remembered as a famed show figure.
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Charles Byrne
Byrne
Cockspur Street
Charing Cross
London
The
Royal College of Surgeons
Lincoln’s Inn
Ostrich farming urged for India and other regions
The article argues millions of acres in India have soil and climate suitable for ostrich husbandry comparable to Africa and Egypt. It proposes edge of the Indian desert in Sind and Belu khistan as potential farms, open to European or native capital, with trained staff and chicks or eggs, noting rising demand for high class ostrich feathers and profits seen in Cape, Egypt, and Southern California.
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India
Africa
Egypt
Indian Desert
Sind
Belukhistan
Cape
California
Arizona
New Mexico
America
World postal statistics show varied link between letters and development
Consul McNally from Liege reports Berne led Universal Postal Union data for 1905. Countries with high per capita letters include Great Britain, United States, New Zealand, but literacy and economic progress do not align. France and Belgium rank lower. Britain profits most from postal system, with Russia second. Germany and Japan show large staff with varying profits.
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McNally
Liege
Universal Postal Union
Berne
Great Britain
United States
New Zealand
Switzerland
Germany
Denmark
Austria
Argentina
Luxembourg
Holland
Belgium
Sweden
France
Norway
Orfe
Portugal
Roumania
Servia
Luxemburg
Italy
Russia
Japan
Shelter Tents From Japanese War Kit At Issue
Discussion notes a possibility that Australian authorities may promote shelter tents modeled on Japanese wartime sheets. The waterproof sheets with hooks and eyelets weigh little and can join to form bivouacs for four soldiers. Used over piled arms, they shield troops from heat and rain and adapt to various shelter needs.
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Japan
Inventor Claims Auto Stamp Machine for Frankfort
An engineer from Frankfort has built an automatic stamp selling machine that both dispenses stamps and affixes them to letters. The device is said to be robbery proof. The German post office is testing Herr Becker's patent for potential adoption after a series of trials.
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Frankfort
Herr Becker
Curious Shadow of a Heart in Nantucket Frontage
In Nantucket the town shows many curiosities including a shadow of a heart formed by the morning sun on a building. Each day at nine o clock during summer vacation months, the sun removes the clamps on the front of the structure revealing the arc of light.
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Nantucket
Automatic gas lighting controller from England promises city savings
A patented gas lighting controller, adapted to any incandescent burner, uses a clock and a calendar chart to light and extinguish street lamps each day, reducing maintenance with weekly winding. It can operate independently of the gas supply while enabling automatic nightly lighting adjustments.
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England
United States
Osram electric lamp tests promise energy savings
The IHE Osram lamp replaces carbon filaments with wolfram wires and is said to use one third the energy of earlier glow lamps. In Charlottenburg tests after 1,000 hours, 3 candle power lamps lost 6.3 percent brightness and 32 candle power lamps 3.6 percent. Of 16 lamps, 11 remained undamaged and usable. The lamp can only hang downward, a drawback likely to be overcome.
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America
California
Electra Power House
San Francisco
Colgate
Oakland
Shawinigan Falls
Montreal
IHE
Charlottenburg
Australian sisal hemp gains ground in Queensland
Newcastle correspondent reports the Australian cultivation of sisal hemp expanding in Queensland. A government plantation at Helena yields first rate fibre and Kangaroo Rope Works produces rope and lashings for shipping and tying. The Brigba sighting notes strong demand with lashings and rope reaching high prices.
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Oconsul Golding
Newcastle
Queensland
Helena
Kangaroo P
Shipp
Experimental fumigation trials against night frost reported
Vice Consul Risdorf notes trials by the experimental gardening association Frankfort Sachsenhausen against night frost. An April test enveloped orchard trees in smoke from naphthalene, but at high cost. A new Floersheim chemical prep in late April produced denser smoke more efficiently, with two kilograms making a large volume in one hour. Experiments continue.
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Risdorf
Frankfort Sachsenhausen
Floersheim
Bananas to Flour Experiments Planned by Maxiodu Government
Reports indicate ongoing experiments to convert bananas into flour for food use. The government plans two facilities on the gulf coast in Mexico to produce a nutritious banana flour and meet anticipated demand.
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Maxiodu
Bananes
Mexico
Mystery violin linked to Mozart family surfaces in Austria
A famed concert violin once believed sold in England reappears with a country schoolmaster in Schoerfiings Upper Austria. Records show Maria Sonnenburg, Mozart's sister, received it from her brother and later sold it to a government official. The instrument bears an inscription and is dated 1659, linking it to early Amati like craftsmanship.
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England
Schoerfiings
Upper Austria
Mozart
Maria Sonnenburg
Tressel
Jakobus Steiner
Salzburg
Massive Nantucket Whale Jaw Draws Awe From Gravesend to Coast
A Nantucket whale story notes the giant jawbone preserved after the catch, with a statuesque woman fitting inside the upright jaw. The article recalls the oil’s historic use and the whale’s huge size, while musing on its political impact if the creature could speak.
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Massachusetts
New York
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Zea
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