New Oil Craze Hits West Virginia Land Rush
West Virginia is swept by an oil boom with land once deemed worthless now yielding riches. Leases soar as farmers and speculators profit from wells, while gas plays rival oil in value. notable incidents include the Big Moses well and multiple gas and oil gushers shaping local fortunes.
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West Virginia
Sun
Parkersburg
Drake Farm
Oil Regio
Ita
Landa
Moses
Ilven
Whiskey Run
Massachusetts
New York
United States
Hayt
Powell
Department of State
Hayti
New Jersey
Republic
Why We Won Naval Training Before the War
The article notes the Maine disaster heightened readiness in southern waters after February 15. It describes daily sub calibre firing drills at Tortugas and Key West to simulate heavy gun fire, using small projectiles in large guns to train aim and handling. The rigour contributed to swift destruction of Cervera’s fleet.
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Havana
Maine
Spain
Ita
Tortugas
Key Weat
Cervera
West Indies
8. A. Staunton
Harper's Magazine
Rail expansion and trade notes broaden 1898 outlook
Nearly three thousand miles of railroad added to stock in 1898 boosts transit potential. Articles discuss tariff shifts aiding boot and shoe trade with Cuba and Porto Rico, Yale women enrollment, and Japan's industrial rise. Also notes on land transfer reform in Massachusetts, Eureka Springs jail etiquette, and American investment plans for Haiti.
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Mount Washington
Pike’s Peak
Porto Rico
Cuba
United States
Spain
Eureka Springs
Ark
Distinguished Host Recalls Tennyson Stop At Stirling Inn
William Knight, a friend of Tennyson, recalls lodging with the poet near Stirling. On leaving, Knight asked the innkeeper if he knew the guest, who replied Nan praised as a very pleasant shea the man. Knight reveals the figure is Tennyson, the poet, who writes verses seen in papers. The innkeeper jokes about securing a best bedroom for a public writer.
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William Knight
Tennyson
Stirling
Nan
Knight
Boniface
Confession Required Before Capital Sentence In Sweden
In Swedish criminal law a confession is required before a death sentence can be carried out. If the culprit protests innocence despite strong evidence, prison discipline becomes strict until a confession is obtained.
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Big Moses
Wilhelmina
Great Britain
Herz
Texas
Yale
Corporation of
America
Bessemer Pig
Germany
Japan
Russia
Europe
Oregon
Cape
Pacific
Atlantic
Globe
Fukuzawa
Okura
Marquis Ito
Wagner and
Supan
Itn
Wagner
Earth
Warren D. Wells
Fremont
Powers & Wood
Will Wecicnte
Reeven' den Sarai Store
Angola
Ind
Bank of Fremont
Fremont, Indiana
Busan Bart
G. Bau
Busin
Emory G. Melendy
Votary Public and Insurance Agent
Fremont, Ind
John G. Yeagley
Indiana
D. N. Young
D. H. Patchen
Santmans Reef
Salfway
Rea
Dominica
Dino Lis Me al
I. Ry
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