Bomb in British Parade and Aguinaldo Diary Found
British Columbia reports a bomb scare in New Westminster after news of Pretoria. A mayoral procession struck a shell thought to be an infernal device. In the Philippines, Americans killed or wounded an officer believed to be Aguinaldo. his diary and proclamations were seized, with copies of Beveridge's speech found translated in Spanish.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
New Westminster
Fraser
Blaine
Wash
Canada
Pretoria
Vigan
Manila
March
Thirty-third
Aguinaldo
la Gat
Philippines
Beveridge
War department policy on Philippines forces clarified
Adjutant-General Corbin says no change in war department policy since General Otis left and none planned. The volunteer army in the Philippines faces dissolution June 20, 1901, with 31,000 men to be evacuated home before that date, while regular troops are shifted to replace them.
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War Department
Philippines
Corbin
Ottis
Four Thieves Blow Up a Bank in Sheldahl Iowa
A savings bank in Sheldahl is wrecked after a midnights explosion. Four robbers seized fifty residents with rifles and escaped with $1,600. Two looters were seen at the scene as the building suffered about $3,000 in losses.
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Savings Bank
Sheldahl
Iowa
Foreign unrest in Pekin prompts foreign departure
A dispatch from Minister Conger reports rising Boxers violence near Pekin and renewed persecution. The Pao Ting Fu railway is shut, Pekin and Hong Kow line work halts, and all foreigners have fled as Chinese authorities appear unable or unwilling to quell the trouble. Troops show little energy against the Boxers.
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State Department
Conger
Pekin
Pao Ting Fu
Pekin and
Hong Kow
Funston chases rebels near San Miguel after capsized Roberts
General Funston led fifty Filipinos in an action about twenty-five miles from San Miguel seeking to rescue Captain Roberts and six men. Captain Godfrey and one private were killed. Details of the fight remain unclear and there is no confirmation of Roberts’ rescue.
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Manilla
Funston
Roberts
San Miguel
Godfrey
Mrs Sherman Dies at 72 Widow of Mansfield Judge
Mrs John Sherman died at midnight Tuesday at age seventy two. She was Margaret Cecilia Stewart only child of the late Judge Stewart of Mansfield Ohio. She married Mr Sherman December 31 1848. They had no children.
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John Sherman
Margaret Cecilia Stewart
Judge Stewart
Mansfield
Ohio
Shermen
Senate votes to create Lieutenant General rank
The Senate approved creating the rank of Lieutenant General and elevating the Adjutant General to Major General, marking a restructuring of senior military titles. The action sets new hierarchy and pay grades for top Army officers.
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Senate
Gomez In Havana Salutes Governor From Carriage
General Maximo Gomez arrived in Havana and was greeted by representatives of political societies and a large crowd. He saluted Governor General Wood from his carriage on the way to his house. The War Department plans five transports later this month to bring Cuban teachers for training at Howard College.
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America
War Department
Ho Vard College
Senate
Cuba
United States
Clay
Stewart
Representative Green
Nebraska
House
Mann
Death by Own Action Claims Luce Secretary in Grand Rapids
Fred B H Luce, 43, secretary and manager of Luce Furniture Co., died by his own hand in Grand Rapids Michigan. Ill health and a note citing insanity preceded the shooting. In Cleveland, Cari Raub, 50, former German newspaper worker, killed his niece Bertha Yacker, 25, and then shot himself.
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Fred BR. Luce
Fred BH. Luce
Luce Furniture Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
Cleveland
Cari Raub
Bertha Yacker
Orchard Street
Kinarten School
Census Army Moves in the Great United States Growth
The article outlines the 52,600 census enumerators and 297 supervisors preparing for the decennial census. It notes expected population between 75 and 78 million, predicts many American cities over 100,000, and describes westward population shift and anticipated political apportionment changes.
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Washington
South Africa
Uncle Sam
United States
Mulhall
Germany
France
Great Britain
Russia
China
Merriam
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
India
Columbus
Ind
Congress
Electoral College
West
Virginia
Union
Massachusetts
Texas
Indiana
Michigan
Iowa
Senate Advances Louisiana Purchase Exposition Funding
The Senate added a 5 million dollar appropriation for the 1903 Louisiana purchase exposition in St. Louis with a condition that 10 million more be raised by the exposition authorities. The measure passed without debate while other budget items and amendments were considered or sent to conference.
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Senate
St. Louis
Gallinger
N. H
Bacon
Committee On Foreign Relations
Fairbanks
Ind
United States
Cuba
Allison
House
Secretary of the Navy
Dalzell
Orient
Pettigrew
Stewart
Nevada
Raniel
Hanna
Military Academy
Miles
Adjt
Corbin
Congress
Dawes Commission
Survivors of the Civil War and Veteran Deaths
Evans estimates 925000 Civil War veterans remain with about 313 percent annual death rate. On pension rolls 742467 last year. 24787 pensioned veterans died. If nonpensioned share same death rate, total veteran deaths in year near 80855.
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Evans
Commissioner of Pensions
Mayor bans Spanish airs in public in Havana
The article notes a city order prohibiting public performances of Spanish airs in Havana. It also mentions a volume of the first Philippine Commission’s report containing Aguinaldo’s Christmas appeal to Filipinos.
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Havana
First Philippine Commission
Aguinaldo
Shafroth
Colorado
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Fateful harvest losses and odd local tales emerge
Frost killed berries near Catskill, N Y threatening a $100000 future. A Marion girl dies from a cattish barb wound. U S and Canada urged to donate to India famine relief. A non union worker triggered a 500 man strike at Hamilton print works in Lowell Mass. The Bible tops yearly sales with 1 406 801 copies by the American Bible Society. The Turkish government bans import of electricity apparatus. Loch Lynn Heights Md learns political indifference. Fifteen votes elected a playful ticket in a town election. An English school board circulates a cigarette warning to parents. Local doctors may address schools about the evil of smoking.
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Catskill
N.Y
Marion
Kan
United States
Canada
India Famine Relief Fund
Hamilton
Lowell
Mass
American Bible Society
Loch Lynn Heights
Maryland
May Mountain Trout Song Echoes Love and Loss
A dreamy reminiscence set in the hills of May with mountain trout memories, bells, and nature’s orchestra. It reflects on love, a departed beloved, and lingering spirit amid blooming wild roses and bluebirds as May fades.
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Hallalooyer
New York Times
The Odd Thing About It In a Quiet Parlor
Vera Rutherford and Maud Leslie spar over a man named Norton in a blurred social vignette. The two women reveal opinions on his intellect and charm while the narrator contemplates her own feelings and the possibility of a romance with Norton.
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Vera Rutherford
Maud Leslie
Vera
Maud
Moonrise on Tall Hill Brings Humorous Lovers Closer
In a moonlit moment Vera and the speaker avert a quarrel and confess mutual attraction. He guides her with care as they share the scene and laugh at usual talk, the moonlight revealing her beauty and hinting at a new closeness between them.
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Vera
Antiquities
Tall Hill
Fall River Mills Compete With Southern Cotton Trade
A Fall River manufacturer cites South cotton milling expansion with cheap labor and long hours pushing lower costs. Northern mills respond with better quality goods produced locally, replacing imports as ten mills in Fall River and New Bedford supply cheap goods while seventy to eighty other mills focus on finer grades.
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South
Fall River
Fail River
New Bedford
New York Tribune
Buried with $500 in His Pocket
A niece reports that Don Sabino Trujillo died in Dolores and was buried with $500 concealed in his breast pocket. The money, paid to a doctor before death, was found after the funeral and sent to relatives, who buried the sum with him by oversight.
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Don Sabino Trujillo
Dolores
Poisoning Domestic Animals Law Cited In Bermuda Context
A terse note describes a statute making it a penitentiary offense to expose poison with intent to kill any domestic animal owned by another, applying to dogs cats horses cattle chickens and even guinea pigs. It references Bermuda as a wheelmen and cycling paradise and ends with quips about hairpins in butter and barbers offering shaves.
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Bermuda
Principles for Practical Farm Books and Self-Reliant Methods
A Vicks Magazine excerpt argues for books of principles, not rigid recipes, so farmers can adapt to soil, climate, and personal goals. It emphasizes understanding why to till and how conditions shape results, urging readers to set objectives and apply guidance to their own farms rather than imitate others. The text also notes notes on smokehouse practices.
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Vick
Keeping Sweet Potatoes For Long-Lasting Storage
Essex Spurrier offers a practical method for storing sweet potatoes. Use vented slat boxes, rough ground handling with care, and in-field sorting to minimize bruising. Boxes are moved by sled if needed and stored in a cool, dry place until use, ensuring long lasting shelf life.
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Slota
Essex
The Dairy Cow Conformation and Milking Potential
The guide notes dairy cow value hinges on head form and lung power with a strong muzzle and wide nostrils. It emphasizes brain power, neck and backbone structure, lean withers, high pelvic arch, and a large barrel for digestive capacity, plus care to avoid cold rain and filth.
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Orange Judd
Value of Wet Land and Preservation for Farmers
J. G. Trigg of Iowa argues wet land on farms is highly valuable and prescribes economical drainage. He cites European peat reclamation and Minnesota bogs yielding fertile fields, urging preference for bogs over gravel knolls and limestone ridges. He notes wet lands are good grass lands, boosting stock income. The piece shifts to methods of smoking meat efficiently for thrifty farmers.
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Trigg
Iowa
Europe
North Sea
Holland
Minnesota
Northwest
Nile
Preventing Potato Rot and Disease by Sun-Treatment
A government report describes a European peasant method to harden winter potatoes. Lay them in a sunny place to avoid contact, turn daily until green, then store in a cellar. Early treated potatoes resist rot and cold, but do not sprout. when planted after a warm room exposure, they sprout faster and yield a larger crop.
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Europe
Corn and Cob Meal Value in Animal Feeding
Farmers debate grinding cob with cornmeal for feed. The article notes mixed opinions on cob nutrition, finding some benefit when cob meal is finely ground and fed alone. It warns against mixing cob meal with wet hay or bran mash, and favors separating fine particles for digestion.
Calf Experiments Compare Dairy Diets at Kansas College
Thirty nine calves are under experiment at the Kansas college barn. Seven calves fed whey and grain with alfalfa and seven fed skim milk grain and alfalfa show skim milk gains in the results. Another study uses hay tea with grain and hay and plans to start alfalfa tea.
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Kansas College Barn
Fumigating Poultry Houses for Vermin Control
The Kansas Farmer article instructs to remove nests and portable items, burn sulphur in a pan inside the house for two to three hours, then coat roosts with coal tar and whitewash interior and exterior. A spraying pump aids lime wash in crevices. add carbolic acid to the wash. Regular whitewashing helps ongoing vermin prevention.
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Kansas
Keeping a Few Geese for Feathers and Profit
The article notes that geese are less kept in cities for feathers as featherbeds decline, but feather-filled traveling mattresses remain desirable due to fur scarcity. Geese can be picked every six weeks with a yield of about one third of a pound per picking. proper feeding speeds feather growth.
What the Queen Takes with Her
The text lists items that accompany Queen Victoria on travels including her bed easy chair and footstool a special table tableware carriage horses donkey chair harness a wheel chair pictures and framed photographs.
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Queen Victoria
Long Welsh Village Name Surpasses UK Records
The text notes Llan fairpwligwyngyligogerchwyray, drobwilll and isilliogogogoch in Anglesey as the longest UK village name, commonly shortened to Llanfairpwil, then moves to a statistic on playing card manufacture with over five million dollars invested and ends with a quip about a grocery clerk and freshness.
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Maine
Anglesey
United Kingdom
Llan Fairpwligwyngyligogerchwyray
Drobwilll
Llanfairpwil
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