Governor Comer and the Railroads Clash in Alabama
A profile of Governor Braxton Bragg Comer of Alabama as a rising political force opposing railroad interests. From early poverty to wealth, his career spans merchant work, Civil War service, and a bold entry into politics to regulate freight rates. He leads the Morris Avenue Soreheads and won a decisive railway commission victory before pursuing a broad anti-rail stance.
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Braxton Bragg Comer
Alabama
Morris Avenue
Comer
Heta
Otter
Birmingham Commercial Club
Railway Commission
Leutenant
Army Chief Retires General McCaskey After Long Service
General McCaskey retires at age 64 from the United States Army ending a career that began with Lincoln’s call in 1861. He served in the Seventy Ninth Pennsylvania during the Civil War, rose through ranks in multiple regiments, and held command through two Philippine tours before mustering out in Washington in 1905.
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McCaskey
United States Army
Lincoln
Pennsylvania
Patterson
Virginia
Ohio
Cumberland
Fourteenth Army Corps
Washington, D. C
Thirteenth United States Infantry
Twenty-second Infantry
Twentieth Infantry
McCuskey
Philippine Islands
Mrs Augusta Hale Gifford Sails Abroad For Russian Research
Portland author Mrs Augusta Hale Gifford has sailed on an extended trip abroad to collect material for a comprehensive history of Russia. A Maine native, she has spent most of the last thirty years abroad, writing and lecturing. Her consular husband has lived in London, Paris, Basle, and other capitals, while she has authored volumes on Germany and Italy and earned praise from Victor Emmanuel III. Now she seeks Russian sources, delayed by regional upheaval.
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Augusta Hale Gifford
Portland
Russia
George Gifford
London
Paris
Basle
Aroused Shah of Persia Calls on Sultan to Curb Turco Rites
Mohammed Ali Mirza, the new shah of Persia who ascended last February at 35, shows a firm reformist bent and a strong military background. He appeals to the Sultan to restrain his auxiliaries after brutal Turkish actions, warning of war if frontier harassment continues. The shah is noted for his intellect, fluency in French, economical habits, and hands on governance in Azerbaijan.
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Mohammed Ali Mirza
Persia
Shah
Europe
Tabris
Teheran
Nasr ed-Din
Azerbaijan
Copper shares slide as mining fears loom across districts
The Boston Journal notes a $610,045,770 drop in Boston copper shares from nine or ten months ago while reports from Marshall lake Idaho praise free milling ore and cheap working costs. Calumet & Hecla ships copper to Europe amid a rising buying movement as Goldfield delivers a $150,000 per ton ore find.
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Boston
Boston Journal
Marshall Lake
Idaho
Heaton
Calumet & Hecla
Europe
Goldfield
Frisco Goldfield
WH. Clark
Nevada Hills
Round Mountain
Manhattan
Amalgamated Copper Company
Rea Top
Inn Drift
Sunnyside
Ubehebe
Death Valley
Willow Springs
Sand Springs
Gold Mountain
Tule Canyon
Uncle Sam
Wall Street
Toston News
Deadwood Basin
Rolee
Placerville
Knox
A. Friedman
Seven Troughs
Nevada
Seven Troughs Canyon
Victor
Hine Bull Company
Packing apples by hand to prevent bruising and yield efficiency
Bays, a Farm and Home correspondent, describes apple picking and packing methods. He detail s using careful table design, slanted packing tables, padded ends, and an apron to guide fruit into barrels. He notes costs of 15 to 18 cents per barrel and organizing teams for quick storage in St. Louis.
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Bays & Correspondent
Hmnbs
St. Louis
Sorting Apples Made Easy with a Grading Board
A historical note describes a simple grad ing board used to sort apples and other fruit. It is a piece of grit wood with holes bored of varying sizes, enabling close assorting.
Sorting Apples Sets Size Standards for Packing
The article notes that fruit sizing uses either percent or inch measurements. A grading board should stay on the sorting table and be used regularly, though not every apple must pass through it.
Agricultural Bits and Poultry Care Advice
Water supply for fowls is crucial and manure should be spread thinly on grasslands in fall to avoid smothering plants. Clean droppings in dry barrels, avoid damp sulphur feeding to poultry, and beware rheumatism from wet feeds. Farm implement prices rise. repaint or repair equipment to extend life. Do not overfeed young poultry and provide rye near the yard as an egg producer.
Horticultural Notes and Garden Advice
Fertilize the orchard plow and spray. Fruit crops vary by year with abundance offsetting lean years. Evergreens are hardy attractive windbreaks. Planting months may be proper. Beautify the doorward with ornamental trees. Maintain healthy trees with a food wash. A healthy tree resists disease as a healthy person resists illness.
Curing a Will and a Birthday Pump Surprises
Sylvia convinces Uncle Lemuel to install a kitchen pump for little Jane on her birthday after she and her mother fall ill, using a planned surprise to ease her fear and illness. The squire hesitates but yields, honoring his word and the child’s wish as Jane improves.
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Sylvia
Lucy
Lemuel
Squire
Lem
Luke
Jane
Ike
Litte Jane
Atraight
Mrs. Webster
Per Eves
Mother
Dane
Little Jane
Sylvy
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Montgomery Shoshone
Little
Independence
Ketchum
Hitley
Margaret Johnson
Joseph B. Bowlen
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