Germany Eyes High Speed Trains On Monorail Test
Germany plans a public test between Hamburg, Hanover and Berlin to compare steam and electric locomotives, aiming for 100 mph on a light monorail and 90 mph on standard lines. The Prussian effort follows trials Berlin to Zossen, while experts doubt sustained two rail speeds above 60 to 65 mph. A Manchester to Liverpool monorail promises 110 mph, with derailment fears guiding track design.
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Hamburg
Hanover
Berlin
Germany
Zossen
the Times
Manchester
Liverpool
Explosion at Woolwich Arsenal Lyddite Factory Toll
London June 18 four14 men died and 13 injured in a liddite factory blast at the Woolwich arsenal. The building wrecked roof blown off interior collapsed and several victims blown to pieces. Six more men missing believed killed. Relatives gathered at the gates for news as remains were collected in buckets.
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London
Woolwich Arsenal
Great Arsenal
Ascona Colony Forms A Utopia Aims Self Sufficient Life
Geneva reports describe about 100 settlers at Ascona on the Swiss Italian frontier forming a community modeled on Thomas Moore's Utopia. They pursue frugal living vegetarian dress simple hats forbidden and natural laws as guidance with music by Wagner as favored art. The group includes diverse nationalities and a Belgian founder while seeking land for their own agricultural sustenance.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Ascona
Thomas Moore
Wagner
Bishop Demands Clear Stand on Gambling in Church
A London Ontario dispatch reports Bishop Baldwin urged the Synod of Huron to take a firm position on gambling. He called it a ghastly crime infiltrating society praising progress in euchre as gambling. The committee's report to petition Parliament to close bucket shops was approved.
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London
Ont
Baldwin
Huron
Weede Will Case and Medical Lifesaving Claim
Fragmentary notes indicate a discussion about a will and a medical intervention that saved a life. The readable lines reference Pat and Mike and a doctor involved in the lifesaving claim.
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Pat
Mike
Keewatin Fire Destroys Four Homes and Court Building
A blaze on June 18 consumed four houses and the old court building in Keewatin. Other items note Winnipeg bank clearings at 4 5417 000, trials of a German Bluebeard suspect in East Prussia, and diverse international news from Australia and Ontario.
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Keewatin
Fie
Winnipec
Fran Yeodda
Allanstein
East Prussia
Preygodnn
Canada Store Cattle Admission Stirs Imperial Debate
June 18 London report notes Mr J S Chamberlain's push for Canada's store cattle import. A Canadian Store Cattle Admission Association secretary argues exclusion harms Britain, citing healthier Canadian stock and calls for free entry. Emigration plans shift Italian workers toward Canadian and British colonies amid employment concerns.
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London
Canada
J . S ' Chamberlain
Canadian Store Cattle Admission Association of
Katinburgh
Board of Agriculture
Great Britain
Italy
Emigration Bureau
Rome
England
Discontent in Germany After General Election
A Berlin cable warns that Germany faces discontent from workers and middle classes amid industrial growth militarism and colonial aims. It argues the state fails to recognize individual liberty in an empire dominated by class privilege.
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Berlin
Germany
Montreal City Clerk Named to Senate
City Clerk David of Montreal receives appointment to the Senate. The move elevates a municipal official to national legislative duties.
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David
Montreal
Senate
Inventor Musso Demonstrates Typewriter Telegraphy Concept
Giuseppe Musso of Genoa Italy tests a telegraphic system in New York using a typewriter keyboard transmitting messages to a receiving typewriter. The method replaces Morse with typed language, enabling two simultaneous messages and isolated stations. Musso, 27, native of Vado Italy, claims faster transmission and reduced confusion.
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New York
Giuseppe Musso
Genoa
Italy
University of
Marconi
Musso
Vado
London Wall unearthed relic shown behind Old Bailey
Workmen at the Old Sessions House excavation reveal a preserved portion of the Roman Wall behind Dead-Man's Walk. The fragment dates to around 305 AD and shows ragstone, flint, and lime construction with tile bands.
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Sessions House
Old Bailey
Str. Giles’ Church
Cripplegate
London Wall
George Street
Tower Hill
Constantine
Theodosius
Valentinian
Loendor
Hyde Park
Cheapside
the Thames
the Tower
Ludgate
Old Wall
Bridgegate
Bishopsgate
Aldersgate
Aldgate
London Express
Indian Man Killed in New York Fight Near Hogansboro
Cornwall Ontario dispatch reports John Francois an Indian from St. Regis found dying in Hogansboro New York after a confrontation with John Eldredge a sawyer at Lawton and Silkworth factory Eldredge who claimed self defense fled the scene and was jailed after the fatal wound was sewn and the victim died at an Indian wigwam A local disturbance had followed blaming drunken Indians for trouble in the area with Eldridge set to Malove jail pending further proceedings
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Cornwall
Ont
John Francois
St. Regis
Hogansburg
N.Y
Francois
John Eldredge
Lawton & Silkworth
Hogansboro
Eldredge
Flaredge
Eldridge
Malove
Booker Won’t Go Africa Mission For Tuskegee President Declines South Africa Offer
Booker Washington, president of the Tuskegee Institute, rejects a proposal from Lord Grey and the British South Africa Company to study African industry and education. After discussions with President Roosevelt, he will remain at Tuskegee to advance the work there, insisting Africans already have needs and yields sufficient labor.
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Booker Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Lord Grey
Cecil Rhodes
Roosevelt
Washington
Grain Dealers Report on Crops in Manitoba and Northwest
The Northwest Grain Dealers Association bulletin dated June 19 estimates crop area in Manitoba and the Northwest Territories for 1903 at 3,123,663 acres, with increases shown for 1903 over 1902. Wheat area rises to 624,928 acres and Barley to 856,562 acres, signaling excellent growing conditions overall. Rain would help the northeastern Manitoba region, but the western and southern wheat belt has had ample moisture and strong prospects.
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Northwest Grain Dealers’ Association
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Prinomre Eeceys
Fries
Ogie Ter
P.c. Maes
Paris Tours Tests for Twin Conversation Telephone System
Interesting experiments tested a new system allowing two separate conversations on one line between Paris and Tours. Tests proved so satisfactory that nationwide operation is being considered. Inventor is M. Petit, inspector of the electric service at Tours.
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Paris
Tours
M.petit
Rockefeller the richest man in the world and his vast wealth
A Philadelphia Press report via Holland cites a friend close to John D Rockefeller claiming he is the richest American and possibly the world, with Standard Oil stock valued near 500 million dollars and annual income around 75 million. The piece notes his wealth could reach a billion in ten years and compares him to Morgan Vanderbilt Sage and other elites.
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J. Pierpont Morgen
Rockefeller
Vandebilts
Russell Sage
Lewissohns
Astors
Godots
Holland
New York
Philadelphia Press
Mr. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Rockefeller
Mr.Rockefeller
Rothschilds
Mr Rockefeller
United States
William H. Vanderbilt
Western College
Shakespeare
Plant a Tree as a Living Memorial
A reflection on planting trees as a lasting tribute beyond granite monuments. A living grove shelters cattle and provides shade for birds and children who may bless the memory of the planter with fruit and the sweetness of summer.
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Lyddite
O Moore
Bishop On
Port Arthur
Old Country
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Pletcher
Ottawa
Aldershot
Edward
Loubet
New Zealand
Australia
Sydney
Adolf Stallmann
Kalkfuss
Prussia
Waukesha
Wis
W. G. Miller
St. Joseph's Parish
Angelian Seamed
Newgatt
Post Office Department
York House
Prince of Wales
Booker
Mim
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