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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1901
Page
6
Bowden and Watts Lost in Lava Butte Expedition
A pioneering survey party led by Bowden and Watts explored Coconino County to locate a railroad route into the Painted Desert. They battled extreme heat near Lava Butte, camped on the Little Colorado, and Bowden disappeared after a starlit walk, with Watts later driven mad by thirst and vanished horses.
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Arizona
Coconino
Colorado
Great
Colorado Plateau
Flagstaff
Ashfork
Bowden
Ann Arbor
University of Minnesota
Southwest
Watts
Prescott
Mesa Butte
Little Colorado
Lava Butte
Painted Desert
Waits
Bowden Perishes Alone on White Lava Plain in Heat
H I Cleveland reports Bowden, missing Watts, was found dead ten miles from their Little Colorado camp after wandering a vast lava plain. Bowden, with only water, endured extreme sun and relentless white and gray desolation, calling for Watts until sleep claimed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Colorado
Bowden
Watts
H. I. Cleveland
Chicago Record-Herald
New Cotton Gin Claim Promises Big Production Gain
The New York World reports Thomas W. Prior of Chicago claims a roller-based cotton gin that removes foreign matter without fiber damage. It allegedly doubles capacity versus the Whitney gin and could raise cotton value by 1 to 1.5 cents per pound, potentially adding $50,000,000 yearly to Southern planters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BH Whitney
Thomas W. Prior
Chicago
Whitney
Eli Whitney
Ells
New York World
A Royal Leet Eater
A fat King of Portugal defies doctors by overeating beef, remarking on Irish roast beef and English boiled beef during a stay in England at Lord Salisbury's home, with King Edward present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
England
Lord Salisbury
Edward
Carlos
Torpedo Destroyers Called Tin Pots by Marine Review
The Marine Review says English sailors call torpedo boat destroyers tin pots. It claims about one third of the Admiralty’s destroyers are constantly laid up for repairs and after a cruise in fair weather each vessel needs a week of repairs. The faults are blamed on Admiralty design choices rather than the boats themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Marine Review
Admiralty
New Idea in Book Reading at Philadelphia Stores
Que of the Philadelphia department stores launches a low cost book rental plan. A library of popular copyrighted books is offered at about five cents a week. Readers pay the store price as a deposit, and the refund on return is minus five cents per week for use.
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Que
Philadelphia
Dunlap J. MrAdams
Washington
Hugh G. Williams
Soldiers’ Home
Mine
Charles L. Andrews
Eric
Frank Bartlett
Warren
Robert A. Reynolds
Harrisburg
Christian Decius
Jacob Mack
Clyde
Jotham McKean
Big Bend
Philip Pettick
Daggett
Thomas R. Storer
Scenery Hill
William Shaner
Lewis
John Bailey
Marion Township
Butler County
James A. Harvey
Freedom
John §. Colvin
Thomas Agnew
Colvin
American Steel Hoop Company
Duncanville
John Thompson
Christ Langham
Joseph Mobley
Charles H. Hemsath
First Lutheran Church
FP. W. Kohler
Lutheran Seminary
Chicago
George Gongaware
Greensburg
Adjutant General's Office
Charles J. Erskine
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Jamestown
Mercer County
J. N. Sinclair
J. B. Robinson
Mary Irwin
Malvern
Chester County
Reading
Knauer Amole
Coatesville
Miss Irwin
Amole
Grand
New Castle
Shenango River
A. E. Fretts
Ebensburg
William H. Miller
Blacklick
John Pecko
Union Steel Company
Donora
Old County
Lightning Rods Discussed by English Engineers in Glasgow
Kil lingworth Hedges presented a paper at the British Association meeting in Glasgow on lightning rods. He described St Pauls cathedral deficiences and his redesigned system with horizontal cables, spikes, and interconnected conductors. He noted joint boxes, tubular earth, and keeping conductors away from buildings, with more results to come from the lightning committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Glasgow
Killingworth Hedges
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Westminster Abbey
Hedges
St. Paul's
Wallsend
Oliver Lodge
Barber's Fashion Plates Describe October Hair Styles
Suburban barbers display October fashion plates detailing six looks: the legal, medical, French, professor, student and business man. Plates illustrate shaved or parted styles, corkscrew curls, mid brow lengths, round cuts, and scalloped tops as barbers question customers which cut to choose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
Old Names for Guna Artillery Through History
The text traces artillery evolution from bulkier guns to portable, rapidly fired pieces and lists numerous historical gun types including culverins mortars bombards and a long catalog of exotic names such as basilisks and falconets. It notes inventors’ attempts at improvements over centuries and mentions obscure terms like dragonus and partridge mortars in a Gentleman's Magazine excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gentleman's Magazine
Great Mistake Reflects on Lord Morris Speech
The late Lord Morris left the House of Lords with a poor impression after his speech. When asked how he did, he replied he made one mistake and should have practiced soaking to a lot of gravestones before addressing their Jordshins.
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Lord Morris
House of Lords
Various Innovations Highlight Early 20th Century News
A survey of world progress notes horse-tram reductions in Berlin, automated street lighting in Berlin, and Washington sent reports on new foods. It cites American tool lead over German exports, Nernst Glower outdoor lamps in Yorks, turkeys fed charcoal with heavier meat, London Zoo’s diverse residents, and fish powder as a nutritious household item. Additionally Sweden’s three mile torpedo claim, and Paris French rail bridge cleaning shifting from scratch brushes to sand blasting, cutting cleaning time from fifteen months to three.
Spoiled Fis Plan By London Spare Moments
A London Spare Moments fragment portrays a rough diamond chatting with a freed man just released from durance vile. The pair discuss Christmas dinner plans, a three week sentence, and a perceived harshness of punishment versus festivity, in a casual street exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Durance Vile
London
The Industrious Danes and their needlework duty
The passage notes Danish children taught to knit from age five and that private schools require an hour daily of sewing knitting crocheting embroidery or lace making. Home life reinforces constant handwork with guests expected to have needlework. Marie Manley cites Woman's Home Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Marie Manley
English Thrones and royal thrones in England
The piece notes three royal thrones in England with Windsor Castle the superb, Buckingham Palace the oldest, and the Court of St James the most important for state functions. It recalls King Edward ordering an exact copy of the Parliament throne for Queen Alexandra and suggests duplicates may be made for her use.
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England
Windsor
Castile
Buckingham Palace
St. James
Edward
Alexandra
Foreignu Trade the Thorn of China
Quote from Arthur J. Brown in The Great Round World asserts that Chinese dislike Western intervention. It claims Chinese oppose railroads plows and mission schools as threats to cherished customs. It frames foreign influence as a greater irritant than missionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Arthur J. Brown
Andrey Carnegie Gives Away Libraries Across Town
Lostou Traveler notes that Andrey Carnegie is widely distributing libraries, leaving communities short on books for travel and study as crates arrive and shelves fill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrey Carnegie
Keystone State News Condensed War on Forgery and Postmaster Assault
A Pennsylvanian briefing reports a postmaster attack in Clareton with gunfire injuring his arm, a juvenile death from a stumping powder accident, and various regional notes. It lists pension additions, court actions, political shifts, and local incidents across Butler, Washington, Crawford, and surrounding counties.
Condensed Time Table In Effect for Rail Service
Daily schedule notice for Baile Rochester and Pittsourg Ry outlines trains 8 6 and 7 with vestibuled cars reclining chairs and Pullman sleepers between Buffalo Pittsburgh and Rochester Pittsburg. Published by Edward C. Lapey, General Passenger Agent, Rochester NY.
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Baile
Rochester
Pittsourg
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Pittsburg
Edward C. Lapey
N.Y
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