Liquid air for home use a dangerous curiosity
A New York article explains how liquid air could be delivered in home canisters from a quart to 30 gallons, its handling safety, storage limits, and uses. It cautions about brittle containers in cold, the need for nonflammable metals, and that while it cools like refrigeration it must not be ingested or confined. It notes risks of explosion with cotton waste and the need for care with spills.
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New York
New
Riter
Liquid air revolution promises home cooling and preservation
In a dramatic forecast, liquid air is described as cooling rooms and purifying air, with uses from chilling drinks and foods to disinfecting and preserving. The piece imagines future appliances and widespread daily life changes, noting safety warnings about overfreezing and bottle breakage.
Wife forgives eloping deacon in New England affair
Mrs. Edwin Tracey forgave her husband after a Maine sheriff arrested the deacon who ran off with 18 year old Gertrude Hannaford. The trio had moved between Manchester New Hampshire and Holyoke Massachusetts before settling in New Britain Connecticut. Tracey offered to return to Maine without requisition papers. Hannaford awaited funds to return and says she lent Tracey 123 dollars.
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New Britain
Conn
Edwin Tracey
Somerset
Gertrude Hannaford
N. H
Holyoke
Mass
Hannafor
Tracey
Maine
Hannaford
New Cure for Blind Reaches Camden Patient
Mrs. K Newton of 455 Henry Street, long blind from cataracts, left Cooper Hospital unaided after new treatment began Oct 19. Doctors Powell and Ross used a succus cineraria decoction to treat what was called double senile cataract, offering renewed hope after years of blindness.
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Camden
N. J
K. Newton
Henry St
Cooper Hospital
Newton
Powell and Ross
Cineraria
Stocks Still Climb in New York Trading Surge
New York stock market records were broken as 415000 shares changed hands in an hour and about 600 brokers operated on the floor. Pacific Mail fell 64 percent after a director’s dividend doubt, triggering a halt, while other stocks eased then rallied again amid rapid, extensive, and uneven trading.
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Pacific Mail
Hot Water Bottle Bath Goes Wrong in Cincinnati Incident
Olive Bruce, a single woman in Cincinnati, used a hot water bottle to warm her bed feet for years. The bottle burst Sunday night causing severe burns on both feet and legs. She was taken to Bettist hospital where doctors found the injuries more serious than initially thought.
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Cincinnati
Olive Bruce
Miss Bruce
Bettist
Secretary Long Seeks 1902 Navy Budget Increase
Secretary Long will ask an appropriation of 87,172,420.76 for 1902, up 31,183,531.41 from 1901. Key items include navy pay 15,125,684 with a 2,314,787 increase, construction 21,772,916 up 9,000,218, yards and docks 12,302,540 up 8,735,760, and naval academy public works 3,000,000 up 2,650,000. Bureau of supplies.
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Long
Naval Academy
I. ‘Bureau of Supplies
New York Prospect of an Ideal Newspaper Endowed Theater
Dr. Parkhurst reports a syndicate of wealthy men is weighing an ideal New York newspaper and an endowed theater. He argues earnings come from public virtue, not political profit, and a truly principled paper would outlast shifting patronage and resist compromise in tone.
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New York
Parkhurst
Center of Population Shifts Toward Indiana
Walter Wellman reports the U S center of population has moved about 20 miles west and eight miles north since 1890, now near Columbus Indiana. The official census will give exact location, but the change is already clear for practical purposes.
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Chicago
Walter Wellman
Times-Herald
Washington
Greensburg
Ind
Columbus
United States
United States Treasury reports record federal revenues
The annual report by Treasurer Ellis H. Roberts shows net ordinary government revenues of 576,240,852 dollars for the fiscal year, the highest in U.S. history and exceeding 1866 by 47,291,288 dollars. Expenditures fell by 117,558,388 dollars from 1899, turning a deficit of 88,111,560 into a surplus of 79,527,060 in 1900.
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Washington
United States
Ellis H. Roberts
Gypsy Prince Laid to Rest After Fiery Tragedy
In Chicago on Sunday the gypsy prince Loy Youvall Stanley, five, died when his father's tent burned. King Stanley led a vigil around the cheesecloth covered body, sprinkling ashes and chanting while gypsies from across the city joined the rites. The queen fainted as the casket closed and was revived.
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Chicago
Levy Youvall Stanley
United States
King Alexander of Servia Seeks Insurance Coverage
Vienna report notes King Alexander of Servia tried to take out a life insurance policy for 500000 dollars with Austrian firms but was refused. The reason given was a European industry pact after Italy's King Humbert assassination to avoid royal life policies, deeming them not worth purchase.
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Servia
Humbert
Italy
Young Bride and Baby in Uncertain Health
Mrs. Allie Clayton, aged 13, wife of sailor Harry Clayton, 33, residing at 93 Senecast, Cleveland. They wed about 11 months ago and have a baby girl whose fragile health has hovered near despair daily.
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Cleveland, O
Allie Clayton
Senecast
Harry Clayton
Steer Escapes from Chicago Stock Yards
A wild steer escaped from the stock yards Monday night and vanished. Police in patrol wagons with rifles pursued it but failed. The search continued Tuesday morning as responders renewed the hunt.
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Chicago
Disastrous Waxahatchie Fire Kills Fire Hose Wagon Driver
A deadly blaze in Waxahatchie on Monday led to the death of Henry Early when the hose wagon rushing to the scene lost control. The Fort Worth report notes a disastrous fire causing fatalities amid the effort to combat the blaze.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Waxahatchie
Henry Early
Indians On Brink Of Uprising Over Fire Water
Snake Creek Indians have held firewater and medicine dances for two weeks and threaten rebellion over imagined wrongs. Chief Porter warns they may attack anytime and kill women and children unless the U S marshal quells the riot.
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Wichita, Kas
Porter
He'll Wed a Countess in Europe Trade for Love
Maj Edward H Eldridge of the Eighth Massachusetts Infantry has gone to Europe to bring back Cressida Peruzzi marquise de Medici 19 a famous Italian family member as his bride. Eldridge is a popular society club man soldier and banker. The bride is half American and related to her fiancé through her mother Edith Story daughter of sculptor W W Story.
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Boston
Edward H. Eldridge
Eighth
Massachusetts Infantry
Europe
Cressida Peruzzi
Marquise de Medici
Eldridge
Edith Story
W. W. Story
Fire at Gifford hotel leaves several dead and injured
Poplar Bluff reporter lists the deceased so far in the Gifford hotel fire: Heck Clark, Rebecca Ownes, Eugene Dalton, Shelby DeHart, and an unknown man. Fatalities include Winslow Stowe and Etta Hargrove. Severely burned and injured are Pink Pery, T. A. Smith, B. Bernard, and Mrs. Benj Shelby.
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Poplar Bluff
Gifford Hotel
Heck Clark
Rebecca Ownes
Eugene Dalton
Shelby DeHart
Winslow Stowe
Etta Hargrove
Pink Pery
B. Bernard
Benj. Shelby
Polk Home Land Sold for Apartment Project
The land of James K. Polk’s old home in Nashville was sold for 20000 pounds to Chicago buyer J W Gates and Nashville buyer J Craig McClanahan. The house will be torn down and replaced by a 100000 dollar apartment building named after the former president.
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Nashville
Tenn
James K. Polk
J. W. Gates
Chicago
J. Craig McClanahan
Train Wreck Near Fayetteville Initiated by Man
A train on the Atlantic Coast Line near Fayetteville was wrecked Saturday after a white man tied a railroad spike to the track with a handkerchief and hid nearby. The culprit fled. Engineer Mc Gowan is dead and the fireman is expected to die.
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Raleigh
N. C
Fayetteville
McGowan
Paris Eiffel tower gramophone trial thrills crowd
The first test of a giant gramophone from the Eiffel Tower on Monday carried President Loubet's congratulatory message to President McKinley on his reelection. The sound was clearly heard by a large crowd, and the trial was pronounced a success.
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Paris
Eiffel Tower
Loubet
McKinley
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Tackle Bloodborne Catarrh Cure
An ad touts Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a safe internal remedy for catarrh a blood disease not cured by salves sprays or inhalers. It claims tablets dissolve in the mouth reach the mucous membranes and stomach without cocaine or opiates and cites a Rochester man whose relief progressed to a complete cure.
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Stuart
C. R. Rembrandt
Rochester
N. Y
Englewood liquor taster targets grog shops reform effort
A local Englewood reform committee hires a "liquor taster" to visit grog shops and file complaints. The news item lists assorted items from a royal death in India to theater troupes and small ads, reflecting a busy newspaper page.
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Englewood
Ill
Reform Committee
Patiala
Simla
India
Lord Roberts
Bernhardt-Coquelin
United States
Paris
New York
Matthews
D. C
Chief Devery Goes Free
The indictment against Chief of Police Devery will be dismissed for lack of evidence. The Devery order was rescinded at Gov Roosevelt's request.
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New York
Devery
Roosevelt
Pittsburg Brokerage Firm Closes Doors
Pittsburg brokerage firm Albert E. Meyer & Co. shut its doors after failing to keep pace with the stock market. The firm protected customers from loss and will reorganize at once.
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Pittsburg
Albert E. Meyer & Co
Miss Booth Seriously Injured In High Speed Ride
New York actress Edith Booth formerly with the Marie Burroughs company was seriously injured when thrown from a horse while driving at full speed. She was knocked unconscious after the horse bolted during the Sunday outing.
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New York
Edith Booth
Marie Burroughs Company
Simday
Tug Telephone Sinks Near Rocky River
A fishing tug with five men aboard sank one and a half miles from Rocky River on Monday. The vessel identity is not confirmed, but the Telephone is suspected to be the sunken craft. Rescue efforts and exact cause were not disclosed.
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Cleveland
Rocky River
World brief mentions royal privy council and racehorse doping
The Windsor queen met the privy council on Monday. Lady Curzon’s health reports are unfounded. she is well. The czar has influenza since Thursday. Lord Falmouth to chair a November 19 meeting on alleged doping by trainers. Paris expo ends Monday with five centime tickets and building demolition underway. Kruger expected to land November 17 at Marseilles with grand stand on the quay.
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London
Lord Falmouth
Marseilles
Kruger
Finest-prepared Meals in City at St Charles Hotel
Full regular dinner and business lunch offerings pushed by Chas. Muellerschoen, proprietor, at McCreast opposite Union Station. Clark, 116 N Mil Street, advertises best photographs at the lowest price.
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St. Charles Hotel
Chas
Clark
Mil.st
An Old Nurse for Children advert claims Winslow syrup
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to soothe the child soften the gums ease all pain cure wind colic and diarrhoea. It is priced at twenty five cents per bottle.
Fragmented timetable notes for midwestern rail lines
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous railroad routes and schedules among cities like Lafayette Chicago Peoria Bloomington Champaign and Columbus. It mentions trains such as fast mails express and night services with varied times and connections across Indiana Illinois Ohio and beyond.
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