Apokomin dust road cover touted as best yet
Germany tests praise apokomin as a dust binding road surface with coal tar oils and strong pressure forming a hard, water resistant layer. Sanitary claims cite bacteria destruction from creosote and high heat.
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Germany
Ralph C. Bunser
Japanese army trials a wheeled kitchen for field use
The Japanese war office reports official tests of a two wheeled "whestling kitch en" by paymaster inventor Okezaki. The device boils rice heats soup whistles when done and purifies muddy water for drinking. It can be disassembled and carried by two men and drawn over rough ground.
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War Office
Okezaki
Invitation Dilemma at Wellington Funeral
The French ambassador frets over attending the Duke of Wellington’s funeral at St Pauls. He confides in Baron Brannon, who calm asserts that since the duke is dead the invitation is safe to accept, joking that attending a resurrection would be refused.
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Duke of Wellington
St. Paul's
Russia
Baron Hrunnen
Baron Brannon
Ontario Hydro Uses Niagara Falls Power Efficiently
Only 6.5 percent of Niagara Falls 5,000,000 horsepower is used. Of this total 126,800 hp serves electrochemical processes, 66,200 hp for railways, 6,400 hp for lighting, 45,540 hp for industrial use, 12,400 hp over 100 miles, 93,500 hp between 75 and 100 miles, 31,000 hp at 50 miles, 79,640 hp 10 to 30 miles, and 146,400 hp locally.
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Autoc club weighs test of motor horn types for warning devices
The technical committee of Automobile Club of Great Britain is asked to consider a motor horn test similar to recent head lamp trials to determine the most effective and least objectionable warning instrument for general use.
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Automobile Club of Great Britain
Sound controlled air and water vehicles via vibrators
The article explains using pitch linked vibrators to steer airships or torpedoes by sound. Waterborne signals travel farther than air, enabling submarines or surface boats to be controlled at greater distances. It also notes Britain’s public debt per inhabitant and total debt figures in pound value.
Monkeys do not show humanlike intelligence study says
Washington Special reports Professor W T Shepard of George Washington University tested a dozen monkeys for months to gauge reasoning. He found no evidence of deliberate problem solving or memory beyond basic recall. He notes monkeys imitate behavior only instinctively and may not possess imagination as Darwin suggested.
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Washington
New York World
W. T. Sheperd
George Washington University
Haggerty
Hobhaus
Vigil of Love Said to Cause Death of Lord Kelvin
E J Edwards recounts a claim that Lord Kelvin died from the strain of nursing his wife Lady Kelvin who became a hopeless invalid. George Westinghouse supports the tale saying the couple's devotion and Kelvin's constant vigil drained his strength until his death.
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Lord Kelvin
Lady Kelvin
George Westinghouse
Pittsburg
America
Mr. Westinghouse
England
Unnamed Injuries Reported Across Towns
A neighboring editor lists several local injuries with details of how each person was hurt. Incidents include bruises from a stairs slip in East Wind Indiana, a horse-related kick near a corn crib in Wooloose Kansas, a cat scratch in Dolberry Iowa, a dog attack near a social event in Bulah Mississippi, a fall from a house due to a leak in Grimmelsburg Iowa, and other injuries on a public square or porch with varying seriousness.
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Misa Kinamore
Eaat Wind
Ind
Ames Mittlebe
Wooloose
Ain
Isaiah Trimmer
Dolberry
Harold Green
Bulah
Miss
Violet Goof
Mian
Joseph Tutt
Grimmelsburg
OST OF 'EM Do President of the Mide-and-Rock Crust Company
Fragmentary OCR text appears to reference a corporate figure and implied conflict over position or resignation. No clear names, dates, or events are readable to securely summarize.
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Walt Oon
Eveneay Ciew
Nation to Spend 14 Million on Census Crews
The United States will deploy 65 000 enumerators under the 13th census with 230 supervisors and a staff to gather data from April to May. Data will be kept strictly confidential and punched on 90 000 000 manila cards for rapid tabulation.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Sike
United States
Capitol
Census Bureau
Treasury
Manila
Dana Durand
Mr. Durand
Durand
Prominent Americans Early Careers at Age Twenty One
A survey of future leaders shows William Howard Taft, Evans, Howells, and others achieving key steps by 21. Taft graduated Yale valedictorian Phi Beta Kappa, while Evans rose to lieutenant commander in the Navy. Many figures began in law, journalism, business, or farming before their 22nd year.
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Yale
Evans
United States Navy
William Dean Howells
Ohio
Venice
Boston
J. F. Morgan
University of Gottingen
New York
August Belmont
Linnois Bar
John D
Rockefeller
Cleveland
Clarke & Rockefeller
James J. Hii
St. Paul
Mississipp Packet Company
Hudson Maxim
Theodore Perry Shonts
Monnmouth College
Illinoia
Iowa
Wlliam KE
Corey
Carnegie Steel Works
Fittsburg
Homestead
Robert Collyer
America
Ilinois
John Finley
Knox College
Galesburg
Thomas F. Ryan
Baltmore
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Stock Exchange
F. Loree
Corps of
Civil Engineers
Enineer Corps
United States Army
Johnstown
Joseph H. Choate
Harvard
Samuel Clemens
Tene River
Senator Tillman
Njuries
Railroads Rise in Philadelphia Era as Hawley Leads Deals
Article notes big railroad moves in Philadelphia area with Hawley at the center. It describes consolidation trends toward fewer powerful systems, mentions Hawley’s three major deals this year and compares him to historic figures like Harriman and Vanderbilt while outlining ambitious continental expansion plans by rivals.
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Hwitt
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Dean
Hawley
Hirst
Colorado
Houthern
Chewapeake & Ohi
Contra
Missouri
Kaneom & Texas
Havelioan
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World currency notes and their striking designs across nations
The article surveys paper money from England, France, and other nations, noting materials, colors, and printing styles. It highlights Bank of England notes on waterlined paper, Banque de France motifs, German and American varieties, and the warning against counterfeit features like embedded fibers. It ends with a quip about bachelor life.
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Bank of England
Banque de France
France
United States
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