Denmark Sells Virgin Islands After Fifty Year Bargain
The United States and Denmark negotiate the sale of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix St. Thomas and St. John, in a long dispute dating back nearly fifty years. Denmark finally agrees to transfer the 1388 square miles to the United States for 7 1/2 million dollars, ending a costly saga tied to sugar plantation losses and colonial shifts.
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United States
Denmark
Danish West Indies
Antilles
Russia
Alaska
United States Senate
National Geographic Society
Virgin Group
St. Croix
St. Thomas
St. John
Porto Rico
Christianstad
Frederikstad
Knights of Malta
Louis XIV
France
Armed Plants and Their Self Protection in Nature
The article describes how plants defend themselves much like animals. Thorns and venom protect bramble gorse holly night shade and nux vomica while bitter taste keeps others from grazing like buttercup. The figwort emits a disagreeable odor and goats alone will eat it.
The Risorgimento and the idea of rising again
The Italian term risorgimento means rising again and appears in various forms as a cognate of the English resur- root. The passage traces linguistic parallels and historical usage of the term.
Old Town of Mozambique Shows Early Portuguese Fortitude
The London Chronicle notes Mozambique as the first Portuguese stronghold in East Africa. Built 1508 to 1511 with stone shipped from Portugal, the town has changed little, with four century old houses and sturdy bolted doors. The harbor is dominated by the castle of San Sebastiao and its massive walls overlook the coast.
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Mozambique
East Africa
London Chronicle
Portugal
San Sebastiao
East African
Risorgimento defines rebirth of the Italian nation
The text explains the term risorgimento as the rebirth or remaking of Italy and the revolts against Austrian domination leading to the present kingdom. It notes 1831 as a starting point with Mazzini's Young Italy and Camour's edited paper Risorgimento in the midcentury.
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Italy
Mazzini
Young Italy
Cavour
Risorgimento
Bathing the Family Clock for a Spring Tune Up
When a clock balks and refuses to run, give it a bath before calling a clocksmith. Lay the clock on its back, remove the face, and spray kerosene over the works. The oil won’t harm wood and cleans dirt as it drains away. If very dirty, remove the works and soak in kerosene, then reassemble.
Newsboy Student Startles Experts With New Root Method
Wendell Sooy, once a newsboy, demonstrates a fast method for extracting square and cube roots at a Pennsylvania university. He can solve a cube root in about four seconds using a memorized table of cubes up to nine and a sectional division system that simplifies division. Professors including Prof. Yocum deem the approach technically intriguing.
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Pennsylvania University
Philadelphia
Wendell Looy
Sooy
Yocum
Infant buried alive found near cemetery in Georgia
Rev T J Noland relays a harrowing tale from Adairsville where a mother buried her newborn beside a grave for 11 hours. Rescued by local youths after cries from the earth, the infant named Dixie was taken to the Decatur orphans' home in Atlanta where she lies on a pillow and receives care and education. The mother is known, and community members vow to support the waif.
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Atlanta
Decatur
T. J. Noland
Adairsville
Mr. Noland
Dixie
Father Identifies Missing Son's Body Found by River
On a Delta to Redding train a woman aboard saw a body on the Sacramento riverbank and yelled. Frank Brown, husband, identified the remains of his 17 year old son Jesse, who had been missing for two weeks. Relatives had searched without results. The cause of death remains undetermined. it is believed he fell in while walking along the bank to avoid detection.
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Redding
Cal
Delta
Frank Brown
Sacramento River
Jesse
Trout Chokes Kingfisher Near Elk City
In Toledo Oregon along the Yaquina river near Elk City Wilmer Nelson reports a kingfisher snared a large trout. A struggle followed with the fish trying to flee and the bird attempting to swallow it. The boy retrieved the bird dead with the big trout stuck in its gullet.
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Toledo
Yaquina
Elk City
Wilmer Nelson
Keeper Manley Locked with Ostrich After Keys Dropped
Philadelphia keeper Manley at the Zoological Gardens becomes trapped in a cage for two hours when an ostrich swallows the keys after he accidentally drops them.
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Philadelphia
Manley
Zoological Gardens
Smokessmoke Free Steam Engine Keeps Tracks Clean
A new smokeless steam engine design uses an inverted smoke pipe that drops emissions to the ground. A fan pushes furnace exhaust downward while a moisture system dampens smoke and cinders so they fall away with the train, reducing airborne pollution at terminals.
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Illustrated World
Human element in engine cabs should automate stop signals
A historical argument asserts that railroad wrecks stem from human error and fatigue, urging automatic stop systems to remove the driver from reliance on signals. It cites Milford wreck concerns, notes safeguards already in place, and highlights a Chicago westward line with three years of automatic stopping success despite harsh winter conditions.
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Milford
New York Sun
Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Immense American Railroad Line
A description states that if the tracks of a great eastern railroad system were laid in a single line they could circle the world and double track to Kansas City. The system totals 11,823 miles of track including single to quadruple tracks and sidings. 3,761 miles have two or more tracks, 828 miles have three tracks, and 637 miles lie in sidings including industrial sidings.
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Great Eastern
New York
Kansas City
New Light Locomotive With Quick Steam Boiler
A new light work locomotive features a boiler capable of raising a full head of steam in 15 minutes, signaling a rapid start for small or auxiliary rail applications.
Logical Methods in Domestic Work
A humorous exchange contrasts a cook's illogic with a professor and Timid Wife noting that she uses opposing actions to achieve the same effects. The wife observes the cook beats eggs to stiffen them while making steak more tender by the opposite method.
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L. P
Ocean-Going Dredge Ships Self-Propelled Across Atlantic
A dredge built in Holland for Uruguay’s government crossed the Atlantic under its own steam. The vessel’s voyage demonstrates advanced Dutch shipbuilding and Uruguay’s utilization of domestic dredging capacity for port work.
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Holland
Uruguay
Atlantic Ocean
Trains Leap Frog To Relieve New York Elevated Traffic
New York elevated lines adopt a track raising method to create a third express track. Trains ascend a 12 foot hump to leap over local tracks, allowing express service without delays or crossovers. Platforms extend 350 feet over existing tracks, reducing operating costs and smoothing stops.
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New York City
America
Fatalities and Injuries From Steam Railroads This Year
The year saw 8 621 deaths on steam railroads with 222 passengers and 1 594 employees killed on duty. Trespassers accounted for 5 084 deaths while 1 163 non trespassers and 343 industrial accident victims also perished. Injuries totaled 162 040 with 12 010 passengers and 38 060 on duty employees harmed.
Double Arched Bridge Built in Holland for Java Rail Line
A European shipyard completed a three arched steel bridge for the Holland government railroad over the Serajoe river in Java. The 698 ft 10 in long, 580 ton structure requires only on site connections after factory assembly, designed for a single track gauge of 3 feet 6 inches.
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Holland
Serajoe
Java
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Parana Brazil Real Estate Boom Cites River Parana Asset
In Parana Brazil a real estate surge centers on the River Parana described as highly navigable for deep ships and very fishful. A local booster claims immense opportunity if such prospects were found in California.
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Brazil
Parana
California
Tragic end of Ota Benga after failed education efforts
Ota Benga, about thirty three and four feet eleven inches tall, died by suicide in a Lynchburg cowstable after failing to adapt to Western schooling. He had been exhibited in St Louis and briefly admitted to a southern school through a New Jersey Baptist society. He left education after proving unable to learn and later worked in a tobacco factory before despair led to his death by revolver.
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Lynchburg
Ota Benga
Samuel I. Verner
St. Louis
New Jersey
Prisoner admits view on civilization and cannibalism
The limited figure confessed to a few black companions that American civilization was too advanced for a captive cannibal, revealing a stark racist stance during the encounter.
Frog Appears From Stomach After Suicide Attempt
In Kansas City Missouri a small lively frog was removed from John Arnold's stomach at Kansas City emergency hospital. Arnold said he swallowed the creature while drinking from a local spring. a stomach pump failed and doctors used an emetic. A half inch frog hopped around unharmed and Arnold recovered.
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Kansas City
John Arnold
Kan
Arnold
Harvard Seniors Wear Women’s Gowns In Graduation Jest
Harvard professor Dr Frederick Schenck says seniors wear Mother Hubbard gowns during the run up to graduation. The practice began in 1892 when no male robes existed and has continued as a tradition signifying feminine relatives holding degrees.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Frederick Schenck
Mother Hubbard
Came Back to Wife's Grave Finds Findlay Native
Jacob Green aged ninety six Findlay's oldest resident lies beside his wife whom he followed from Germany to be near her grave. He died without a relative in the United States after returning to his homeland ten years earlier. He bought property near the cemetery to stay close to her remains.
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Findlay
Jacob Green
Germany
Green
Help For Working Women From Mrs James Coney
A Frankfort Kentucky woman details how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound revived her health after severe female weakness. She says three bottles restored her strength and ability to work independently and urges others to try the remedy. The letter promotes the tonic as a forty year old valuable female health aid and invites inquiries to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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Frankfort
Lydia E. Pinkham
James Coney
St. Clair St
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Miss Violette Wilson Withdraws From UC
Miss Violette Wilson daughter of former Berkeley mayor J Stitt Wilson defies her father and leaves the University of California to seek learning from real life. She had enrolled in letters and sciences last August but felt college studies hampered her mental growth and chose to pursue self development over a college diploma.
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Violette Wilson
J. Stitt Wilson
Berkeley
University of California
Miss Wilson
San Francisco Chronicle
Be cheerful and look about you at others
A brief Detroit Free Press quip contrasts cheerfulness with financial worry. It notes bill collectors and the habit of citing wealthier peers, but acknowledges that the wealthy may not help. The exchange ends with a wry observation on money and misfortune.
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Detroit Free Press
Campaign Ethics Clash Sparks Harsh Spin
Senator Sorghum dismisses mudslinging and advocates restraint though his opponent hints at sharp tactics. The exchange centers on campaign rhetoric as voters weigh how negative rhetoric affects the race.
Wheat beverage offers caffeine free alternative to tea and coffee
Many former tea and coffee drinkers have discovered a pure wheat based beverage with a pleasant flavor. It does not cause sleeplessness heart-flutter headaches or other complaints often linked to caffeine in coffee and tea.
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