Armored Trains and Weather Scenes Across Worlds
A survey of armored trains in warfare notes their use from 1882 Alexandria to Transvaal battles, with cars plated in steel and gunners defending vital parts. The piece shifts to Panama and Colon rainy seasons, comparing rainfall, heat, and local quirks, ending with a light dip into Mark Twain and Carlyle’s ironies and a brief fiction-style exchange about a ring mix-up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Transvaal
Paris
Audh
Alexandria
Capt. Fisher
Aguinaldo
Calumpit
Lord Kitchener
The
Nile
Kitchener
Tommy Atkins
Col
Baden- Powell
Mafeking
Tia Posltion
Where France Sends Her Anarchists
A historical piece describes French policy of banishing anarchists to New Caledonia. It notes harsh sentences including life terms and general isolation, with occasional allowances for prisoner coupling and the possibility of happier subsequences on the island.
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France
New Caledonia
Storm Forecast by Photography Invented in London
London scientist Fr G Glen demonstrated that Hertzian waves from wireless telegraphy can affect a photographic plate to reveal an approaching storm. Experiments show lightning consists of numerous spark rows and that matching electrical wave patterns on a plate may foretell weather with certainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fr G. Glen
Royal Photograph Company of London
Not So Kray Mark Faces Window Glare Complaints
A fractured exchange mixes slang and garbled phrasing as a Sharp Tradesman complains about misread signs and being labeled a swindler. The fragment hints at a bustling trade scene and stray stories around customer perception and storefront optics.
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Kray
Mark
Vanderbilt Recluse Lives On Lone Mountain in Old Brick House
John Vanderbilt, a 60 plus year old relative of Commodore Vanderbilt, resides in a tumbledown brick dwelling on Witch's Head Mountain. He scavenges cornmeal, uses a spider built doorway web as protection, and treks to nearby post offices to handle mail and cash transactions. A local boy Elmer Kunsman acts as lookout for approaching strangers.
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John Vanderbilt
Hexankopf, Cal
Bancon
America
Hexankopf
Witch's Head Mountain
William Raudahach
Jot Vanderbilt
Commodore Vanderbilt
Iron Hill
Waxsergras
Lower Lancon
Howe
Bethlehem
New Brunswick
Bown Brook
N. J
Postmaster General Report Praises Postal Service Efficiency
The annual report highlights strong leadership in the postal service noting $196,653,044 handled by postmasters and assistants in the past fiscal year with $95,021,384 from sales and money orders. Losses due to burglary and other dishonesty totaled only $10,358, prompting questions about calls for reform and partisan appointments.
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Les Limon
William &. Curtis
Chicago Record
United States
Internal Revenue Office
Dictate the Price of Wheat
Samuel Greeley a Chicago commission merchant testified before the National Industrial Commission that a five man grain cartel led by Philip D Armour controls prices. He said railroads and elevator operators work together to destroy competition in the Western grain market creating a monopoly and enabling the bucket shop and bear speculation. Railroads owning elevators are implicated and the case hints at criminal penalties.
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Samuel Greeley
Chicago
National Industrial Commission
Philip D. Armour
Armour
West
Incubator Ostrich Hatches First U S Chick At Los Angeles Farm
Campbell of a Los Angeles incubator project reports hatching the United States first ostrich chick after 41 days of incubation. The egg, kept at 110 degrees with controlled moisture, produced a partly emerged chick that later finished outside the shell. The farm considers the breakthrough a valuable discovery potentially worth thousands if further eggs hatch. The Los Angeles operation sparked interest in a London style incubator for large-scale use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Omyaba
Low Angeles
Campbell
Fnally
Mr. Campbell
Los Angeles
Mexica, Pearson ,& Taylor
Jacksonville
London
England
Cape Colony
Hospital Ship Maine fitted in London for South African war
The hospital ship Maine owned by the Atlantic Transport Line will serve the British war effort in South Africa. President B N Baker of Baltimore offers the ship to the government at no cost, and will cover operating expenses of about 5000 dollars monthly. American women sailors join as nurses. Miss M B Hibbard leads the company. Surgeons include Drs Dodge Rodman and Weber. Lady Randolph Churchill directs the fitting out in London.
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Amohong
South Africa
Ay Narewe
Maine
London
Atlantic Transport Line
B. N. Baker
Baltimore
Baker
England
M. &. Hibbard
Virginian Ludekens
Jonnie A. Manly
Sarah ©. McVean
Margaret J. McPherson
Mary
M. B. Hibbard
Maineland
United States Army
Fort Hamilton
George B. Dodge
Harry H. Rodman
New York
Charles H. Weber
Philadelphia
Lady Randolph Chureniil
Genteel Gavel Gift From Manila Rosewood to Henderson
A rosewood gavel, carved from wood brought from Manila by Capt. Charles V. Mount of the Shenandoah company, is prepared with gold inlays and the Henderson monogram. The piece, costing $200, is adorned with state and national arms and 45 gold stars, a rare heirloom reflecting pride and ceremony.
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Henderson
David B. Henderson
Manila
Charles V. Mount
Shenandoah Company
Pitty-first
Retna Christina
Man
Tejo
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Foyt
Panama
Co- Yon
Colon
Mark ‘Twain
Bex
Mel
Carlyle
Amertwang
Jory
Pia
P., D. & Q. Ratlroa
Chicago Times-Herald
Corona
Baven
Pawein
Ritish
Astion
Willeh
Ines Mar
Rage
Ing Vantre
Vanderbilt
Lamit
Fane*zh
Mountain Peak
Johnaom
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