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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1906
Page
6
On the Hydaspes the prison crew fears a fever outbreak as Sylvia Purfoy plots with Sarah Purfoy and the convicts. Rufus Dawes battles a conspiracy to seize the ship while Gabbett and the others scheme to exploit the illness for gain. Dawes collapses as tension rises and guards prepare to restore order.
Rufus Dawes lies sleepless in his bunk while a feverish illness drains him. The memory of the burning Hydaspes and the fate of Richard Devine haunt him as fellow-convicts murmur around him. The scene unfolds with tension aboard the vessel.
After years away Remus comes home to the old folks in a little Dixie cab. The father proclaims the prodigal son will be honored with a fatted calf, but Remus halts the plan and suggests a fatted possum instead.
A collage of quips from early newspaper chatter describing settings, hats, and social scenes. Snippets mention Newitt It and Cassidy with humorous asides about red buckets marked For Fire Only and fashion talk about Tess May Heamley making a hat.
The Monthly Weather Review cites Flagstaff Arizona observations confirming seasonal changes on Mars. Snow and frost appear in polar regions signaling winter start on May 19, with streams of water and green bands forming toward the equator as spring arrives, suggesting atmospheric and vegetation parallels to Earth.
A Newark News item shows Mrs. Nippy nagging about a telephone service and a dull husband ignoring complaints while a separate New York Press report highlights a decorator firm owning all world stocks of the rare wood comino, valued for its beauty and scarcity and used in furniture.
In a narrow ravine on the South Platte south of Denver lies Cheesman dam the world’s highest masonry barrier at 221 feet It holds over 30 billion gallons of water The dam was built with granite rubble masonry Portland cement and rough pointed granite ashlar The reservoir spans 84 acres and could supply Denver and suburbs for five years with its meltwater from the Rockies The surrounding scenery features the Rockies pines and sapphire skies and the structure is praised for its lasting beauty and engineering prowess
The obituary outlines the life of Johann Most born 1846 Augsburg grew disfigured by a youthful operation faced abuse and poverty. A radical anarchist and frequent jail inmate he edited papers in Germany Austria and London before moving to New York. His papers praised violence and he faced multiple imprisonments and deportation actions amid a controversial career.
Windmill based power system demonstrated in Westfield combines water pump action with a hydraulic regulator to maintain constant pressure. A water motor drives a dynamo, producing electricity claimed to rival urban supply. The article also notes vast railroad orders and crop storage challenges, alongside literary excerpts and a rhetorical question.
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