Will of Timothy Murphy Probate in Syracuse Read
The will of Timothy Murphy admitted to probate in Syracuse names Mary Murphy his wife and bequests including payment of church debts, a farm mortgage raised to Ric Porle, and gifts of 20 and 10 dollars to various individuals and societies, plus a monument for his grave. New York World reports artificial coal developed by Montag in Mannheim, claiming high heat with minimal ashes and a secret formula.
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Timothy Murphy
Syracuse
Cicero
Ric Porle
Mary Murphy
Tim Murphy
T. Murphy
St. Joseph Society
New York
Society
James Kincella
Allis Bauder
New York World
Ben
Montag
Mannheim
Unlikely friendship forms between dog and bantam chicken
A New York Evening Sun report describes a dog once owned by a city family forming a unique bond with a bantam chicken. The dog resisted raising other chickens, but the bantam and dog now share close companionship, with the chicken perched on the dog's back and both often in the chicken house.
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New York
Hem
Extraordinary effect of tram current on Brussels chestnut trees
In Brussels a street’s chestnut trees reveal a strange pattern since tram installation. The side under the tram turns brown and drops leaves by August then buds and blossoms again in October while the opposite side behaves normally. Botanists suspect underground electrical leakage affecting tree roots.
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Brussels
Distances Birds Travel Across North America and Beyond
Birds migrate vast distances each year. Beolinks rear young on Lake Winnipeg shores in Canada and winter in Cuba and Puerto Rico, crossing more than 2900 miles each year. Kingbirds reach fifty seventh latitude for nesting and winter in South America. Redstarts travel over 3000 miles, and hummingbirds about 2000 miles.
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Lake Winnipeg
Canada
Cuba
Porto Rico
South America
Army recruitment standards tweak allows small variations
The modified requirements authorize limited deviations in physical proportions for recruits. A variation not exceeding ten pounds in weight or two inches in chest measurement below the standard may be permissible if the applicant is otherwise healthy, reflecting a more flexible assessment.
Russian Marriage Customs Race to Altar Belief Spurs Bride and Groom
A brief note on old Russian wedding practice where the couple races down the church aisle to avoid losing control of the household, and a second item recounts a 7,000 mile postal journey from Key West to the Kiondike for 2 cents, traveled by multiple conveyances over forty days.
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Russia
Key West
Uncle Sam
Twenty Miles a Year London Expansion
A brief urban note explains London grows by about twenty miles annually as new streets are laid out. It states the city spans roughly 12 miles east to west and 17 miles north to south, with continuous street development adding to its breadth each year.
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London
Humors of Examination Recalled by London Chronicle
Dr Haig Brown spoke at City of London college on examiner responsibilities in judging fragments of knowledge. The exam question What are the Chiltern Hundreds? drew the reply Small animals which abound in cheese. The question What is a cherub? drew the answer An immoral being of uncertain shape.
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Haig Brown
City of London College
London Chronicle
London population and city mortality trends noted
Last year London’s population reached 4,484,717 with 30 births and 17.7 deaths per 1000 residents. Infant mortality stood at 158 per 1000 births. From 1587 to 1896 mortality lagged behind Paris Brussels Amsterdam Berlin and Copenhagen, but in 1897 it rose to near European levels, Rome included.
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London
Paris
Brussels
Amsterdam
Berlin
Copenhagen
Rome
Slaves in New York State Immigration Officials Probe Colony
Immigration officials report a colony of 270 Italians at Avon New York living in abject slavery. A single man controls the workers who are hired to farmers and fruit growers, taking most earnings while laborers receive barely enough food and are housed in cattle shed like buildings.
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New York State
Avon
N. Y
Comfort for Smokers And The London Lancet View
The London Lancet doubts any nicotine reaches the smoker’s mouth aside from the moistened tobacco contacting the lips. It states tobacco smoke contains no significant nicotine and notes pyridine related toxic bases as the chief related bodies.
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London Lancet
Unique Aztec Calendar Edition on Sale at Railroad Office
New edition January to June 100 Aztec calendar now on sale at the A T S F Ry ticket office. Contains 6 color reproductions of Burbanks Pueblo Indian portraits plus engraved cover of the Aztec calendar stone. Limited edition, order early. Price 25.
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Burbanks
Notice of dissolution of L. Baldwin & Co Stockgrowers and Dealers
Notice states that late members disposed of all interest to remaining partners who will continue the business and settle all claims. Former partners withdraw and are not responsible for future obligations of the firm. Dated Lamar Colorado December 28 1599. J C Bacpowrs Mes J C Baupwix Ler Bartow.
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L. Baldwin & Co
L. Baldwin &Co
Lamar
Colo
A. D
J. C. Bacpowrs
J.C. Baupwix
Ler Bartow
Water right for sale in Fort Lyon Canal terms offered
Notice for publication records two land settlement notices from Lamar Colorado dated January 1900. Albert Rampenthal files 4% claim for SE section 13 township 22 range 5. witnesses listed. Lewis Mapes files final proof for SBEX and NY SW in section 1 township 22 range 5. witnesses listed. Both notices name Lamar residents and dates for establishing residence and cultivation.
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Fort Lyon Canal
C. B. Tuomas
Notice for publication final proof Lamar 1900
Notice announces that settler Tomas M Phillips will make final proof before the Register and Receiver at Lamar on Feb 15 1900 for the NE 1/4 of Sec location. Witnesses listed include George B Merrill J C Merrill William F Bramuiel and W R Riley, all from Trinidad Colorado.
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U. S. Lawn
Laman
Coro
Lamar
Colo
Albert Rampenthal
H. EK
Roy. W
Colorado
Gus Reyher
William O. Fletcher
Charles Remnpenthvall
William Vernon
U.S. Layo
Lamar, Corp
Lamar, PLC
George B. Merrill
Ale
J.C. Merrill
William F. Bramuiel
W. BR. Riley
Tranada
Pna
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Dee and
Naatam
Geetheby End Follace
Ation
Lane Orrick
Coc
Otice
Ekter
Lamar Do
Lewis P. Mapes
H. FB
SBEX
Sec. l
W. O. Fletcher
H. A. Bever
Wai. Vernon
Joseph Cook
W. A. Meenine
Register
Great Plains Sanitarium
Fewres
Doctor Clary
Lamar Union Hotel
Lamar, Colo
Hasty
M. D
Goodale Block
Goodale Building
J. KE. Doughty
Congress
International Peace Press
Great Trusts
Edgar Stanton Maclay
U.S. Navy
THE
Standard American Annual
the World
Politser
York
California
Santa Fe
G. J. Garvin
East Main Street
I. H. Myers
St. Louis
Great Republican Paper of America
Globe-Democrat
Sterling Republican
Globe Printing CO
Daily Globe-Democrat
West
Lamar Register
Kansas City Weekly Journal
the Lamar Register
Chicago Weekly
Inter-Ocean
New York Weekly Tribune
Lamar _Register
K. GC. Journal
N. Y. Tribune
Inter Ocean
Inter-Ocean and Tribune
Globe
Democrat
Jenis Tribune
Tribune
Ily Paper
Daily Tribune
People’s Paper
United States
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