Peril in the Rockies A Snow Shed Fire Rescue
Gervis Templeton and his wife Gladdy face a catastrophic snow shed fire on a Canadian Rockies train. A mysterious man with dark eyes helps save Gladdy as passengers debate a daring rush through flames to reach safety. The group discovers a massive snow slide blocks their exit, forcing a hard question of risk versus survival.
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America
Gervis Templeton
Gervis
Gladdy
Old Frisco
Vancouver
Rockies
Temple-Dene
Leila
Lady Jane
Stoker
Balmoral Castle Not Large
Balmoral Castle remains small for a royal retreat once intended as a private refuge for Queen Victoria and her family. As the royal circle grew, the court expanded to accommodate nearly a dozen guests, with detachments at Birkall Abergeldie and Marlodge.
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Balmoral Castle
Queen Victoria
Balmoral Court
Birkall
Abergeldie Castle
Abergeldie Mains
Balmoral
Duke and Duchess of Fife
Marlodge
Prince of Wales serves as soldier with Grenadier Guards
The Prince of Wales served as a subaltern in the first battalion of the Grenadier Guards and learned drill with the regiment. He was stationed at Curragh camp, Kildare, in 1858.
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Wales
Grenadier Guards
Prince of Wales
Curragh
Kildare
Lightning Rod Boom in Brooklyn Homes
In Brooklyn a surge of new houses features metal lightning rods on the roofs. Builders say the fashion is widespread in the suburban boom as homeowners crown residences with spikes. Men who crowd for advantage face greater losses than those who wait their turn.
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Brooklyn
Current Topics Appealed to Congress Over Patent Delay
The Congress considers a bill directing the patent commissioner to issue a patent to James Selden Cowden of Virginia. Cowden claims delay harms him, noting a similar machine operates and a foreign government has purchased it for army use. He seeks $500,000 cash and stock, arguing his machine is worth $50,000,000. The Patent Office explains a patent was granted earlier but not pursued due to lack of funds.
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Congress
Commissioner of Patents
James Selden Cowden
Virginia
Cowden
Charles M Schwab Named President of Billion Dollar Steel Combine
Charles M Schwab, president of Carnegie Steel, chosen as head of a newly formed billion dollar steel combination. He began in the steel business at seventeen as a stake driver earning six dollars weekly, later rising to chief engineer, general manager, and partner by 1896. Schwab is thirty seven, born in Pennsylvania, with a common school education. He started as a nail wagon driver at age fifteen and worked various roles before joining Carnegie Works in Pittsburg.
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Charles M. Schwab
Carnegie Steel Company
Carnegie Works
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Tiger Rajah at Indianapolis Zoo Held Despite Wounds
The Bengal tiger Rajah, blamed for killing Albert Neilson at Bostock's zoo, remains alive after severe injuries and bullets. Zoo staff and public demand Rajah be killed, though trainers hope the beast may survive. They recall Captain Bonavita escaping a lion attack as the zoo intensifies safeguards.
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Rajah
Albert Neilson
Bostock’s Zoo
Indianapolis
Neilson
Zoo
Bonavita
Metals Need Rest and Fatigue in Rails and Axles
A railway inspector explains fatigue in metals as the cause of failures in axles and rails. Engineers warn that metal without rest can tire and fail, risking great damage unless proper rest and maintenance are observed.
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Perons
Allen's Foot-Faze Free Sample Offer in Le Roy NY
Public notice offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder from Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York. It claims to cure sweating damp swollen feet and to ease tight shoes and treats chilblains and frost bites. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a quip about the Order of the Bath.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
The Best Herb Ten Garfield Tea Claim
An ad touts Garfield Tea as a herb based blood purifier with no harmful drugs. Various quips and patter follow about remedies, habits, bleaching blue, and a Nation jail joke amid promotional snippets.
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M. B. Manwell
Edward VII
Jones
Marshall
Philippines
Sam
Jacobs Oil
Fruit
Free City
Colo
Uticura
Boston
Millonio
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