Yankee inventor claims self-sustaining engine powers industry
Portland inventor A Rohr builds a machine that supposedly runs without fuel. Neighbors and Portland businessmen observe a noisy device in his Long Island cottage. The setup relies on a large air tank, a 12 by 4 foot air pump, and a 1,200 pound fly wheel to compress air and drive a self powered engine. Officials and experts monitor a planned public trial in the coming weeks.
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A. Rohr
Portland
Dreds
New
Englas
Kir
Mont
Bas Se
Robr
Island
Uies
Long Island
Koler
Good Horses In Demand Says Col Ed Butler
Col Ed Butler of St. Louis argues there are more horses now than ever in the city. He claims buyers will pay high prices for first class teams and predicts profitable roadster breeding within five years as trolley cars and bikes fail to replace horses.
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St. Louis Republic
Ed Butler
St. Louis
Strands Traffic Waste Costs London Day by Day
A statistician reports 12 000 vehicles pass the Strand daily including 3 000 omnibuses. The street’s narrowness wastes 63 000 occupants three minutes each, totaling 3 150 hours. Valuing time at one shilling per hour, daily loss is 785 dollars or about 250 000 dollars per year.
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Strand
London
Old Age in Maine Notables in West Paris Area
Six residents within six miles of West Paris Maine are at least 90 years old with one 104 and another 99. Fourteen people in the same area are over 85. Benjamin Bacon aged 92 walked 2.5 miles carrying an ax and cut several cords of wood.
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Maine
West
Paris
Benjamin Bacon
Quote Dialog on Books and Patriotism
Fragmentary lines show a dialogue about books, patriotism, and American identity with a debate between Booker and Smith. The New York Herald voice asserts America will suffice and praises steadfast love for a kingly ideal amid scorn.
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Booker
Russia
Smith
America
New York Herald
Counterfeiters Arrested in Denver Cold Case Raid
Two major counterfeiters Magner alias Stevens and McBeth were captured by U S agents near Barnum. Magner possessed 52 counterfeit silver dollars. The men were tracked to a hillside cottage. Magner was arrested there, McBeth on the Barnum electric car en route to Denver. The counterfeit mint is believed near Denver.
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Denver
West
United States
Secret Service
S. S. Poe
John Davenport Magner
John Stevens
Boode F
Toronto
Canada
John W. McBeth
Magner
Walker
Poe
McBeth
Barnum
Field Ghieses
Robber in Telluride Saloons Steals Cash After Masked Visit
Jan 15 11 20 p m a man with a black mask robbed John P Olsen’s saloon Telluride opposite the American house. He cocked a revolver and forced five patrons to raise hands then fled with 22 50 from the cash register leaving the front exit barred. Police suspect multiple suspects under surveillance by Marshal Oscar Moore.
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Telluride
John P. Olsen
Oscar Moore
Ice floe endangers Green Bay fishermen near Menominee
Jan 15 report from Menominee Michigan describes a ten mile ice floe breaking from the Menominee river mouth and drifting toward Green Bay. Thirteen Menekaunee fishermen on the ice were beyond the crack. two yawls saved four men while nine others are feared dead as night falls in very cold conditions.
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Green Bay
Menominee, Mich
Menominee River
Death's Door
Menekaunee
Monastique
Menominee
Green Island
Chambers’ Island
Door Bluff
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Par Yankee
Herbert
Mecers
Ayer
D. M. Ferry & CO
Detroit
Mich
Denver Directory
Viavi
E. E. Burlingame
Colorado
Lawrence St
Colo
Freicht
Op Sens Whim CO
Toran
Curtis St
Windsor Hotel
Moe
Windsor
A. Wiggin
Gunr
Weill
R. Gunn
Bosanko Med. Co
Phila. Pa
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