Electrical worker survives 1250 volt shock on Cleveland line
John Dunn of Cleveland recalls a near-fatal incident with a 1250 volt circuit on a Brooklyn line. He describes grasping a live wire, the momentary loss of sensation, and how he followed safety steps to free himself. He continued working the next day.
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New York
John Dunn
Clevemany
Dunn
Dune
New Yorker
Cleveland
York
Cleveland Lighting Company
John J. Shipherd
Superior Street
Brooklyn
Erybody
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New Poet Edward Markham Gains National Fame
Edward Markham, Oakland schoolteacher, rises to fame after his poem The Man with the Hoe attracts wide praise. Eminent critics like Edmund Clarence Stedman hail his genius and Eastern magazines seek to publish his work, while Henry A. Newberry notes his dignified, scholarly character and rich library.
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Edward Markham
Oakland
Cal
Byron
Man
Miller
Markham
United States
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Mr. Markham
Nineteenth Street
California Timber Vision of North American Forest Scale
The writer recalls Northern European timber yards and contrasts them with American practice after arriving in San Francisco. A 100 foot fir beam hauled to a woolen factory underscores uniform stringers and the habit of ordering as needed. A redwood section eight feet in diameter illustrates vast U S timber dimensions.
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California
Europe
Gotha
Sweden
Pacific
North America
San Francisco
Memory and Valor Across Time at Civil War and Spanish War Notes
Springfield correspondent recalls Mrs. Sarah Eversol’s act saving a government vessel in 1861 amid Thompson’s raid at Commerce MO. The piece covers memorials for Spanish war dead, pension surges, and Col Egbert’s death in the Philippines, ending with a tribute to brave soldiers.
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Springfield
St. Louis
Alton
Gen. Thompson
Cairo
Congress
Impressive Ceremonies at Arlington for Spanish American War dead
Full military honors were accorded in the presence of President McKinley and his cabinet as the bodies of 336 Cuban and Porto Rican heroes who perished in the Spanish American War were laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery among thousands of others.
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New York
Crook
Navy Yard
Potomac
Washington Barracks
Fort Myer
National Guard
District of Columbia
Francis F. Guenther
Fourth Artillery
Potomac River
Lee
Episcopal Church
Freeland
Fort Monroe
Cardinal Gibbons
Joseph F. McGre
St. Patrick’s Church
Gen
Garcia
Spain
Thirty
Michigan
District of Columbia Regiment
Ohio
Massachusetts
Aguadore Bridge
Pension Office
McKinley
Cuba
Porto Rico
Arlington Cemetery
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Free Country
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Denver Directory
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Woodworth-Wallace Colleges
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