Tiny watch screw and swift cirrus speed notes
The Register notes a tiny screw in a watch jewel wheel that a lady's thimble could hold a million of. Cirrus clouds travel about 89 miles per hour on average, but can reach 230 mph in winter. Mrs. Thomas C. Platt pursues French studies, and Royal Berks volunteers were given sovereigns to spend at Pretoria. Ruskin executors plan selections from diaries and letters without a full biography.
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Royal Berks Volunteers
Maddenhead
Boxall
Pretoria
Charles Eliot Norton
John Ruskin
Collingwood
Ruskin
Ranch foreman cites rural free delivery value in California
The ranch foreman in California says rural free delivery is worth a thousand dollars yearly to him personally because it keeps workers at home. He argues the service should expand so restless youths stay local as the postman daily brings city goods to them.
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California
Milne-Astor episode shapes naval funeral representation
The episode centers on Milne and Astor as the ward of the affair. Captain Sir Berkeley Milne is nominated by the Admiralty as one of three officers to represent the Royal Navy at the Duke of Coburg’s funeral. The selection aims to demonstrate royal favor following a suggestion from a royal figure.
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Milne-Astor
Ward
Sir Berkeley Milne
Admiralty
Royal Navy
Duke of Coburg
Sir Berkeley
Centennial of John Marshall takes seat as first chief justice
On February 14, 1901 the centennial of John Marshall’s seating on the Supreme Court bench will be commemorated. The District of Columbia Bar Association initiates the event with the American Bar Association’s help and ex-Attorney General Wayne MacVeagh is chosen to deliver the oration.
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John Marshall
Virginia
United States
Supreme Bench
Bar Association of
District of Columbia
American Bar Association
Wayne MacVeagh
South Dakota Orchard Owner Heads Record Fruit Farm
Mrs. Laura A. Alderman controls the state's largest orchard near Harley in Turner County. W N Irwin notes 150 acres with 8,000 trees including 2 acres of plums, 1,000 currant bushes, 1,000 gooseberry bushes, 6590 grape vines and three acres of strawberries.
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Laura A. Alderman
South Dakota
W. N. Irwin
Division of Pomology
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Harley
Turner County
Bicycle output rises as riders embrace modern wheels
A trade journal estimates American bicycle production at about 850000 units last year, with over 1000000 reserved for home use. The bicycle is no longer a novelty, and critics who called wheeling a temporary fad now face their failed forecasts as motorcycles and automobiles gain attention.
Veteran Civil War General Debunks Copernican Theory
Gen. John Watts de Peyster, aged 79, long a renowned Civil War veteran and former international military expert, has turned to astronomy. He translated a Berlin professor Schoepffer lecture asserting that Kepler Newton Copernicus and followers err in claiming the earth moves around the sun or rotates on its axis.
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John Watts de Peyster
Berlin
Schoepffer
Kepler
Newton
Copernicus
Indian Girl's Rise From Watermelon to United States Matron
An Indian girl carried to Hampton in 1871 now serves as United States field matron among her tribe. For four years she has traveled by buggy with a wash tub wringer and soap teaching squaws to wash iron and cook and to treat common ailments. Annie Dawson is said to “leave a trail of light” in her tribe.
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Hampton
United States
Annie Dawson
Democrats Abused Lincoln and Aguinaldo Pledge Debate
New York Aug 28 Special Senator William M Stewart at Republican headquarters outlines his stance on honest money and finances. He rebukes Bryan for shifting from financial reform to Aguinaldo defense and stresses loyalty to the United States, flag, and war aims in the Philippines.
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New York
William M. Stewart
Republican National
Bryan
Aguinaldo
United States
Philippines
Mr. Bryan
McClellan
Lincoln
Democratic Party
McKinley
Congress
Fathers of
Republic
General Lawton
Anti-Imperial League
A Winning Ticket Utah Republicans Name State Officers Provo
The Provo Republican convention generates optimism for a victorious ticket and platform. It endorses McKinley era policies, defends protection, condemns the Democracy, and contrasts greenbacks with silver in a strong Utah pro‑Union, expansionist context. Utah voters are urged to support a party aligned with protection and national growth.
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Utah
Provo
Salt Lake
Bryan
Philippine
Jefferson
Louisiana
Monroe
Florida
Polk
California
Mexico
United States
Philippines
Salt Lake Tribune
A matter of course in Nebraska politics
The Nebraska State Journal argues that Republicans created prosperity and that God blessed their self-help, while critics who complain in hard times gain no divine help. The piece echoes a New York Herald conundrum about who governs and who deserves credit.
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New York Herald
Good Lord
Nebraska State Journal
Terrible Floods Hit Galveston Cause Massive Losses
Reports from Texas describe a categorized disaster as the West Indian storm devastates Galveston with enormous loss of life and widespread property damage. Officials cite hundreds to thousands dead or missing and extensive flooding across the gulf coast and inland towns.
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Galveston
Texas
America
Port Arthur
Gulf Coast
Houston
Tex
Sabine Pass
James C. Timmins
Morgan’s Point
Timmins
Gulf
Tremont
Mr. Timmins
Alta Loma
Pearland
Red River
Hempstead
Chappell Hill
Brenham
Alvin
Beaumont
Austin
Pearlland
Smithville
Taylor
Temple
Waco
Corpus Christi
Rockport
Hitchcock
Brazos
National Compress Company
Relef
Ben W. Dew
Southern Pacific
Dew
Virginia Point
Powers
S. W. Clinton
Galveston Stock Yards
Clinton
Jennings
Thirty-eighth Street
Avenue M
A. England
Texas City
England
Sabine
Sabine and East Texas Railroad
New Town
Salted Mine Allegations Cast Shadow Over Peoria Alaska Claim
Developments suggest the Peoria-Alaska Gold Mining Company may have a salted mine with only a valueless claim. Thomas Darby, nephew of Charles D. Clark, returned from the Klondike with tales of riches, spurring local investment that now yields little. Darby’s whereabouts are unknown.
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Peoria
Ill
Peoria-Alaska Gold Mining Company
Thomas Darby
Charles D. Clark
Klondike
Clark
Darby
Moreland Resignation Secret Over 54000 Bonds
Pittsburg Sept 10 A M Moreland sought to resign as Carnegie Steel secretary to avoid signing 54000 bonds. The reason leaked out today though he did not want to write his name on the documents before leaving office.
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Pittsburg
A. M. Moreland
Carnegie Steel Company
Bond Issuance Pages Slow as Clerk Delays Spark Report
The article notes a clerk cannot complete a task quickly, causing delays while signing bond certificates. It states he has signed certificates totaling 160 million dollars issued by the Carnegie company last spring, with 54,000 bonds still outstanding for his signature.
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Carnegie Company
China withdrawal plan signals from General Chaffee
Orders have been cabled to General Chaffee to prepare his force for withdrawal from Pekin. The War Department aims to have sufficient US transports at Taku to move troops to the Philippines as soon as they reach port. The steps are preparatory and do not show a final government decision to withdraw immediately from China.
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Chaffee
Washington
Pekin
War Department
Taku
United States
Philippines
China
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