Nicaragua canal figures reveal double lock system and costs
A New York Herald summary outlines the grand Nicaragua canal plan with eight locks, two harbors at Greytown and Brito, and a dam on the San Juan river. The report estimates a price near 189 million dollars, details dredging, embankments, and a river section using the San Juan as part of the canal with multiple lock deployments and a parallel rail line.
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San Juan River
San Juan
Conelida
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Rio Grande
Las Lajoy
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Pacific
Inke Gad
Destruction at Tientsin and Shanghai Siege Report
A detailed account describes the siege near Tientsin and the fall of the Chinese quarter in Tientsin and associated damage. It notes the demolition of city walls, extension of electric railways to the gates, and strategic fortifications around the foreign legations. The piece argues the actions mark a grave consequence for China and question the empress dowager’s return to power while foreseeing long term foreign influence.
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Thatsin
Chinese Sledled Ueecateesstors Tare Jug the Siege Are Being Destroyed. Ta Belin
Tartar
Teitlons
Jexndtion
Chiete
Hata
Clty
Aml
Tito
Donleyard
Peking
Tr.lykys
Les Bow
Tythe
Legation
Ares
China
Dr. Tykes
Onde
Italian Inventor Trials Submarine Periscope Design
Italian engineer Trigizi of Rome has devised a surface view device for submarines. The apparatus uses a system of tubes projected from inside the vessel to the water surface, enabling observers to see happenings above while submerged. The Pittsburgh Dispatch reports the concept.
Fragmented Text From Obscure Advertorial Page
The passage describes experiments with apparates and a submarine boat Delphine in the presence of an Italian minister of marine. It also mentions fashion details of a gown with lace and a shoulder strap, plus a household remedy Dr Thomas' Biecivo Oll claimed to ease burns and pain.
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Hanne
Beale
Tures
Thomas
Dressing Ducks for Market and Related Notes
Detailed methods for market duck dressing including dry pickling and scalding. Steps cover feather removal, bleeding, cleaning, ice-water chilling, and packing in barrels for shipment. Also mentions experimental pumpkin and flaxseed data with costs and yields for 1901.
Dr Wood Norway Pine Syrup Delights Little Folk
An 1880s tone ad praises Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as pleasant to take and harmless for coughs polio and congestion. It claims the syrup is positive and pure, appealing to parents seeking a safe remedy for children.
Scott's Emulsion: Food and Medicine for Strength
An ad proclaims Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil as both a digestible food and a tonic. It touts benefits for weak stomachs thin bodies and thin blood while noting its medicinal vigor for overall health and vitality.
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French Delegates Plan Study Tour of American Industry
Passengers aboard the French liner Savoie arriving in New York include Baron Maurice de Lacgetellerie and M. Weiller. They are part of a French ministry mission to study American industrial methods and commerce to aid France. They will visit major cities to observe production and finance, with aims to form industrial contacts and advise on French policy. They seek cooperation with American firms and hope to meet President and officials during their extended inquiry.
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Baron Maurice de Lac
Lirgest
Mare
Cabo
Vapitah
Pecos
Minister Wu Enjoys Open Car Ride In Cold Kansas City
In 2 degree below zero weather the Commercial Club of Kansas City hosted Minister Wu and aides Chong, A.5. Kimberly, and W. B. Clarke on a three hour city drive. Wu favored an open carriage and wore a silk pelisse with fur trim and snow boots, saying warmth was no issue. The secretary noted the chill but Wu remained unfazed while the others suffered through the cold.
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Commercial Club
Chong
Kimberly
W. B. Clarke
Mr. Clendening
St. Louis Republic
Roosevelt and Theodore Outpace Secret Service in Washington
A New York Tribune report says President Theodore Roosevelt and his son Theodore walked from the White House toward Cabin John Bridge then back, outpacing a Secret Service officer assigned to shadow them. The officer had to rest near Chain Bridge and arrived hours later, exhausted and silent on whether he rode the electric car.
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Potomac River
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Betrayed Napoleon III and the Countess Scandal
A New York press report says Rome police arrested Angelica Vergazzola, guardian of the late Countess Castiglione’s property, on charges tied to stealing a portion of the countess’s belongings. Police searched Vergazzola’s house finding private letters between Castiglione and Napoleon III, plus an ivory crucifix worth 15000 francs, Sevres vases, and jewels.
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Cancer cured by plaster treatment in Derby man
Edward Beebe eighty seven of Derby Connecticut was reported cured of facial cancer after a plaster application to the nose. Physicians feared imminent death before the treatment. Two weeks after application the plaster detached with the cancer and Beebe recovered enough to resume normal activity. The same method is being tested on two other Derby residents.
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Peking
Ereb
Edward Beebe
Derby
Conn
Old Presidents and Harm of Public Access
The article warns that presidents have mingled with the public without safety planning, urges discontinuing this practice, and cautions against unsafe remedies. It promotes Hontetter's Stomach Biters as the safest, proven for fifty years to treat nervousness insomnia indigestion dyspepsia and malaria fever and ague.
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