Large Yields Promised by Alberta Immigrant Adviser
A letter from Stirling Alberta to a Canadian Government agent extols Western Canada. The writer reports mild winters, early plowing hopes, and extraordinary yields with oats near six feet tall yielding 60 bushels per acre, and wheat around 36. He praises stock-raising, favorable homes, and growing markets. The writer urges settlers to inspect Edmonton Lacombe Wetaskiwin and Lethbridge districts before choosing a location, noting forthcoming beet sugar factory at Raymond and full opportunities for homesteaders.
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Alberta
Fort
Edmonton
St. Albert
Raymond
Lethbridge
Lacombe
Western Canada
Pemoka
Wetaskiwin
N. W.T
Manitoba
Fragmentary 19th Century Notes and Remedies
A clipped OCR reads as a mix of quotations and misread text about a cough cure by J. W. O’Nuey, an address in Minneapolis, a note on self-talk and dementia, and a garbled line about wood for planes needing forty years to perfect. The readable elements show medication, mental health mention, and manufacturing notes amid scattered fragments.
Floating Battery for Coast Defense by Anson Phelps Stokes
Anson Phelps Stokes, New York merchant and philanthropist, designs a globular floating battery for coast defense. The craft features two internal boats, an external stern craft, mushroom anchors, and a bow anchor. It uses counterweights and water ballast to elevate the bow, with no propulsion except for steering. Stokes is aboard a Caribbean yacht and has notified the secretary of the navy. no reply is known. His invention is protected abroad. Stokes' son Anson Phelps Stokes Jr. is a minister and Yale secretary. another son, T. G. Phelps Stokes, pursues anthropological work at the East Side College Settlement.
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Atson Phelps Stokes
New York
Stokes
Popoff
Caribbean
Wattery
Anson Phelps Stokes Jr
Protestant Episcopal Church
Bishop Potter
Yale Corporation
T. G. Phelps Stokes
College
Acta
Gov Murphy Cancels 227 Corporations in New Jersey
Governor Franklin Murphy signs orders canceling 227 corporations described as revellet bankrupt and fake. The action targets firms with combined capitalization of 229 million dollars. Murphy, a Newark varnish maker, previously rose to prominence in state politics and chaired the Republican state committee in 1890.
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Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
Revellet
Newark
Republican State Committee
Macdonald as a Jeweler in Africa Tale of a Worn Watch
A late Gen. Macdonald visiting Scotland wore a large watch with a rough thick setting. During the Soudan campaign he broke the crown and found a substitute by smashing a tumbler in the desert. He ground the bottom to fit the setting and kept the improvised piece until he returned home.
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Macdonald
Scotland
Statue of Gladstone in Westminster Abbey contrasts two statesmen
Brock's statue of Gladstone stands beside Beaconsfield in Westminster Abbey. Gladstone is shown in ordinary dress reflecting his refusal of titles, while Beaconsfield wears robes of state. The sculptor aimed to emphasize differing public personas and the throne’s appeal. No ceremonies attended the unveiling.
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Greeh
Gladstone
Brock
Westminster Abbey
Beaconsfield
Mey
Hea
Magnificent vessel built in American shipyards
The largest American built ship, named Minnesota, was launched April 16 at United States Shipbuilding Company in New Landon, Cohn. Measuring 620 feet long and 78 feet 4 inches wide, it stands as a landmark in Pacific freight operations for the Great Northern Steamship Company, with a 30,000 ton capacity and two inverted direct acting engines driving about fourteen knots. Officials say the launch signals U.S. shipbuilding strength and may attract foreign orders.
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United States Shipbuilding Company
New Landon
Cohn
Minnesota
Delte
Cable
White Str
Great Northern Stemmship Company
Holidine Company
Americam Abiphulikiers
Tym
Corrupt New York Jurors Comment Winsattention
Eugene A Philbin of New York denounced jurors as corrupt at Columbia University citing grand juries shielding political workers and police corruption. He said convictions are hard due to witness character and claimed a juror confessed to bribery and a fur store box involvement.
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Eugene A. Philbin
New Yor
Columbia University
District Attorney's Office
New York
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Defends Unified Religious Work
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle spoke at a charity event in aid of a chapel fund honoring Hugh Price Hughes. He criticized segregated religious compartments and urged cooperation among denominations, stating all efforts aim at human welfare. Doyle noted he was raised Roman Catholic.
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Arthur Conan
Barsar
Hugh Price Hughes
His Subjects Cheer the Czar In Russia’s Stunned Reaction
A czar of Russia rode through St Petersburg as crowds cheered, signaling popular support amid looming reforms. The scene suggested shifting national spirit, with onlookers praising the autocrat’s shown happiness at public acclaim. Brigham Young’s long career as Mormon leader and Utah legislator is recounted, noting his birth in 1836, Ohio origins, leadership of the Twelve Apostles, and extensive church work. He traveled to Utah in 1849 as a pioneer, led European missions in 1864, and faced imprisonment in 1879 for resisting government property transfer, later released after three weeks.
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Hursin
Russia
St Petersburg
Brigham Young
President Young
Mormon Church
Salt Lake
Edale
Youne
Kirtland
Ohio
Connell
Twelve Apolles
Utah
Utah Legnsature
Trackles Plains
Tower Awarding View at Prospect Hill Memorial Observatory
Work will start on a memorial observatory tower at Prospect Hill set aside by Mayor Glines. The forty five foot high granite structure will resemble an old English castle with a flat top and four foot parapet. It will house two relic rooms and provide views to the Blue Hills, Boston Light, and White Mountains.
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Glines
Prospect Hill la
Engileh
Boston
Blue Hills
Bown Light
White Mountains
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Canada
Fom
Stirling
Sande
M. Pickred
Beechwonl, Ky
Saga
United States
J. W. O'Nuey
Phind Ave
Minneapella
Minn
Fey
Horizo
Gov. Franklin
Gor Aramvalin Strate
Murphy
General National Society, Sons of the American Revolution
Fead Sean Tra
Prospect Hill
Somerville
Maas
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