New Life of Gladstone Biography in Modern Times
The Oct 10 release covers the Gladstone biography by Jon Morley, drawing on his papers and letters. It chronicles his role in Victorian era events, including the Trent affair, responses to American actions, and Gladstone’s influence on reform, with Morley’s diary comments and critical passages.
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New York
Gladstone
Jon Morley
Ragland
Sigistone
Gladstone von Thy Trent
What Steel Really Is in Commerce and Industry
A fragmented examination notes iron and steel as composites from microscopic granules. It lists pure iron called ferilis as soft and ductile with high electrical conductivity, akin to copper in properties, while flagging varied granular compositions and mixtures in broader applications.
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Irom
Steel
Bens
Henen
Nadie Israel
S. Pret
HOOM
Hgwe da Engingering Magazing
Buying a Friend and the Moral of Horses in Labor
A reflective essay contrasts human and animal bonds, arguing a horse inspires lifelong loyalty through care and companionship. It laments hard hearted farming practices that neglect animal welfare, noting horses, cows, and oxen face hunger and neglect while people profit from their labor.
Horse Lovers Embrace Gentle Care Over Cruelty
In this excerpt H. Co. Merstead argues against cruelty to horses and praises humane treatment. He cites anticipatory weighing and chain rattling as harsh, urges educated villagers to value kindness, and extols horses’ character, comfort, and the pride of caring for them.
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H. Co. Merstead
Rise in Steel Rail Production and World Demand
The text notes a surge in steel production, with thirty percent of output in rails and Germany using relatively less Bessemer steel. It highlights reduced wear on rails due to steel’s heat resistance, cites a tripling of steel output since 1894, and projects continued growth over twenty years. It argues the United States will play a key role in meeting rising world demand amid potential ore exhaustion.
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Germany
United States
World's Steel Output Led by United States in 1903
Electrical Review reports Deutsche Industrie Zeitung data showing the United States produced about 35 million tons of steel in 1903, far ahead of Germany at 7.78 million and England at 5 million. Global output rose from 12.83 million tons in 1804 to roughly 35 million in 1903, driven by new furnaces and the Bessemer process, with Pennsylvania and the Northeast leading production in the United States.
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Deutsche Industrie Zeitung
United States
Germany
England
United Stat
Pennsylvania
Athels
New England
Ohio
Style of Presidents Clothes Aims to Comfort Not Flair
A long article examines presidential attire as Rock, Arthur, Garfield and Roosevelt are cited. It notes riding coats suit presidents on horseback while formal Wear shifts with fashion, but Rock stresses comfort and proper dress for occasions. The piece mocks the wind of fashion and praises timeless, conventional suiting for leaders.
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New York
Matt
Rock
Mary
Garfi¢li
Arthur
Noosevely
Freddy
Matthew
Theodore Roosevelt
Treagoh
United States
Roosevel
Eamund Clarence Sledman
Corny
Afr
Stock
Matinaw Rock
Sagamore Hill
Coventantal
Ibstantitl
Imi
Casey
Garfield
Senate
Heroic collie from Lake Region finds new home
A collie from Gage's Lake Illinois aided by a loyal dog, rescued a lost child after a scare at the lakeshore. The girl wandered away, the dog tracked her to a farm area, and the animal was later returned to her grateful family. The farmer sold the dog to a local family, ending the community’s worry.
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Collie
Gage
Lake
Henry
Yicak
Pegan
Joel
Mr. Mears
Live Stock Tribune
League of American Municipalities Holds Baltimore Convention
The closing session of the League of American Municipalities convention in Baltimore elected officers including President James M Head and Vice Presidents John Sullivan Hartland Conn y and William D Morgan Des swear. East St Louis Hinds was chosen as the next meeting place.
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League of American Municipalities
Baltimore
Presidenk
James M- Head
Nasi Teun
Johny
William G
Magurity
Werrell
Nating A. Sullivan
Hartland
Conny
Jot Maevicker
Desswear
William D. Morgan
Georgetown
East St. Louis
Hinds
Shipbuilding underwriting agreement witnesses name parties
The New York Evening Post reports a copy of the shipbuilding underwriting agreement referenced on the witness stand by Daniel Leroy Dresser Dresser Lenixon Charles M Schwab and Yarris Gates Co were parties to the agreement while J P Morgan & Co is not signed If readable details allow this to reflect the core names and the unsigned bank properly.
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New York Evening Post
United States Shipbuilding
Daniel Leroy Dresser
Dresser, Lenixon
Charles M. Schwab
Yarris Gates & Co
J. P. Morgan & Co
Foreigners Safe in China Says World Today
Dr Arthur H Smith argues in World Today that foreigners in China are safer now than before the Boxer outbreak. He notes heightened vigilance by foreign residents and officials reduces risk, citing a distant incident in Hunan where a military official was executed for failing to protect two missionaries.
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China
Arthur H. Smith
Culaa
Hunan
Ancient Philippine customs cited by Higgs in Atlantic article
Arthur Stanley Higgs notes in Atlantic that prior to Spanish influence, Philippine society included practices such as treating people as chattels for debts, defloration as a disgrace, and chiefs holding subjects as property with power to kill or sell. He suggests some tribes retain these customs despite European veneer, underscoring pirate-like Malay instincts.
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Spain
Isizg Filipinas
Padre Moraga
Hinde
Dominicans
Hig
Arthur Stanley Higgs
Atlantic
British-Hating Crank Defaces Nathan Hale Statue
A vandal cut a British flag into ribs and hung it at the base of the Nathan Hale statue in the city well park. A card reading Lest We Forget was left beside the flag. Police Captain O'Brien ordered its removal and opened an inquiry to identify the offender.
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Castio Speecia
Jefferson
Davis
pEtlon
Rin
Marky
Frank
Thal
Glade Armie
Malibu
Gladstone
Blowley
New York
Nathan Hale
City Well Park
Aliachad
O'Brien
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Vonroder
Windsor
Lyons
Morley
Prince Consort
Lord Russell
Lord Lyons
Washington
Wight
Pwuind
Nook
Lauuan
Suse
Verlfeeliyoa Pavernmient
Persanyat Rue Paylaug
Laebili
Tringe
Quust
Bent
Banc Jacobes Lili
Lanford Palmengton
Lord Palmerston
Stanley
Alderly
Three Kingdoms
Willian Sz
Jobe Aorleys
Katy
Hhen
Nevada
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