Peary search relief expedition sails for Arctic pole fate
The Erik departs for the Arctic to locate Lieutenant Peary and his party amid reports of his fifth polar voyage. Mrs Peary and Miss Marie Peary aboard the Windward join possible relief efforts as the Peary Arctic Club funds new search led by Herbert L Bridgman. If Peary found the pole or not, the team aims to bring him home and continue next year.
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Robert
Peary
Erik
Pearys
New York
Allfred Harm
Marie Ahnedite Peary
Arctic
Grinnell Land
Matthew Henson
Diedrich
Peary Arctic Club
Bridgman
Pole
Chauncey M. Depew
North Pole
Romance of Peking Siege Bride to wed Lieutenant Buchan
Miss Laura Conger, eldest daughter of United States Minister Conger, will marry Lieutenant Frederick E. Buchan of the Third Cavalry. The couple, both lovers of equestrian life, met during the relief of the legations in Peking and have a history of travel, academia, and public service in their backgrounds.
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Congee
Lewations
Peking
Laura Caigery
United States
Conger
Frederick E. Buchan
Legations
Mary Condit-Smith
Richard Hooker
Miss Conger
Buchan
Leutenant
Third Cavalry
Kansas
Iowa
Brazil
Duse and DAnnunzio to Tour America Next Winter
Eleanora Duse the renowned Italian actress and Gabrielle dAnnunzio famed poet and dramatist will tour the United States together for five months next winter. Duse will perform works of DAnnunzio while he lectures on the play's philosophy between acts. Reports say they have been lovers with past quarrels and reconciliations and now reunite to attract American audiences.
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D'Annunzio
America
Eleanora Duse
Italy
Gabrielle dAnnunzio
Alfieri
Duse
Range finding fieldglass devised by a French inventor
Engineering News outlines a two telescope range finder with adjustable eye spacing and dual prisms that project two overlapping images. By aligning the images against diagrams on the barrels a distance estimate is read, with example distances of 700 meters and 1 460 meters demonstrated on soldier and cavalry figures.
Variable Stars In Star Clusters Observed at Arequipa Station
Photographs of star clusters from the Peruvian Harvard observatory station in Arequipa show many clusters contain a high fraction of variable stars. Of 19 000 stars analyzed, over 500 vary in brightness. In cluster M3 there are 132 variables, with 125, 85, and 51 in others. In Omega Centauri 98 of 106 variables have periods under 24 hours. The longest period found is 4735 days and the shortest is 11 minutes.
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Harvard College Observatory
Arequipa
Unique Boiler Feed For Motors In Chahoche Steam Car
The Chahoche steam motor car features a novel flash boiler using many steel coils. Feed water is pressurized by air at 200 to 400 psi from a ventral vessel on the driver’s side. When stopped no pressure remains, but boiler chamber pressure starts the car without hand pumping.
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Chahoche
Mond Gas Discovery Promises Cheap Producer Fuel
A British consular report highlights Dr Ludwig Mond of Brunner Mond & Co as claiming a new gas for furnaces and gas engines at two pence per 3000 cubic feet. The Mond gas uses cheap coal slack to yield ammonia sulfate and a clean, uniform producer gas with high calorific value, low clinker formation, and efficient heat regeneration.
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England
Ludwig Mond
Brunner, Mond & Co., Limited
Mond
Alcohol Motors Compared in German Distillers Address
M Oellers presented estimates on cost per horsepower hour for gasoline petroleum illuminating gas and alcohol. He showed gasoline at 31 mills per horsepower petroleum at 25 mills gas at 21 mills and alcohol at 26 mills. The results indicate the alcohol motor is cheaper than gasoline and gas and costs about the same as petroleum.
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Alcohol Motors
M. Oellers
Distillers’ Association
Milk Preservation Findings From Massachusetts Health Board
A recent report from the Massachusetts State Board of Health details milk preservation tests. Of 11.6 percent of samples found adulterated, boracic acid appeared in 18, carbonate of soda in 3, and formaldehyde in 5. Tests show formaldehyde performed best as a preservative, with milk kept near 36 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Massachusetts State Board of Health
Stiemmer's Steamship Cuts Fuel With Forced Draft
Remarkable results from changing to forced draft on a steamship reduce boiler needs. Two Scotch boilers now replace four, saving four tons of coal daily. Average engine speed rises by three revolutions per minute, and space is freed for freight.
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WIII
Stiemmer
Kite power on the Moselle nets a 614 foot Malay tow
A historic Moselle map reports a Malay kite measuring 614 feet long pulling a six person boat upstream despite a swift current. The wind was strong and the operator could have increased traction by flying additional kites.
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Moselle
New Elements in Minerals and Global Mineral Reports
German chemists Hoffman and Strauss extract a leadlike substance that glows only on darkened photographic plates and emits a violet line, hinting at a yet unknown element. Large asphalt deposits found on Salango Island Ecuador, boosting world supplies and triggering international friction. Russia to produce 12,600 pounds of platinum this year valued around $5,000,000, largely from the Urals with little competition. Marble quarries opened in the southern Urals yield yellow green gray black and white varieties but require improved methods to reduce breakage.
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Hoffman
Strauss
Salango
Ecuador
Trinidad
Venezuela
Russia
Ural Mountains
Urals
Bacteria In a Swimming Bath Observed
A German bacteriologist studied a frequently used swimming bath. He found bacteria multiply on the first day after refilling, then steadily decline. The drop could not be due to light, sedimentation, or food shortage, but to bacterial struggle with each other, destroying many.
Novel Street Flushing Device in Geneva Streets
A local flushing apparatus keeps Geneva streets clean. A long perforated pipe connects to the nearest fire plug via hose laid on wheels and dragged diagonally from street crown to gutter by two horses. Water from the hydrant blasts through the pipe, flushing the surface.
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Geneva
Tab of Water Cure Promises Relief for Burns and Wounds
Originating in Vienna the tab of water cure is billed as a new medical method. It advocates three daily tab doses to refresh the body and aid recovery from wounds burns and other diseases with substantial tissue loss.
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Vienna
Freezing with a Quart Ice Cream Freezer
A practical guide explains using a small freezer to make creams and ices. It covers ice to salt ratios, packing methods, and steps from setup to serving, including a lemon and orange ice recipe and tips for avoiding salt contamination and overfilling the can.
Pattern for Collar Points With Thread and Shuttle
Instructions describe a lace and satin ribbon pattern for collar points. It lists No. 70 lace thread, two shuttles, 15 inches of No. 2 satin ribbon and steps for forming a wheel pattern with sequences of stitches, joining rings, and finishing by fastening the second thread.
TATTIED COLLAR POINTS AND CHAIN OF RINGS
The instructions describe making a decorative collar with a chain of four rings spaced by two ds, alternating rings and chains to eight each, joined to the center. Three wheel groups form a feature with a four ringed figure between them, then four wheel groups are created and attached to both collar sides. Lace is sewn to ribbon with space left, or a lawn strip, or velvet silk stock collar option. Knitting silk can substitute thread, with collar and cuffs in black or color.
Potato Chowder Recipe Step by Step
A potato chowder begins by boiling seven potatoes and three small onions until tender then the mixture is rubbed through a strainer. A quart of milk is scalded and one tablespoon of butter added, then the potatoes are stirred into the milk.
Among the Strawberries Defi Ways of Halling and Washing
Annually at the arrival of the small fruit season many tips for housekeepers on selecting, washing, bulling, and canning strawberries are given. The guide emphasizes drying before bulling, steps to bull berries, washing in a two thirds water bowl, draining, then canning by making a sugar syrup and processing in jars, with cautions on color and flavor loss when cooking. It cites Mrs. Emma P. Ewing as authority.
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Emma P. Ewing
Sunshades of the Season Sunshades and parasols in varied fabrics
A review of fashionable sunshades features black satin de chine with three flounces of black chiffon and ivory white lace applique. White satin de chine parasol trims in black chiffon and black lace, plus a natural thorn stick parasol in pale ivory with pale green border. Plain cocked glace silk styles in red or mauve with color matched sticks and ribbon bows.
Noten From The Southern Jeweler Chain Bracelets
Noten From The Southern Jeweler highlights fashionable jewelry in midsummer style. It describes wire chain bracelets with keyless padlocks, white cardcases edged with spinels or turquoises, heart shaped pendants, a diamond bow brooch with drop pearl pendant, a sash brooch with turquoise and serpents, open diamond hair brooches, opal or turquoise bead necklaces, and Paris fashion accents in gold and silver tags.
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Paris
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Miss Latra Conger
Willson
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