New Oriental Route Aims at Pacific Coast Trade Network
The New Oriental route plan backed by IL Clay D Pierce and Seligman capital aims to cut 1,200 miles from the New York to Asia path through a new Pacific coast port at Manzanillo Mexico. The syndicate, with Mexican Central ties, will spend millions to build lines and a harbor, linking St Louis Frisco routes to Colima and Torreon. Henry Seligman confirmed the syndicate formation as work on freighters and passenger ships proceeds.
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Mexican Central Railroad
IL. Clay D Pierce
St. Louis
Chicago
New York Herald
United States
Orient
Manzanillo
Mexico
New York
San Francisco
Seligmans
John J. Mitchell
Sinois Trust and Savings Bank
Banderas Bay
Colima
Mexican Central
Frisco
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Big Four
Theennsylvania
Mouett
Sapula
Dennison
Sherman
Tex
Fort Worth
Brownwood
Spotfords
Mexican International Railway
Rio Grande
Fagle Pass
Torreon
Kansas City
Fort Scott
Memphis
Miami
Wyandotte
Monett
Paris
Texas and Pacific
Gulf, Coloado
Santa Fe
International
Great Northern
San Antonio
Southern Pacific
el Paso
Rock Island
Hongkong
Shanghai
Far East
Henry Seligman
J. & W. Seligman & Co
Alderman Shaved Half Beard In Barber Chair
Putnam Connecticut Alderman James Sullivan was shaved on one side of his beard by a barber. He refused to continue and was taken to the insane asylum with half a beard. Sullivan, a local grocer, reportedly was driven to distraction by business pressures after the incident.
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James Sullivan
Putnam
New London
Conn
Sullivan
New York World
Even Stamps Have a Room in the Market
The Boston Transcript notes a remarkable rise in stamp values with a centennial 2 cent Pan American sheet. An accidental inversion of the central image boosted each stamp from 2 cents to 20 dollars, drawing attention to misprinted rarities and market interest in philatelic errors.
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Boston Transcript
Russia Offers Indemnity as Debt Plan
Russia seeks to guarantee the Chinese Indemnity, a move the San Francisco Chronicle calls perhaps Christian kindness but likely a scheme to let Russia repay the debt and foreclose on China. The analysis questions whether the gesture serves Moscow’s strategic aims.
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Russia
Plan for Neat Cottage Eight Rooms and Bath
Planned eight room cottage offered at $2,000 with brick underpinning and wood superstructure. Details include olive green clapboard exterior trimmings, natural pine interior, and a two-story layout with attic storage. Sixteen by thirty foot footprint, seven foot cellar, nine foot first floor, eight foot six inch second floor. Building features include a formal parlor, dining room, kitchen with modern fixtures, and a bath on the second floor. Architect George Bitchings of Brooklyn notes simple, plain design and single cost estimate for construction.
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George Bitchings
Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn
Plan for $2,000 House in Brooklyn
A vintage 1900 Brooklyn architectural notice presents a thin attractive cottage plan by George Hitchines at 1v90 Flatbush Avenue. Describes red brick underpinning, olive green clapboard super structure, shin gleed red mortar, bottle green trim, and a 18 by 80 foot footprint with eight rooms and a bath, detailing first and second floor layouts and interior finishes.
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Bath
George Hitchines
Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn
Touch of Gold Brightens Rooms With Golden Accents
The Philadelphia Times notes yellow and gold hues as essential to unify color schemes in decor. A bronze mantel ornament upset a room until gold scarves and similar accents were added, transforming the space into warmer, cheerier surroundings.
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Philadelphia Times
Cleaning Waxed Floors With Kerosene and Wax
Common kerosene cleans waxed floors well when used sparingly. Sweep and dust first, brush small areas with kerosene, then rub with a soft cloth. Proper waxing from the start reduces trouble, but ongoing care is needed beyond sweeping to maintain a lasting polish.
The Open Fireplace Clarifies Home Comfort
The New York Journal notes most men favor a large open fireplace for joy and comfort. It highlights healthful, economical use in spring and fall by lighting nights to save fuel costs, and an obvious economy in directing all smoke up a single chimney.
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New York Journal
A Cure for Cancer X Ray Declared Cure by California Doctor
Oakland physician Dr J M Selfridge proclaims the X ray a sure cancer cure after reporting several cures and personal treatment. He describes using a lead masked machine, claims relief from the start, and asserts the X ray dries and kills primal cancer cells, ultimately stopping the disease.
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California
J. M. Selfridge
Oakland
Cal
Selfridge
Learning Telegraphy with the Omnigraph Instrument
A Chicago Record-Herald writer notes a new device called the omnigraph to teach Morse code quickly. It uses a toothed disk and spring contact to produce the dots and dashes, spelling the alphabet in forward or backward rotation. The disk lets students practice at variable speeds before transmitting with a standard key.
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Chicago Record-Herald
John
Saw Palmetto Vital to Health and Regional Wealth
Saw palmetto emerges as both a health source and a wealth setter. Once cut and burned, the plant now promises prosperity to regions that cultivate it. Medical properties aid kidney and other ailments, fueling demand for proprietary medicines.
Topophone Aids Mariners in Fog by Lieutenant Heap
A fog navigation aid, the topo phone, uses two opposing acoustic receivers on a shaft to locate sound direction. When a sound is heard in one ear, it shows the sound is to that side. by turning and oscillating, the sound lies within an angle of about one compass point. The device is portable, simple, and teachable for mariners to plot sound origins quickly.
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D. P. Heap
Tompkinsvill
N. Y
Scientific American
Mariner
Sugar by Electricity Opens New Dept in Sugar Making
A British scientist reports a recently tested electrolysis method to extract sugars commercially. Metallic plates serve as electrodes in a three-compartment wood vat. saccharine juice in the center, pure water in ends. Current coagulates impurities, decomposes salts, clears juice, and moves lime, magnesia, and alkalis to end vats.
Japan Faces Strange Hair Disease In Tokyo Spread
A mysterious illness reported in Tokyo and other parts of Japan is said to originate from Formosa. It targets hair cells, destroying them and leaving the scalp bare. The disease spreads rapidly, alarming residents.
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Japan
Tokyo
Formosa
Electrical Wonders and New Power Schemes Across Europe and America
The Electrical World surveys innovations from an Ohio railway equipping cars with telephones to Paris Berlin telegraph links via Baudot multiplex printing. It notes Washington post office tests street box wiring and a north German plan to transmit power on a grand scale using peat resources. A New York hotel plans electric service elevators with heated tables in each apartment.
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Ohio
Sta
Post Office Department
Washington
Berlin
Paris
Germany
New York
Inventor Patents Talking Clock In Austria
An Austrian inventor has patented a speaking clock that pairs a clock with a phonograph. It can be set to speak sentences at chosen times, serving as a reliable reminder for the owner’s hourly duties and habits.
Effect of Light on Silkworms by Flammarion
The celebrated astronomer M Camille Flammarion studied colored light on silkworms. White light yields maximum silk, blue light minimum. Purple near red end is next best. Blue rays increase male count and warm rays boost eggs laid by females.
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M. Camille Flammarion
Chicago Woman Invents Condensed Emergency Food
Mrs L C Fersor of Chicago claims to have invented a condensed emergency ration made from pork and beans compressed into a cake. She says it is simple in composition, attractive in appearance, and palatable unlike some pemmican styles.
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L. C. Fersor
Chicago
Pipless Apples Promise Seedless Orchard Future
A fruit grower has produced a pipless apple after years of effort, with many pomology enthusiasts observing the fruit. In a few years a good supply is expected to reach markets, and the new apples are said to taste superior to ordinary varieties.
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Ded
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Allman & Putman
the Electrical World
E. C Dewittt
OCO
Chas
W. Cupples
W.tremont Rider & Spyder
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