Australia’s New Metal Tantalum Promises Revolution in War and Industry
The article reports the discovery of a white tantalum in Australia at Wodgins with platinum-like properties. It resists acids, is as workable as iron, and becomes extremely hard when hammered. Krupp tests suggest tantalum could armor-pierce projectiles and enhance ship defense, while German researchers claim it may replace diamonds for drills and enable vacuum bulb filaments.
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Australia
Wodgins
Krupp
Essen
Harper’s
Mizner Divorce Granted in New York Supreme Court
Justice Dowling grants an interlocutory divorce to Mary Adelaide Mizner from Wilson Mizner. The decree cites the defendant’s adultery and allows Mrs Mizner to resume her former name Mary Adelaide Yerkes.
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Justice Dowling
Supreme Court of New York
Mary Adelaide Mizner
Wilson Mizner
New York
Benjamin Vincent
P. S. Grosscup
Northern Pacific
Roosevelt
Schmitz
San Francisco
Cleveland
Anisia Louise de Massy
Baroness de Massy
Gustav Simon
Auburn
Finley
The
Southern Railway
Whitman
National Wool Manufacturers’ Association
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
B. Taimer
Henrietta
N. C
John L. Boodley
Frank A. Bretherton
Des Moines
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Octopus
John L. Clark
Coreys
Stokes
New Jersey
H. Clay Pierce
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Texas
Elmer B. Adams
St. Louis
Mathews
C. B. Richardson
A. B. McGraw
Pittsburg
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Millie Block
Missouri
Bridge Trust
Lima
New England
Shot Down by Czars Troops in Lodz Turmoil
In Lodz Russia Poland a patrol of Cossacks shot 45 officials and workers at Kuttner's spinning mills after terrorists attacked a mail wagon guard, killed a Cossack and wounded another, seizing 1000 dollars. Cossacks then fired on the factory, killing 15 and wounding over 30 while denying employer complicity.
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Lodz
Russian
Poland
Cable
Lonkowa Street
Kuttner
Terrorist Robbery in Warsaw Rail Office
A band of terrorists seized the Vistula Railroad office on Druga Street at 10 A M and escaped with 5000. Four people died and nine were wounded in a fierce clash with guards and soldiers. The attackers killed two guards and wounded four before grabbing the bag. Bystanders were also hit as soldiers fired on the fugitives.
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Warsaw
Poland
Vistula
Druga Street
Cossacks Plot to Kill Emperor Revealed at Tsarskoye-Selo
A gatekeeper at a palace entrance divulged a plan to admit conspirators in Cossack uniforms to the imperial palace. The plot, tied to Tsarskoye-Selo and Peterhof, aimed at the Emperor during Passion Week and involved members of his personal escort. Several arrests follow, with the case to be tried openly. The matter draws strong parliamentary interest and potential motions from Constitutional Democrats.
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St. Petersburg
Tsarkskoye-Selo
Secret Police
Tsarskoye-Selo
Peterof
Imperial Guard
Stolypin
Constitutional Democrats
Roosevelt Trip To Pine Knot Cottage For Rest
President and Mrs Roosevelt have left Washington for Pine Knot in Albemarle County Virginia. They will stay four or five days with a small party including a few White House servants and the usual Secret Service guard. The aim is to obtain a period of rest.
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Washington
Empire upper house rejects drumhead court martial bill
St. Petersburg dispatch reports the Council of the Empire, the upper house of Parliament, rejected the bill that the lower house had passed on April 20 to abolish trials by drumhead courts martial.
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St. Petersburg
Council of the Empire
Maori King Arrives in Mexico City with Workers On Board
The steamer Maori King has reached Guayamas carrying 1,200 Chinese and 300 Russians bound for work on the Guadalajara extension of the Southern Pacific. The voyage from San Diego to Guayamas was reported without incident. Mexican authorities reportedly refused passenger processing.
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Mexico City
Guyamas
Guadalajara
San Diego
Cal
Guayamas
Mex Mt
Nation’s Capital ICc Rules Freight Rates and Shipments
The Interstate Commerce Commission bans preferential rates on railroad supplies moved by other railroads. Railroads may forward misrouted shipments to the correct destination without extra charges. Governor Hughes of New York elected president of the Northern Baptist Convention. Reports show continued export decline for canned beef. Terrapin scale threatens peach crops. Baron Moncheur finds Belgian laborer complaints in South Carolina unfounded. Secretary Taft plans a Westward tour, leaving Washington May 29. Ellis, 60, dies at home after failing at the Fish Commission.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Hughes
New York
New Northern Baptist Convention
General Baptists Societies
Department of Agriculture
Baron Moncheur
South Carolina
Taft
West
Washington
St. Is
Doings Of The GlO Dominion And Court News
James Nelms, on trial for the murder of Dr Isaac C Anderson in Gate City, is sentenced to one year in the penitentiary after evidence showed a quarrel at Andersons home. Other items cover a Petersburg battle re-enactment plan drop, a Danville divorce case, a noted banking legal fight over Eddy Press assets, the death of Clement D Fishburne of Charlottesville, a Berkshire Ward murder conviction, a Stuart Draft post office robbery case, a Virginia Bridge walkout, a Prince George County farm sale, and a Texas rail ticket forgery plea and sentence.
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James Nelms
Cate City
Scott County
Isaac C. Anderson
Anderson
Nelms
Gate City
Miehle Printing Press Company
Chicago
Ill
Shenandoah Valley National and Farmers and Merchants” National Banks
Winchester
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Miehle Company
United States
Eddy Press Corporation
Eddy Press
Dill & Collins
Philadelphia
Miehle
United States District Court of Lynchburg
Supreme Court of the United States
Oscar Humphries
Stuarts Draft
Roanoke
White
Virginia Bridge
John Krameley
Prince George County
Petersburg
Krameley
A. L. Ragland
San An
Texas
Folk
Unverified Text Fragment on Western Time Variations
A garbled note discusses annual time shifts and calendar debates in the Western world. It mentions East West variation, Leo XIII, and a referenced date near Easter, noting potential alignment changes and days differing by small amounts. The passage reflects historical pondering on time standards and religious calendars.
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London
Announcement of union and gratitude miss Ben Welch
A fragmentary text proclaims a joining and affection with praise for Miss Ben Welch. It reflects gratitude themed around Thanksgiving and a desire to be together, describing a mellow, affectionate bond and a shared future under sunlit terms.
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Ben Welch
The More Expensive Is Rizsgs My Wife Incident
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a wife and a man with a hat, but details are unclear and no coherent event or entities can be reliably identified from the readable text.
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Vice-Press
Nottingham
Lash
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OLD Dominion Line
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Ae Oo
O. D
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Old Point
Philpot
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Williams
Hicks
Diggs
Roane
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Smith’s
Hockley
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Severn Wharf
Severn River
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Portsmouth
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Night Line
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Atlantic Hotel
John Nichol
Norfolix
Chesapeake Steamship Company
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Atlanta
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Gloucester Point
Clements and Allmond’s
Thursan
Yorktown
Clay
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W. Rorson
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E. J. Cris
T. H. McDawnxer
A. M. Marchant
Bulding
M. S. Foster
Sibley Bros
Garnett
Middlesex
F. Theo. Miller
Mathews C. H
Miss Goodley
Miss Knox
Ee Goodley
Havana
Cienfuegos
Colombia
Japan
France
Albert Clement
Dieppe
William Waldorf Astor
Oxford University
J. L. Rodgers
Shanghai
China
M. Rodier
Cochin China
Sein Fein Society
Morocco
Manchamp
Zacharias
International Permanent Geodetic Commission
Copenhagen
Congo
Beome
Nicaragua
Ivador
Sullivant
New York American
Czar
Pine Knot
Snezer Ellis
H- Jan
Fish Commission
C. S. Schermerhorn @ Son
Purina
Neer Pratt
Cheapside
Baltimore, Md
Gilbert School of Shorthand
Dilbert School OF Shorthand
Calvin L. Fleet
N. Fremont St
GLO Dominion
Virginia
Battle of the Crater
Common Council
Bost Ferris
Schoolfield
Danville
Manuel Coggins
Stanley County
Coggins
Elizabeth Ferril
Best Ferril
Ferris
Clement D. Fishburne
Charlottesville
Mr. Fishburne
Waynesboro
Washington College
Washington Lee University
University of Virginia
Bank of Albermarle
Davidson College
North Carolina
Stonewall
William McIntosh
Charles W. Parks
Berkley Ward
Parks
McIntosh
Thomas Lassiter
Siter
Lassiter
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