Perils of the Magellan Strait and Atlantic Fleet Voyage
The New York Times details the Atlantic fleet's planned Pacific cruise with a landmark passage through the Magellan Strait. Rear Admiral Evans will lead the armada in the Connecticut, recounting his prior strait voyage in A Sailor's Log. The itinerary lists stops at Punta Arenas, Rio de Janeiro, Trinidad, and others, with voyage dates from December to March.
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Pacific
Strait
Magellan Strait
New York Times
Switzerland
Evans
Connecticut
Lette
Yorktown
Baltimore
Valparaiso
D. Appleton & Co
Cape Virgin
Admstral
Sandy Point
Tropics
Smyth
Bich
Strait of Magellan
Trenton
Punta Arenas
Lianpton
Trinidad
Rio de Janeiro
Tunti Arenas
Magdaleon Bay
Chest based telephoning system gains attention in St Louis
A St Louis report details two young women who proved a transmitter on the chest can carry sound to the line. Scientists acknowledge the principle, likening it to a stethoscope, as residents test the method amid widespread city interest and ongoing experiments.
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St. Louis
New York Times
Westminster Place
Delmar Boulevard
Central
Calvin M. Woodward
Washington University
St Louis
Shucking Challenge Draws Big Corn Husking Feats
Horton Nai correspondent reports a Wahsas City Star feature on a husking contest where William Cloyd of Powiwrlan claims the title. He reportedly husked 136 bushels in eight hours and averages about seven bushels per hour, with a shouting contest inviting rivals to test their skill.
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Horton Nai
Wahsas
Horton
Willian Cloyd
Powiwrlan
Limneelf
Goradu
Merygan's Watered Joke Sparks Stock Slump Banter
The New York banker A Pierpont Morgan is humorously quoted in the New York American about stock prices. Morgan recalls asking his father when rain would stop, and the father answered this was the one they were laying now. The tale frames Morgan as a bullion booster amid a market lull.
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J.P. Merygan
A. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Brad Street
Peanut Farming Expands in Texas and Nearby States
The Galveston News reports farmers in Texas are growing peanuts to a notable extent and suggests that nearby states such as Virginia and Pennsylvania may join. A peanut factory in Terrell handles about 1,500 bushels daily, signaling rising peanut production activity in the region.
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Texas
Sih
Galveston
Terrell
Canal Ready in 1914 Says Illinois Representative
Representative James R. Mann reports the Panama Canal likely to finish by spring 1914 with expenditures far beyond original estimates, saying Gatun dam foundations are rock and solid. He notes improved conditions under Goethals, compares French effort, cites shovel output, and outlines projected total costs around 200000000 with possible lock enlargements to accommodate larger ships.
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Cal
James R. Mann
Lingis
Isthmus
Washington
New York Tribune
Gatun Dam
Maun
Panama
Guethals
Culebra
Caribbean Sea
Randolph
Board of Consulting Engineers
Gutun Dam
Sihert
Guian
Goethals
Ukel
Mus
Board of Consultutg Engineers
Panama Republic
Reneh Canal Company
Consuiing Board
Lusitania
Naval Board
Cutting Christmas Trees Opens Maine Industry Prospect
Maine woodsmen begin harvesting Christmas trees for national markets as 4,060,000 trees are in demand annually. Knox, Lincoln, and Sagadahoc counties lead a growing industry growing fir balsam trees, with five years to maturity and rising shipments to Boston and New York after a yachtsman’s discovery years ago.
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Maine
Damariscotla
New York Herald
Knox
Lincoln
Sugadahoe
Newfoundland
Sargentville
Boston
Faneuil
New York
Value of wolf scalps how they pay for hunting trips in Wisconsin
A Milwaukee man reports northern Wisconsin farmers welcome big game hunters who kill wolves for supper and lodging. Hunters describe a trip where six wolves yielded $120 in bounties and pelts sold at $2 each, with nonresident hunters allowed the bounty if the county of kill is shown.
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Wisconsin
Aviary on an Ocean Liner Inspires Fashion Trend
The New York Press notes aviaries aboard ships as a new fad among fashion leaders. About 8,000 birds recently shipped from England to the United States, with a special apartment near the engine room on a liner and ongoing plans to bring in 25,000 more by year’s end. Washington women with aviaries may use the birds in social circles. A chestnut producer in Pennsylvania has sent a cage of chestnuts to President Roosevelt and expects a large harvest of up to 2,000 bushels. The London Standard reports a proposed Madrid-Paris telephone line connecting Spain and France.
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New York
United States
England
Washington
Baroness Hengelmuller
White House
K. Sober
Lewisburg
Shamokin
Roosevelt
Philadelphia Press
Sober
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J. E. Ebaugh, N. S. Genung
Glenwood
Iowa
Fowler & Stroud
Pacific Junction
Nancy
Munn & Co
Tarrest
Heras
All Newsdesiers
York
Offeo
Ae Bt. W. Oy
Hills County
Cribune
F. Hill
N. T. Bradway
Blishers
W. S. Elliott
Tyears
Northeast Corner Square
Menwood
F. M. Shriver
Surgical and
Dyar Block
Northwest Corner Square
S. S. Clark
Barber
L. S. Robinson’s Jewelry & Music Store
Theo, W. Ivory
Ivory
Carl H. Otib
Attorneys At Law
Chas. W. Rathke
Opera Hones
North
Fide
A. H. Winkler & CQ. Real Estate, Loan and Exchange Agts
Dean Block
P. O
Amos Dean
Carpenter & Contractor
Glenwood, Iowa
F. F
Fancher
F. K. Meyers & Son Carpenters Contractors and Builders
Justice OF the Peace
Owa
Hooin
Bik
Reliab
Aetna Indemnity Company
W.F. Meyers Merchant
Mickelwall
Carnet of the Square
Lowel
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