New Citranges From Florida Grower Scientists
Florida horticulturists Herbert Webber and Walter Swingle announce two new citrous fruits, the tangelo and citrange, developed at the Miami government garden. The tangelo blends tangerine and grapefruit traits, while the citrange mixes frost resistance with the flavor of a sweet orange. The two varieties, named the Rusk and Willite in one account, promise extended growing zones and practical uses from juice to desserts, with seeds reduced and easy peeling highlighted.
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T. Louis Republic
Herbert J. Webber
Walter T. Swingle
Webber
Doctor Webber
Oltrange
Gulf Coast
Florida
Miami
Fla
Department of Agriculture
South Carolina Experiment Station
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Texas
Wasnington
Oregon
Swingle
Princess Funeral in Korea Expensive Ancient Ceremonies Detailed
The London Graphic reports on the Korean crown princess funeral held after a month’s delay. A seven mile road and a temple were built, bearers faced crowd opposition, red paint signs punished lagging workers, and night processions with gauze lanterns and ceremonial outfits marked the rite.
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London
Korea
Mohammedans and Dogs in Egypt Story
The article notes Egypt forbids Muslims from entering houses with dogs and punishes dogs in mosques. It describes dogs living mainly outdoors, guarding property, yet remaining faithful to their owners despite persecution. It also contrasts Muslims' disdain for dogs with reverence for cats, citing Bubastis and Atribes as ancient cat worship sites and a parallel in India where cat crimes are capital.
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New Orleans Times
Egypt
Sonini
Bubwastis
Atribes
India
Grimalkin
Extent of Russian Outbreaks Across the Empire
The New York Tribune notes widespread outbreaks across Russia involving many ethnic groups from the Baltic to the Urals. It argues the disaffection is universal and demands a constitutional remedy rather than local measures.
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New York Tribune
Dream Umpires A Beer Team In A Rain Wakeup
A Hardman Free Press dream has a ball game with teams named Schlitz Pabst Miller Schorr Gert Anheuser Busch Cook and Lemp and the umpires award every pint to the team. After the game they receive a wagon of bottled beer but wake when it rains through the roof.
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Hardman Free Press
Schlitz
Pabst
Miller
Schorr
Gert
Anheuser
Busch
Cook
Lemp
Shrapnel Died a Disappointed Man
British artillery history notes Henry Shrapnel’s invention of the shrapnel shell and its impact from Surinam to Waterloo. It traces his ideas, demonstrations to the king, wartime use, delays in royal recognition, and his death in 1842 with pension disputes and later revival in European conflicts.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Henry Shrapnel
Sheriiage
Gibraltar
Lfor
Mercier
Shrapnel
O'Hara
Woolwich
Carron Iron Works
Scotland
Surinam
Wilson
Fort Amsterdam
Henry
War Office
Calabria
Sidney Smith
Sheapner
Gallart
Admiralty
Peninsula
Vimbra
Wellington
William Robe
Vimeria
Waterloo
George Wood
la Haye Sainte Farm
East India Company
Board of Ordinance
Grant
William IV
England
Bormann
Sebastopol
New Globe Lifeboat Averts Wreck With Water and Seats
A newly invented steel globe lifeboat by Captain Donvig features a 145 gallon water supply, 16 crew seats, 14 cubic feet provisions, ventilation pipe, glass observation lights, a rudder and oars, and a 16 inch rope fender. experiments in Copenhagen and North Jutland showed rapid self righting and steering ready for sea use جمهور.
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Donvig
Copenhagen
Giobe Iby
Shase
Jutland
Danvig
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Navigation
Almost Too Late. Chicago Tribune Caption Tease
A fragment from a Chicago Tribune piece shows Colonel McSchwarts recounting town growth to a caller. His wife and daughter exchange light humor about a reunion and a playful neck pinch as the colonel resumes his reminiscence.
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Chicago Tribune
Rockefeller Kinship Seen Through Memory and Pride
In Moville Iowa four miles from town Richard Rockefeller and his wife recount their childhoods and memories of John D Rockefeller. The couple describes him as a loving cousin who helped his mother and stayed upright, despite public attacks. They contrast his early life with his father William's notorious rioting and whiskey spells while noting the Rockefeller family bond. Williams Rockefeller, Richard’s uncle, is portrayed as a wandering loud man whose later fate remains unclear. The piece paints a respectful, nostalgic portrait of the Rockefeller lineage and their distant ties to the oil magnate.
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Salamanca
Marmont
England
Woolwich
Sioux City Tribune
Moville
Iowa
Richard Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
John
Owego
Tioga County
New York State
Pennsylvania
Familly
Moyille
John D
Mississippi
Miltong
Gaj
Beying
Williams ¥. Rockefeller
Farmers’ Bank
Uncle William
Cleveland
Whire
William
John D. Branch
Ries
Taft
Panama Canal
United States
Pacific Coast
Navy
The Arab Horse Origin Mystery Inferred
British scientists studying horse origins report skull depressions near the face gland in Indian and racehorse skulls. The feature is absent in European horses and suggests Arab and thoroughbred lineage may trace to an eastern form akin to India's fossil horses.
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United States
Halstead
Birmingham
British Museum
India
Stockwell
Ben d‘Or
Eclipse
Orlando
Hermit
Europe
Palm Beach Trip Sparks Short Change Debate
A Yonkers Statesman snippet records a terse exchange about a trip to Palm Beach for a change. The remark hints at dissatisfaction with being short changed, in a casual back-and-forth between Yeast and Crimsonbeak.
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Yonkers
Palm Beach
Crimsonbeak
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