Global Notes on Transport and Trade From 1900s Europe
Reports from Berlin London and other centers covering a wide range of topics. Exhibitions of mules and donkeys in Berlin. Patented motor vehicles in Germany. Railways use gasoline handcars in the west. England towns vs rural deaths and Yellowstone park size. France Spain and Japan notes on industry and technology. There are political military and economic items with many named places and figures.
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Berlin
Germany
England
Yellowstone Park
Delaware
Rhode Island
Paris
Europe
America
Harroldswick
Shetland
Transvaal
Great Britain
Red Sea
Indianapolis
Department of Communications
Edward
South Africa
Seychelles
Fort Bayard
N. M
Spandau
Siberia
Norman C. Buston
Toledo
Post Office
Galveston
Tex
Department of Agriculture
Queensland
Kenneth Square
Lansdale
Philadelphia
France
Automobile Club
London
Washington Letter highlights need for a municipal building
Washington Letter discusses the District of Columbia lacking a dedicated city hall under the current government form. It notes Congress has long been urged to provide suitable, centralized municipal accommodations as the former city hall outlived its usefulness and the government operated from rented spaces.
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Committee On Public Buildings
District of Columbia
Board of Trade
Congress
National Museum
Peter Henderson
Edinburgh
Scotland
House of Gordon
Navy Department
Judge Darling
Vermont
the Navy
Darling
Librarian of
Putnam
Spofford
Library of Congress
House Commerce Committee
Hepburn
Iowa
Arthur Simmons
White House
Senator Simmons
North Carolina
Arthur
Kermit
Roosevelt
New York
Poughkeepsie
Hank Smith
Michigan
Callie Mazoo
Mich
Carl Schofield
Senator Kittredge champions Panama canal route in senate
Senator Kittredge of South Dakota drew wide notice with a senate speech on the canal question favoring the Panama route. Walter Wellman praised the new senator in a Chicago Record Herald letter, noting his deep research on title and his warning that Costa Rica has offered no terms and that the United States must avoid committing to the Nicaragua route.
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Senator Kittredge
Senate
Canal
Panama
United States
Walter Wellman
Chicago ‘Record-Herald
West
Kittredge
South Dakota
Ike
Morgan
Collum
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Choleric Versus Quiet Natures in The Schoolmaster’s View
The Schoolmaster Clarendon notes choleric men are stormy and ungrateful while quiet natures are like calm air. Quiet persons attract and reconcile others, winning goodwill and inner peace despite fortune, as they keep their own thoughts and ease.
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Clarendon
Describing Vendome Victory Sparks Jest in Court
An honest compliment to M. de Vendome recalls how the French commander in Italy sent a young nobleman to announce a victory at Suazara. The king listened gravely while the Duchess of Burgundy laughed, and the messenger confessed describing a battle was harder than winning one.
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M. de Vendome
Italy
Suazara
Our Fears and Public Life from 19th Century Press
A fragmented clippings set discusses fear and perception, contrasting imagination with danger. It includes a quip about a man near death not trembling and a brief exchange about salad preparation. It also mentions Mrs Wigway’s public activity and Mrs Muggins’ comment on social roles.
Assault and Battery Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict
E J Shelmadine was found guilty of assault and battery after a June 2 incident on East First Street. The case, before Justice MecKinney Wede, featured Shelmadine claiming a single blow while Cassem testified to a harsher clash in a buggy dispute. A $45 fine was imposed, with Shelmadine appealing to the circuit court and posting a $100 bond.
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Shelmadine
Cassem
Gang
Geo. P. Dix
A. B. Seaton
M. A. Reeves
L. Beckwith
Emil Becker
C. G. Rathbun
Justice MecKinney
Shermadine
Dean's Ointment Promises Quick Cure for All
An old advertisement touts Dean's Ointment as a universal remedy for "iching piles" claiming it is absolutely safe and guarantees relief for rich and poor, old and young.
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Dean
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Washington
Hood
E. J. Shelmadine
O. M. Cassem
S. H. Callin
Bea
Hleconyes
Cone Price Clothirr
Fairbanks-Morse
All; Inc
Fairbanks, Morse & CO
ST. Paul, Minn
H. D. Butterfield
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