Harvard Observatory to Establish Arizona Station for Visual Astronomy
The Harvard Observatory, with support from Lowell, plans a new Arizona station led by William H. Pickering to study the skies in dry air while transferring much photographic work from Arequipa to Arizona. The project aims to move observatories away from cities to reduce atmospheric interference as Mars nears Earth next summer.
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A Visit to the United States Pension Office and Facts
Special correspondence from Washington describes the Pension Office as a vast brick structure, nicknamed General Meigs red harp, housing 86,000,000 bricks and 2,009 officials. It notes ongoing political heat around pensions, reports a recession in the pension list after 33 years, and cites past and projected expenditures, with current year appropriations around 165 million dollars and potential outlays near 140 million.
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Pension Office Surplus, Pensions, and War Casualties
The Pension Office faces a projected annual outlay near 130 million as aging veterans and widows drive costs. Commissioner William Lochren leads a large staff, while detailed case processing shows rapid initial determinations, frequent file “jacketing,” and slowdowns from hard-to-prove claims. Analysis of Union forces suggests about 1.85 million served, with roughly one third never fighting, and measles and camp sickness causing heavy early losses.
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Many Named Royalty Adds Name For Dowager Empress
A Peking letter reports an edict ordering a sixteenth syllable honor to be presented to the empress dowager of China in September 1894. Her majesty already bears seven names of 14 characters each, and ministers must recite the long title Tze-hsi-Tuan-yu- K'ang-i- Chao-yu-Chuang-ch'eng-Shon ing-Ch'ing-hsien-Ch'ung-hsi Huang T'ai-hou before any bystander can recognize she is meant.
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North China Herald
Paper fire engine draws Berlin interest
The Berlin fire department unveils a novel engine built entirely from papier mache. The carriage and parts are finished to high standards, offering durability while being considerably lighter than traditional engines.
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Berlin
Old Residenter recalls great Maine snowfalls from 1448
In a Corners store and post office gathering, locals debate historic snows. Solomon Growles claims fresh measurements of 40 foot snow on Smith's hill while Elijah Scammon recalls 1448 tote road snows near Brassua lake, where a 50 inch windstorm blanketed the notch for three days and buried camps and hills.
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Solomon Growles
Smith's Hill
Elijah Scammon
Brassua Lake
Yans
Sulumoun
Towtaton Journal
Ambitious omens and a fatal room of Brooklyn
A fragmentary tale describes a room in Brooklyn where a woman lists omens and marks a circle with letters signifying future outcomes. February is flagged as bad, foreshadowing a grievous end, while a spiritualist cites Lovecraft and Brooklyn Miss. The report notes the woman’s March deaths and a Columbus purchase of poison preceding her demise.
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Palmer Company
Lovecraft
Miss Brookyn
Columbus
San Fran Chronicle
Openings and new waists dazzle at spring fashion
A New York correspondence describes openings featuring silk gowns, tea jackets, and lace trimmed waists. Rich silks, tweeds, and velvets appear in autumn and spring tones with novel capes, pelisses, and intricate trims. Two outfits, indigo sarah with black lace and terra cotta cloth with garnet velvet cape, stand out as highly novel and elegant.
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Sarah
Miss Hatch's Cure Attributed To Relic Belief
Miss Mary Hatch of 1912 Hickory Street reports relief from a seven year tumor after applying a relic obtained from the Sisters of the Sacred Heart and a nine day novena. The cure, encouraged by faith and prayer, occurred on the sixth day with no surgical intervention. Dr. O Don believes there was no supernatural cause, noting he did not deem the condition critical.
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Hickory Street
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Order of the Sacred Heart
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Sisters of the Sacred Heart
Mme. Barat
Hatch
Post-Dispatch
Sacred Heart
Robert J O'Reilly
St. Louis
Pages in congress careers before them not always desirable
Cor related column discusses page careers in the Senate and House, noting that some page youths may rise to ordinary doorkeepers while others stay in minor roles. It contrasts long service by Captain Bassett with limited duties, and critiques parental anxiety. A separate evening chat cites a salt habit seen on the underground, warning of health risks from nibbling salt crystals.
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House of Representatives
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New York Times
Mink farming scheme pitched for new industry
CHAUTAUQUA LAKE area resident Levi Daniels details a non patentable mink farming idea that could revolutionize fur production. He describes breeding mink in captivity with two litters per year, cost estimates, and potential profits, asserting other fur bearing species could be raised similarly for a lucrative market. CHARLY APPLEBEE.
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New York
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Ite
Levi Daniels
Chautauqua Lake
Daniels Saya
Buffalo
Major Calhoun
Alaska
Great Far Land
Northwest
Canada
Charly Applebee
Drs Stackhouse and Daniel Heal Catarrh Patient Endorses System
Mr Frank Tornholm a student at Augustana College Rock Island recounts four years of catarrh illness that worsened his eyesight and required glasses. After treatment by mail from Drs Stackhouse and Daniel his symptoms disappeared and he no longer needs glasses. The Institute offers diagnosis via symptom blanks and charges are moderate with free consultations. Office hours in Davenport Rock Island and Moline.
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Daniel
Mr. Tornholm
Sympton
Dra. Stackhouse
Augustana College
Rock Island
Rusty Billings Sentenced After Pig Theft Confession
Rusty Billings, a longtime border raider known for stealing horses and cattle across the line, was captured after taking a pig he deemed desirable. He confessed to five years of cross-border rustling and six killings, but received a seven-year penitentiary sentence for stealing the hog. His protest highlights the era’s harsh justice. London reports note royal intrigue in straw hat craftsmanship.
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