Peary's Arctic Quest Near Pole Hailed
A dispatch from Peary via Merbert L. Bridgeman details the United States record at 87 degrees six minutes north, surpassing the prior 86 degrees 24 minutes by the Abruzzi expedition. Peary describes hardships, drifting ice, and cache losses, with musk oxen killed and one rescuer saved. voyage culminates near Greenland with no deaths.
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New York
United States
Robert 8. Peary
United States Navy
North Pole
Roosevelt
Pole
Pear
Hecla
Columbia
Lee
Greenland
Commander Peary
Bridgeman
Peary
Hopedale
Hoffenthal
Batrador
Pwillingate
New Foundlland
Monopoly Debate in Yellowstone Lake Boat Transport
Maj. John Pitcher, acting superintendent, reports the Yellowstone Lake Boat Company monopoly for tours from Upper Geyser Basin to the Thumb harms patrons. He urges competition or staged boat operators to offer choice between boat and land travel. The 18 mile trip costs three dollars. franchise expires July 21. Pitcher also calls for increasing guard strength at Fort Fellowstone in a four-troop squadron post.
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Washington
John Pitcher
Yellowstone Lake
Pitcher
Moth Fellowstone
Royal Arcanum Names New Boston Appointments
In Boston on Nov 1, at a special meeting of the supreme council of the Royal Arcanum, appointments were made to fill vacancies caused by the death of Supreme Secretary W. C. Robson. W. H. Wiggin of Tiome was named Supreme Regent replacement, with 4. T. Turner, Adelaide, as supreme secretary, W. F. McConnell of New York as supreme auditor, and I. W. Dickinson of Springfield, Mass as supreme trustee.
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Boston
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanim
Wiggin
Tiome
W. C. Robson
T. Turner
Adston
W. F. McConnell
New York
I. W. Dickinson
Springfeld
Masa
Two men die in Dundee house fire
James Chase and DeWitt Van Wormer were burned to death when the Chase residence burned. They were asleep on the second floor as the Lawn night watchman rescued Mrs. Chase who discovered the fire.
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Dundee
Hich
James Chase
DeWitt van Wormer
Mr. Chase
Virginia Battleship Rammed by Monroe Liner in Hampton Roads
In Norfolk Virginia the battleship Virginia was struck by the Old Dominion liner Monroe in Hampton Roads. The collision damaged the Virginia’s stern armor and davits while the Monroe sustained a damaged prow. No Virginia pilot was aboard and a survey will assess damage to both vessels. Immigrant passengers aboard the Monroe cried out as the ships collided.
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Norfolk
Virginia
Hampton Roads
Old Dominion
Monroe
New York
Monros
Monrae
Monrog
Ti Ia
Noted Theosophist Olcott Seriously Injured in Italy
Kangas City Missouri November 5 Col Henry Steele Olcott president founder of the Theosophical Society at Adyar India and co worker of the late Helen Blavatsky has been seriously injured in a wall wreck in Italy private advices say He was placed in a hospital in a bad way Fears for recovery arise due to his advanced age He was en route home to India from Chicago where he presided at the American Theosophical Society convention held in September
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Kangas City
Henry Steele Olcott
Adyar
India
Theosophical Godlery
Helen F. Blavateky
Italy
Duci Ig
Col. Olcott
Sime
Chicago
American Section
The
Theosophical Society
Five True Bills for Peonage in Atlanta Navy Drama
Federal grand jury returns five indictments for peonage connected to a Newnan furniture factory scheme. Indicted are F. B. Cole and H. L. Tegler of Newman, Ga, plus Jean Reinhold. Investigation led by Assistant Attorney General Charles Russell under a New York immigration bureau employment promise to German immigrants lured south.
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Atlanta
Charles Russell
Department of Dustria ii
Washington
F. B. Cole
Jean Reinhold
H. L. @tegler
Newman, Ga
Numiter
Southern Immigration Bureau of
New York
Newnan
Standard Oil Buys 42 Acres in Caddo City Field
Standard Oil of New Jersey buys 42 acres in the Caddo City field twenty miles north of Shreveport Louisiana. One flowing well is on the property and a complete pumping station pipe line and storage tanks will be erected. Oil will be shipped to Beaumont for refining until the field is fully developed when a refinery may be built in Shreveport.
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Shreveport
Standard Oil Company
Caddo City
Ita
Beaumont
Civil War Official Records Volumes Completed
Washington reports Volume 20 of the official records of the Union and Confederate navies in the War of the Rebellion has been completed with Volumes 19 and 20 distributed this year. Volume 21 covering West Gulf blockade operations in 1864 is finished and Volume 22 is compiled and partly suppressed.
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Washington
Charles W. Stuart
Llirary
Naval War Record
Navy Department
West Gulf
Eduadron
Soldiers Shot in Saloon at Port Bliss Texas
Army troops from the Twenty-Fifth Infantry at Port Bliss engage in a saloon brawl near the reservation. Private Mathews killed, Private Lewis and Alexander Johnson the saloon keeper wounded. El Paso reports dated November 5.
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el Pago
Texas
Twenty
Port Wliss
Mathews
Lewis
Alexander Johnson
Soldiers in Cuba to Tramp Country
Havana November 5 The provisional government plans extensive demonstration marches for American troops to restore confidence. General Belden orders officers and soldiers to show courtesy to all Cubans and refrain from intervening in disorder except in emergencies. Also notes hospital move from Ban Lazaro to Mantanzas island and local press on a boundary dispute arrest involving an American.
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Havana
Provisional Government
J. Franklin Bel
Occupaion
Parlos Garcia Y Velez
Mantanzas
Isle of Pines
Holmesburg
Magoon
Robert Tittoni
Marine Corps
Santiago
Noble
Fifth Infantry
Sumner
Animas Hospital
Higa Ilness
Wiley
Tarnhelm
Camp Columbia
Mine Bosses in Fatal Fight at Stone Branch
In Barboursville West Virginia on Sunday night GW Wright and Andrew Childers mine bosses, intoxicated, assaulted John A Kelley with clubs causing fatal injuries. Kelley died thirty minutes later. Wright and Childers were captured, jailed in Logan county, and reportedly aided by a conductor who hid them on a train from a pursuing posse.
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Barboursville
W. Va
Stone Branch
Neve
Wright
Andrew Childers
Jnha
Kelley
Childers
Logan County
Trunka
Thhey
Convict Girl of Manslaughter In New Jersey Trial
New York November 7 Wlorinna Vlario was found guilty of manslaughter by a Somerset county jury in Somerville New Jersey for the killing of Alexander Dipoalo last June The defendant claimed the shooting was accidental The jury did not impose sentence immediately and postponed it
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New York
Wlorinna Vlario
Somerset County Court
Somerville
N. J
Alexander Dipoalo
Dipoalo
Hering admits guilt in bank looting case
Henry W. Hering former Milwaukee Avenue State Bank cashier pleaded guilty to forgery and embezzlement in Judge Pinckney's court and was sentenced to one to fourteen years for forgery and one to ten for embezzlement with sentences to run concurrently. He will be sent to Joliet and testify before the next grand jury against Walter Frantzen and the directors. Mrs. Hering plans a divorce, stating she will not stand by unless he proves his innocence.
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Chicago
Henry W. Hering
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Walter Frantzen
Savings Department
Paul 0. Stensland
Hering
Criminal ‘Court
Rival weather bureau planned in San Francisco details
In Pacific Grove California on November 6 reports emerged of a rival weather bureau to be set up in San Francisco. A reputed weather plant from Cuba and Mexico named abrus predatorius nobilis allegedly foresees rain fog earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Austrian Prof Josef Norvack arrives in England with 20 cases of these plants claiming sensitivity to magnetic and electric influences. The plants allegedly forecast weather two to seven days ahead over 300 square miles and predict mine fire damp accumulations. Norvack plans bureaus in San Francisco Dombay and Tokyo.
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Pacific Grove
Cal
Weather Bureau
San Francisco
Cuba
Mexico
Josef, Norvack
England
Noryack
Dombay
Tokyo
Bank at La Salle Robbed in Broad Daylight
The Farmers and Almers bank at Ladd in La Salle County was robbed Monday afternoon by two men who held assistant cashier J. J. Hurley at gunpoint. They bound him, looted cash from the vault, and escaped after stealing about $7,000 in value, including $190 in gold and silver.
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Ltre Nch
Two Adrift on Lake Wreck Near Chicago Rescue
Louis Wright and Willan Thornton of Michigan City Indiana, with three companions, drifted ten hours in Lake Michigan before drowning threats ended and they were rescued. The steamer Glenn towed their launch Bradshaw twenty miles to Chicago after pickup in the lake.
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Laka
Chicago
Louis Wright
Willan Thornton
Michigan City
Ind
Glenn
Bradshaw
Egg Eating Hen Nest From Prairie Farmer Sketch
A Lake County Illinois correspondent illustrates a hen nest device to prevent egg eating. A false bottom with a 2.5 inch hole guides eggs through padding to a lower compartment, making eggs disappear from the hen’s sight and reducing damage. The design includes burlap, shaved litter, and a partial second shelf for controlled descent.
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Lake County
Ill
Prairie Farmer
Fowls Without Lice At Maine Experiment Station
The Farmers' Review reports Maine experiment station findings showing lice absence in poultry, saving expense and labor. Clean pens, fresh incubators, and lice-free eggs prevent infestation, suggesting farmers can replicate the success and reduce losses from lice and disease.
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Farmers’ Review
Maine Experiment Station
Lee
Charles’ Wood
Maine
Transferring Bees Methods Compared By Farm and Home
An article outlines three methods for moving bees between hives, favoring a plan that drives bees into a temporary box then into a new hive. It covers timing, drum signals, queen handling, and the use of queen excluders to optimize honey, wax, and brood distribution.
Egg Turning Device Demonstrates Simple Frictionless Action
The mechanism features a roller curtain cloth holding eggs. The eggs sit on a rod wound with a small crank. Turning the roller slightly rotates each egg and causes a gentle jostle, with a single crank turn usually sufficient.
Dark Poultry Houses Need Windows for Health
The Farmer's Review urges opening poultry houses to admit light. Many farms still keep dark houses with damp floors risking disease. Installing a window is easy and weather permitting will greatly benefit fowls, especially in winter when birds stay indoors longer.
A Cheap Drinking Fountain From Red Clay Pot
A simple drinking fountain using an upturned red clay pot with its bottom hole corked and notched at the rim. Water stays in the plate for chickens. unglazed clay stays cooler in shade, offering a practical alt to crockery founts.
The Farmer and the Auto Rhetoric Rebalanced
A Rural New Yorker contemplates the farmer’s enduring conflict with the automobile. The piece traces historical shifts from horse to beast of burden, noting how tools change roles. It predicts cheaper cars may empower farmers and alter the narrative in time.
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New Yorker
Market Insight on Honey and Turnips From The Farnt Journal
The Farnt Journal notes annual honey sources and growing volumes urging restraint in shipping any wax to distant markets until local production fully covers demand. It also advises turning turnips to field feeds by letting sheep graze on them.
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Sss Farnt Journal
Ieality
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