Balloon Explosion and a Town Fourth of July Prank
Two college sophomores in 19th century drills conducted gas balloon experiments at night in a chemistry hall. They ignited a two to one oxygen hydrogen balloon to create rain and a dramatic explosion that damaged a nearby barn and sparked a fire. The blast drove the residents to call the fire department and the story ends with an eventual agreement to settle the damages years later, clearing their conscience.
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Texas
Chum Jarvis
Ms All Summmer
Ous
Creel
Jarvis
Chemistry Hall
Cheristry Building
Hoard
Jarve
Gripus
Gripe
Evens
Hawaii
Phoenix Company
A Noble Boy
On the Fourth of July morning Mr. Jones meets George Pilgarlic who refuses to place firecrackers under him. The precocious boy calls the activity no fun when they are too fit to jump.
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Mr. Jones
George Pilgarlic
Kansas City Independent
Fourth of July origin explained by fireworks industry
In a playful exchange, a teacher asks how the Fourth of July began and Tommy attributes it to fireworks makers, reflecting a lighthearted take in the Chicago Daily News.
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Tommy
Chicago Daily News
The Fourth of July Exploits and Modern Patriotism
The piece mocks Independence Day celebrations noting how easily the public learns the date and how fireworks and loud displays define the holiday. It satirically credits Yankees and Chinese for invention of gunpowder and firecrackers and jokes about children and freedom to shoot off fireworks and guns.
Died on the Fourth of July in U.S. history
The article notes that three presidents Jefferson Adams and Monroe all died on the Fourth of July, with Adams dying on the same day Jefferson neared death and Monroe passing in 1831. It also recalls Hannibal Hamlin, the first Republican vice president, who died on July Fourth in 1891.
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United States
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Jefferson
Adams
President Monroe
Monroe
Hannibal Hamlin
Detroit Tree Press
Fourth of July Threat Prompts Talk of Skin Plaster
In a Chicago Record-Herald snippet Johnny asks about skin plaster as a weapon and his mother declines the product. An agent assures it would grow new skin quickly, while Johnny warns he plans to bump up against the Fourth of July hard this year.
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Johnny
Chicago Record-Herald
Thoughtful wife prevents disaster after Fourth celebration
In a Chicago Evening Post item, a family with many boys avoids serious trouble after the Fourth of July. The toasts and fireworks proceed, but burns arise and are promptly dressed by the family physician, whom the wife invited to dine with them.
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Chicago Evening Post
Bicentennial Wesley Celebrations Across North America
Boston and Savannah mark the Johns Wesley bicentenary with two day and one day events. In Boston religious leaders from three branches of Methodism speak including Bishop Fowler and Rev Carman. Savannah closes with tablet unveilings marking Wesley sites and Dr. John F. Goucher addresses the Rise of Methodism.
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Boston
John Wesley
New England
Methodist Church
North America
Methodist-Episcopal Church
South
Canada
Charles H. Fowler
Buffalo
Eugene R. Hendrix
Kansas City
A. Carman
Wesley
Mr. Carman
Hendrix
George Jackson
Edinburgh
Scotland
W. S. Hallalieux
Fowler
Savannah
John F. Goucher
Russia's Policy Shifts on Manchuria Reported
Washington and London dispatches indicate Russia may pause direct action on Manchuria as Hay departs for leave and Cassini sails. Officials note talks with China on ports, and a shift toward policies more acceptable to the United States, with Lessar summoned for conference in Port Arthur. A Times dispatch from Shanghai cites Yuan Shikai opposing opening Manchurian ports, urging cautious terms with Russia amid China’s broader strategy. American and German prize results follow, with a wave of labor unrest and a major copper smelter shutdown looming in Butte. Casualties rise as Croatian unrest triggers troop fire. a Persian earthquake reports reach Transcaucasia.
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Hay
Count Cassini
Europe
Manchuria
United States
China
Peking
M. Lessar
Kuropatkin
Alexieff
Pacific
M. Pokouliff
Port Arthur
Russia
London
Shanghai
The
Times
Yuan Shai Kai
Pe Chi Li
New Chiang
Elevator Crash At Hines Pickle Plant Traps 23 Injured
A shaft failure at the Hines Pickle Company plant in Allegheny, Pittsburgh on Monday caused a freight elevator carrying 23 people to plunge 45 feet from the fifth floor to the cellar. Two workers may die from severe injuries. Officials blamed intoxicated men who refused to stay off the car and began jumping as it fell. Rescue crews and doctors rushed the injured to area hospitals. the plant notes the elevator had been regularly inspected and upgraded two years prior.
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Pittsburg
IH. J. Hines Pickle Compar
Allegheny
John Churney
Edward Holman
Mount Hope
N. J
J. 8
Phillips
William Roncano
Cleveland
Heinz
Judge Redwine Declines Special Term Vacate Benches
Jackson Ky June 30 Judge Redwine announces he will not vacate the bench during the forthcoming special term. The term will probe the Cockrell and Cox assassinations, arson at B J Ewen hotel, and bribery attempts in the Jett and White trial. The governor’s request for a substitute judge is set aside as untimely.
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Redwine
Jackson
Court House
Dr. Cox
Hargis
B. J. Ewen
Ewen
Jett
White
Gov. Beckham
Floods Hit New York Front and Borough Streets
A fierce storm drenched New York and surrounding areas on Monday with heavy rain and thunder. Flooding reached four to five feet in some streets, especially along the shore, South and West streets, Manhattan, and Williamsburg Brooklyn, causing widespread damage and trapping residents in their homes.
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New York
Greater
Manhattan
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Artin Architecture Five-room House on Post Foundation
A five room house designed by Artin Architecture can be built on a post foundation for 1100 dollars. The plan includes a 12 by 14 sitting room a 10 by 10 kitchen two 14 by 14 chambers and a pantry. Materials feature 9 foot ceilings 2x8 joists 2x4 studs plaster and pine throughout with white exterior paint dark green sash creosoted shingles and red pressed brick accents.
The Breeding of Corn in Agricultural Practice
The article explains corn breeding as applying plant and animal selection principles to improve crops. It cites sugar beet gains from seed selection and compares annual corn yields, with examples of selecting for longer shanks, taller stalks, wider leaves, and narrower leaves to illustrate fixed advantageous traits.
Beal seeds germinate after long burial in tests
The article notes Beal's results with 12 of 21 species germinating after 20 years and describes a USDA experiment burying seeds of 109 species at varied depths to test extreme vitality over 1 to 50 year intervals. Other items include gasoline motors in the Sahara replacing camels and a 255 foot artesian well at Grevele near Paris delivering 700000 gallons daily.
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Beal
United States Department of Agriculture
Grevele
Paris
Forest fires blamed for cloudbursts in the Carolinas
A Columbia weather bureau official links recent deadly floods in Kansas and South Carolina to heavy forest fires in New York and New England. He explains dust nuclei from smoke and ashes, high humidity, and favorable thunderstorm conditions produced by easterly winds. The Pacolet basin likely saw extreme rainfall over a few hours, driving the river to a raging flood.
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Kansas
South Carolina
J. W. Bauer
Columbia Weather Bureau
New York
Mount Washington
New England
Pacolet
Pacolet River
Columbia
Boston Glabe
Irreproachable Man Trades Quip With London Pickpocket
A bold London pickpocket attempted to lift valuables from a Piccadilly gentleman who called himself irreproachable. The man grabbed the thief by the wrist, declared the thief filthy, and ordered him to wash his hands before stealing again.
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London
Piccadilly
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