Boy Millionaire Chooses North Pole Quest Over Play
William Ziegler Jr., 14, heir to a 30 million dollar fortune, trains for Arctic discovery as his foster father’s dream. He plans Columbia University study and an expedition once he comes of age, aiming to locate the North Pole while balancing charity and education.
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New York
William Ziegler
Noroton, Conn
William Ziegler, Jr
Ziegler
Far North Seas
North Pole
George Brandt
Chicago
Brandt
Columbia University
John Franklin
Willam Ziegler
Yook
E. Matilda Ziegler
William J. Gaynor
Supreme Court
William S. Champ
Noroton
Fifth Avenue
William Brandt
Mr. Ziegler
Haldwin
W. 8. Champ
Tromsoe
Norway
Fiala
Willie
Mrs. Ziegler
Willie Ziegler
Long Island Sound
Mr. Fiala
Anthony Fiala
Brooklyn
Arctic
North
Pole
Peculiar glowworm spotted on Red Mountain in Alabama
Conductor Gleason of the Louisville and Nashville railroad found a two and a half inch worm with a shell-like back and eleven joints on Red Mountain. The creature emits steady bright lights along its yellow streaks and dots, resembling a trolley car at night. It is sent to the Smithsonian Institution for examination and classification.
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Bessemer
Ala
Gleason
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Red Mountain
Smithsonian Institution
Draper Defends Protection Amid Tariff Debate
Gen. W S Draper of Massachusetts rebutts claims by G Wilfrid Pearce about wages and American employment in Drager Company mills. Draper asserts wage figures show increases since 1880 and that American workers comprise a majority, challenging Pearce’s accusations and underscoring wage growth and employer positions in the tariff debate.
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G. Wilfrid Pearce
W. S. Draper
Massachusetts
Douglas
Gen. Draper
Evening Post
Pearce
Drager Company
Free Trade
New England
Will You Take Him as a Dead Man Victim
A theatrical lover begs a woman to accept him as he proclaims his love. She reveals she has already "taken" his life and demands he leave, threatening to fetch an undertaker to remove him to the cemetery. He retreats in haste as the scene exposes his folly.
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Mr. Singleton
St. John's Church Guide Falters on Virginia Governor
Tourists in Richmond hear about Patrick Henry and his famous line at St. John’s Church. A question about the Virginia governor stumps the guide who guesses it might be McKinley, revealing uncertain recall of political leadership.
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St. John’s Church
Richmond
Patrick Henry
Virginia
Advertisement by fraudulent quacks targets race whitening
A Kansas City Star quote denounces an ad by fraudulent quacks selling compounds to "make negroes white" and argues it would only provoke blacks to stay content with their natural skin. The remark critiques pseudo medical schemes and racial pretensions in advertisements.
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Kansas City Star
Modest Dwelling Plans and Construction Costs 1904
Details from Frederick J. Drake & Co outline complete plans for a two story home. Includes material prices for excavation, foundation walls, chimney breast, double and single flues, and overall building costs.
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Frederick J. Drake & Co
First Floor Plan From Hodgson Low Cost Homes
An itemized reconstruction from Hodgson's Low Cost American Homes lists costs for carpentry masonry plumbing gas fitting plastering and painting. The total estimate is 2625 00 with incidentals at five percent and notes blueprints available from Frederick J Drake Co Chicago.
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Brews Des Say
C.ees Veveseene
Hodgson
Frederick J. Drake & Co
Chicago
Simple Rheostat Described by L H Batchelder
L H Batchelder of Hamline University St Paul Minnesota explains a simple inexpensive rheostat for steady electrical current in his laboratory and its illustration.
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L. H. Batchelder
Hamline University
St. Paul, Minn
Effective Rheostat for Precise Current Control
A simple rheostat using a hardwood block a few inches in size a copper wire mercury and German silver wire provides steady current for copper or nickel salt analysis and calibrating meters. The wire is kept bright for good contact with the mercury and adjusted by moving the wire left or right.
Light in Wood Reveals Tree Ring Photographic Effect
Col lier's Weekly reports that placing wood sections in contact with a photographic plate in darkness yields an image of the wood. The pictures often show annual rings and growth seasons with activity varying by species. Oak and beech are active while elm and horse chestnut are relatively inactive. resinous wood constituents drive the effect.
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Collier’s Weekly
Unique Smuggling Case Hits Marseilles Court
A large consignment of opium was found on the French steamer Touraine. The case named the entire ship's company as smugglers, and a heavy fine of 2000 pounds was levied on all, distributed among crew according to wages.
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Customs Court
Marseilles
Circuit to Hold Current at Fixed Value Noted in Ammeter
Ambiguous OCR fragment indicates a circuit instruction to maintain current at a fixed value as shown by the ammeter in the circuit. No clear entities, dates, or values to identify additional context.
Aluminum Foil Production Facts and Uses
Aluminum foil is made by spinning one kilogram of metal into about 82 square meters of thin sheet. Some sheets cling together and are ground into powder.
Aftershocks Felt For Years Following 1897 Assam Quake
Following the June 12 1897 Assam earthquake tremors continued for days with an estimated 200 shocks daily at first. By mid July the rate fell to 20 to 30 daily, and residents remained accustomed to daily quakes for about two years. The after shocks were the residual effects of the main disturbance and were not dangerous.
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Assam
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