Questioned congress debates battleship construction and naval policy
The senate considers a bill on naval funding and a conference report on the appropriation for a battleship program. Experts warn battleships are unsafe and costly while submarines and naval reform are favored. The report is agreed to amid calls to defer action for a year due to Far East tensions.
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Russsaan
Buel
Hale
Navy
Department
Far East
Large Russian Cavalry Forces Move Toward Yalu Front
General Rennenkampff’s division joins a mobile cavalry force near the Yalu as Japanese threats loom on Inouye’s left flank. The maneuver aims to pressure communications and force a retreat toward Manchuria if dislodged.
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Rennenkampff
Yalu
Inouye
Rennenkampér
Manchuria
City S under siege as Marmaton floods Fort Scott
Fort Scott Kansas endures a severe Marmaton flood with ten foot water sweeping streets. About 300 residents remain stranded in Belltown while rescue crews work to save people and property. Gas works and warehouses flooding. rail lines and bridges disabled. hundreds evacuated or awaiting boats.
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Kan
Ase City
Belltown
Lemore
Ausman
Mendenhall
Escarpe
B Southwestern Wholesale Grocery Company
Soldier Killed As Santa Fe Train Collides Near Needles
In Los Angeles April 27 a Santa Fe freight and a light engine collide near Hartoum Station west of Needles California. One soldier, James M. Bowers, is killed and about a dozen are injured as the engine helps a train over a heavy grade. Details are scarce tonight.
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Hartoum
Needles
Santa Fe
James M. Bowers
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Labor groups plan Portland march to mark Fourth event
The Federated Trades Council with 76 unions and allied associations announce a large march in Portland on July 12 to showcase entertainment and attractions. The program promises many speakers and varied amusements over two weeks, aiming to attract attention with a grand Fourth celebration featuring a monster parade.
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Portland
Mont Comite
Sonia
The Fin Coulter Plow Part Design and Use
The cut describes a plow coulter style used in the West, made of high grade tucible steel about three-eighths inch thick, designed to cut soil easily. It contrasts dovetailed land sides with riveted are bolted edges and notes the advantages of a slanted rounded top for extended wear.
Plow Cutter Design Critique From St Louis Republic
Geo T Pettit notes a faulty factory cutter added to a plow. He recalls a past model with a too thick forward cutter that fouled soil and a later positive feature that allowed removing the cutter with stove bolts. Pettit favors simpler, retrofit friendly setups.
Five Horse Equalizer Described By A J Ratan
A. J. Ratan of Treesbank Manitoba explains his five horse equalizer in the Nor'West Farmer. He shares experience in breaking grub land and favors a fourteen inch grub plow with two men an ax brush scythe and five horses. An evener is made using a 3x5 timber fifteen inches long with a bored inch hole to balance the team.
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A. J. Ratan
Treesbank
Man
Timber Attachments for Plow Harness Described
A historical note describes a timber attachment binding to the plow ring with a three horse implement fastened to the short end and a chain tied to the long end of timber between off side horses. The chain runs through their neck yoke ring to a double-tree clevis for the lead teams.
Teating Seed Corn Urged by Illinois College
Illinois Agricultural College officials urge seed corn testing after trials show vitality between 68 and 97 percent. Professor A W Hume urges careful inspection of seed ears, suggesting every ear grown in Illinois be tested to discard those below standard to improve the next year’s corn stand.
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Illinois Agricultural College
A. W. Hume
Illinoie College
Illinois
Selecting a Good Layer from an Old Country Poultryman
An old country poultryman outlines traits for choosing reliable layers. He notes the body shape, favoring the hind portion as a sign of good laying potential, and says poor layers often have larger breasts. Active birds with heavy appearance and fully developed combs, especially long combs, are regarded as strong layers.
Sheep for a Weedy Farm Start with Mut ton Breeds
A Kaneas correspondent seeks guidance on starting a small sheep flock on a weedy farm. They prefer mut ton breeds, avoid Merino, and consider Shropshire, Southdown, Hampshire, or Oxford. Plan to buy 25 to 50 ewes and a mut ton buck, selling surplus to local butchers if needed. If buying fails, slaughter surplus for neighbors. Any weedy land will pay for sheep, even at low prices. A separate note discusses cottonseed hulls as a new source for paper in Niagara Falls, potentially boosting Southern industry if successful and keeping hulls out of meal sent North.
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Kaneas
Shropshire
Southdown
Hampshire
Oxford
Wallace
Niagara Falls
South
Building a Secure Chestnut Gate Post Base
Instructions describe securing a large chestnut gate post by tamping near the surface, seating it with a solid base, and inserting about eighteen inches of broken rock before pouring cement to stabilize the structure. It emphasizes keeping the post immovable and braced during setting.
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