Ice King Morse's Fall From Heights of Wealth and Power
The article traces Charles W Morse once famed as Ice King Banking King and Steamship King. It details his rise from a Maine ice dealer to control of multiple banks and corporations, his role in the Ice Trust and Consolidated Steamship Co, and his 1907 collapse followed by penury after a prison sentence for bank fund misappropriation.
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Charles W. Morse
New York
Maine
Ice Trust
Consolidated Steamship Company
Morse
National Bank of North America
Atlanta
Melbourne coal mine eyes full railway supply
A new coal mine near Melbourne now yields five hundred tons daily and is expected to meet all Victorian state railways needs by next year.
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Melbourne
Friends Seek Presidential Pardon for Charles W Morse
Charles W Morse, the so called Napoleon of finance, began a fifteen year sentence in the Atlanta federal penitentiary for banking law violations. His counsel Martin W Littleton and Morse's wife lead the bid for a presidential pardon with broad political and public support. Morse works as a tailor eight hours daily under strict prison regime and gains limited privileges depending on conduct.
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Napoleon
Charles W. Morse
Federal
Atlanta
Martin W. Littleton
Morse
New York
Perfect Coating for Hama Mraslin
A Bohemian substance called Perfect Coating for Hama Mraslin coats hams and other foods to keep them fresh almost indefinitely. It is pliable like rubber, tasteless and harmless, and can be peeled off almost as easily as banana skin.
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Bohemia
Justly Happy. The Happy Medium Question
A playful exchange turns on a joke about a medium who can move tables and chairs. The Washington Star quip frames a father son moment as a light anecdote about earning power and enterprise.
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Rollo
Washington Star
A Slight Mistake Captain of Territorial Regiment
A humorous exchange unfolds as the captain asks for his baggage and Private Noggs recalls seeing it five minutes ago with the parson walking down the hill.
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Territorial Regiment
Noggs
Opinion Rights and Public Speech
A brief remark notes that every man may hold an opinion and retain it privately. The statement emphasizes individual liberty in thought and restraint from sharing unless desired.
Sole Survivor of Civil War Ship Tragedy
Michael Brockett of Enfield Illinois is believed the last survivor of the group that escaped the steamer General Lyon when it burned off the North Carolina coast on March 31 1865 with 480 passengers. He survived with life changing injuries and received a pension raised from eight to thirty dollars monthly after a congressional act. Brockett served four years in the Fifty sixth Illinois Infantry before returning home on furlough.
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Michael
Brockett
Enfield
Ill
General Lyon
North Carolina
Fifty-sixth Illinois Infantry
Girls Play Real Baseball in Brookline League
The Brookline municipal gym hosts a four club girls league with juniors versus seniors in a twelve inning 3 to 2 victory. No men have attended a game, only a gallery of girls watching as the players wear bloomers and black uniforms and compete outdoors behind a high fence.
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Brookline Municipal Gymnasium
Boston
Where They Ought to Be In a Witty Exchange
A pair of characters debate odd phrases about time and discovery. The wild man asks about a week length figure called a weekling and the boob references an inkling. The driver from the asylum drives off and the two are dumped in St. Louis.
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Asylum
St. Louis Star
A Victim of Draconian Law
In this dialogue from Lon don Tit Bits a father rebukes Patrick for theft while Patrick retorts that his father suffered a harsher penalty for love, quipping he is serving life penal servitude now. The exchange contrasts petty crime with a personal, emotional cost.
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Father
Patrick
London
Fixing the Responsibility Speech Debate
In a Detroit Free Press item the dialogue mocks a Mrs. Green speech and questions authorship, implying dissatisfaction with the oration ascribed to her by observers. The exchange hints at scrutiny of political rhetoric and attribution.
Money and the Nightmare Beware in Quiet Times
A reflective note compares money's pull to a riding mare with the persistence of a haunting nightmare altering choices during peaceful periods. The prose hints at restraint and the tension between wealth and fear-driven decisions.
Drouth Resistant Alfalfas Highlight Varieties and Yields
A Bureau of Plant Industry bulletin notes variegated alfalfa strains are generally hardier and more drought resistant than ordinary varieties. The Grimm, sand lucera, and Baltic alfalfas show drought tolerance, with measurements from Great Falls Montana in 1908 listing yields for Canadian variegated, sand lucera variegated, Turkestan, Wheel er variegated and Nebraska dry land alfalfa under unirrigated conditions. Normal rainfall at Great Falls is 14 inches.
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Bureau of Plant Industry
J. M. Westgate
North Dakota
Montana
Nebraska
Colorado
Utah
Washington
Highmore
South Dakota
Paris Gibson
Great Falls
Mont
Wheeler
Kherson oats adopted for Nebraska plains tests
The Kherson oat, brought from Russia by Professor F W Taylor of the University of Nebraska in 1896, was tested by the Nebraska station for adaptibility to the corn belt. It matures early, has short straw, broad leaves, and light yellow small berries. Results show strong suitability to Central and Western Nebraska with high yields and drought tolerance, outweighing other varieties except Texas Red in some regions.
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Russia
F. W. Taylor
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
United States
Farmers
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Kherson
Great Plains
Lgast
Bulletin
Seeding Grains Guidelines From Montana College
A Montana Agricultural College bulletin on dry farming seeds suggests planting on a moist fine seed bed. Plow in spring then disk and harrow, and cultivate after each rain. Early seeding from August to September 10 is advised.
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Experiment Station of
Montana Agricultural College
Organizing Dry Farming Clubs Proposed by Congress
Suggestions for methods to organize local dry farming clubs or associations should be addressed to the secretary of the Dry Farming Congress at the Hutton Building in Spokane Washington.
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The
Dry Farming Congress
Hutton Building
Spokane
Wash
Boy in My Employ Predicted to Be King of Finance
A New York factory owner says a boy he employs will become wealthy. He recalls the boy sold homing pigeons to a Brooklyn man, pigeons reappearing at the boy's window, another buyer in Brooklyn, and a third sale. The owner fears the boy will try to sell him his own factory.
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New York
Brooklyn
Brooklynita
Subscribing Quip Sparks Rival Paper Jab
A playful exchange at a newspaper office features Urchin challenging the editor about subscriptions. He jokes about buying the Palladium across the street, prompting a jovial response from the editor.
He Proposed to My Sister After A Fuss With Me
Rita recalls a handsome bounder who cause a scene with her last season and then asked if her father would object to him as a son in law. He proposed to her sister after the incident. Stella listens to the tale as recounted in I Illustrated Bits.
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Rita
Stella
Assisting Him Hello Complaint Department Exchange
A brief exchange imagines a caller pestering the Daily Bread's complaint line. The dialogue shows frustration over delays and a sharp retort about offering more to shout about. The Chicago Tribune quotation-style snippet captures a newsroom skit tone.
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The
Daily Bread
Chicago Tribune
Correcting Wrong Impression in Meeting with Minerva
A dialogue snippet shows Mrs. Winkler warned of a surprise confession as a suitor declares his love for Minerva. Mr Spoonamore remarks on timeliness, joking that a cautious mother can anticipate a late, witty reply.
Slightly Deeper Dye
A passenger with a bristling moustache asks about an Indian policeman. The second passenger with a skult cap recalls knowing one in Omaha and describes his uniform as similar to an ordinary copper but more copper colored.
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Omaha
Howlit’s Fresh Air Reply Sparks Singing Stalemate
Mrs Howlit questions James about leaving the house during songs. He replies with a simple Fresh air, a line from Harper’s Weekly. The exchange captures domestic humor in a period voice and hints at musical habit driving household routine.
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James
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