Notable Deaths and Astronomical Notes Chronology
Tonight and tomorrow morning briefly note sun set 6 54 p m moon set 31 57 p m moon age five days. Alvan Clark born Ashfield Mass died 1887 noted telescope inventor. Elihu Burritt blacksmith and peace advocate died New Britain Conn born 1810. W B Franklin Civil War veteran died Hartford Conn born 1823. Gabriel Jules Thomas sculptor died Paris born 1824.
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Moon
M—Alvan Clark
Ashfield
Mass
Hampton
Ads
Elihu Burritt
New Britain
Conn
Eral W. B. Franklin
Hartford
Gabriel Jules Thomas
Parise
Winnecke’s comet reappears amid 1858 notes and editorials
The page records a 1858 astronomy note on Winnecke’s comet with a 5.64 year period and first detection. It also reflects sharp social and political jabs about Lincoln references, carpetbagger slang, and a critique of congressional bills amid editorials.
Baron Takahira says war unlikely with United States
Baron Takahira told reporters that a quarrel between Japan and the United States was unthinkable, surprising those who expected a wartime declaration upon meeting American reporters.
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Baron ‘Takahira
Japan
United States
Letting Cuda Alone
The Sun argues for native control and self rule to be pursued promptly, contending that transition should occur without further delay to empower local governance and reduce external interference.
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Cuda
New York Sun
Walele
Jhe Sun
Timber Scarcity News Spurs Forestry Call Worldwide
An Australian firm wins a Russian concession to export large timber volumes from Siberia to Melbourne, signaling a looming global shortage. Experts warn that accessible timber will dwindle in 20 to 25 years, urging forestry planning and efficient use of forests.
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Biberia
Vladivostok
Melbourne
Australia
United States
Bradstreet Reports Distributive Trade Gain In Early Spring
Bradstreet's weekly review notes improvement in distributive trade as spring nears, with more buyers at markets but cautious purchasing and price uncertainty hindering full activity. Retail trade slows to a mild uptick, while iron and steel show a better tone and February output above January but below last year. Textile trades show little change.
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New York
Bradstreet
Trade Today
Janary
Chicago Storm Rips Through City With Severe Winds
A March 7 windstorm swept Chicago in a daylong gales reaching 55 mph in the morning and 48 to 52 mph thereafter. Suburban and park areas suffered extensive damage to trees and shrubs as the storm raged with high violence.
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Chicago
Villagers Capture Robbers After Post Office Raid
A band of thirty men attacked the local post office in March. They killed a clerk and a policeman before escaping. A two day pursuit by gendarmes and villagers left four of the robbers dead and three wounded. two robbers were killed and three captured.
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Latin
Russia
Speculation often leads to total loss and ruin
Experience shows that rapid gains from speculation are rarely kept and, once lost, leave individuals worse off than before, a lesson echoed by Success Magazine.
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Markets
Market reports from Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago New York East Buffalo and Toledo show varied prices for wheat corn oats and hay plus cattle hogs sheep and lambs. Recorded receipts include hogs 6000 cattle 1200 sheep 150 across markets.
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Iindianepolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Deafness Cure Claims Through Inflammation Ailment
A fragment describes a proposed cure for deafness tied to an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. It notes that current applications cannot reach the diseased portion and promises remedies to address the ailment.
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Leon
Officials May Have to Worry Along on It Congressional Perquisites
Notes of the Capital report on Congress debating pay raises for cabinet assistants and bureau heads as the Senate potential relief lags. It covers clerk hire costs, salary rules for senators and representatives, and anecdotes about member behavior and political maneuvering. The piece also touches on timber imports from Siberia and southern cotton holdings amid financial stringency.
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South
Charles W. Arthur
Washington
House
Mann
Illinois
Macon
Arkansas
Senate
Uncle Sam
House of Representatives
Representatives
Australia
Siberia
Bureau of Forestry
Melbourne
New York
San Francisco
Forestry Bureau
South Net
United States
Land of Dixie
Wall Street
Congress
Clayton
Alabama
John Allen
Mississippi
Prominent Sermons On Faith And Spiritual Life
A collection of religious reflections from clergy of multiple denominations. Revd Bowley Green and Revd B Locke emphasize moral standards, while Revd Hiram Vrooman and Revd Dr John F Carson outline spirituality and culture. Revd C R Minard and Revd S Edward Young discuss Christian success and living, with notes on inner guidance and the still voices of God.
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Tome
Bowley Green
Baptist
Providence
B. Locke
Methodist
Brooklyn
Christ
Hiram Vrooman
New Jerusalem Church
John F. Carson
Presbyterian
Hudson and Manhattan Rail Tubes Open Under Hudson
The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad opens its twin underground tubes from Hoboken to New York on February 25. Governor Hughes and Governor Fort press the opening, with President Roosevelt invited to press the electric button. The Morton Street uptown tubes span nearly three miles from Hoboken to Sixth Avenue and Nineteenth Street, Manhattan. The system includes a Jersey City to Newark branch and a Sixth Avenue to Astor Place spur, totaling about eighteen miles. Fireproof steel cars, concrete and metal stations, and advanced ventilation mark the safety and comfort features. The downtown Hudson Terminal building near Cortlandt/Fulton will handle arrivals as new tunnels connect to lower Manhattan.
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New York
Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company
Roosevelt
New Jersey
Charles E. Hughes
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McAdoo
North River
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Morton Street
Uptown
Jersey City
Great Terminal
Cortland
Fulton Streets
Manhattan
Jersey Shore
Ninth Street
Astor Place
Interborough Company
Newark
Hudson
Upper Manhattan
Hudson Terminal
Lower
Dey Street
The Rent Literature Quote in London Sphere
A truncated excerpt notes that the best literature of our day lies in poetry biography history and criticism rather than fiction, attributed to the London Sphere publication.
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London Sphere
Very Deep. Flatter-Your Boy in School Banter
A terse exchange notes a student named Popley as a poor performer while someone else claims another boy is a deep student. The dialogue implies a play on words about intelligence and effort in class.
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Popley
Relief party leader Callan dies in Yonkers
Thomas J. Callan the trooper who carried dispatches for General Custer seeking reinforcements at the Little Big Horn is dead in Yonkers New York. He led the relief force through Indian lines to the battlefield but arrived after Custer and his men had been wiped out. Callan received a congressional medal for bravery after the dash for help.
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Callan
Cueter
Cailan
Children evacuated safely from Kalamazoo home fire
About fifty children from the Kalamazoo children's home were marched out in good order after a smoke filled fire started by an overheated furnace. Teachers calmed fears by having pupils sing at pianos. Some girls were bruised in the initial rush, but no serious injuries occurred. The blaze was extinguished with no major damage.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Former WV prisoner chief accountant released after escape
Wheeling West Virginia March to August W Machen a former official of the post office department at Washington DC who served years in the West Virginia penitentiary at Moundsville was released at midnight and left on an early train for his Washington home He evaded Washington reporters who waited at Moundsville for two days Machen served as chief accountant of the prison.
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Wheeling
W. Va
W. Machen
Post Office Department
Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Moundsville
Washington
Machen
Up to Die kidney cure tale from Evaneville resident
Up to Die recounts B Spiegel of Evansville Indiana who suffered five years of kidney and bladder trouble. After three doctors offered little hope he tried Foley's Kidney Care, saw relief after the first bottle, and claims full recovery after a second bottle.
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B. Spiegel
Virginia
Evaneville
Ind
Foley
O.D Knoefel
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