Coasts to be patrolled by balloons in new airship plan
Major George O. Squier leads a proposed coast defense scheme to place balloon houses and supply depots along the Atlantic coast in ellipses of about 250 miles. Each end would host two to three balloons with supporting depots and a mobile air corps, aiming for reliable aerial surveillance from Maine to Florida.
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United States
George O. Squier
Signal Corps
Washington
Squier
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
War Department
Congress
Squior
Maine
Florida
Europe
Baldwin
Dirigthte No. 1
Mijor Squier
Offiers
Ocean
Clothes and the Vacation and Family Desires
A fragmented verse from an 19th century column reflects household spending woes. Father, Mother, and Sister each seek money for personal needs such as clothing and trunks while discussing practical space and fashion, with a McLandbureh Wizon in New orm attribution and several garbled phrases.
Berth Price Dispute Hears I C C Argument
The interstate commerce commission in Washington heard cases from George F. Loftus of St Paul versus the Pullman Palace Car Co on berth pricing between St Paul Chicago and St Paul Pacific coast. Also James Manahan versus Northern Pacific and others over coal transport charges from the lakes to the Twin Cities, with alleged Northwest overcharges totaling about 750000 dollars annually.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
George F. Loftus
St. Paul
Pullman Palace Car Company
Chicago
Pacific Coast Io
James Manahan
Northern Pacific
Twin Cities
Duluth
Lakes
Northwest
Duluth Woman Robbed of 20000 at Seattle Suburb
Mrs George Shea of Duluth visiting sister Mrs John English at Air Point Seattle area reports $20000 in currency stolen from her home after burglars searched the house. The money had been shipped by Great Northern Express and was intended for property investment in Seattle.
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George Shea
Duluth
John English
Air Point
Seattle
Wash
Young Farmer Murdered on Twin Lake Hog Farm
John A. Carlson, 35, was killed in a drunken brawl at a hog farm south of Twin Lake Golden Valley township near Minneapolis. His body was found by boys and a gang was forced to chase hogs away to reach the corpse. August Carlson, his uncle and employer, his wife Marie Carlson, and hired man Charles Carlson are held in county jail as investigations continue.
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Ewine
John A. Carlson
Twin Lake
Golden Valley Township
Minneapolis
August Carlson
Tragic Mine Collapse Kills Three at Soudan Shaft
At Tower Soudan mine shaft No 8 on the fifteenth level a cave in and ground blast killed Charles Morin and Gabriel Niskala who were crushed. Martin Koretch had a fractured skull and crushed feet and died later. A fourth man was badly injured.
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Soudan
Tower
Charles Morin
Gabriel Niskala
Martin Koretch
Representative Davis Fights Move to Repeal Oleomargarine Law
Rep Charles R Davis says a planned campaign aims to repeal the oleomargarine law. He will push strengthening the law to deter violations and raise penalties, while dairy groups push for clearly government sealed small packages for oleo margarine.
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Charles R. Davis
Workman Piercees in Stone Quarry Accident
Pearley Holmes of St Paul an oiler for St Paul Crushed Stone company died at the city hospital after being caught in a belt repair accident. He was pulled into an immense pulley used to lift stone, suffering fatal injuries.
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Pearley Holmes
St. Paul
St Paul
Holmes
Two Fatal Accidents Reported At Winans
Two fatal incidents occurred at Winans recently. Miss Mabel Kirst died after drinking carbolic acid by mistake. Pred Sieboldt, a somnambulist, was killed by a train while walking in his sleep.
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Winans
Mabel Kirst
Pred Sieboldt
Elliott Confirmed as Philippines Supreme Court Justice
Charles HR Elliott of the Minnesota Supreme Court has been confirmed as an associate justice of the Philippines Supreme Court, signaling a notable cross border judicial appointment. The announcement places Elliott in a high court role amid ongoing legal reforms.
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Charles HR. Elliott
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Supreme Court of the Philippines
Maude Adams Stages Joan of Arc at Harvard Stadium Plan
Maude Adams prepares a large scale production of Joan of Arc at Harvard Stadium Cambridge Mass for June 22 with 1300 supernumeraries and a full military style battle scene. The show uses stadium turf as stage space and a complete electrical plant with rehearsals in Boston.
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Maude Adama
Joan of Arc
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Butt
Miss Adams
Johan Alexander
Misa Adams
America
Oberammergau
New York
Mike Maude Adams
Adams
Joann of Arc
Empire Theater
Boston
Shelburne
Battery A
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Barge
Bontet de Monvel
Meissonier
Joan
Napoleon
John W. Alexander
Taft Declares Baseball The Clean Sport Of Christendom
President Taft praising baseball as the one clean sport spoke at Pittsburg during a visit to T. K. Laughlin Jr. He contrasted it with horse racing and bunting during a discussion of a game between Pittsburg and Chicago. He urged hitting for power when appropriate.
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Taft
Pittsburg
Christendom
Mr. Taft
Chicago
T. K. Laughlin, Jr
Monster gun fires 250 shells a minute at Cleveland test
The McClean Lissak automatic gun, claimed the largest in the world, fired 250 three pound shells per minute. Tested near Lake Erie, it could mow down advancing infantry and is contracted by the English government for guarding the channel. Inventor N McClean of Cleveland notes rapid firing and road mobility for the war car and crew of ten.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
English Channel
N. McClean
Elgin mutt club forms after municipal election
Disappointed local office seekers who backed Mayor Fehrman created a “mutt” club in Elgin to vent thanks and plan. Eighteen invited as dummy cabinet members staged a parody dialogue with municipal department heads at a banquet.
New Chinese Railroad Opens Shanghai Mangchan Line
The Kiangsu section of the Shanghai Mangchan railway to Oblun was officially opened with Chinese engineers and capital used in construction. A train carried officials along the Shanghai section as through trade to Hoangchan is expected in three months. Rails were made by Chinese, but rolling stock and bridges were built by Americans.
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Shanghai-Mangchan
Kiangsu
Shanghai Mangchan
Oblun
Shanghai
Moe
Hoangchan
Coherent Life Idea Proposed by Professor Perry
Boston University lecturer Bliss Perry argued for a coherent life over the strenuous ideal. He urged an idea to tame the ragged human regiment and put the race in order.
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Perry
Boston University
Bliss Perry
Praise For Panama Canal Builders Henry Savage Landor
Explorer Henry Savage Landor praised American workers in the Panama Canal Zone survey published in London saying the staff and engineers in charge showed remarkable talent. He highlighted the young army personnel for their slow but steady progress and enthusiasm.
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Panama Canal
Henry Savage Landor
London
Panama Canal Zone
New Persimmon Variety Found by Harvard Botanist
Professor Frank Bush of Harvard, back home near Courtney Missouri, after a southern Missouri tree hunt, reports a new persimmon variety. The fruit is notably fattened in shape and typically contains only one or two seeds.
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Frank Bush
Harvard
Courtney
Independence
Missouri
Bosh
Poison Cake Plot in Li Hung Chang Era Court
Li Hung Chang, Chinese premier, uncovered a poison plot within the tsungli yamen. Three men implicated were summoned to his court, and after a staged tasting the two who ate died from imagined poison while the third survived with a taunting remark. The premier condemned their misused talents.
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Li Hung Chang
Wen
Li Hang Chang
Tsupg-L-Yamen
Donora
Lient
Icebergs Formed in North Atlantic Reach Great Proportions
Day Allen Willey explains in Scientific American how North Atlantic bergs form and drift from Greenland coastal glaciers. Bergs can reach hundreds of feet tall, thousand feet long, with much of their bulk hidden underwater, and often travel 2,600 miles to the Grand Bank.
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North Atlantic
Glaciera
Greenland
Grand Banka
Melville Bay
Somme
Allen Willey
Scientific American
Frog builds mud fortifications to guard eggs
In Brazil a tree frog constructs a circular tubelike mud wall at pond bottom that rises above the surface. Eggs are laid inside the enclosure and hatchlings stay safe from fish predators until they can fend for themselves.
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Brazil
Puppies and Ears Cropped Tale Told Aboard Train
A London Express quip unfolds in a railway carriage as a "smart" young man hears a girl with a toy terrier declare she will have the dog's ears cropped. The exchange turns on fortunes and care of a pet.
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London Express
Matrimony Varies as Uncharted Sea in Wild Remarks
A jumble of clipped phrases shows a woman remarking that matrimony is an uncharted sea after securing her third divorce. A friend counters that she has not engaged in four ventures to chart pure poses while another line notes manners as a rich varnish decorating life’s frictions.
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Cbicego Record-Herald
Remarkable Cure Story Prompts Confidence in Breathing Aid
A traveler recounts a severe lung illness that resisted prior doctors in Spokane and California. After trying Dr King s New Discovery a complete cure followed, with claims of restoration and relief from bronchitis cough asthma and croup. Trial bottle offered free.
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Bert
Lenn
Chang
Walls
Shen
Gii
Spokane
California
O. M. Olsen
Women Envy and Beauty Promised by Electric Bitters
Text proclaims attractive women as enviable and claims weak health causes skin eruptions. It credits Electric Bitters with regulating stomach, liver and kidneys, purifying blood, strengthening nerves, improving complexion and breath. Endorsed with 30c at O. M. Olaen.
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O. M. Olaen
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