City weeds threaten health and crops across the nation
Agriculture experts warn that cities seed and spread noxious weeds like Canada thistle and hempban to farms via packing waste and wind. They urge municipal action to reclaim vacant lots as safe playgrounds and curb weed growth to protect health and crop yields.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Agricultural Department
Canada Thistle
Mississippi River
Chicago
Hood Sur
Ilinois
Canada
Patches for the Angels and German Rule in Britain
A satirical duo spans a painter’s bill for church fresco repairs in Berlin with a jab at British rule by aliens. The absurd itemized charges parody religious imagery while a second essay argues the British royal line is German in blood and language across centuries.
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Berlin
Michael Angelo
Britain
Great Britain
George George II
George I
Howard VII
House of Stuart
House of Tudor
United States Leads World in Iron Production Says Lampton
W J Lampton argues in Ainslees that the United States produced about 35 percent of the world's iron, surpassing Britain by large margins. He forecasts continued lead due to abundant fuel and ore, predicting future global supply from American output.
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United States
North Carolina
Virginia
Lynn
Mass
Great Britain
France
Germany
World of Nations
W. J. Lampton
Ainslee’s
Three Centers of Glacial Dispersion Named by Canadian Geologists
Canadian geologists identify three distinct glacial centers the Cordilleran Keewatin and Labradorian glaciers reflecting ice flow from the west north and east. Tyrrell notes asynchronous development with Cordilleran peaking before Keewatin and Labradorian overlapped. full sequence remains to be established pending further study. International Monthly
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Alaska
Shackenzie River
Hudson Bay
Canadian Rockies
Tyrrell
Tyndall
International Monthly
Global notes on science and industry findings across nations
A six year France mortality average of 160000 from consumption is cited. Lunar glacial epoch theories arise with debates over crater ice caps. Reports claim gold deposits in Turkestan attract Russian bank interest and concession pleas. Cuban yellow fever study concludes mosquito transmission and clothing disinfection inefficacy. Photographic printing on cotton cloth via negative plates gains popularity. Metal expansion and mold air release warn against pipe rupture. A new electric furnace process for phosphorus from phosphate rock uses carbon electrodes and arc heating with vapor condensation.
Remains of Gen Nathaniel Greene Highlight Revolutionary Role
The article recounts Gen Nathaniel Greene born June 6 1742 in Warwick Rhode Island. It notes his Quaker family background, early studies, entry into politics, rise as a brigadier general, and pivotal actions under Washington at Trenton and Brandywine that helped prevent American collapse.
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Nathaniel Greene
Warwick
R. L
Rhode Island General Assembly
Coventry
Greene
Rhode Island
Washington
Cornwallis
Hudson
Trenton
Brandywine
Sullivan
Dilworth
Greene the Patriot of 76 and His War Triumphs
The article traces Nathanael Greene’s rise as quartermaster general and field commander. It covers his leadership at Monmouth, Cowpens, Guilford Court House, Eutaw Springs, and Charleston, his postwar life on Mulberry Grove in Georgia, and his 1786 death at 44 with Congress honors including a Washington monument.
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Germantown
Greene
Howe
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Monmouth
Washington
Arnold
Andre
West Point
Cornwallis
Gates
Morgan
Cowpens
Tarleton
Guilford Court House
Wilmington
South Carolina
Eutaw Springs
Charleston
Georgia
Mulberry Grove
Congress
Too Much Vitality Among Athletes Shortens Careers
The saying warns that excessive vitality in athletes leads to brief careers, noting giants seldom reach the expected lifespan of seventy years as they exhaust energy quickly.
Senatorial Chums Form Unlikely Pair for Long Utah Trip
Washington correspondence notes a growing friendship between Indiana Senator Beveridge and Utah Senator Kearns. Beveridge, once solitary, now travels with Kearns on a long wilderness outing from Salt Lake City toward Southern California, venturing 800 to 1000 miles.
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Indiana
Beveridge
Kearns
United States
Utah
Salt Lake City
California
Speke for First Time in Ten Years
Raymond Pfroender a 10 year old boy of Granite City has spoken his first words after a successful palate operation. Doctors Nildringhaus Overman and Behriefels from Granite City and St Louis collaborated on the case and the patient is said to be improving.
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Raymond Pfroender
Granite City N
Nildringhaus
Granite City
Overman and Behriefels
St. Louis
Coastwise dangers and need for better charts on the Pacific
Captain Richard Waterman recalls Pacific coast hazards from Puget Sound to the Golden Gate. He warns that uncharted reefs, shifting bars, and shoal water cause wrecks and urges government hydrographic surveys with buoys and safe channels.
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Washington
Richard Waterman
Pacific Coast
Puget Sound
Golden Gate
Waterman
New Bedford Country
Pacific
Cape Flattery
Columbia River
Point Adams
Columbia Bar
Chicago Times-Herald
Verdi Hoards Barrel Organs to Silence Street Noise
The Chicago Times-Herald reports Verdi hated street music during holidays and rented ninety five barrel organs for 1500 lire to keep the peace at Moncaleri. He slept and ate in one room, claiming two larger rooms contained hired articles.
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Verdi
Moncaleri
Chicago Times-Herald
Russian czar’s twenty seven physicians noted by rulers
The article notes that the Russian czar has twenty seven physicians chosen from Russia’s medical elite. It lists a physician in chief followed by ten honorary surgeons, two oculists, a chiropodist and honorary chiropodist, two court physicians and three specialists for the Osaring.
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Wis
Russia
Li Hung Chang in declining health seen as key to China’s diplomacy
Li Hung Chang remains physically frail yet mentally sharp as he steers crucial negotiations for China. Ministers weigh who could succeed him, with Wu likely named as a potential replacement though concerns persist over his orientalism and possible British citizenship.
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Li Hung Chang
China
Minister Wu
Washington
Mr. Wu
Germany
Hong Kong
Filipinos Swear Allegiance in Manila Ordinance Office
A Manila oath ceremony for about 100 Filipinos from the city’s ordinance department featured a fiery address by spokesman Hugo Asuh cion who urged loyalty to the United States. He praised the American banner and leaders and called for unity under the starry flag.
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Filippino
Manila
Ordinance Department
United States
Hugo Asuhcion
Lfe
Elephant Escapes Zoo Then Runs Amok in Indianapolis
A baby elephant at the Indianapolis zoo escaped its keepers and caused chaos around the city. It smashed a plate glass barber shop window, chased barbers into the street, trashed a fur store bear statue, and confiscated a fruit vendor's stock before trainers captured it by the ears and returned it to the zoo.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Illinois Street
Jubilee Exhibition Marks Bendigo Gold Field History
Bendigo prepares for a mining exhibition to celebrate its jubilee. The first gold was found in October 1861 by a shepherd who earned the nickname Bendigo after the famed prizefighter. Since then Bendigo contributed 17,169,686 ounces to world gold output.
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Bendigo
Golden Square
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