A Storm Above the Clouds
General Frederick Funston recounts a perilous ascent in the Front Range of Colorado with professor Verron H. Kellogg as they battled a hurricane wind and ice on a steep snow field. After hours of struggle they trust a risky plan to break through the crust and cross to timber line, surviving a near fatal descent.
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St. Nicholas
Frederick Funston
Sront
Colorado
Verron H. Kellogg
Stanford University
Emmy
Kelloge
Kellogg
Mitch
Hfe
Spee
Kelloey
Dangers of High Game and Its Toxins
A Lancet passage explains risks of consuming high game tied to toxins from early putrefaction. It notes flesh becomes tender and more digestible as it ripens, but the ripening process may produce harmful toxins. Injecting potassium sulfide can make game appear ripe and green.
Pullman Car Furnishings Criticized by Edward Bok
Edward Bok denounces a Pullman Palace Car official who decides car interiors. He argues the resulting color schemes set a poor standard of taste and are copied into homes by new money, harming artistic judgment.
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Pullman Palace Car Company
Edward Bok
Ladies’ Home Journal
Pullman
Cattle Growing Situation in Nebraska Draws Positive Outlook
The World Herald notes a liberal fall pasture supply and healthy cattle in Nebraska. Open range wintering has shifted to better care and prepared feed, with buffalo grass districts needing little extra forage. Western sand hills provide effective grazing, keeping winter costs low amid ample rough feed and influx of cheaper cattle.
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Nebraska
Buffalo Grass
Sand Hills
World-Herald
The Latest Sea Serpent Off Japan coast
A newly discovered sea serpent 1100 miles from Tokyo is labeled a coelentenate by scientists. The gigantic specimen was caught at 250 fathoms on a long line, with a disc atop a stalk and tentacles along the disc margin. It stood 700 millimeters high, with a transparent scarlet body, fresh but not living.
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Japan
Tokio
Boston and Albany Leased by New York Central
The Boston and Albany line is leased to the New York Central, adding Albany mileage to the Central system. A New York Central thousand mile ticket will cover lines totaling over 6,000 miles, at two cents per mile, for the ticket holder, with access to Massachusetts destinations including Boston.
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Boston & Albany
New York Central
Albany
Hudson River
Massachusetts
Boston
Art and History Study Pictures portfolio detail
The Art Study Portfolios present major world artworks while the History Study Pictures illustrate key history geography and literature moments. Each semi monthly issue contains 10 pictures in a portable study set published by Art Study Company Chicago.
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Art Study Company, Publishers
Chicago
Population of all U.S. cities 25000 and over 1900 census
The Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway issued a booklet listing populations of every U.S. city with 25000 or more residents from the 1900 census. Copies are available by sending one address and a two cent postage stamp to the General Passenger Agent in Chicago.
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United States
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Chicago
Marble Arch’s origin and history in London’s Hyde Park
The Marble Arch was built by King George IV as an entrance to Buckingham Palace. It failed as a gate and was moved in 1850 to Hyde Park. The arch cost eighty thousand pounds and once sheltered police during Hyde Park riots, surprising rioters by rising from the ground to disperse them.
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George IV
Buckingham Palace
Hyde Park
British iron and steel price fight changes orders and profits
The article notes that after Britain and the United States agreed to maintain steel rail prices at £7 to £7 5s per ton, free competition caused a price drop of nearly £1. Orders were held up then released as prices normalized. The Ironmonger predicts real gains for manufacturers, while critics warn of a cycle of successive price cuts to win more orders.
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British Iron and Steel
Great Britain
United States
Iron and Steel
Fear and Death from Fear of Hydrophobia in Chicago
The account of John R. Beart who was bitten by a dog without rabies shows fear as a possible cause of death. Beart recovered from the attack yet died months later amid horror of hydrophobia, suggesting some deaths labeled as hydrophobia may be fear induced.
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John R. Beart
Chicago
The Rum mage Sale Spreads Across the Nation
The rummage sale began in New England as a house cleaning practice and spreads nationwide, turning unused items into profitable thrift. It gathers goods too good to discard yet not worth full retention, previously sold to second hand stores or peddlers.
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New England
Go Sullivan's Men to Erect Bradford County Monument
Joseph W Steckier of Orange New Jersey will erect a memorial in Athens Pennsylvania for Bradford County soldiers and sailors. The 20 foot high structure features a Pink Stony Creek granite pedestal and a bronze group titled The Defense of the Flag atop it. The monument marks Gen. Sullivan camp site from 1779 and will stand on the old academy lawn center.
General Bueron Visited San Francisco on 1879 Guatemala Road Concession
General Juan Luis Bueron of Guatemala, a former lieutenant colonel on General John C. Fremont’s staff, is visiting San Francisco. He previously went to Guatemala in 1879 and holds a concession for a railroad line over the Chucpache Mountains near the Santa Maria volcano, towering 14,000 feet.
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Juan Luis Bueron
Guatemala
San Francisco
John C. Fremont
Rockies
Santa Maria
Sunday street cars debate grips Edinburgh election
Edinburgh heats over Sunday cable cars with a voter debate on using the system for Sunday outings. A lawyer candidate opposed Sunday runs but was exposed by a reporter who noted his Sunday golf habit near the city, highlighting the Sabbath clash.
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Edinburgh
M. BE. Gilbert
Chicago Record
Russia's Royal Palace at Livadia Revealed
Description of the Little Palace at Livadia showing the private apartments of the ruler of the Russias and the secluded royal residence.
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Russia
Livadia
Sunday Fishing Declared Not Sinful by Lake Geneva Rector
Rev. I N Marx of the Protestant Episcopal church at Lake Geneva Wisconsin, a summer resort for fishing and leisure, told summer reporters that Sunday fishing is not sinful if the fisherman is too busy on weekdays and does not neglect duty or religious responsibilities.
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I. N. Marx
Protestant Episcopal Church
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
Clergyman Rev James Gray Named Librarian in Pretoria
Reverend James Gray formerly Presbyterian minister in Pretoria has been appointed by Lord Roberts as acting librarian of the Pretoria library. He had publicly denounced Krugerism from the pulpit shortly before hostilities and fled to Durban as a consequence.
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James Gray
Pretoria
Lord Roberts
Durbin
Roosevelt To Leave Public Stage As Private Citizen
From December 31 to March 4 theodore Roosevelt will play for him the unaccustomed role of a private citizen and lessen his public duties during this period.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Monument to Ginter Erected by Pennsylvania Coal Leaders
Prominent coal men in Pennsylvania plan a coal monument for Philip Ginter at Summit Hill near Mauch Chunk. Ginter, living 109 years ago, found coal while seeking food, roasting a fowl with embers from a glowing stone along Mauch Chunk Mountain, leading to early mining in Carbon County after the War of 1812 began.
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Ginter
Pennsylvania
Philip Ginter
Summit Hill
Mauch Chunk
Mauch Chunk Mountain
Carbon County
Illinois Valley association backs fourteen foot ship canal
The Illinois Valley association executive committee met in Chicago and formed a sub committee to press Congress for a fourteen foot deep water ship canal between Chicago and St Louis. Congressman Reeves urged eight feet, backed by Graff, but the committee largely supported the deeper channel.
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The
Illinois Valley Association
Chicago
Washington
Congress
St. Louis
Walter Reeves
Reeves
Congressman Graff
Prince of Wales longest held title in English history
The Prince of Wales, turning 59, has held the title longer than any in English history, surpassing George IV who wore the Prince of Wales title for 58 years. He holds multiple titles including Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, and Earl of Chester, with travels sometimes under Lord Renfrew or Earl of Chester name.
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Prince of Wales
George IV
Prince
Duke of Cornwall and
Rothesay
Earl of
Woman's rights calendar highlights Russia laws and groups
Mme. Praseevic Arian publishes annually a calendar in Russia detailing laws affecting women and listing various women's societies. The edition serves as a guide to legal changes and feminist organizations active in the country.
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Mme. Praseevic Arian
Russia
Illinoia Battleship Nears Builder's Trial at Newport News
The first class battleship Illinoia is nearing completion at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock. Builder's trial is slated for the first week of December, with main battery of four 13 inch guns and six inch guns mounted, armor riveted, and nearly all fittings in place. The launch occurred Oct 4, 1898, with Miss Daisy Leiter of Chicago christening.
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Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Newport News
Daisy Leiter
Chicago
Peruna cited as cure for chronic catarrh by Mrs M A Theatre
A testimonial from Mrs M A Theatre of Minneapolis endorses Peruna Medicine Company for catarrh. She says six years of chronic catarrh improved after faithful use before meals and claims lasting cure. The advertisement touts Peruna as removing the systemic cause of catarrh, improving digestion and nerves, with a request to contact Columbus for literature.
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Mrs. M. A. Theatre
Minneapolis
Minn
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus, C
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Company
Columbus
Ohio
Ram with False Teeth
A NSW shepherd near Mudgee fitted artificial teeth to a ram that had difficulty chewing. After the dental work the animal eats well and shows vigor. Believed to be the first such experiment in the colony.
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New South Wales
Hargreaves
Mudgee
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Health Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for a wide range of ailments from headaches to cancer. It promises easy natural movements, claims health improvement for 10 cents to start, and emphasizes the genuine metal box product with C C C stamped on each tablet. Warns readers to beware of imitators.
Sanitary Depots Open in German Villages
In numerous German villages sanitary depots have been set up where private families may borrow items needed for a sick room for a trifie price, helping those who cannot afford to buy them.
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Germany
Coughing Leads to Consumption
Advertisement for Kemp's Balsam claims immediate relief from coughing and consumption dangers. Encourages readers to visit a druggist for a sample bottle free with sales in 25 and 50 cent sizes. Emphasizes urgency to act now.
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Kemp
Isolation in London Flats
London women living in flats struggle to hire servants as they endure 80 percent isolation from the outside world.
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London
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