Storm Above the Clouds in Northern Colorado Front Range
General Frederick Funston recounts a ten hour ordeal fighting a violent storm above the clouds with companion Vernon H. Kellogg in the Northern Colorado Front Range. They battled wind sleet ice and cold and finally crossed a 1500 foot steep ice field by using rifle and gun as anchors and Kellogg’s urging to reach timber line. Both suffered but reached safe granite boulders after a perilous finale.
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St. Nicholas
Frederick Funston
Colorado
Vernon H. Kellogg
Stanford University
Kel Jogg
Kellogg
Dangers of High Game and Toxin Formation
A Lancet note warns that eating “high” game carries risks from toxins produced during putrefaction. While ripening tenderizes flesh and aids digestion, it may also elaborate dangerous toxins.
Mislead New Rich on Pullman Car Furnishings
Edward Bok criticizes a Pullman Palace Car official for shaping public taste with garish car interiors. He argues the new rich imitate these designs in homes, importing inharmonious color schemes and lowering aesthetic standards nationwide.
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Pullman Palace Car Company
Edward Bok
Ladies’ Home Journal
Pullman
Cattle growing outlook improves as Nebraska stocks thrive
Nebraska stock growers report a liberal supply of fall pasture and strong cattle health. Open ranges give way to better winter care with ample rough feed from buffalo grass and sand hills districts reducing wintering costs. Farmers in grain regions and western grazing areas stock up as cheaper stock cattle move into markets.
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Nebraska
Buffalo Grass
Sand Hills
World-Herald
New Sea Serpent Discovered Off Japan Coast
A newly found sea creature near Tokyo is described as a coelenterate and among the largest seen. It was captured at 250 fathoms by a long line, featuring a disc atop a tall stalk, tentacles along the disc, and an oval tube with bushy roots on top. The animal stood 700 millimeters tall, with a transparent scarlet color, fresh though not alive.
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Japan
Tokio
Boston and Albany Leased by New York Central Railroads
The Boston and Albany railroad is leased to the New York Central. Albany line mileage will join the Central, and a New York Central thousand mile ticket will cover both rails. Travelers to Massachusetts points gain access to over 6,000 miles of track for two cents per mile, valid for the ticket holder until used.
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Boston & Albany
New York Central
Albany
Hudson River
Massachusetts
Boston
Art Study Portfolios and History Study Pictures
Art Study Company of Chicago publishes semi monthly Art Study Portfolios with ten pictures each. Art Portfolios focus on noted world artworks while History Portfolios illustrate leading features in History Geography and Literature.
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Art
Art Study Company, Publishers
Chicago
Census of 1900 population booklet issued by railway
The 1900 census population booklet for cities of 25 000 and over has been issued by the Passenger department of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway. A copy can be obtained by sending your address with two cent postage to the Central Passenger Agent in Chicago Illinois.
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United States
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago, Milwaukee
Marble Arch origins and relocation in Hyde Park explained
The Marble Arch built by King George IV as Buckingham Palace entrance was later moved to Hyde Park in 1850. It was costly and misunderstood as a palace gateway. its hollow design once housed police during Hyde Park riots, surprising rioters who expected a solid monument.
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George IV
Buckingham Palace
Hyde Park
British steel price pools break as competition rises
The article notes that British iron and steel compete with American prices, ending price controls on steel rails from 7 to 7 6s a ton. Free market moves trigger price drops nearing a pound per ton, with orders released at normal levels as producers gain and buyers anticipate further reductions. It warns pools aim for successive cuts to lock in orders at ever-lower rates.
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British Iron and Steel
Great Britain
United States
Iron and Steel Men
Fear of hydrophobia blamed for Beart death in Chicago
The article recounts John R. Beart's fatal illness following a dog bite in August and argues his death resulted from fear rather than rabies. It notes the dog showed no rabies symptoms and suggests many so called hydrophobia cases stem from terror.
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John R. Beart
Chicago
Gay
The Rummage Sale Spreads Across the Nation
The piece describes the rummage sale as a New England thrift tradition spreading nationwide a form of house cleaning where items too good to discard but not worth keeping are offered at sales rather than to second hand shops or peddlers.
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New England
Monument to Bradford County soldiers planned in Athens Pa
Go Sullivan's Men led by Joseph W Steckler of Orange New Jersey will erect a monument in Athens Bradford County to honor soldiers and sailors. The granite pedestal will support a bronze group titled The Defense of the Flag, standing 20 feet high on the old academy lawn where Gen Sullivan camped in 1779 during the Six Nations march.
General Juan Luis Bueron Visit Noted In San Francisco
General Juan Luis Bueron of Guatemala, a former lieutenant colonel on General John C. Fremont’s staff during his second Rockies crossing, visited San Francisco. He traced a route to Goa in 1879 and proposed a road concession over the Chiricahua Mountains near the Santa Maria volcano, noted at 14 000 feet.
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Juan Luis Bueron
Guatemala
San Francisco
John C. Fremont
Rockies
Goa
Santa Maria
Sunday Car Debate Roils Edinburgh Election
Edinburgh voters debate Sunday street cars amid plans for cable systems. A lawyer candidate faced ridicule after denying Sunday service yet was seen at a near golf link, sparking accusations of Sabbath hypocrisy.
Russia's Royal Palace at Livadia
The brief notes describe the Little Palace at Livadia as the private apartments of the ruler of the Russias, highlighting its placement within the royal complex.
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Russia's Royal Palace
Livadia
Sunday Fishing Declared Not Sinful by Wisconsin Rector
Rev. J. N. Marx of Lake Geneva’s Protestant Episcopal church says Sunday fishing is not sinful if the fisherman is too busy on weekdays and does not neglect duty or religious responsibility. The remark pleases summer resorters and sportsmen at the Wisconsin resort.
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J. N. Marx
Protestant Episcopal Church
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
Reverend Gray Named Librarian Under Lord Roberts
Rev James Gray, once a Presbyterian minister in Pretoria, is appointed acting librarian of the Pretoria library by Lord Roberts. He publicly denounced Krugerism from the pulpit before the hostilities and fled to Durban.
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James Gray
Pretoria
Lord Roberts
Durbin
Roosevelt Steps From Public Role to Private Citizen
From December 31 to March 4 Theodore Roosevelt will assume an unusual private citizen status. The former president will retire from public duties and return to personal affairs, marking a rare period away from official responsibilities.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Monument to Ginter Sparks Coal Memorial Plan
Prominent Pennsylvania coal men plan a monument to Philip Ginter the coal discoverer at Summit Hill near Mauch Chunk. Ginter once lived in a rough cabin on Mauch Chunk Mountain and discovered coal when embers stayed glowing after a fire near the roadside.
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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 plan
The Illinois Valley association's executive committee met in Chicago and formed a sub committee to travel to Washington this winter to press Congress for a fourteen foot deep water ship canal between Chicago and St. Louis. Congressman Reeves and Graff urged eight feet as preferable, but the committee largely favored the deeper channel.
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The
Illinois Valley Association
Chicago
Washington
Congress
St. Louis
Walter Reeves
Reeves
Congressman Graff
Prince of Wales Becomes Longest Reigning Holder
The Prince of Wales, just turning 59, has surpassed George IV as the longest reigning English prince. Created Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay at birth, he also bears titles Earl of Carrick, Baron Renfrew, and others, with travel often under Lord Renfrew or Earl of Chester.
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Prince of Wales
George IV
Prince
Duke of Cornwall and
Rothesay
Earl of
Woman's Rights Calendar Highlights Russian Laws
Mme Prascovic Arian publishes an annual Russia focused calendar detailing laws affecting women and describing the work of women’s societies. The calendar also notes reforms and ongoing efforts to advance women's rights in the country.
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Mme
Prascovic Arian
Russia
Battleship Illinois Nearing Builder's Trial at Newport News
The first class battleship Illinois is rapidly nearing completion at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. The ship is expected to undergo builders' trial in early December and would be ready to engage a hostile ship if needed. Its main battery includes four 13 inch guns, with seven 6 inch guns on each side and riveted armor everywhere. The Illinois was launched Oct 4 1898 and christened by Miss Daisy Leiter of Chicago.
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Ilinois
Newport News Shipbuilding
Dack Company
Jin Newport News
Daisy Leiter
Chicago
Prominent Lady Praises Peruna as Catarrh Cure
Mrs. M. A. Theatre of Minneapolis writes that after six years of chronic catarrh she used Peruna faithfully before meals and now is healthier than in twenty years. She says Peruna removes systemic catarrh and strengthens nerves by addressing the cause, urging others to try it and request the company’s books.
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M. A. Theatre
Decca Lodge
Iola Lodge
Relief Corps
Jackson Street
Minneapolis
Minn
Mrs. M. A. Theatre
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Company
Ohio
Ram with False Teeth in Australian Farm Experiment
A New South Wales shepherd near Mudgee tried dentistry for sheep with success. A ram with tooth loss received artificial teeth and began chewing fodder vigorously, claimed to be the colony’s first such experiment.
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New South Wales
Hargreaves
Mudgee
Cascar ets Candy Cathartic Promises Easy Natural Movements
An advertising blurb touts Cascar ets Candy Cathartic as a remedy for bowel problems from headaches to cancer, claiming it restores health with no gripe or pain. It emphasizes the product costs 10 cents to start and warns to beware of irritations.
Sanitary Depots Open in German Villages
German villages establish sanitary depots where private families can borrow needed sick room items at a trifling cost, helping those unable to afford to buy.
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Germany
Coughing Leads to Consumption Offered Cure
An advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a quick remedy for coughing claiming it prevents consumption. It invites readers to visit their druggist for a free sample bottle and offers 25 and 50 cent bottle sizes with a warning that delays are dangerous.
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Kemp
Isolation in London Flats Leaves Women Isolated
Women living in London flats find it nearly impossible to employ servants due to extreme isolation from the outside world, limiting social contact and access to help.
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London
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Anderson
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Cottey
Raat
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Wasen Ave
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Springfield
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