Storm on Atlantic Theater Stage with Lions in Chaos
A violent rain storm with high winds swept New York City and New Jersey, wrecking buildings including a church and a theater. In Jersey City the Bijou stage was wrecked as bricks and debris damaged the theater and lions in a cage were injured by falling masonry.
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New York
New York City
Westchester County
New Jersey
New Jersey City
Jersey City
Newark Avenue
Barrow Street
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
St. Mathew’s German Lutheran Church
van Vorst Park
Janesville Canning Plant Hit by Switch Engine
At Janesville Wisconsin a Chicago and Northwestern switch engine and box car plunged through the recently finished canning factory, wrecking the building and destroying thousands of tin cans and machinery. Loss over 100000 dollars. The engineers escaped uninjured after the car rolled down a grade 100 yards from the plant. The company operates factories in Iowa.
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Janesville
Wis
Chicago & Northwestern
Iowa
France wary of US move on Isthmus and canal
Paris dispatch notes French press largely opposes US intervention in the Venezuela Colombia dispute. France has not discussed contingencies with European leaders and plans only to send a warship to safeguard French lives and property on the Isthmus. Reports from Central America are old and unclear, with no alarm to French interests.
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Paris
United States
Panama
Canal
Associated Press
France
Central America
Lashed by an angry woman in Syracuse incident
A Syracuse woman vents anger upon a man, warning him to avoid her home or suffer bruises wounds and humiliation. The confrontation escalates as onlookers witness the volatile moment and the potential for legal action hangs over the disputed scene.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Democratic State Convention Opens in Des Moines
In Des Moines on August 23 the Democratic state convention convened at 1 am with large attendance. Chairman Hui man of the state committee presided as temporary chair and E. M. Sharon of Secornty gave a long address. Temporary officers were named including H. A. Nash as secretary and G. J. Caswell and F. M. Brast as assistant secretaries. Reading clerk J. H. Gillespie and Sergeant-at-Arms S. B. Morris were announced. The body recessed until 2 o'clock after appointing several committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Huiman
State Committee
E. M. Sharon
Secornty
Tlatter
H. A. Nash
Dallas County
G. J. Caswell
Crawford County
F. M. Brast
Marion County
Reading
J. H. Gillespie
de Moines County
S. B. Morris T
Shelby County
Nomination highlights from Iowa caucus results and party slate
T J Phillips of Ottumwa secured the governor nomination while G B Ferguson won second place for lieutenant governor. Cato Sells and W T Davis were withdrawn. John Shortly led the supreme court race. Sam D Whiting J P Johnson and Logan Steece vied for superintendent, with Johnson prevailing. A C Brice nominated for railway commissioner. second district caucus chose Ely over Fay. State central committee selections include N C Roberts and others with several members held over.
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T. J. Phillips
Tumwa
G. E. Feguson
Harrison County
John Shof
Ley
Dallas County
J. Johnson
Carroll
A. Brice
Bedford
Sam D. Whiting
Iowa City
J. P. Johnson
Logan Steece
Burlington
Johnson
A. C. Brice
Committee On
L. E. Fay
Clinton
N. D. Ely
Scott
J. D. Butler
Iowa County
Ely
Fay
Butler
Real Work of Convention in Des Moines Iowa
Des Moines August 28 temporary chairman Sharp opened the state convention. Committee on permanent organization backed Mayor Johns Redmond of Cedar Rapids for permanent chairman and recommended that all temporary officers become permanent. Redmond spoke urging unity to better fight the party’s opponents. Committee on resolutions reported a majority and minority report. The majority declared We the Democrats of Iowa.
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Des Moines
Sharp
Johns Redmond
Cedar Rapids
Redmond
Iowa
Mills Run and Idle Amid Pittsburgh Steel Strike
Pittsburg August 25 report on the steel strike shows varied activity. Star Mill has two mills running while five more workers left to join strikes. Painter Mill has four mills running but bar mill furnaces fired yet failed to start. Pennsylvania Tube Works mill idle with machinists threatening tonight. Carnegie mills operate at full capacity. McKeesport Demler plant noted.
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Pittsburg
Painter Mil
Pennsylvania Tube ‘Works
Carnegie
McKeesport
Demler
New Zealand Dairy Farms Offer Ideal Conditions
New Zealand dairy farms are valued at 100 to 150 dollars per acre, offering near perfect dairy conditions with ample rainfall, no cold weather, and year round luxuriant grass. The description emphasizes the country as highly suitable for dairy farming compared to others worldwide.
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New Zealand
Why potato field near trees showed odd recovery
A hackberry and a cottonwood stood by a potato field. Potatoes within about ten feet of the hackberry grew well, while those up to forty feet from the cottonwood were nearly destroyed. The discrepancy suggests the trees affected soil, moisture, or shading differently, impacting potato growth in adjacent ground.
British cattle buyers gauge weight by guess in England
Fat stock is almost always sold by guess weight in England. The accuracy with which British cattle buyers will estimate the weight and beef worth of a critter is remarkable. This method is never practiced in this country where scales are the sole arbiter of weights.
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England
Ensilage Improves Palatability and Feeding Convenience
Ensilage does not increase the nutritive value of forage but makes it uniformly palatable and raises the usable food value of treated forage. The method also adds convenience in feeding.
Cattle rushed to market due to drought across Kansas and Nebraska
The cattle from Kansas and Nebraska ranges are being hurried to market and sent to canners because of drought and short forage. This sacrifice will impact next year's market as those cattle would have become prime beef.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Gravel the public highway for county fame
A township boast encourages residents to work on the county road near their farms to gain local notoriety. It playfully suggests that if one dies while doing so, the funeral would be the greatest ever recorded, illustrating the tongue in cheek tone of the era.
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Jackson
Miss
Longino
Stowers
Trafalgar Square
St. Paul's Cathedral
The Creamery Separator Calf
A pasture sighting shows 20 spring calves fed on creamery separator milk. Calves priced around 10 dollars elsewhere would fetch 2.50, yet these may live to fool buyers who value beef or dairy cows. The piece warns the separator milk taints the calves and marks them for life.
Beekeeping Advice on Gentle Hive Handling
Practical guidance emphasizes steady movements when working with bees and avoiding sudden snaps or crashes that irritate them. The text notes farm stock sometimes entering the apiary may overturn hives, arousing bees and endangering livestock.
Lost standard varieties in local seed catalog
Fragmentary note lists aa salt we thu wied thé and mentions Western Red Cowhorn and Neshannock as standard varieties once known but now unavailable. No dates or locations provided.
Should the Third Well be Plugged in Water Rights
A legal note considers three irrigating wells where two produce ample water. The neighbor’s third well allegedly diverts water, drying the others. It weighs whether a court would grant an injunction if proof shows the third well caused the decline, noting difficulty proving causation and predicting lawyers’ approach.
Record Heat Grips Mississippi Valley Crops
The Mississippi valley faced an extreme drought from June 23 to July 28 with little rainfall and temperatures 95 to 106 degrees. Over 30 days passed without rain and 13 days exceeded 100 degrees, stressing crops across the fertile region.
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Mississippi Valley
Old Cooking Methods Favored for Family Health
The piece laments modern stoves and pans replacing weekly baking. It praises the old method of a single baking day for rye and jajun bread pork and beans and desserts. It argues one weekly baking reduced labor for the housekeeper and benefited family health.
Turnips as stock food in corn belt questioned
Article questions why turnips are not more widely raised for stock in the corn belt. It cites climate needs, notes England New Zealand lead in turnip production, and says corn ensilage may provide more and with less effort. Also includes Mississippi governor Longino treasury report details.
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England
New Zealand
America
Canada
Irish Talk Over Land Sale and Praties Preview
A rural scene unfolds with talk of land purchases, farm crops, and a quirky exchange about a land agent. O Fallow and Uncle Bill reflect on gentility, luck, and a witty bargainer as they savor hopes for a fine potato crop and prosperous season. The editor narrator recalls a land bet and neighbors joking about truthful claims.
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Bill
Mars
O'Fallon
Uncle Bill
Public Opinion Shifts on Lottery Advertising Probe
Attorney General Knox informs Postmaster General that a Western daily paper's guessing contest offering 1500 prizes worth 15000 to estimate Pan American attendance is not barred by mail laws unless clearly prohibited by statute. He notes the remedy lies with Congress and urges careful fact gathering and public interest considerations. Brain work and chance both influence estimates, and intelligent calculation is allowed.
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Washington
Knox
Congress
Department
British and World News Highlights Amid Global Events
A roundup of brief wire items notes Henry Harris of Dura Til faces arrest over a $1,900 shortage. Dr Frank B. Smith of Spitfield dies of Bright's disease. Gerald A. Lowther named Britain’s minister to Chile. Other items report German coinage effects in Samoa, anti intervention committees in Brussels, Chile funds for Pan American congress, Cuba year 1900 receipts totaling 16.9 million, Henry Dolan’s $8 million estate to a Kansas niece, Franz Mathiessen’s $5.18 million estate, U S health data on smallpox in 1900 with Minnesota leading cases, Joliet man Shreffler’s abduction denial claiming marriage, and a massive Boston swordfish weighing about 68 pounds dressed.
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Henry Harris
Dura Til
Frank B. Smith
Spitfield
Ill
Gerald A. Lowther
Washington
Britain
Chile
Samoa
Brussels
South Afri
France
Henry Dolan
New Yor
Mary L. Deforey
Irving
Marshall County
Kan
Franz O. Mathiess
Praney
Mathiessen
Irvington-on-the-Hudson
Fourth Avenue
New York
Onlinie
Marine Hospital Service
United States
Minnesota
Joliet
Arthur Shreffler
Frances Silvers
Algona
Iowa
Boston
Uncle Bill laments croppers and rheumatism in old tale
A rustic speaker mimics farmers injured by a poor harvest, claiming hops are failing and frogs cry out rheumatism as a curse of misfortune. The dialogue blends farm hardship with rustic humor and exaggeration.
Uniforming a Telegrapher Tale of etiquette and boldness
John B Van Every, longtime Western Union VP, recalls a New York Central line incident. A Rochester clothing maker sought operator measurements by telegrams asking staff to meet on station platforms wearing only shirt and trousers. At Clyde New York the operator declined to comply with the attire summons.
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New York Times
John B. van Every
Western Union Telegraph Company
Rochester
New York Central Railroad
Clyde
N. Y
Clyde Station
Connecticut milk colony cures nerves and kidneys
A nine-member invalid colony in Connecticut relies entirely on milk for subsistence. Set in a secluded site, dairy workers avoid diluting the milk with water, and the residents are not forced to drink excessive water to consume milk. The goal is to address nervous ailments and kidney diseases through this dietary regimen.
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Connecticut
Rifles and Rates of Fire in Shaping Future Battles
A discussion on close-range firing, rapid volleys, and the need to train soldiers for 150 yard encounters. Emphasizes that modern warfare demands precision rifle shooting and full-sized ranges to ensure army effectiveness, citing the South African War lessons and urging national support for improved training and equipment.
Indiana professor fined for fishnet at biology station
A Warsaw dispatch reports Prof Carl H Eigenmann, head of the Indiana University biological station at Winona and vice president of the Indiana Scientific Society, was arrested by Deputy Fish Commissioner Harris. He was fined $5 and costs for possessing a fishnet at the biological station used by students for years to collect fish for scientific studies. Eigenmann has appealed the case.
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Warsaw
Ind
Carl H. Eigenmann
Indiana University
Winona
Indiana Scientific Society
Harris
Wigenmann
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Atlantic
Colombia
Syracusean
ISSA
Kansas City Platform
Ottumwa
Flor
State Central Committee
N. C. Roberts
Fort Madison
Charles G. Hipwell
Davenport
E. M. Carr
Manchester
D. A. Lyons
Cresco
A. EB. Jackson
Tama
F. McConnell
Bloomfield
George A. Hoffman
A. W. Maxwell
Seymour
S. B. Morrisey
Harlan
J. H. Quick
Woodbury
Kansas City
Amalgamated Association
Wheeling and
Bellaire
Mississippi
Ned
Ireland
London
Arthur Hale
G. Emerson
H. Emerson
Dr. Emerson
Gerhardt Terlinden
Berlin
Sig
South Africa
Diamond Hill
Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
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