Horses blamed for death rates in cities amid health scare
A New York focused feature cites Appleton's magazine and health department figures alleging horses contribute to more than 20 000 deaths yearly in New York and substantial city costs. It claims 120 000 horses in New York with $148.6 million annual expenses, and argues horses boost dust and disease in urban areas. It also notes hotel managers restricting dogs in rooms, linking pet care to urban nuisance and costs.
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New York
United States
Appleton
Health Department
New York City
Chicago
Beaton
Adidas
Atlantic
Pacific
Upper Broadway
New York Press
Hotel and business names in Walla Walla list
A fragment lists hotels and individuals including Hotel St George Jos Charet Walla Walla J McGilliway San Francisco W W King UU Ri Wm H Barry Portland Chas T Stewart Chicago Joe Bailey Echo N Brownell Portland T W Kent Portland F J Winter Portland and F Wilson Athena.
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Jos. Charet
Walla Walla
J. McGilliway
San Francisco
W. W. King
Uu, & Ri
Wm. H. Barry
Portland
Chas T. Stewart
Chicago
Joe Bailey Echo
N. Brownell
T. W.kent
F. J. Winter
F. Wilson
Athena
Flood Devastates Hu Peh River in China
Two thousand persons have been drowned and 700 Chinese junks sunk in high water along the Hu Peh river in China. The disaster prompts relief efforts as authorities assess widespread damage and loss.
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Hu Peh River
China
Neighbor's Cat Prompted Cleveland Lawyer Counsel
A Cleveland suburb resident distressed by nightly cat noises asks his lawyer for a remedy. The attorney refrains from speech until clarifying that the cat does not belong to the man, nor does the fence. Concluding, the lawyer advises tearing down the fence as a safe action.
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Cleveland
Weeds Worth Millions and Their Wild Wealth
A Columbus Dispatch summary notes New Zealand flax and other wild weeds yield wealth for gatherers. Flax loses value when cultivated, Indian hemp is processed from weed, keef resembles chopped straw and is used in various forms, while seaweed tops as the most valuable weed. Seaweed beds form nitrate sources in South America, generating about $65,000,000 annually.
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New Zealand
South America
Columbus Dispatch
One Kind of Fame on Ancient English Treasures
Authorities deter carving initials on historic relics and recently fined a man who chipped his name six inches high on a stone in the Druids Circle near Keswick. A Swanage globe site provides a slab for names of offenders, while Alpine summits see names left on cards in emptied wine bottles as self advertisement.
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England
Keswick
Swanage
Chicago News
A Story of Beau Nash and His Father’s Glass Trade
A humorous anecdote about Beau Nash noting his father was a Swansea glass business partner. The Duchess of Marlborough pressed him on birth obscurity, and Nash replied he rarely mentions his father not from shame but because his father has reason to be ashamed of him.
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Beau Nash
Swansea
Duchess of Marborough
Nash
Gravity Universal Force Across the Cosmos
The article asserts gravity is universal, with Neptune 2.75 billion miles from the sun, yet still under solar influence. It emphasizes every atom in the universe exerts influence on every other atom, a panoptic view of gravitational reach.
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Neptune
New York American
Fool’s question to lord sparks blunt rebuke
A motley fool asks the lord about the difference between foolishness. The lord responds with a terse challenge to proceed. The fool claims his own “profession,” implying a calculated stance rather than mere folly.
Orphan Charity Exchange Stirred by Tiny Plea
A boy asks a passerby for a penny and explains the author of the plea is the orphan himself. The scene highlights a touching moment as the man asks about the boy’s father and receives the request that this money be given to the orphan’s father.
If You See It in Hast Oregonian It’s Bo
A brief note notes a quotation from Puck and Cicero about friendship and life. It appears in Hast Oregonian style feature, presenting a witty or reflective aside. No clear event is described, but the snippet hints at social commentary in a local paper.
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Oregonian
Government Telephones Switzerland Owns Its System
The Swiss government fully owns operates telegraph and telephone lines and produces equipment. In 1906 total telegraph and telephone service income was $3,095,098 with expenses $2,231,217 and government profit $863,881. Subscriptions reached 63,711 with 22,071,177 local calls, 7,261,193 interurban, and 299,209 international calls. International telegraph rates vary by country and a per-word international telegraph tax applies.
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Confederation
R. EB
Manafield
Lucerne
Switzerland
New York
France
Germany
Italy
Austria
Spain
England
Russia
Colorado farmers meet in Pueblo for union conference
Representatives of about 6000 Colorado National Farmers Union members gathered in Pueblo for a May conference. The Colorado branch recently organized and aims to establish a general purchasing agency. The Peerless coal mine at Augustura, Colo., serves members with low-cost coal and strong profits, with plans to expand to 400 tons daily. The union also owns a woolen mill at Albuquerque, N. M., with 6000 members as stockholders. A beet sugar factory at Manzanola is being pursued to buy beets from Arkansas valley farmers.
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Pueblo
Colo
Colorado
National Farmers’ Union
Peerless
Augustur
Manzanola
Arkansas Valley
McFarland Marriage Demanded Dismissal for Cruel Treatment
In Pendleton on April 20, 1902, Jennie McFarland seeks dissolution of marriage to William McFarland citing cruel and inhuman treatment and threats of great bodily injury. Attorney J L Rand represents the plaintiff while Oregon lumbermen prepare bids on Panama canal timber shipments.
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Pendleton
Jennie McFarland
William McFarland
Baker City Herald
J. L. Rand
Oregon
Panama Canal
Lewiston Adopts Wood Block Paving Plans
Lewiston city council voted to adopt wood block paving for a 4 by 4 by 8 inch street with curbing and storm sewer. It will cost $9.25 per running foot for a 4 foot street, plus $20 per 1000 for treating and installing blocks, with Craig Mountain tamarack blocks estimated at $128 per thousand at the mill. City Engineer Guilland was directed to prepare specifications and report next meeting after endorsements from the Commercial Club and a property owner survey.
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Lewison Tribune
Lewiston
Guilland
Commercial Club
Craig Mountain
Salesberg
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