Manatee Rodeo at Palm Beach by John Crimmins
New York financier John Crimmins and his son take a canoe ride off Palm Beach. A sea cow, the manatee, gives an unexpected ride as Crimmins lands a fish, then the hook fails. Smithsonian officials monitor manatee sightings while Crimmins praising local anglers and noting sharks and reef life.
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John D. Crimmins
New York
Palm Beach
Fin
Crimmins
Mr. Crimmins
Florida
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Talm Beach
Good roads lift New Jersey real estate values and growth
The piece argues that new stone roads substantially boost property values and attract wealthy buyers from New York and Philadelphia. It cites over 3 million dollar gains on the Long Branch to Asbury Park line and a 1.5 million rise along the Ventnor to Long Port route, with gains also noted in Essex, Passaic, Morris and other counties. It urges broad support for the good roads movement as a wise investment benefiting markets, farm access, and urban trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
New York
Philadelphia
Long Branch
Asbury Park
Ventnor
Long Port
Atlantic City
Essex
Passaic
Morris
Somerset
Mercer
Middlesex
Union
State printing grafting and the case for Godfrey
The Salem Capital Journal argues to elect Godfrey as state printer to end graft in state printing. It criticizes F C Baker and backs Whitney as continuing graft unless the state buys its own plant and runs printing on union, fair commercial terms. The piece urges voters to learn the facts and support Godfrey.
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Godfrey
Journal
F. C. Baker
Mr. Whitney
Albany
Electeal
Baker
Republican Party
Whitney
The
Oregonian
Chamberlain
Portland
Associated
Frank Baker State Printing Office
Frank Baker
Mr. Godfrey
Salem Capital Journal
Malaria Cure Claimed From Sodium Methylursenate
An article in Comptes Rendus by M. Armand Gautier reports that minute injections of sodium methylursenate cured nine African malaria cases refractory to quinine, with restoration of blood health and elimination of anemia. He suggests potential replacement of quinine pending dosage and administration studies.
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M. Armand Gautier
Comptes Rendus
Africa
M. Gautier
Are They Seat Warmers in Pendleton County Clerk Office
The Pendleton Tribune questions county clerk staffing describing incumbents as seat warmers. It notes Ben Burroughs’ tenure cost $4744.97 in 1898 and $4550.02 in 1899, while 1901 under Chamberlain ran $3508.62, suggesting savings with capable, courteous staff and reduced expense.
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Pendleton
Ben Burroughs
Mr. Burroughs
Weston Woader
Oregon Oregonian Seeks Chamberlain Speech
The Salem Capital Journal notes that no Oregon party supports abandoning the Philippines and that the Oregonian avoids printing Chamberlain’s speech. It highlights antis Republicans and anti Seattle elements within factions and mocks the inability to quote a Seattle platform.
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Seattle
Oregon
Philippines
Islands
Antis
Wold
Oregonian
Chamberlain
Salem Capital Journal
Fainting at Dinner Sparks Talk on Chair Height
A young woman fainted at a dinner in her honor after being unable to touch her feet to the floor or her back to the chair. Prolonged discomfort and restricted circulation led to the collapse. An antiquarian in Popular Science News links modern high seats to old Wrench courts fashion where low usable chairs were set to the wall for display. Furniture makers copy showy pieces and add spring cushions. A cabinet maker’s dictum says the knee should clear the seat when a person stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science News
Leaks In Gas Pipes And Other Wartime Notes
A compilation of brief items notes a soap-and-water test to locate gas leaks, a Austrian motor factory project for recon and racing with a three-motor car at up to 120 kmh, and V. K. Chestnut's report on Mendocino Indians using many plants including clover seeds as food, observed in field practice.
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Wesselsdorf
Moravila
V. K. Chestnut
Division of Botany
United States Department of Agriculture
Mendocino County
Cal
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Martin Block
Ipscogooe
Columbia LodGiNg House
Alta & Webb Bts
F. X. Schempp, Prop
John Schmidt
Louvre
Fendleton
Sharp's
van Orsdall & Ross
Ainslee’s
Edinburgh Medico Chirurgical Society
George Leslie
Leslie
Domentis
the Domestica
F. Robinson
Pasco
Byers’ Gro
N.berkele
the Real Estate Savings Bank Building
Pendle
Altli
Ee Company
Chicago
Restaura
Seston
W. C. Minnis
Kemerer Coal
Ise
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