English War Office Tests Rifle Grenade Asserts Close-Range Havoc
London reports say the English war office adopted F Marten Hale’s rifle howitzer shrapnel grenade for close combat. Tests at Faversham showed its power, range extended with higher cordite charges, while the rifle remains usable for ball cartridges and bayonet work.
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London
English War Office
F. Marten Hale
Faversham
Mesara
Vickers
Songs
Maxim
Repays Theft of 05 Cents in Pine City
A 1904 theft dispute in Pine City involving a curry-comb, an alligator wrench, and candy was recalled when a stranger, seeking forgiveness, returned the items and paid the storekeeper with a request to be forgiven. The man, once part of a harvesting crew, sought a new life and left before his name or hometown could be learned.
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Pine City
Wash
Higgs
Waeh
Hise
Are Ghosts Unhappy Professors Say Ghosts Are Burdensome
New York reports G Stanley Hall of Clark University doubts ghosts exist but argues if they do they are unhappy. After studying hundreds of cases he claims no ghost shows important action and that all reports imply a burdensome afterlife. He adds that telepathists and investigators alike are unsettled by his stance.
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New York
G. Stanley Hall
Clark University
Huck Finn
Hall
Appleton’s
Trust Debt to President. Appleton Writer Credits Roosevelt
Frank H. Fayant argues in Appleton's December issue that President Roosevelt broadened public investment in corporations. He says the president spurred ordinary investors to buy stakes in well managed railways and industries, diversifying ownership and strengthening firms after the recent panic. He notes rising small investor ownership and a shift burden from speculators to average holders.
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New York
Roosevelt
Frank H. Fayant
Applebon
Rat Pelts to Be Used Profitably in London
London officials report the Society for the Destruction of Vermin aims to turn rat slaughter into a commercial industry. England spends about 1.125 million dollars yearly on rat destruction, and the society seeks bids for supplying brown rats in lots from 100 to 10,000 to begin processing pelts and provide employment for unemployed men.
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London
Society For
England
Mammoth Oil & Gas to install standard drill near Vale
The Mammoth Oil & Gas company will set up a standard drill on its holdings near Vale within 20 days. La Grande Observer reports financial backers in Union are backing the venture as preliminary work begins in the Yale section. Manager T. W. Davidson, heading the company, traveled to Portland to arrange purchase and erection of the drill, with an option on a used Portland drill to finalize today.
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Mammoth Oil & Gas Company
Vale
la Grande
Yale
la Grande Observer
T. W. Davidson
Union
Portland
Davidson
Metropolis
Czarina Illness Complicates Court Life and Greek Olive Crop
The czarina endures a nervous disorder with occasional hysteria and phlebitis, avoiding public crowds. Consul Nathan reports Greece’s 1908 olive crop will be tiny, with no olive oil for export, though stock from 1907 remains available. Black olives fetch 0.8 drachma per oke. olive oil at 1.5 drachmas per oke. The crop's alternation in bearing explains the small yield after a very large 1907.
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St. Petersburg
Czarina
Edward I. Nathan
Patras
For Sale Fine chicken ranch with coops and buildings
Auction or sale notice listing a chicken ranch with coops and all structures in good condition and 255 acres of adjoining wheat land. Located near Pendleton, inquire to Anton Nolte for details.
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Anton Nolte
Pendleton
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