Foreign officials view mail tubes in Philadelphia tour
An inspection by German, Russian, French and Panama Canal representatives praised Philadelphia’s pneumatic mail tube system. The party witnessed the postmarking machine reaching 20 000 letters per hour and visited the Broad Street Station and post office facilities. Plans discussed include expanding to Berlin, Paris, London and St Petersburg and resuming service in Philadelphia by July 1 with new exchange stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron von Reuter
Washington
M. Routkowski
Chancellor Beauveau
M. Lampre
Panama Canal Company
New York
H. G. Bond
Brooklyn
Broad Street
T. St. John Gaffney
M. Cambon
Count Cassini
J. L. Milholland
National Company
Kelly
Philadelphia Company
William B. Batcheller
James 8. Stuart
G. W. B. Hicks
George W. Knowles
McMichael
Kr. W. Alexander
William R. McDowell
Post Office
W. B. Batchellor
Walton
Berlin
Paris
London
St. Petersburg
Congress
Knowles
Sixteenth
Chestnut Streets
West Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Beet Sugar Can Stand Alone Despite Government Ties
The Journal of Commerce argues the beet sugar industry controls U S policy and opposes Cuban reciprocity though a Cuban sugar concession could aid export trade. Data from the 1900 census show beet operations across states, with profits about two dollars per ton and potential for large factory gains in Chicago. The effort against Cuban reciprocity is led by sugar beet and machinery interests.
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United States
The
Journal of Commerce
Cuba
Spain
Eport
Congress
Michigan
Department of Agriculture
California
Alfred Musy
Rochester, Mich
Beet Sugar Gazette
Chicago
Musy
Towser the regimental dog at Colenso
Towser joined his master and became the regimental dog, always at the front in all weathers with khaki paint on his back bearing his name and regiment. He shared blankets, accepted rations, and loyally stayed by his master until the fatal Colenso day when he sat beside him and barked in approval as the bullet struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towser
B. Garland Matthews
Spire Review
Colenso
Buried Together?: Boer Battle Casualty Comment Prompted
A fragmentary line remarks on burying enemies beside a master and hopes the Boers recognize the situation, hinting at wartime attitudes and the grim politicking of battlefield deaths. The wording implies a comparison of slain foes and leaders in a colonial conflict context.
Grand Fraternity Faces Equity Suits Over Loans
In Common Pleas Court No. 5 the Grand Fraternity and its board answer Theodore James and R. F. Mustin Jr. alleging securities were taken from the reserve fund and pledged to West End Trust for loans over 34000 dollars. They claim the governing council ratified the actions 14 to 1 and seek dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court No
Grand Fraternity
Theodore James
R. F. Mustin, Jr
West End Trust Company
Board of Directors
Governing Council
Mark Twain Finances Restore Richer Life Under Rogers
The Kansas City Journal reports Mark Twain has regained wealth thanks to Henry H. Rogers. Rogers, a Standard Oil financier, manages Twain’s surplus cash and oversees receipts and disbursements to shelter him from future misfortune. Clemens is described as financially secure and content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Henry H. Rogers
Rockefeller
Mr. Rogers
Wall Street
Rogers
Twain
Samuel T. Clemens
Kansas City Journal
Thief Dalton Appears in East Fourth Street Robbery Case
Mrs Emerine Dressler testified at a preliminary hearing in Judge Dichi's court about the masked robbery at her East Fourth Street home. She identified Edward Dalton as the alleged robber after noting the thief's twitching mouth.
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Emerine Dressler
East Fourth Street
Edward Dalton
Dichi
Salt Lake Tribune
San Jose's First Brick House Demolished After Fifty Six Years
The Fernier House at St James and Market streets, the oldest brick dwelling in San Jose, is being torn down to make way for a modern block. Fernier, a French American brick maker, built the home and its yard supplied bricks for the Notre Dame convent. Isidor Fernier, born in the house, recalls its era and famed small vineyard on First Street.
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March of Progress
San Jose
Fernier House
St. James and
Market Streets
Sonoma County
General Sherman
Capitol
Monterey
Augustus Fernier
Santa Clara Valley
Fernier
Jane Champenois
Sourrisseau
St. James Street
Market
Fifth Streets
St. James
Julian
First Streets
Welch
D. Wright
Fernler
Convent of Notre Dame
Santa Clara Street
Herrmann Brothers
Hair Torn From Wife by Husband in Indianapolis Court
In Indianapolis police court, Victoria Callahan testified that her husband ripped her long hair from her scalp after she refused to let him use her tellet powder. The shorn hair was shown by Mrs Callahan during her prosecution.
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Indianapolis
Victoria Callahan
Callahan
Cured Hiccups by Tight String At Bellevue Hospital
A three year hiccup contest ends after doctors wrap a cord around Miss Sara Blockson's waist at Bellevue Hospital. Within ten minutes the spasms stop and she is declared cured. She remains under care at Metropolitan Hospital to strengthen her constitution and address the nervous cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue Hospital
New York Herald
Sara Blockson
Reade Street
Bellevue
Miss Blockson
Ward
Kettle That Held Mad Anthony Wayne Bones Moves to Museum
A historic kettle, used to reduce General Anthony Wayne’s bones to a skeleton, has been acquired by the Erle Library museum. The relic, kept by Wayne’s descendants, was obtained through Major O. W. Pollock, U.S.A. It recalls Wayne’s death in Erie in 1796 and the removal of his remains in 1809 to Radnor churchyard after a journey from the blockhouse to the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erle Library
Anthony Wayne
O. W. Pollock
Erie
Wayne
Isaac Wayne
J. C. Wallace
Radnor
Grand Rapids
Mich
Herald
Rattlesnakes Drive Family From Wisconsin Farm
In Prairie du Chien area near Seneca Wisconsin Muns Helgerson and family abandon a new farmhouse after rattlesnake invasions. Snakes occupy cellar walls ceilings and a den found near a cave. many reptiles killed nearby but infestations persist prompting tearing down and rebuilding closer to the old log house. The tale draws on St Paul Pioneer Press report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Seneca
Muns Helgerson
Colorado Exhibit Plans at 1904 St Louis World’s Fair
Colorado mining leader Van E Rouse describes Colorado’s display aims at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. He notes a plan by Mayor Swink to ship 640 beehives to form a miniature Colorado Statehouse, costing about $10,000 of Swink’s money, with 5.5 million bees.
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Colorado
van E. Rouse
Colorado Springs
St. Louis
Mr. Rouse
Swink
Rocky Ford
America
Colorado Statehouse
Denver
Florida
Greeley
Canon City
Grand Junction
al Colorado
Factional Strife in Gondense Suit
A bill in equity filed in Common Pleas Court No 3 by George S. Graham for Leo J. Schmitz and seventy eight stockholders of the Metallic Condense Company triggers a clash of officers and stockholders. Treasurer G W F Sulzer says the aim is to restore business harmony. Dr Andrew S Steigerwald calls the suit an attempt to seize control. The case, linked to alleged misused funds and patent leverage by a Philadelphia promoter, will be heard tomorrow.
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Equity
Common Pleas Court
George S. Graham
Leo J. Schmitz
Robert McKnight
Sulzer
Andrews. Steigerwald
Schmitz
Dr. Steigerwald
Philadelphia
The Chaperon Role Across Regions and Rules
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt contrasts Western and Eastern views of chaperones. A Western girl at an Eastern resort defies propriety by socializing with a stranger. theEastern matron fails to guide her. The tale also notes an “International marriage” talk and mock purchases of a husband on instalment terms.
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Denver
Brooklyn Eagle
Woman blamed for world's sins by Middle West bishop
A preacher in the Middle West accused women of bearing three fourths of global sin crime and poverty at a public gathering of about two thousand, with women predominating in the audience. The remarks drew strong applause even as some readers disagree with the critique of women's maternal responsibilities.
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Middle West
Do Fishes Have Feeling
Two men fish for bass at Charleston Lake Canada with guides and boats. One loses a prized fly to a seven or eight pound bass, later seen on a two pound catch with the fly still in its jaw. The writer argues fish may not feel pain as the same fish ate again hours later, sharing a New York Sun letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston Lake
Canada
New York Sun
Unionism and Freedom in Scranton Free Press Editorial
The Scranton Free Press denounces the strike and calls for an end to lawlessness. It argues that unrest and violence threaten trade unionism’s rights and urges patriotic citizens to repress lawlessness while preserving workers’ legitimate protections.
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Flannigan
Free Press
Scranton
Scranton Free Press
Largest anchor chains built for steamships at Lebanon works
Lebanon Chain Works in Pennsylvania produced what are claimed as the largest chains in the country for Great Northern Steamship Company vessels. The four sections total nearly 4000 feet, with two chains per ship and 99 to 180 foot shots joined by swivel shackles. Tests reached 549000 pounds without chain failure, exceeding Lloyds requirements by 55000 pounds.
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Lebanon
Lloyd’s
Anchor chains and weights described in Scientific American
The passage notes anchors weighing about fifty tons each, with chain sections totaling roughly one hundred pounds per running foot. Steam power will operate the chains through large winches or stationary engines to handle the anchors.
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Scientific American
Arnold proposes electro pneumatic system for trains
Bion J. Arnold unveiled an electro pneumatic system blending electrical power and compressed air at a convention in Great Barrington Massachusetts. He says air power can boost speed or act as a brake and can substitute for electric power during outages. He tested on a twenty mile track and envisions eliminating rotary sub stations and cutting long railroad electrification costs.
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Great Barrington
Mass
Bion J. Arnold
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Mr. Arnold
Arnold
New York Central
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago and
Milwaukee Electric
Chicago
New York Sun
Hollow Earth Theory Drew From Professor Schiedt
The essay notes Professor Richard Conrad Schiedt of Franklin and Marshall College proposes a hollow Earth with a central vacuum. It cites an 18th century Swedish book describing a hollow world with interior inhabitants and trees, saying the theory remains unproven and unlikely to be disproved in our generation.
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Richard Conrad Schiedt
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster
Sweden
Fancy
Schiedt
Omaha Bee
Monkey Buried in $50 Casket in Atlantic City
In Atlantic City on June 19 the aquarium pet "Joe" of the Rescue Hook and Ladder Company was buried in a satin lined white casket costing $50. The funeral had hundreds of attendees and floral tributes, including a pillow inscribed "Joe" from Mrs. James Everard of New York. The monkey, a mouser with many tricks, wore a tiny uniform with a helmet laid beside him.
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Atlantic City
Joe
Aimlan
Rescue Hook and Ladder Company
J. Chapman
James Everard
Fifth Avenue
New York
Little Joe
California Artesian Wells Told Through Melon Tale
A Washington Times note quotes Representative Kahn joking about California agriculture. He mentions giant watermelons and describes a tongue in cheek method for locating water by planting a giant beet and using a team to pull it up.
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California
Kahn
Golden State
Washington Times
Roosevelt’s Little Joke Delights Office Visitors
President Roosevelt hosted an informal office reception and greeted several visitors. A Jacksonville, Florida woman joked she had come all this way to see a live President, prompting Roosevelt to quip about tourists preferring alligators in Jacksonville and wonder which gives more satisfaction to locals.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Roosevelt
Indianapolis Sentinel
Broad Street to Asbury Park Express via Delaware Bridge
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces a fast express from Broad Street Station to Asbury Park Long Branch and Beech Haven via the Delaware River Bridge Route Whiting leaving Broad Street Station on weekdays at 417 P.M. with schedule additions and morning arrivals around 615 A.M. during June.
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Broad Street
Long Branch
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvaniea Railroad Company
Asbury Park
Beech Heven
Delaware River Bridge
Whiting
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St. Louis Fair
Gondense
Ity
Cherry Street
Philadelphia Times
G. W. F. Sulzer
Benut Iu Enam
Beeth
Hube
Gelman
North Second Street
Christ Church
B.J. Arnold
Monkey
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