Untitled Farm and City Briefs Spark Civic Light Nonsense
Rocky Ford Enterprise reports Kansas sent twenty cars of corn to famine victims in India. Paris exposition fires threaten water palace as fire rages. Kansas City hotel men plan five beds per room at five dollars daily for convention delegates. Chicago porch-climbers escape police, unions in Paris shops may form. James J. Corbett seeks New York congressional seat, likely to win. A new automatic shoe cleaning machine uses rotating brushes for cleaning and polishing.
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Kansas
India
Kansas City
Time as Money: European Hurdles and American Hammers
At the International Commercial Congress in Philadelphia Mr W C Barker reports European manufacturers see time as of little value abroad while Americans apply the saying time is money. He notes a European farm implement producer still uses a hand operated trip hammer with rope and pulley while American power hammers deliver 100 or more blows per minute.
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International Commercial Congress
Philadelphia
W. C. Barker
America
Darker
Europe
Ants Show Sensitivity to Certain Sounds Says College Column
Recent observations suggest ants may hear. Professor Metcalf of the Woman's College Baltimore reports in Science that a black ant colony reacts with excitement to a specific pitch. A lone pitch from violin or whistle provokes frenzy, with some ants tumbling into a water moat. other ant species ignore the sounds.
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Metcalf
Woman's College
Baltimore
Science
New Plan Tracks Subtle North Pole Wobble Worldwide
On January 1 a four station observing grid near 39 N began precise monitoring of polar motion using zenith telescopes at Midzusawa Japan Carloforte Sardinia Galthersburg Maryland and Ukiah California. Any shift in pole direction would show as star position changes. Secretary Wilson suggests rural free delivery carriers also distribute daily weather forecasts to farmers expanding government services and duties.
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North Pole
Midzusawa
Japan
Carloforte
Sardinia
Galthersburg
Maryland
Ukiah
California
Wilson
United States
Boxers threaten foreigners as China crisis deepens
United States Minister Conger reports growing Boxer violence near Pekin with murders and persecutions increasing. Railways halted, foreigners flee, and Chinese government shows weakness. Missing missionaries and casualties reported as pressure mounts. British ships arrive at Taku.
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Conger
Washington
United States
Pekin
Pao Ting Fu
Hang Kow
Tien Tsin
Prince Ching
Tull
Bluesky
Hamilton
Ching Inland Mission
Huang Tin
Feng ‘Tai
Mr. Robinson
North China Mission
Zang Ching
Mr. Norton
Wu Chia Ying
Yang Ching
Endymoin
Hart
Taku
Train Robbery Foiled Near Longview Texas
Northbound Canonball train on the International Great Northern was held up sixty miles south of Longview. Express Messenger Charles Rutherford and baggage master James Strong resisted the robbers as Engineer Charles Rich accelerated to escape. The attack occurred after robbers forced entry. a volley was fired, but the messenger and fireman hid behind a barricade. The crew then fled toward Jacksonville as authorities pursued and a prison-break rumor followed from Dlemshounds.
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Maprese
Horace Kanployes
Longview
Texas
International & Great Northern
Charles Rutherford
James Strong
Charles Rich
Love
Rich
Tie
Jacksonville
Beek
Republicans Carry Oregon In Meager Early Returns
Meager election returns from Portland indicate Republicans leading in Oregon with a 5000 to 5000 plurality. Wolverton Republican is seen winning the Supreme Court seat by about 2000, Bailey Republican appears elected as dairy commissioner, and Tongue Republican leads in the Second District race. Fusionists gain in the Legislature though data is limited and outcomes remain uncertain at this hour.
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Portland
Oregon
C. EB. Wolverton
Justice of the Supreme Court
J. W. Bailey
Fom
Oon
Freight agents Shift to Cut Rates Across the West
Eastern freight agents west of Chicago, previously refusing cut rates, visited the wholesale district and solicited all business at the lowest possible rates. Western lines then offered reductions, prompting other lines to follow and undermining the presidents' agreement.
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Katee Weatward
New York
the Times
General Eastern
Chicago
Western Lines
Mrs. John Sherman Dies in Mansfield at 72
Mrs. John Sherman formerly Margaret Cecilia Stewart died at midnight in Mansfield Ohio at age seventy two. She was the only child of the late Judge Stewart of the city and was married to Mr Sherman on December 31 18%. The notice states there are no children.
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John Sherman
Mansfield
Ohio
Margaret Cecilia Stewart
Judge Stewart
Mr. Sherman
What Will Christian Endeavorers Do for Temperance This Year
A temperance essay urges Christian Endeavorers to intensify moral effort, study the saloon’s cost to society, and educate members through four annual meetings. It argues against deriding the drunkard, calls for practical outreach, and notes broader national issues tied to temperance. It closes with reflections on character and its societal influence.
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Christian
Kingdom of Heaven
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Woman's Temple
Chicago
National Temperance Society
New York
National Capitol
Statue of Liberty
New York Harbor
Boston
Presbyterian Christian Endeavor Manual
Character Over Riches Urged In Letter To Editor
A Philadelphia Daily Times reader argues that a good character outweighs wealth and power. He asserts character is earned by choice, not inherited, and warns temptations can threaten integrity for worldly gains.
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Philadelphia Sunday Times
Man Confesses Foolish Drunken Spree After Big Fee
A Philadelphia lawyer describes an afternoon binge after receiving a large fee. He woke to discover his money gone and receipts showing payments to a tailor hatter shirtmaker and others. He vows not to drink for six months and calls it the most foolish act of his life.
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Betz Building
Philadelphia Record
Departure of Mrs Smith saddens Burma W C T U work
A letter from The Life Line editor notes the departure of Mrs Smith from Burma where she led the Burma Union and served as editor of The Life Line. The piece says her loss removes inspiration and guidance for ongoing W C T U activities, and that Rev Julius and Mrs Smith were pivotal in the movement. It acknowledges Mr Smith as a faithful ally and friend.
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Narma
Life Line
Amcial
Burma
Julius
Mra. Smith
Burma Union
Saloon Crime Link Highlighted by Police Report
The Anti-Saloon League cites the Washington police chief's annual figures showing high arrest rates in districts with saloons. It argues that districts with bars per population have elevated crime, noting one arrest per eighteen residents in the ninth precinct and one per three in the district overall.
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Washington Police
District of Columbia
Anti-Saloon League
Congress
Washington
Agitators as Agents of Truth and Progress
The Washington Post asserts agitators drive truth enlightenment and progress. It credits prophets and reformers with agitation revealing error and validating righteous causes while opposing tyranny and vice, shaping civilization.
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Christ
Washington Post
College Chat of Humanity by Charles M. Sheldon
Charles M. Sheldon argues that a chair should be filled by the best man available and that teaching in such an ideal classroom inspires students to become men and women ready to act in God's world. The remarks emphasize moral formation and transformative education.
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College Chat of Humanity
Charles M. Sheldon
Collerne Manity
Berry pickers form Denver union seek fair wages
Farmers discuss irrigation and water use while a Denver union of berry pickers pushes for a wage scale. They demand at least 1.25 dollars a day within half a mile of a car line plus 25 cents per mile beyond. Weekly pay is required. Water rules vary by land and management, with 80 to 100 inches preferred to maximize headroom and efficiency.
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Berry Pickers
Denver
Jefferson County
Colorado Fruit Prospects Bring Banner Harvest Ahead
A Colorado based voice predicts a record fruit year nationwide with soaring yields. Strawberries lead early supply, apples may reach 2000 barrels, and peaches show an enormous, early surge in production as imports are held at bay by home growth.
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Colorado
United States
Tshine
Sugar Beet Cultivation Practices and Thinning Techniques
Field notes detail early cultivation using goosefoot knife cultivators to control weeds, break crust, and aid thinning. It warns against aggressive crust breaking after heavy rain and describes hoe thinning by hand to select thrifty plants, with labor suitable for youths. It emphasizes continuous cultivation to remove weeds and improve soil. Field farm Parma.
Boxers and Chinese unrest tied to foreign railways
Disjointed dispatch discusses Chinese conditions under foreign influence in Shantung and railways built by German engineers. It argues provocations by Boxers and Chinese resentment toward Belgian and German interests, framing resistance as a response to imperial pressure and land seizure. It notes famine like subsistence pressures and the broader global implications while promoting health tonics and consumer ads within the same column.
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W. EF. Curt
Record
China
Shantung
Hay
Europe
Carse
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