Atlantic liner Minnehaha wrecked off Scilly Islands
The Atlantic transport liner Minnehaha ran aground near Hughtown Scilly Islands on April 21 spilling about 17 000 tons of cargo. Local residents rush to salvage goods abandoning farming and fishing and even schools. Desperate attempts to salvage include cutting the ship and collecting floating items such as furniture and cigarettes as crews fear the ship may soon break apart.
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Hughtown
Scilly Islands
Rocky Scilly Isands
Minnehahu
Islande
Suevie
Lisard
Bryhe
Har
Roosevelt in Paris Key to Peace Efforts Amid Welcome
Paris April 21 Roosevelt arrived at 7:88 am as foreign minister and public welcome noted his role in peace. The report recalls Roosevelt as a steadfast ally of France and a statesman who seeks shared ideals and cooperation. Also mentioned are unrelated brief items about temperance lawsuits in Los Angeles and a missing person case in Chicago.
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Paris
Cownel Roosevelt
U. Roosevelt
Peeve
Los Angeles
Wil
Temperance
Chicago
Francisco
Oakland
Alsf
Harriman Lines Seen in Peak Condition and Growth
Chicago April 20 The Harriman system reports superior physical condition and bright prospects. Vice president J O S Stubbs says new equipment is being ordered, train service expanded, and improvements pursued nationwide including rapid double tracking on the Union Pacific.
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Chicago
Harriman
Stubbs
United States
Mexico
Seeaynoeteetiarioi
Colorado Council Moves To Regulate Skirts
A city council introduces an ordinance described as regulating skirts worn to cover the walk. The measure seeks to curb attire deemed at odds with sidewalk health and decorum. Report notes the proposal reflects input from a women's club urging action.
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Colorado Council
Fomen’s Club
Old Budget Introduced in House Amid Whisky Debate
London report notes Lloyd George reintroducing last year’s budget in the Commons. He warns the deficit of 131 million dollars will grow worse as arrears are cleared versus earlier figures. Denver dispatch says the Colorado Conservation commission urges state control of waterpower sites, rejecting Pinchot policies. Pittsburg item reports a guilty verdict for a graft case with mercy recommendation.
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London
Ste Lloyd George
House of Commons
Denver
Colorado Conservation Commission
James R. Garrald
Daily Work of Nation's Lawmakers Briefed
Washington April 26. Debates over the traffic agreement provision in the railroad bill features Senators Senn Dolliver Root and Elkins. Discussion centers on executive influence, rate approval, and state control with a vote delay and remarks by La Follette. House actions include a resolution on Hepburns fraud inquiry and a Pickett land conservation bill passage.
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Stanford- Elkins
Benator Root
Iowa
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Elkina
la Follette
Palestine
Delliver
Congress
Cig
Dela Bars
Crawford
Relen App
Elkins
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Ted An
Getien
Dollare
Senate
Cummins
Teeig
Ralronda
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alaska
North Dakota
Supreme Court
House
Mr. Pickett
Habe
Aldrich
Smithson Institution
Poston
White House
Cannon
Hale
Herber Bill
John Ankeny
Johnson
Walla Walla, I
Peanuts Demand and Home Growth Across the United States
An essay discusses American peanut consumption and import sources, noting nearly 6,000,000 pounds imported from Japan last year and the potential for greater domestic cultivation in the South and mid-Atlantic. It argues Americans should rely less on imports as knowledge of peanut value grows, with Virginia and the Carolinas emphasized as key growing regions. The piece also touches on the broader food uses of peanuts and contrasts local production with imports.
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Japan
Spain
United States
Montgomery
Virginia
Carolinas
Frederick B. Weatherby
River of Vanity and Velvet in Transcribed Verse
Fragment from an old verse scene contrasting rich and poor as a great river circles through a city. It sketches beggars and nobles marching, dainty ladies, ragged figures, and children, with the river’s mocking song as a constant refrain. The piece blends imagery of wealth and poverty across the urban landscape.
My Heart Was Stone Yet Opened for My Darling
A fragment recalls a tender scene where a hesitant heart finally yields. The speaker imagines a baby’s plea and a door opened wide to welcome a laughing darling into their arms, a moment of intimate warmth amid uncertain verse.
Unlucky Aeronaut and Odd Tales Verse
A fragment from Alfred and Pease includes a Quaker Edward Pease anecdote about a balloon ascent gone wrong with a field lease, a dangerous entanglement, and a fatal descent. Also recounted is Dublin's Red Haired Club initiation and a jokey tale of a transatlantic steamship booking, ending with a moral about wealth.
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Dublin
Imad
Ganjab and ganjah use across tropics and West Indies
An excerpted 19th or early 20th century report describes ganjab or ganjah use spreading from India to the West Indies and California. It outlines effects from mild stimulation to deep intoxication, urges on violence, and notes social attitudes. It also includes a miscellany of sensational quotes on women and fashion.
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West Indies
California
British Honduras
America
New York Sun
Tropics
Mexico
India
Canadian
Panama
Parrots and Their Care in Victorian Times
A London newspaper column discusses parrots as long loved pets, noting age, famous birds, and a London nerve specialist's parrot. It offers diet tips, cage setup, perches, water and music as enrichment, and advises nightly covering for the bird.
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George IV
England
London
Matt
Aged American Woman Walks Florence Alone Each Day
An American traveler recalls an elder gentlewoman who, though timid, walked alone through Florence every day. The old lady carried chalk to mark a white cross on every third house, guiding her solitary strolls from the pension to explore the city with quiet independence.
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Clement Shorter
Jane Austin
Fiesole
Florence
Sailors Own Port and Harbor Details
A historic maritime notice outlines the Sailors’ port authority rules. It notes that almost all nations are represented aboard ships and that foreigners must have ten years of service under the American flag. It also describes disability, financial need, and annual mortality among sailors, plus eligibility criteria and evolving admissions for engineers and stokers under Randall's will guidelines.
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Fame Harbor
Bong Harbor
Alxty
Am. Gineura
Nremen
Walters
Randall
Hually
RS Thia
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