Discovery Is Made Whereby United States May Produce Its Own Potash
Washington June 10. United States may gain an independent potash supply, reducing reliance on Germany. Cement dust processing by Dr. F. G. Cottrell yields potash at mills, with potential to produce 100,000 tons yearly. Iron blast-furnace gases also targeted for potash recovery, aided by U. S. Bureau of Mines. Industry suggests cement and iron byproducts could meet large part of national demand.
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United States
F. G. Cottrell
Bureau of Mines
Washington, D. C
California
Germany
Cottrell
United States Bureau of Mines
University of California
Cement
Hagerstown
Charles Catlett
Staunton
Catlett
van H. Manning
Geological Survey
Bureau of Soils
Bureau
Poor General Funston Fights Border Peril Without Enough Forces
The Indianapolis Star laments General Funston’s shortage of troops to defend the Mexican border amid reports of 30,000 Mexican troops massing in northern Mexico. militia response across border states is weak, artillery requests unmet, and Funston seeks more militia as the nation remains inadequately prepared. The piece criticizes isolationist views that oppose preparedness.
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Indianapolis Star
Funston
Mexico
Washington
Prominent Men of Austin's Colony Portraits and Early Fort Bend
Walter W. Little born in 1828 in the Fort settlement near Richmond. The Littles helped found the Austin colony, building a log fort on the Brazos bend with Henry Jones and others. Early settlers included Morton, Rabb, Kuykendall, Jones, and others, with 1823 and 1828 events shaping the community. A 1833 Brazos flood devastated crops and stock, and a Mexican raid in 1886 prompted a mass retreat toward Harrisburg, aided by scouts including Karnes and Shipman. Deaf Smith’s death and local land ventures are recalled by Little decades later.
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A. J. Sowell
Walter W. Little
Fort Bend
Fort Settlement
Brazos
Richmond
William Little
Walter Little
Pennsylvania
Texas
Missouri
Stephen F. Austin
Brazos River
Henry Jones
County of
McFarland Place
William Smithers
Charles Beard
Joseph Polly
Henry Holston
Austin
Colorado
Guadalupe
Great
William Morton
The
John Rabb
Joe Kuykendall
John Jones
James Jones
Randall Jones
Hall Roddy
Gash
San Felipe
Randalf Foster
Trinity River
Mr. Little
Brazos Valley
Buffalo Bayou
John H. Pickens
Joseph Johnson
Thompsons
Mudds
Wicksons
Johnsons
Stafford
Littles
Shipman
Henry Karnes
John Shipman
John Morton
John R. Fenn
Morton
Harrisburg
Kuykendall
Young Fenn
Gill Kuykendall
Deaf Smith
San Jacinto River
Relic Eyewear Tells Tale Of Little Family History
The narrative describes Walter Little a man around forty with graying hair. He married Sarah R Wilson daughter of Dr Hugh Wilson of Louisburg Virginia. The family records note William Little father of Walter died July 5 1841. John Little grandfather received a pair of gold rim spectacles from General Horatio Gates after a Revolutionary War battle when Major Little’s eyesight was damaged by powder.
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Mr. Little
Sarah R Wilson
Hugh Wilson
Louisburg
William Little
Richmond
Walter Little
Little
John Little
Horatio Gates
Gates
Voyage of a Atlantic voyage and a distant merchantman
Charles W. Furlong recounts meeting an American merchant ship 165 days from departure in Harper’s Magazine April. The schooner’s crew spoke, passed a waterproof bag with papers, and learned the other vessel was bound for Queenstown with grain. The exchange, amid a twilight sea, yielded no news of the war but showed cordial shipboard contact.
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Atlantic
Charles W. Furlong
Harper’s Magazine
South America
Amory
John
Portland
Queenstown
The Secret of the Changing Days Explains Sun Paths
A reader explains how the sun rises and sets, and how twilight, dawn, and day length vary through the year. The article covers the ecliptic, Earth's axial tilt, solstices, equinoxes, and the equation of time, plus how almanacs adjust for mean solar time and local latitude.
Cleveland Urges Swatting Flies To Protect City Health
In a call to residents, the Cleveland Leader emphasizes maintaining a low fly nuisance level achieved in recent years. It warns that constant effort is needed to prevent a fresh start and urges swift action now through spring and into summer. A Paris dentist reports a new method for bleaching and sterilizing teeth using ultraviolet rays.
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Cleveland
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Seena Owen
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