United States Rise as World Power in 1900 Data
The article highlights U S dominance with one fifth of global wealth and over one fourth of exports in 1900. It notes vast coastlines, Great Lakes freight volumes near 40 million tons, rail and telegraph reach, and large coal, iron, and gold outputs. It also cites high lake traffic, coal production figures, and deep ore mines in Michigan.
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United States
Philadelphia
Chicago
Lake Cities
Pittsburg
William Penn
Great Plains
Nebraska
Allegany Mountains
Pennsylvania
Salt Lake
Dead Sea
Rocky Mountain
Sierra Ranges
North Carolina
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Rocky Islands
Maine
Florida_Keys
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Cape Flattery
Straits of San Jan de Fuca
San Diego
California
Alaskan
Gulf of Mexico
Michigan
District 48 School Closes With Dinner and Program
District 48 notes show the 48 school will close Friday with a dinner and short afternoon program. Several local families visit, guests arrive from Concordia and Republic, farm plans are discussed, and a surprise party honors the 48 teacher Walter Fickel.
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B.A. Lewis
Kk. O H. Bartlett
Senate Smoking During Executive Sessions
An informal note describes senators relaxing after executive sessions with cigars. Galleries spill smoke as attendees are escorted out and discussions occasionally include beverages. The piece notes cigars and light refreshments appear, though not frequently, and references a few unruly moments.
Union Valley social notes and local visits reported
Saturday and Sunday visits fill the Union Valley page with names such as Mrs Al Rasmussen family V McClure I L Vandeveer George Laymon Sam Stradley and many others Also mentions of hog sales near Republic City schooling in Scandia illness Mrs Moe sick and a Friday entertainment with a graduate named Laurence Banks delivering an essay on life and its meaning.
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Oliver Johnson
J P Porter
K Rosenquist
Estberg
Norway
Robinson
Anna Porter
Scandia
L Morris
Te River
Paul Moe
Ellen
Rosenquist
Harry Harson
Belleville
al Rasmussen
Union Valley
Banks
Ile Rean
Night Air Belief Questioned by City Health Note
An address argues against sanitarium style fears of night air. It asserts that outdoor air is beneficial and criticizes closing windows for microbial or comfort reasons. The piece claims urban residents can live healthier in crowded towns than in highlands if air is properly ventilated.
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Rock Springs
Alleganies
Fresh Milch Cows For Sale In White Rock Kans
JOE BARRETT White Rock Kansas offers fresh Milch Cows for sale priced 25 to 30 dollars per head. H P Cooter location noted. The item appears in a local notice column with other short local notices including personnel changes and property transfers.
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Joe Barrett
White Rock
Kans
Lettuce Cars From Florida Hit New York Market
Five refrigerator cars loaded with lettuce from Florida arrived in New York on an express train and were cleared within three hours. The Jumbo cars used in the trip required 30,000 pounds of ice to keep the leaves fresh during transit from Florida to New York City.
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New York
Giegay
Florida
California
New ‘York
English cycling industry in crisis with unpaid dividends
The English cycling industry is in a critical condition as most companies paid no dividends last year. The outlook is worse, with an estimated 100 million dollars sunk in the industry and about 50 companies totaling 25 million dollars in capital having disappeared over the past four years.
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Euginais
England
Enterprising druggists accused of prescription theft
Noted in New York a warning that some druggists fraudulently copy physicians prescriptions and market compends under their own chosen names. This constitutes two forms of theft that would corrupt medical commerce and endanger patients.
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New York
Faithful dog earns life savings after Broadway beggar tale
A ragged tenement dog on Broadway near Tenderloin collected about $25,000 in coins from generous women over years as a hand organ beggar. After the dog's death, his master Timothy McGrath also died under similar neglect. Police found $15,000 in two bank notes and legal papers for property and life policies in McGrath's tin box.
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New York
New York Times
Broadway
West Thirty- Eighth
Timothy ‘McGrath
Thirty-eighth Street
James Brown
McGrath
Brown
Emigrants’ Savings Bank
Bank For Savings
Metrath
Fortieth
Fifth Avenue
Aife Insurance
Calvary Cemetery
Canada Fishing Industry Report Shows Growth and Jobs
The Ottawa issued annual fisheries report notes over 70 868 men earning livelihoods in Canadian waters with 5 506 760 fathoms of gear. It records 18 708 in lobster and 8 997 in salmon sectors, 69 canneries in BC, and a total catch value of 21 891 706 dollars, up 2 250 000 from the prior year.
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Department ‘of Fisheries
Ottawa
Maritime Provinces
British Columbia
Aries
Canada
Boston Transcript
New Wedding Stationery Prompts at the Journal Office
Readers are invited to view Bregant's new wedding stationery at the Journal Office as a sample for potential use. The notice urges couples planning ceremonies to examine designs before choosing their invitations and related items.
Divorce Action By Publication In Republic County Kansas
First publication March 20 1908. Jay Cooper sues Eva Cooper in district court for divorce and child custody. If no answer by May 1 1903 the petition will be taken as true and judgment granted to plaintiff. Clerk WD Vanob.
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District Court of
Republic County
State of Kansas
Jay Cooper
Eva Cooper
P Jay Cooper
WD. Vanob
Proclamation of Scandia Kansas City Election 1903
Mayor C C Wilson announces the regular city election in Scandia Kansas on Monday April 6 1903 at City Hall. Polls open 8 a m to 6 p m for mayor councilmen and police judge. Attest J C Gunter City Clerk.
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Scandia
Kansas
Attest Co
Cavalry Fencing Horse Introduced by French Army Instructor
M Moulon, assistant fencing instructor in the French army, has devised a fencing horse praised as a major advance in cavalry training. The device replaces old stationary dummies and can be used by foot or mounted cadets with lances or swords, enabling realistic practice and quick observation of technique. The minister of war has authorized cavalry corps commanders to adopt the fencing horse.
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Moulon
Oldest People Claim Global Longevity Record
The World’s oldest persons, per the Hundred Year Club of New York, are Taal Rodofsty of Moscow aged 136 and Nancy Hollifield of Battle Creek Michigan aged 117. Rodofsty’s longevity stems from a long lived family. his father died at 120. Rodofsty reportedly has poor hearing but his sight remains about average in 2004. Hollifield’s longevity is linked to a temperate, simple life including years of housework.
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Hundred Year Club
New York
Taal Rodofsty
Moscow
Russia
Rodofsky
Conductor Allen Walker Visits Town Farewell Event
Conductor Allen Walker was in town Monday. The young people hosted a reception for Rev. Cooter Wednesday evening at C. B. Ericsson's. About thirty attended a pleasant farewell gathering indicating a cordial community sendoff.
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Allen Walker
Rev. Cooter
C. BH. Ericsson’s
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