New Tariff Fails to Cut Canada Trade Growth
Five months of the new Canadian tariff show exports to Canada up nearly twenty percent from the prior year while shipments to the United Kingdom and colonies rise despite tariff advantages. The article notes tariff changes in 1898 and subsequent adjustments, with figures illustrating stronger U S export activity to Canada than to Britain or its colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Dominion
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Goode
Hermuda
British West Indies
Unclear OCR fragment from Northern transit report
A partial, garbled OCR note discusses W Ward and the Northern system, mentioning a general superintendent, train arrivals, potential delays due to snow, and a passenger line disruption. Details are fragmentary with many unreadable words and places.
Storm Passes Through Washington With Rapid, Severe Winds
A storm area of strong energy moved rapidly across Washington Sunday afternoon and night bringing rain and high winds. Maximum reported velocities included Beattie 28 mph Tacoma 9 mph Spokane 4 mph Portland 1% mph. The storm center moved into Montana with heavy rain reported at Neah Bay 1.12 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Washington
Salisbury
Synopeia
Beattie
Tacoma
Noah Nay
Fort Cenby
Spokane
Portland
Montana
Alberta
Calgary
Neah Bay
Rapid Fire Guns and their loading methods
The article explains rapid fire guns differ from slow fire by loading method. It notes calibers from three to six inches and lists Hotchkiss Nordenfeldt and Spitzer types as examples. Claims rates of fire up to 26 shots in four minutes and 20 to 26 spm with accuracy, with speeds increasing to 30–35 spm and five inch guns delivering 26 shots in five minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotch — Hroeder
Max m-Nordenfeldt
Benevolence in Animas and Animal Mischief
Report notes odd animal incidents showing care and mischief. A pig struggled to free itself and, in desperation, pulled a surf ferer’s head off while an elder pig aided. a cat guided its owner to help another cat in a seizure. Domesticated animals display progressive behavior toward the common good.
How Eli Was Introduced by Alf Clark
Hopkinsville based Alf Clark introduced Eli Perkins to a sparse audience during a rainstorm lecture night. Clark led Perkins to the footlights and, with playful crowding, announced each person present by name. The scene captured a cordial, if crowded, reception for the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf Clark
Hopkinsville
Eli Perkiner
Eli
Clark
Mit
Bit Perkins
Judge Feland
Eli Perkine
Col. Smith
Ett Perkins
Hunter Woo
Perkine
Col. Campbell
Mr. Perkins
Menderson Journal
Porcupine Creek Bench Claims Spur Alaska Gold Rush
A Juneau letter reports new bench claims on Porcupine Creek in the Alaska region, drawing miners toward the Atlin District and Haines Mission. It notes rich prospects along Tahkin Creek and shifting borders with the Alien Enemies Exclusion Act, while detailing travel, snow conditions, and claim costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alseka
Porcupine Creek
Porcupine
Alaska
Etritien Columbie
Northwest Territory
Tahkin
Porcupine District
Tahkin Wan
Haines
Pyramid Harbor
Haines Mission
Beores
Skagway
Maines Mission
Atlin
Cheap artificial teeth and the industry behind them
Hundreds of thousands of artificial teeth are produced yearly from ivory to porcelain. The article explains how teeth are made, from carved ivory origins to modern porcelain with platinum pins, and notes the cost, varieties, and the fate of old teeth. It also touches on a depreciation of Mesaba mining town after ore vanished and a March election with no funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Li le
Town 18 Abandoned As Mesaba Iron Range Fades
Mesaba area dwindles as Town 18 in Mesaba Minnesota loses most residents, from a once lively population to forty nine. The remaining residents plan to relocate to other mining areas as the town’s last support erodes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesabba
Minn
Mesaba
MC A Athletic Meet planned with five events
The MC A members will hold a meet soon featuring five events: running, high jump, half mile dash, rope climbing, potato race, and 16 pound shot. Physical Director Doughitt will oversee the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MC. A
Doughitt
Motion to Set Aside Findings in Longstaff Case
The court considers a motion for a new trial in the Renneburg matter involving Robert M. Longstaff and Franklin P. Bimart. The motion claims the evidence was insufficient and seeks to set aside findings and conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
FE. Renneburg
Robert M. Longstaff
Iunatic Ve
Franklin P. Bimart
New Strike Reported Near Lake Pennett Gold Creek
A Lake Pennett source reports a rich gold strike in a creek on the east side of the inlet flowing into the lake. The discovery lies about five miles from the lake and appears within Canadian territory, marking the first gold find in Bennett County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennett
Hmita
Bennett
Soldier's Hard Luck On Tacoma Streets
A discharged First Washington volunteer corporal, recently promoted then demoted, is found sleeping near a saloon in Tacoma. He gave a fictitious name when arrested after a rowdy incident and was sentenced to 30 days on the streets. The officer calls him a “can of hard luck” with likely origins in an inland state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Peb
Thebain
Washington
Tecoma
Necomeliy
Fie
Stevedores Quarrel After Midday Break On Ship Deck
A gang of stevedores discharging coal from the ship Marton Chilcott grew heated by work and after a noon break drank Old Rye. On resuming, several became quarrelsome and one man struck the chief stevedore, knocking him to the deck before order was restored.
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Clevedores
Marton Chilcott
Stevedore
Seaman Johnson Ended Voyage In Suicide Attempt
John Johnson, a seaman on the schooner Comet from Port Gambie bound for San Pedro, cut his throat and leapt overboard near voyage’s end. He was rescued, his wound dressed, and authorities say he acted while temporarily insane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Johnson
Comet
Port Gambie
San Pedro
Johnson
Ending Up Floor Boards
A fragmented description shows men passing Moor boards up the exterior of a building. A ground worker lifts four boards to a second story window, where a man inside grips and raises the lower end to the next worker, continuing upward toward higher floors.
Unemployed Worker Reshapes Load Lifting Tactic
A New York Sun report describes a man moving heavy boards from a truck to a building. Facing the pile, he lifts boards on his shoulder and tilts them forward to ease the burden. The method hinges on space in front of the structure and avoids lifting the entire weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Prominent travelers check in at Seattle hotels
A list of visiting dignitaries and executives includes PDP Ames of Port Gamble and Carl L. Clemand Snohomish at Rainier Grand, J A Davie Snohomish state senator at regite, and J J Hill Great Northern officials with others staying at the Seattle Diller and Butler hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PDP
Ames
Port Gamble
Rainier Grand Hotel
Carl L. Clemand
Snohomish
Rainier Crand
A. Davin
Snohomish County
Regite
J. J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
D. Miller
F. J. Whitney
Sverdrups Trip Aims at Greenland Coast Exploration
Captain Sverdrup and fifteen companions aboard the Fram left Christiania on June 4 for Arctic exploration along Greenland. They reached Egedes Minde on July 2 and Upernivik on August 4, purchasing dogs to form about 100 sledges. The plan mirrors Peary’s earlier aims to cross northern Greenland and connect Cape Washington with Independence Bay, with further sledging north of the coast and archipelago exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sverdrup
Fram
Christiania
Norway
Greenland
Egedesminde
Upernivik
Cape Dismareck
Eume
Verdrup
Lyfs
Mrup
Sverdrups Fram Expedition Aims for Arctic Study
The report outlines Sverdrup and his four year Arctic plan with the Fram to study astronomical magnetic and physical observations. It notes debate over wintering aboard ship versus a shore base and contrasts provisions and dog handling with Peary in the prior season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sverdrup
Nares
Fram
Smith Sound
Peary
Littleton Island
Hope
Tee
Meiwille Bay
Clement R. Markham
Fast Passage Record Set by Lyman D. Foster Schooner
The schooner Lyman D. Foster arrived on the Sound from Shanghai in twenty four days, beating all prior sailing records. The voyage is described as equivalent to the typical steamship time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman D. Foster
Shanghai
Remarkable Allen County Father of 105 Voters and Sizable Family
John Chandler of Allen County, 75, leads a large lineage with 21 living children averaging five each and 35 grandchildren. He remains active reading current events, an expert rifle shot, and squirrel hunter. He first voted for Taylor in 1848 and has supported the Democratic ticket for fifty years. His wife is three years his senior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chandler
Allen County
Mr. Chandler
Tang
Lehildren
Chandler
Gineses
Taylor
Dowling Green Times
Automatic surveying instrument for road profile recording
An automatic surveying device designed for railroad construction records distance and ground profile as a wheel rolls. It uses a drum driven by a bicycle crank and a worm gear, a pendulum controlled pen that traces a continuous line on paper, and mechanisms to reflect wheel inclination.
Unclear OCR fragment from an antiquarian text
An incoherent OCR snippet discusses earth covered features and Roman era excavations with garbled phrases and missing context. No coherent events, names, or locations are discernible from the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nergate
Incomplete Engine Instrument Described in Maritime Review
The text outlines a contraption described as an instrument resembling a poculey or extended tube with a bar and a foot diameter, packed within a box. It mentions wiring to water, mirror angles, and tubes, with references to a plan by an A Aguinido and a critique by Monritt.
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Noxland
Scotland
W. Ward
Wat Northern
Wit
Hill
Paul
Bench Claims
Atlin District
C. M. Hill
Duluth
Mesaba Range
Charlemagne Tower
Lake Sennett
HA Calder
Canadian Pacific Railroad
T. TY. Corte
Canadian Pacific
Vancouver, D. C
Rainier
F. D Wovwstia
Port Townsend
Mra. Geo. J. Howells
Hainier Grand
J. & MocMiltean
Teche Marbor Lime Company
Moche Marbor
J. A. Mell
Pell, Wilton Mill Company
Everrett
Fea
Tte
Erry Porter
Senator Foster
Close Prank Wikineon
Anacortes
A. B. Calvert
Fr. 2 Coyle
W. Loerer
Fairharm
J. A. Davie and
T. 2. Miller
The
A.Y Nelson
Bill Nelson Milt Company
Everett
Beattle
M.* Clough
Minnesota
R. Benton
Buttier
Day
Cherry Valley
the Diltter
C. Starland
McMurray
Diller
Wm. Bisham
Jefferson County
Rte
Knabbe
Hardman
Ludwig
Crown
Harrington
Kingsbury
Ramaker Music CO. Cor
Pike
Fifth Ave
Finascol
James Mih
Sane and Insurance
Aguinido
Monritt
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