Grasshoppers Threaten West with Fungus Biocontrol Plan
The article notes extensive grasshopper outbreaks across New Mexico Colorado Wyoming and Nebraska with Texas facing the worst damage. Government entomologists test and distribute a fungal germ culture from South Africa in bottles to curb the swarms, with shipments to affected states and reports of mulched dead insects used for cultures. It also praises the insect's beauty and armor while warning of migratory swarms marching westward.
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Pe Financial
New ‘Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Texas
South Africa
Washington
Lady in Smoking Car Fails Reform Effort with Poodle
A woman described as having a masculine spirit failed in a recent reform effort aboard a suburban smoking car. She was accompanied by a small poodle during the incident and exited the carriage without achieving her aim.
Grasshopper plague spread by infected hoppers in fields
Farmers receive live grasshoppers with germ material in boxes to infect and release, spreading disease among the swarm. The insect nuisance haunts the West with large swarms destroying crops and threatening farmers' livelihoods. Eggs are laid in ground with mucus, and control methods include topsoil removal and burning. Local anecdotes describe unusual behavior aboard trains and a smoker ejecting a poodle.
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Tolorada
Africa
Hissing and Non-Kissing Families
The New York Sun notes kissing among relatives as a family trait with some households known for it. A woman from a kissing family marries a non kissing man, and a reunion note shows restraint when meeting a son after a two year absence, highlighting differing customs about affectionate greetings.
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New York Sun
Jack
Tea in England: public houses first sold as beer was tapped
In England the drink tea became known in public houses during the seventeenth century. It was first sold in inns and taverns as beer is now tapped.
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England
Prohibition on Timber Deck Loads In British Ports
A rule bans any British ship from carrying a deckload of timber into a British port from the last day of October through April 16. This seasonal restriction applies to all British vessels attempting timber deliveries during the period.
Italy's 20-knot battleships threaten U S coast and trade
An article notes Italy's recent and planned battleships, including Regina Margherita and Benedetto Brin, capable of 20 knots or more. It argues these ships could range our coast, wreck trade routes, and challenge U S naval power, while US ships lag in speed and construction.
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Allan Battleshle
Sardegna
Regina Elena
Vittorio Emmanuele III
Italy
Sicilia
Italia
Lepanto
Emanuele Filiberto
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
Nicaragua Canal
Suez Canal
Manila
Philippines
Tutuila
Guan
Hawaii
Pacific
Nome
Alaska
Diplomatic Expenses and Sun Power Innovations
The article discusses high costs for European diplomatic posts, noting annual living expenses of forty to fifty thousand dollars and the need for wealthy diplomats. It also describes John Ericsson’s sun motor concept, now demonstrated as a practical 15 horsepower engine driven by steam from concentrated solar heat.
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Diab
St. Petersburg
London
South
Pasadena
John Ericsson
Unique Suspension Railway Opens in Saxony
Consul-General Charles L. Cole reports the Loschwitz suspension railway in Saxony began traffic this year. The 820 foot line climbs to Rocchwitz heights from Loschwitz, carrying 50 passengers per car on a 22 percent gradient with 33 iron piers. Two 50-horsepower machines power the system, with automatic brakes at both ends and a locking steel cable.
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Charles L. Cole
Dresden
Loschwitz
Saxony
Elbe
Rocchwitz
Barmen-Elberfeld
Solar Motor Dream Drives California Invention Vision
Bottled sunshine fuels a solar motor in development in California. The article envisions a future where engines run on sun energy without coal or steam, predicting world revolution and comparing the discoverer to historic conquerors.
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California
Alexander of Caesar
Her First Use of the Telephone Delights Suburban Wife
A businessman in the suburbs arranges installation of a home telephone for his wife after she had long desired one. Later, he recognizes his wife’s voice during a downtown call and notes the novelty of the new device.
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Maria
Bear and Cow Fight Injures Both in Forest Encounter
In a dramatic clash described in Lestie, a bear charges a cow, striking with horn and claws while the cow defends with powerful blows. The bear is knocked, then regains footing and retreats behind shrubs as the cow, bleeding from wounds, flees to protect its calf.
The Beautiful Mrs Calderon in Washington Diplomatic Circles
Mrs. Calderon wife of the Peruvian minister in Washington has recently joined the diplomatic set. Her husband was appointed less than four years ago and the couple came to Washington from Europe where Calderon held business interests.
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Calderon
Washington
Europe
Calderon Family Social Hub in Washington D C
A South American mother hosts an active group of young people including her children who speak Spanish French German and English. With two visiting nephews she creates a lively crowd at the Calderon residence on Massachusetts Avenue drawing diplomats families and neighbors alike.
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Calderon
Washington
Massachusetts Avenue
Grave memorial concert at Pittston Cemetery draws crowd
Jesse Mitchell played twenty seven pieces over his wife’s grave in Pittston Cemetery as a guarded memorial. A large crowd witnessed the scene including boys who jeered. Mitchell sat on the mound and played the Scottish bagpipe for an hour in memory of his wife who died a year ago.
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Wite
Jesse Mitchell
Pittston
Mitchell
Ana
Philadelphia
North American
Science Versus the Rat Pest Professors Fight Pestilence
A Paris institute team reports discovery of a microbe that fuels rat borne pestilence on farms. The finding aims to curb farm disease and protect crops and livestock through new countermeasures.
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Paris
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