Presidential special train to San Francisco departs from Washington
The April 29 1901 dispatch reports a seven car presidential special set to travel 10 581 miles from Washington to San Francisco by June 15. The trip includes Secretary Ortelyou and three White House aides, with extensive press and telegraph coverage aboard. Cuban committee visitors in Washington encounter a swift, humorous welcome. Also noted are Galusha Grow of San Diego visiting D C and Louisiana banking and timber industry remarks. President's order to restore Washington heirlooms to Gen G W C Lee is mentioned as aiding southern receptions.
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Washington, D. C
San Francisco
Washington
Long
Colorado
McKinley
Ortelyou
White House
Big Presse
Washington Daily
New York Illustrated
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Cubans Committee
Secretary of War
Cuba
Galusha B. Crow
San Diego
California
Galosha B. Grow
Pennsylvania
Gince
Grow
Pacific Coast
Boundry
Mexico
Santa Fe
G. W. Boulton
American Banking Association
New York
Milwaukee
Lousiana
North
Daniel
Virginia
United States
G. W. C. Lee
May Weather Forecast Predicts Stormy Periods and Eclipses
The analysis, attributed to Rev. Ir Ro Hicks editor of Word and Works, foresees a Mercury perturbation continuing to May 9 with reactionary storms from the 1st to 3rd and a regular storm period from the 5th to 10th. Expect active storms, frost, high temperature indicators, and a total solar eclipse near the 18th with strong atmospheric effects.
London to test automobile fire engine with steam powered pump
The London county council fire brigade committee endorses an automobile fire engine to replace horse drawn units. The steam powered engine, likely fueled by liquid fuel, would haul itself to fires and power the pumping machinery on arrival. The article predicts silent rubber tire propulsion and self moving operation as future standards.
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London
England
London ‘County Council
Lincoln Monument Remains Replaced In Crypt Ceremony
A 1900 ceremony saw remains removed from temporary stone vaults near the Lincoln Monument and reinterred in the crypt. Governor Yates and state officials attended alongside the Lincoln Monument Association members, Lincoln Guard of Honor survivors, and federal officials amid crowds of about 200 citizens. The event involved ongoing debates over the state's control and cost.
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Carem Iy Jage
Yates
Lincoln. ‘Monument
Npnor
Humphrey
United. ‘States District” ‘Court
Opening Kiowa Reservation by Lot Casting Proposal
The article discusses plans to open the Kiowa Indian Reservation in Oklahoma for settlement. It recalls the 1893 Kerokee strip opening that caused violent scrambles and deaths and notes proposals to use a casting lot method to assign claims. It critiques widespread land hunger and contrasts with abandoned eastern farms.
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Kiowa Indian
Oklahoma
Kiowa Reservation
Wire Fence Swindle Targets Farmers With Exhibition Offer
A new swindler known as the wire fence man asks farmers to allow a demonstration of a fence stretcher machine. He builds a short fence at the site and then directs the farmer to fetch the machine and pay charges up to three dollars. The scheme relies on a friendly approach and local depot pickup.
Notes of the 20th Century Then and Now
Fragmentary notes discuss preventatives for drunken behavior and drinking alcohol. The text mentions advertising remedies and a skeptical view of their effectiveness, with a reference to doing something at eight and financial concerns. The passage is incomplete and reads like garbled reflections.
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Ir Ro Hicks
Word and Works
Twentieth Century Fire Engine
Aule
Leavin
Ted
Hes
Bear
Salaree
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