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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1905
Page
9
Peat fuel tested to power railroads and luxury English trains
Maine peat deposits are touted as a potential fuel source for railroads, with Lewiston area peat cubes undergoing pressurized drying to replace coal. Tests show high heat and low smoke, though coal remains more economical per burn, while Britain introduces the Cornishman Limited with numbered seats and valet service on a London to Penzance run. A Pennsylvania Railroad policy requires crews to operate the same locomotive, and Norfolk and Western bans flowers on uniforms to curb flamboyant decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Lewiston
Androscoggin County
Aitelti
Boston
Fredapere
Lewington
Mass
Great Western Railway
England
Cornishman Limited
London
Penzance
Plymouth
Railway Review and Engineering
South African Expert Sees Diamond Hopes in Kentucky
David Draper of Johannesburg, on a Kentucky trip, reports promising signs of diamond potential in Elliott county pipes near Ison and Creeches creeks. He estimates 100000 dollars needed to thoroughly prospect the land and notes possible payoffs if five carats per load are found. Promoters have bought 22000 acres surrounding the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Draper
Johannesburg
South Africa
Wittsburg
Richmond
Elliott County
Ison
Creeches Creeks
New York World
Kentucky
Draper
W.L. McGee
Transvaal
Ifis
Chief Three Miles Up Chicago Dome Flight Feared
Chicago police chief Collins asserts three miles of city air in his jurisdiction and threatens to bar aeronaut A. Roy Shnabenshue from circling the Masonic temple dome. He warns the flyer must stay above three miles if outside the city or risk arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Chicago
Washington Post
A. Roy Shnabenshue
Toledo
Masonic Temple
Lion as "Fighting Editor" for New Harmony Paper
Clarence P. Wolfe, editor at New Harmony Indiana, plans to keep a non tame trained lion in his office as a fighting editor to deter undesirable visitors. The lion, injured in a recent circus cage accident, was purchased for a song and Wolfe hopes to train it to deter objectors without harming his staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence P. Wolfe
New Harmony
Ind
New Harmony Dispatch
Mr. Wolfe
Inquest Says Boiling Hands May Prevent Infection
The New Orleans Times Democrat reports an inquest at St George's hospital London into a man's death after an operation. It states operators could avoid infection from patients only by boiling their hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George’s Hospital
London
New Orleans Times-Democrat
German Firms Lose Japanese Orders to Foreigner Houses
German houses in Japan complain that many orders from Japanese clients are now going to British and American firms, cutting into local business and causing concern over market share and future orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
London to Propose Automobile Ambulance System
The London city council is likely to establish a system of automobile ambulances. Officials consider rapid response vehicles to improve medical aid in emergencies across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London City
Russia and United States the Two Great Nations of World
M Witte, chief Russian peace envoy, told a New York Herald reporter in the St. Regis hotel that Russia and the United States are the world’s two great countries because they both produce men and material. He said Russia is doing better after the war and will rise to a strong position. he acknowledged mutual misunderstandings and urged viewing U S Russia issues with distance and fairness. He avoided discussing Manchuria and financials, but spoke of Russia’s greatness and recuperative powers and welcomed American friendship and enterprise in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
M. Sergius Witte
St. Regis
New York
New York Herald
United States
M. Witte
America
Far East
Manchuria
Japan
Tropics
Arctic
English Archer Gallwey Hits 367 Yard Shot at Le Touquet
Sir Ralph Payne Gallwey, an English archer, achieved a remarkable 367 yard shot with a Turkish bow at the new French golf links in Le Touquet. The long range feat highlights his archery skill near the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Payne Gallwey
le Touquet
Autumn Herald in Nature’s Quiet Banner
A vivid meditation on autumn arrives as nights lengthen and days shorten. The prose paints katydids, berries, and scarlet oaks, with goldenrod and lil yellow plums framing a landscape that brightens and bids dreariness vanish. The piece frames autumn as a herald amid forest life.
Fatal Shooting at Freelandsville in Saloon
Joseph Nolting husband of John Turnmier’s daughter shot and killed Herman Pepmier at Bakers saloon Freelandsville last Saturday afternoon. Nolting, 30, jailed at Vincennes, described as having a bad reputation. Pepmier, a prominent farmer, dies in unprovoked shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Nolting
John Turnmier
Herman Pepmier
Freelandville
Nolting
Pepmier
Bakers Saloon
Freelandsville
Vincennes
Louis French
Jonas Nolting
Sullivan Company Strikes Oil Near Casey Illinois
The Tri-State Oil Company led by president E S Crowder and officers W H Eaton W L Hunt and Robert Taylor struck a rich oil well north of Casey Illinois. Tested Monday the well has a capacity of fifty barrels and the firm holds 120 acres in the heart of the fields with 300 wells planned or existing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Casey
Crawford County
Union
Tri-State Oil Company
E. S. Crowder
W. H. Eaton
W. L. Hunt
Robert Taylor
Sullivan People
Casey, Ills
Notary Public C. A. Price Advertises Farm Loans
Notary Public C A Price offers long term farm loans at 6 percent interest. Location is over Shaffer's Drug Store on the West Side of Sullivan Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaffer
West Side Sullivan
Excursion Tickets Offer From Sullivan to Indian Springs
Round trip tickets to Indian Springs Ind offered at 2.35 with daily sales and return valid through Oct 31. On 1st and 3rd Tuesdays monthly Homeseekers Excursion tickets are sold to many southern western and western points at one fare plus 2 dollars for the round trip. Draper agent Sullivan Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Springs
Ind
Draper
Agt
Sullivan
Woman’s Inconsistency in Beautifying Claims
A brief note observes contradictions among women who denounce beautifying as foolish while making self contradictory statements about appearance. The piece reflects social scrutiny of attitudes toward beauty.
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Norfolk and Western
Cincinnati
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Merom
Chase GO IG DE Heengpa
Col. Dear
Southside
the Smith
The
Smith Premier Typewriter Company
Monument Place
Indianapolis
Sullivan Company
C. A. Price
Illinois Central
R. B
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