Thirty Years Ago in the War With Spain
The article recalls the 1898 Spanish American War thirty years ago, noting McKinley’s call for 125000 volunteers, the Philippine insurrection, Spanish cruelties, and U S victories at Manila and Santiago. It mentions Cuba and the war’s end on August 12, with national pride and reflection among Elyrians.
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Spain
William McKinley
Philippine Islands
United States
Cuba
Bay of Manila
Santiago
Philippines
Repeal of 50 Percent Pullman Surcharge Urged
Editorial argues wartime Pullman surcharge should be repealed as logic and financial strain justify removing a 50 percent tax on passenger travel. Notes it was meant to deter wartime use and that repealing would ease business activity and travel costs.
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Tts
Congress
Globe Circling Race By Tokyo Reporters Around The World
Two Japanese reporters set to complete a world circumnavigation using only established air routes and regular rail or sea legs. They race to finish fastest, with a separate prize for the least money spent. Current progress sees one nearing America via the Pacific while the other traverses Russia by rail, highlighting transport links and potential aviation based shortcuts.
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Tokio
Pacific
America
Russia
University of Michigan to study soil conditions for road cracks
Engineers at the University of Michigan highway laboratories will build a cold room to study soil conditions affecting spring road cracks. The project aims to advance understanding of how gravel and hard surface roads deteriorate with thaws, marking a progressive step for the institution.
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Highway Engin Laboratories
University of Michigan
Diet and Health Q and A on Worms and Leaky Valves
Readers inquire about sand worm in relation to hook worm and whether hook worm causes anemia or skin lesions. The column explains hook worm entry through the feet, outlines treatment risks, then shifts to leaky heart valves in a young woman, noting varying forms and advising medical supervision, weight control, and general hygienic rules. It ends with note about article requests and mailing details.
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Osier
Dr _ Peterse
Colin
Dr Peters
Fragmented World Chronicle of 19th Century Events
A collage of dated notes recounts Napoleonic abolition of the Order of Teutonic Knights, Farragut’s Mississippi batteries passage below New Orleans, Blossom Rock destruction near San Francisco, and other global milestones. It lists births of notable figures, political primaries across states, and projected peacetime housing growth, highlighting shifts from 1809 to 1927 with brief, non-graphic entries.
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Order of Teutonic Knights
Napoleon
Farragut
Mississipp
New Orleans
Blossom Rock
San Francisco Arbor
London
Bear
Greely
Battleford
Benjamin Harrison
San Francisco
Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
New York City
Egyptian lotus and its dual forage and poison use
An entry notes that the Egyptian lotus, Lo tus Arabica, yields edible feed for cattle when growing and cutting is timely, but once ripe it harbors a deadly poison, highlighting a sharp contrast between forage value and toxicity.
Who's Who Reasons Advanced for Dis Respect of Law
Senator Coleman Blease of South Carolina criticizes federal overreach and law enforcement. He laments federal control over daily life and calls for resistance to probes and juror sympathy toward liquor law violators. He attacks snoopers and those who betray trust.
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Coleman Bleasee
South Carolina
Coleman Blease
Newberry
S.C
Georgetown University
Blease
House of Representatives
Columbus
U. S S. Senate
Senate
House
L. Elhasa
Woom
Alligator import ban leads to alligators’ death in Hawaii
Honolulu reports twelve baby alligators imported for aquarium exhibition were killed to enforce the island ban on reptiles. No reptiles remain in Hawaii and imports are strictly prohibited. The fate of thirty one imported turtles is still undecided.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Russia's Wheat Exports Plunge Since Prewar Peak
In 1927 Russia produced about 750 million bushels of wheat, up from 526? Wait. The text says 1927 crow amgquated to 750 million bushels while 1926 was 10 million bushels. Before WWI Russia exported nearly 200 million bushels annually, but now exports fall to about five million bushels per year.
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England
Russia
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