Scarce Resources and Oddities Reported in Town Notes
A survey notes 20 000 fewer women than men in Iowa and a teacher shortage. In Kansas a woman posts a scarlet fever sign to avoid Christmas gifts. Irish boys could produce 50 000 000 tons of fuel yearly for a millennium, worth 60 million dollars at current prices. The golden crested wren weighs about 80 grains and 72 birds equal a pound. Paderewski retires to his Rion-Besson palace near Lausanne, Switzerland, bought for 100 000 dollars, gifting park flowers and produce to friends.
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Paderewski
Rion Besson
Lausanne
Switzerland
Wool output and imports rise as 1905 shows lower sales
Last year nearly 300 million pounds of wool were produced while manufacturers consumed most of the supply, with sales totaling 233,021,000 pounds compared with 278,407,000 in 1904. Imports surged to meet domestic shortfalls, totaling 22,528,267 pounds in the first ten months of 1905.
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America
Peddlers of New York and Southern Industrial Growth Compared
A survey notes 5000 women earn living as sidewalk peddlers in New York, while the South shows rapid manufacturing growth with capital rising from 257 million in 1880 to 1.5 billion in 1905 and exports from 261 million to 565 million. Indians numbered 270000 with vast uptake of schooling and English among the Five Tribes.
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South
Indian progress in self government since 1877
The article asserts that since 1877 the government educated Indians for citizenship and they have advanced beyond whites in equal time. It notes Cherokees Choctaws Chickasaws Creeks and Seminoles have governed themselves for about two thirds of a century and predicts citizenship is near for all Indians aided by tuition and incentives.
Happenings and world notes from the era of a conference test
A long caucus solidifies Republican support for a statehood bill, while new measures propose investigating campaign expenditures and barring secret rebates. Reports detail arrests in Alabama, prisoner transfers in Idaho, and a Toledo reform push. International news cover Algeciras talks, Manila reconnaissance, and unrest in China with education studies proposed.
Multiple Global and Domestic News Highlights Across Conflicts and Disasters
John Alexander Dowie denies deposition via cablegram from Jamaica. Gen Wood denies Moros slaughter at Mt Dajo. A conspiracy against Premier Witte exposed amid Russian chaos. Socialist propaganda unearthed as spring nears. Elections in national douma proceed slowly. liberals arrested or sent to Liberia. Plot to kill Rev Parkhurst alleged after NYC municipal vote. Jamestown Indiana store collapse kills three and injures five. Battling Nelson and Terry McGovern fight ends in a draw at Philadelphia club. British King foundered south of Sable Island. 27 dead, 13 rescued by Bostonian, 11 by Mannheim. Gen Corbin says no war with China. Robert L. Gregory nominated for Kansas City mayor. platform supports municipal utilities. After April 1 beer in Chicago to cost at least 10 cents. Francis Kossuth’s health concerns cause anxiety. Wyoming cold persists. wool and sheep losses feared. St Vincent's Academy Shreveport destroyed by fire. under $60,000. Towboat Charley Brown damaged by fire tied at Allegheny. William H. Baldwin Jr fund for Tuskegee Institute completed at $160,196.74.
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London
Algeciras
Col. Knight
Wood
Manila
China
Oregon
Monongahela River
Crescent Cafe
New York
John Walsh
James Scott
West 30Th Street
John Jones
New York Legislative Insurance Investigating Committee
Education Commission
Denver & Rio Grande
Florence
Col
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Pennsylvania
Inui
University of Michigan
Chicago
American Supply and Manufacturers’ Association
Samuel Moyer
M. W. Mix
Indiana
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Cassie Chadwick
Ohio
Mmil Hoover
Cleveland
Company K
Fremont, C
Harry Shetenheim
BE. R. Sackett
Fostoria
Frank Z. Wilcox
Canum
Supreme Council
Koenigsburg
Russia
Fucecchio
Tuscany
Blas Molinez
Santiago de Cuba
St. Louis
Oakley
Ida
J. L. Simpkins
Western Federation of Miners
Simpkins
Frank Steunenberg
Adm
Endicott
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Navy Department
Isthmian Canal Commission
J. M. A. Spottswood
Oscar J. Ricketts
Charles E. Young
State Department
Robert E. Mansfield
Valparaiso
Chile
Fan
T. J. Tanner
Zion City
Zion Church
Mary McKittrick
Uniontown
William Carr
Bayou Plaquemine
Jakes Simmons
Pine Level
Fla
Albert Simmons
Goodrich
Atlanta
Sheboygan
Wis
Milwaukee
Lyman J. Gage
the Treasury
United States Trust Co
Johann Most
Adolph Kraus
Lamsdorff
Motono
Meyer
John,m. Mayer
Lincoln
Neb
Gen. Grant
Fred Zett
Robert Booth
Pocock
East Greenville
Guantanamo
Cuba
Howard P. Ash
Tustin
Mich
H Compton
Jamaeloff
Odessa
John Alexander Dowie
Christian Church of Zion
Tichfield
Jamaica
Secretary of War
Mt. Dajo
Jolo
Witte
Liberia
Charles H. Parkhurst
New York City
Society For the Prevention of Crime
The
Parkhurst Society
Jamestown
Ind
Odd Fellows
Battling Nelson
Terry McGovern
National Athletic Club
Philadelphia
Phoenix Line
Atlantic
Sable Island
Bostonian
Mannheim
Corbin
Orient
Robert L. Gregory
Kansas City
Francis Kossuth
Wyoming
St. Vincent's Academy
Shreveport
Charley Brown
Snowslide at Camp Bird Mine Wrecks Buildings
A massive Mt. Sneffels snow slide near Ouray Colorado destroyed the Camp Bird mine mill tram and boarding houses. About 200 to 250 workers were inside the bunk house when the slide struck. at least one man, William Cressy, is confirmed dead with fears of more casualties. Property losses run high and the United States slide was larger than ever before.
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Ouray
Col
Mt. Sneffels
Camp Bird
William Cressy
Reading Room
Cox
United States
Silverton
Camp Bird Club
Thomas E. Walsh
President Mitchell Calls for Renewed Talks on Coal Dispute
Indianapolis report says John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers has replied to ant hracite operators' chief George F. Baer. Mitchell expresses disappointment at the rejection of workers demands and urges further meetings to reconcile differences before April. He emphasizes responsibility to all interests and proposes new conferences between now and the first of April.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
George F. Baer
Anthracite Coal Operators’ Committee
Mitchell
Toto
The Algeciras Conference Cabinet Meeting
Paris ministers met Sunday to review the Algeciras talks with Bourgeois outlining France and Germany positions. France’s decision not to participate in the foreign affairs budget debate Tuesday signals cautious progress. A Saturday session with Pfingsten Radolin left the Moroccan knot unresolved, but hopes for a settlement remain.
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Paris
Algeciras
Bourgeois
France
Germany
M. Bourgeois
Pfinge von Radolin
Dry Dock Dewey Leaves Canary Islands for Olongapo
The dry dock Dewey, en route for the naval station at Olongapo, Philippine Islands, arrived February 8 and departed in tow of the colliers Brutus Caesar and Glacier and the navy tug Potomac.
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Dewey
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Olongapb
Philippine Islands
Caesar
Glacier
Potomac
Remarkable Speed Record in Russia Hero Trainy
A military train crew armed with machine guns and quick firers reportedly reached 100 miles per hour during punitive expeditions. The feat is described as a heroic trial by Kieff observers amid wartime dispatches.
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Kieff
Russia
Rheumatism cured by Williams Pink Pills in foundry worker
Mr W 8 Geisel of Moberly Missouri describes severe rheumatism from damp foundry work. After a month of Pink Pills his pains and swelling vanished by June 1903 and he regained strength, planning to return to work in St Louis. Pink Pills also claim to aid blood and nerve related diseases.
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Williams
W. 8. Geisel
Fast Coates Street
Moberly
Dr. Williams
St. Louis
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N.Y
Interesting facts from the old world and wildlife lore
A collection of curious claims spans aviation, animal averages, clockwork winds, cuisine, birds, and ancient markets. Notable items include Japanese invention of the fan, American eyesight, hens laying 90 eggs yearly, Brussels wind winding a clock, and 70,000 elephants killed yearly for tusks.
Fragmented dialogue snippets from 1920s publications
A compilation of short quoted lines from various periodicals including Philadelphia Press Life and others. The text features casual banter about plans, dissatisfaction, and travel remarks such as a wife and architect discussions and tunnel metaphors.
Postum Reverses Decline of Coffee Addict Woman
An Unio woman describes dramatic health improvement after six months off coffee and onto Postum Food Coffee. She cites stronger health, clearer mind, better digestion, steadier nerves, and renewed interest in daily tasks, noting coffee had caused illness and exhaustion.
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Unio
Postum
Foo
Postum Co
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