Threatening volcanic peaks in Central America and Nicaragua
Katherine Pope analyzes Central America’s volcanoes and quake risks amid canal debate. She cites Izalco, Agua, Fuego, Irazu, Orosi, and Conseguina, noting past eruptions and the potential peril to a Nicaragua canal route.
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Central America
America
Ohe
West Indies
Nicaragua
Agua and
del Fuego
Santa Anna
San Miguel
San Salvador
Costa Rica
Orosi
Irazu
Chicago
Henry M. Windsor
Nicaragua Canal
Ometepec
Madeira
Mount Conseguina
Pompeii
Squier
Conseguina
Jamaica
Vera Cruz
Santa Fe de Bogota
Belize
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Katherine Pope
Alice Roosevelt violin crafted by New Orleans maker
In a Dryades Street workshop Samuel F. E. Davis, a 50 year violin craftsman born in New Jersey, explains he built a gourd shaped mahogany instrument for Miss Alice Roosevelt. He notes a letter from Secretary Cortelyou and a model electric launch sent to McKinley, and describes his double guitar invention.
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Dryades Street
New Orleans
Samuel FE
Davis
Hew
New Jersey
Cortelyou
Alice Roosevelt
John Addison Porter
McKinley
Miss Roosevelt
Misa Roosevelt
Porter
Russia bars Ward book as censorship debate sparks talk
Professor Franklin H. Giddings cites Russia banning Lester F Ward's Dynamic Sociology while allowing his own sociology work. A Slav student explains censors fear the title Dynamic Sociology resembles dynamite and socialism, triggering automatic disapproval.
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Franklin H. Giddings
Columbia
Russia
Lester F Ward
New York Times
Ward
Milliner Stock Question Piques Detroit Readers
A Detroit Free Press reader quips about limited hat stock citing trying on 20 data this morning as a tongue in cheek jab at milliner stock in the bustling shop scene. The exchange reflects everyday concerns about availability and style in city fashion.
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Detroit Free Press
Tea and coffee in Rome and Europe a 19th century view
A Pall Mall Gazette writer contrasts Rome tea culture with Paris and London, detailing long cheese cups with sugar and milk, cafes at Piazza di Spagna and Corso, and the Anglo American crowd. It notes coffee’s spread in Europe since the 17th century, its effects, and Arabian origins, plus a stray adage about ambition from the Chicago Daily News.
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Pall Marterizette
Pirris
Pall Mall Gazette
Rome
Casey
Piazza di Spagna
Corso
Lystra Miracle and Paul Defied by Locals
In Lystra a crippled man is healed after Paul speaks, prompting locals to worship them as gods. Paul and Barnabas deny the deification, urge worship of the living God, and face opposition as Jews from Antioch stone Paul and drive him from the city. The journey ends returning to Antioch after about 650 miles over four years.
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Lystra
Paul
Lycaonia
Barnabass
Jupiter
Mercurius
Barnabas
Antioch
Iconium
Jenun
Derbe
Teonium
Phrygia
Peter
Temple
Zeus
Hermes
Mercury
The Land of Sunshine and Hope
An essay praising American sunshine as a source of hope and prosperity. It argues the sunlit land shapes optimistic, progressive people and aids Europe in seeking new homes, linking sunshine to national success and forward momentum.
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London
America
Europe
Rail and Tie Updates on Canadian Railways and Tunnels
Canada’s railway mileage stands at about 6,000 miles with 17s per mile reported in a 67 year old tally. Engine driving wheels travel roughly 66,773 miles before wear. A new car-coupling device tested in Germany halves track time in cars, while Great Britain records tunnel lengths near 150 miles. The seven longest tunnels total 13 miles.
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Canada
Ohio led western factories in 1850 and 1900 growth gains
Special Statistical Letter notes Ohio's 1850 industrial head start with 10,022 factories and $29,019,534 capitalization, aided by Erie Canal and Ohio River routes. By 1900 Ohio had 10,622 factories, $20,019,538 capital, 51,491 wage earners, and $62,692,279 in annual product, reflecting strong expansion and consolidation across major industries.
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Ohio
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Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
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Cleveland
Ohio River
Whegeling
Allegheny Mountains
Isto Issa
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New York
Petiiss Lyces
ISO
Mississippi Valley
Pennsylvania
Mississippi River
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Duke Eric
Ohle
Sault Ste Marie
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Nuober
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Fuego
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el Viejo
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Arabian
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People’s Home Journal
Chicago Daily News
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Go! Tven
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Massachusetts Iron and Steel
Wright A. Patterson
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