The Best Man Won A Tale Of The Mojave Desert
A desert tragedy unfolds as high noon heat drives thirst and deceit. Maggie McHenry tends a dying Duncan after Donovan deserts, while a race against the furnace of hell ends in quiet mercy and justice under desert skies. Alfred J. Waterhouse, in New York Times.
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Donovan
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Desth
Alfred J. Waterhouse
New York Times
Farm on historic ground at Arlington estate
The United States conducts a 200 acre farm on part of the former Gen. Robert E. Lee estate at Arlington, with the rest serving as a national military cemetery housing 16,000 Union soldiers. Government experts aim to test crop crops, forage, fruit disease control, and cattle feeding to boost national farming profitability.
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Arlington
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Washington Monument
Savagery and the Mahdi Apostates in Africa
About six European soldiers who fled to Egypt joined the Mahdi forces and proved cruel, escaping after the Omdurman battle. English authorities seek to interview these ex-colonels and ex-sergeants, now hidden in central Africa or southern Sudan. Their fate would be harsh if captured. The piece weighs on the lure of wild life versus reclaiming true loyalty.
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Egypt
Mahdi
Omdurman
Central
Africa
Ghostly specter on Montana rails saves train legend
Heavy rains flood Montana streams threatening the Great Northern. A passenger train nears a haunted stretch when the engineer, seeing a shadowy figure, stops abruptly. Passengers fear death until the conductor exposes a small bug crank on the headlight glass, whose shadow fooled them into believing a ghost aided the save.
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Montana
Croeks
Great Northern Railroad
Snewer
Marker device aids readers with page and line location
Popular Science reports a celluloid marker with a sliding T shaped head to indicate exact lines, enabling readers to resume where they paused in a book. Other items include a two compartment railway motor coach for Fratton and Southsea, and remarks by J J Thomson on science salaries.
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August G. Bauer
Columbus
Ohio
Fratton
Southsea
Latre
Tts
New Form of Handcuffs Aims to Trap Fighters
Inventor John W. Pettijohn of Montesano Washington unveils a novel handcuff design using leather straps with steel wire loops. When fixed, the wearer cannot close his hands, potentially thwarting attempts to grab or resist. The lightweight system weighs less than standard steel wristlets, aiding law enforcement in restraining violent suspects.
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John W. Pettijohn
Montesano, Wash
Learned by Scientists Length of light rays tied to color
Scientists state light color depends on ray length while chemical activity remains unchanged. Prof. Lodge suggests atomic disintegration into electrons may drive element evolution. The Gjoa polar expedition sails toward Greenland aiming to pass north of the Americas toward Behring Strait.
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Lodge
Gjoa
Greenland
Air Ship That Sails From Stamford Bridge Grounds
An early report describes the King Edward VI steerable balloon making its maiden ascent from Stamford Bridge Grounds, with Capt Smailbones Capt Williams and Mr Gove guiding over Putney Hammersmith Barnes and Moulsey. The device uses two triangular sails to steer, lacking motive power yet controlled by the side surfaces. Wiley P Tibbetts of Toledo is named in connection with the life preserver concept.
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Smallbones
Kensington
Stamford Bridge
Smailbones
Williams
Mr. Gove
Wiley P. Tibbets
Toledo
Ohio
Double Telephone Connection Between Paria and Tours
Reports on experiments testing a system for two simultaneous conversations on one line conducted between Paria and Tours. France’s Posts and Telegraphs plans to implement the method nationally, led by M. Petit of Tours. Graphite Prevents Boiler Scale notes graphite in boiler water may prevent scale and help decompose existing buildup, as observed by a Mexican mining firm.
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Paria
Tours
French Department of Posts and Telegraphs
M. Petit
Mexico
Frank Wheaton and Civil War Service Remembered
Maj. Gen. Frank Wheaton U S A died in Washington after forty two years in the army. Born in Providence in 1833 he rose from civil engineer to lieutenant colonel then colonel of the 2d Rhode Island volunteers and brigadier general. He fought at Bull Run Gettysburg Winchester and Petersburg earning honors for bravery and serving until 1897 on the retired list in Washington. Ezra Ellsworth notes the heroic era in a longer recollection of Wheaton’s actions and battles across the Civil War.
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Frank Wheaton
Washington
Deceaseo
Providence
U. S. Cavalry
Fort Kearny
Neb
Utah
Rhode Island Volunteers
Virginia
Bull Run
Army of the
Nebraska
Plains
Fateful Order to Halt at Gettysburg Recalled by Gen Gordon
Gen John B. Gordon recalls nearly halting his troops at Gettysburg under a pugnacious order, noting delays until the third or fourth imperative halt command. He cites Gen Lee’s reluctance to fight there and recalls a claim that if Stonewall Jackson had been present, victory might have been decisive.
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Batte
Gettysburg
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Jackson
John B. Gordon
Scribner's
General Grant Courage Under Fire at Spottsylvania
Quote filled account recounts General Grant facing Confederate artillery with composure during a camp break at Spottsylvania Court House. A shell nearly struck him. he calmly instructed to fetch the shell and identify the ammunition as he inspected a six pound spherical case.
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National Magazine
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