Protests as War Department Plans 1000 German Pistols
American pistol makers protest the war department decision to buy 1000 German automatic pistols. They argue an American design can match or exceed the foreign weapon, citing testing, merit claims, and a dispute between ordnance officers and the board. The German pistol, named after George Luger, is produced by Krupp and Fabrique Nationale.
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War Department
Army Ordnance
Secretary of War
Ordnance
Board of Ordinance and Fortification
Miles
George Luger
Ae German Arme and Ammunition Factory
Switzerland
Astor Leads Lonely Life in Paris After Tauraine Trip
William Waldorf Astor reportedly spends days in Paris in a solitary routine marked by late mornings and regular visits to the Elysee Palace hotel. He keeps a strict timetable, dining modestly with a trusted waiter, and his meals feature broiled trout, ice cream, and Scotch, while avoiding fruit.
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William Waldorf Astor
Paria
Mr. Astor
Elysee Palace
Astor
Harvard Botanists Plan Margarita Island Expedition
Harvard experts and Chicago’s Prof John M Coulter announce a joint search for a missing plant link off Margarita Island Venezuela. A Harvard team led by J J Johnson will sail June 18, sending part of the finds to the University of Chicago museum.
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Harvard University
Margarita
Venezuela
John M. Coulter
University of Chicago
Chicago
Harvard
Mararita Island
Teleproscope device promises color image transmission
New York inventor Philip K Stern of 110 Fulton Street announced a perfected teleproscope with patents pending for transmitting color optical images over ordinary circuits. The system converts image light to electric currents, then modulates light at the receiver to reproduce colored pictures, potentially enabling world-wide photography without moving objects.
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Philip K. Stern
Fulton Street
New York
Btern
Monkey like pouch creature found in Denver banana shipment
In a Denver market district residence at 1624 Market Street G G Miebhardt encountered a small wall climbing animal about the size of a squirrel. The creature bore a pouch with six young and resembled a miniature kangaroo in some poses. It hissed when approached and may have come from Costa Rica.
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Market Street
Denver
G.G. Miebhardt
Commission House
Costa Rica
Kanguroa
Rate
X Rays in Slot Machines Come to Chicago Streets
The American X Ray company plans to deploy hundreds of automatic X ray machines on Chicago streets within two to three weeks. An exhibition was held at William T Blaine’s offices in the Continental National Bank building, showing a device resembling a picture machine with a space left behind lenses for object insertion. The light is steady, bright, and unusually clear. The inventor asserts the system operates on a different principle from Crookes’ static machine and will function under all conditions delivering clearer images.
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Chicago
American X-Ray Company
William T. Blaine
Continental National Bank
Crook
Blind Hunter of Foxes Dies at 75 in Maryland
William Ti. Biles of Hive Ball Cecil County Maryland dies aged 75. A lifelong fox hunter with a keen mind and famed kennel, he could identify each hound by ear and even judge horse color by feel. His farm used a mule ahead of hunts as aides. The Lamp Chimney Industry employs about 12 000 in the United States.
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William Ti. Biles
Hon Just
Hive Ball
Cecil County
Maryland
Divid
Plan to Build Industrial Villages in Porto Rico
The U S Department of Agriculture proposes small industrial villages in Porto Rico to improve conditions. Hat and straw goods, matting, raw milk, and tropical fruit canning offer profitable work for wives and children, doubling or quadrupling home earnings. Villages, not force, would attract mountain workers with better schooling, society, and living standards.
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Porto Rico
Department of Agriculture
A. Knapp
Republic
Tulsa Leader Rifle Ad Promises Express Prepaid Sales
An advertisement touts a seven pound world beater Tulsa leader made in rim and center fire calibers. It urges dealers to stock the rifles and offers express prepaid delivery, asking buyers to send postage for a catalogue detailing the complete line and valuable information for shooters.
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Tulsa
Mullan claims on Custer Mountain mining district in Idaho
The notice lists ownership shares and required annual expenditures by co owners on multiple lode claims in Yankee Fork mining district Custer County Idaho. It names John Mullen of Ouster Tanho and dates July 8 1901 and first publication July 16 1901.
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Adolph ‘Boler
Adolph Wolet
Thave
Custer Mountain
Yankee Fork
Custer County
Loigho
Hook A
Porte Ikb
Waid County
Dickens Hill
Yankee Park
State of Idaho
Recorder
Said County
Siluste
Custer
Dah
Hook B
Jovi
Eureka Lode
Yankee Mark
Whitet
Hook
Vounty
United Buutex
As & Co
John Mullen
Tanho
Maho
Caster County
John Cox
Plainci
William HL. Howell
Witd Hetion
Geo. B. Keyes
Ward District Court
Ried
Public Reopens Wind Cave in Black Hills South Dakota
Commissioner Hermann orders the Wind cave reopening for public inspection. The federal property spans about 1000 acres and remains subject to strict rules with no trespass, no specimen removal, and no fees charged. The cave features vast arched passages, stalactite formations, carved niches, and is noted for past vandalism.
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Hermann
General Land Office
Interior Department
Black Hills
South Dakota
The Chicago Typewriter Dominates The Market
The Chicago offers the simplest most practical and durable typewriter available to buyers seeking reliability and value. It stands out for straightforward operation and long lasting construction appealing to writers clerks and students nationwide.
Chicago Exposition Gold Medal Sparked By Interchangeable Typewheel
Catalogue request notes Chicago won the Gold Medal at the Paris Exposition. Mentioned features include an interchangeable steel typewheel, 82 key standard keyboard, 90 characters, and a high speed erasing plate suitable for manifold and mimeograph work. E. L. King listed as Pacific Coast General Agent in San Francisco with address 424 California St.
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Chicago
E. L. King
Pacific Coast General
California St
San Francisco
California
Blackfoot Houston and Challis Stage Line Notice
Daily four horse Concord coaches run from Challis to Houston and Blackfoot at 6 am every morning except Sundays. Direct route to Reed North South East West and to Houston Ellis Bayhorse Clayton Custer Bonanza Stanley Basin Sheep Mountain Yellow Jacket. Express and freight marked Care B H and C Stage Co via Blackfoot Idaho. Inquire J P Spalping, Agt Challis Idaho.
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Go Stage
Challis
Houston
Blackfoot
Reed
Ellis
Bayhorse
Clayton
Custer
Bonanza
Stanley Basin
Sheep Mountain
Yellow Jacket
B. H. & C. Stage Co
Idaho
J. P. Spalping
Agt
Morlor House at West End of Mair Street Coal District
In the Chris Morlor house at the west end of Mair Street in the Coal district a terse note notes a property landmark. The fragmentary text references local place names and an address, suggesting a historic or notice item.
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Chris, Morlor
West End
Mair
Remarkable recovery in Glendale patient Lennon
Joseph Lennon fell from a platform last August injuring his back. Surgery by Dr. Herbert K. Nobie in Jamaica removed broken vertebrae, restoring movement after months of paralysis. By mid March he could stand, and by last Monday walked the ward length. Ancient Pet in Ceylon and London Hospital notes follow.
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Glendale
S. 1
Joseph Lennon
Jamaica
Lennon
Herbert K. Nobie
Taxes Due 1001 Delinquency Date Notice
Notice that taxes for the year 1001 will become delinquent on the first Monday of January next. If unpaid by then a ten percent penalty will be added along with other costs as provided by law.
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Lan
Commoner achieves 100000 circulation in six months
The Commoner has reached 100000 copies in six months since its first issue, a record likely unmatched in American periodical history. The paper shows there is space for a national publication focusing on political economic and social issues. The regular subscription price is 1.00 per year.
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