The Richest Man in Somerville Then and Now
Charles H. North, once the wealthiest man in Somerville Massachusetts, is described as the vegetable peddler who never wears a hat. From Prospect Hill he watches a large packing plant in the valley as his fortunes shifted from a bakery job to owning stalls in Boston’s Quincy Market after training with John P. Squire.
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Waltham
Irench
Academy
John P. Squire
Quincy
Boston
Provision Peddler of Somerville on Prospect Hill
The article describes H. North as a provision peddler living at a prominent Somerville home on Prospect Hill. It notes his wealth, elaborate furnishings, and family ties including a daughter who married a University of Vermont professor and another who went to gold mining in Nova Scotia.
White Haired Man Dictates Fortune Lost Kellogg, North Saga
A faded portrait of Charles H. North traces his rise from Vermont origins to Somerville pork packing, his 1890 expansion, later misfortune with the Charles H. North Packing & Provision Co and Swift involvement, and his ascent as a peddler known as Charley. The feature notes family strain, a return to street-to-door sales, and community recognition in Somerville, with glimpses of his son involvement and a companion boy. Also referenced is James Allison of Wichita lamenting Paris expo dress codes.
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Vermont
Boston
Gvorsia
Covington, Ky
Ahtloh
Mr. North
Somerville
Charley
Paine
Wichita
James Allison
Kansas
Mr. Allison
Women Dentists Open Profession Across Nations
Women increasingly enter dentistry with eight years of New York Dental School admitting female freshmen and Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery listing early graduates. Germany and Russia show notable female participation, while France and England trail. A Swiss electric smelting venture aims to use hydro and ore beds near Meiningen with an 80,000 horsepower setup, boosting national industry.
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New York Owlng Post
New York Dental School
Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery
Tts
Michigan University
Schoola
Washington
cMee
Mirachfeldt-Tidurthis
New York
Germany
France
England
Russia
Iran
Switzerland
Bernese Oberland
Meiningen
Automobiles in War and Mosquito Bite Foe
Report contrasts German maneuvers using four wheel vehicles for senior officers with Franco Prussian wagons. It notes motor wagons averaging seven miles per hour in a ten hour day and warns on horse fatigue after long marches. A reader tests sulphur to prevent mosquito bites, describing no bites on exposed skin with live mosquitoes in a bottle. The piece references medical opinion on malaria transmission.
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Medical Journal
Far Distant Prediction of Vehicles Replacing Horses
The article speculates that trains and horses will gradually be replaced to a considerable extent by petroleum motor power in the distant future, signaling a shift in transportation technology.
Automobile Horse Innovation Opens New Ride
An inventive inventor patents an automobile horse that can draw a carriage or be ridden. Two electric motors mounted on cross bars drive the horse’s hind legs via belts and chains, with steering through reins attached to a rotating cross head and a vertical spindle. The machine is described as wound and kind, capable of saddle or harness use.
Power Graves and the Call of Duty in War’s Wake
A somber medley of lines reflects on soldiers and sacrifice. Duty calls the brave to England’s cause, to nameless graves where death conquers without staining hands. The poem laments the heavy price of obedience and honors those who fall unstained by blood in service.
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Todlan
England
Filipino Boy Enrolled In Primary School After Muster
A narrative from the Kan sas City Times describes a Filipino boy named Juan who, after joining a regiment, returned home en route to schooling. Under Lieut Ball he entered a primary school, showing rapid progress, learning to write legibly and spell words correctly, and becoming adept at rough play and popular among classmates.
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San Francisco
Ball
Tall
Juan
Llewt Dall
Kansie City Times
Coffee for Soldiers at Antietam Recalled by McKinley
Memorial Day remembrance recalls a Twenty third Ohio commissary sergeant who fed hot coffee to his fellow troops under fire near the Kanawha brigade during the Antietam fighting. He pressed stragglers into service, loaded wagons with coffee and meat, and continued despite bullets. The regiment’s colonel later urged a commission.
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McKinley
Antietam
Twenty-third Ohio
Sergt. McKinley
Kanawha
Stone Bridge
Hill
Ohio
William McKinley
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Chickamauga chosen for volunteers camp in fall
Washington reports Chickamauga National Park to be the main rendezvous for returning volunteers from Cuba Puerto Rico Hawaii and the Philippines with November 1 as a deadline to be ready. The park’s healthy fall climate and government owned land support a winter quarters plan and possible permanent barracks and post. Juan Gurle ndo a Filipino boy showcased a rapid transformation after six months of schooling aboard the Tartar at San Francisco, joining the Twentieth Kansans regiment’s arrival in San Fernando. He arrived neat and attentive, learning the Kansan drills and earning amusement with his quick studies.
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Chickamauga
Washington
Chickamauga National Park
Guba
Porto Rico
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
China
Chattanooga
Dt Ie
Juan Gurlendo
Kansas City
Colin H. Ball
Kansans
San Francisco
San Fernando
Balloons on Warships Change Submarine Defense Tactics
In naval warfare balloons carried by battleships, tested at Chatham and the Thames, promise enhanced detection of submarines. Trained crews would operate them, enabling observers in airborne balloons to see underwater targets up to thirty feet depth even in rough seas. This advance aims to improve early warning and strike capability against subs.
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Chatham
d'Mculty
Thames
Saddles Through Antiquity in Cavalry History
Notes and Queries surveys ancient saddle types from Assyrian times to Roman and Gothic eras. It traces pack, war, and riding saddles, early coverings, rein styles, and hints of bridling practices across civilizations and key battles.
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Tiglath- Pileser
Sayce
Theodosiae the Great
Livy
Aulus Cornelina
Trcinus
Hannibal
Lawton Disputes Over Tents and Transport Control
Lawton testified before a war department committee asserting no responsibility for missing tents and endorsing army command of transport. He rejected navy control and argued a single commander is needed, saying two men cannot command the same affair.
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Lawton
War Department
Gen. Lawton
Laconte
Col. Denby
Nash
Caan
Doeton Journal
Three Filipino Cannon Sent to Royal United Services Museum
Three water-pip cannons used by Filipinos against Americans in the late campaign have been sent to the Royal United Services Institution museum. The exterior surfaces are bound with hemp and galvanized telegraph wire, illustrating their primitive construction.
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Royal United Service Institution
Lonidon Chronicle
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