Unlikely career criminal Skelly faces desertion charge
Alexander Akelly, a former prisoner from Sing Sing, now linked to a desertion case at Governor's Island New York, recounts a tumultuous 64 year life as swindler, train robber, Indian fighter and reformer. He describes service under Miles and involvement with Geronimo, Buffalo Bill, Shafter, and later crime reform work with Mrs Booth and Mrs McAlpin.
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Governor's Island
New York
United States Army
Sing Sing
Caining
N. Y
Balineton Booth
The
Volunteers of America
Alaska
London
College
City of London
Medical
Army
Miles
Indiana
South
Geronimo
Buffalo Bill
Lewton
Shafter
Skelly
Puso
Tecowboy
Arizona
Aiayman
California
Aler Skelly
Cubs
Wyckoff
Long Island
Ethan Allen
Sing Bing
Bacteria as Fertilizer Promises New Farm Method
The Agricultural Department reports a breakthrough using bacteria as fertilizer to replace imported nitrates. Farmers would mix a tent tube with water overnight, soak seeds, and obtain better results than costly traditional methods, according to Crittenden Marriott in the National.
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Agricultural Department
Peru
United States Agricultural Department
Crittenden Marriott
Land Octopus: A New Carnivorous Plant Captures Prey
Naturalist Dunstan discovers a carnivorous plant on Lake Nicaragua shore nicknamed the land octopus. Its flexible black branches secrete viscous fluid and bear many suckers that grip victims, leaving skin torn and bleeding as the plant holds prey with sticky bands.
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Dunstan
Lake
Nicaragua
Too Much Morgan Circulation Attacks Morgan Influence
A freelance circular titled The Wall Street Glasculus circulated among New York brokers. It argues Pierpont Morgan holds excessive influence over national finances and industries. The text mocks Morgan as a powerful figure and questions his role in railroad and trust consolidations while warning against overconcentration of power.
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Morgan
Wall Street
New York
Pierpont Morgan
Napoleon
Stool Trust
Birthplace tablet unveiled for George Peabody
The bronze tablet marking George Peabody birthplace was unveiled by the Peabody Historical Society. Inscribed from 1902 it notes Birthplace of George Peabody February 18 1795 placed by the Peabody Historical Society. The stone post and fence location are described along the old house wall. The unveiling coincides with the semicentennial gift endowment.
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George Peabody
Gorge Peabody
Peabody, Mi
Mr. Peabody
Peabody Institute
California Woman Earns Doctor of Philosophy at Berkeley
Miss Alicn Robertson becomes the third woman to receive the Doctor of Philosophy from the University of California. The first two women were Millicent Shinn in 1898 and Jessica Petzotto in 1900, while fifteen men have also earned the degree.
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Galifornia
Alicn Robertson
University of California
French author claims eye rest via bright silk after writing
A French writer is credited with an accidental discovery that looking at bright colored silk for a few minutes can soothe eye strain from writing. After testing, he wrapped his towel with a scarf, noting relief when dipping his pen in ink.
Land Deepening Dredges Open Missouri Marshes for Drainage
Steam dredges are widening rivers and forming broad ditches to drain Missouri marsh lands. The process, begun years ago, uses floating dredges to move dirt and create canals that collect water and enable laterals. Timber in marsh areas poses the main challenge, but methods exist to bypass large trees and clear stumps as needed. Reports also note similar work in Indiana and other states with extensive marsh lands.
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New Landa
Misouri
Nea
Indiana
Why Farmers Should Stay On The Farm
An urging column argues farmers should remain on their farms to preserve local prosperity. It warns that migration to town and tenant farming harms communities, doubles local burdens, and degrades farming practice. The piece stresses keeping older landowners on homesteads as strong examples of good farming.
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Mfe
United States
Materials for Compost Now Going to Waste
Farmers still burn straw though this wasteful practice declines yearly. If a barnyard has surplus straw and fodder, they should combine the two when feeding is unnecessary. Turning straw into compost with manure speeds humus formation, and muck adds value when available.
Too Much Irrigation Hurts Western Lands
West reports warn that over irrigation wastes soil fertility by driving water and nutrients away from roots. Too little irrigation leaves plants undernourished while too much pushes fertility into subsurface channels or surface streams, degrading land in both humid and arid states.
Remember the Debt You Owe to the Soil
A farmer notes the obligation to soil fertility, describing how each crop drains nutrients and must be repaid to sustain future yields. He argues prudent farming requires returning fertility to land to maintain productivity over years.
Effective check for the San Jose scale
Prof W J Green of Ohio notes that many mixtures have been tried against the San Jose scale but complete eradication is impractical. Treatments can hold it in check, choosing a compound by efficiency and practicality. Resin washes and whitewash have issues in preparation, whale oil soap is costly and weather dependent, crude petroleum generally best though requires careful use, with refined oil more harmful.
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W. J. Green
Ohio
Ohio Experiment Station
Moth Traps Deemed Ineffective In Orchards By Expert
Professor J M Stedman of Missouri declares lamp traps using light are harmful in orchards. He cites a trial with five traps yielding only two codling moths, noting many similar moths are mistaken for pests and caught by such devices.
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J. M. Stedman
Missouri
Ben Davis Apples Growing in Popularity in Chicago
The article notes Ben Davis apples remain common in winter markets, retailing at 66 cents per peck and rising to 90 cents. Sold under names Ben Davis Gano and New York Pippin, the variety proves reliable when other apples are scarce and benefits growers and buyers alike.
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Ben Davie
Chicago
Ben Davis
Gano
New York
Pippin
Ben
The Proper Way to Head Apple Trees
In modern orchards trees are headed low, aiding harvesting and spraying. Lower tops reduce ladders and obstacles, allow thorough treatment, and leave space under branches for cultivation. Do not let lower branches lie on the ground and emphasize work with horses.
Virginia White Oak Weight Change Projection
A Virginia white oak wood sample weighs 67.7 pounds per cubic foot now and is projected to drop to 49.9 pounds in two years. The estimate reflects expected wood density reduction over time. The notice cites a generalized material property trend without detailing experimental conditions or measurements.
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Virginia
The Fonda MacOwen Betrothal and Silent Grandfather
An editor unearths a faded clipping about Captain Randall Fonda and Hortense Marie MacOwen. The betrothal spans many notices highlighting Hortense’s grandfather Colonel Henry G. De Long, a McGinville magnate, until the wedding at St. Chrysostom Church with a long, unfailing presence of the grandfather’s name in print.
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Randall Fonda
India
Iived
Auraria Gazette
Captain Fonda
Granddaughter of Colonel De Long in McGinville Society Affair
The Auraria marriage notices link Captain Randall Fonda to Miss Hortenm Marie MacOwen, granddaughter of Colonel Henry G. De Long. Editors and readers follow every move as a social saga unfolds, with later reflections recalling a long-ago announcement and a gatekeeper editor. Statues of De Witt Clinton Alexander Hamilton and John Jay are planned for New York Chamber of Commerce display with three living donors and sculptors Dante Franck and Philip Martiny.
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Henry G. de Long
Hix
Tata
Inelief
Auraria
Randall Fonda
Hortenm Marie MacOwen
McGinville
Mra. Fonda
Mr. MacOwen
Uatain Fonda
Auraria Gaette
McGingill
Balenor Pinchman
Frances Agnes
Henry Arthur Mountserrat
de Witt Clinton
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
New York Chamber of Commerce
Liberty Street
Chamber
Morris K
Jesup
John 8
Kennedy
Wini Dodge
Dante Franck
Philip Martiny
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Mexico
South America
Chilnin Army
Third Cavalry
Tampa
Mrs. McAlpin
Wals
EFFEC
San Jose
Lucinda MacOwen
Mise Hortense
Marie MacOwen
Hortense Marie MacOwen
Fonda
Church of St. Chrysostom
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