Bee aided agriculture and brave acts highlight frontier notes
The Washburn Times surveys varied items from a four ounce egg by a Superior hen to a police hero in New York who risked a burning bomb to save lives. It notes Minnesota dairy and food law violations, a Seattle fireworks factory blast as Fourth of July rehearsal, and bees boosting farming with New Zealand clover seed exports and California fruit growing success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Mahoney
New York
Seattle
New Zealand
California
Tornado Report From Norman Indicates Severe Early Storm
A Norman tornado was described as severe by a small number of victims reported so far. The storm may have passed chiefly through vacant areas, with potential future obstructions to settlement as years pass.
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Oklahoma
Norman
Faustin Steamer Founders Off Bar Point in Lake Erie
The coal laden steamer Faustin foundered off Bar Point Lake Erie Tuesday night marking the end of wooden construction era. Rescuing tug saved the crew as other relics of the time face the same fate in the closing years of wooden ships.
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Faustin
Bar Point
Lake Erie
Judge Landis Deems Packing Firm Guilty of Deception
The court cites a Chicago packing company fined two hundred dollars for deceptive labeling as part of a broader pattern including selling cottonseed oil as olive oil. Government moves to require truthful food labeling plus broader insurance mandates.
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Chicago
Landis
Explosion at Pinar de Rio Barracks Kills Workers
A dynamite blast at the Pinar de Rio barracks in Cuba killed 35 men and wounded about 150. Investigators say a carpenter's careless nail-work on explosive cases caused the accident, prompting calls to tighten handling rules for high explosives.
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Pinar de Rio
Cuba
Wisconsin Farms into Fine Condition for Big Crops
The two weeks of rain improved farming conditions across Wisconsin’s farming country. Lowlands and marshes are now filled with water, and cool weather supports strong root growth. if followed by warm dry weather until harvest, farmers expect a prosperous season.
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Wisconsin
New York Dealer Sentenced to Two Years Under Cocaine Law
A New York cocaine peddler received a two year state prison term, the heaviest penalty yet under the cocaine law. The offender’s repeated offenses brought this sentence. A new law soon takes effect criminalizing possession of cocaine without a physician’s prescription as part of strict efforts to curb the cocaine habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Comet Paled Before Havana Dynamite Disaster
A historical notice recalls a 3000 pound Havana barracks explosion that killed over a hundred, deeming it far more calamitous than the feared but harmless comet. The dynamite mishap is blamed on carelessness by handling crews, while the comet posed no real danger.
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Havana
Fasting Girls From Garden City End Diet With Beefsteak
The three Garden City girls who began a seventeen day fast shifted from water to milk after three days and then to beefsteak at the end of the first week. The episode shows fasting offers no advantage and beefsteak proves satisfying for the hungry.
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Garden City
Long Island
Aeroplane with Gyroscope Aims for World's Prize
Stanley Y Beach of Scientific American has built an aircraft with a gyroscope attached under the motor. Rotating at about ten thousand RPM, it exerts a 900 pound resisting force at one foot from the axis to aid stability. The gyro spins in vacuum and sustains itself for hours, freeing the pilot to focus on steering and ascent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Y. Beach
Scientific American
New York
Albany
New York Emerges as Fastest Growing Manufacturing City
The city’s manufacturing boom leads to an annual output rise averaging 120 million dollars. This surge positions New York as the nation’s top expanding industrial hub with substantial economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Insect Toll on Farms Shocks Early 20th Century Readers
The Washington Post outlines how pests cost American farmers billions annually. Insect damage, especially from boll worms, Hessian fly, chinch bugs, and codling moth, drives farmer losses up to about 10 percent of crop value, with added costs from rodents and birds. The piece emphasizes the economic burden and calls for pest control measures.
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Washington Post
Henry Wethersbee Henshaw
Congress
Henshaw
Biological Survey
Agricultural Department
C. L. Marlatt
Bureau of Entomology
Uncle Sam
San Jose
Women and Love in Harper's Bazaar Analysis
Gertrude Atherton discusses how time and exposure to men erode youthful illusions about love. The piece notes older girls in small towns or sheltered women cling to ideals, while those in mixed colleges often dis enchantment earlier. It mentions Miss Spence advocating public voice in government and a 1893 world tour to Chicago and beyond.
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Harper’s Bazar
Gertrude Atherton
Spence
America
Chicago
Grand Old Woman Miss Catherine Helen Spence Dies
Australia loses Miss Catherine Helen Spence aged 85, famed as the “grand old woman of Australia.” She helped found the nations child care system with Miss Emily Clark, served on South Australia state children’s council and destitute board, and mothered three families while dedicating a life to social reform.
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Mas Spence
Australia
Catherine Helen Spence
Miss Spence
Emily Clark
New York Tribune
State Children’s Council
Destitute Board of
South Australia
Scotland
A Milk Refrigerator Shaped Like a Life Sized Cow
A 1898 patent describes a novel milk refrigerator and delivery device shaped like a life sized cow. It stores milk in two receptacles within the body, each with a cover and valve, and uses teats with lift rods to dispense milk as if milking. Ice storage is in the non receptacle body portion, and the cow sits on a wagon for street delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Legend of the Iroquois corn origin in Canfield tale
A Seneca legend recounts a young brave wooing a maiden who gains consent to live in his wigwam. He guards her by night and awakens to find her sleepwalking fleeing an unseen danger, pursued as she runs like a swift hare through the forest and lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canfield
Lover's embrace amid a magical corn maiden tale
A youthful lover races to reach his beloved but finds not the maiden he loves. Instead he clings to a stranger plant as the maiden awakens in fright and is transformed. Her raised hands become ears of corn and silken maize threads grow where her fingers touched her hair.
BE FAT AND SO BE HAPPY
The Medical Record notes fat is a misunderstood yet vital body component. Fat provides quick energy and protects tissues, aiding heat generation and bodily cushions while supporting protein use in tissue building and emergency reserves. It also influences mood, with lean individuals often displaying less contentment and optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Miles
Niles
Garden Experience Shows Small Plot Yields High
William D. Kempton in the New York Tribune describes a thirty by forty foot Cincinnati backyard plot yielding 400 tomatoes from twenty stalks and abundant peas beans squash and more. He argues average people, guided by experts, can achieve better food with intensive cultivation.
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William D. Kempton
New York Tribune
The Silver Wedding Banquet Plan
A farmer and his wife debate how to celebrate twenty five years of marriage. She suggests killing the fattest pig for a banquet, while he notes the pig bears no blame for past troubles. The exchange shows their sentiment and humor.
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John
Maria
Baby christening sparks political prophecy
Alderman Smith's baby is christened as attendees praise the happy parents. The mother jokes the infant will become a great politician because he crawls out of every situation with ease, provoking smiles from the ruddy father.
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Alderman Smith
Lippincott
Octogenarian Professor Regains Sight After Operations
Prof. George Davidson of San Francisco, eminent scientist and author, has recovered his sight on his eighty-fifth birthday. He had been blind for nearly a year due to cataract. Two operations in the last six months succeeded, lifting the veil from his vision.
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George Davidson
San Francisco
Davidson
London Fire Brigade Used 11.375 Million Gallons Water
The London Fire Brigade consumed 11,375,000 gallons of water last year in extinguishing fires. This figure reflects daily firefighting activity across the capital and underscores demand on resources.
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Londo Brigade
Will George Rise to Fame as a Peace Maker?
The poem asks if George will end political bickering in Parliament and curb verbal wars among Commons and Lords. It urges him to support Egypt’s plea, grant liberty, deter threats, and bring home rule for Ireland, ending with the question of whether George will act. Richard Linthicum.
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Egypt
George
Ireland
Richard Linthicum
The Fear of Love: Esther and Bray Chalmers Reappear
Esther Drew faces renewed temptation when Bray Chalmers, thought dead after the Atlantis disaster, returns home aboard. Stanton Drew, her husband, learns of the revived passion as Chalmers presses Esther for a final kiss, challenging the vows she made to her spouse.
Time in London Tale Ends On a Sudden Exit
Stanton Drew eavesdrops as a tense scene unfolds near a doorway. Chalmers departs after a sharp exchange while Esther thanks her husband with a fervent kiss, signaling a charged domestic moment.
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Stanton Drew
Chalmers
Stanton
Esther
Wilfrid L. Randell
London
Tatler
Paris Adopts Sackcloth as New Fashion Across Paris
Paris unveils sackcloth dresses imitating coarse packing canvas in a demure tone. Paris firms report silk and wool sacking gowns and sunshades, with tow and toast hues and a new shade crue de la Seine inspired by the river mud.
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Paris
West End
Seine
Edwin Booth Listed in 1855 Sacramento Directory
Sacramento city clerk found an 1855 Sacramento directory in city hall with Edwin Booth listed as a tragedian living at Mrs. Torrey's boarding house. The note cites other future notable names such as Newton Booth Mark Hopkins Charles Crocker and C P Huntington.
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Booth
Sacramento
New
Edwin Booth
Newton Booth
Mark Hopkins
Charles Crocker
C. P. Huntington
Corr
Los Angeles Times
Simple Neck Massage for Double Chin Reduction
The routine advises avoiding rubber bands steaming and devices and uses a hands on approach. Place fingers at the back of the neck near the base of the skull with thumbs under the chin and palms up and rub grease into the flesh. Use rotary thumbs over the chin rolls while guiding fingers at the neck and under the ears. Persist and vary head position to see improvement.
Yale Students Seek Pardon for Charles Morse
A petition for a pardon of Charles W. Morse is being circulated by Yale University senior students in the academic department. The petition will be sent to President Taft with other signatures. Key signers include Taft and his son Robert Taft, Yale debater. Morse’s son Edwin is a popular Yale senior and the petition’s motive cites his status. Edward C. Roberts of Hartford, son of ex Governor Henry Roberts, leads signatures.
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Charles W. Morse
Yale University
Taft
Yale Corporation
Robert
Yale
Edwin Albert Morse
Edward C. Roberts
Hartford
Henry Roberts
Connecticut
Supreme Court Rules Federal Jurisdiction in Naturalization Perjury
The Supreme Court affirmed a federal judgment in California fining and imprisoning Gustav Holmgren for perjury in a state naturalization proceeding. Indicted in 1905 in San Francisco, Holmgren allegedly swore Wertz had five years of acquaintance when it was only four.
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Supreme Court of the United States
California
Gustav Holmgren
Holmgren
San Francisco
Frank Werta
Wertz
Rules for Radcliffe Graduates Enforce Simple Attire
Margaret Grover signs nine strict commencement dress rules for Radcliffe College seniors. The guidelines mandate long sleeve white shirtwaists, plain white skirts, no jewelry, no bows, simple linen collars, black shoes, and precise measurements for skirts and gowns.
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Margaret Grover
Radcliffe College
Vanderbilt Redraws Road Beside Poissy Farm
William K. Vanderbilt amazed the French by moving a public road away from his training barns at Poissy. After a tense exchange and using influence plus 200000 dollars for labor the new road course was directed away from the farms.
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Vanderbilt
William K. Vanderbilt
Poissy
Mr. Vanderbilt
Monsieur
Mr. Vandebilt
Banker Fined Over Use Of Savings Term
William Higby Nichols, a Hancock banker, was fined $250 after action by Attorney General O Malley for using the word savings in his banking business without legal right. The word may be used only by savings banks or savings and loan associations incorporated under New York law.
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O’malley
New York
William Higby Nichols
Hancock
Savings and Loan Association
Unity of mind and health by Wattles in Nautilus
Wallace D Wattles argues that mental unity with health youth and life is essential for real well being. He states that desire or affirmation cannot substitute for this alignment and that health youth and longevity arise from the mind.
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Wallace D. Wattles
Count Salimsi suspended by Pope over banquet
The Papal guard count Salimsi, present at Rome mayor’s banquet for the Prince of Monaco, is suspended for one year by the Pope. Reports alleging punishment for attending a Col Roosevelt banquet are false.
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Count Salimsi
Rome
Prince of
Monaco
Col. Roosevelt
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