Deathbed Claim Rebecka Thrift Says She Started Chicago Fire
Lima Ohio reports Miss Rebecca Thrift, dying in the county infirmary at about seventy, declares I started the Chicago fire not Mrs. O Leary s cow. She fled as flames raged and died with mystery surrounding her age and history, buried near the straw stack where she sought refuge in 1871. The authorities kept her name and origins secret and no relatives claimed her.
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Rebecca Thrift
Lima
Chicago
Booth Farm
Strenuous Life Critiqued by Commerce Secretary at Brown
William C. Redfield, secretary of commerce, told Brown University students that the strenuous life is often ineffective and inefficient. He called it an infantile view of industry and said both the hustler and the apostle of strenuousness are outmoded, akin to those who "also ran."
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Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Providence
R. I
William C. Redfield
The
Brown
Morgan Rare Books Auctioned After Morgan Purchase
Paris auction will sell the Foule collection of rare books on ornaments and architecture bought by J Pierpont Morgan in 1910 for 200000 dollars. The sale by Andre Des Vouges aims to supplement the Hoenchel art objects collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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Paris
Foule
J. Pierpont Morgan
Hoenchel
Metropolitan Museum of Arts
New York
Andre Des Vouges
Mayo Estate Worth Over Twenty Million To Be Trusted
The body of John C. Calhoun Mayo a Democratic national committeeman from Kentucky arrived at the Mayo home in Paintsville Kentucky Governor McCreary and state officials attended the funeral The fortune estimated at more than 20 million dollars is to be placed in the hands of a trustee or board of trustees.
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Paintsville
John C. Calhoun Mayo
Kentucky
Mayo
McCreary
Greek soldier acquitted at court martial in Paris
Government Commissary Alix told the court that the only punishment he desired for John Corinthious was to serve France as he served Greece. The Greek deserter who fought in the Balkan war and later returned to the foreign legion was unanimously acquitted after the prosecutor's argument.
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Paris
France
Greece
Alix
John Corinthious
Foreign Legion
Clock-telling father uses 12 children as time gauge
Winsted Connecticut resident S W McCleve reads the hour by the facial expressions of his twelve children who laugh and cry at regular intervals, turning their moods into a clock.
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Winsted
Conn
S. W. McCleve
Data Concerning Landing Engagements at Vera Cruz
Ensign Ralph Martin of the San Francisco marine battalion details the April 21 to 24 landing and occupation at Vera Cruz. He notes battalion strength, barricade actions, street fighting with naval support, capture of the hotel and naval academy, and quiet casualty reports after engagements. The unit quartered in the custom house and held the area from Calle Zaragoza to the water front with periodic sniper fire and arrests of Mexican steamer crew and officials.
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Washington
D. C
Army
Navy
Marine
Mexico
Ralph Martin
Marine Battalion
San Francisco
Vera Cruz
Hotel Terminal
Custom House
Calle Miguel Luerdo
Utah
Hotel Oriente
Naval Academy
Estacion Sanidad
Market
Calle Zaragoza
C. Lenito
C. Estaban Morales
Water Front
C. Vicario
C. Montesinos
Sonora
Muelle Fiscal
Navigation Company of Mexico
Ypiranga
Libertad
Wife cites guide in woods to dodge snakes claim
Mrs. Percy Anderson told police that Albert Grant joined her on walks in Central Valley New York to help her avoid snake bites, as she faced accusations from her husband of infidelity.
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Central Valley
N. Y
Percy Anderson
Albert Grant
Homely Men Sought by Boston Woman for Marriage
A Boston woman offers a match to a Massachusetts bachelor who is at least forty, clean, refined, and loving. She is self supporting, thirty four, lonesome, and wants a good home with a husband who can fight life’s battles and share a fair income.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Care
Bangor
New England
Fourth of July in Jamaica to feature movies
The Jamaica N Y sane Fourth of July committee rejects the tango as impractical and will celebrate with movies instead.
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Jamaica
N. Y
Americans Train in France Ten Army Officers Studying French Methods
Ten United States Army officers from all branches are on duty in France for instruction in French military training. They are serving with permission of the French government and aim to have six officers continuously in France to share French experience with the U.S. Army. Capt Parker at the war college has a prime seat near the lecturer, as the war college advances study from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and includes battlefield rides illustrating past operations.
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Mexico
United States Army
France
United States
War Department
Washington
Balkan
W. A. Castle
Orleans
N. Margettes
A. T. Bishop
Chalons
T. Marne
T. Martin
Saumur
F. H. Pope
Frank Parker
War College
Morton Henry
E. S. Greble
Honeycutt
Artillery
Parker
School of Higher Strategy
Pigeons and Ghosts of Market Days at Washington
A visitor on the steps of a new National museum observes pigeons gathered near a bustling market with rickety wagons and white horses in crates. An elderly man muses on pigeons knowing market days, roosters crying for freedom from cages, and white horses bearing a subtle stigma from darker horses, weaving memory and social observation into a reflective street scene.
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New National Museum
Salt Lake Desert
Mountain of Money: Government Builds Yosemite Model
A three department federal project creates a five by twelve foot topographic model of Yosemite National Park. Eleven experts over three months produced the largest working model of its kind using a million dollars in “macerated greenbacks.” The scale recreates meadows, lakes, falls, and gorges spanning about Rhode Island in area.
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Nature
United States
United
Uncle Sam
Interior Department
The
Agriculture and the Treasury
Yosemite Park
Mariposa County
California
Sierra Nevada
Rhode Island
United States to Take Census of National Bird Life
The Department of Agriculture will supervise a nationwide bird census this summer to protect game and insectivorous birds. Beginning around May 30, about 250 correspondents will assist, with volunteers providing most data. The census aims to measure breeding pairs in defined areas and assess law effectiveness.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Department
Good Profit Made in Sheep Breeding
W A Freehoff urges timely lambing and proper care to maximize profits. Aim for 125 150 percent lambing, advise against feeding certain feeds to ewes, and promote small milking cures for bloated sheep. Warn against docking and castration in one operation and outline a feeding plan for nursing lambs.
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W. A. Freehoff
What is Humus and Why Needed by Farms
W H Stevenson explains humus as decayed organic matter essential for productive soils. It improves structure, aeration, and water-holding power, feeds soil bacteria, and aids nitrogen availability. With limited manure, farming should grow clover or other cover crops to plow under, aided by drainage lime and fertilization to sustain humus.
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W. H. Stevenson
Iowa State Agricultural Experiment Station
Double Acre Yield Emerges From Corn Growers Effort
The drive to double corn yield per acre gains momentum as school state national and independent corn clubs and breeder associations unite to support the project. The effort aims for a significant agricultural milestone with broad organizational backing.
Farming Profession Not Foolproof, Warns Expert
The article argues farming is a challenging craft requiring skill and effort. It warns that viewing farming as foolproof leads to severe failure and emphasizes the need for practical knowledge and persistence.
Dry feed palatable with horned turnips and mangels
If a silo is unaffordable a field of horned turnips or mangels can still improve dry feed palatability and value. Although not equal to a silo these crops help livestock nutrition and overall feed quality.
Corn Crop in the Silo and Feed-Cutter Debate
Farmers are urged to place all harvested corn in silos to maximize value. The piece touts feeding equipment and corn shredders as useful, but argues that storage in silos optimizes yields across the farm.
Use of lime to remedy acidity
George H. Dacy explains how sour soils reduce crops and suggests lime as a remedy. He describes simple soil tests using litmus paper and ammonia water, and warns against fresh lime or burning lime when mixed with manure. Recommends applying 0.5 to 1 ton of ground limestone per acre every 7 to 8 years to support clovers and legumes.
Producing and Selling on the Farmer’s Ledger
Producing and selling form equal halves of a farmer’s business. Even with the best quality crops, failure to sell at optimal prices cuts profits. This note stresses balancing cultivation with market timing to maximize earnings.
Stock Raising Pays Best
Stock raising yields steady profits with careful systematic management and year after year returns, more than any other branch of farming.
Farm Profit Focus Aims to Increase Acre Yields
The piece argues that maximizing profit from each acre involves enlarging farm operations, boosting efficiency, and expanding crop yields to improve overall profitability. It presents a strategy linking larger farm size to greater output and earnings.
Save the Fodder Build a Silo to Store Surplus Feed
A plan to construct a silo aims to preserve fodder that would otherwise spoil. The project focuses on reducing waste by storing hay and other feed until needed for livestock.
Plant Only Tested Seeds
Guidance emphasizes planting seeds that have been tested and proven fertile to ensure successful germination and growth.
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Havana
Manila
Morgan
Board of Trustees
U. S. Navy
U. S. Army
Dale
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