Middlebury Professors Explore Uncharted Labrador Territory
Professor Raymond McFarland of Middlebury College led a three member team with Prof. Thomas C. Brown and Phelps N. Sweet on a two month expedition into northeast Labrador. They traversed by canoe and foot, collected geographical data and photographs, established observation stations for terrestrial magnetism, visited Lake St. John routes and the Mistassiny post, and returned with vast data from a 900 mile trek across Quebec and Labrador.
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Middlebury
Labrador
Raymond McFarland
Middlebury College
Thomas C. Brown
Phelps N. Sweet
Quebec
Lake St. John
Chibogomo
Mistassing
Hudson Bay Company
Beveridge Campaign Opens With Open Air Hearing Plan
Senator Beveridge will launch the campaign in Indianapolis with a speech tonight as demand for seats overwhelms Tomlinson Hall. State committee struggles to seat attendees amid telegrams from across the state and counties planning large delegations. If the venue remains full, organizers may switch to an open air meeting.
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Indianapolis
Beveridge
Tomlinson Hall
Caleb Powers Named Congressional Candidate in Kentucky's Eleventh
Caleb Powers emerges as a congressional candidate representing Kentucky's Eleventh District. The announcement highlights his bid, political background, and expected campaign focus in the upcoming race.
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Kentucky
Pranks of Cupid Across Noble Tables
A humorous note recalls prominent men marrying their servants. Sir Henry Parkes of New South Wales weds his former cook after courting the servant girl who won his host’s consent. Peter the Great marries Martha, a former Lutheran minister’s servant captured by Russians. William Cobbett later marries the buxom servant he courted as a youth after a five year wait.
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Sir Henry Parkes
New South Wales
Sir Henry
Parkes
Peter the Great
Prince Menshikoff
Martha
Marienburg
Russia
Bauer
William Cobbett
Cobbett
Baseball Results Show Mixed National League Standings
National League standings show Chicago at .667 with 92 wins and St. Louis at .410 with 82 losses. Pittsburgh and Brooklyn also hover near .500. American League listings put Philadelphia at .682 with 96 wins and Detroit at .572 with 82 losses, with New York and Chicago close in the chase.
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National League
W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. Chi
Cin
N. Y
St. L
Pitts
Brook
Phil
Bos
Philadelphia
R. H. EB
St. Louis
Golden
Bresnahan
Bliss
Brennan
Dooin
Boston
Chicago
Brown
Archer
Rariden
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Liefield
Gibson
Scanlon
Bergen
White
Leever
Simon
Rucker
Miller
American League
W. L. Pet
W. L. Pet. Phil
Clev
Det
Chi
Wash
Washington
Detroit
Vaughn
Blair
Donovan
Casey
Cleveland
R. Heb. Boeten
Cicotte
Collins
Madden
Blanding
Fanwell
Land
Wheat and Corn Prices Decline in Latest Market Update
Chicago reports a mixed week with wheat prices slipping for December and May, while September gains. Cash trade remains slow, exports bearish, and Russia and Canada influence sentiment. Corn offers moderate supply with a two sided market. oats firming in cash but weaker futures. Provisions show overall decline except lard firm due to higher demand. Cash prices list No 2 red wheat and various corn oats grades with precise quotes.
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Chicago
Northwest
East
Seaboard
South
Iowa
Southwestern
Northwestern
Picks Cell Lock and Flees from Crawfordsville Jail
Jaybee Smith, a reputed crook, twice failed to escape before snagging the jail cell lock with wire and fleeing. He had already been jailed a week after a drunkenness sentence of twenty days. He was recaptured last Tuesday and later sent to solitary confinement, from which he escaped again using a wire to pick the lock.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Jaybee Smith
Smith
Kerosene Heater Fatal to Grand Rapids Man
James R B Ames aged 66 died at his home in Grand Rapids after fumes from a kerosene heater in the bathroom. Returning home he retired to the bathroom and was found by his daughter after an absence of about thirty minutes. His lifeless body lay in the bathtub.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
James RB. Ames
Ames
Minting New Pennies Begins at Philadelphia Mint
Washington reports the Philadelphia mint will resume gold coinage in a few days. Currently the mint produces 700000 cents daily. Most pennies vanish quickly, slipping into cracks, onto tracks, swallowed by babies, or otherwise disappear.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Theodore Roosevelt Leads Progressive Fight in New York
Theodore Roosevelt heads a rally of Progressive supporters in New York State. The event showcases his call for reform and political change.
Live Stock Markets Mixed Week With Cattle Hogs And Sheep
South Omaha and regional market report shows cattle steady to lower with heavy cattle weakest. Beef steers top $5.30. western range steers demand improved but still soft. Hogs decline then rebound to near week-ago levels. range 8.75 to 9.65. sheep and lambs down, fat natives to $7.40 and kill lambs $7.30. Receipts: cattle 67,152. hogs 64,482. sheep 182,259.
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Chicago
Specia
Beh Wetens
Isc
South Omaha
Des Moines Markets Vegetables and Fruits Prices
Market list from Des Moines shows varied produce pricing including peaches from Utah at 1.75 per box, cranberries 2.50 per bushel, bananas four for a dollar, lemons at 7.00 per box, oranges 5.50, cucumbers 50 cents per dozen, celery 0.30 per dozen, tomatoes 0.50 per basket, onions 2.75 per bag, cabbage 2. per pound, cantaloupes 2.25 per crate, grapes 0.30 per basket, and other items such as pears, dates, and cantaloupes noted across the grid.
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Utah
Washington
New York
Val. Org
Michigan
Minnesota
Market Prices for Local Groceries and Goods
Tokay grapes priced at 1.75 per em, watermelons 10 to 30 cents, flour and various car lot items listed with prices such as 5.86 6, 4.80 5.00, pure rye flour 2.30, rye graham 2.30, cracked corn 97.00, coarse meal 28.00, brown and white shorts 25 to 30, screenings 1.56 per ow.
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Hesota
Butter and Poultry Prices Listed in Market Row
A garbled market listing shows butter at 30 cents per pound and country butter at 26 percent. It notes eggs at 23 cents per dozen and various fowl prices including live poultry with hens ducks and springs at several cents.
Old Process Prices Read For Case Moines Car Lot
Prices listed for processing a car lot weighing 12 tons or more at per ton rates. Figures show $361,000 total, $18.50 per ton, 500 pound lots at $9.50, and $1.95 per 100 pounds for lens quantities.
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Case Moines
Hides and prices listed for various animal products
A fragmented price list shows salted and unsalted hides with varying quality numbers and per unit costs. Includes No 1 salted at 8 percent and No 2 horsehide priced at $1.60 to $1.76, plus miscellaneous grades and measurements.
Hay Prices and Grain Market Tokens
Readable fragment lists hay and grain prices with figures for hay at 13.50 and 14.50, oats straw and wheat straw at 6.00 and 5.50, plus entries noting 11.00 and 12.00. Contains multiple value pairs without full context.
Fog and fogs from sea to city spark ancient regulation
In a fragmentary historical note the piece contrasts sea fogs with city fogs in London and Louden. It mentions obstructions to travel by bus and ship for safety and touches on medieval bans on coal and dry wood usage, with fines and restrictions enforced around 1308 during Edward IIIs coronation era.
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Londen Gream
Omnibuses
Stteamships
Phant
London
Edward I
Edward Ul
MI-O-NA Stomach Tablets At Lemmon's Pharmacy
Stomach relief is advertised with MI-O-NA tablets claiming instant aid and rapid stomach strengthening. Lemmon's Pharmacy offers 50 cent boxes with a money back guarantee if indigestion or related symptoms persist. Dennis Stephen of Coudersport Pa testifies to prior failure with other remedies and praise for MI-O-NA.
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Lemmon's
Lemmon
Dennis Stephen
Coudersport
Lemmon’s
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Caleb
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American Press Association
Des Moines Markets
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