Floating fair to tour Pacific coast markets in 1905
Seattle plans a new floating exposition aboard the steamship Victoria to reach Yokohama Kobe Nagasaki Shanghai Hong Kong Manila Singapore and more. The venture aims to establish permanent agencies and make direct sales across Pacific trade routes while promoting a novel unsinkable life boat designed for ships and crews in emergencies.
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Pacific Ocean
United States
Yokohama
Kobe
Nagasaki
Port Arthur
Vladivostok
Shanghai
Hongkong
Manila
Singapore
Colombo
Mauritius
Delagoa Bay
Valparaiso
Callao
South America
Cape Town
Adelaide
Melbourne
Sydney
Honolulu
Victoria steamship to carry Beattie’s Floating Fair to ports
The Victoria will transport Beattie’s Floating Fair with exhibitors receiving 100 to 500 cubic feet of space and up to five tons of cargo. The voyage will occur in seasonable weather with healthful cruising. Exhibits will be set up before departure from Seattle and remain aboard until voyage end. Onboard space limited to 100 exhibitors, 25 may bring wives.
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Victoria
Beattie
Seattle
Icebergs Move Differently From Flat Sea Ice
Currents around Newfoundland create differing drift directions for icebergs and flat ice. Icebergs, submerged deep, follow water movement and ignore winds, while flat ice rides surface currents and winds. Mariners sometimes moor vessels to an iceberg to avoid drift.
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Newfoundland
Meroes
Dilution Extraordinary Claims Stir Science Debate
A French Academy member cites 25 animal tests showing poisoned blood remains active after one trillion one millionfold dilution. Homeopathy dose strength ranges from the third to the sixth decimal, arguing critics dismiss medicine in homoeopathic practice. A Canadian agent reports Doukhobors in Canada progressing, noting women no longer work cattle in fields.
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French Academy
England
Canada
Investment in Britain's mineral industry nears 875 million
A report notes that Big Threstmone y capital F has invested nearly 875 million in Britain's mineral industry. Details indicate substantial funding across sectors, signaling strong financial momentum and potential growth in mineral extraction and processing during the period.
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Threstmoney Capital
Great Britain
Spiral puttee aids outdoor wear by English tailors
The article notes a new English invention, the spiral puttee, shaped to fit the leg from ankle to knee for outdoor comfort. It mentions options with or without spats and that detachable spats could be ordered. It also briefly touches on the American reception and a remark about the half cent coin as the smallest denomination ever minted.
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London
America
Two Million Bricks and Glass for Rockefeller Building
Statement cites Cleveland project with two million bricks planned and 40000 square feet of glass for windows. Steel cost listed as 5120,000, outlining material scale for the new Rockefeller building in Cleveland.
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Rockefeller
Cleveland
Thirty Year Senator Cockrell Leaves U S Senate In 1905
Washington reports Francis Marion Cockrell, senior Missouri Democrat and five term U S senator, will retire with the 1905 expiring term. Roosevelt notes a loss to both parties as Cockrell, long guardian of public funds, ends a storied career as watchdog of the treasury.
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Washington
Francis Marion Cockrell
Daites
Missouri
Senate
Roosevelt
Senator Cockrell
United States
Cockrell
Cleveland
Appropriations
Treasury
Uncle Sam
Thi
Chief Justice Fuller May Resign March 5 1905
The article reports Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller plans to resign on March 5 1905 after administering the presidential oath to Theodore Roosevelt. Taft is expected to be appointed to the vacancy. Fuller, born February 11 1833 in Augusta, has led the court since 1888 and would retire at 72 with a lifelong $10 500 salary.
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Washington
Melville W. Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Supreme Bench
Fuller
Supreme Court
Harrison
Land
McKinley
Jetice Fuller
United States
Cleve
Fes
Spain
Atice Fuller
Augusta
Bowdoin College
Age
Aratio
Middle West
Chicago
Illinois
French cave opening made safe by steel tower work
The Lot department cave once inaccessible to visitors now offers a safe descent via a steel skeleton tower, allowing access to a visually stunning tunnel and crystal formations rivaling Mammoth Cave. Boulogne marks Sainte Beuve centennial with a civic literary celebration while Iverton Church is repurposed to store ash from a fire, illustrating varied uses of local sites.
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M. Mara
Smoth Cave
Kentucky
France
Boulogne Sur-Fers
Sainte-Beuve
Sword of Frederick and the Washington relic tale
The piece traces the tale that Frederick the Great sent George Washington a sword with the line From the oldest general to the greatest general in the world, noting the sword and other Washington relics held by Mount Vernon and Albany archives. It covers ownership changes, losses in fires, and a German artist’s rebuke to the myth, ending with a note on 1903 04 Amazon rubber exports of 67 214 116 pounds.
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Washington
Frederick the Great
George Washington
Evening Star
Mount Vernon
Prussia
Bushrod Washington
Col
John Augustine Washington
Fresenmay
Frederick
Maj
Lewia Washington
Belle Air
Jefferson County
Gen. Washington
William Augustine Washington
Justice Bushrod Washington
George Corbin Washington
Maj. Washington
Bunhrod Washington
Hila Bassett Washington
Col. Washington
Lawrence Washington
Alexandria
John H. Havermeyer
New York
John A. Washington
Ladies
Germany
America
Falge
Amazon
King Richard Heart Relic in Rouen Cathedral Box
In Rouen Cathedral the heart of Richard Coeur de Lion rests in a plain lead casket inside a two leaden case. The relic, part of the cathedral treasury, is accessible for a small fee as part of a miniature museum. The inscription notes him as King of the English and omits Normandy or Aquitaine. The box measures about one foot long eight inches wide five inches deep.
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Paris
Rouen
Richard Coeur de ‘Lion
Bertrand de Gourdon
Chalus
Frontrevault
Tours
Richard
England
Normandy
Aquitaine
Esch Seen as Possible Quarles Successor in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin politics several men are touted as likely successors to retiring Senator Quarles next March. Congressman John J Esch, already allied with La Follette forces, is favored by many and could win the senatorial race. Esch represents Wisconsin's Seventh district in the House and is serving his second term. The governor’s exact choice remains debated among party leaders. A separate note discusses a Metropolitan Opera prima donna receiving 14000 for four songs plus a four year non singing bonus, illustrating high earnings in phonograph era entertainment. It also mentions the Pennsylvania railroad pensioning aged workers after long service, with three retirees of 42, 45 and 48 years.
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Esch
la Follette
Wisconsin
Metropolitan Opera House
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dual Incumbent Checks Fail In Thibet Public Offices
In Thibet nearly every public office holds two incumbents to check each other, but this dual authority sometimes fails during conflicts. The example suggests routine governance strains when oversight breaks down amid turmoil.
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Navy Department
Life Saving Service
Englehardt
Department of Commerce and Labor
Ernest L. Harris
Eichenstock
Minbouri
EAT Cave OF
Ris
Department of Lot
Hordeaux
Aca
Padirae
Iverton
Devon
King
Thialal
Nassau
The
Richard Coeur de Leon
Jobn J. Esch
Quarles
John J. Esch
Senator Quakes
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