Floating Industrial Exhibition Plans To Reach Pacific Ports
Seattle led by Northwestern Commercial proposes a mobile fair aboard the steamship Victoria to showcase American goods. The float to the Pacific rim targets Yokohama Kobe Nagasaki Shanghai Hong Kong Manila Singapore Colombo Mauritius Delagoa Bay Cape Town Adelaide Melbourne Sydney Honolulu with two to ten days per port, aiming to establish permanent agencies and sales networks. The project was delayed by the Russo Japanese War, now slated to begin November 15, 1905.
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Seattle
Wash
Northwestern Commercial Company of
Pacific Ocean
United States
Shanghai
Hongkong
Manila
Singapore
Colombo
Mauritius
Delagoa Bay
Valparaiso
Callao
South America
Cape Town
Adelaide
Melbourne
Sydney
Honolulu
Steamship Victoria Exhibitors To Sail For Asiatic Ports
The Victoria will carry Seattle’s floating fair to Asiatic ports with 100 exhibitors allowed aboard plus 25 spouses. Exhibits receive 100 to 500 cubic feet of space and up to five tons of cargo. Port calls run eight to eleven, with decks lavishly decorated and crews at exhibitors’ disposal.
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Victoria
Seattle
Asiatic Ports
Interor
Icebergs Defy Winds Off Newfoundland Coast
A historical description explains how currents around Newfoundland steer icebergs differently from flat ice. Icebergs move with deep ocean currents, largely unaffected by wind, often drifting opposite to surface ice fields. Seals moor vessels to icebergs to prevent drift, noting their nearly irresistible movement.
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Newfoundland
Dilution and Doukhobors Dominate Recent News
A French Academy member cites 25 animal experiments showing poisoned blood remains active after dilution to one trillion. Homeopathic doses reportedly have activity from the third to the sixth decimal. A Canadian agent reports Doukhobors in Canada advancing, claiming women no longer toil as cattle. Britain’s mineral water investment nears 75 million dollars.
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French Academy
England
Canada
New Unsinkable Boat Tested for Shipping Safety
Washington reports on the Englehardt unsinkable collapsible life boat, designed by Capt Englehardt. The pontoon shaped craft, built of wood or iron with kapok-filled cushions, can be stowed compactly and expanded to raft form in seconds. It withstands tests and promises increased capacity and survivability for passengers during disasters.
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Washington
Navy Department
Life Saving Service
Englehardt
Capt Englehardt
Department of Commerce and Labor
Ernest L. Harris
Ribenstock
Germany
The Spiral Putt ee and the English Tailor’s Outdoor Gear
English tailors introduce the apical puttee a spiral leg wrap from ankle to knee with optional detachable spats. The piece promises comfort for outdoor life and may be adopted in America. Also noted is America’s smallest coin the half cent as the first issued and first to be discontinued.
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London
America
Rockefeller building in Cleveland to use massive materials
Report notes two million bricks will be used in the new Rockefeller building in Cleveland. Forty thousand square feet of glass will be set into windows. The steel alone is priced at 1300008 dollars.
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Rockefeller
Cleveland
Senator Cockrell Retires After Long Senate Career
Francis Marion Cockrell, senior U S senator from Missouri, completes his fif th consecutive term on March 4 1905 after Roosevelt landslide shifts. Known as watchdog of the treasury for economical public spending, he remains a prominent Democratic figure and guardian of federal funds.
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Weshington
Francis Marion Cockrell
United States
Missouri
Senate
Roosevelt
Senator Cockrell
Cockrell
Chamber
Cleveland
Treasury
Uncle Sam
Atte Thie
Chief Justice Fuller May Resign After Roosevelt Inauguration
Washington reports Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller plans to resign on March 5 1906, the day after administering the oath to Theodore Roosevelt. Taft is expected to be named to fill the vacancy. Fuller would be 72 and collect a lifetime $10,500 salary.
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Washington
Melville W. Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Supreme Bench
Fuller
Cave of France Reopened After Modern Access Build
The Cave of France in Lot department near Bordeaux, famed as a world wonder, gains new descent access via a steel framed, winding stair from the entrance, illuminated by electric globes. The site, once sold to visitors, now offers a safe path to the crystal formations likened to Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Boulogne sur Mer plans a literary anniversary for Sainte Beuve, born there a century ago. An English church in Pharverton, Devon, is repurposed as a storehouse for hay taken from the inn during a fire.
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M. Mara
Smoth Cave
Kentucky
France
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Sainte-Beuve
Sword of Frederick Washington sword myth and relics at Mount Vernon
The article recounts the Frederick the Great gift sword to George Washington with the famed line “From the oldest general to the greatest general in the world.” It traces ownership of Washington’s personal effects, the 1800 Mount Vernon appraisals, Bushrod Washington, and later transfers to New York and Mount Vernon. It notes documentation gaps, wartime moves, and a German artist’s stance on the legend. It ends with a note that Amazon rubber exports in 1903-04 reached 7,141,116 pounds.
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Washington
Frederick the Great
George Washington
Evening Star
Mount Vernon
Prussia
Bushrod Washington
Col
John Augustine Washington
Frederick
Lewis Washington
Belle Air
Jefferson County
Gen. Washington
William Augustine Washington
Justice Bughrod Washington
George Corbin Washington
Maj. Washington
Ella Bassett Washington
Col. Washington
Lawrence Washington
Alexandria
John H. Havermeyer
New York
John A. Washington
Germany
America
Amazon Rubber
Amazon
Heart of Richard Coeur de Lion in Rouen Cathedral Tresor
In Rouen Cathedral a leaden casket holds the heart of Richard I. The relics, part of a small museum in the church, attract visitors for a modest fee. The inscription notes the King of the English title and omits Normandy and Aquitaine. The box measures about one foot long eight inches wide and five inches deep.
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Rouen
Richard Coeur de Lion
Bertrand de Gourdon
Chalus
Richard
England
Normandy
Auquitaine
Richard Coeur de Leon
Esch Treated as Possible Wisconsin Senator Heir
La Crosse Wisconsin notes Hon John J Esch as a leading potential successor to Senator Quarles who retires next March. Gov La Follette is said to favor Connor, but Esch's backing within the La Follette camp strengthens his chances as a likely winner. Esch, in his second term representing Seth Wisconsin district, allied with La Follette forces in the last campaign. A phonograph firm offers prima donnas four songs for 14000 dollars plus 2000 a year for four years for not singing to other machines. The Pennsylvania railroad retires three long serving workers on pensions after 42 45 and 48 years of service. In Thibet dual office incumbency as a check sometimes fails during war efforts.
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Esch
la Follette
Seth
Wisconsin
Metropolitan Opera House
Pennsylvania Railroad
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