Prince Hilkoff Rise From Day Laborer To Russian Rail Chief
The life story follows Prince Hilkoff later known as Mikale who began as a penniless day laborer in America. He rose through railway jobs in the United States and Venezuela before returning to Russia as a station agent and then a technical head. His skill led to swift promotion and the restoration of his noble titles by the czar.
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Peteraturg
Prince Michael Hilkoff
Russia
Trans-Siberian Railway
America
Alexander II
Hilkoff
Prince of
United States
Philadelphia
Mi-kale
John
Prince Hilkom
John Mikale
Pennsylvania Railway
Venezuela
South America
Traina
Mikale
Cear
St. Petersburg
Imperial Guard
Prince Hilkoff
A Cure For Deserters In The Army
Washington report by Lieut. Gen. Chaffee urges complete disfranchisement for all army deserters unless they earn a lawful discharge by later service. He argues such a law would curb desertions, with many deserters returning to duty to obtain civil status. He notes personnel issues and favors humane, advisory leadership over strict enforcement.
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Washington
Chaffee
Chamey
Crown Prince to Live at Babelsberg Castle in 1906
Berlin reports the crown prince will marry and reside at Babelsberg castle next summer. The former Kaiser Wilhelm II summer home, unused since his death, will be renovated for habitability with a new dining hall for 150 and stalls for about 50 horses. The project follows a walk through Babelsberg park where the kaiser informed the prince of plans.
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Babelsberg Castle
Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm L
Italy
Babeleberg Park
Thrifty Birmingham Housekeeper Burns Joint of Meat
A Birmingham housekeeper forgot a joint of meat in the oven and it burned to a cinder. She claimed compensation from an insurance company arguing the loss was caused by an event or fault possibly linked to Ora.
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Birmingham
England
Ora
Aged Bell Foundry Shapes Worlds Long History
A London Whitechapel bell foundry, founded in 1670, still turns out bells for cathedrals across the British Empire. A Rochester cathedral peal recently featured two new bells, with others recast from 1635 to 1834. The article details the craft, from exact bell shapes and loam molds to tuning, clappers, and the and architecture knowledge required.
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London
Whitechapel Road
Rochester Cathedral
Westminster
Montreal
York Minster
Lincoln Cathedral
St. Paul's
Cheapside
Church of Solid Coral on Mihe Island
A curiosity of the Isle of Mihe rises 3000 feet as the Seychelles archipelago’s tallest island. Buildings are carved from coral blocks, forming white marble gleam across the settlement.
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Isle of Mihe
Seychelles
Indian Ocean
Nixon to head vast Russian naval build in Sevastopol
New York reporter notes Lewis Nixon plans to oversee a massive Russian shipbuilding program at Sevastopol within two years. The project aims to produce 100 ships from torpedo boat destroyers to battleships, staffed by 7,000 American artisans, to counter Japanese sea power and project Moscow’s strength beyond the Black Sea.
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New York
Lewis Nixon
Sevastopol
Neas
St. Petersburg
Nixon
Russia
Black Sea
Lewla Nixon
Aip
America's Oldest Building in St Augustine Fla
The oldest house in America stands in St Augustine Florida. Built of coquina rock it ranks among the town’s early principal structures. Its exact year is unknown but it dates soon after the 1565 Spanish landing. It features polished wood interiors and once housed Spanish officials and later the attorney general during English rule.
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St. Augustine
Fla
America
Ponce de Leon
Alcazar
Florida
New Patent Law Changes British Patent Protections
A new act introduces a fifty year search of the patent office records to check if an applicant’s idea has been forestalled. This change shifts patents in Great Britain to a more secure and valuable status, reducing risk for inventors and increasing patent worth.
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Great Britain
Patent Office
Peat as New Fuel Sparks Debate on Power and Profit
Article examines a Chicago produced peat fuel process by J Campbell Morrison and Silneig Peat Fuel Co led by Henry S Bunting. It describes manufacturing steps from dig, dry, press to briquettes, claims comparable heat to anthracite, and warns of a looming monopoly and high prices. Bunting admits stockholders aim to earn dividends, not public welfare.
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Chicago
St. Patrick's Land
Bog
Holland
Egypt
J. Campbell Morrison
Divine Right Boer
Ero
Henry 8. Bunting
Silneig Peat Fuel Company
Bunting
Fury of Oil Tank Fires Across Cities
Fire underwriters warn that oil storage tanks near cities pose grave risk to life and property. In Findlay Ohio a 1200 barrel tank explosion spread flames to three others, triggering vast smoke and fire. Indianapolis residents push to move tanks beyond city limits as crews build embankments to contain spills.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Associath
Findlay
Alhambra in Danger Threats to Historic Granada Soaring Cracks
Granada Spain faces alarm as cracks widen in the Moorish Alhambra. Officials may have to act to save the famed monument after centuries of neglect and prior damage from 1808 and 1821 earthquakes. Restoration began in 1862 but funds remain scarce.
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Granada
Spain
Histore
Venice
Washington Irving
Sebastien
Ton-lebmar
Alhambra
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