Road opponents rally in Springtown meeting
A mass meeting at Springtown courthouse gathers Bishop family and landowners to debate a proposed railroad right of way. Joe Bartell leads opposition while Wilson argues for development. Abner Paniel closes with a plea for progress, ending with the note that the matter will be concluded.
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Springstown
Bishop
Pole Baker
Darley Society
Springtown
Alan
Miller
Joe Bartell
Wilson
Boston
Bartell
Alf Bishop
Darley
Colonel Barclay
Barclay
Gurrell
Abner Paniel
Eden on a Hawaiian Island Reveals Primitive Life
In a remote lagoon setting a six foot native with blue tattooed legs explains his independence. He owns his grass house vegetable patch canoe nets and does not work for money. The encounter contrasts simple self sufficiency with plantation labor.
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Hawaiian Islands
Barrier Reef
Boston Transcript
Double Tracking Work Advances on Southern Railway
Spartanburg reports rapid progress on the Washington division with about twenty five miles of double track laid. Four thousand workers are active between Alexandria and Manassas, with plans to expand to eight thousand. Temporary camps, tents, and even houses dot the route as earthworks flatten grades and await longer bridges over Bull Run and the Rappahannock.
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Spartanburg
Southern Railway
Washington
Alexandria
Manassas
Southern
Bull Run Creek
Rappahannock
Spartanburg Journal
Driscoll of Mogave County Mines Then and Now
The article profiles Patrick Driscoll, owner of four high paying mines in Chloride Valley Arizona with annual income over 90 thousand dollars yet frugal living. He funds aid to miners, has wealth estimated 1.2 to 1.6 million, and travels between Kingman and Williams while maintaining a simple cabin lifestyle.
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Kingman
Ash Fork
Clifton
Driscoll
Ireland
Patrick Driscoll
Chloride Valley
Mogave County
Arizona
San Francisco Examiner
Calico
San Benardino County
California
Diana
Antrim
Harqua Hala
Williams
Depredations on Farms Urge Protecting Predator Birds
An article from the Philadelphia Record argues that farmers irritate pests by slaying birds of prey and other natural allies. It notes carnivorous birds and mammals curb pests, while excessive hunting of owls hawks foxes and other guardians harms crops and profits.
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Philadelphia
Folly of Criminials Helps Baffle the Police in Odd Cases
A Rochester case sees a would be constable exposed by oversized feet matching a wanted burglar. Other tales include a thief photographed abroad, a butter bite exposing a miner, a thumbprint in a clergy house book, and a safe notebook revealing Delahache’s killers.
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Rochester
Budapest
Lussinpiccolo
Adriatic
Courvoisier
Lord William Russell
Mme Plolain
London
Wainright
Miss Lane
Miller
Briggs
M. Delahache
la Gloire Dieu
Troyes
Michigan
Emsley
Stepney
Mullins
Emms
Rested and Convicted on Conclusive Evidence, London Tit Bits
A fragment from London Tit Bits notes a person who rested and was later convicted on the most conclusive evidence. The terse item implies a legal outcome based on strong proof referenced in the gossip column.
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London
Secret of Success Says Courage and Nerve Over Brainpower
Two experts, Ex-President Cleveland and Senator Beveridge, argue success rests on courage persistence and determination with sincerity and reserve ranking above intellect. They note brains are common and not essential, while willpower and nerve drive achievement and can be cultivated.
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Cleveland
Beveridge
Mr. Beveridge
New Jersey
Indiana
Honor for the Mule at Louisiana Purchase Exposition
The Missouri mule, famed for battles and plowing, will be honored in the livestock display at the Louisiana Purchase exposition. Missouri officials plan heavy mule participation, backed by a $250,000 livestock prize fund, with Colonel J W Jones coordinating a top tier exhibit aimed at showcasing the finest mules the world has seen.
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St. Louisa Fair
Missouri
N. W. Gentry
State Commission
F. D. Coburn
Coburn
Gentry
J. W. Jones
Columbia
American Breeders’ Association of
Livestock Department
Cotton Overcoats Extensively Embrace Mercerized Cotton
Telegraphed this week announces New England woolen mills will expand use of mercerized cotton in fabrics. The trend follows past shifts toward cotton yarns treated with caustic soda to replace silk stripes and worsted.
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New England
Boston Transcript
Bradford
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N. Harben
Harper Bros
Tucker
Short Pine
Filmore
United States of America
Burt Preston
Burt
Preston
Yeerlin
Norway
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