Walcott and Smithsonian fieldwork highlighted in year’s illustrated account
Secretary Charles D. Walcott presents an illustrated report on 22 expeditions by Smithsonian staff and collaborators. Regions include the United States, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Africa, Borneo and Celebes. Botany, geology, zoology and anthropology featured along with notes on Amberline timber and the Ten Thousand Islands Seminole evidence.
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Charles D. Walcott
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Smithsonian
James Smithson
United States
Smithson
Duke of Northumberland
Chile
Menadur
Peru
Bolivia
Africa
Borneo
Celebes
Amberline
Longs Peak
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado
Ten Thousand Islands
Florida
Will Judge Lindsey Go to Jail For Conscience
Denver judge Ben B Lindsey faces a possible 250 day jail sentence for contempt after refusing to pay a 500 dollar fine. He appeals to the U S Supreme Court, arguing he remains not guilty of contempt, while Neal Wright in France provided the key confession about a family murder.
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Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Supreme Court of
Lindsey
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ufe
Neal Wright
United States
France
Neal
Wright
Kellogg Proposes Federal Licensing For Large Corporations
Minnesota Senator Kellogg introduces a bill requiring interstate firms with capital or assets of 10 million dollars or more to obtain a federal license. Licenses could be forfeited for contracts or actions restraining trade or monopolizing commerce, creating federal oversight through the trade commission.
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Kellogg
Minnesota
Federal Trade Commission & Supervisory
Astor Transfers NYC Real Estate to Trustees for Sons
William Waldorf Astor places all New York City and other real estate into trust for his sons Waldorf Astor and Capt. John Jacob Astor via Farmers' Loan and Trust Company. The move aims to reduce inheritance taxes and covers properties including Hotel Astor, the Astor Theater, and the Astor Apartments. Viscount Astor, born 1848 in New York, served as US minister to Italy and has lived in England since 1899.
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New York City
William Waldorf Astor
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Waldorf Astor
Capt
John Jacob Astor
Viscount Astor
Hotel Astor
Astor Theater
Astor Apartments
New York
United States
Italy
England
Britten
Von Hindenburg Seen in Civvies on Unter den Linden
The former German field marshal, recently out of wartime uniform, is photographed strolling in civilian clothes along Unter den Linden. He wears a modern business suit and a new straw hat, signaling a shift from his military persona.
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Unter den Linden
von Hindenburg
Berr
Davey Todd the Amhest Excuse Maker Shapes Student Fate
Amherst College friend of students Professor David Todd known as Davey Todd for years 30 as official excuse maker. He helped thousands of students with excuses and once persuaded a board to reverse expulsion of Mrs Fitch’s son Clyde Fitch. Todd also aids astronomy and flying machine research and aided Langley in early experiments.
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Amherst
David Todd
Africa
Amherst College
Maass
Davey” Todd
Davey
Fitch
Clyde Fitch
Todd
Langley
Burglary Alarm Sparks Domestic Quarrel Over Cake
Mrs Pipps wakes Henry to a suspected break in as a harsh grating noise is heard at the door. Mr Pipps dismisses it as a rat chasing the cake she baked, prompting a domestic exchange.
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Mrs. Pipps
Henry
Mr. Pipps
Women in Urbana praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Mrs Frank Henson of Urbana Illinois credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing her Change of Life symptoms after a winter of grippe weakness. She reports regained strength, the ability to do housework, and recommends the remedy to other women.
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Urbana
Lydia E.pinkham
Caine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Frank Henson
Orchade St
Ill
Eatonic Promises Quick Relief for Acid Stomach
Advert uses alarming health claims to push Eatonic as a cure for acid stomach and related ailments. It describes pains and systemic harm from acid indigestion and urges buyers to obtain a large dollar value box from a druggist with a money back guarantee.
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Eatonic
Steagall Quips on Peace and Bullying Give and Take
In a speech Rep. Steagall of Ozark says Germany talks of a just give and take peace but would bully others. He recalls an Tuscaloosa incident where he stopped a larger boy from beating a smaller one and warned against quarrels. The boy claimed he merely gave a punch and took a cigarette.
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Representative Steagall
Ozark
Tuscaloosa
Big Boy
Summer Cold Advice and Odd Superstition Jokes
A summer cold remedy touts Boschee's Syrup with bed rest and avoidance of drafts. The ad claims 50 years of American-made efficiency. A Yonkers Statesman quip about Bensonhurst superstition jokes about odd numbers and a house with even features.
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America
Flatbush
Gowanus
Bensonhurst
Yonkers Statesman
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Promises Cure and Testimonies
An old advertisement claims $100 reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally. It states the medicine acts through the blood on mucous surfaces, sold by druggists for over forty years at 7 cents, with testimonials available from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohta
Like Lightning and the Pessimist in a Cornfield
The passage contrasts quick bursts of insight with a pessimist who fixates on unremarkable details. It muses on how lightning bugs illuminate briefly and how the human mind clings to small flaws instead of broader patterns. It frames optimism and doubt through rural imagery and dialogue.
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