Self Governing School Experiment in Missouri Village
A Missouri village adopts pupil self governance at a Macon County school with a phonograph driven problem set, elected officers, and no student held back. The program, kept under teacher oversight, shows all pupils advancing, and officials plan to expand to more districts this year. New York Hotel for Boys opens at 345 West Twenty seventh Street, offering rooms and self supporting jobs to eight boys with six vacancies. donations urged to fund expansion.
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New York City
Notable 19th Century Figures Touch on Presidents and Canals
The obituary notes James Arthur Haggard the “friend of Presidents” dying at a Kokomo county infirmary. It recounts his rare access to presidents from Van Buren to Harrison and Lincoln, his Mexican War service under General Taylor, and his acquaintances with Scott and Davis. Also covered are Panama Canal bids, the worldwide lemon postcard craze, and regulations on denatured alcohol.
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la . Fayette
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Haggard
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Live Market Quotes by City and Grain Prices
The report compiles cattle hogs sheep and grain prices across Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee Park Buffalo New York Toledo and more. It lists ranges for cattle hogs and sheep as well as wheat corn oats rye and barley with varying No 2 and No 3 grades and spot values. A separate brief notes a weathered disaster in the West and obituary items including Raymunf Billigsley and former Senator Gorin with estate figures.
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Youngest College Freshman Enter Tufts at Eleven
An eleven year old boy, Norbert Weiner, entered Tufts College as a freshman, claimed to be the youngest in the country. He is the son of Leo Weiner, assistant professor of languages, and already reads Darwin and philosophy, signaling precocious academic ability.
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Medical Inspection Cost Under Massachusetts School Law
The article notes Massachusetts cities incur about $20 per 1,000 residents for the new medical inspection law with dense cities paying more and smaller towns at about 11 per 1,000. It says school boards may appoint physicians to test sight and hearing annually, with expenses borne by local appropriations.
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The Battle Fields of a Lost War Tale in the South
A sprawling reminiscence of Civil War days recounts a spring 1863 raid near Richmond by raiders who loot, seize horses and supplies, and threaten the household. The narrative blends personal peril with references to soldiers, confiscations, and a later anecdote about Lincoln and Gen. Scott.
Worth Bending and the Telegraph Instrument Tale
Fragmentary text suggests a story about a telegraph instrument causing electrical shocks and a fictional or poetic account involving a corporation and a community. Names and clear facts are missing, but the piece hints at dangers or misuses of equipment and social response.
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