Fee for civil service exams proposed by commission
The U S civil service commission report urges Congress to authorize a small examination fee for government service applicants. It argues the fee would reduce curiosity seekers and reexaminations, and a new manual would guide applicants. It notes 150,000 examined last year with 40,000 securing positions and outlines related reforms and concerns.
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Black Care and the Horseman Poem Exalts Spring Ride
Mary R. S. Andrews writes of spring awakening the earth and the horse’s pull. The essay-like meditation links riding to release of worry, renewal, and the soul’s peace across seasons, celebrating the road as life’s longing and horse as conduit to happiness.
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The World To Day on the Russian Revolutionist
William English Walling argues the Russian Revolution is a broad violent uprising not a fringe mob. He notes it embraces many social groups and can employ bombs assassination or armed revolt while also pursuing peaceful economic action.
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Government aims in education and morality drive policy
The passage argues for increasing government revenues to fund morality and decency, support the needy, and advance education from basic literacy to political and industrial understanding. It emphasizes the duties of the prosperous and the state’s role in uplifting the ignorant.
Oxen Cavalry in Madagascar Described by Fling
M. Glen Fling details a Madagascar army unit using oxen as cavalry. Natives mounted on oxen stand in lines, charge with spears, halt three feet apart, wheel, and reform for repeated charges amid bugles and native shouts. The oxen show intelligence, speed, and fortitude, posing a threat to horse cavalry.
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Coffee Graft Warns of Brazilian Substitutes in Coffee Trade
Albert B. Ganz discusses open substitution of low grade Brazilian coffee for Mocha and Java, noting “Bogus Mocha” and “Peaberry Mocha” produced by sifting in Chicago and Brazil. He cites Illinois law on adulteration and alleges enforcement gaps, urging action against fraud that costs the U.S. millions yearly.
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Naval engineers and the Bennington disaster debate
An editorial in Technical World Magazine argues against Roosevelt’s plan to abolish the old navy engineering corps. It cites the Bennington boiler explosion as proof that naval officers should specialize as engineers rather than serve as generalists. The piece says a return to the former system would restore engineering discipline and protect ships’ machinery.
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Diver Escapes Through Open Lock Gates
Robert Shackleton recounts a Deep Sea Diving incident in Technical World Magazine. A diver working at a lock was swept between closing gates as the gates shut and the current intensified. He wedged his hammered iron head between the gates and held on until workers above reopened the gates and rescued him.
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Automatic Lifting Giants
Dr. Alfred Gradenwitz notes electric lifting magnets save time and labor in crane operation. The magnet attaches to loads without ropes or extra workers, controlled by the crane operator from the cabin, lifting and lowering loads as needed.
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John McCormick of Goose Creek noted as defender of Big Nose George
Special Dispatch recalls John McCormick a Montana pioneer and defender of the infamous outlaw Big Nose George in Miles City during the 1870s. George was acquitted there, later hanged by a Rawlins mob after further depredations, cementing McCormick’s reputation as a champion of fair play.
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Alligator boats Navigate Lands and Rivers for Lumber Work
Canadian lumbermen use alligator boats that move on land and water. When river dries or sand banks appear, an anchor and cable are deployed ahead, engines run, and the boat is slowly hauled up to the anchor.
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Webb files for patent on Witchs West placer claim, Montana
United States Land Office Helena Montana notices William B Webb has filed for patent for 19.32 acres of Witchs West placer mining claim in Blue Thyed Nine district Deer Lodge County Montana. The survey describes a southeast corner No 7s set in ground with earth inscription 1-7,64 and corner bearings to sec 23 township 5 north range 12. The claim lies within book 4 placer locations and is tied to Freak Brown lot 40. Publication October 25 1905.
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