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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1909
Page
6
People of the Day: North Leads Census Effort Through Decades
The Director of the Census, 60, from New York, has spent nearly thirty years in census work. After starting in newspapers he helped with the tenth census statistics and the New York state census, then led wool and manufactures studies for the eleventh census. He became chief statistician for the twelfth census and, with Roosevelt’s Permanent Census Bureau, was appointed in 1903 to shape the bureau’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Hegon Success
New York
General Worter
Merriam
Roosevelt
Mr. North
New York State
Kipling's Breakthrough Donor Was an Unimpressed Hindoo
The young Rudyard Kipling first appeared in print due to a Hindoo individual who did not appreciate his writing, prompting a pivotal moment in his early career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudyard Kipling
Kipling and Ade Anecdotes From an Indian Paper
An editor in India amused himself with verse that leaked into the newspaper via a sly native foreman. Kipling joked that poetry helps in odd corners and George Ade recalled a train passenger seeing a long shoe sheet writer and a porter who shined one shoe and a suitcase lid on a morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sistant
Kipling
George Ade
New Orleans
Palmer Named Naval Aid to President Taft
Lieutenant Commander Leigh C Palmer, newly appointed naval aid at the White House, is favored for gunnery expertise but will focus on social duties. A Missouri graduate of 1866, he was once gifted a sword by classmates for athletics, served as naval aide to Secretary Root in South America, attended King Alfonso’s wedding, and joined the Wisconsin staff under Rear Admiral Potter during the Atlantic fleet cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh C. Palmer
White Huse
Taft
Palmer
United States Naval Academy
Missouri
Root
South America
United States
Alfonso
Spain
Atlantic
Wisconsin
Potter
Faraday Declines Pension Then Accepts After Apology
Lord Melbourne offered Faraday a pension calling science humbug. Faraday refused, then later reconsidered after colleagues urged action. Melbourne apologized and retractable stance allowed the pension to be accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faraday
Melbourne
The Base Hit Swat Recalls Pleasant Morning Sounds
A nostalgic verse contrasts cheerful farm morning noises with the crack of the bat in baseball. The speaker savors the base hit swat and the popping cork, preferring the old ball park’s rhythm over the city sounds as memories of baseball joy arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie’'s Weekly
Townite and farmer joke about cow horns
Townite jokes with a farmer asking a two year old cow question. The farmer replies by horn count, then Townite laments the obvious answer. The humor rests on a simple misunderstanding of age and horns.
Little Bertha Enters City Life Without a Home
On her first day at the city school eight year old Bertha, living with her grandmother Mrs Brown in a flat, explains there is no grandmother home to speak of, reflecting urban living in contrast to rural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha
Mrs. Brown
His Happiest Days
A humorous exchange between a millionaire and a worker. The worker recalls being paid no wages as a child learning the family business from the bottom up, later earning a promotion two months afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Exposition Opens Sentiment Amid Classroom Whispers
Fragmentary remarks from a reader reflect school debates as the Exposition opens. The musings touch on graduation timing and lingering phrases about distant places, hinting at curiosity and social attitudes in the community.
Beyond the Cascades Lies Seattle
A historic dispatch notes a western city beneath distant mountains as a focal point of expansion and rumor. The piece frames Seattle as a rising hub beyond the Cascades with implications for trade and settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cascades
Seattle
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Four Flusher Bluffing Clerk Cited in Cleveland Leader
A Cleveland Leader excerpt mocks a man as a four flusher who never truly works at anything. The dialogue suggests he only bluffs at busyness, with clever repeats showing his pattern of feigned activity.
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Cleveland
Foreign travel improving says studious girl
The estudious girl asserts travel is improving while Miss Cayenne cautions that postcards do not reveal true destinations. The Washington Star quote reflects a playful exchange on how pictures may misrepresent where someone has been.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Yalevard Family Cheer Renewed Varsity Spirit
A playful dialogue frames a Yalevard family scene with the halfback on the varsity team declaring pride. The exchange blends school spirit with a nod to New York Life in a lighthearted, tradition rich moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yalevard, Jr
Yalevard, Sr
New York Life
City ordinance sparks talk of cigar dealer closures
Readers debate enforcement of a city ordinance this summer focusing on rank needs within city limits. Wry humor notes that stricter rules could force many cigar dealers out of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
What She Knew About Mr Reid
A dialogue from the Boston Globe notes a man of superior intelligence named Mr Reid who admits the speaker knew more than he did highlighting wit and perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Reid
Boston Globe
Horseshoe luck tale from Cleveland main dealer
A Cleveland Main Dealer quips that luck can fail when picking up a horseshoe. He notes he found not luck but a fifty dollar tire alongside the shoe, challenging common superstition with a practical find.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
How Mandarins Rank
Mandarins in China are distinguished by the birds on their uniforms and by buttons. First rank uses a fung bird, second rank a cock, third rank a peacock, fourth rank a pelican, fifth a silver pheasant, sixth a stork, seventh a partridge, eighth a quail, and ninth a humble sparrow.
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China
Rules at the door bar entry for stored umbrellas and canes
A London Tit-Bits snippet depicts a museum attendant insisting visitors surrender umbrellas or canes at the door. A visitor notes the rule is strict yet offers no stored item, prompting the attendant to suggest fetching one. The exchange highlights rigid decorum and the card reads the policy directly.
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London
City Hall Responds to Prisoner Complaints and Conditions
The Star notes a rambling plea from city prisoners criticizing the prison and the city physician. Mayor Wikle defends Dr Brothers as kind and says the prison, though not ideal, is in fairly good condition after recent cleaning and is open for inspection. a new jail is hoped for but unaffordable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wikle
King of Rome A Portrait of Napoleon’s Son
The article traces Napoleon’s son born March 20 1811 hailed as the king of Rome. He spent his life in the Austrian court as the Duke of Reichstadt, became a scholar, served a brief military stint, and died of pulmonary disease at twenty two. He kept his father’s memory and marked July 22 the anniversary of his death. He lies buried at Vienna’s Carthusian Monastery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Paris
Rome
Duke of
Reichstadt
Vienna
Watson's Coal Promises Prompt Delivery at Right Prices
Br O Watson offers high grade coal with prompt delivery and invites customers to call phone 72 for orders. The notice emphasizes fair pricing and quick service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. O. Watson
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