Man of Peace Honored for Wartime Invention
A Scots priest Rev. Alexander John Forsyth who invented the percussion lock and a detonating powder is honored with a tablet at the Tower of London. Forsyth, who died in 1545, once left his manse for weapons work and later returned home with an honorary I.D. degree. This memorial marks the first private memorial within the Tower precincts.
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Tower of London
Alexander John Forsyth
Napoleon
Forsyth
Inventor
Tiis
Happy living hinges on body, environment and community
Walter B. Pitkin argues happiness rests on three pillars: a healthy body, a fair environment for ordinary activities, and a respectful, cooperative community that allows individuals to pursue their salvation per their nature as long as they harm none.
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Walter B. Pitkin
the Household Magazine
High Place of Flowers in Art of Decoration
A flower enthusiast notes flowers have long aided decoration from ancient acanthus carvings to Persian rose motifs. He cites modern mansions using sunflower exteriors, vine motifs in interiors, and stained glass from New York featuring lilies, popples, and columbines.
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Persia
New York
Maze of Galleries Discovered in Hill of Cuma Near Naples
Subterranean halls up to 900 feet in diameter found in caves of Cuma near Naples. Three of nine sibyl books survived. An underground mile of galleries and a shrine like interior was uncovered under Professor Maturi. A subterranean Apollo temple and niche remain from Augustus era.
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Cuma
Naples
Maturi
Apollo
Augustus
New York Times
Evolution of Early Stock Exchange Seats
The Boston Stock Exchange once allotted each member a personal chair and desk with fines for trading away from it. Seats were arranged along walls facing the rostrum, hindering bids during brisk sessions. Continuous daily sessions began in 1868 New York and 1885 Boston, with Boston abolishing seats in 1885.
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Stock Exchange
Boston Stock Exchange
Exchange
Boston
New York
Boston Transcript
Crabs Show Emotions Fear Response Reveals Cruelty Paradox
Scientists in London demonstrated crustacean emotion in action as a crab chained by one claw starves until a nearby polyp provokes fear. The shock triggers the claw to drop, allowing the crustacean to flee to safety.
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London
Taffy Origin Traced From Javanese Rum Term in Sailor Lore
The piece traces the word taffy from a Javanese term for rum and links it to molasses based candies. It recounts how sailors in South seas trade, Philippine and Luzon influences, and Captain Anson naming Bashi Channel after a drink. The narrative weaves language, piracy, and global commerce with playful closure.
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South Seas
Jaya
Philippines
Asia
Luzon
Captain Anson
Macao
Anson
Pabuyan Group
Salisbury Cathedral Crowned as England's Finest Stone Poem
The Detroit News hails Salisbury Cathedral as England’s most beautiful and harmonious, built in 1220 to 1240, praising its pure early English architecture and a loftiest spire rising from the church’s center.
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England
Salisbury
Detroit News
Noise and city life may not dull Manhattan senses
A New York American note argues against dire forecasts that urban din will render Manhattanites deaf. It compares extraordinary hearing feats in remote cultures with modern New Yorkers who can detect engine trouble yet remain unfazed by noise, concluding senses are not deteriorating.
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Solomon Islanders
New York
Patagonian
New York American
France's Royal Melody: Where Can One Be Beside Family
Notes recount Gretry's quartette from Lucille and its political moments. The tune Ou peut on etre mieux qu au sein de sa familie was sung at Versailles in 1789 as Bourbons were ousted, at Carlton House in 1705 during George I’s visit, and at Korythnia in 1812. It was adopted as official royal melody after Bourbon restoration in 1814.
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France
Gretry
Lucille
Versailles
Carlton House
George I
Queen Charlotte
Prince of Wales
Korythnia
Moscow
London Mall
Restored Wesley Chapel Reopens at Broadmead England
The First Methodist Church at Broadmead in England has been completely restored and recently reopened with evangelistic services. It occupies Wesleys initial plot of ground and features the pulpit from which he often preached.
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John Wesley
Broadmead
England
Wesley
Nat
Painful Impression on Pain as Impression Not Real Pain
Professor Pleron of the College of France told an international psychology congress that there is no real pain in an cut finger. pain is an impression. A real pain arises when certain sense organs are stimulated, though which stimuli cause this remains unspecified. The San Francisco Chronicle notes the point that the pain impression itself hurts equally.
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Pleron
College of France
International Congress On Psychology
San Francisco Chronicle
Animal theatrical death feints and a rogue elephant escape
The article notes that big cats such as tigers and leopards have rare instances of seemingly returning to life after being shot. It also recounts a newly captured elephant that feigned death, deceived handlers, and escaped after bonds were released.
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Carnegie Corporation of New York
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West
Harris
D. R
Kilgore’s Cafe
Gallaher
J. E. Gallaher
Athena
A. W. Logsdo
Main
Oregon
Hill of
Crab
Wien
Coach’s
Main St. Walla Walla
Neways
Rogers @ Goodman
Mercantile Trust
University of Oregon
Wily Elephant
Stock Land
L. L. Montague
Arlington
B. B. Richards
H. A. Frick
Pendleton
Foley
Thenen
Seatsien
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