Henry Ford to complete Detroit General Hospital project
Henry Ford pledges to finish the Detroit General Hospital at Grand and Hamilton Boulevards, spending at least a million and a half dollars of his own funds. The work proceeds rapidly under his management, with the hospital to serve the poor. Trustees and major contributors accepted his offer to complete and repay past gifts.
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Henry Ford
Detroit
Detroit General Hospital
Forg
Board of Trustees
Est Grand
Hamilton
Berd
Mr. Ford
Morton E. Farr
Boar of Trustees
Doak Leads Cardinals Pitchers In Early National League Wins
Doak of the St Louis Cardinals stands as the leading twirler in the National League with eight victories and two defeats, a .800 winning percentage. Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants follows with eleven wins and three losses, and Yingling of Cincinnati with nine wins and three losses ranks third. The report lists pitchers with .600 or better winning percentages through games of Wednesday June 2, including Tesreau, Altchison, Vaughn, and others, with records shown for each.
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Doak
St Louis Cardinals
Christy Mathewson
New York Giants
Yingling
Cincinnati
Cinbs
G. W. L. the Pe
Kunziehner
Pittsburg
St .Louis
Ison
Mathewson
New York
Tao Yingling
Tesreau
Altchisod
Ptefter
Hrooklyn
Nzelman
Pittsbore
St.Louis
Cheney
Chicago
Mayer
Philadelphia
Alexander
Marquard
James
Bastan
Corbett Predicts Gunner Smith Stops Carpentier in Ten Rounds
James J. Corbett asserts Gunboat Smith will defeat Georges Carpentier within ten rounds in the July 16 Olympia London match. He notes Smith and Carpentier have posted forfeits, trains have begun for the international white hope title, and London sports expect huge crowds and profits despite high guarantees.
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Corbett
Gunner” Smith
Carpentier
James J. Corbett
New York
Georges Carpentier
Olympia Inondon
Bombardier Wells
England
London
Ysle
Safety at Sea and the Titanic in Legislation
The Titanic and Empress of Ireland disasters spur U.S. safety talk and a La Follette bill. Congress split on action as steamship interests resist extending safety rules to nearshore vessels, while the House passes the measure but the Senate delays final passage amid ongoing debate.
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Ocean Steamshine
Senator la Follette
House of Representatives
Senate
la Pallette
Congress
House
St. Lawrence
The Empire Builders by Alfred Noyes
A compact verse tribute praising those loyal to heaven and home who quietly build enduring realms. It idealizes steady duties fulfilled year by year, noting public crucifixion by some and forgetfulness by others, yet crowns true hearts as empire builders whose kingdoms outlast time and fate.
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Alfred Noyes
Baseball News Too Rich for Publishers Quieted Pages
The fragment argues baseball drives wealth and fame for fans, noting publishers might harm the game by omitting baseball coverage from every sheet and thus stifling its broad appeal and wealth potential.
Boxing on the Boom in Dear Old England
New York reports Britain leads a push to include boxing as an Olympic sport at Berlin. Lord Lonsdale heads a committee urging a full blue for boxing in Oxford and Cambridge, backed by The London Times. In San Francisco a narrowly defeated motion sought to revoke boxing licenses, sparking debate over reform and promoter quarrels.
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New York
Great Britain
Berlin
Lord Lonsdale
Britain
Oxford
Cambridge
Lonsdale
London Times
Ring
Kingdom
the Times
Tinsdole
San Francisco
Kikosh
Mgensen
The Making of a Russian Revolutionist
A graphic survey feature profiles Marie Suklof a young Russian revolutionary now in the United States. It traces a life of Siberian exile escape and clandestine travel to Manchuria reaching America after years of peril and refuge with Jane Addams and Lilian Wald.
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Winthrop D. Lane
Marie Suklof
Siberia
Ufe
Akatui
Geome
Siberian
America
Jane Addams
Hun House
Lilian D. Wald
Henry Street
New York
Leslie's Weekly Rail of Vacation Features And Art
The current issue of Leslie's Weekly celebrates the vacation season with a cover design by Frederick T. Rehner and features including My Best $100 Vacation by William Washburn Nutting A Day on the Historic Hudson by Edin Townsend Kaufman three pages of photos and a poetry piece Varied Joys of Vacation Pigie Vaccine by Minna Troe tng plus Leslie's Travel Bureau guided by T. D. Hills A cartoon on the Mexican situation You're the Best I'm After by EB W Kemble Echoes of the Strife a page of photos Vivid Pictures of Mexico's War The Fugue From Mexico by F. J. Splitstone Twice Taken by Our Arms on Vera Graz occupy 1837 and 1914 Letters Of ja SelfMade Faire by Maurice Switzer The Old Fan Says by A. Goeney World of Womankind by Kate Upson Clark Motorists' Column by H. W. Slauson and Who Will Share the $50,000 Jasper explains Wall Street inquiries and financial securities.
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Leslie's
Frederick T. Rehner
William Washburn Nutting
Hudson
Edin Townsend Kaufman
Minna Troe
Tng
Leslie
T. D. Hills
EB. W. Kemble
Ltledt
Mexico
F. J. Splitstone
Vera Graz
Maurice Switzer
A. Goeney
Zim
World of Womankind
Kate Upson Clark
H. W. Slauson
Jasper
Wall Street
No Time to Wait for Music in Hard Times Blues
A lyrical verse from St Louis Globe-Democrat reflecting on grave labor and hunger in the Deep South. The speaker, an aging rural Black laborer, rejects idle songs and seeks work to feed family as corn grows and cotton remains white. Education is mocked as delaying survival.
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St. Louis
Income Tax Dodging Reduced To a Fine Art by Englishmen
English readers learn how Lloyd George's budget prompts a tax avoidance boom. Insurance firms profit as premiums exempt up to one sixth of income, sparking campaigns and new guides on dodging taxes. High earners may save thousands by shifting income into insurance or endowment policies, while death duties push millions into life policies. Legal scheming and clever accountants promise savings, but Parliament may close loopholes next session.
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London
England
Lloyd George
Gether
Income Tax Collecting Department
United States
Alan
John
Steele
Survey for June Highlights Safety at Sea Debate
The Survey for June weighs the Empress of Ireland disaster in safety at sea and argues against ratifying the London International convention while urging La Follette’s bill in Congress. It features Winthrop D Lane on a Russian revolutionary’s ascent, philanthropy and business analysis by Edward T. Devine, and plans for pensioning mothers with children.
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London
Winthrop D."lane
Beria
Edward T. Devine
National Conference of Charties and Correction
Mexico
Colorado
Wiliam H. Matthews
Jacob A. Tilis
Dne
Jane B. Robbins
Nerehberhoaa House
Rus
UN Albion
Bacon
Katharine Coman
France
Charles Wharton Stork
Morris Rosenfeld
Rose Pastor Stokes
Helen Frank
Exile and Revolution in Siberia A Girl's Long Escape
Marie Suklo, 28, once feared Russian revolutionary, began exile at 18. She endured 2658 era oppression, lived 3,000 miles from home in Aleandrovskoye, received eight rubles monthly, traveled by peasant carts at 50 cents for long nights. She escaped imprisonment, became a rebel, fled to America after uprisings and trials.
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Siberia
Marie Suklo
Avrakum
Wenthrop D. Lane
Aleandrovskoye
Dei Wind
Alexandrovskoye
America
Baptism Party for Pet Dog in Versailles Society
Paris correspondence notes a high society baptism party for a pet dog named Phanus. Monsieur and Madame invite guests to a soirée with supper, dancing, and reception, reflecting fashion among the elite. The event highlights the social balance of wealth and leisure in Versailles.
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Paris Correspontenes
New York Times
Versailles
Phanus
The Simple Life After a farmer retires from aut owork
The farmer retires from auto work and spends the balance of his life helping his wife with the family washing as reported by the Loutrville Times.
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