21 Jul 1911
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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1911
Page
1
The piece describes Irkutsk’s midnight scene with Metropole and other clubs, American visitors, and brutal crime reports. It contrasts lavish entertainment with high murder and vigilantism, notes ex-convict staff, poor policing, and a gaudy yet perilous urban life in Siberia’s rough capital.
European cities emulate American cold storage trends with Paris steering expansion. The Refrigeration Society promotes discussions among engineers and manufacturers as Paris builds a large suburb plant on the North Railway line to store home and imported goods for Parisian markets. Eleven storage chambers now operate, aided by an automobile wagon that transports goods to sellers and retrieves unsold items for storage.
Practical advice for travelers urges packing a candle and a box of safety matches for emergencies. A steamer wreck survivor used a candle to recover valuables after lights failed. Also recommend carrying pens when hotel or public pen supplies are poor and unusable.
Consuelo Vanderbilt, the American Duchess of Marlborough, has faced a marked fall from royal favor as she exits royal life. The coronation snub and gossip trace a quarrel with her husband, amid Buckingham Palace influence and Sunderland House isolation.
President Guy Potter Benton of Miami University Ohio has been unanimously elected to head the University of Vermont in Burlington. He will resign from Miami after nine years of growth in enrollment from 124 to 1026, buildings 5 to 11, and annual support from 85000 to 209000. He succeeds Dr James B Angell and follows Dr Matthew Henry Bucklam with Vermont’s expansive university system. Benton is currently secretary treasurer of the National Association of State Universities.
The Rev Henry Bullard of St Joseph Missouri died recently at his home. He served 48 years as a minister, a record likely unmatched in the state, and aided Mark Twain early in his literary rise through humorous exchanges aboard the Quaker City voyage. He studied at Amherst and Andover Theological Seminary, led a pastorate in Whyland Massachusetts, and later returned to St Joseph to serve.
Rt. Rev. P. T. Rowe, Protestant Episcopal bishop of Alaska, presides over the world’s largest and most distant diocese. Alaska spans over 590000 square miles, more than two and a half times Texas and twelve times New York. Morgan funded the start. Rowe previously worked with Indians in Michigan and now travels 4000 miles yearly by dog sled canoe and foot, often away from Sitka or Seattle.
The piece argues alcohol destroys true intellect and degrades humanity by turning men into irresponsible animals. It cites crime, asylums, and premature deaths as its consequences, urging public education to shift thoughts and motives to eradicate the evil. It emphasizes the need for knowledge and a changed mental attitude toward alcohol.
A Southern Christian Advocate article denounces moderate drinking as harmful to spirituality. It argues no Christian can live in harmony with God while habitually drinking even moderately, claiming it dulls moral perceptions, weakens conscience, and damages influence for good. It warns that moderate drinkers, often church members, set a bad example for youth.
A report notes that in German districts children receive no warm drink before school, only whisky or schnapps. Scrofula is common, and lung tuberculosis is feared to follow as they grow into laborers.
A quotation attributed to Thomas Jefferson condemns public office holders who misuse ardent spirits. He asserts the habit injures the public and complicates governance, stating that if he could restart his administration he would first ask a candidate for office whether he uses alcohol.
A Bertin firm reports a ten percent rise in per man output since it ended recesses for beer, indicating productivity gains from revised breaks.
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