Zeuglodon Skeleton at National Museum Highlights Prehistoric Mammal
A 53 foot Zeuglodon fossil skeleton is showcased at the National Museum in Washington as a prehistoric sea lord. Scientists estimate it lived about 3,000,000 years ago in Alabama seas, with researchers noting its teeth and origin, while the exhibit undergoes posing and mounting. President Taft is noted for golfing, with reports on his games and the reactions of aides and rivals.
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Washington
National Museum
Philadelphia
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Alabama
Smithsonian Museum
Charles Schuschert
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J. W. Gidley
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Taft
United States
Senator Bourne
General Edwards
Archie Butt
Edwards
Butt
Sherman
Bourne
White House Romance Behind Gate Seals Revealed
A sensational White House tale says Martha Petersen the first cook and policeman Mulvey plan marriage. Mulvey tenured for 12 years on the White House force and the couple kept their growing affection private until rumors spread. Tafts may gift a public acknowledgment and urge them to stay in their posts.
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White House
Executive Mansion
Martha Petersen
Washington
New York
Taft
Mulvay
Mulvey
Miss Petersen
Ranges Are Disappearing In Westward Stock Talk
Senator Warren of Wyoming recalls his Civil War era shift from range grazing to stock management. He warns the great western ranges are vanishing and winter feed must be arranged. He notes hay alone won’t suffice and cites shipping over 50 carloads of corn last winter to sustain the herds.
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Senator Warren
Wyoming
Senate
West
Washington
Out of the Race in Aviators Congress Fight
Washington and Baltimore withdraw from the bid amid a general scrap among cities vying for the National or International Congress of Aviators. The scuffle centers on which city gains the honor of hosting the event.
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Washington
Baltimore
Ants Granted Reason by Lord Avebury Debate
London reports a debate on whether ants reason or act by instinct. Lord Avebury maintains his 30 year view that ants possess the gift of reason, citing experiments with friends and strangers and careful egg tending of aphids as demonstrations of prudence beyond instinct.
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Lord Avebury
Noty
Fienry Hill
London Institution
Animal Kingdom
Understanding Fibrous Appendiceal Degeneration In Aging
New York physicians discuss Dr. Peterson s London paper on appendicidal gastralgia noting that fibrous degeneration of the appendix in those over fifty causes reflex abdominal pain and dyspepsia. Doctors emphasize diagnosis by exclusion, nonoperative relief, and that inflammation is rare in older patients though reflex pain persists.
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New York
Peterson
Royal Society of Medicine
London
Robert Abbey
Robert T. Morris
Hawkins
Bt.Thomas' Hospital
Avyen
Denny Hill to Be Levelled by Hydraulic Work in Seattle
In Seattle Washington hydraulic sluicing will level Denny Hill a 43 block city landmark begun in 1906 and to finish within months. Water pumped from the harbor under high pressure will erode blue clay and mud pushing debris into the harbor. The project includes replacing steep streets and removing 34 million cubic yards of earth at a cost of 2.5 million dollars and a 40 month deadline.
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Seattle
Denny Hill
Stresta
Denny Bill
Board of Public Works
Denny Hotel
French law hits modistes in dress delivery case
A Paris court ruled on a dispute where a customer who ordered dresses by mail insisted on home delivery and delayed payment. The dressmaker refused to post the items, requiring pickup at the shop. The judge sided with the client, ordering delivery of two dresses and 20 francs in damages, with penalties for further delay.
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London
Paris
Dummer
Couturiere
Paria Bar
Convicts In Mother Hubbard Garments Ordered in Floyd County
Rome Ga Floyd County commissioners ordered all convicts to wear mother hubbards to curb escapes and promote prisoner cleanliness. The action follows numerous recent escapes and applies to the county’s inmates.
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Mother Hubbard
Rome
Floyd County
Mother Hubbards
Enclosure and Liberty in Man's Life in Unity
O W Firkins writes in Unity on how man moves between confinement and freedom through homes, doors, and views of the outside world. The piece contrasts the sheltering impulse with the quest for vast skies, depicting architecture and art as attempts to balance liberty and safety within mortal limits.
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O. W. Firkins
A Happy Nature A Gift and a Training Aim
Lucy Soulm discusses nature as a gift and grace that can be cultivated. The piece argues it should be a definite aim in training children, blending natural temperament with intentional development.
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Lucy Soulm
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