Open air tuberculosis school leads in Boston public system
Open air treatment for tuberculosis has extended to Boston public schools with 200 street car tickets for impoverished pupils. The experiment, organized by the Boston Association for the Relief and Control of Tuberculosis and the Boston school board, aims to prove the method’s value and may expand to an entire building for 250 pupils with a future library removal.
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Boston
Boston Association For the Relief and Control of Tuberculosis
Boston School Board
Walter E. Kruesi
Kruesi
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Providence
R. I
America
Glen Gardner
N. J
California
Marienfeld’ School
James J. Minot
Hibbard
Kruess
Abraham Lincoln
Stratton D. Brooks
Helen M. Mead
Magpies Attack Pigs in Portland Area Pigsty
Portland farmer Ely of Hover Washington reports a flock of magpies attacking his 100 pig sty for several days amid heavy snow. The birds swoop on the penned hogs and peck ears, leaving bleeding wounds. in some cases ear portions are missing. Ely cannot deter the birds and refuses poison for fear the hogs will ingest it.
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Portland
Ore
Ikelly
Ely
Young man to father on paying own bills
A stern parent admonishes a young man for extravagant habits and announces he will pay no more bills. The youth agrees to receive a monthly check and handle minor details himself.
Logger Survives Awful Accident in Adirondacks
George Lanz a 36 year old logger from Forestport N Y survived a near amazing injury when a 23 inch stake pierced his back chest and lungs in a Fulton Chain mill accident on June 14 1906 He was carried 50 miles to Utica for surgery and after a long recovery including pleuritis and empyema returned home August 27 He was praised by Dr E M Hyland for the unique surgical case presented at the New York State Medical Society meeting in Albany
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Utica
N. Y
George Lanz
Lanz
Adirondacks
BE. M. Hyland
New York State Medical Society
Albany
Pullman Bros
Fulton Chain
Hyland
Indian Chief Attacks Train Passengers in Cincinnati Scuffle
In Cincinnati a C and O train is halted by an Indian chief who stabs and attempts to scalp a woman and two men. He wounds Mrs. Anna Devord fatally and injures Max Meyers while Joseph W. Gordon survives. A bystander and a freight handler subdue the assailant who is taken to the station house. Sioux chiefs distance themselves from the man.
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Cincinnati
Wyoming
Washington
Anna Devord
Max Meyers
Joseph W. Gordon
Gordon
John H. Cogan
Charlie Burning Hawk
Kansas
The Dematerializing Spirit and the Bank Vault Hoax
A young woman presenting as a materialized spirit visits lawyer Woodworth and banker Barker. She seeks help to survive in the mortal world and reveals plans by the medium Shockton to dematerialize her. A staged séance ends with the bank vault trick deconstructed by a psychical society, exposing the fraud and leaving Barker bemused.
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Woodworth
Barker
Psychical Research Society
Shockton
Amy
Amy Alright
Presdent Barker
Psychical Research Committee
Barker’s Bank
O Blavatsky
Dog rescues rancher from attacking bull in Escondido
Escondido California, a rancher named Borden was hurled by a maddened bull and left helpless as the animal gored him. His dog ran to aid, biting and snarling until the bull withdrew. The bull was later shot as dangerous. Borden credits the dog with saving his life.
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Escondido
Cal
B. Borden
Borden
Miraculous Rescue as Miller Falls in 600-Foot Shaft
Cal Miller, foreman at the White Rabbit mine in Linton Indiana, plunged headfirst down the main shaft 600 feet deep. The cage starting upward caught him about 60 feet from the surface, saving his life. He sustained only minor injuries and was praised by witnesses.
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Linton
Ind
Cal Miller
White Rabbit
Miller
Electrically Illuminated Shipboard Exhibit Dazzles At German Exposition
At a German shipbuilding exposition the electrical displays dominated the show with many new devices for shipboard use. A standout feature was a massive octagonal chandelier of angle iron with decorative weaving and sixteen flaming arc lamps, whose glare was nearly blinding.
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Germany
The Building of a Battleship Costs in Government Yards
The article argues that battleships built by the government cost 26 to 60 percent more than private yard contracts, creating a loss of about 0.5 to 1.5 million dollars per ship for each government build.
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Navy Yard
Not So New Incubators Stir Early 20th Century Debate
A fragment suggests a discussion about metal incubators. A passerby asks what metal mothers are, hinting at unfamiliar technology entering daily life. The brief item captures public curiosity over new devices and their naming.
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Franklin Park
Miss Mead
Bostons
Tuserouloud
Roolt
Willing
ALA
STARS
Mrs. Devord
Shortstory Pub, Co
Perse
Dog
Master
Bull
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