Nation’s Men Greatness From Rural Beginnings in Ohio
An oration at Georgetown Ohio honors General Thomas Hamer and notes Georgetown’s notable natives including U S Grant and General A Kautz. The speaker argues presidents, senators, and leaders largely rise from country roots, praising hard work, opportunity, and steadfast pluck as the path to national stature.
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Thomas Hamer
Georgetown
Ohio
Monterey
Mexico
U.S. Grant
West Point
John A. Cockerill
United States
Roosevelt
Taft
Why Girls Prefer to Work In Factories
A historical critique argues American born girls choose factory wages over kitchen work to avoid servile status. It links education in independence to rejecting inferiority, contrasts factory peers with housemaids, and urges cooperative housekeeping and higher respect for unglamorous labor to attract women from domestic tasks.
Musical standards rise across the United States
A writer notes elevated musical standards in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and other cities. He compares American progress to Europe, praising moves toward formal pedagogy and broader literary education for serious music students. He expects teachers to be well equipped and pupils to study with a larger mental horizon.
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Europe
America
Atlantic
Weir
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Free Pullman School to Use $2,400,000 Bequest
Chicago reports a forty acre site at Indians avenue and One Hundred and Elev enth street in Pullman has been chosen for a technical school funded by George M. Pullman’s 2.4 million dollar bequest left to mature. The board of directors says the original 1.2 million has doubled since his death and work will begin after careful planning by newly appointed principal Leanas Gifford Weld, who will study leading institutions in the country and Europe. The trustees include Norman B. Ream, Robert T. Lincoln, John M. Clark, John S. Runnells, Frank O. Lowden, Charles Perkins and John J. Mitchell. The ground was purchased for 100,000 dollars three years ago. Weld is to return with plans before construction starts.
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Chicago
Indians Avenue
One Hundred and Eleventh Street
Pullman
George M. Pullman
Norman B. Ream
Robert T. Lins
Leanas Gifford Weld
Iowa State University
Weld
Europe
Wild man found roaming Montana canyon in skins
Bozeman readers report a barefoot wild man dressed in animal skins seen in Middle Creek canyon about 25 miles from town. Forest ranger C L Gregg chased him while fishing and found a cabin inhabited by the hermit. Nearby youth aides and a camp stove show recent use. A beard bearing the name Henry Nelson is nailed above the bed.
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Bozeman
Mont
Fleet
Middle Creek Canyon
C. L. Gregg
Gregg
George Flanders, Jr
Henry Nelson
Brother Kiss Reveals Lost Sibling in Philadelphia Case
Mrs Harry Carliste of Philadelphia kissed a man she believed a stranger and, angered by his kiss, her husband demanded an apology. She then recognized the man as her long lost brother in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Harry Carliste
Philadelphia
U S Artists Lead Abroad In Europe Trip
Thomas P. Anschutz, art instructor, just back from a four month tour of European centers, recalls being in Paris when the Mona Lisa was stolen. He notes vigilance increased in galleries, potential curtailment of access for art students, and praises American landscape and portraiture while criticizing European galleries for not matching American representation. He observes London and Holland losing antiquity’s flavor but says the art world remains constant.
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Philadelphia
Europe
Thomas P. Anschutz
Academy of Wine Arts
Paris
France
Sargent
Whistler
Walter Gray
Robert Henr
London
Holland
Trained Bees Rout Robbers in Manuel Farm Action
Robert Schultz reports a farmer was attacked by two robbers at his Manuel Minnesota farm. A swarm of his well trained bees swarmed the barn, stinging one robber who fled shouting while others attacked the second assailant, forcing him to flee into the woods.
A Way People Have A Duty Shift In Marriage
An observing girl and a placid companion discuss how marriage shifts duty toward relatives. They cite Bertha Stone delaying a vacation to care for ill nieces and nephews, Doris Thompson balancing work and home for her brother, and Aunt Janet Long caring for nieces and nephews. The dialogue notes married couples often get relief from family obligations yet relatives expect help when needed, ending with a shrug and no proposed solution.
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Bertha Stone
Alater
Bertha
Hertha
Doris Thompson
Jack
Doris
Mrs. Robinson
Alice
Allcs
Mint
Janet Long
Janet
Nellie Mayne
Split Milkand Tok Consoling Tommy on Ink Spill
Visitor consoles Tommy after he spills ink on the carpet saying there is no use crying. Tommy replies that only a cat could clean it up, but mamma will do the licking since this is not milk.
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Tommy
Cause of the Slaughter in Crimson Gulch
A crude dialogue fragment notes Hairtrigger Hank shooting three men yesterday in Crimson Gulch. Lartat Louis quips Hank was hired to drum up business for a new hospital, reflecting frontier town bravado and sensational rumor rather than verifiable fact.
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Crimson Gulch
Hank
Lartat
Louis
Pardner
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P L. Michaels
Birmingham, Ala
Haar
Technical Institution
Montana
U. S
Quaker City
Fine Arts Academy
Minnesota
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