Scientists eye discovery of 850 wild bison in Canada
Washington scientists react to Winnipegs dispatch that Harry V. Radford found more than 850 wood bison in the Slave Lake district of Hudson Bay. They note the species distinct from the American bison and recount his 1909–Ex expedition. one animal weighed 2403 pounds.
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United States
Hudson Bay Country
Radford
Richard Rathbun
Smithsonian Institution
United States National Museum
Canada
Slave River
Peace River
Officials Assert That Many Wives Are Indolent
A government report by George K. Holmes accuses farm wives and daughters of indolence, blaming social lure and higher living standards for neglecting household labor and domestic arts. He notes younger women lack knitting skills and rely on stores for preserved foods, contrasting with past farm self sufficiency.
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George K. Holmes
Agricultural Department
Holmes
Wilson
DC Library Moves to Bar Age Juvenile Authors
Washingtons executive library committee and teachers seek to curb indiscriminate juvenile reading. Oliver Optic Horatio Alger Elsie books and Pansy face removal for promoting introspection or false history. Critics deem Alger Henry Henty bad or mediocre, while Old Sleuth and Nick Carter tie to lesser danger.
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Liver Optic
Horatio Alger
Alden
Public Library
District of Columbia
Washington
George F. Bowerman
Oliver Optic
Alger
G. A. Henry
Henty
Elsie
Old Sleuth
Nick Carter
Library Committee
George Warren
Lester Chadwick
Jack Ranger
What is a herring and who defines it
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh ruled that a herring is a herring and not the broader group of fish some importers call herrings. Anchovies sprats pilchards and alewives are impostors and not herrings. Import duties set at 1 cent per pound for fresh herrings and 0.5 cent for packed varieties, with 30 percent ad valorem for imports.
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FA Treasury
MacVeagh
Secretary of the Treasury
Rotary Curtis
Married couple exchange playful quip on persuasion
Mrs Meekton recalls she refused her husband six times before marriage. He quips that this may be why he never wants his own way now. The light exchange reflects domestic humor and affection.
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Mr. Meekton
Legend of Natural Bridge and Mohegan Tale
A 215 foot natural bridge in Virginia draws awe as Washington reportedly carved his name. The Mohegan tale claims a divine origin for the span named Bridge of God after a tribe’s perilous retreat and divine help. Also contains a regional joke about a bride praising her husband with escalating “chocolate cake” layers until the punchline “Dog biscuit.”
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Clear Creek
Virginia
George Washington
Monegans
Manitou
God
National Monthly
Possum Paradise at Loris Hosts National Guests
The Loris area is described as the native heath of the opossum where abundant specimens are shared for entertainments such as a possum dinner for President Taft. Visitors travel from North Carolina to hunt them, and Maryland ducks and Chesapeake bay flavors are compared to local delicacies.
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Loris
Opossum
Georgia
Taft
North Carolina
Delmonico’s
St. Regis
Baltimore
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Smithfield
Nam
Loris News
Economy and Consolation Echoed in Simple Saving Trick
A humorous excerpt from Puck imagines a woman discovering an epochal method of saving by buying nothing. She suggests saving $25 by not purchasing a desired item and saving $35 by avoiding a purchase for her husband, noting the sacrifice if too painful.
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Puck
Practical Monetary Standard Adopted at Nimes Congress
A report by M. Gobin at the science congress in Nimes, France, proposed a universal monetary standard using the mono as the unit. One mono equals five cents and aligns with existing currencies: franc four monos, mark five monos, florin eight monos, shilling five monos, piastre ten monos, peseta four monos, with the dollar equal to twenty monos.
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Nimes
France
M. Gobin
Savoff of Bulgaria Emerges as Rapid Conqueror of Turks
Military experts study Savoff the Bulgarian commander who in four days rose from shadows to prominence. His Thrace campaign toward Constantinople features a swift turning movement, bold artillery-infantry coordination, and a dramatic early chapter in modern warfare.
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Savoff
Bulgaria
Balkans
Thrace
Constantinople
St. Petersburg
Paris
Berlin
Ferdinand
Saroff
Turkey
Reform Rabbi in Chicago Attacks Pork Prohibition
Dr. Emil G. Hirsch told young Jews at People's Synagogue that orthodox dietary laws are less important than fighting moral and spiritual chaos. He called pork a non sacred issue, rejected ancient tribal taboos, and urged Jews to spread reform teachings while arguing for loyalty to their nations and humanity.
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Emil G. Hirsch
Chicago
People’s Synagogue Association
Earth
Pension for all U S mothers proposed by Ellen Mussey
Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey and Mrs Massey advocate a U S Congress bill that would pay mothers 26 dollars per child plus 2 50 weekly during three months before and after birth. The measure would also grant a pension to a 45 year old woman with six children.
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Ellen Spencer Mussey
Washington College of Law
Congress
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Washington Library
ARTE
Emil Hirsch
Evry
U. S
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