Amherst astronomer plans Martian message intercept via balloon device
Professor David N. Todd of Amherst College Observatory outlines a September mission using three ground reaching wires and a balloon carried capsule to 10 miles altitude. Leo Stevens will pilot the craft while Todd aims to detect ether waves from Mars and later decode any signals using ground receivers and careful preservation of the collected data.
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Amherst
David N. ‘Todd
Amherst College Observatory
Mars
Earth
Boston
Todd
Professor Todd
Leo Stevens
New York
Monument to Adam Erected by Baltimore Builder
John P. Brady of Baltimore, contractor, has erected at his Maryland country home Vickory Grounds near Gardenville a monument to Adam the first man. The plain square concrete shaft is topped by a sundial. The dedication is planned as a masculine occasion with no memorial to Eve. The monument bears two opposite panels.
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John P. Brady
Baltimore
Vickory Grounds
Gardenville
Adam
Brady
Eve
Adam Honored As America’s First Man Shaft Dedication
The article describes a sundial shaft dedicated to Adam, the first man, with a Latin motto Sic transit gloria mundi. Mr Brady argues many monuments honor unaccomplished figures, urging Adam receive homage for pioneering, noting his tough early life before Eve's arrival.
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Adam
Brady
New Speed Record For Typewriting In Kansas City
E A Trefzger of New York set a speed record in Kansas City mo by typing 109 words per minute on copy for fifteen minutes He had placed second in the recent international contest while Rose Fritz won the hour event Baba OE eer Baba.
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Kansas City
E. A. Trefzger
New York
Refager
Rose L. Fritz
Germany Considers Pension Organization for Bank Staff
A proposal in Germany outlines forming a body to supply old age and disability pensions for loan officers and bank clerks, provide annuities for widows, and fund education for their dependents.
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Germany
Famous British statesman Joseph Chamberlain career overview
A biographical sketch of Joseph B. Chamberlain detailing his rise as a Birmingham councilman and mayor, presidency of the board of trade, and cabinet service. It notes his reformist schemes, bankruptcy bill support, land restitution ideas, and later roles as colonial minister and U S commissioner, with 1903 resignation over tariff views.
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Joseph E. Chamberlain
Joseph B. Chamberlain
Birmingham
Board of Trade
Chamberlain
Government Board
Gladstone
Ireland
Lord Salisbury
United States
England
Mary Endicott
William G. Endicott
Cleveland
Colonies
Aerial Garage Planned for Bellevue-Stratford Roof
An attache at the Bellevue-Stratford hotel in Philadelphia announced that after hotel additions are finished a vast roof space will host an aerial garage. Air ships may land on the roof garden, with refreshments, promenades, and power recharging facilities. Expert mechanics will assist disabled aircraft.
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Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Philadelphia
Leipzig University Marks Five Hundredth Anniversary
The University of Leipzig in Germany will celebrate its five hundredth anniversary toward the end of July. Events include church service at Pauline Paulinerkirche, theater meeting with an address by Prince Frederick August of Saxony, a fete at Palmengarten, a historic procession, gala theater performances, and a grand commers for 10,000.
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University of Leipzig
Germany
Ths Foundation
Pauline Paulinerkirche
Frederick August of
Saxony
Palmengarten
High Price for Church Pew in Washington Church
Mrs Prank B Vrooman daughter of General John C Black civil service official paid 3000 dollars for the pew beside Mrs William H Taft at St John s Episcopal Church in Washington church officers say it is the highest price ever paid for a pew in that edifice.
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Prank B. Vrooman
John C. Black
Civil Service Commission
Willam H. Taft
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Washington
Return of Leprosy Examinants at Molokai Settlement
Seven residents of the Molokai leper colony were taken to Honolulu for re examination to confirm leprosy status. They refused to depart the settlement, requesting permission to return as kokuas if found free of disease, a common sentiment given the comfortable life and fear of removal.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Butterflies to Entertain Passengers on Ocean Liner
The Hamburg American Kaiserin Augusta Victoria will feature live butterflies as passengers dine in the winter garden with wing colors adding to night illumination. The idea envisions sparrow sized butterflies and perhaps hummingbirds or other birds joining later to enhance the shipboard atmosphere.
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Africa
Carlton Winter Garden
Tmne
Stencils To Replace Paper Customs Labels On Baggage
Washington dispatch reports Assistant Secretary Reynolds orders erasible stencils placed directly on baggage to show it has been examined. The move aims to stop smugglers from reusing pasted labels after clearance. The ink will wear off quickly to prevent confusion.
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Washington Dispatch
Secretary of the Treasury
Reynolds
Custom House
Memorial Day Not Decoration Day Says G A R Order
General Order No 10 from G A R Pennsylvania headquarters declares Memorial Day the proper designation for May 30. The order notes some call it Decoration Day but urges education to use Memorial Day.
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G. A. R. Memorial
Pennsylvania
Public cider cistern at Zoar aims to revive old custom
In Zoar Ohio a cement walled cistern with 100 barrel capacity in the public square will be cleaned and filled with apple juice next fall. The revival follows the Rose local option law and will provide free beverage to residents who help operate the pump, reviving a colonial era practice of the Zoar communist society.
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Zear
Zoar Communist Society
Rose
Diamond in Cigar Found by Milford Man
Levi J. Satterfield of Milford Delaware found a two carat diamond worth about 300 dollars embedded in the filler of a cigar he was smoking. He suspects a packer may have dropped the jewel into the tobacco before the cigar was finished.
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Levi J. Satterfield
Milford
Del
Satterfield
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