New York Zoological Society to establish tropical station in British Guiana
The New York Zoological Society plans a tropical station in British Guiana to study local fauna, especially birds. Funding comes from Cleveland H. Dodge, Mortimer I. Schiff, Ledyard Blair, James J. Hill and George J. Gould, with British Guiana offering gardens and wild land. C William Beebe will head the station along with Innes Hartley P G Howes and Donald Carter. A bungalow laboratory will be built near the jungle edge and hoazin will be among first studied. The station will also collect living animals for the New York zoo.
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New York Zoological Society
British Guiana
Cleveland H. Dodge
Mortimer I. Schiff
Ledyard Blair
James J. Hill
George J. Gould
C. ‘William Beebe
New York Zoological Park
Innes Hartley
P. G. Howes
Donald Carter
Hoazin
Repeater cites Campbell on corrupt voters in Leavenworth
In Leavenworth Representative Campbell of Kansas says a corrupt man is a stupid ignorant man. The anecdote recalls a voter arrested in Wawa for eight votes. The officer tells him he is charged with excessive voting and the prisoner quips about being paid for it. From the St Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Campbell
Kansas
Leavenworth
Wawa
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Prohibition in Atlanta Exposed by Britt Craig Cartoon
Britt Craig in Atlanta depicts how a large liquor depot near Terminal Station feeds interstate traffic with lines of black and white patrons. The piece describes the crowded windows, varied customers, and the palpable tension as loot is packed into suitcases and handbags, highlighting the social dynamics and temptations surrounding prohibition in the capital city.
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The
Atlanta Constitution
Britt Craig
Georgia
Atlanta
Terminal Station
Darktown
Decatur Street
Chattanooga
Liza
John Henry
Bacchus
Indiana Brewers’ Association
Washington Women’s Clubs Battle Snobbery and Politics
In Washington the Congressional Club of Women hosts social events and elects officers amid strict nonpolitical rules. A rival women’s club on Farragut square faces a row over admitting a working nurse, while the Cosmos club dominates scientific membership and even influences food safety notes from the agricultural department.
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Congressional Club
Washington
United States
Uncle Sam
Congressional Club of Women
Houses of
Congress
John B. Henderson
Missouri
Farragut Square
Committee On
Twentieth Century Club
Cosmos Club
Agricultural Depdtment
Jo Cosely
Philadelphia Drama Legue’s First American Play Revival Highlighted
The Ledger lauds the drama league for presenting early American theater in Philadelphia. It notes The Prince of Parthia by Thomas Godfrey Jr. as the first play by an American produced by a professional company in 1767 at Southwark Theatre. Major Andre painted its scenery, and a waterfall drop curtain graced the venue until its fire.
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Drama League
Philadelphia
Ledger
Royal Tyler
John Street Theater
New York
Thomas Godfrey, Jr
Temple of the Arts
The Limousine Look Provokes Civic Reflection
The piece critiques the limousine aura as a grand yet alien feature that silences ordinary American warmth. It notes the stark face it imposes on debutantes and bankers alike, comparing the car’s interior to a mobile drawing room and the door slam to a dramatic social barrier.
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Milady
New York Tribune
War on Predatory Animals Alarmed by Rabies Outbreaks
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that hunters destroyed over 11 000 coyotes in Oregon California Nevada Idaho and Utah and over 15 000 noxious animals including wolves mountain lions and bobcats last fiscal year. Nevada state authorities treated more than 60 people for animal bites and a rabid coyote at Winnemucca caused the loss of 27 steers.
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Oregon
California
Nevada
Idaho
Utah
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Winnemucca
Bark Finds New Uses in Lumber Waste at Madison
Madison experts at the forest products laboratory report waste bark from tannin extraction can replace rag stock in felt roofing and already is used commercially for wallpaper. Ongoing work suggests hemlock bark could serve in sheathing paper carpet lining bottle wrappers and deadening felt.
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Forest Products Laboratory
Madison, Wis
New England duo pledge world changing power supply
A quoted note from Scientific American cites two New England men, a consulting mechanical engineer and an astronomer, claiming they can halt the earth for 132 seconds, capture the energy, and sell it commercially. The writer hopes two more experts join to restart the world promptly and ensure a market for the energy.
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New England
Hugh L. Cooper
Scientific American
Ships of the Ohio River Sailors and Their Global Voyages
The Cincinnati Enquirer recently highlighted ships built along the Ohio river that loaded cargoes for ports across the sea. The fleet included schooners brigs barkantines and full rigged ships able to voyage worldwide.
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Mississippi River
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohio River
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Pester Proposes Tennyson Daft Coin Adornment
Festus Pester quips about making a 214 cent piece feature poet Tennyson J. Daft, calling the idea a petty, picayunish joke in a Kansas City Star aside. The remark frames a lighthearted town talk on currency symbolism and local wit.
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Mr. Pester
Festus Pester
Tennyson J. Daft
Kansas City
Scout coast watchers show boys gain weight and health
Doctor Aldous chief Portsmouth commissioner notes Scouts on coast duty stay unusually healthy with rare sickness. He cites fourteen year olds gaining weight and chest measurements in three months, and says such work transforms town boys left on lonely shores.
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Aldous
Portsmouth
London Globe
Women Learn Cement Work At Berkeley Class
A Berkeley program teaches women cement and concrete construction alongside clay modeling. They craft lawn posts, flower pots, garden seats, sidewalks, and curbs while handling trowels and lamps. The summer course drew many teachers eager to expand such training in schools.
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Berkeley
Conan Doyle Embraces Spiritualism in Confession
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle openly declares belief in spiritualism, admitting frauds but asserting a solid core that he finds nearer to positive faith than other religious developments he knows. He emphasizes his faith despite skeptics.
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Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Loan Offer From Bloomfield Money Market Agents
We are the agents for the best companies in the money market offering quick service at best rates and reasonable commissions. Visit our office at the southwest corner of Square in Bloomfield Indiana to discuss your needs with Curtis C. Hendren.
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Square
Bloomfield
Indiana
Curtis C. Hendren
Real Estate Solicits Large Farm and City Listings
Bloomfield Indiana real estate agent C E Combs advertises a large farm and city property list for sale and invites prospective buyers to view available listings with urgent solicitation.
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C. E. Combs
Bloomfield
Indiana
Birds Draw Noses and Cravings From Forest Feeds
A Washington based forestry office notes the airy woodpecker favors fat pork while a tree sparrow loves dog biscuits and a mock ing bird prefers bread and milk as common foods.
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American Forestry
Washington, D. C
Money to Loan on Improved Farms at Low Rate
C. E. Combs Real Estate and Loan Agency in Bloomfield Indiana offers prompt secured loans on improved farms at a low rate of interest and reasonable commission.
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C. E. Combs
Real Estate and Loan Agency
Bloomfield
Indiana
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