Mars Inhabited? Amherst Prof Sails South to Study
Prof David Todd of Amherst College leads a Lowell expedition sailing to South America to photograph Mars from high Andes peaks with an 18 inch telescope. The team includes his wife, a photographer, a mechanician, and a student to seek facts on Martian canals and possible inhabitants.
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Prof
Todd
Amherst
South America
Andes
New York
Mars
Lowell
Amherst College
William Herechel
Percival Lowell
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Flagstaff
Ariz
Ig Mars
David Todd
Panama
Judd
Amherst Observatory
Lima
Peru
Harlan Ends Tie With Home Run at Shad Bake
Justice Harlan of the United States Supreme Court aged 74 hit a decisive home run at the Washington Bar Association shad bake at Marshall Hall Maryland. With the score tied he vaulted to deep center and circled the bases before the ball was lost in the grass. He reached home plate amid cheers and sipped a mint julep prepared for the occasion.
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Washington
Justice Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Washington Bar Association
Marshall Hall
Yveward
Nine Foot Bed Sheet Law Approved by Texas Governor
Governor Campbell approves the nine foot bed sheet bill, effective July 12, requiring nine foot sheets on hotel beds and sleeping berths. Senator George B. Griggs defends the measure as practical. The state mandates fumigation of sleeping cars, disinfection of public buildings, and railroad coaches with cuspidors and disinfectant.
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Austin
Tex
Campbell
George B. Griggs
Houston
State Health Department
Stolen Home Leaves Newspaper Man Homeless
E H Becker once proprietor of the Daily Gazette in Millings Montana found his Indian claim on Crow Reservation stripped of all buildings including a fog cabin and woodshed. He camped in his wagon then returned to town for lumber and posted a $25 reward for the thief who stole his home and belongings.
Billions for railway equipment in record year
Chicago reports American railways will spend near a billion dollars this year to secure equipment power and track including new road. Analysts expect 340 000 to 350 000 freight cars 5 000 passenger cars and over 6 000 locomotives added. Railroads to buy about 92 million dollars worth of steel rails producing around 3 300 000 tons. Western roads to use 1 600 000 tons with nearly 1 000 000 tons from eastern mills.
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Chicago
American Railways
United States
Night Divorce Plea In St Stephens Wyoming
Eleazar Whit taker, long employed on irrigation projects in Wyoming, files for divorce from Elen M. Whittaker alleging nightly talks after retirement kept him awake. He says she was quarrelsome and demanded impossible purchases harming his health.
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St. Stephens
Wyo
Eleazar Whittaker
Wyoming
Elen M. Whittaker
Healer in Erfuart Resembles Christ in Aura and Fame
In Ausmeier Germany carpenter claims miraculous healing powers. An American millionaire and family seek cure for hereditary ailment. Ausmeier’s appearance and robes draw awe as he preaches cures with words and prayers rather than medicine.
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Erfuart
Germany
Ausmeier
Morning Shaving Tour Reels Through Wall Street Elite
A barber describes his daily rounds visiting James Stillman of the Hanover National Bank, James Stillman of the National City Bank, and Mr. Ryan of Wall Street. He notes their routines, wealth, and charity as he details morning encounters, including Vanderlip, Orr, and Rockefeller's sons.
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James T. Woodward
Fast Fifty-sixth Street
Mr. Woodward
Hanover National Bank
James Stillman
The
National City Bank
East Seventy-second Street
Mr. Stillman
Mr. Ryan
Fifth Avenue
Joseph
Ryan
Liberty Street
Allan
Cledennin
John
Wall Street
Vanderlip
Alexander Orr
William G. Rockefeller
Millionaire Whiskers and Early Risers Dictate Hair Clues
New York barber Joseph Bischoff notes that multimillionaires show wiry, stiff facial hair and are hard to shave while average workers have soft, easy shave growth. He counts among his patrons Thomas F. Ryan and Stillman, Woodward, Rockefeller, and Vanderbilt families, saying he rises at six to open his day.
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New York
Joseph Bischoff
Wall Street
Thomas F. Ryan
Bischoff
Stillmen
Woodward
Rockefeller
Vanderbilt
Financial District
Dolly Bloom a Great Cow Breaks Milk Record
Dolly Bloom the Guernsey cow breaks the world yearly milk production record with 17,297 pounds about 2,023 gallons in the year. The cow is owned by F. A. Ames of Boston and the figure was reported by Secretary William H. Caldwell at the Guernsey Cattle Club annual meeting in New York.
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Dolly Bloom
New York
Guernsey
William H. Caldwell
Guernsey Cattle Club
F. A. Ames
Boston
Value of a right leg questioned in court dispute
In Jersey City a six year old sues for damages over loss of a leg. Dr William J Arlitz testifies that a cork or wooden leg could replace a real limb with little loss of ability, noting boys can perform baseball bicycle riding and even slack wire walking with a prosthetic.
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Jersey City
N. J
William J. Arlitz
St. Francis Hospital
Salt ing hoax shocks European scholarly circle
Paris reports a hoax at the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres involving fake Egyptian antiquities found on a Marseilles island. Dr Capitan presented the discovery, prompting dramatic theories before an old island resident confessed he bought the items from a curio dealer to sell as excavations.
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Paris
Marseilles
Fire as a Society Event. How a Female Reporter Described the Blaze
A Neodesha Sun report recounts a city fire seen from the social angle. The young columnist describes residents arriving by carriage and foot after church, Mrs Blank in a pale kimono, and volunteers in oilcloth gear battling flames as onlookers marveled at the unicornlike chief’s brass spike hat while the scene glowed through the second story.
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Kansas City
Neodesha Sun
Quita
Dusting Dangers Warn Against Feather Dusters
The tuberculosis prevention committee urges avoiding feather dusters as a health hazard. It advises moist sweeping with damp newspaper scraps on carpeted floors and using soft dry cloths to remove dust, noting dust settles on floors and furniture and can be stirred into the air.
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Committee On the
Points on ironing lace from a sewing guide
The guide advises ironing lace to full width to preserve the design and resemble new material. Lay lace wrong side up, iron along the straight edge, and press with the toe to keep the selvage straight. For width ironing, press across and dry thoroughly, using felt or blanket underlay for raised patterns and fabric between lace and metal for very fine lace.
Dressing for cabbage with cream and vinegar
Fresh cabbage head prepared by removing outer leaves and shredding. A dressing of two raw eggs beaten, half a tumbler of cream, two tablespoons vinegar, heated to a boil then poured over the hot cabbage. Season with salt and pepper before serving.
Frothed Chocolate For Ten Or Twelve Guests
To make frothed chocolate beat two quarts milk in a double boiler to prevent scorching. Cook four squares chocolate with four tablespoons sugar four tablespoons hot water or milk and salt. Stir smooth add hot milk gradually then whip lightly with an egg beater. Flavor with cinnamon or vanilla. Top with whipped cream and serve hot.
Peas in Turnip Cups Recipe
Select even sized white Dutch turnips. Peel them and scoop out the centers to form shells. Steam until tender but still firm. Place turnip cups on a plate, fill centers with warm French peas in white sauce, and garnish the base with parsley sprigs.
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Duster
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