Team Work Needed to Unite Economic Interests in Nation
Ex Gov James Hartness of Vermont urged Cleveland engineers to form coordinated blocs linking trades, professions, business and schools with the federal government. He warned the industrial structure may collapse without a national plan and said teamwork across thousands of vocations will reduce waste and boost scientific and industrial achievement. The farm bloc was cited as an example of coordinated effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
James Hartness
Vermont
American Engineering Council
Hartness
Hoover Committee
Notice to Building Contractors for Hamilton Pool Work
Bid notices seek sealed bids by noon July 18 1824 to supply labor materials and equipment for plumbing and sewer work at the swimming pool project in Hamilton Ohio. Bids must include names and be secured by 5 percent bond or certified check. conditions set by the Board of Park Commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Park Commiss
Hamilton
Ohio
Frederick G. Mueller
Rentechier Bldg
W. Mints
Lanai
Mich
Fli
Feoderich G. Maulier
Archimnet
Damiling
Eingineer
Board of Park Commissioners
Awami Obie
Jen Andrews
Shortest distance puzzle and family squabble anecdotes
A collage of jokes and quips from newspapers and cartoons. Bits include a geometry pun about the distance between Niagara Falls and Reno, a husband wife party dispute over borrowed furniture, and quick one liners about boxing, dieting, farming, and billiards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pater
Dad
Niagara Falls
Reno
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Hod Carriers Unite in Wheeling and Labor Bank Victory
In Wheeling West Virginia a union of hod carriers and common laborers has been perfected. In New Haven Connecticut a referendum vote supports a state labor bank as endorsed by local trade unionists.
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Wheeling
W. Va
New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Odd Materials Used by Birds to Build Nests
A report on birds using odd materials for nests. A crow built at a central telephone office in Simla using wire clippings to link four lines. A cormorant on HMS Sybille wreck built a nest from wreck steel and rope, eggs counted at five, nest lined with seaweed, now in a museum.
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Simla
India
H. M
Sybille
Lambert's Bay
Africa
Wu Museum
Art of Diamond Cutting Originated in France
The article traces diamond cutting to late 15th century France with Louis van Berghem’s discovery in Bruges leading to faceted gems. It notes early practice in Amsterdam and a 1875 trial on stones from Charles the Bold, with Cardinal Mazarin promoting recut diamonds named the twelve Mazarins.
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Bruges
Louis van Berghem
Amsterdam
Detroit News
Berghen
Charles the Bold
Duke of Burgundy
Cardinal Mazarin
Mummies Do Not Last Says Cleveland Museum Exhibit
A mummy case on display since 1814 at the Cleveland Museum of Art was opened revealing only a skeleton and broken beads. The remains belonged to Senbi a king's scribe of the Twelfth Dynasty of Kept it is noted he died around age thirty five. The case had strong balsam odor and the bandages had disintegrated. The mummy was Egyptian with mixed Egyptian Asiatic ancestry.
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Cleveland Museum of Art
Senbi
Egypt
West African conjuring and witchcraft beliefs in voodoo lore
The article contrasts African conjuring powers with werewolf legends, noting spirits in rocks, trees, and rivers. Goddess Nimm guards a river shrine granting revenge or aid to supplicants. It cites that sixty percent of West African deaths are attributed to witchcraft or sorcery and links voodoo to southern plantation heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Nimm
West Africa
Pegro
New York Times
Vishnu in Hindu Mythology as Preserver of Universe
The article explains Vishnu as the second god of the trimurti, the preserver of the universe, whose avatars number ten or twenty-two by authority. It notes the two principal avatars Rama and Krishna, Vishnu’s blue four-armed form, and his worship among the middle classes. It traces his rise from a sun god in the Vedas to a supreme deity in the Purana.
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Vishnu
Rama
Krishna
Kansas City
Pearls Through History and the Giant South Kensington Pearl
The article contrasts legends about pearls with their real formation. It describes nacre layering around sand grains in oysters and notes a massive two inch deep and two and a half inch diameter pearl in the South Kensington museum, illustrating the creature’s discomfort in its production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pliny
South Kensington
Mine Killings Debate at Mahanoy City Meeting
At a mine safety meeting in Mahanoy City Mine Inspector Brennan denied that mine deaths stem from miners ignorance or foreign workers. He argued that accidents reflect broader safety issues rather than worker nationality or skill.
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Mahanoy City
Brennan
Mining officials urged to tighten coal mine safety measures
State mine inspectors hold meetings to press foremen and fire bosses to enforce safety orders. They blame foremen and bosses for deaths caused by ignored or manipulated safety rules, warning that fear or favoritism hides deadly hazards in mines.
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Ing
Equality for All Urged at National Education Meet
Dr. Payson Smith, Boston education commissioner, urged equality before the law and an end to discriminatory distinctions. He framed unity as imperative over uniformity and challenged America to foster just, inclusive citizenship within public schools and the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Payson Smith
Boston
National Educational Association
America
Wealthy tax cut plan eyed for December congress
The text notes advocates pushing a new tax reduction for millionaires to be introduced in the upcoming December session, while the public supports its presidential favorites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mellon plan for reducing surtaxes defeated in last congress
The Mellon plan to cut sur taxes failed due to a coalition with the minority and progressive factions of the administration party. The president signed the compromise and voiced disapproval of the act. The fight will resume in December as the next congress takes office in March.
Bakers Expose Plot Overcharges and High Wages
New York organized bakers exposed a plot to mulct them of damages as Judge Glennon of the Superior Court dismissed the charges. A bakery proprietor sued for 5 000 alleging unionists demanded high wages injured business. Alleged threats by workers were not sustained and the judge signaled an investigation to test if the plaintiff committed perjury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Glennon
Superior Court
Bakers Compromise Demand Hits Chicago Workers
Chicago bakers compromise their wage dispute with a three week old rate change. Affected are nearly 800 workers as they negotiate a 1 50 increase on the old wage, while broader debates touch on schooling and recruitment themes for American progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Internal Foes Men Ace at Paterson Educational Convention
S G Sargeant of Paterson NJ warned at the state Educational Association convention that foreign danger rivals domestic threats. He cited untrained teachers and the need for better summer programs as the government plans military training camps this summer.
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Washington
Loebs
Leopolds
Coonuys
Gil Investigations
S. G. Sargeant
Paterson
Convention of Allons] Educational Association
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Retail Clerks’ Union Local
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Rexall
Hubby
Sydney Bulletin
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Arnica
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France
Middletown
Gis Ge
Ghitaren
Cincinnati
Bakers
Sargeant
David Webb
Main ST
Louis B. Schaub
Seevers & Ballett
Albert Shuler & Son
Harry J. Thompson
The
John L. Walker Co
Joseph Treinen
Ruhlman & Barrett
Oxford, Ohio
Union
James W. Graff
Hamilton Chautauqua
Herbert J. Willett
Royal Blue Singing Band
Henry Gaines Mtown
Crritert
G. Matus Sehute
G Magnus Sehute
Frink Walter Allen
Madere
Bennett Dramatic Company
Chicago Symphonic Orchester
Mrs. de Jen
S4h
Jessie Ray Taylor
Davies Opera Company
W. G. Everson
Toh—Conic Opera
Pasha
Butler County Fair Grounds
W. C. Frechtling Co
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W.C. Frechtling Co
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