Vision of Allw Promotes Zionist Colony in Palestine Tale
A Vienna set sci fi tale begins in 102 with a Hebrew doctor and a misanthropic millionaire vowing to sever ties with old work. After twenty years they return to a Europe-Asia canal plan and a Zionist colony under imperial rule, proposing a Jerusalem capital and a Mediterranean land canal with a vast cooperative society.
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New Land
Herod
Mores
Mount
Nebo
Vienna
Pacific
Bosteotoer
Stez Canal
Europe
Mid Asia
Palestine
Jerealem
Selemenm
Lake of Cenneedae
Immigrant children more literate than native whites study says
A report finds that boys and girls aged under 14 in the United States show higher literacy among children of foreign born immigrants than native white children. The advantage is tied to urban settlement and stronger public schools in the North and West, with regional differences noted.
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United States
South Atlantic States
North Atlantic
Tila
Goat Mascot On a Tear at Crooklyn Bridge
Sailors from the battleship Alabama tried to board a trettes car with their mascot a young goat named Mike. The crowd caused the creature to butt its keeper sending him near death under a tire. The car steered away amid shouts of cast off and steer south while Miscot and sailors reached safety with no injuries.
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Crooklyn Bridge
Alabama
Mike
Themscot
Navy Ward
Gift to Royal Children From UK Showmen
Bowmen of the United Kingdom present a nominiature dress in Queen Anne style from 1704, five feet high, plus red and white piebald ponies and silver harness for the children of the prince and princess of Wales. The gift, requested by 70,000 traveling showmen, is accepted with the king’s consent.
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Prince and Princess of Wales
Marlborough House
United Kingdom
Prince
Princess of Wales
Bertillon system trains Paris police on facial descriptions
Alphonse Bertillon develops an edu cational program for cops to describe faces beginning with ears as unique identifiers. An album of 1,000 Paris exiles shows full face and profile photos grouped by height ear and nose to aid police recognition and suspect research.
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Alphonse Bertillon
Paris
Prtaons
Bertillon
Lord Roberts Visit Admired by Chicago Ladies
Posting American heirses notes Lord Roberts is coming to this country. Young ladies unfamiliar with the noble history are told by the Chicago Record-Herald that he is marvelous and does not need money.
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Lord Roberts
Chicago
Marvel
Scenery of Lake Chelan Compared with Switzerland
Washington scenery around Lake Chelan and nearby mountains rivals Swiss landscapes. A U S Geological Survey topographer reports the region’s dramatic elevations from 1,079 to 7,000 feet, heavy timber, and rugged terrain hindering survey work while prospectors search for metals.
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Coontey
Lake Chelan
Switserland
OPAP
United States
Sweynes
Switzerland
Bronze Mercury Restored From Ancient Wreck Find
A broken bronze Mercury statue recovered from a sea wreck near Antikithera and Cape Matapan in 1901 has been expertly restored by French expert M. Andre. The piece, slightly over life size, rivals Praxiteles and stands as the sole extant fourth century BC bronze statue. Other artifacts and the ship cargo were found alongside, likely loot of a Roman conqueror, probably Sulla.
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Mercury
Anticithera
Cape Matapan
M. Andre
Praxiteles
Mount Olympia
Christ
Sulla
Appeal to an Inventor for Train Robbery Defense
The Chicago Tribune asks Thomas Edison for a day off to invent a system enabling the crew and passengers of a through express train to defend themselves against any lone robber. The plea highlights the need for security on long regional runs and imagines mechanical or procedural safeguards.
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Edison
Chicago Tribune
Progress in Chicago Schools vs Ragtime Night Lessons
Foreign pupils in Chicago night schools will learn national airs, but the Chicago Inner Ocean notes this will be tempered by the additional plan to also teach ragtime airs, reflecting a mix of traditional and popular music in the curriculum.
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Chicago
Chicago Inner Ocean
Woman uses silken Petticoat to warm baby on streetcar
Omaha crowd witnesses a richly dressed woman tear off her Petticoat and tenderly wrap a shivering infant held by a workman. She returns to her seat as onlookers marvel at the act of mercy amid the crowded car.
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Omaha
Neb
Burned Church Mortgage In Carthage Missouri
In Carthage Missouri on December 9 a special service celebrated the liquidation of a long standing debt at the Christian Church. A $3,000 mortgage from 1887 was burned at the church altar after the pastor Reverend J T McGarvey and the congregation arranged the ceremony in front of a large audience.
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Carthage
Christian Church
J.T. McGarvey
Anarchists Arrested After Oath to Kill King Victor Emmanuel
In Rome on December 9 thirteen anarchists were seized near Spersia as they swore with poipards to assassinate King Victor Emmanuel. A police officer and another officer were badly wounded in a bloody clash during the raid. The state authorities promise swift action against the conspirators.
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Rome
Spersia
Victor Emanuel
Fresh Lobster Hatcheries Planned for St Lawrence Gulf
Hon James Sutherland minister of marine and fisheries of the dominion government moves to boost eastern Canada lobster industry by approving three new hatcheries at Shippegan Island Shemogue Harbor and Lobster Point PEI each plant designed to produce at least 100000000 young lobsters per year. The stations will source spawn from nearby north New Brunswick chateaus Shediac Cape Tormentine and Hillsborough Bay regions. Roosevelt’s Passing is critiqued as a political decline from rugged integrity to a time serving politician.
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James Sutherland
Dominion
Canada
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Maritime Provinces
Shippegan Island
Shemogue Harbor
Lobster Point
New Brunswick
Bale Dea Chaleur
Gloucester County
Straits of Northumberland
Kent County
Shediac
Cape Tormentine
Charlottetown
Hillsborough Bay
English economic strain on English housewives grows
English households face rising living costs as wages fail to keep pace with prices for provisions. Consul Halsted in Birmingham forwarded an English newspaper editorial noting that housewives struggle to provide basics as prices climb ten to twenty percent in a year, affecting middle income families as well as the poor.
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England
Halsted
Birmingham
Department of State
Mrs Roosevelt Pushing December Cabinet Dinner Ahead
Mrs Roosevelt arranges to give the official cabinet dinner in December rather than January. December 18 was set by the president and Mrs Roosevelt for the cabinet dinner, signaling White House possession by that date and a christening of the state dining room. The plan shortens the social season gap between New Year’s reception and Lent for other entertainments.
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Roosevelt
White House
Wiley Seeks Cook For Pure Food Tests
Dr. Harvey Wiley of the agriculture department reports he has secured enough boarders for his pure food experiments but faces a grave servant problem. A cook with strong civil service references is being sent from Texas to Washington to manage the boarding house as tests begin. The study targets coloring matter and additives in canned vegetables fruits and meats used in winter diets nationwide.
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Harvey Wiley
Agricultural Department
Texas
Civil Service Commission
Washington
Wiley
United States
Ban on Kive'ug and homeopathic doctors in Tribune rise
The Chicago Tribune reports on a ban affecting Kive'ug and the rise of homeopathic physicians in popular culture. The piece highlights how doctors advocating homeopathy gained attention in public circles during this period.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promoted For Common Ailments
An appealing ad touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a quick remedy for burns cuts sores eczema and piles. It claims widespread usefulness for everyday accidents and urges readers to buy at H. L. Tucker’s drug store for 26 cents.
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Bucklen
H. L. Tucker
Thinks Castro Insane In Venezuela Exile Report
Miguel Alma Pietro Gonzalez in Chicago declares Castro of Venezuela insane and believes he can defy the world. Gonzalez cites Castro’s rise, overthrow of a prior regime, and claims of reincarnation as Caesar and Alexander while noting Castro’s magnetism and ambitious actions.
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Chicago, Lll
Miguel Alma Pietro Gonzalez
Castro
Venezuela
Auditorium Annex
San Francisco
Cipriano Castro
Senor Gonzalez
Caracas
Caesar
Alexander
Deat
United States
Europe
A Costly Mistake in a New Life Lemmy Tale
A puzzling historical notice describes a costly error tied to a purported remedy named New Life Pills. The fragment mentions a marine setting and a figure named Lemmy, suggesting a cautionary tale of mistaken dosing or advice with uncertain outcomes. The readable lines imply a warning about unreliable cures.
Ida Zacheere case in Wisconsin circuit court
In Obkosh Wisconsin on December 18 a circuit court ruling valued three of Miss Ida Zacheere’s kiests at $500. Zacheere was employed as a servant in the family of Miner H. Ballon, a well own person.
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Obkosh
Wis
Ida Zacheere
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