New Life Tables Could Cut Insurance Premiums In Future
British Life Assurance Societies report longer life expectancy and better conditions may lower US premium rates. American actuaries plan new occupation tables to reflect varied mortality, with England showing gains since 1863–93. The work, costing about 30000, aims to affect 1903 table adoption and future valuations. The main result: healthier males at age ten may live over 51 years longer under new tables, shifting reserve needs and pricing.
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British Life Assurance Societies
Actuarial Society of America
Life Insurance Companies of
America
New York Times
International Congress of Actuaries
United States
England
Life expectancy by age table in old and new formats
The article presents a life expectancy table by age with years at different ages and notes figures from England. It compares old and new tables, showing higher vitality in England and predicting effects on annuity pricing and market interest. The Actuarial Society of America is expected to undertake a similar US canvass soon.
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Ceee
Esse
England
United States
Actuarial Society of America
Dangerous Place at Point Breeze Oil Works
A Philadelphia Press report recalls Point Breeze as a major oil distribution center for western Pennsylvania and nearby states. It notes vast tank storage, global export via fleets and ships, and frequent fires. A 12 year old blaze sank ships and vanished two boatmen in the Schuylkill.
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Point Breese
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Indiana
Ohio
Philadelphia Press
Point Breeze
NEW SHORT STORIES Couldn’t Keep Him Out
A Saturday Evening Post note says Hon. Champ Clark often questions Democratic orthodoxy yet remains in the party. As a youth he danced widely, defying church bans, was expelled, then readmitted after a dramatic return to church services.
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Champ Clark
Saturday Evening Post
Clark
Edward VII s Vast Domain The World Empire’s Reach
Chronicle notes Edward VII holds an empire larger than any since antiquity. From Europe to distant dominions, the king rules over vast lands beyond the seas, with Victoria’s legacy growing under his reign. The English speaking world covers a third of the globe by area and people.
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Edward
London
Victoria
Edward VII
Europe
Germany Land of Treats and Syndicates
A London cable to the New York Sun quotes the British consul at Frankfort saying Germany has become the land of the syndicate. He notes that while some U. S. trusts may be stronger, German syndicates are more numerous and cover nearly all trades, regulating prices and output.
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Germany
Frankfort
London
New York Sun
United States
Spread of Our Trade and Future Exports
A column notes that trade must reach a limit or be halted. It cites failures to ship fireworks to China rugs to Persia velvets to Lyons and suggests potential future exports while mentioning Havana cigars to Cuba and golf sticks shipped to Scotland.
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China
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Persia
Lyons
Havana
Cuba
Scotland
Preparing Palace For Coronation In London Renovation
The Buck Ingham palace in London will be renovated for the coronation ceremony with 500 workers employed for about two months. Integral upgrades include installation of elevators and electric lights.
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Palace
Buck Ingham Palace
London
New York Sun
Not So Fast Two Minute Trotter Says Coming Slowly
The Philadelphia Times notes the famous two minute trotter is not arriving quickly, having taken ten years to achieve eight seconds. The piece reflects on delays and public anticipation surrounding a legendary racehorse development.
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Philadelphia Times
Boer Snaps Englishman From Mafeking Trench
During the siege of Mafeking a Boer soldier named Pretorius stood tall in view of an English photographer. The exchange led to a posed shot but a bullet soon struck an Englishman’s hat on a stick, ending the moment.
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Mafeking
Pretorius
Kaiserin’s church building hobby mocks in Berlin crowd
Berlin observers note the empress’s focus on ecclesiastical construction draws criticism as taxpayers foot the bill. At the Siegerallee unveiling in the Thiergarten a street urchin quipped about a vacant spot for a church, sparking a humorous hymn moment.
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Germany
Berlin
Thiergarten
Why He Didn't Enlist
During the Civil War a Tennessee mountaineer in Federal service met an old acquaintance and was urged to enlist. He declined, saying he disliked the beds soldiers slept on and the lack of space to stash booze, joking that the ground was preferable.
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United States Army
Donor of Chinese chair gifts endowment to Columbia
General Horace W. Carpentier of New York, a former Bank of California president and Oakland mayor, donated 190000 for a chair of Chinese language and literature at Columbia University. He kept his identity secret, and plans to bring a Chinese teacher to occupy the Dean Lung department named after his valet, whom he styled secretary.
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Columbia
University
Generals Carpentier
Horace W. Carpentier
New York City
Columbia University
New York World
Seth Low
Hst
New York
Pacific Coast
General Carpentier
Bank of California
San Francisco
Oakland
China
Lung
Windmill on Discovery to Harness Antarctic Winds
Arthur Bertheil of Bertheil & Young proposes a two unit windmill system to press Antarctic winds into service when steam power is unavailable. The device can be used aboard or disassembled for ice deployment connected by a coil of wire to charge accumulators continuously. Tests in East India docks showed satisfactory results despite light winds.
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Arthur Bertheil
Bertheil & Young
London Chronicle
Mr. Berthell
East India Docks
Sven Hedin in Asia Discoveries at Lob Nor
Dr Sven Hedin's second central Asia expedition yields numerous finds at the Lob Nor ruins including 12 preserved Chinese letters 30 wooden relics with imperial dates and a Buddhist temple with carved fish motifs He notes lake bed remains support his Lob Nor identification and plans a dedicated volume on the Lob Nor problem.
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Sven Hedin
Central Asia
London Times
Tiumen
Temirlik
Littledale
Khanambal
Sirting
Anambar-ula
Dr. Hedin
Altimishbulak
Bulak
Hedin
Siah
Kara- Koshun
Lo-lan
Lolan
Sadscheo
Europe
Ex-Governor Prince Ships 40 Idol Relics to Smithsonian
Ex governor L B Prince formerly of New York recently shipped from Santa Fe New York 40 stone idols for his unique collection to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. Officials urged him to donate this rare assembly representing historic New York relics in the forms of human faces figures and animals. Most idols are tufa with some harder stones. The collection is touted as one of a kind worldwide.
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L. B. Prince
New York
Santa Fe
N. Y
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Chicago Tribune
Prince
When Vacation Ends and Work Calls in Brooklyn
The speaker contemplates returning to work after leisure and questions the lure of summer romances. He predicts autumn brings truer affection from a stable partner, warns that wealthy friends may charm away a summer romance, and resolves to save money for a home and future outings. The piece reflects urban life and sentiments in Brooklyn.
Ise John Smith Questioned After El Reno Wins
A remark from the Wich ta Eagle of Kan. questions the claim of a John Smith victory at El Reno, noting that no John Smith has yet won there. The report casts doubt on the reported results as almost miraculous.
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John Smith
el Reno
Saya
Golden Medical Discovery Promotes Blood Cleansing Claims
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for pimples boils eczema and blood impurities linking disease to impure blood. It warns against substitutes for profit and cites a Cherokee Nation case claiming cure of scrofula and ringworms. Also mentions Dr Pearce’s Pleasant Pellets for bowel cleansing and liver stimulation.
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Pierce
Wm. D. Shamblin
Remy
Cherokee Nation
Ind
Dr. Pierce
Hints for Farmers Clean Milking
The article explains that careless stripping causes cows to dry up and that milking cows dry increases total yield. Thorough stripping at each milking keeps cows producing longer and draws richer strippings with higher butter fat. It notes strippings contain five to six times more butter fat than initial milk, urging dairy farmers to milk cows completely.
McGovern’s Guide for Boys to Build Strength and Health
Pugilist McGovern offers a St Louis Post Dispatch column advising boys to train with tight feet, deep breaths, and coordinated arm moves. Exercises twice daily build chest and shoulder muscles, plus avoidance of alcohol and tobacco. Walks after school with active arm swinging are recommended for strength over grace.
A Daisy Sparked Laughter in a Nature Class
A western professor lecturing on Nature Studies in the Schools showed a daisy and tied the flower to the Creator. He stated The Lord that made me made a daisy. A heckler cheekily replied You bet he did, provoking convulsions of laughter before the program moved on.
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West
A Meena Bath Poem by Annie Willis McOillough
A fragmentary verse recalls a silver moon lighting a street and a room guiding a child to bed without gas light. The speaker imagines a silver moon nightly easing bath time and moral purity.
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Annie Willis McOillough
Georgia man seeks police job in Kansas era
A Georgia man living in Kansas writes that the United States is the best country he has seen and that his wife, who is a police chief, has promised him a job on the police force. He caps his note with a sharp exclamation.
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Welk
Georgia
Kan
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