Cities Without Dirt Or Noise From Great Central Power
S Morgan Bushnell predicts the electric city will replace steam plants in large buildings for cleaner air and quieter operations. Niagara Falls shows minimal chimneys as mills shift to water or electric power, with small steam needs for pulp processing. Electric motors replace belts, reducing vibration and rust to create a cleaner workshop and improved lighting and heating.
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Great Central
S. Morgan Bushnell
Technical World Magazine
Bushnell
Niagara Falls
Motors
Record of Kaiser's Voice
Dr E W Scripture has secured a gramophone record of Emperor William of Germany under Smithsonian Institution funding The National Museum in Washington will preserve the recording and it will not be publicly released during the Kaiser’s lifetime
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E. W. Scripture
Smithsonian Institution
William of
Germany
National Museum At
Washington
Feared For Her New Sheets in Death Bed Outburst
Dr. T. E. Sanger recalls a northern New Hampshire case where a dying farmer stirred the household upheaval. The miserly Silas Perkins moaned to die and his wife demanded quiet so her new sheets remained intact.
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T. E. Sanger
New Hampshire
Silas Perkins
Waterford Road
Silas
Mrs. Perkins
Living Up To His Reputation In A Creditors Case
A Guthrie banquet features Cassius R. Peck urging honesty while recounting Hiram Stroode who, facing penalties, plans to pay only four cents on the dollar after an accountant’s finding. Stroode declares he will cover the gap from his own pocket, showing a change in virtue.
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Hiram Stroode
Cassius R. Peck
United States District Attorney
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Peck
Hiram
Los Angeles Times
Noisy Streets of London in King George II Era
Describes London streets during the George II era with cobbles, iron framed signs, and heavy carts. Street cries filled the day as merchants sold pins thread ink straps fish milk bread and other small goods from carts and shops.
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London
George II
French Recruits Identify Form of Government
Sixty two French recruits were asked to name the present form of government in France and how it was established. Thirty four replied the republic, one said the government was established by all other countries, another by a general assembly of all the coups etat.
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France
Leaving Him Without a Home
A quiet young man named Henry faces rejection after five and a half years of courting. The girl ends the relationship saying she cannot marry him. Henry asks where he can go for the long winter evenings, unsure of his future.
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Henry
Parisienne charms and beliefs on luck and misfortune
The Parisienne pursues curious emblems when luck fails. She seeks peacock tail feathers in enamel, green ribbons, crossed knives on a ring, a gold tablet with 13, a cracked mirror charm, or an evil eye plaque. The text notes English belief in 13 and opal as separate good luck omens.
Rebellion Tale of Hollis Lippitt and Tom Smith
A Boston Herald writer recalls Hollis Lippitt’s story about Petersham Massachusetts natives joining the front. Tom Smith, an Irishman, fled under fire before the captain’s warning, declaring “shoot and be d d,” defying a single bullet amid volleys.
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Hollis Lippitt
Boston Herald
Tom Smith
Petersham
Mass
Tom
Attended the Wrong Funeral in Worcester
Timothy J. Sullivan of Worcester Massachusetts, a Grand Army man, once attended the funeral of a stranger he mistook for a comrade. He waited at his business until a hack driver informed him he would be late, then followed the procession to the cemetery and joined mourners only to see the deceased was someone else’s beloved.
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Timothy J. Sullivan
Grand Army
Worcester
Mass
Senator's Wife Clever Architect
Mrs. Berri Chapman Hansbrough wife of the senior senator from North Dakota is described as a clever architect among national capital social leaders. She designed the handsome winter home she shares with the senator, and her wealth is noted as aiding her prominence.
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Berri Chapman Hansbrough
North Dakota
National Capital
Hansbrough
Belgium invites nations to polar regions conference
Belgium will issue invitations for an international conference in May on the study of polar regions inviting representatives from other nations to participate.
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Belgium
Her Husband's Hour of Joy
A famous woman in a large audience publicly honors her husband as her companion and guide. She credits him with patience and sacrifice and says she owes all she is to him. The crowd includes the tearful husband as his wife expresses gratitude and pride.
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Chicago Tribune
Senator's Wife a Deep Scholar in Society
Mrs Henry Cabot Lodge is described as highly scholarly with New England roots. Daughter of Rear Admiral Charles H Davis she grew up amid culture and studied at Wellesley and other colleges. She pursues Greek studies, favors modest public profile, and aids her husband in research and proofreading.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Charles H. Davis
Wellesley
Real Kansas Pioneer Mathew Sawyer Dies at 97
Mathew Sawyer died last week in Atchison county south of Everest Kansas at age 97. He lived on the family farm since 1858 and helped raise the inauguration suit for President Jackson. He hauled corn to Atchison in early days earning 10 cents a bushel to buy boots.
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Kansas
Mathew Sawyer
Atchison County
Everest
Kan
Sawyer
Jackson
Atchison
Yale Plans Commercial Museum as Working Laboratory
Yale University will establish a commercial museum as a working laboratory linked to commercial geography courses taught by Professors Keller and Gregory. The project aims to integrate study with practical exhibits and research opportunities for students.
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Yale
Yale University
Keller
Gregory
Queen Visits Paris and Raises Madagascar Allowances
Queen Ranarolo of Madagascar visited Paris fulfilling a long held ambition. During the stay her government increased her allowance from six thousand dollars to one hundred six thousand dollars.
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Paris
Ranarolo
Madagascar
An Indefinite Term
A dialogue defines a society climber as someone seeking to enter high society. It notes shifting usage from social entry to a porch climber seeking society news, highlighting evolving social terminology.
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Washington, Baltimore & Philadelphia
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Harper’s Ferry
Valley of the Potomac
C. P. McCarty
Cincinnati
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