Scattered anecdotes lampooning quirks of society
A column string presents satirical notes touching diverse topics. It riffs on mosquitoes, obscure wars, blondes, census cards, liberal sentiment, a St. Louis man with a Dill sandwich, a divorce over a live lobster, an African wilds expedition, grafting extremities, fasting cures, Chinese island detentions, boycotts, and Dutch investments as signs of wise bargains.
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St. Louis
Great Culebra Cut Faces Major Canal Challenge
Latest reports indicate a vast mass of stone and mud has slid into the Panama canal excavated channel. The setback adds substantial extra work but is treated as a contemplated contingency. American pluck and perseverance are expected to carry the project through despite obstacles.
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Culebra
Panama Canal
Stethoscope and Telephone Link Heartbeats to Seismologist
Physicians have made the stethoscope and telephone so sensitive that a patient’s heartbeats in London were distinctly transmitted to a seismologist on the Isle of Wight. The development promises closer, 24 hour monitoring by doctors for patient care.
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London
Isle of Wight
Battleship South Carolina Makes 16 Bullseyes in Target Practice
The battleship South Carolina returns to Norfolk after sea trials scoring sixteen bullseyes in sixteen shots with its twelve inch guns. The crew of the ship, known as Jackies, claim near championship form in precision gunnery.
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South Carolina
Norfolk
Jackies
Ex-Shah Turns to Medicine After Exile
The former Shah of Persia is studying medicine and hopes to practice as a physician. The move is praised as more honorable than dwelling in bitterness or plotting revolutions, a path other exiled monarchs might emulate with credit.
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Persia
Census predicts U S population near one hundred million
Officials in Washington estimate from early data that the United States population will reach about 100 million once the decennial count is finished, a figure higher than many prior projections.
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United States
Washington
Chicago Judge Bars Wife Beaters From Citizenship
A Chicago judge rules that individuals who commit domestic violence may be barred from citizenship. The ruling addresses the path to naturalization and potential restrictions affecting affected spouses' access to residency or travel.
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Chicago
Husband laments wife elopement with his best friend
A man complains that his wife ran off with his closest confidant, suggesting the separation may stem from a failed confidence test. The situation hints at a personal crisis with trust and marital strain as the central themes.
Commuter Flier Hope for France England Travel Boost
A statement notes that with more flying machines a worker who commutes to France from England gains a living chance. The brief highlights improved air travel could aid cross channel employment.
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France
England
Supreme court ironies and humor in Old Senate Chamber
A long profile describes how the Supreme Court members, including Justices Harlan Holmes White and Lurton, maintain dignity amid humor and daily rituals. It recalls robed processions, readers of decisions, and the dramatic Chicago streetcar franchise case illustrating misread first dispatches and stock effects.
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John M. Harlan
Edward D. White
Louisiana
United States
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court
Senate Chamber
Capitol
Webster
Hayne
Clay
Calhoun
Electoral Commission
Washington
John Marshall Harlan
Tenth Kentucky Infantry
George H. Thomas
Senate
Boston
Harvard College
Ball’s Bluff
Holmes
Antietam
Wfe
Fredericksburg
Justice Edward Douglass White
Horace Harmon Lurton
Taft
Justice Peckham
Buckner
Fort Donelson
Grant
Lorton
Supreme Court of the United States
Come On City Men Fall Prey to Fancy Farm Schemes
A Metropolitan writer warns city investors against quick profit plots like Pacific coast fruit land grabs and cooperative orchards in Texas or Florida. City men are urged to beware brass bricks sold as guardian investments promising large annual returns while offering little real work or guaranteed profits.
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Pacific Coast
Texas
Florida
Rival of Weston Captain Chittenden Daily Walks 13 Miles
New York profile of Captain Newton H. Chittenden a 70 year old explorer known for long treks on foot. He averages a daily 13 mile morning hike from Alpine New Jersey to the Fort Lee ferry and has walked over 25 000 miles on foot in four decades.
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New York
New Jersey
Fort Lee Ferry
Newton H. Chittenden
Queen Charlotte Islands
Alpine
N. J
Captain Chittenden
Hall of Fame
Colonel Weston
Gaynor
Louisiana
Canada
England
Chittenden
Edensan
Queen Charlotte
Poundmaker
Saskatchewan
Riel
Red Cloud
Sitting Bull
Joseph
Spokane River
Manuel
California
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Nicaragua
Massachusetts
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Edward Be ‘Claire
Wala
Supreme Court of the United
William H. Moody
Hughes
Charles E. Hughes
New York State
Supreme Court of the
Fuller
Llstice Holmes
Chief Justice
Slirton
Justice Day
Cline Dist
Wash. DC
Istice Hlighes
Clistice Fliller
Slustice
Weston
N. H. Chittenden