House Built to Withstand Fire Demonstrated in Cambridge
A Cambridge fire test observed by eight men from engineering, academia, and industry examined fire proofing of a reinforced concrete roof with steel fibers. The eight by twelve by eight foot structure with pig iron loads reached near 2000 degrees Fahrenheit interior, then water cooled. roof remained largely intact, informing steel beam protection and floor materials for high rise and bridge use.
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Commercial Tribune
Bostog
Cambridge
Ding
New England
Charles River
C. L. Norton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Institute Ofechnology
Massachusetts Highway Commission
Commonwealth
Cleaning the Pneumatic Tube Obstruction in Philadelphia
Dirt piles at Market and Tenth reveal a buried pneumatic mail carrier, with 400 to 500 letters recovered. A revolver test and improved testing device pinpointed the obstruction near a point on inches from the buried spot, disrupting service to railroads before a washout caused the issue.
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Market
Tenth Streets
Philadelphia
Philadelphia North American
Tes Werkmen
Li Ree
Peers Rey Ing. Mast
Jnd Street
Athletic Bishops and a Shared Rowing Heritage
The Right Rev Edmund Hobhouse, an early English bishop, served as Bishop of Nelson New Zealand 1858 to 1866 and 1869 to 1881 as assistant to the Bishop of Lichfield. Bishop Selwyn led New Zealand and later became primate. Hobhouse and Selwyn connected through rowing histories with Hobhouse rowing for Balliol at Oxford and stroking twice, though not in annual Boat Race events.
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Edmund Hobhouse
Nelson
New Zealand
Litchfield
Selwyn
Hobhouse
Cambridge
Hophouse
Balliol
Oxford
Change in Climate Supposedly Alters Whisky Taste
A street car conversation mentions climate changes over twenty years affecting taste, with one man noting morning sickness and doubts fading as the other links it to the climate shift. The exchange ends with mutual relief as the theory is accepted.
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Radway
Hot Springs
H. EB. Schneider
Hudson Street
Hoboken
N. J
Times Building
New York
George Scally
Nassau Street
Graduate Musicians and Hopes They Cherish
A long reflection on twenty century graduates facing career choices in music. It notes tough competition, the risk of early fame, and the need for serious study before public exposure. A local concert scene includes Christ Church Parish House, colleges, and upcoming recitals by students and teachers.
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Sgr
Aderewski
Nordica
Cesar Thompson
Christ Church Parish House
Girls'Friendly Society
Louise Anderson
Agnes Mitchell
Nevin
Corene Harmon
Recitals at Smith & Nixon Hall and Y M C A Building
Carl W Grimm brings piano pupils to Smith and Nixon Hall for a program featuring Misses Vogel Arnstam Reed McCabe Butler Lipp Reed Erhardt Schilffarth Reisinger Mayer and Messrs Keith Mueller Many composers from modern to classic influence mark the evening The Misses Moreton prepare a piano recital at Linton Hall Y M C A Building on Thursday June 20 with participants including Harold Dean Clotilde Steifel Elsie Marklein Louis Bruns Norma Faussett Lillian Selden Marie Engle Ella May Hopkins Kobbeling Mable Lane Dixie and Helen Phister The program includes Bach Bouree Merkel Trout Schubert Heller Raff and other works performed by Phister and Phister.
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Carl W. Grimm
Smith & Nixon’s
Leonora Vogel
Selma Arnstam
Alma Reed
Mamie’ McCabe
Jeannette Butler
Laura Lipp
Darenette Bahr
Lena E. Reed
Louisa Erhardt
Bertha Schilffarth
Stella Reisinger
Stella Mayer
Charles H. Keith
Edward Mueller
Bouree
Bach
Merkel
Dixie Phister
Schubert Heller
la Fileuse
Raff
Helen Phister
Just. the isididiey a fishing thought in sporting goods store
A garbled dialogue shows a shopper contemplating a fishing trip after a long search for gear. The exchanger mentions travel costs and vacation plans, highlighting a decision point on purchasing and plans.
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Sporting Goods
Scenic Rail Route Highlights Through the Blue Mountains
Describes the Lehigh Valley Railroad line from Niagara Falls to Buffalo and on to New York and Philadelphia. Praises entrancing scenery and panoramic views with fast trains and dining cars offering service a la carte. Stopovers allowed at Buffalo with through tickets to New York and Philadelphia.
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Lehigh Valley
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
New York
Philadelphia
Census Trends Spark Alarm Over Black Population Growth
The 1900 census projections for the South show the black population may outpace whites in Alabama and Arkansas, suggesting a possible shift from 1890 patterns. China men are decreasing nationwide, with California China population down to about 60 percent of 1890 levels, while immigration and foreign birth patterns shift across regions.
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Washington
Cial Tribune
Eshington
Alabama
Arkansas
South
California
Connecticut
Colorado
Washington State
Man Reveals Seat Kindness On Street Car
Lee gives up his seat to a woman on a street car then confirms the action with a puzzled question. The exchange ends with mutual thanks and a remark about a past incident at home with a cow and hat etiquette.
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Lee
Pacific Coast Sleeper Service Advertised in Pullman Cars
Pacific coast travel offered in new Pullman ordinary sleepers wide vestibuled with modern conveniences. Competent agent in charge from Cincinnati promotes routes via Louisville New Orleans Houston San Antonio Paso and Los Angeles to San Francisco with berths at reduced costs. Contact B&O Illinois Central or Both Pact Co. or write F W Harlow Cincinnati or W H Connor Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Athletic Bishops
Chattanooga
Theodor Bohlmann
Messrs
Andre
Dove
Charles Haynes
Ella M. West
Lauretta Burke
Charlotte Callahan
Lena .M. Smith
Antoinette Werner
Armin
Doerner
School of Music
Alice Hardman
Richard
Covington
St. Ry’s~ Hall
Richard Kiserling
Incinnati
Queen City
Kiserling
Charles. A. Williams
Arcola
Liberati
Ottilie Frietsch
Fairfax Avenue
Alnut . Hills
Gondolina
d’Ourville
Florence
Raspreimer
Harry Clauss
Gurlitt
Marie Lackman
Lack
Frieda’ Lotze
Florence Kreimer
Loeschhorn
Juliette Williams
Handel
Ralph Kreimer
Mendelssohn
Frieda Lotze
Conservatory of Music
Scottish Rite Hall
Broadway
Edna Strubbe
Ada Ruhl
Spokane
Wash
Leo A. Paalz
Tell City
Ind
Pianto
Daisy Mae Seiler
Vernon
Jennie Moore
Maysville
Lillian’ Lawhead
Washington D. H
Romeo’ Frick
Elizabeth Hetlich-Kelley
Thomas’ Kelley
Schubert
Kelley
Louise King’ Walls
Wiliam J. Kern
Chrisian W. Dieckmann
Mary
Grace Allnutt
Estella Wynne
Flora A. Budke
E.trumbull
Nettie K.penheimer
Charles A.granninger
Rose Grad
Ina Shulte
Dwina Drucker
Helen Stern
Mary ‘Mcnight
Hattie Dine
Estella ‘Wynne
Selma Rosenfeld
Miriam Rothschild
Gertrude Flach
Parke
Virginia
St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral
Patti
Jean de Reszke
vane _ was
Blue’ Mountains
Defeet Dees
Radway’s
Radway & CO
Elm ST
N.Y
Mrs
DOW
TE Aed
Cincinnati Sunner Buffalo
Stukenborg’s
China
Stukenborg
Fifth Street
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