War era celebra tions and commencements across states
A series of events marked today across the nation. Wisconsin turns 70, Kansas State Agricultural College holds commencement, Tennessee Bankers meet at Signal Mountain, Col Roosevelt to speak in Milwaukee for the National Security league, Georgia Florida Pecan Growers meet in Thomasville, Maryland bankers convene in Atlantic City, M Edouard de Billy to address at Iowa State College, the Pope issues a world mass message, Brown University dinner features Lodge and Neilson, Republican leaders gather in Bloomington for the 1856 convention anniversary, Interstate Oil Mill Superintendents plan panels on wartime product handling in Atlanta.
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Wisconsin
Kansas State Agricultural College
Tennessee Bankers’ Association
Signal Mountain
Col. Roosevelt
Milwaukee
National Security League
Georgia- Florida Pecan Growers’ Association
Thomasville
Maryland Bankers’ Association
Atlantic City
M. Edouard de Billy
United States
Iowa State College
Brown University
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
William Allen Neilson
Smith College
Bloomington
Til
Interstate Oil Mill Superintendents Assn
Atlanta
South
Today’s Anniversaries Highlighting Historic Dates
A Chronicle of notable birthdays and events from 1747 to 1916. Anthony Palmer becomes Pennsylvania president in 1747 while 1806 marks James Jay Mapes’s birth in New York City. Other entries cite Adams’s Boston oration in 1843 and wartime milestones through 1916.
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Anthony Palmer
Pennsylvania
James Jay Mapes
New York City
John Quincy Adams
Boston
New England
Beauregard
Corinth
Miss
William W. Holden
North Carolina
Johnson
National
Greenback Labor Convention
Indianapolis
Benjamin F. Butler
Massachusetts
Philip H. Sheridan
United States Army
Isonzo
London
England
One Year Ago Today in the War Highlights
Secretary Lansing revealed German plots to embroil the United States with the Allies. Italian offensive ended with about 25,000 prisoners captured. A U S naval investigating board found the Mongolia liner accident was not caused by defective gun or ammunition.
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Lansing
United States
U. S. Naval Investigating Board
Mongolia
Today’s Birthdays Highlight National Figures And Educators
Guy H. Proctor born in Massachusetts marks 54 years as a brigadier general in the National army. Dr. Charles R. Von Hise, president of the University of Wisconsin, born Fulton Wisconsin at 61. Fred T. Dubois, former Idaho senator and current Board of Ordnance and Fortification member, born Crawford County Illinois at 67. Marc Klaw, famed American theatrical manager born Paducah Kentucky at 60. Gordon Lee, U S representative from Georgia’s Seventh District born Ringgold Georgia at 59.
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Guy H. Proctor
National Army
Massachusetts
Charles R
von Hise
University of Wisconsin
Fulton
Wis
Fred T. Dubois
Idaho
Board of Ordnance and Fortification
Crawford County
Ill
Marc Klaw
Paducah
Gordon Lee
Georgia
Ringold
Dr Alexis Carrel Receives French Honor for Medical Work
Dr Alexis Carrel, promoted to commander of the Legion of Honor, leads Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research and straddles French and American claims. He arrived in the United States in 1905 joining McGill and Chicago labs before linking with the Rockefeller Institute in 1909. He won the Nobel Prize in 1912 for medical research.
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Alexis Carrel
Legion of Honor
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
France
America
McGill University
Montreal
Chicago
Rockefeller Institute
Dr. Carrel
Heart pumps faster during running to supply body
The text explains the heart’s busy work, beating rapidly as you breathe. It notes four heartbeats per breath and four pounds of blood moved per beat, totaling 29 pounds of circulating blood. Exercise increases demand, so the heart speeds up to supply legs and other parts.
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Popular Science Monthly
Weighing Costs of House Expenditure and Durable Materials
The article weighs three cost factors: initial price, annual maintenance, and marketability. It ranks exterior wall materials from stone and granite to wood and synthetic blends, notes roof coverings by tile and slate, and concludes cheaper materials require higher upkeep while durable options raise first cost but lower annual maintenance.
Fire stopping in houses to confine a blaze
A House Beautiful excerpt by Harry Irving Shumway urges thorough fire stopping with brick and cement in partitions and along stairways. It stresses plugging draughts to trap fire in a single area and reduce danger for firefighters.
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Harry Irving Shumway
Dictionary Fetish Cited as Barrier to Language Growth
The St Paul Pioneer Press cites a critique arguing dictionary worship blocks linguistic evolution. It claims usage by leading writers shapes a language, but dictionary inertia delays new words, pushing authors to borrow from French and slang rather than coin English terms.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Old World Lace Origins and Techniques
The article discusses lace origins claimed by Flanders and Italy and traces lace development from embroidery. It explains pillow lace made on a pillow to achieve correct height and minimize handling, and needle point lace formed with a single needle and thread. It notes machinery struggles with buttonhole stitches central to the craft.
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Flanders
Italy
No. 3 shoe fitting prompts child present in shop
A shopper requests a No 3 AA shoe and the clerk suggests bringing the child to ensure a proper fit. The moment underscores careful sizing in a shoe shop.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Comfortable Coop For Hen Should Be Dry And Roomy
The article from the Agriculture Department outlines practical poultry housing. It emphasizes dry roomy shelter with ample fresh air and sunlight, proper site drainage, and suitable soils. It compares colony versus intensive systems and notes 100 hens per house spaced 200 to 250 feet apart for grass preservation.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Maine
Texas
California
Plant Right Vetch Seed for Big Crop
The article explains that success with vetch depends on proper seed. Common vetch grows best in mild winters, hairy vetch tolerates northern winters, and misbranding is common through seed adulteration. Distinguishing seeds by magnified seed scars helps detect adulteration.
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United States Department of Agriculture
How to Break Broody Fowl Quickly and Effectively
When hens go broody and hatchery straps are not desired, confine the hen to a small flat bottomed coop. Provide ample water and adjust feeding. three to six days usually break the broodiness, though ten to twelve days may be needed. Signs include night nest staying, feather ruffling, guarding behavior, and clucking.
Habits of Turkeys and Their Juvenile Separation
The article notes young turkeys stay with the mother hen until October or November. At that time the males typically separate from the females and roam independently.
Fertilizers From Industrial Waste Highlight Early 20th Century Use
The article describes how plant and animal wastes are used to make fertilizers and cites cottonseed meal as a major historic nitrogen source. It notes potash and phosphoric acid recovered from tobacco waste and various wastes contributing large shares to fertilizer components in 1916, with diverse origin materials listed.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Carpentier Forestalls American visit due to injuries
Georges Carpentier the famed French boxer cannot travel to the United States to train U S Army boxers as planned. He served in the French infantry and aviation sections, but recent falls left him hospital bound again and he expects to resume teaching physical culture at Joinville Normal school in France after recovery. The war delays any hoped U S appearance.
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Georges Carpentier
France
Paris
United States
America
United States Army
Carpentier
Joinville Normal School
Tallest pitcher Bill Kuss signs with Seattle in Pacific Coast League
Bill Kuss, billed as the tallest pitcher, signs for the season with the Seattle club in the Pacific Coast International league after being released by the Pittsburg Pirates for 3000 dollars due to a sore arm that hindered his stint in Pittsburgh.
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Bill Kuss
Pittsburg Pirates
Seattle
Kuss
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Cobb May Enlist At End Of 1918 Season
Ty Cobb denied plans to enlist immediately, saying he would stay with the Detroit Tigers through the season but might enlist after the year ends. He mentioned a potential commission in the motor mechanics corps, contingent on business affairs, and no final decision had been made.
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Cobb
Ty Cobb
Pittsburgh
Tigers
Motor-Mechanics Corps
Baseball Stories From The Field And The Flock
A collage of baseball notes from players and teams across the era. Mentions Trish Meusel with the Phillies, Roy Massey leading the Braves, Charley Boardman moved to Louisville, Tigers issuing Liberty bonds, Barrow’s Red Sox coaching, Eddie Plank with an eastern semipro, Ban Johnson’s league stance, a rookie Cameron at first for Milwaukee, Pete Johns behind the bar for Browns, Fred Walters for Columbus, Paulette with the Cardinals, Hornsby quiet, umpire disputes with the Braves, Shocker eyed by Browns, Bobby Roth and Cleveland summer, Anson and Rusie in Seattle, quips on Prussianism, and a historic pitcher bonus of 2500 plus 500 for 40-win season with Silver King.
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Silver King
Browns
King
Little Difference In Play By Ping Bodie
Ping Bodie declares the key contrast between majors and the minors. He says minor league pitchers try to stop you from hitting the ball while major league hurlers force you to swing at it.
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Majors
Ping Bodie
Beekeeping Principles From Agriculture Guidance
A United States Department of Agriculture excerpt explains beekeeping like a well run machine. It stresses proper housing hives correct swarm control room management and winter protection to maximize honey output and minimize losses.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Ripening Cream Detailing Churning and Albuminous Matter
A brief excerpt explains ripening cream increases tenacity of albuminous matter helping churning. It notes proper ripening reduces fat loss during churning.
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Daily Reminder
Hannah
Trish
Meusel
Pat Moran
Phillies
Roy Massey
Braves
The
St. Paul
Charley Boardman
Louisville
Detroit Tigers
Barrow
Red Sox
Eddie Plank
I. Om
Ban Johnson
Cameron
Mal. Barry
Jones
Pete Johns
Fred Walters
Nick Altrock
Columbus
Gene Paulette
Cardinals
Roger Hornsby
Boston Braves
Stallings
Fielder Jones
Urban Shocker
Bobby Roth
Cleveland
Bobby
Captain Anson
Amos Rusie
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