Boston's New Church Dedication Draws World Wide Attention
The dedication of Boston's new Christian Science Mother Church, seating 5012, stands 224 feet high with an Italian Renaissance design, Concord granite and Bedford stone, and a 82 foot diameter dome. The $2 million structure surpasses the old church in size and features eleven bells and a premier organ. the adjacent original church still seats about 1200 for three Sunday services.
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Christian Science
Boston
Holdy
United States
Bunker Hill Monument
Eddy
Church of Christ, Scientist
Canada
Great Britain
Australia
Sweden
Denmark
France
Germany
Switzerland
Hawaiian Islands
South America
Drowning Rescue Ends With Otiose Lesson On Pier
A seven year old Antonio fell into the river near the New York riverfront. a patrolman saved him, and his mother Signora Genaro delivered a stern Neapolitan style lesson by tapping him on the knee after rescue. The report blends a human interest rescue with a cultural anecdote.
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New York City
Signora Genaro
Naples
Antonio
Earthquake Recorders Then and Now in Seismic Study
Scientists praise earthquake recording instruments for their extreme sensitivity. The devices log even faint ground motion, with three main classes serving distinct roles in automatic earthquake recording.
Boston Couple and a Slave's Table Etiquette Tale
A Boston couple in Augusta befriend an elderly enslaved woman they meet and invite her to stay. She travels to Boston and shares meals at their table. When asked if she ever ate with her master, she replies he never allowed a enslaved person at his table.
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Boston
Augusta
Robert Howell
Marster
Eschew Teeth Examinations In Horse Accomplishments
The aphorism urges ignoring dental checks when evaluating a horse. It notes one should still note any lameness or flaws such as spavin or knock kneed as part of assessing achievements or abilities.
Cuban in Alabama Quarrel Sparks Racial Slur Incident
General Fred Grant notes a Cuban immigrant who arrived in Alabama after the Spanish American War became involved in a dispute with a native African American. In broken English the Cuban called the Alabama man an African, prompting a heated exchange about nationality and race.
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Alabama
Fred Grant
Darky
Renaming the Sioux to New Family Names
President Roosevelt endorses a program to rename 25,000 Sioux including chiefs and children. Dr. Charles Eastman, a full blood Sioux, travels the reservations to assign new family names while preserving some old ones, such as High Eagle becoming Higheagle and Bob-tailed Coyote becoming Robert T. Wolf.
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Bob-tailed Coyote
Robert T. Wolf
Sam
Roosevelt
Hamlin Garland
George Bird Grinnell
Washington
Charles Alexander Eastman
Elane Goodale
New England
Eastman
Dr. Hastman
High Eagle
Mr. Higheagle
Rotten Pumpkin
Robert Pumpia
Dakotas
Northwest
The Black Seal Purse Snatchers in Broadway Crowd
Reddy the lookout and Jimmy the Swift operate in a bustling Broadway scene. Jimmy swiftly lifts a slim flat purse from a young man amid the car crowd but the haul looks thin as Swifty sizes up the money. A stray aside notes a telecommunication idea about severing a phone wire to carry a conversation through the body.
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Reddy
Pal
Jimmy the Swift
Jimmy
Swifty
Red
Through Indian Subtlety and Names Renaming Sioux
An excerpt contrasts Sioux name changes led by Dr. Eastman with crowded tribal reception and caution. It describes white mourning conventions, hair customs, and gender roles, and follows a street-smart pair in New York as they confront theft, moral conflict, and a turning point as one vows to quit crime after a found obituary and a tense confrontation.
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Dr. Eastman
New System of Lines Protects Indian Land Descent
The new descent system aims to ensure government land allotments remain with rightful generations. It has already yielded property rights for Indians, including a case where a young squaw gained 40 acres of valuable land after intervention by Roosevelt era officials when a relative attempted sale.
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Eastman
Roosevelt
I am a sick woman and I want to see my minister
A four year old girl, ill and in bed, asks to see her father, the minister, but is told he must not be disturbed. She repeats the request and then adds a solemn twist, insisting she needs to see her minister.
One Touch of Nature and Humor Versus Adulteration
On a Kansas City Times page a verse compares nature humor and gang grafting to food adulteration. The poem links global kinship to conscience about tainted food and widespread impact.
Same Old Game In London Long Dull Poem
A short humorous piece mocks a lazy angler who fishes briefly by a brook then goes home to lie down. It notes about a million inhabited houses in Greater London in rounded figures.
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Greater
Lonon
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Black Chicken
Jim
New York
Los Angeles Times
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Palisade Pattern CO
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Kansas City Times
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