Gypsies Defended By Massachusetts Lawyer In Candid Study
Massachusetts lawyer A T Sinclair defends American gypsies against common myths. He has studied their habits for 25 years and argues they are honest, religious, and misunderstood, noting many are Baptists and prepare their own music. He cites cases where alleged child kidnapings were unfounded and stresses gypsy codes of conduct.
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Great Willoughby chest linked to Elizabeth and tower captivity
A Boston tale traces the Great Willoughby chest from Queen Elizabeth to Lady Margaret Willoughby and through the Raymond Lynde and Griswold families of New England. It notes the chest’s size and carved panels showing Elizabethan scenes and Raleigh. The lineage roots to Col. William Willoughby and his son Francis, colonial navy commissioner and Massachusetts deputy governor.
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Springfield
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New England
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Connecticut
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Francis Willoughby
Portsmouth
William
Great Willoughby chest linked to Raymond family history
The Willoughby Chest, carried from Block Island to New London in 1704 by Mrs Mercy Raymond, passed through generations from Rich ard Raymond of Salem harbor to Theodore Raymond of Springfield. It was called the great Willoughby chest and the Elizabeth chest, with ties to Capt John Mason's grant in New Hampshire.
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Laconia
John Mason
London
New Hampshire
Little Harbor
Portsmouth
N. H
New England
Richard Raymond
Winter Island
Salem Harbor
Salem
Norwich
Conn
Saybrook
Manhattan
Raymond
Willoughbys
Block Island
New London
Mercy Raymond
Joshua
Richard
Great Willoughby
Elizabeth
Theodore Raymond
Springfield
Relay saves current and powers local devices via weak line
The article explains using a simple relay wired into a main circuit to control a local battery powered device such as a bell telegraph sounder or phone. An old bell magnet, rewound with fine wire, forms the relay core mounted on wood. contact adjustments allow a minute current to move the armature and close the local circuit.
No Change in Edgar After Coin Swallowed
Edgar swallowed a silver quarter and doctors probed in vain for the coin. When asked if the physicians had recovered the money his little brother replied, No, sir, not a penny of it.
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Edgar
Starch content and digestibility ranking of four grains
The article lists starch percentages for four grains: wheat flour 66 percent, corn meal 65 percent, rice 79 percent, and rye meal 69 percent. It also ranks digestibility from highest to lowest as rice, corn, wheat, rye.
Good and Bad Points of the Afghan Race
Angus Hamilton profiles Afghans noting both treacherous ferocity and fearless hospitality, describes women in picturesque dress and seclusion, and details Afghan customs. It recounts Kabul’s geography and history, the Amir Habibullah’s figure, demeanor, language, and marital history, including four wives and concubines.
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Kabul
Angus Hamilton
London Chronicle
Home of Robert Stephenson to be marked with tablet in London
London reports the historic department will place a tablet on 34 Gloucester Square Blythe Park where locomotive inventor Robert Stephenson lived and died in 1859. Born 1803, he oversaw the Victoria Bridge project and rail links from Alexandria to Cairo while serving as Whitby MP. The house now leaves his descendants.
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Blyde Park
Robert Stephenson
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Montreal
Alexandria
Cairo
England
Royal Border
Tweed
Christiania
Lake Miesen
Whitby
Walcott Elected Secretary of Smithsonian Institution
Charles D. Walcott, director of the Geological Survey, was elected secretary of the Smithsonian Institution by the board of regents in Washington. The appointment shifts him from directing the survey, a post he has held since 1894, to the Smithsonian role with a salary of $7,000 annually.
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Charles D. Walcott
Washington
Geological Survey
Smithsonian Institution
Board of Regents
Walcott
Roosevelt
Europe
Hamilton College
University of Chicago
Johns Hopkins University
Carnegie Institution
National Academy of Sciences
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Long
The
Smithsonian Institute
No-say lessons and six husbands tease Yonkers gossip
In Chicago dialogue Mrs Dearborn jokes about saying no. Mrs Wabash agrees. A quip recalls another neighbor who has married six times, reflecting society gossip in Yonkers Statesman.
Fine altar of Westminster cathedral described in detail
The article details Westminster cathedral altar work, noting a 12 by 4 foot granite altar with six candlesticks and a nine by similar crucifix, plus a lavish marble baldachhino with lapis lazuli and mother of pearl. Eight Veronese marble pillars support a white marble canopy, with Brescia panels and verde antico plinths. The baldachhino reaches 49 feet high and floods the space with iridescent light, intended as the jewel of the cathedral and a glimpse of its future majesty.
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Westminster Cathedral
Cornwall
St. Peter’s
Rome
Brescia
To Withhold From God Is to Cheat Yourself
A brief philosophical note emphasizes that withholding devotion or faith from God ultimately harms the doer, presenting self-deception as the core consequence of withholding spiritual commitment.
Home Made Electric Light for Summer Homes
A Kansas State Agricultural College test shows a two horsepower gasoline engine electric light outfit can power about 18 lamps of 16 candlepower at a cost of five cents an hour. The system is described as durable, inexpensive and easier to operate than a sewing machine, suitable for a 15 room house with around 50 lamps.
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Kansas State Agricultural College
Cape to Cairo Telegraph Wireless Link Near Completion
The longest telegraph line, born from Cecil Rhodes idea, is within 1000 miles of finishing at 5600 miles. Engineers faced jungle deserts chasms and elephant damage while 400 miles pass through uncharted jungles. Wireless may speed the final stretch, 85 cents per word overall, as insects wreck poles and wild animals hinder progress.
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Cecil Rhodes
Juegies
Wiring detail for the Young Electrician bell mechanism
The bell design explains how wire A from the right solenoid crosses to left contact B and wire C from the left solenoid crosses to the opposite contact, detailing the bell’s electrical path.
Mechanism of Bell Ringing Switch and Stone Quarry Insight
A description explains a bell ringing mechanism with a pivoted switch and alternating solenoids driving a plunger to strike bells. It then shifts to a discussion by Francis Hoyt on stone quarrying, noting three fracture planes rift plain and head and how natural bed inclination affects placement.
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Francis Hoyt
Engineering News
Colossus of Telescopes at Mount Wilson
A Los Angeles citizen has donated 45000 for a 100 inch reflecting telescope for the Carnegie Solar Observatory on Mount Wilson. The glass disk is ordered in France and four years will be spent forming and grinding the mirror. Director George E. Hale expects no insuperable obstacles and notes the 60 inch telescope for the same observatory is near completion.
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Carnegie Solar Observatory
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St. Gobain
France
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Solar Observatory
Boulder Driven From Nile Bed Strikes Dam Masonry
The current at the Assuan dam is strong enough to dislodge a 60 ton boulder from the river bed and hurl it against the dam wall, threatening the structure and prompting emergency considerations.
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Assouan Dam
The Difference
The judge explains a humorous distinction between two kinds of tickling. He compares mild affection with a broom straw to a harsher, head hitting strike, using a rustic joke about a wife and chin tickling.
Autos For Hunters
Covered automobiles with sleeping bunks for four are being used by hunting parties. The article notes these vehicles provide mobile shelter and transport for crews venturing into remote areas.
Electric Steel in Germany at Remscheid Hasten
The Hercult electric process for steel making operates in Remscheid Hasten Germany producing purer, homogeneous steel from scrap iron. An electric oven of 1.5 to 2 tons capacity is heated by 100 volt current and adds carbon manganese nickel and other elements to liquid metal to achieve various steel qualities. The resulting steel is claimed stronger and more resistant than traditional crucible steel.
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Germany
Hercult
Remscheid Hasten
Harnessing Victoria Falls Power Line Plan Emerges
A proposal to transmit electricity from Victoria Falls to Pretoria and Johannesburg is coalescing. An initial capital issue is expected in weeks. The straight distance to the Rand is 600 miles, with detours raising the route to about 700 miles. A 150,000 volt system is proposed with starting capacity of 30,000 horsepower, expandable as needed.
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Victoria Falls
Pretoria
Johannesburg
Rand
Telegraph Line Reaches Mount Graylock Summit
A telephone line has been built to the summit of Mount Graylock, Massachusetts highest peak. The line climbs a nearly vertical ascent for several hundred feet, with wires carried in an iron pipe.
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Mountain Peak
Mount Graylock
Massachusetts
Do Not Run Incandescent Lamps Too Long
The notice warns against operating incandescent bulbs past their life as efficiency drops. It states 800 hours is typically the threshold for replacing worn lamps to maintain light output and prevent excessive current use.
Frantic financiers top the heap says physician
In a Chicago Daily News clipping a family doctor is described as being at the top of the heap among frenetic financiers. A parent recalls paying $2 after consulting the physician for a swallowed nickel.
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Popkins
Wilkins
Chicago Daily News
German Portable Wireless Outfit Weighs 300 Pounds
The German army showcases a compact wireless system weighing about 300 pounds with a 45-volt generator powered by a cyclist who sits on a bicycle frame and pedals.
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