Fights for Large Estate in Court Battle Over Million
John Armstrong Chanler, heir to a Virginia fortune valued over $1,000,000, seeks to regain control of his estate amid New York disputes over his sanity. He contends New York courts would declare him insane while Virginia courts deem him sane, launching a high profile federal suit and detailing a life of wealth, poetry, and controversial claims of “graphic automatism.”
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Jom Armstrong Chanter
Troubetskoi
Virginia
New York
York
John Armyiseng Chenier
Ewan
Stanford White
Amelie Rives
Princess Troubetskoi
Banler
Chanler
T. T. Sherman
Hannes Reade
White Plains
Bloomingdale
Philadelphia
Mr. Chanier
Merry Mills
Cobham
John Armstrong Chanler
New York State
United States
Columbia
William Astor Chanler
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
Reade
H E
Jock Dering
Hanler
Miss Rives
Mr. Chanler
Prince Troubetskoi
White
State of
Empire State
Russian Empire
Dan Cupid
Love
Cupid
Lulu Broomfield
George Sarles
George
Squire Cunningham
Russell Hopkins
Atlanta
Narragansett Pier
Vera Siegrist
J. J. Lawrence
1080
Fifth Avenue
Dr. Lawrence
Mr. Hopkins
Uno
Miss Vera
St. Regis
Hudson
Peekskill
John G. Oakely
Trance Experiment Described With Odd Self Observation
The narrator recounts a dare to hold a hand mirror above the head and enter a trance, describing a tense moment of rigidity and passive stillness. The piece cites Bloomingdale’s clinical practices and notes a candidate for lunacy must perform a balance test and expose sensations before a verdict.
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Bloomingdale
Odd Pranks by Cupid Change The Timeless Wedding
A playful essay catalogs a spree of unconventional weddings sparked by Cupid. Couples wed on roller skates and yachts, in undertakers shops and cemeteries, aboard trains and in parks, with clergymen arriving by boat or auto. Some marry during funerals or with yacht captains at the helm, and even a divorce party ends in a proposal.
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Lion’s den
Hudson
Siegrist
Mr. Hopkins
Mary Ferguson
Elbert
Wells
Uno
Mr. Oakley
Max Fleischmann
Cincinnati
Arctic
Laura
New York
Berlin
Robert Lindenberg
Columbus
Adele Woodworth
Pittsburg
Milwaukee
Cupid
Sophia Diesinger
Habit and Imitation in Human Learning
The quote presents habit and imitation as the primal, enduring laws shaping human conduct. It argues these forces drive all work, apprenticeship, practice, and learning throughout the world, as fundamental constants in human development.
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Carlyle
City and Country Dwellers
Argentin e has a greater urban population relative to total than France and Australia than Spain showing that older countries do not always mean larger city shares.
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Argentine
France
Australia
Spain
Immigrant origins by gender in the United States
The text notes that among countries sending many immigrants to the United States Italy provides the largest share of men while Ireland supplies the greatest share of women.
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United States
Italy
Ireland
Hospital Built by Woman Opens in Hongkong
A magnificent hospital named Ho Min Ling was opened by the Hong Kong governor. Mme. Wu Ting-fang, wife of the late Chinese minister to the United States, funded its construction.
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Hongkong
Mme
Wu Ting-fang
United States
Eggs Declared Unsuitable Due To Germs Risks
New York World reports eggs may carry disease germs even when fresh. Secretary Wilson states eggs can be infected before or after laying, with porous shells allowing microbes to reach the interior. Typhoid germs may attach to a hen’s feet or feathers and reach the egg. pasteurizing hens and X rays are proposed future steps.
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New
Agricultural Department
The Crown of Success Ends in a Father’s Twist
Gobsa Golde challenges a suitor then relents after the contender cites muckraking in Trash Magazine. The father grants consent, approving the marriage proposal to his daughter.
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Gobsa Golde
Gopsa Golde
How Girls Won A Strike In New Zealand Arbitration
An ex-judge recounts a New Zealand arbitration where factory girls sought higher wages. The proprietor claimed incapacity but the court ruled living wages essential, urging closure only if necessary. The judge declared worker welfare vital, framing it as a shift from profit to humanity in a progressive civilization.
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Arbitration Court
New Zealand
Harsh Seistan Summer Draws Plague of Insects and Losses
Col Sir Henry McMahon describes Seistan summers when swarms of insects fill the air and ground, biting horses and camels. He notes 120 of 200 horses and 4900 camels lost, plus 50 men fallen to heat, cold, and drowning during two and a half years of expeditions across waterless terrain.
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Seistan
Henry McMahon
The One Time Quote From Milwaukee Journal
The line notes that a rare moment exists when an average woman can keep a secret only if another person is desperately seeking information. It captures a terse social observation and reflects the paper’s voice.
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Milwaukee Journal
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Brooklyn
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Meon
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Patrick McDonnell
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McDonnell
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Jesse Burns
Hopkinsville, Ky
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Chattanooga
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Toledo
Ohio
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