Submarine Trials in Narragansett Bay Signal Naval Race
A major naval competition is planned in Narragansett Bay and off the Rhode Island coast to test multiple submarine designs. The Holland and Lake firms vie for government support as 1,000,000 dollars is allotted for new subs and observers from Japan and other nations monitor the proceedings.
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New York
Narragansett Bay
Rhode Island
United States
Fore River
Lake Submarine Company
Mass
Holland and Lake
Navy Department
Congress
Department
Baker
Navy
Holland Company
Lake Company
Newport News
Bridgeport
Conn
David Bushnell
Connecticut
Brooklyn
French statistician warns world population may be dying out
A Philadelphia Ledger summary notes Dr Meslier's birth rate comparisons from 1881 to 1903 across England Scotland Bavaria Italy Sweden Russia France Denmark New Zealand Saxony Victoria and New South Wales suggesting declines. It contrasts ancient growth, Malthus theory, and Asiatic regions while detailing historical population estimates and modern mortality in the United States.
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Philadelphia
Meslier
England
Scotland
Bavaria
Italy
Sweden
Russia
France
Denmark
New Zealand
Saxony
Victoria
New South Wales
United States
New Orleans
Columbus
Philadelphia Ledger
Rome
Sparta
Survival of Man by Charles E Woodruff M D
The article argues natural selection governs human population, noting no clear global decline and equal birth-death dynamics. It explains how survival pressures favor fewer offspring with stronger traits, citing primitive struggles, brain growth, and civilization enabling smaller families in civilized lines.
Evolution by intelligence over strength reshapes nations
The piece argues that future humans may be frailer yet survive through intelligence, contrasting England and Russia. It notes decreasing birth rates, high infant mortality in Russia, and rising family sizes in other regions, framing democratic growth as changing human fitness and societal structure.
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Europe
Great Britain
Russia
United States
Trained Too Well on Baltimore Streetcar
In Baltimore a seven year old rides free with his mother on a Charles street car while the rule says children over five pay full fare. The boy calls out for his mother in distress asking when he can claim to be only five. The scene highlights strict fare rules and a tense moment on public transit.
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Baltimore
Charles Street
Mommer
Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness Origin Explored
Sunday Magazine discusses the proverb cleanliness is next to godliness tracing it to an Isaiah commentary. It explains practical religion as carefulness vigor abstemiousness guiltlessness and cleanliness as a practical virtue tied to holiness.
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Sunday Magazine
Strange case of curses and prophecies in historic Montague line
A London Chronicle account recounts the Montague family curse tied to Cowdray estate. Fire and water misfortune followed as the family shifted faiths, with deaths and ruin culminating in extinction of the line. A second tale describes three Punjab officers cursed over a tomb, with all three meeting fatal ends and the house toppled by the Sutlej flood.
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Psychical Research Society
London Chronicle
Montague
Cowdray
Midhurst
Earl of Egmont
Easebourne Priory
Montagues
Huntingdon
Countess of Huntingdon
Chestnut Avenue
Cowdray Park
Rhine
Schaffhausen
England
Calais
Punjab
Sutlej River
FISH THRIVE IN OLD MINES FISH THRIVE IN OLD MINES
Abandoned hematite ore mines in Lehigh County Pennsylvania become fish havens after a panic ended mining. A local boy started the culture by placing sunfish and others, then a fisherman expanded the effort by introducing bass and perch. Today pits teem with fish and some owners profit by leasing fishing rights in cold months.
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Lehigh County
Pennsylvania
Jay Cooke & Co
New York
Lehigh
Truth in All Things Keeps Minds Honest
A concise reflection on truth value across ideas, urging steady judgment. It argues that truth remains true regardless of novelty or power, emphasizing consistent discernment over changing fashions.
Burlesque Commentary Sparks Gyer and Myer Remarks
A Chicago Daily News excerpt highlights playful banter about burlesque, noting Gyer’s affinity for occasional burlesque and Myer’s quippy reaction. The dialogue threads through a pun filled exchange referencing a monkey and a one eyed man.
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Gyer
Myer
Chicago Daily News
Assumed Names Mentioned in Police Exchange
In a humorous exchange from a New York Weekly caption, Mrs Mulhooly asks if Standish was recorded at the station. Mr Mulhooly replies he was arrested for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, claiming he cannot disgrace the Mulhooly name.
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Mulhooly
N. Y
A Bargain with a Peculiar Girl
Nell refuses a rich suitor while he is wealthy, then accepts him after his fortune vanishes. Belle notes women chase discounted gains and mocks the idea of desire for reduced prices.
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Nell
Belle
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Newport
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Rouse
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Malthus
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Far East
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Egypt
Alexander
New York City
Charles E. Woodruff, M. D
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W. BK. Fisher
Ceoitvesue, Oo
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J. A. Williamson
Toledo
Ohio
D. G. Edwards
A. & D. Railway
Bill Heady
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