Rockefeller's $32 Million Gift to Education
Rockefeller’s vast bequest would fund education for millions, pay national debt interest, and support housing for 100,000 people. The plan attracts mixed views from socialists and scholars, with Mayor Johnson warning it may shield public-service corporations, while Europe debates motives and duties of wealth.
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Rockefeller
New York
John D. Rockefeller
New York World
United States
Standard Oil Company
Denmark
Greece
Europe
Norway
Mexico
Carnegie
Sir John Lubbock
New York City
General Education Board
Brooklyn
Albany
Newark
Washington
Milwaukee
Detroit
New Orleans
Ansonia
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Paris
Petit Parisien
Great Rrafts On Ocean From Pacific Timber Rafts
Large timber rafts used to move logs from the Columbia River and Puget Sound to California resemble ships in size. Most reach 650 feet long and hold up to 5,000 timber pieces, built with a brick-wall overlapping pattern and wrapped with iron chains and side lines for security before launching. Two steamers lead and another steers to keep course.
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Columbia River
Puget Sound
San Francisco
California
Concrete rail base with clay blocks for English streets
England uses longitudinal concrete bases for street railways with embedded rails. In Detroit a similar method emerges. Holes in the top hold hard burned vitrified clay blocks grooved to fit and grip the rail, with tar sealing cracks to keep water out.
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England
Detroit
Somnambulism as a Form of Hysteria at Johns Hopkins
Eminent French professor Pierre Janet spoke on mind and medicine at Johns Hopkins, arguing somnambulism reflects hysteria forms. He cited cases: a 29-year-old woman who adores her dead niece, a 35-year-old frightened by a lioness who reenacts delirium, a 39-year-old paralyzed man who climbs to a roof, and a despairing girl who revives her mother's death through somnambulistic acts.
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Pierre Janet
Paris Sorbonne
McCoy Hall
Johns Hopkins University
Pauline
Oh Yes Exclaimed by Children Across Lands
A traveling correspondent notes that Nazareth children and women in Palestine greet with Oh, yes, a phrase also common among French and American English speakers. He observed the response among street crowds along the Rhone valley Provence and the Rivera.
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Nazareth
Palestine
Rhone
Provence
Rivera
Convenient Porch Shelf For Back Porch Use
A simple shelf design to keep the kitchen area tidy by moving tasks outside. The shelf sits just above knee height, with two slanted feet at the front, rounded corners, and a finishing paint coat. Ideal for storing vegetables and lamp filling supplies near the back porch or shed.
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Orange Judd Farmer
Utility of the Telephone in Catholic Confession
The article notes the telephone is widely used in homes and emphasizes new religious debate among Roman Catholic clergy about using the telephone to receive confessions when parishioners cannot attend in person. It compares the telephone’s everyday utility with the telegraph, reserving telegraph use for urgent mail delays.
Electric Power Transforms Mexican Mining
Youths' Companion notes a shift in Guanajuato with water power driving electric machinery aiding mining and milling after fuel cost rises. Electric power can be transmitted over long distances, allowing wells-wooded districts to burn fuel locally while sending mechanical power to mines by cable.
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Mexico
Guanajuato
Pocket Tweezer and Glass Combine for Tiny Particles
A compact folding device pairs tweezers with a magnifying glass. The glass suspends over the tweezer tip for precise removal of infinitesimal particles. This pocket-friendly tool aims to assist careful grooming and skin care.
Ink marks’ longevity can’t ease 30-day note debt
A man who signed a 30-day note learns that ink marks will endure for 70 years, offering no consolation for the short-term obligation.
Do It Yourself Auto Tire Patch Using Hose and Burlap
A DIY substitute for a pneumatic inner tube is described. Cut garden hose to fit around the rim inside the tire, thread rope inside each hose segment, bundle four to five lengths, bind with stout cord, wrap with carpet or burlap, and fit snugly in the outer casing. Refill with more material as the tire wears. A contributor to Popular Mechanics advocates carrying one as a spare.
A Monster Transatlantic Liner Predicted by Oldham
Joseph R. Oldham describes in Cassier's Magazine a future giant steamship to exist within 25 years. The vessel would span about 1200 feet, 125 feet beam, 81 feet depth, and draft 40 feet, with a substantial gross tonnage.
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Joseph R. Oldham
Cassier
New 6700-Passenger Ocean Liner Promises Indestructible Build
The proposed SS 672 FT New Cunarder would be a 67,500 ton steamship with 6,700 passenger capacity, 170,000 horsepower engines, and 35 mph speed. Nickel steel hull, coppered teak bottom, and 24 double transverse bulkheads offer extreme durability. Mr Oldham predicts the ship as a serious future development, not a fiction. Estimated cost about $17,000,000.
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Oldham
A Carpenter's Trick Card Notes Aboard Floor Repair
A carpenter recalls a past job on a three story building. With only a 9 by 16 inch board on hand he figures a way to fill a 12 by 12 inch floor hole by cutting the board into two pieces and using them to fit the space. The boss suggests cutting the board to make it work. The tale hints at ingenuity in a small floor repair.
Sketch shows two step pieces forming a 12 inch square board
A correspondent of Popular Science notes a bet for cigars led to loss of cigars and gain in knowledge. The accompanying sketch depicts a board made from two step-shaped pieces that fit to create a 12 inch square playing surface.
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Popular Science
Cottage plan offers three bedrooms and modern water systems
William A Radford explains a compact cottage design 30 by 46 feet with three upper floor bedrooms and a living dining hall integration. The plan costs 1800 to 2200 dollars and includes rainwater cisterning, a shallow boiler shell pressure tank, and a windmill pump to supply running water and heating for a small family.
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United States
Copper Refining by Electricity Advances in 19th Century Metalwork
A Cassier's Magazine article by John B. C. Kershaw notes major cost cuts in copper refining due to mechanized casting of anode slabs and automated vat charging and cleaning. Enhanced current density results from improved electrolyte circulation and a small addition of hydrochloric acid to copper sulfate solution, reducing reliance on hand labor.
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John B. C. Kershaw
Cassier’s Magazine
Speed Indicator for Trains Promoted for Safety
A London Times correspondent urges automatic speed recording for trains. He argues that recent fatal English rail accidents were caused by excessive speed at slow zones. If speeds were recorded and inspected after each trip, disobedience would drop and safety rise.
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London Times
England
Real diamonds by French chemist method
A French chemist claims to produce real diamonds by packing pure iron and pure charcoal in a carbon crucible, heating to 700 degrees Fahrenheit in an electric furnace, then plunging the crucible into cold water. The outer surface solidifies first and as the iron solidifies, carbon is squeezed out and crystallizes into diamonds.
Stage Fright Treated By Suggestion Says Paris Doctor
Dr Paul Farez of Paris claims stage fright is a disease easily cured by suggestion. He reports rapid permanent recovery in three cases. Bodily symptoms like respiratory spasm and heart troubles are treated simultaneously with suitable medicines.
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Paul Farez
Paris
Great Wealth Not All in Pursuit of Contentment
The piece argues wealth creates anxiety while a modest competence offers contentment and pleasure, suggesting material abundance does not guarantee happiness and balance matters more than riches. It highlights psychological strain linked to riches and favors practical satisfaction.
Why waiters earn worldly travel and rich pay
A quiet man in a black coat extols waitering over department store jobs. He describes traveling from Egypt to Riviera to Rome, seasonal stops in Paris and London, learning French German Italian, and earning about $2,000 a year. He argues clerks sneer at waiters but the trade offers freedom, culture, and money.
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America
Egypt
Riviera
Rome
Paris
London
Theaters and critics spar over dialogue quality
A Washington Star exchange questions theatre entertainment. One critic laments the theater’s lack of engaging dialogue while the other suggests box parties should have playwrights craft conversations instead of ad hoc improvisation.
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Washington Star
Evil as Worst Companion in Adversity Cited by Hope
A reflective line asserts that evil worsens hardship while hope remains absent in its dark chambers, warning that despair feeds misfortune and resilience falters without a guiding hopeful influence.
Strange Foods From Distant Peoples And The Card Game Banter
Excerpt notes varied edible curiosities among cultures with insects and grubs as delicacies. It then shifts to a light exchange about gambling and drinking, featuring characters Brown and Green debating money and leisure activities.
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