Davy Crockett on Stage at Dillon Theatre Saturday Night
James J. Jeffries presents the play The Story of Davy Crockett at the Dillon Theatre on Saturday night November 26. The drama follows the frontier hero as he protects his love from a devious suitor with thrilling scenes including a wolf besieged cabin and bold frontier action.
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Davy Crockett
James J. Jeffries
Dillon Theatre
Jelfies
Aman
Pit
Crockett
Sweethart
Amnno
Lookuvar
No Objection to Baptists in Philippine Diplomacy
A Chicago Journal summary recalling Captain Pershing’s Philippine mission where he asserted Baptists as the faith of Americans to ease negotiations with native leaders. Facing a chief’s hostility to Christians the captain steadied the moment by declaring “No, you highness, we are Baptists” before continuing with diplomacy.
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Pershing
Chisago
Philippines
Moham
Datto
Biauboo
Chicago Journal
India
New Tyrolese Alarm Clock Heard in Alpine Innovation
A Wytnesr clockmaker patents a novel alarm clock inspired by Tyrolean cowherd signals. The device uses a wooden jammer that strikes a card above the clock face to create a loud, drumlike blast.
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Wytnesr
Alam
Black Forest
Tyrol
Switzerland
Man as Engine Superior to Locomotives in Efficiency Tests
Professor Atwater of Wesleyan conducts energy tests using a stationary bicycle inside a wooden box to measure power via a dynamo. The rider’s food and fuel are weighed, showing human energy output exceeds modern engines, with human efficiency around 20 percent plus bodily maintenance costs.
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Atwater
Wesleyan University
Professor Atwater
Transsiberian Rail May Use Electric Trains After War
Count A F Lubienski urged electric traction for parts of the Transsiberian line to enable high speed and heavier trains. Central power stations could serve every 75 to 160 miles, supplying current along the route to support increased traffic and improved water supply.
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Siberia
Trarper
A. F. Lubienski
Inventor Dr. Dion Showcases Eye Massage Device
Dr Charles Dion director of Institut Opthalmique draws attention for an eye massaging device claimed to improve blindness and nystagmus cases. Born in Canada, he previously helped develop Montreal’s first telephone fire alarm now used at Banque du France and partnered with Edison.
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Charles Dion
Institut Opthalamique
Dion
Canada
Montreal
Banque du France
Edison
Marconi
Remarkable Paris Juvenile Prison Schoolroom
A Paris juvenile prison for offenders features a 200 cell amphitheater where each pupil sits unseen by others and is watched by a single warder from a tower. The teacher speaks, and religious services proceed with each inmate viewing the clergyman alone, in complete silence.
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la Petite Roquette
Paris
General Sir Montague Gerard and His Big Game Hunts
General Sir Montague Gerard of the British army recounts nearly twenty years in India hunting tigers and wild boar. He describes tiger fear of kin, his numerous escapes, and the dangers of pig sticking on horseback with a spear. He killed about 200 tigers and many other wild animals.
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Montague Gerard
India
Gerard
The Orange Tree as Symbol of Love Gratitude and Genius
The orange tree is praised as a prince among trees and a symbol of genius and love. It bears fruit and blossoms together, stays evergreen, and its fragrant blossom mirrors marriage promise. Its golden fruit and bitter rind embody both delight and Cupid’s pain, linking gratitude to genius and love.
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Cupid
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