Crusades Volumes Donated to Harvard Library and College News
Milwaukee to raise 35000 for a deni school. Prof Archibald Cooledge of Harvard history dept and his father donate 19000 volumes on the crusades to the university library. Italy names Beary Rowland foreign member of Lombardy Royal Society. Breasted Egyptologist, Chicago native, Yale Semitic studies then Chicago professor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Archibald Cooledge
Department of History
Harvard University
Toumania
Russia
Shawmut
Boston
Beary A. Rowland
Johns Hopkins University
American Physical Society
Italy
Automobile plow promises work of eight men
Dr. B J Gatling has invented an automobile plow built like a car with disc plows to replace eight laborers and 12 horses. It operates by one man using gasoline or kerosene and can drive a thresher or shell corn among other uses. It reflects advances in refining, silicate soda usage, and coal industry notes from Lancaster and Waynesboro areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
B. J. Gatling
Jewelers Fancies Highlight Gold Brooches and Talismans
A Jewelers Weekly feature reviews current jewelry trends with gold heart brooches studded with pearls and opals, diamond edged belt buckles, and ornate bow and wishbone pins. It notes a rising craze for talisman jewelry featuring turquoise Persian motifs, ancient European designs, and oriental gold mountings with pearls rubies and emeralds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
Global contrasts and numbers in early 20th century Europe
The piece surveys Lille and Paris factory counts, Norway life expectancy, German youths learning trades, Zurich auction sales of medieval imports, England deer parks, Austro-Hungarian refugees in America, and a mobilization turnout in a historic army reserve. It notes 334 English deer parks and 200,000 Austro-Hungarian refugees abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lille
Paris
Norway
Germany
Zurich
England
Militaer Zeitung
America
Austro-Hungary
Legal Pointers From Case Annotations On Damages And Duties
A survey of noted cases covers rewards for arson testimony and public safety powers, insolvency claims against co-sureties, passenger negligence in street cars, excess criminal sentencing effects, damages for mental distress from delayed telegrams, and life tenants duties on repair plus insurance proceeds handling. Key rulings involve Maynard v Holly, Pace v Pace, North Chicago Street Ry Co v Bauer, re Taylor, Cashion v Western Union, and Sampson v Bagley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Holly
Pace Va. Pace
Taylor
S.D
Western Union Telegraph Company
N.C
Sampson
Electrical Progress and Telecommunication Advances
A 3 million dollar plan proposes converting a New York cable to electricity. A new long distance line opens from St Louis to Fort Smith Arkansas. Germany expands telegraph stations from 1 687 in 1873 to 15 400 now. Freiburg electrician invents inkless printing by electricity. A Canadian line links Bennett to Dawson City enabling San Francisco to the Klondike telegraphy. Swiss data show 5 100 000 km of telephone lines and 8 117 000 km of telegraph lines worldwide. A Danish engineer unveils a phonograph that records telephone messages on a steel band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Louis
Fort Smith
Ark
Germany
Freiburg
Austria
San Francisco
Krondike
Bennett
Dawson City
Switzerland
Way Stations and Rail News From Europe and Russia
Belgium has the densest rail area with 32.2 miles per square mile. A Moscow to Peking train on the Siberian line will be shown at the Paris exposition. Russia operates 15,852 miles of government railways and 9,114 by public companies. The London Tramway and Railway World organizes an international tramway and light railways exhibit. Belgians built State railways engines weighing 119 tons, a likely safety limit. The fastest European long distance run is Paris to Bordeaux in 6h42m at 52.2 mph. A new railroad car uses ammonia compression for cooling in pine forests.
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Belgium
Moscow
Peking
Russia
London Tramway and Railway World
Europe
Paris
Bordeaux
Electric power links 80 miles and steam use growth
The report notes profitable transmission of electricity over 80 miles for steam use and cites new electrical library at Annapolis with 1,400 volumes funded by three alumni. It compares Paris and Stockholm telephony, Marconi linked lighthouses, and London underground plans costing about 100 million dollars. A Brazilian water driven plant seeks 16,000 horsepower to São Paulo 24 miles away.
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Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Paris
Stockholm
Sweden
Ashland
Isle Vierge
France
Marconi
London
Brazil
Tiete
San Paulo
Ea Tae
Fragments of humor and social vignettes from a late edition
A mosaic of tiny jokes and dialogue snippets features brief exchanges about romance, manners, and daily life. Lines touch on lovers, family foibles, sake of propriety, and light puns, with punchlines from diverse voices in newsprint. The items resemble a humor column or syndicated quips page from urban papers.
Lands and offers lure western Minnesota buyers in midwest ad
An older newspaper item markets land for sale in western Minnesota and the Red River valley, touting cheap prices and down payments. It promotes Missourian and Iowa land comparisons, local railroad expansion, and urges readers to inspect holdings now. It also advertises Muco Solvent for catarrh and a package of farm publications at a discount, plus smoking cigars from Western Cigar Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Minnesota
Eiberal Fen Lois
Lowa
Grea Red River
Minngsote
Laws Homestead
Farmers’ Institute
de Vontury Farmer
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Journal
Enbig
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Lancaster County
Waynesboro
N. G
Electrical Progress
Electricity
Nila
Paps
Gladys
Jack
Ohio Staite Journal
Harlem
Rasmus
Chile
N. Y
Mike
Washington Star
Littl
Chicago Post
Brooklyn Lite
Sericun
George
Willie
Chicago Daily News
Indianapolis Weekly
Squills
Pits
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bill
Jill
Yonkers
Maude
Jake
Puck
Detroit
Lion
Gabriel Max
Chamieso
Dorothy
Fruit Picture
Naval
Ayy Avery
Ladies’ Scissors
Razor
Game
India
Saiven
Lion Coffee
Woolson Spice CO
Toledo
Ohio
J. Newton Hathaway
M.D. Gommerclal
Sioux City
Janes
Kleveubn &C
Estherville, Iowa
Berne
Miggins
Aday
Sears, Roebuck & CO. (Inc
Chicago
Heary, Hoebuck & Coy
Baltar
B.C. Te & No Ry
Worthington
Hardwick
Minn
Reading
Wilmont
Meno Gan
Thos
WH. Brown
Siouxalls
S. Dale
Maple Hill
Luzon
Armstrong
Estheaville
John Dows
Armstrong Ta
J. G. ParMen
A. G P
T. A
Cedar Rapida
Western Cigar Co
Port Keer
the Farmers’ Saloon
Rothschild
Liquors
Sympton
Cedar
Finigle
B.C
Brey, & N. Ry
Cedar Rapids
Las
Joule
Atty
Phrbons
A. Park
Caxton
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