Making the Gest of It About the Blind Opportunity
The piece argues against isolating the blind from work and society. It cites a New York Association for the Blind secretary noting blind stenographers and switchboard operators in various settings. It urges empathy and action to create opportunities, highlighting successes and shifting attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Association For the Blind
City of
New York
New York Daily
Collier’s Weekly
Cheap Board for Students at Vacose City Valparaiso
McClure's reports how Valparaiso Indiana offers board lodging and tuition at Harvard level for students at a cost of 36 cents a day when paying yearly, with 120 dollars upfront. The institute runs without external gifts, supported by buildings staff and 4,000 students, credited to energy intelligence and business capacity.
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Harvard
McClure
George Kennan
Vacose
Valparaiso
Ind
Althoug
The
Boston Herald
Raiso Univer
The Northwest Mounted Police Extend Across Vast Territory
The Northwest Mounted Police cover Herschell Island to Kenora, the world’s largest police area, with under 760 officers and 259 horses. Once focused on horse thieves and smugglers, they now handle a wide range of duties with many mounted officers posted in new towns for local and patrol work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Mounted Police
Herschell Island
Kenora
Suppress Reds Bill Advances Amid Filibuster Note
The Senate passes the employers liability bill for common carriers by railroad. President Roosevelt urges stronger anti anarchist measures and cites post mail restrictions. House votes and debates continue amid filibusters as Democrats force quorum and push public business forward.
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Renate
House
Senate
Massachusetts man’s prophecy ends with charity and caution
A 60 year old Massachusetts man predicted death in six months and gifted most of his sizable estate to friends and charities, keeping just enough for himself. He survived, and those he aided refused further help when he was later placed in the almshouse. The Star notes two morals: do not prophesy unfoundedly and avoid giving away all property without safeguards.
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Massachusetts
Indianapolis Star
Regulation of moving picture shows sparks reform talk
The piece asserts moving picture regulation could reform worst exhibitors in jail while rewarding top operators as educators and financiers. It cites a St Louis Republic view and mentions a Wellesley professor criticizing bridge as mental chewing gum, then notes accusations about Mexicans and Yaquis at sea.
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Saya
St. Louis Republic
Wellesley College
Open shop policy adopted by Great Lakes boat owners
Vessel owners on the Great Lakes will operate under an open shop policy this season. The Lake Carriers' association, at its annual meeting held Thursday in Cleveland, unanimously agreed to the stand, to take effect immediately and affecting over 40,000 men. Unions did not attend the meeting, so opposition stance is unclear.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes
Lake Carriers’ Association
Daniel R. Noyes Dies in Minnesota Presbyterian Leader
Daniel R. Noyes, a leading Presbyterian layman in the United States, died at 1 30 o clock Monday morning in St Paul Minnesota after a period of illness from heart disease. He had been seriously ill since Thursday.
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Daniel R. Noyes
St. Paul, Minn
United States
New U S Spain Treaty Announced in Official Gazette
Madrid reports the official Gazette announces a new extraterritorial treaty between the United States and Spain after months of negotiations. The agreement covers bilateral terms set to shape diplomatic and legal relations between the two nations.
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Spain
Madrid
United States
Earthquake Hero Dies by Own Action in Kansas City
Jay A. Gammage, exhausted after 50 hours at his telegraph key following the San Francisco quake, suffered nervous strain and died by his own action in Kansas City on Sunday.
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Kansas City
San Francisco
Jay A. Gammage
Transcontinental link to Nashville and Savannah opens Birmingham division
Illinois Central announces Birmingham division opens April 19 completing a key link in the Harriman transcontinental route. The Haleyville branch adds Alabama coal and iron access, connecting with the Union Pacific for a sea to sea network, boosting Savannah’s seaport traffic. The Mobile & Ohio plans a Birmingham branch opening April 20 with a joint arrival.
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Illinois Central
Birmingham
Trans-Continental
Pirmingham
Ala
Ilinois Central
Union Pacific
Georgia
Pacific
Atlantic
Haleyville
Hlinots Central
Alabama
Central of Georgia
Savannpah
Hlingis Central
Savannah
Mississippi Valley
Mobile & Ohio
Hirmingham
Hingis Central
Corinth
Miss
Mother and Children Drown in Guyandotte River
Mrs. William Adkins and her two young children perished when their riverbank home slid into the Guyandotte river near Huntington West Virginia. The bank had been undermined by recent floods.
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Huntington
W. Va
William Adkins
Guyandotte River
Mail Robbery Reported in Janesville Wisconsin
A crime reports two mail sacks stolen in Janesville Wisconsin prompting police investigation. Authorities describe the incident as a mail robbery affecting local postal service operations. No arrests announced at this time.
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Janesville
Wis
Congress May Quit May Third Says Watson
Representative James E. Watson of Indiana predicts the current congress will adjourn on or about May 3 after surveying the legislative scene. Leaders from both ends of the capitol favor an early adjournment with time between now and March 9 to complete the naval and sundry civil appropriation bills the diplomatic and consular appreciation bill the military academy bill and the Aldrich currency measure.
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Washington
Congress
James E. Watson
Indiana
Watson
Bad Floods Hit Southwest Missouri Railways Inundated Mines
A southwest Missouri flood caused one death Levi Sevier a miner drowned in the Troquois mine near Joplin rail traffic halted as cave ins affected the St Louis and San Francisco lines near Joplin and Monett Spring River overflow washed out tracks near Granby delaying trains Missouri Pacific lines also washed out near Granby Carthage faced flooding while the Spring River dam at Varek Kansas held against the water surge.
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Joplin
Electric
St. Louis
San Francisco
Badger-Peacock
Missouri
Levi Sevier
Troquois
Monett
Spring River
Missouri Pacific
Granby
Carthage
Spring River Water Company
Varek
Kan
Governor of Galicia Slain in Lemberg Audience
Count Andreas Potocki governor of Galicia was shot by Ruthenian student Mieroslaw Sjczynski during a student delegation audience in Lemberg Austria Hungary three bullets hit him he died soon after and named the king as he died saying it was his faithful servant
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Lemberg
Austria
Andreas Potocki
Galicia
Mieroslaw Sjczynski
Roosevelt Way Planned to Unite Roads Coast to Coast
Denver project unites multiple connecting roads into a single Roosevelt Way from Colorado mountains to St Joseph Missouri. The aim is an almost straight 550 mile route under one name. The plan has earned estate support.
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Denver
Cal
Atlantic
Pacific
Colorado
St. . Joseph
Fierce Riot in Pensacola Over Strike Breakers
A carload of strike breakers from St Louis sparked rioting in Pensacola Florida injuring 15 imported workers. Bricks bottles and shells flew as clashes continued for over an hour near Palafox and Wright streets. 30 refugees fled to a nearby Negro house before police dispersed the mob.
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Pensacola
Via
St. Louis
Pensacola Electric Company
Palafox
Wright Streets
Board of Public Safety
Benjamin Commons
International Association of Street Railway Employes
Detroit Jurors Acquit 18-Year-Old Bowin in Welch Murder
Judge denounces verdict as vile miscarriage after Percy Bowin of Woodville Ontario is found not guilty of killing 63-year-old Cornela Welch and stealing her diamonds. Bowin confessed, later repudiating it, claiming Captain McDonnell urged him to confess for a pardon. Police rebuttal supported confession.
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Detroit
Mich
Phelan
Recorder’s Court
Percy Bowin
Woodville
Bowin
Capt. McDonnell
Offer of Murder and Poison Testimony in Missouri Trial
In Richmond Missouri the trial of Thomas McGonnigle and Mrs Jane Burnett for the murder of Mrs Margaret McGonnigle features testimonies about bribes to kill the victim. Thomas Bailey testified he was offered 150 to commit the murder but refused.
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Richmond
Thomas McGonnigle
Jane Burnett
Margaret McGonnigle
Thomas Bailey
Burnett
Stormy House Session Advances Paper Trust Actions
Washington reports a stormy Wednesday in the house with new rules aimed at curbing Democratic filibuster and two Cannon resolutions seeking DOJ and Commerce and Labor info on the paper trust. The naval appropriation bill was reported to the house.
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House
Cannon
Reed
Williams
Senate
Revenue Cutter Service
Washington
Department of Justice
Department of Commerce and Labor
Saved from Fire Dies in Chippewa Falls
Karl Soren son of Chippewa Falls, Wis., who was rescued from a fire at Northwestern hospital Saturday, died Sunday while on the operating table under ether anesthetic when the blaze was found.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Karl Sorenson
Northwestern Hospital
Steamer and Cruiser Collide Near Rio Janeiro
The British steamer Voltaire collided with a cruiser while departing Rio Janeiro, causing damage and prompting naval inquiries. Details on casualties or repairs were not provided in the readable text.
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Rio Janeiro
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy for cure
A Norristown Georgia woman writes Mrs Pinkham saying she nearly faced surgery for female troubles but used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and recovered. The advertisement asserts the product cures displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and related symptoms and invites sick women to write for advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena V. He
Norristown
The Power of Love and Foot-Ease Advertisement
An old newspaper ad offers Allen's Foot-Ease powder for curing painful feet and ingrown nails. It claims comfort for new shoes and sweating feet, with a trial package free and pricing at 25 cents.
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Looking into the Future and Pasture
Dorothea asks her father what he is looking at and he says he is looking into the future. She replies that she thought he was looking into the pasture. The vignette appears in Harper's Weekly.
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Dorothea
Papa
Harper’s Weekly
Blasphemy Trial Sparks Debate On Courtesy In Public Discussion
A trial on blasphemy prompts questions about civility in public talk. The English Lloyd's News notes that ridicule can be a debate tool but vulgarity toward sacred topics is not free speech. A separate scene shows a stylish woman in a Chinese laundry asking a cashier about hair rats, hinting at etiquette in conversation.
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Lloyd’s
Eng
John
Rich Lady Recovers Health After Grape Nuts Diet
A wealthy young woman recounts spending $300 on medicines for nervous dyspepsia caused by rich foods. After switching to Grape-Nuts, she improves quickly, gains four pounds in the first week, and credits the cereal with restoring her health and vitality.
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Maywood Union Hospital
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Lincoln
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