Medical education reform in Chicago conference report
A Chicago conference on medical education drew criticism that three quarters of graduates are unfit to practice. The report cites past lax schooling, law-driven departures, and failures in bacteriology chemistry physiology and anatomy. It notes many reexams teach only exam answers. Reform continues but remains incomplete.
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Chicago
Illinois
Philadelphia Record
Means
Judicial Council of
the Association of American Medical Colleges
Plan to raise Assuan Dam floods Philae ruins
Egypt’s council approves raising the Assuan dam increasing storage two and a half times. The island of Philae and its Isis temple ruins will be submerged. Enlarged dam boosts annual cotton crop value by 18 to 20 million dollars.
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Egyptian Council of Ministers
Assuan
Nile
Philae
Isis
Egypt
Encourage the Young Poet: urge to write poetry across society
The Emporia Gazette extols poetry urging all ages to write as a health measure and social good. It warns against suppressing verse, comparing unwritten poetry to foregone joy and warns of societal ills if poetry is stifled.
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Emporia
Nephew’s Thumping: Kansas Uncle Loses 1000 Dollar Suit
A Kansas farmer sued his nephew for personal injuries after a winter farm dispute. The 11 year old turned out to be the aggressor, delivering a “glorious thumping.” The uncle, aged about, sought 1000 dollars but the jury and the Supreme Court upheld the lower court ruling.
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Kansas
Supreme Court
Unverified claim on eagles rising high above the ground
A remark notes eagles can ascend dramatically and blur from sight. One bird is said to rise from the ground and vanish upward within three minutes, though proof of such feats remains elusive.
Man Sleeping on Train Misses Wedding Ride To Bride
A man en route to his wedding dozed on a train and was carried past the bride’s town. He had to alight at the next stop and travel back, a cautionary note in the Ohio State Journal.
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Ohio State Journal
Iowa Drowning and Accidents Mark Iowa News
Reports from McGregor Council Bluffs Neola and Manchester detail drownings and near fatal accidents including John B. Scott's drowning after a gunwale mishap, Walter Whittaker's narrow escape from death, and William Cross hit by a train near Jesup.
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John B. Scott
McGregor
Walter Whittaker
Whittaker
Council Bluffs
Rock Island
Neola
Wm. L. Cross
Manchester
Jesup
Cross
Illinois Central
Boss Carpenters
Dubuque
Farmers’ State Bank
Clearfield
District Court
Bedford
William Hughes
Leon
Ferren
A. J. Barker
Ed Johnston
Des Moines
Parker
Mercy Hospital
Barker
Johnston
Senator Harlan
Mount Pleasant
Robert Lincoln
Iowa Wesleyan University
M Harlan
Harlan
Iowa Wesleyan
James Hamilton, Jr
Lehigh
Lee Chapman
Pisgah
Mr. Chapman
Creston
Burlington
Standridge
Ed Ashenfeller
G. H. Gard
Rail Ad Company
Gard
Ashenfelter
Courson Bros
Clarion
John H. Swift
Winterset
United States
Notable Happenings Across Oceans and States
Escapes and shootings mark a turbulent week with Herman LeRoy killed by troopers at Fort Sheridan. The US Supreme Court issues rulings as Brownsville inquiry unfolds. West Virginia's debt claim against Virginia heads to payment sharing. A snowstorm disrupts rail and farm economies from Sault Ste Marie to Michigan. International events include Norway's royal visit to Paris and Canton revolts in China.
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Herman LeRoy
Fort Sheridan
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate
Brownsville
Tex
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Virginia
Sault Ste Marie
Ontario
Michigan
Carrie Seidlein
Saginaw
Mich
Great Britain
Lahore
Norway
Paris
Canton
China
Theodore Tilton
Cabrera
Guatemala
Mexico
Borden P. Bowne
Methodist Theological Seminary
Cincinnati
Roosevelt
Mount Vernon
Washington
New York
Howard Gould
Chicago
United States Circuit Court
Deneen
Sanitary
Haywood
Hodgins
Homer E. Grafton
Philippines
Treasury
Wallstreet
West Now Financial Center
Ireland
United States
Hawley
J. Edward Boeck
Armour
Nebraska
South Dakota
Chicago & Alton
Lemont
National Manufacturers’ Association
William McKinley
Archbishop Ireland
Interstate Commerce
Clements
May Irwin
Kurt Eisfeldt
Star
Thousand Islands
Coal Trust
Harry D. Sellers
Pittsburg
Wightman Street
Squirrel Hill
Young Sellers
John Redmond
Tokio
San Francisco
Jerome
H. C. Frick
Carnegie
Ernest Doll
Frank Doll
Airville
van Houvaert
William Beattie
Oxford
Giacomo Puccini
Marie Antoinette
Iika Schumann
Buenos Ayres
Charles F. Grotefend
Washington National Bank
St. Louis
Sweden
Short
Cop Mountain
Hanley
England
St. Paul
Commerce Commission
Pullman Company
Abe Hummel
Gould
Liang-Hsun
Chen Tung Liang Cheng
Peking
Mayor Schmitz
Abe Ruef
Street Railway
St. Louis High School
Eddy
Berlin
Laurie Reynald
St. Germain
France
McLaughlin
Pettus
Birrell
Orrin W. Potter
Sioux City
Iowa
Dakotas
Yakima Reservation
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Nazel Smith
Mahaska County
Business Women’s
Davenport
Egbert Garlock
Bluegrass
Moline
Parker Dexter
Clinton
Clinton District Court
Dexter
Joliet
Hans Peter Hanson
Waterloo
Dunshee & Dorn
J. H. Campbell
Prohibition Party State Central Committee
Temperances
The
Commonwealth
Matthew Dickson
Ridgedale
Grundy
George Wells
George Murry
Wheelock
Germania
C. W. Mullen
John Gavin
Indianapolis
Ind
Frank English
Professor Shurig
Dresden
Royal Academy
Shurig
Adolph Vogel
West Liberty
Iowa City
Harriman
Shrader
Currier
Calvin
McBride
N. R. Leonard
J. L. Pickard
Gustave H. Franke, Jr
Manning
Military Academy
West Point
Franke
Manning High School
H. V. Battey
Odebolt
Harring
Burris
Odebolt Famies
John Burroughs
William J. Long
Russia
London
W. F. Walker
New Britain
Ambato
Latacunga
Ecuwedor
Philip Schwartz
Satters
Smock
State Bank of
Manitou
Okla
Hamburg
Hamburg-American Line
Pringress
Victoria Lake
Kingston
Jamaica
Brunswig
King Carlos
A. Patterson
Portugal
Standard Oil Company
Ilinois Steel Mills
Clark
Mohonk International Arbitration Conference
Illinois State Medical Society
Rockford
W. Baum
Gaynor
Kansas City
Rockefeller
Consolidated Gas Company
St Louis
Hargis
Cockrill
Lexington
Douma
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eddy T
Concord
N. H
Presbyterian General Assembly
William E. Corey
Railroad Gazette
United States Steel Corporation
James Harlan
Spencer Kiddy
Holdy
Spreckles
Rome
Italy
B. B. Tyler
Minnesota
Red Cross
West Glendale
Cal
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