Various global notes on industry science and travel
Brevities cover tea pills from Caucasus travelers, California production rivals with sugar slaughtering lumber and fruits, smallpox absence in London hospitals, British tobacco competition, hair pigment microbes linked to baldness, rising egg consumption in Britain, Villard's gyro flying machine, San Francisco Chinatown languages, Spanish sugar output, Tennessee electric furnaces, Hawaii silver coin retirements, Weisshorn ascent by a young Englishman, Denmark Teeland reforms, Paris forest decline, Views and Thyre commissions, petroleum and coal totals for U S population, proposed memorial chapel in Scotland, Episcopal bishop appeals for subscriptions.
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California
London Smallpox Hospitals
M. Metchneikoff
Great Britain
M. Henri Villard
Paris
Chinatown
San Francisco
Sugar Syndicate
Spain
Tennessee
Steel Trust
Hawaii
Ryan
Switzerland
Aolid
Teelind
Chelation
Denmark
Withing
Teeland
Teehindic
Reikjavik
Copenhagen
Rue St. Gervais
Anil
Thire
United States
Scotland
Seabury
Connecticut
Edinburgh
Totter
New York
Brewster
Art for Convicts Suggested as Prison Reform Plan
Alwyn M. Thurber argues in the Chicago Record-Herald that prison labor should aim to develop artistic, idealistic works rather than maximize output. He cites Joliet Prison conditions, proposes crafts that reflect higher ideals, and suggests selling or displaying these pieces to fund further humane education for inmates.
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Anticonvict Labor League
Ilinois
Joliet
Russia
Alwyn M. Thurber
Chicago Record-Herald
Trades Union Movement Charms and Contends with Strikes
Frank K Foster as a leading labor voice discusses the trades union role at the Twentieth Century club. He says unions emerged from wage earners needs, value strikes as a last resort, and stress fraternity, education, and ethical labor relations rather than coercion. He cites low strike activity and urges humane treatment of workers who temporarily quit.
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Frank K. Foster
Twentieth Century Club
Trades Union Movement
Trades Union
John Stuart Mills
Cigar Makers’ International Union
Commonwealth
Trades Unions
Mr. Foster
How to Make a Union Fail from Fault Finders Notes
A Leather Workers Journal excerpt warns union members to mistrust leaders after electing officers. It urges highlighting minor faults, spreading criticism, predicting failure, and favoring enemies over friends to undermine unity. The piece notes NSW origins and contrasts with a counterpart article on making unions succeed.
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New South Wales
Australia
Leather Workers’ Journal
Young Uniontata forms in Chicago with 100 members
The union of junior machinists recently formed in Chicago is proving a success with more than 100 boys already joining. Similar unions have been organized in New York, Pittsburg, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, San Francisco, Cleveland and Philadelphia. Boys who have worked six months at the trade are eligible, and older workers say active youth involvement builds strong future unionists.
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Young Uniontata
Chicago
New York
Pittsburg
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
San Francisco
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Ellpille
Ood
Opposition to padrone system sparks immigrant protection race
The fight against the padrone system has grown into a competitive effort within the Society for the Protection of Italian Immigrants. The contest aims to curb the padrone’s harmful practices and protect workers from exploitation.
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Society For the Protection of Ttalian Laimigrants
Edward Everett Hale remembered on eightieth birthday in Boston and Cambridge
A Boston Cambridge celebration honors Edward Everett Hale on his eightieth birthday with educational and literary tributes. Hale, friend of Holmes and contemporary of Emerson Longfellow and Lowell, rose to prominence as pastor of Old South Church and authored many books and articles while active in philanthropy.
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Edward Everett Hale
Boston
Cambridge
Hale
Holmes
Mson
Longfellow
Lowell
Old South Church
Aonte Russell's Home and Antique Treasures
Rue Russell faces criticism over Aonte Russell's home which showcases colonial furniture Japanese paintings over a thousand years old and Louis XV inlaid mahogany. The actress prides her collection of genuine antiques and a self portrait by Alexander gifted by the artist, while labeling the space as her brown study.
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Aonte Russell
Rue Russell
Miss Russell
New York
Russell
Alexander
Lectures by Dr Jacques Loeb Stir Interest in Living Powers
Dr Jacques Loeb at Columbia University New York has sparked wide interest with his lectures on The Dynamics of Living Powers. He asserts that the source of physical energy is chemical and has detailed arguments that provoke both doctors and the general public.
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Jacques Loeb
The
Jumbia University
New York
Getting Mid of English Blood in Royal Sparring Tale
An anecdote about Prince Henry of Prussia during his university days describes a boxing clash with his elder brother William II. Henry, nimble and skilled, lands a strong right hander that draws blood, prompting onlookers to worry. Henry quips it is English blood aiding in ridding his brother of it.
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Prince Henry
Prussia
Kaiser
Willian
Henry
William
Philadelphia Uress
Admiral Cromwell Returns Home From Mediterranean Command
Rear Admiral TB J Cromwell retires while in command of the Mediterranean squadron and has returned home aboard the steamer Latin with Captain Craig relieving him of duty.
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Well
TB. J. Cromwell
Craig
Hit
Enterprising Terk: Wooden Shoe Pegs From Pine Manger
Eastern Turkey relies on wooden shoe pegs largely crafted in a primitive pine manger by a craftsman named Land. The rustic operation highlights traditional methods and local material use in the region.
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Turkey
Calve's Tomb Plan Shows Ophelia and Carmen Statues
Mme Calve once designed her tomb with Denys Puech, featuring two statues of the singer as Ophelia and as Carmen. Ophelia drifts to a void while phantom voices call, capturing the ethereal and tragic sides of her art. She favors Pere-la-Chaise or grounds near her French chateau, hoping for quiet and no noise even for a Wagner overture.
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Calve
Mme
Denys Puech
Ophelia
Carmen
Mme. Calve
Pere-la-Chasse
France
Covent Garden Flower Market at Easter Time
A compact portrait of Covent Garden in London as the world’s greatest flower market. From modest beginnings about 75 years ago it grew into a vast glass roofed complex with hundreds of stalls, each run by a vendor, while the entrance hall presents a towering mass of blooms.
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Covent Garden
London
Wowan
A Gigantic Tunnel Connecting Ireland and Scotland
Britain considers a huge cross channel tunnel linking Stranraer Scotland to Belfast Ireland with an estimated 50 million dollar cost. The plan envisions 51 miles total with 3444 miles under ground and 25 miles underwater, deepest point 480 feet, using electric motors to run trains at 60 to 70 mph.
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Ireland
Scotland
Stranraer
Belfast
Patti's Parrots In Encore of Contrast At Mme Patti Residence
Two parrots owned by Mme Patti amuse onlookers with stark contrasts one talks and sings in a thin voice imitating its mistress while the other remains silent. The talkative parrot cost 105 dollars while the silent bird was valued at 1000 dollars as the finest talking parrot alive.
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Patti
Mme
Justice Ryan rules smooth nickels not valid fare
A St Louis circuit judge rules against the streetcar conductors' practice of rejecting smooth nickels. John Ruth sues St. Louis Transit, awarded $2,000 after being ejecting for tendering a smooth nickel. The judge states a nickel must be accepted if genuine, and ejecting a rider on that basis is at the carrier's peril.
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Justice Ryan
Circuit Court
St. Louis
John Ruth
Ryan
Nashville American
Baths for Bakers in German Bakery Regime
A noted German baking company enforces strict hygienic rules for workers. Each man undergoes a company paid medical exam, bath, and provided work suit. Bread is fully automated from flour to oven with glazed paper wrapping and no handling by retailers or drivers.
Speed of the Whale in Harpoon Towing Era
The article notes the whale’s typical speed of four to five miles per hour, can reach sixteen miles per hour when fleeing whalers, and describes a whaleboat being towed at about a mile per minute just after harpooning. It explains harpoon line behavior and the initial burst before settling to sixteen mph.
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Society of Whalers
Cons Fort
Vienna bids farewell to horse trams on Ringstrasse
A noisy farewell: two final Vienna horse cars ran in opposite directions hung with blue lamps and greenery. Oldest drivers rode the seats as spectators packed the cars while crowds cheered and sang, the police turning a blind eye to overcrowding. New York still leads in horse car miles.
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Vienna
Ringstrasse
New York
Packing Batter For Long Sea Voyages From Australia
A method keeps butter fresh on long journeys to Europe. Six sheets of window glass form a box sealed with gum paper then enclosed in plaster half an inch thick and covered with special paper. Plaster insulates so internal temperature stays constant. Boxes hold 200 pounds of butter and packing costs a penny per pound.
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Australia
Europe
German Trade Dilemma and Food Shortages Threaten Population
Germany must either import most of its foodstuffs or risk losing its people to emigration and losing export trade due to high food prices. Industrial classes recognize this while the agrarian attempt to halt American imports faces stronger domestic opposition than any protest from Washington.
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Germany
Washington
Milwaukee Sentinel
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Freeland Tribune
Tribune Printing Company, Limited
Orrick
Sanldniskete Telephone
Freeland
Tribune
the Tribune Printing Company, Limited
Er Bland, PA
Harvard Observatory
Varlajes
Harvard
Jiloh
Co. WeLts & Co
le Roy
N. Y
Karl
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