Roosevelt praised in South America as man of action
In Buenos Aires and across South America, Theodore Roosevelt wins favorable views. Locals describe him as a man of action and an embodiment of North Americanism, with excellent stamina and keen observations of local life. His impressions span Brazil Argentina Chile and provincial towns, shaping a positive U S image abroad.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Nean
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Paname
Bryan
Heengs
Heemevelt
Colona Roosevelt
Chile
Goats threaten Trenton factory over import ban
Mrs Harriet Fisher Andrew threatens to move Fisher Anvil Works to Italy if customs refuse two Persian goats. Customs barred landing due to a law banning cloven-footed animals from Italy amid mouth and foot disease. Andrew sought a presidential order. appeal to former Mayor Wittpenn and bonding failed. Andrew warned of relocation and noted her world travels. Chicago note mocks Huerta as a Chinaman. In Ywchewan, a burglar's match caused a fire at Mrs Kury Macksy's home.
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Fisher Anvil Works
Harriet Fisher Andrew
Camden
New York Shipbuilding Company
Congress
Italy
Andrew
Washington
Wittpenn
Jersey City
Young engineer burned to death on Bronx electric pole
George Wallin a 23 year old civil engineer employed by Pittsburgh Contracting Company died after his body became a conduit between two disordered wires on a Jerome Avenue electric pole. He helped raise arches for the new Eighth Regiment Armory and was last seen climbing the pole before the fatal current surged through him. A crowd watched as his clothes caught fire and workers rushed to aid him.
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George Wallin
Pittsburgh Contracting Company
Adlison
Jerome Avenue
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Bronx
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Eighth Regiment
Halen
River boy revived after drowning dream of concerts and circuses
Gerald Lockhart twelve was pulled from the Big Sandy river bottom near Pikoville Kentucky after an hour submerged. He revived after resuscitation and told doctors he had been in a grand musical concert with circuses and endless entertainment. He swam but cramps forced him under. Burglars stole eggs from Joseph Cieello home in Turtle Creek, leaving jewelry and a small bank untouched. In London the Cunarder Aquitania arch temple, nearly complete, would fit the steamship Comet to pass through.
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Avium
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Mint Circuses
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Joseph Cieello
Turtle Creek
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Leone and Omelet in a Rooftop Escape
Leone Colson, hungry and desperate after a forgotten dinner, slips from her studio roof to a neighboring building. There she encounters Loomis, an aspiring illustrator, who shares coffee and pity before guiding her downstairs. She later befriends him. a family reunion reveals Loomis’s influence and a plan to marry for Paris study.
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Casala
Jim
Leonie
Tam Miss Colson
Jim Colson
Loomie
Carl Loomisse
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Colson
James Colson, Jr
Leone Wnlong
Loomia
Carl Loomla
Loomists
Mr. Colson
Paseo
Carl. Loomis
Carl
Loomis
Carl Loomis
Paris
the McClure Newapaper Syndicate
That Other Life and Neighborly Talks
A compact vignette reflects on life’s perseverance and calling, citing Dean Worth’s urging to seek opportunities to realize high ambitions. It contrasts daily work with future fulfillment while quoting exchanges about Miss Upton and Mrs Nextdoor’s remarks, illustrating neighborhood dialogue and ordinary ambitions.
China Awakens religious pull shapes future path
The essay argues China’s future hinges on a living leader or revived Confucian faith to unite provinces and guide a new republic. It notes growing public devotion to Confucius, influenced by modernized practice, hymns, and education, implying religion may drive political change alongside leadership.
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United States
Imader
Republic
Canton
Canton Christian College
Ten Commandments Found At Columbia College
The Dorms at Hartley Livingstone and Furnald halls publish a list titled Ten Commandments for college life. Notably missing is any rule about attending lessons while emphasizing daily reading, theater, lectures, and writing to mother. Also included are notes on pianist Jean Gerardy touring England and other light items such as a mud stain remedy and a Canada versus Britain factoid.
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Law Notes
Washington
Tate
Columbia University
Hartley, Livingstone and
Furnild Halls
Mother
The Devil to Pay and a Punch of Jokes
A collage of old quips and slang notes about shipyard tasks like oakum sealing and paying the seams. The piece shifts to playful dialogues including a girl who reads time by pulse with a wristwatch, a pun on a bird and a man’s drinking, and a remark on men failing obligations by going the other way.
Still Use Horse and Wagon Transportation Methods of Old Days
A historical overview notes that highway transport barely evolved from Roman methods until recent times. It states horses and wagons remain dominant, with wheels and rollers described, while the motor emerges as a new power but barely shifts long standing customs. The piece reflects on eugenics remark in Milwaukee and contrasts sympathy for the underdog versus the small potato, concluding with a critique of sensationalism.
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Engineering Magazine
Needed Supply of Oatmeal and Oddities
A garbled column mixes a cartoonish scene of Pat hauling oats by a stream with a broken bag spilling into water. It weaves in brief notes on poultry breeding in Waltham Mass using electric stimulation, debates on women’s rights, street car etiquette, a Boston Globe style quip, and stray proverbs and ad lines, all with misspellings and fragments.
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Milo
Mike
Waltham, Mass
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