Cardinal Gotti Named Prefect of Propaganda Aide to Likely Pope
The Vatican announced Cardinal Gotti, born in Genoa to a dock worker, has been made prefect of the Propaganda to oversee Catholic affairs in the United States and other nations. He is seen as the pope's probable successor, with Cardinal Vannontelli to replace Ledochowski as head of bishops and discipline. The move signals the pontiff's personal preference for Gotti, a Carmelite reformer long considered the leading papal successor candidate.
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Glara Barton's Life Work Honored Across Nations
Red Cross leader Glara Barton receives international recognition for humanitarian service while her homeland remains less celebratory. Her life’s work spans continents as nations salute aid efforts amid postwar recovery and ongoing peacekeeping challenges.
Clara Barton Receives World Honors for Red Cross Work
ARA DY of Clara Barton travels from Russia where the seventh Red Cross triennial met under Empress Maria Feodorovna. The piece questions American appreciation of Barton after 72 productive years and notes she wears Germany’s iron cross for extraordinary services.
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Sea water quality note on vegetation in open ocean
A scientific note explains that genuine ocean water, outside the shallow shore fringe, is largely devoid of vegetable matter and generally lacks weed growth. It emphasizes the clarity of open sea water and the sparse presence of aquatic vegetation beyond shallow coastal areas.
The Ocean Food Web and Hidden Swarms in Atlantic Waters
Observations on how floating weeds and Sargasso Sea habitats fuel shoals of fish and invertebrates. Despite clear brine, such areas attract millions of small prey, influencing whale feeding and the behavior of shoaling species like pilchards and herrings.
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Green slateboards aid eye comfort in schools
A. F. Parshall invented green artificial slate chalkboards seen as easier on the eyes than traditional blackboards. Adopted first by Little Rock public schools with many cities reporting use and high praise from proponents. Observers say green is nature’s restful color and may reduce eye strain in students.
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Little Rock
Ark
Chief Justice of England Lord Alverstone Appointed
Irish Nationalists oppose his appointment to a royal South Africa commission. Lord Alverstone, succeeding Lord Russell as lord chief justice in 1969, was previously Sir Richard Everard Webster, baronet and queen's counsel. He is regarded as a leading judicial scholar in England.
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England
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Lord Alverstone
Richard Everard Webster
Queen’s Counsel
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Statue unveiling clash in Barmen sparks royal boycott
An ancient town statue in Barmen Germany unfolds amid dispute over who pays 94000 marks for the Kaiser statue and the royal family’s boycott after Berlin notes blocked royal attendance. The episode recalls a failed plan to mirror Emperor Frederick with an allegorical group, while the Kaiser vetoed the group and ordered a statue sent to Barmen. The scene is colored by local criticism and publicity, with a broader note on public sentiment and misperceived gifts.
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Barmen
Germany
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Poet Fights for Religion in France Schools Question
Francois Coppee leads a national following opposing the French government’s plan to close religious instruction in schools. The government holds a large chamber majority, signaling a hard stance amid the religious schools dispute.
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Gova Trmenton
Francois Coppee
France
Eminent Jewish Rabbi Dr. Jacob Josephs Dies at 62
The eminent Jewish minister Dr. Jacob Josephs, chief rabbi of the Russian Orthodox Jews in the United States, has died at 62. He was a leading American authority in Jewish law and philosophy and authored several standard works. He was widely known among religious scholars.
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Jacob Josephs
United States
Jacobs
The Czar and the Trusts Confab Call
M de Witte, Russia's finance minister and famed railroad chief, proposed an international conference to regulate trusts. The note credits him with urging the czar to curb combinations that depress prices. Prof Trowbridge argues lightning behavior over oceans. several others dispute him on rain and electrical discharge.
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M. de Witte
Russia
Europe
Engineers Move 1836-Ton Steel Bridge Over Raritan River
Pennsylvania railroad engineers performed a historic feat by shifting a 1836 ton steel bridge spanning the Raritan River. The move took 176 seconds, allowing replacement with a stone structure, with heavy railway traffic briefly delayed for a second.
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Raritan River
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