Freedom of the City Honors and Odd Historical Oddities
Roosevelt is honored with the freedom of London reflecting a longstanding custom of granting honorary citizenship to distinguished visitors. The piece also notes royal interest in Hilda Chaplin’s school reports, Thackeray’s Armagh flight musings, and a Bradenville wedding interrupted by striking miners who forced the groom to join the union before marrying.
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America
Theodore Roosevelt
London
Roosevelt
Hilda Chaplin
England
King George
Queen Mary
Sandringham
Hilda
Arthur Bigge
Thackeray
Armagh
London Bridge
Union
Bradenville
Charles Holigan
Holigan
Train near-miss yields life-saving sacrifice by changer
Michigan Central drakeman C H Vandecar pulled his leg from the rail socket to spare himself as an approaching train bore down at Denmark Junction. He freed the limb with a wrench just before impact, suffering a broken ankle. Nearby, a Canadian Pacific traveler joked about describing Canada in six words.
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C. H. Vandecar
Michigan Central
Vandecar
Denmark Junction
Lake Superior
Chapleau White River
Canada
The Requirements of God in Lukewarm Faith
Reverend Francis B. Upham urges fiery commitment over laziness in a sermon on Laodicea and God’s demand for fully given life. He warns against misreading God as harsh while noting divine generosity and the danger of spiritual cowardice in modern Christians.
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Holy Spirits
Laodicea
Designing a Medium Sized Home by William A. Radford
William A. Radford offers free advice on building and house design. He notes the challenge of fitting a medium sized residence for a large family within cost constraints, praises modern planning perfection, and presents an illustrated design as an example.
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William A. Redfort
William A. Radford
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Cement plaster houses as durable modern siding in early design
The article discusses cement plaster as water proofing and color, its lower painting needs versus clapboards, and fire resistance with metal lath. A 6 by 36 foot design costs 3000 with a large downstairs living area and five small bedrooms upstairs, highlighting stucco siding popularity and need for periodic paint.
Light from Jordan would power Jerusalem electric plant
Pall Mall Gazette argues a Constantinople plan to use the Jordan for a Palestine electric lighting network would defile a sacred river. The author notes Jerusalem already has lights and doubts the proposal, fearing pollution of the muddy Jordan even as it would bring light from darkness if adopted.
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Niagara
Toronto
Great Falls
Jordan
Constantinople
Israel
Volga
Nile
Jerusalem
Palestine
Turkey
Awifter Varada
Damascus
Lawyer Seeks Concrete Detail as Witness Cites Cottage
A lawyer presses for solid facts while the witness, initially doubtful, reveals that a new suburban cottage is the concrete element in the case. The exchange highlights the absence of firm details beyond the home.
Canadian crime statistics for 1906 show rise inOntario liquor offences
The census bureau at Ottawa releases 1906 crime data by indictable offences and summary convictions. Ontario’s crime rate climbs to 15.89 per 10000, with shifts toward moderate drinking among convicts and a higher share of drunkenness convictions in 1906. Female drunkenness offenders rise to 8.87 percent of ten-year totals.
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Census Bureau
Ottawa
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
Prince Edward Island
Dominion
Prince Edwardsland
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Territories
Reece
Canada
Edinburgh Clears Drunkenness Decline in 1909
Edinburgh officials report 1909 arrests for all offenses total 13 411, down from 15 279 in 1908. Drunkenness related arrests drop from 7 331 to 5 521, a decline of 1 810, suggesting improving sobriety amid wider urban trends and whisky tax effects.
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Edinburgh
Edison Quip Highlights Frugal Brain Power
The quote recalls Thomas A. Edison's sharp vanity as he dismisses drinking with the remark I have a better use for my brains. The exchange underscores his reputation for frugality and focus.
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Edison
Amusing Answers From Washington Third Graders
A Washington principal recalls final exam curiosities from third and six grade students. Children mixed up races with car and sport events. They offered odd organ names and odd remedies for poison and ears. A sketch on Longfellow yielded a miswritten biography with playful errors.
Rural Free Delivery Expands With 41 000 Carriers Nationwide
Rural free delivery moves nearly 3 000 000 letters and parcels yearly across all states and territories. A 41 000 strong carrier force staff routes daily while post office operations cost 36 million dollars in salaries and expenses yearly. Washington requires 110 staff to manage route changes and data. Over a million letters are handled annually by the department, including many misaddressed items. The service uses mechanical copying to record postage expenditures and track mail. The esprit de corps is shown by a year end report noting 165 dismissals for cause among 41 000 employees, mostly for incompetence or disobeying orders, with none for theft.
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United States
Maine
Alaska
Washington
Department of Rural Free Delivery
Post Office
Esprit de Corps
Washington celebrates Declaration day amid noisy Fourth clash
A Washington Fourth of July celebration with a Declaration reading collided with a Boston Red Sox game at ten o clock. A crowd of about 1,000 watched the ceremony while megaphone readers and ballpark noise disrupted the reading, prompting spectators to flood Newspaper Row as Boston won the game.
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Ashington
Natonal
Union
Monument Grounds
Washington
Hoston Red Sox
Nationals
Washington Post
Washington Times
Leli
Burton Denies Mountain Climb During Swiss Visit
Senator Burton avoided climbing Alpine peaks during a Swiss visit while a mountain party prepared a summit attempt. A hotel guide vouched for the climber’s skill, noting past mishaps and injuries as the group ready to ascend a lesser summit.
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Hmidleas
Zee
Burton
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Oshen Daily Democrat
JOS
Yonkera States
Francis B. Upham
Christian Herald
God
Jesus Christ
Christ
Raptown
Aitor
Beo
Beo Rm
Beo Rm. Ikoxee
Okgo
Isoxato
Haale
Crime and Drink
Statistica
Scotland
Longfellow
H. W. Longfellow
Bowdoin
Europe
Billy
Elberfeld
Murton
Switzerland
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