Experts in Public Service Discusses City Government Plan
Professor A Lawrence Lowell of Harvard argues for a mixed system where city administration relies on expert staff with oversight by non professional public representatives. He describes clear role distinctions and the need for professional career focus, salary protections, and periodic accountability.
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A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
National Municipal League
Lowell
Boards of Commissioners
Miraculous Survival Aboard Aral In Atlantic Storm
Second Officer Swenson was washed overboard by a giant wave in a mid Atlantic hurricane. He was hurled back onto the deck on another crest and saved by crew after the Aral faced savage seas 21 December. Captain Thomas led the rescue aboard the British tank steamship Aral sailing from Shields on December 16.
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mid-Atlantic
Shields
Swenson
Thomas
Swensen
TDR
Philadelphia Ledger
Love Letters Melt Snow Melted Snowbank Rescue Tale
Charles Scanlan, a popular mail carrier, was trapped in a deep snowdrift for 19 hours while carrying a pouch of letters. Lost and buried, he found the letters thawed a path to the surface and used them to escape, remarking they contained burning love letters to girls in the town.
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Charles Scanlan
Mr. Scanlan
Scanlan
No Sting in Death Says Dr Necker Painless End Declared
The article cites Dr. Necker of Parisian hospitals arguing death is painless and inconscient. He notes loss of sensibility precedes terminal brain activity, with minimal memory of the moment of passing. Cases include a drowning man, a child with limbs amputated, and a Cuban liver wound, all described as lacking pain.
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la Lacture
Necker
Sam
Stamp Out Clay Eating Across India
An article describes earth eating among Indians, detailing types of clay and dirt consumed in regions like Meth in Bikanir and northern districts. It notes health risks including anemia, weakness, and dropsy, and mentions a planter using public shaming to curb the habit.
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India
Meth
Bikanir
Assam
Highest elevator reaches 500 feet atop Swiss mountain near Lucerne
The tallest elevator climbs to about 500 feet to the summit of a rugged Alpine peak near Lucerne. It lifts visitors toward stunning views as construction progresses on the mountain observatory project.
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Lucerne
Studies of Modern Man From World-Wide Research
Recent studies of modern man reveal patterns in height weight and growth. First-borns outpace later-borns while summer births tend to be taller. Boys grow more steadily but girls gain height during school years faster. Chest size head circumference rise together and larger heads link to mental ability. Urban life lowers stature with age though urban children are more vivacious. Truant boys show lighter weight height and chest measures.
Mind Over Matter at Sandringham Clocks Half Hour Fast
A London Mall report notes at Sandringham clocks in houses stables and even the church are kept half an hour fast. A scientist argues personality affects objects and people alike predicting punctual men keep time while untidy ones cause clocks to err.
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Sandringham
Wolferton
London Mall
Lord Pembroke
Wilton House
Sanaringham
Hunstanton
Sane Living Guide for Household Conduct
The piece urges practical cleanliness and frugality in daily life. It counsels a disciplined routine with rising early and retiring early, avoiding quarrels, and maintaining faith and hard work to reach an extended, peaceful life.
Ingenious fake robbery ruse ends with confession
The New York firm’s Wisconsin agent reports a $5,000 robbery but a traveling corporate agent exposes the ruse as a frame up. Police, bartender, and an envoy from New York stage a staged confrontation to extract a confession from the local agent who brought the cash.
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New York Corporatin
Wisconsin
Tip
New York
Buckram
Rat Thief and Clever Cooperation in Wood Shed
In a wood shed Mr. X watched a large brown rat steal and drag a dog biscuit toward a fowlhouse partition. After a failed exit the rat returned with a partner. The pair manipulated the biscuit through the narrow slats, using both sides to pull it free.
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Mr. X
Local Industry Boost Eases Street Life
Residents note fewer incidents since a soap factory opened on their street, marking a strong change in daily safety and noise levels. Local source Meggendorfes Slaetter highlights improved conditions with nearby factories.
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Autoista
Meggendorfes Slaetter
Dead Water Phenomenon Explained by Boundary Waves
Swedish researchers demonstrate dead water where a fresh water layer sits on salt water. A model boat shows abrupt speed loss at the boundary due to invisible waves formed between the two liquid layers, with undercurrents possibly affecting outcomes.
Danger Sign In Vain As Crowd Ignores Hoisted Safe
Four safe movers hoist a two ton safe into a Broadway window while pedestrians ignore danger signs and walk beneath the suspended load. The crew warns ropes and pulleys fail without caution and urges a rope barrier to keep people out of the danger zone.
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Broadway
New York Sun
Anybod
Wedding Ring Mourning in New York Shop Tale
A jeweler recalls a Russian widow who left her wedding ring and crape for a mourning repair after her husband died in a flat above the shop. She plans to keep the ring in mourning for six months, saying it is customary in her homeland to cover rings in black, though the jeweler doubts its popularity here.
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Russia
New York Sun
Dawn on a Pill in the Great City’s Afterlife
In a adjacent heaven-like realm two strangers die same hour same day. He and she meet in Spirit land, rejecting conventional life, sharing a moment of love and assent to a new dawn beyond the stars as they embrace their fate.
Absent Minded Man Records New Slips
A New York Sun item recalls an absent minded man boasting of a fresh blunder. He buys subway tickets to return downtown after dinner but ends up at Times Square with the wrong ticket. He also pays a bar bill with a doily and a dollar, chasing change. He notes weekly tram fare mix ups.
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Times Square
Broadway
New York Sun
Women Lead Road Repair Effort in Saltlick Township
Saltlick township women organize a voluntary stonepicking drive for the Da vidstown to Buchanan road ends. A second wagon‑driven crew works simultaneously at the opposite end. They seek no pay, noting road work must be supervisor approved, and urge tax funds suffice for repairs.
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Saltlick Township
Davidstown
Buchanan School-House
Connellsville
Pittsburg
Egyptologist Edward Falls Converts to Islam
Dr Edward Falls a noted Egyptologist and excavator in the Nile Delta embraced Islam after confessing the faith and joining at the Mosque of Mahiout. He will now be known as Liussa Mohammed and continues his excavations under his new name.
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Edward Falls
Nile Delta
Mahiout
Liussa Mohammed
Prescott's Betting Habit Fueled His History Writing
Biographer Re Lo Ogden notes Prescott bet against himself to force work. He would celebrate losses with a dollar and sometimes pay $20 or $30, showing self discipline as a driver. A memorandum records a $1 to $50 wager between E. B. Otis and William H. Prescott over 109 pages of History of Peru in 100 days.
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Re Lo Ogden
William 4
Prescott
E. B. Otis
William H. Prescott
Peru
Young Admirals Lead Japanese Navy During War Effort
The New York Evening Post notes Japan emphasizes youthful leadership in its navy. Many senior officers, including Yamamoto at 43 and Togo at 48, are in their forties. The article lists several rear and vice admirals with ages ranging from 40 to 53, reflecting a policy of vigorous, young command.
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Japan
Yamamoto
Marine
Togo
Yalu
Iti
the Yalu
Urin
Annapolis
Chemupo
Dewa
Kaminara
Salto
Mesa
Mashita
New York Evening Post
Trackless Railway Laid in Mannheim Prussia
United States Consul Langer reports a trackless railway being built by Mannheim, the first in Prussia. The line runs 2½ miles from Mannheim to Langelfeld with freight branches, uses flexible current cables to power motor cars, and allows passing by disconnecting with one train stationary. Farmers’ wagons may attach with shortened tongues. five or six round trips daily at 5 to 10 mph are planned.
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United States
Langer
Solingen
Germany
Department of Commerce and Labor
Mannheim
Prussia
Langenfeld
Knife Drop At Ned Kelly Trial Averts Self Harm
In Melbourne on the final day of Ned Kelly's trial a knife fell from a gallery to the dock. Kelly faced likely execution but the weapon was caught by a bailiff and the owner detained. The court accepted the accidental explanation.
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Melbourne
Ned Kelly
Australia
Great Architect Richardson Turns Away Fair-Punded Client
The story recalls how the famed architect Rich ardson faced a client with only 1500 dollars for a house. When the client revealed a budget of 2090 dollars, Richardson dismissed the project, losing interest in the artistic challenge.
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Richardson
America
Francis Brouns Convicted for Theft in Banff Burg
On September 9, 1637 Francis Brouns son of John Broune a wester in Banff was convicted by the borrow or justice court of the burg of breaking into the balthe of Patrick Shaud and stealing from it. The court ordered him hanged on the gallows of the burgh to death.
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Francis Brouns
John John Broune
Banff
Borrow
Justice Court
Burg
Patrick Shaud
Francis
William Wat
Galve Domme
Description of the Russian flag and naval ensign details
The text explains the tri colored Russian flag with white blue and red horizontal bands and notes no symbolic meaning. It also mentions the naval flag being white with a blue diagonal cross around the emblem, distinguishing it from other national ensigns.
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Ag Its
Netherlands
Montenegro
Paraguay
Four Islesboro Men Weigh In At Town Store
Four men from Islesboro Maine stepped onto a store scale and recorded a combined weight of 1155 pounds. The incident drew attention from shoppers and store staff who logged the playful event.
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Islesboro
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