Gym Fund Grows as Grose Reports Pledges Rise
President Grose returns from New York to lead chapel and report gymnasium fundraiser progress. Pledges total about 12 000 dollars with a Chicago alumnus contributing 1 000 and another alumnus promising 10 000 on conditions. New York Alumni Association adds 1 000. Grants from the General Educational Board unavailable. Carnegie Foundation reviewing. Grose also delivered high school addresses during absence.
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Greencastle
Vault robbery ends with Nickels for effort
Robbers blew the vault of the State bank in Madisonville Louisiana but failed to enter. They escaped after lifting a cash drawer with three nickels, missing larger rewards and valuables.
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Benny
Madisonville
4 State Bank
Perpetual Motion Claim From Chicago Inventor
Chicago inventor W. L. Saunders claims a version of perpetual motion with a glass wheel composed of 112 hollow glass balls. The accompanying illustration shows the device and explains its operating principle.
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Chicago
W. L. Saunders
Perpetual Motion Machine with Sixes and Nines
An inventor exhibits a perpetual motion wheel with figures six and nine painted on sectors. Sixes rise on the right, nines descend on the left, balancing to start and sustain rotation. The device, claimed as patentable by the government, runs for weeks in demonstrations and serves as a window attraction without asserting usable power.
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Chicago
Plumber Turns Joke In Court Science Exchange
In the circuit court before Judge Adams Chandler W Riker questioned a witness who admitted little knowledge of a scientific subject. Asked if he was a scientific man the witness replied No sir a plumber. Riker quipped perhaps plumbing is a science of abstraction after all.
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Dynasty of Russia: Romanoff Line Roots and Origins
The present dynasty of Russia is the house of Romanoff founded by Czar Michael Fedorovite Romanoff who ascended the throne in 1613. The Romanoffs descend from Andrew Kobyla who came from Prussla to Moscow in 1314.
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House of Romanoff
Michael Fedorovite
Romanoff
Romanoffs
Andrew Kobyla
Prussla
Moscow
Child Grants Insight As Bridget Steals Macarons
Four year old Grant watches a cook draw a chicken and then reports to his mother that Bridget took all the macarons from inside the bird. The remark hints at a kitchen theft tied to Bridget.
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Grant
Bridget
Barriers to a Woman President in Early Speech
A Kansas City Times quote comments on gender barriers to the presidency arguing the constitution’s age requirement of 45 excludes women. The remark reflects contemporary views and public discourse on women in leadership.
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Kansas City Times
Satire on Tammany and the Statue of Liberty
A fragmented Town News item notes a New York view where a Tammany man laughs when looking at the Statue of Liberty. The quote reflects partisan sentiment without naming individuals or events.
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New York
Tammany
Charleston News
Ourier
Notable Boy Meets Nell On Huron River Romance
A college farewell canoe trip on the Huron River ends with Bobby Clark declaring love to Nell Eames. They confront an impending separation as the dam looms ahead. she agrees to stop drifting and accept his proposal, sealing their future together in a tender kiss.
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Old Town
Huron
Walter
Bobby
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Birth of Crystals and the Bioscope’s Insight
Washington scientists used instantaneous microphotographs to study crystal formation. Early observations show crystals form instantly with crystalline shapes from the beginning, and the initial second sees far faster growth than later periods, explaining why definition appears lacking to the eye but not on film.
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Washington
Transparent larval eels hint at symmetry through diaphanous form
Two larval eels from the National Museum exhibit transparency that obscures usual bilateral color symmetry. From one side they show seven large black spots, three on the left and four on the right, irregularly spaced yet aligning in a symmetrical row when viewed through the body.
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National Museum
Man Wanted as Laborer for Estate Ducks Chickens and Ferrets
An advertisement from Wiltshire seeks a laborer for a private estate to tend ducks chickens and ferrets. Hours are 8 to 5 with two hours for dinner, wages one pound weekly with occasional gifts of eggs cigars rabbits milk whiskey firewood. No Sundays bank holidays Saturday afternoons or wet days, but wages paid in full. The main requirement is not to worry about others employed on the property and to make himself happy.
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Wiltshire
England
Wage of Workers in China
The article notes dire wages for Chinese workers, mentioning 20 000 workers in Shanghai mills including child labor. It cites women earning 3 to 5 cents daily, with the highest paid at 26 cents for a 13 hour day. Shanghai mills report 6 to 14 cents daily with long hours.
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Shanghai Cotton Mills
Tragic Mission Falls Short Over Bible Translation Funds
Dr. Hoskins of Beirut recalls four mission members who spent four years translating a Bible into Arabic but their work failed to reach publication after the American Bible Society did not provide the required $10,000.
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Beirut
Syria
American Bible Society
Horseflesh Demand in Paris Tied to Tuberculosis Beliefs
Paris consumed about 40,000 horses last year equating to over 22 million pounds of horseflesh. In 1899 consumption fell below 10 million pounds. Despite low prices, horsemeat is prized for supposed health benefits in tuberculosis and TB tendency, with some considering it more wholesome than beef.
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Paris
Fist Fights in Baroda Arena End With Fatal Risk
In Baroda India a brutal fist fight uses steel tusks with claws as fighters, driven by opium and hemp tinctures, enter the arena singing. One combatant is certain to be killed as the deadly spectacle unfolds.
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Baroda
India
Modern dining along rivers shows industrial romance
A description of a man dining at a Thames embankment restaurant and another under trees by the Thiergarten, enjoying fresh salmon from California Oregon and Alaska. The piece emphasizes how industrial efficiency enables cosmopolitan trade and romantic dining experiences today.
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Thiergarten
California
Oregon
Alaska
Argentina Leads Wheat Exports to Great Britain for Three Years
Argentina remains the top wheat supplier to Great Britain, maintaining the position for three years with rising volumes. The United States ranks second, while imports from other nations have fallen or fluctuated.
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Argentina
Great Britain
United States
Philippines Valuable Crop Leads Exports and Use
The article states hemp as the Philippines most valuable crop, followed by rice and tobacco. It notes Manila cigar exports approach one million dollars annually and domestic consumption is presumably substantial.
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Philippines
Manila
Eden and the flaming sword keep the way of life
The sermon uses Genesis to warn that wealth pursuing beyond reasonable means leads to an Eden lost by money mania. It contrasts honest labor with embezzlement and reckless fortune seeking, noting a flaming sword that bars the path to a peaceful home and noble standing. It urges parental nurture and patient work as true prosperity.
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Garden of Eden
The Enlarging Vision of Truth in Christian Life
The passage speaks of the growing vision of truth granted to true disciples of Jesus. It emphasizes Jesus as teacher and savior, and that those who follow Him continuously learn new wonders of truth and grace. It asserts that knowing the Lord deepens over time and presents Christ as the Way to Truth and Life.
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Crucify the Flesh and Turn From Self to God
A devotional exhortation by Wm. Law urges daily resolve to resist personal will and earthly desires. It emphasizes continual prayer and grace aided practice to form a habit of turning away from self and worldliness toward God.
Servants of Christ and the Call to Faithfulness
A reflective piece on the duties of Christian servants. It argues the Lord rewards fidelity over talent size and urges believers to examine their use of God given powers. The author emphasizes timely preparation as probation ends with the final reckoning.
Harmony as Key to Enduring Marriages
The saying notes fewer divorces if couples tolerate faults and cultivate harmony both now and in the afterlife, emphasizing patience and daily peace in relationships.
Something to Go for Weir's Appeal Spurs Spiritual Quest
Men attend church and seek meaning in large gatherings when offered a purpose to pursue. The piece suggests providing targets that satisfy higher intellects and spiritual aspirations, prompting active engagement and resolve.
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