SOKOLS' Seventh SLET Seen in Grand Sokol Display
A Chicago Journal summary of the Sokol society a gathering in June featuring 20 100 men and as many women in a display of discipline and physical culture. The event led by Sokol Vanicek showcased prostria calisthenics and choreographed formations to celebrate national unity and moral prowess.
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Chiat
Imrhatl
Breage
Boherlt
Chicago Journal
Vitnya
Sokol Vanicek
With a Smile and Song in Times of Trial
A fragment from the Watertown Sun references facing life with a smile and song. It notes the world’s challenges while urging resilience, with lines about dancing, singing, and a hopeful heart, ending on a note about a future reward for cheerful effort.
Campaign Button Sparks Clothes Debate in Society Banter
Adam suggests starting with a campaign button as a lighthearted plan. Foothold asks about social standing while Adam quips he is on the ragged edge, adding a dash of whimsy to the exchange.
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Adam
Breaking the News She Let Fall a Few Remarks
A fragment from a breaking news item notes she spoke in broken tones and let fall a few remarks during a tense moment. The text hints at emotional strain and an incomplete quote, with no further names or context readable.
French Art Scholarships Funded by Mrs Blumenthal
Mrs George Blumenthal of New York and Paris helps launch ten 6000 franc scholarships for French writers, artists, and others. Founders include J F Morgan and A V Davison, with a royal telegram from Premier Millerand praising the gift. Awards run two years with possible renewal and juries of ten professionals will select beneficiaries.
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George Blumenthal
New York
Premier Millerand
Armeviet
France
Ssiou
Tost
Dam makes new Swiss lake near Berne
A dam across the river Aar below Berne will create a lake spanning eighty square miles. Tourists already favor the site and two months will bring pleasure boats to skim its surface. Eight turbines of 750 horsepower will power the district with electricity, with a tunnel to drain the lake if needed. The project envisions future enlargement to allow heavy barges and possible Rhone to Rhine links.
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Aar
Berne
Mubhieberg
Aumatten
Dead Men Called in Court Over Ground Rents
In Philadelphia a court summoned the three dead sons of Withata Poun to address long unpaid ground rents tied to Charles P Beck properties near Walter Spruce and Pine streets. Judge Finletter urged the heirs to appear. the crier called Tom Vert Thomas Venn Richard Penn thrice. The Quaker founders' sons did not respond and the jury ruled them in default for the Beck estate.
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Withata Poun
Philadelphia
Nis
Charles P. Beck
Walter, Spruce and
Pine Streets
Finletter
Tohn Vert
Thomas Venn
Richard Penn
Beck
Directional guidance misleads on walk to James Ordway’s
A little girl guiding an old man along a street misjudges the distance to Mr. James Ordway’s home. The child suggests that if the man stays on his current path he will go a long way, but turning back will shorten the distance to the second house.
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James Ordway
Fat Boy Comforted Over Food Prices Joke
A child complains of being laughed at for his weight. An adult reassures him that high food prices will soon change this situation, keeping a light humorous tone about economic conditions.
Berlin Stammtisch Vanishes as Beer Prices Rise
Berlin loses its middle class clubs as the venerable stammtisch system fades. The artists’ Stamm tisch on Behrenstrasse, linked to many famous names, ends, signaling a decline in Gemuthlichkeit and the old tradition of gathering to discuss politics art and philosophy.
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Berlin
Germany
Teutone Institution
Stammitisch
Stamratisch
Keller
Never Again and the Black Cat in a Muddy Dash
While storm rain drenched a road, a car skidded after a black cat darted from a ditch. The driver swerved and landed in a roadside ditch, then trudged a mile through mud for help after a broken wheel.
Automobile Traffic Boom Reaches Millions of Vehicles
This year will see more than 9 million motor vehicles and a large stock of horses and mules that once powered highways. Most travel concentrates on main lines as the traffic grows and reshapes mobility nationwide.
Great Britain Leads in Shipbuilding Totals
Lloyds register shows Great Britain under construction at 3,578,000 tons, 1,672,000 tons more than the United States. The London Times notes the US loss is not unexpected due to wartime production shifts and no wartime pressure.
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London
United Kingdom
United States
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
Great Britain
London Times
Fourth of July mishap leaves Osip Salouski injured in Denver
Osip Salouski, 2, of West Denver sustained multiple teeth loss and facial injuries after lighting a cigarette and placing a cherry firecracker in his mouth during Fourth of July revelry. He fled to a drugstore, returning smeared with iodine and bandages, in a scene recounted by the Denver Times.
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Osip Salouski
West Denver
Osip
Phen Osip
Denver Times
Too Many Islands in Language Says Educator
Ruth Wattles of Colorado Agricultural College warns that limited vocabulary isolates speakers. She urges richer expression beyond the single adjective awful to truly connect with others.
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Ruth Jocelyn Wattles
Colorado Agricultural College
Women Should Not Pay for Treats Say Kansan Comment
The Kansan Summer Session notes that KU men oppose the 50 50 payment idea for treats. It argues a woman earning as much as a man still would not pay half, claiming it would undermine male privilege and imply women must shoulder responsibility. The column reflects campus debate on gender roles and financial equality.
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K. U
Aoman
Kansan
Porcelain Money Inches Toward German Coinage Reform
A proposal to issue porcelain money across Germany has prompted Meissen to produce trial specimens from 10 pfennig to 5 mark. Success remains uncertain, but adoption would depart from gold silver and bronze norms and require updating well known catalogues.
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Germany
Meissen
Peloponnesus
Arabia
Modern Tanning Short on Quality Compared to Past
Scientific American comments on Robert G. Skerretts tanning article, noting that modern leather tanning moves from two years to five months yet sacrifices quality. The piece criticizes chemical methods as unable to accelerate the process without lowering product standards.
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Robert G. Skerrett
The
Scientific American
Overworking a Proverb And Its Mischievous Lesson
A fable style remark contrasts a father and son on profiteering. The son asks what a profiteer is, and the father explains a person who pushes the proverb Make hay while the sun shines to excess, overworking it. The line invites reflection on balance between opportunity and restraint.
Marines Fight to Stabilize Global Posts in 1912 Era
The U S Marine Corps remains active worldwide with deployments in Haiti and China. In Haiti a provisional river brigade and two regiments support order under Col J T Russell and Cols L M Little and K C Berkeley. In Peking a guard of 275 marines stands ready to counter Chinese revolutionaries. In Nicaragua and Mexican waters marines guard American interests aboard ships and embassies. In the Dominican Republic the Secotedl provisional brigade, totaling about 2200 marines under Brig Gen Logan Peland, pursues bandits and gunpowder in the field, especially in the southern regions.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Yn Uniti
San Domingo
Bellean Wood
Hota
Ching
Legation
Peking
Nicartgua
Haiti
River Provisional Brigade
J. T. Russell
Lo M. Little
Berkeley
Tate
Lews
Prig
Logan Peland
Col Men Williams
Bfteenth
Smady
Dredging East River Project Faces Dangers and Delays
New York engineers describe a 15 to 20 year dredging program to create a deep sea passage to the Atlantic at Hell Gate and Long Island Sound. Officials warn of dynamite aboard drilling boats and ship traffic hazards amid a 28 minute slack water limit, with divers limited to short underwater shifts.
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New York
East
Long Islane Sound
Atlantic
Offerts
Siack
Trell Gate
Wrying Pan Reef
Hellgate
Woman Gets Weekly Shave in Chester Barber Shop
A Chester barber shop tale reports a woman entering Snowden B. Mastin's chair for a shave. She claimed weekly shaves and declined face lotions, paying the bill with a 10 cent tip after the routine.
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Snowden B. Mastin
Chester
Mastin
Wu Ting Fang Aims to Live 125 Years Says Vegetarian Diet
Wu Ting Fang former Chinese minister to the United States declines to discuss the Chinese revolution but vows to live longer than Count Okuma. He claims he will reach 125 years while Okuma believes he will outlive him. Wu notes his vegetarian diet contrasts with Okuma eating beef pork and fish.
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Tokyo
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Okuma
Coun Okun
Japanese Torpedo Boat Life Reveals Harsh Cold and Sleep Struggles
An officer on a Japanese torpedo boat describes severe cold, reliance on brazier heating limited by sea conditions, and the constant night operations that left crew sleep deprived. Sake provided little relief while morphine helped some men sleep. provisions suffered as misoshiru in casks iced and lashed on deck were lost to heavy seas.
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Wen
How the Constitution Escaped and the Pursuit
A July 18 to 20 chase by the US Navy recounts the Constitution escaping a superior force. Towing and dragging by light anchors under fire tested squadron maneuver, enabling the frigate to withdraw toward Boston with Hull reporting the plan to reach safety after a near desperate moment.
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Cuerriere
United States Navy
Great Britain
Hull
New York
Boston
Scribner's
Sharks Return to Baltic and North Sea Waters After Long Absence
Fishermen report sharks in the Cattegat and the Belt narrows and along the North Sea coasts, indicating a renewed presence after about 160 years. Attacks on nets while hauled and several near fatal escapes are noted, with shoals also present in German and Norwegian coasts.
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Baltic Sea
Mediterranean
Cattegat
North Sea
Germany
Norway
Island ruled entirely by women on remote Gulf island
Tiburon in the Gulf of California is governed solely by women. The Levis tribe remnants shrink from about six thousand to a few hundred, with men living in isolation and refusing to marry mainland Indians. A female head of household and a matrons council oversee public affairs.
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Tiburon
Gulf of California
Hard to Be All Things to All Men
An aphorism attributed to Zimmerman warns that brilliance and cheerfulness do not win universal approval. The speaker recalls being told his company was disliked because he seemed unusually happy, reflecting on social reception of personality traits.
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Zimmerman
Two Mottoes From Lieut General Baden Powell
Lieut Gen Baden Powell favored two maxims. One urges patience to guide the day and the other promises progress with a smile and a stick, suggesting resilience for many difficulties.
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Baden Powell
American Hospital in Constantinople to Open 100-Bed Facility
The American Red Cross and relief committees plan a 100 bed hospital in Stamboul Constantinople as a center for medical aid with a staff of doctors and nurses from American agencies. A nursing school and medical college for women will accompany the hospital and a tuberculous children’s open-air unit operates on the Bosporus shore.
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Constantinople -Atterney
Constantinople
Usp
Eventuatis
Ane American Committee
Near East
Mary Mill. Patrick
Constantinos
Wo W. Peet
Mrs. Hunting
Robert College
American Red Cross
Jean Red Croags
Amerian Committee For Relief
Turkey
A. R. Hoover
Youce Men's Christian Association
Women's Christian Association
Iage
Relef
American Committee For Relief In the
The
Bosporus
Erie Richards Graff
Stamboul
Edison Reaches Back With Telegraph Key After 19 Years
Thomas A. Edison operates a telegraph key in Orange New Jersey for the first time in 19 years. He sends a message to a committee of the Old-Time Telegraphers and Historical Association to be engraved on an imperishable disc for the archives as a record of his sending style. The article notes Kaiser previously used a telegraph instrument in 1901.
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Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Convicts Escape with Customer Garments from Cleaners
In Columbus Ohio two inmates from the state prison farm escaped and swapped clothes at a local dry cleaners. The proprietors found two suits of customers’ clothing neatly arranged on the rack when the shop opened, suggesting the exchange occurred overnight.
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Columbus
Camden Buys Whitman House Under City Museum Plan
Camden has purchased Walt Whitman’s Whitman residence for about 900 dollars. The city will convert the house into a museum preserving the poet’s writing and memories for public viewing.
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Camden
Whitman
Walt Whitmens
Cam’ Tor
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