Cost of cleaning up Mexico reaches a dazzling bill
A sanitary expert warned it would take a billion dollars to modernize Mexican sanitation if the United States intervened and occupied the country. The piece details army medical preparations, field hospitals, water and waste management, disease risks, and the roles of officers like General Leonard Wood and Surgeon General Willy Gorgas.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Tierras Cajientes
Mexico City
Red Cross
Vera Cruz
San Antonio
Tex
Jacksonville
Fla
Eld
Alvance Corps
William C. Gorgas
Darnell
Carl R. Darnell
Medical Corps
Philippine Islands
Gorgas
Panama
Medical Department of the Army
Jefferson Randoph Kean
Leonard Wood
Rupert Blue
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
San Francisco
Damaged statues shock Berlin alley vandalism
In Berlin Sieges Allee four statues were badly damaged and eagle beaks broken from marble benches. A man named An toine Aster, 41, a pensioned French marine surgeon, was arrested after being seen near a statue with a long knife and strong chain. He claims to own a Raphael painting he wishes to sell for £1,600,000.
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Berlin
Antoine Aster
Astier
Frederick the Great
Joachim Friedrich
Joachim II
Heinrich I
Raphael
Nogi’s Precepts For Boys At Peers School
The late General Count Nogi issued a disciplinary note for Peers School grammar pupils reprinting guidance. It urges silence, careful gaze, proper salute, respect for ancestors, un-luxury, modest travel, toughened skin, patch torn clothes, and to train for duty to country.
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Nogi
Power of Falling Water and a English Vignette
A discussion of hydropower explains that water’s energy equals its weight times fall height, with formulas illustrating pressures at 1 100 and 1000 feet. It then shifts to a traveler’s tale about women in England and a mother’s cautious view of marriage despite economic security.
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England
Traffic In Park Goldfish In Central Park
Eight East Side youths were brought before juvenile court for molesting park goldfish. Each received a $1 fine. A boy sold $1.36 worth of park goldfish, placing them in bottles for sale to visitors. Police added extra patrols around Harlem lake. nine anglers were captured with bent pins and cotton bait.
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Park
Central Park
Woods
Harlem
New York Tribune
Postmaster General recounts odd post office census jokes
In Washington at a banquet, Postmaster General Burleson recalls a census question asking marital relations. The responses included "Pair to middling" and "Fine," with one postmaster tragically replying "The woret" in a cautionary tale about embarrassing data.
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Burleson
Washington
White House bride gown by Kurzman praised for simple elegance
The review of the president's daughter wedding gowns highlights simple designs that blend modern touches with timeless lines. Kurzman outfitted the White House bride in ivory satin with long train, lace appliqué, and a draped surplice bodice, finished by a chiffon underlayer and a lace sash.
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Roa
Miss Wilson
Kurzman
White House
Nere
New Silk Bathing Caps Redefine Swimwear Style
Julia Bottomley notes that silk bathing caps, worn over snug rubber caps for hair protection, replace plain rubberized cloth styles. The piece highlights tafetta silk designs, affordable fabrics, and a rising trend as women blend leisure with sport, urging pools for women and enjoyment of summer swimming.
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Julia Bottomley
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Henry P. Birmingham
Toglaria
Tampico
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
U. S. Army
George Washington
Trousseau
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