Northwestern to Admit Group of Child Prodigies as Freshmen
Northwestern University president Dr Walter Dill Scott plans a selective program for more than 100 high school students, aged 16 to 18, chosen from a nationwide genius census. Six boys and six girls will be placed in special dorms but take regular courses, fostering intellectual competition and peer co operation among youthful prodigies.
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Evanston
United States
Walter Dill Scott
Northwestern University
Scott
Dr. Scott
Northwestern
Harold M. Finley
McGennelsville
Ohio
Harold
Stanford-Binet
Harvard Business School
Mrs
Infant prodigies and their early starts in life
The piece cites historical prodigies and famous figures who excelled young. It notes a Harvard entry at 13 for a boy, mentions Northwestern’s prodi gies succeeding, and lists precocious careers from Jester Hamilton to Napoleon, Mozart, and Washington. It argues such prodigies often become successful adults.
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Harvard
Wall Street
Scott
Lindbergh Baby Kidnap Case Becomes Military Style Operation
The Lindbergh home garage serves as the command HQ for a nationwide science aided hunt for infant Charles A Lindbergh Jr. Police, Navy intelligence, Secret Service and detectives man a vast intelligence network with telephones, radios, television portraits, and fingerprinting. Army planes drop messages as 24 hour operations, with private lines linking state police centers and a fingerprint bureau in the garage.
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Hopewell, N. Jr
Mar
Lindbergh
General Pershing
Souilly
New Jersey
Navy
United States Secret Service
Intelligence Service
W2xab
Trenton
High Command
Lawrenceville
N. J
Hopewell
New York City
Lindberg Garage
Lindhere
Morrow
Crime Army
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Roosevelt's Removal Of Sheriff May Shake Tammany Hall
New York Governor Roosevelt ousted Sheriff Thomas Farley, signaling a broader drive against Tammany Hall. The move risks shifting Democratic support, drawing national attention to honesty in office and potentially spurring wider investigations into bank accounts of city officials led by Seabury.
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New York
Roosevelt
Thomas Farley
New York County
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Rosevelt
Farley
Grover Cleveland
Ernor
Walker
Seabury
Russell Sherwood
George
Collings
Jimmy
Sherwood
Mexico City
Peter J. Curren
James A. McQuade
Queens Coun
Samuel Seabury
Albany
Forc
Roosevet
Raleigh Baptists elect Dr. Maddry as general secretary
The Baptist state convention in Raleigh elected Dr. Charles E. Maddry of Raleigh as general secretary and treasurer and approved raising the church offering from 2 to 5 percent of receipts. General expense cuts were approved for the third time in a year. London leads in the world stamp trade with over 2.5 million spent on stamp exhibitions and a one cent British Guiana stamp shown worth about 90 thousand dollars.
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Raleigh, N
General Board of
The
Baptist State Convention
Charles E. Maddry
Raleigh
London
British Guiana
Open Door Policy context in Sino-Japanese clash
Background on the open door policy explains how 1899 aims, the Maine and Manila Bay events, and Dewey’s victory shaped American aims in China. It notes spheres of influence by European powers, U S assurances on ports and tariffs, and the nine power treaty reaffirming open access amid Sino-Japanese tensions.
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Melvein
WW. Coleman
New York
Maine
Gridley
Stimson
John May
Manila Bay
America
Philippines
Spain
China
Dewey
Islands
Haat
Japan
Formosa
Pescadores Islands
Koreas
Manchuria
Russia
Germany
Shantung
Great Britain
France
Indo-China
United States
Secretary Hay
Ney
Tokyo Governomet
House of Commons
Shanghai
Caledonia Bank to reopen Monday after closure
Caledonia Savings and Trust Company of Fayetteville, closed January 4 to prevent a bank run, will reopen Monday with no withdrawal restrictions. Nearby banks also plan reopenings as Wayne National Bank depositors vote to adopt a creditors agreement for 69 percent of deposits.
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Raleigh
Caledosia Savings and Trust Company
Fayetteville
Wayne National Bank
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Frank P. Hobgood
Vupited Bank and Trust Company
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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