Moabs Isolation From Eastern Palestine Described
The article portrays Moab as isolated and distinct from western Palestine due to the Jordan Valley barrier and rugged terrain. It notes few eastern incidents and a long-standing separation from western peoples, with locals claiming limited regional geography and sightlines including the Dead Sea and Sea of Galilee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Land
Jor Sn
Moabes
Jerusalem
Jordan Valley
Moab
Palestine
Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee
Christian Herald
French Beau SrummeL S Coming To America
A sharp look at US fashion misperceptions cites count and prince dandies from Paris visiting America to lecture on dress. Authorities joke about deporting them to curb subversive fashion influence while noting their extravagant tastes and dubious poetical claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alfonso
Norway
Denmark
Greece
Russia
Germany
Paris
Duc de Talleyrand-Perigord
Prince de Sagan
Seine
United States
Atlantics
de Sagan
New York
Robert de Montesquieu
America
France
Uncle Sam Not Slow Delivers Long-Astanding Mail Card
Mr Fatherly presents Belinda a postal card mailed in California last April that Belinda says she already received months earlier. The mislaid card ended up under the hall door near the elevator, prompting amusement at Uncle Sam’s timing. Belinda, amused, explains the card’s earlier arrival and fall.
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Mr. Fatherly
Sam
Belinda
California
Uncle Sam
College Professor Who Mixed Love and Latin
Professor Harry Thurston Peck, longtime Latin instructor at Columbia, was dismissed after a breach of promise suit by stenographer Esther Quinn seeking 50000 dollars. The case centers on alleged letters and Peck’s divorce and second marriage, with Peck claiming contract violation and vowing court action.
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Harry Thurston Peck
Columbia University
University
Esther Quinn
Quinn
Peck
Professor Peck
Connecticut
Colum!s University
Berlin
Paris
Rome
Hutler
Plant Growth and Erosion Breaks Island Rock
A discussion of plant vigor showing roots and grasses can break pots and curbstones. Mangroves on Aldabra Island near Madagascar erode cliff rock, widening gaps as waves exploit the openings, potentially reducing the island over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldabra
Madagascar
Lithuanian Bride-Chooser Returns With Cosmopolitan Spoiler
A young Lithuanian man seeking a Chicago marriage license was refused because the bride was only 15. Crestfallen, he left promising to return with the parents, but an hour later he came back with another girl, allegedly Cosmopolitan Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Roosevelt Trophy Roars in National Museum Collection
In Washington the Roosevelt hunting skins and skulls are being prepared by taxidermists and carpenters in the national museum. The $250,000 Roosevelt hunt is cataloged with elephant and hippo specimens, glass eyes chosen precisely, and mounts built for display by year’s end.
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National Museum
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Africa
Roosevelt
Hartbeests
Museum
Woman Truant and Humane Officer Leads Sapulpa Reforms
Mrs. Mabel Bassett serves as Sapulpa Oklahoma's city humane and truancy officer, the state’s only woman in the role. Her work curbed horse cruelty by improving feeding and care, replaced killing with gas for strays, halted a roping contest, and boosted school attendance enforcement under compulsory education laws.
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Paris
Sapulpa
Okla
Mabel Bassett
New
Oklahoma
Humane Society
Bassett
Taft Order Expands Classified Post Office Ranks
The Taft issued order delays its effect until December 1 1810 and requires efficiency records for assistant postmasters and clerks in first and second class post offices to enter the classified service. It amends Schedule A and confines advancement to those proving capable of efficient service. The Civil Service Commission refrains from comment.
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Jetuit Service
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Civil Service Commission
Hitchcock
Postmaster General
Taft
Civil Service
Post Office Department
U S Pushes Road Congress Membership Debate
Secretary Wilson faces a petition from eight American delegates who attended the Brussels road congress urging U S membership in the Permanent International Association of Road Congresses. Experts note Europe leads in road admin and maintenance, while U S freight on roads trails rail. If approved, Congress may fund membership dues this coming winter.
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Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Brussels
United States
Office of Public Roads
International Road Association
Italy
England
Europe
International Congress
France
Congress
Renovating the Capitol Gets Major Overhaul
More than 200 workmen labored months to renovate the Capitol using power plant heat and light via a tunnel system to the Capitol office building and library. The project included extensive cleaning sanding and repainting of all rooms stairs and the dome, replacing decades of peeling paint with fresh coats. If a single man did the dome and capitol, it would take about five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Washington
Congressional Library
Dome
Moonshiners in the Capital Illicit Still Discovered
Revenue officers found a southwest city still with a 100 gallon a day capacity near the national capital. It has operated for about a year and led to several arrests. Investigations show several wholesale liquor houses in the area receiving supplies from the operation.
International charity goal set by Britisher Sir Ernest Cassel
Sir Ernest Cassel, a Cologne-born financier settled in England, establishes a million dollar fund in King Edward’s name to aid English poor in Germany and German poor in England. The gift aims to ease Anglo German tensions and honors Cassel’s royal service, including honors from Egypt, Norway, Sweden, and Prussia.
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Sir Ernest Cassel
Sir Ernest
Edward
King Edward
Germany
England
Ernest
Cologne
India
Norway
Sweden
Prussia
Silent Jack Bravely Dives For Moose On Far North Lake
A Far North survey team recounts a July incident on Nelson River where Silent Jack Labelle paddled a canoe to tackle a young bull moose with no weapon. The duel ends when the moose reaches shore and shakes him off, leaving Jack soaked, muddy, and still boasting the feat. Scotty aids as the roast venison escapes into the woods.
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Charles J. Bruce
Hudson Bay
Pas
York
Nelson
Jack Labelle
Scotty
Jack
Labelle
Ottawa Citizen
I Love My Mother Best of All
A Cleveland Leader item recalls a prankish exchange in a detention school rally. Miss Walters asks Mickey to recite the school cry correctly, but he tweaks the line to declare love for his mother after the flag and country, prompting a gentle correction.
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Mickey
Miss Walters
Cleveland Leader
American Millionaires and the Helwick Hall Shooting Complaint
An observer critiques American ambassador to England for not challenging Harry Payne Whitney and guests who spent 50000 on a single day’s shooting at Helwick Hall moor in Upper Teesdale. The piece argues Americans can spend wealth freely and should project national credit through such expenditures.
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England
Harry Payne Whitney
Helwick Hall Moor
Upper Teesdale
London
Driving the Question Home in a Local Debate on Women’s Vote
A sharply worded exchange depicts opposition to women’s suffrage. Townley ridicules the idea, while Rounder derides the issue as offensive and unworthy of discussion, highlighting domestic duties as a counterpoint to voting rights.
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van Rounder
Townley
Ida
Puck
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Arizona
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