Tolstoy Urges Russians to Reject Both Government and Rebels
Count Leo Tolstoi appeals to Russian workers and peasants to abstain from backing either the czarist regime or the revolutionaries. He argues both sides commit violence and urges laboring people to form co operatives and self rule, living in commune villages with no government, to reclaim land and production.
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Tolstoi
Russia
Odessa
Sevastopol
Kiel
Riga
Caucasus
Moscow
Mir
Uncle Sam's Wealth and Per Capita Real Estate Values
The article breaks down national wealth by asset class led by railroads and manufacturing gear totaling over 16 trillion in value, with agriculture and imports adding 18.46 trillion. It ranks Mississippi as the least wealthy per capita in real estate value at 168.79, while California and Nevada show higher figures at 1671.86 and 2888.79 respectively, with the District of Columbia noted for its dense holdings.
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United States
Mississippi
California
Nevada
Columbia
Library report shows strong growth and new safety features
The twenty sixth biennial state library report notes 5191 new volumes over two years, a new Legislative Reference Department under Clarence B. Lester, and added fireproofing, shelving, and flooring. It urges donations of historical books and records. Portraits of governors are mostly present, with calls to obtain Durbin’s portrait.
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State Library
D. C. Brown
W. E. Henry
General Assembly
Legislative Reference Department
Clarence B. Lester
Miembéts
Oliver P. Morton
9. P. Morton
William Hendricks
Winfield T. Durbin
Hendricks
Col. W. T. Durbin
Hazing Ends at Naval Academy Under New Code
Special to The Sun reports the abolition of the honor code at the United States naval academy and the adoption of a new system governing plebe and upperclass relations following the Meriwether Branch court martial. While many applaud improved discipline, some midshipmen say class divisions have widened and friendships faded. A naval grand jury and strict enforcement deter hazing, but lingering dissent exists among first and second class members.
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Annapolis
United States Naval Academy
Meriwether Branch
Congress
Navy Department
Navy
Naval Academy
Ronan C. Grady
James H. Sands
United States
Midshipmen
Churchill Humphrey
Archibald H. Douglass
RK. H. Davis
Admiral Sands
Godfrey Chevalier
Chevalier
Hazer
California Land Boom: Clark & Cox Farms Set to Reclaim Vast District
Major investors from New York Sacramento and San Francisco back a Sacramento county project to reclaim 3 600 acres near the Sacramento delta. Clark & Cox Farms Co. will raise dikes and levees to create the state’s largest reclamation district amid land pledges totaling thousands of acres and a planned 10 060 acre purchase from Clark & Cox.
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San Francisco
New York
Sacramento
Sacramento County
Clark & Cox Farms Co
Conern
Gary
Alden Anderson
Geo. W. Peltier
Frederick Kiesel
California National Bank of Sacramento
Daniel Meyer
Fred H. Buck
Vacaville
Louis Pierce
Suisun
H. and
M. Fleighhacker
Wall-st
Clark & Cox
Sacramento River
Partial to thin clothing in women’s fashion noted
The article observes fashion trends showing increasingly lighter garments for women. It notes lace waists and openwork gloves and stockings as common, with little evidence of warm underlayers or woolen underclothes worn through winter.
Broom to Go as Vacuum Cleans Up Homes
The London Lancet predicts the broom will vanish from households, replaced by vacuum cleaners as sweeping is deemed harmful, raising dust and spreading disease germs. Also notes on cold remedies and cancer cure claims with contact for more information.
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Rehabilitation Committee
The
Relief Corporation
London Lancet
Dinner Service Window at Illinois Street Eatery
An early hour dinner run operates from 1:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 39 42 North Illinois Street, offering eight distinct dinners for patrons. The locally advertised meals emphasize range and timing in a compact service window.
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Illinois St
Shah of Persia and his famed consorts
Reports claim the Persian shah hosts 100 top beauties each year for selection. The legend notes his vast wealth with jewels valued at about 20 million dollars.
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Persia
Princess Cantacuzene To Lead New Year Ball March In Chicago
Princess Cantacuzene daughter of Gen. Fred Grant and niece of Mrs. Potter Palmer will lead the grand march at the New Year's eve charity ball in Chicago with Gen. Adolphus W. Creely.
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Chicago
Cantacuzene
Adolphus W. Creely
Fred Grant
Potter Palmer
Dr. Here dith Shot by Drunk Solicitor in Carthage
Arthur Anderson, a telephone solicitor, shot Dr. S. D. Here dith at his Carthage home after being roused by the doctor. Anderson, reportedly intoxicated, caused likely fatal injuries in a drunken attack on January 2 in Carthage, Missouri.
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Scripps-McRae Presa Association
Carthage
Arthur Anderson
Booth to Tour World
Gen Booth head of the Salvation Army will start about mid February on a world tour. He will visit New York Canada and sail from Seattle Japan on April 2 for the voyage to the Pacific.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
London
Booth
Salvation Army
New York
Canada
Seattle
Japan
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Sunset Monarch Oil Company
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FR. M. Sims
R. M. Moore
A. F. Morrison
California Wine Association
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John Dierdorf
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Indianapolis
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People’s Coal and Cement Co
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