Metric System Spreads Across nations and decades
From the New York Herald report on the International Convention of Weights and Measures the rise of the metric system is traced through France and its colonies and many other countries. It notes adoption or partial use in the United States Greece Great Britain Ireland Egypt Denmark Japan and several American nations. The piece highlights the 1791 origin of the metre and the 1799 international convention, the Delambre and Mechalin surveys, and the establishment of an international bureau at Sevres to standardize length and weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Ita
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Ite Coronies
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Roumania
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Montenegro
Sweden
Norway
Luxembourg
Argentina
Mexico
Peru
Colombia
Chile
Central America
United States
Greece
Great Britain
Ireland
Egypt
Denmark
Japan
Nicaragua
Bolivia
Guatemala
Paraguay
Siam
Turkey
Venezuela
Pacific
Delambre
Mechaln
Dunkerque
Barcelona
Biot
Metrie Syeteni
National Archives
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
St Sevres
Breteau
St. Cloud
Universal Serene Whig
Pythagoras
Krogonthenes
Fernel
Henri II
Asplens
Biellue
Uae
Peterennes
Ricard
Observatory
Pow
Bouguer
Lacondaming
Moupertius
Clatraut
Laponia
The
New York Times
Sembrichs
Melbas
Gardens
Farrars
Lyric Histrian
Europe
Alliger
Garret
Robbers Observe Daylight Crowd in Ohio City Scene
From the Ohio State Journal a crowd watches a large man nicknamed Old Regular moving through a street display of fruits and nuts. A young spectator comments on the scene while others note the showy street display and a robber’s careful movement among the fruit boxes.
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Ohio State Journal
Plan for immense Jewish colony in Mesopotamia
New York reports details of a proposed Jewish colony in Mesopotamia described as the world’s largest. The plan claims over one hundred million dollars in resources and a population of ten million, with broad support from international Jewish groups led by Jacob H. Schiff and I. Zangwill of the Jewish Territorial Organization, and a Turkish government proposal under consideration.
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Mesopotamia
New York
Jacob H. Schiff
I. Zangwill
Jewish Territorial Organization
London
Jewa
Otamia
Metric system gains global adoption urged in editorial
The piece argues for universal adoption of the metric system citing natural measures and historical progress from early earth observations to modern science. It notes nations like China and Japan moving toward adoption and references debates over scientific education costs in the operatic world.
Post Mortem Inquiry Instructs On Ancient Destruction
A student in a collage exam misidentifies the cause of deaths at Pompeii and Herculaneum, replying that people died from an eruption. The instructor seeks a precise cause and challenges the error in a classroom exchange.
Foam Fire Extinguishes Petroleum Flames, German Report
A German report by Consul Thomas M. Norton describes a foam extinguisher that tames petroleum and gasoline fires. The device mixes two aqueous solutions to form a stiff persistent foam that cuts off fuel and cools flames, praised by fire chiefs as effective for warehouses, drug stores, garages, and yacht stores.
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Thomas M. Norton
Chemnits
Germany
Teeth of a Squirrel Penetrate Deeper Than Dow
A brief note compares the biting capability of a squirrel to a dow object, stating the animal's teeth can press through more deeply.
The Four Winds Poem Excerpt By Charien Henry Luders
An archaic poem fragment presents four winds from the North East and South. The speaker pleas for winds to spare a loved one while asking for others to bring sensory imagery of cold, sun, mist, jasmine, magnolia, and flowing lakes. The piece emphasizes nature’s forces against human attachment.
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Ashe
Charien Henry Luders
Beelzebub Named Becomes Local Jest
A Topeka tale recalls John Allen once called Private as he reports Jasp White’s marriage and a newborn heir. Jasp names his son Beelzebub hoping the biblical figure brings strength, a remark met with surprised amusement. The piece ends noting mining deaths over 17 years.
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Lippingott
John Allen
Topeka
Congress
John
Jasp White
Jasp
Alien
Beelzebub
Sailors Prove Identity for Seamen’s Return Tickets
A printer’s tale recounts a sharp exchange where a man claiming to be a sailor insists on a reduced fare at sea towns. The clerk doubts the claim, until the passenger superintendent intervenes and grants the ticket, affirming the man is a sailor.
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Birmi
Secretary Knox and the globe a dusty tale
The Brooklyn Eagle reports Secretary of State Knox, in his office, scolds a colored messenger while examining a six foot globe. Knox notes dust on the globe and the messenger replies with a witty line about the Desert of Boboara and the Atlantic Ocean.
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William
Boboara
Atlantic Ocean
Alliance of Mothers Teaches Care for Infants in City
In Philadelphia the Organization for Mothers notes over 4000 babies die yearly from ignorance of infant care. Club women plan lectures in public school buildings after classes to teach mothers how to prevent illnesses, with prominent speakers and a permanent group to begin work immediately.
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The
Philadelphia Times
Yale Professors and Students Highlight Yale Charms
A Bohemian summary of Yale figures led by the famed professors Billy Phelps and Arthur Hadley. It notes Phelps engaging students with humor in coed lectures and West Point dog anecdotes. Hadley is portrayed as brilliant yet eccentric, a beloved, imitated leader with memorable after dinner wit and unlimited speaking bounds.
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Yale
Stee Phelps ‘Lampson
Bamnpson
Billy Phelps
Billy
New Maven
Eeven
West Point
Buch
Arthur Twining Hadley
Lanoke
America
Hadley
Professor Beymour
Lancing
Bever
Reyry
Her Decision and His
May LAppincatts reports a tense scene in which a manager and a woman confront each other. A revolver is handed to the woman after a brief exchange, signaling a dramatic moment on stage.
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Tatler
Paris
the Four Winds
Nordland
Lient
Tient
Coilege
Sacatty
Yale Stu ‘Dent
Ieee
Billy’ Phelps
Phelps
Rex Fiinn
Jeer
Tuent
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