Wireless links and distant events in early polar and world news
Wireless communication links Mawson station Adelie Land and the south polar region overcome technical difficulties. American recruitment in Kennebec Maine reported long ago. A woodcutter’s blade remains embedded in a decayed tree. Arconati-Visconti bequeaths to the Louvre as major private art gifts. Cambridge University receives large private benefactions. Ends with varied international donations and museum notes.
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Polar
Waon
Adelie Land
Siac
American Institut
Cambridge University
Porietes Waterek
Ofr
Global notes on fisheries and world industry trends
The passage surveys Mar tinique pristine whitewashed towns and a vast West Indian fishing sector with about 100,000 workers and an annual catch near 35 million dollars. It notes indust rial capital in boats at around 20 million, then shifts to lifespans of tree species, U S mineral water spending, Tunis fauna refuge proposals, nautical education, and various colonial and industrial tidbits from 1912 era sources.
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London Times
Tunis
Interesting Jettings Concerning the Doings of the Feminine Sex
A survey of women’s roles worldwide notes England hosts female football teams and actors, Montclair women seek pet cat licenses, and University of Illinois women take up baseball. It covers nurses in the Red Cross, suffrage activity, and women’s labor, education, and public roles across nations.
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England
Montclair
Council
University of Illinois
Weedsport
N. Y
Cleveland
Missa Kirchwey
Barnerd College
American Red Cross
Paris
Queen Elena
Italy
Prise
Vaudeville
Jand
L. Riddle
Denver
Colo
Panama
Helen Taft
Taft
Boston
Great Britain
Turkey
United West
Duchess d'Astes
Cuba
National Congress of Mothers
International Congress of Women
Rome
France
Keokuk
Woman's National Agricultural and Horticultural Association
Ambler
Mary J. Fits
Venice
Ohio
Mary H. Dewey
Massachud of Labor Industries
Mary J. Walker
Mexico
Macasxsuchelli
Carmarthen
Mina Ruth Buck
Philadelphia
Ainger
Automobile Club of America
Maggie Burett
Kentucky
Jessie Wilson Bayre
Ily Wile
Denmark
Federal
British Royal Commission
Pto
Guan
Eleanor Wilson Weds William Gibbs McAdoo at White House Blue Room
Eleanor Randolph Wilson, daughter of Woodrow Wilson, and William Gibbs McAdoo wed at 6 p.m. in the Blue Room of the White House with Rev. Sylvester Beach officiating. Margaret Wilson and Mrs. McAdoo served as attendants. A wedding supper followed a brief informal reception.
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Washington
Eleanor Randolph Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
William Gibbs McAdoo
United States Treasury
White House
Sylvester Beach
Neeton
N. J
Margaret Wilson
Sallie McAdoo
United States
Mr. McAdoo
Cary T. Grayson
Deena
Sélegan
Olive Queen of California Still Cultivates Olives
Freda Ehmann of Orville California, age 73, continues to oversee olive pickling and marketing on vast cultivated lands. The article notes a shift of poorer classes into factory work due to machinery, with nearly ten million women as wage earners. It also mentions Mrs William G Brown of New York as a Salvation Army Auxiliary leader and hotel director supporting working girls in the city federation.
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Freda Ehmann
Orville
Cal
America
Woman's Auxiliary
Salvation Army Rescue Home
William G. Brown
New York
City Federation Hotel
Monument to Kosciusko Unveiled Honors Polish Patriot Aid
A bronze statue of Kosciuszko stands on a marble shaft in Weat nt, honoring his role as a patriot who aided the American colonies in the War of Independence. He rose to colonel of engineers, served with Washington, and was brigadier general during the war. later he returned to Poland to lead forces against invaders. The memorial, by Anthony, commemorates the bond between Polish liberty and American independence.
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Koscluske
Poland
Kosciupko
Pulaski
Kon- Clusko
Washington
Pilani
Deeds and words in judging education
Prof Henry Camby argues in Harper's Magazine that words reveal education and intellect more reliably than deeds. He suggests writing ability signals mental development and warns against judging graduates solely by actions, noting society fixates on literacy as a sign of schooling quality.
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Henry Camby
Harper's Magazine
Speak to Folks in Dayton A Friendly Civic Call
The Dayton News urges residents to greet neighbors on the street and foster daily friendly contact. It argues that simple conversations combat loneliness, noting long‑time locals may overlook chances to speak, and urges everyone to step outside, say hello, and treat strangers as potential friends.
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Dayton
Owen
New Steam Ore Engine Prepared for Gas Plant Use
The engine, recently built, is designed for dual use in refining operations and as a rapid backup when the gas plant fails at the water line. It provides immediate deployment to maintain production.
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Bach
Council of
Thieves and Tricks With Animals Across Europe
A Pearson's Magazine piece recounts jewel theft schemes in Munich Paris and London using snakes dogs and trained animals. It cites jewel thieves following guests harboring valuables and a monkey thief found with stolen loot. a Paris grocer robbed by a moving crew of birds.
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West End
Monkey
Fosehat
Paris
Boschat
Two Chicago daily papers consolidate under Record Herald brand
Chicago announces the merger of the Chicago Record-Herald and the Inter-Ocean after bondholder sales. James Keeley and W Chapin will head management, Keeley editorial and city upbuilding aims outlined. The Inter-Ocean has a long ownership history. Record-Herald traces to multiple consolidations. A forthcoming national technologic paper on gas heating values will be published around June 1.
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Chicago
Chicago Record-Herald
Chicago Inter- Ocean
James Keeley
Ieeeeeee
Ena
George Wheeler Hinman
Inter-Ocean
Queens
Record-Herald
W. Chapin
San Francisco Call
Keeley
Chapin
The
Tribune
Republican
Charles A. Dana
Dana
Inter- Ocean
J. Young Scammon
Frank W. Palmer
Moines
William Penn Nixon
H. H. Kohlsaat
Charles T. Yerkes
George W. Hinman
Mr. Kohlsaat
Daily Times
Chicago Herald
Cyrus H. McCormick
McCormick
Times
Chicago Mmes-Herald
Wilbur F. Storey
Herald
Frank W. Malmer
Great Central West
Ita
Department of Commerce
Those Giddy Young Nations from Colliers Weekly
A digest of international unrest and political showdowns as seen through a early 20th century lens. It contrasts Ulster prodding with firearms, a French cabinet minister’s wife assaulting a rival editor, Germany’s imperial politics, and echoes of American boisterous politics and secession threats from a century ago.
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Colliers Weekly
Gas regulation shifts focus from candlepower to heating value
Industrial gas regulation has traditionally tied quality to candlepower based on open flame burners. Now widespread use of Welsbach mantle burners and gas for cooking and power emphasizes heating value over light output, with many cities still enforcing candlepower tests.
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Washington
Pubiic
Change of Questions Causes Trouble for Recruiter Story
A German immigrant seeks work in America but cannot speak English. A recruiting officer, advising the man, trains him to answer as if in the army. The inspector changes the questions leading to a comic misunderstanding and the recruit’s blunt reply.
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National Monthly
America
United States
John
Yoakum's Dream Of Gulf Coast Railway Ambition
The Memphis Commercial Appeal recalls Yoakum's plan to build a railroad from New Orleans along the Gulf of Mexico to Brownsville and onward through Mexico to Tampico. The project faltered after Revoultion and war risks halted through freight, leaving a potential coastal base for an army unrealized.
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Memphis
Yoakum
Spake
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Brownsville
Mexico
Gulf
Tampico
Vera Crus
Centralmarion
Font ‘Cara
Oakini
Mus
Palaces of Thought Reflection and Memory
Fragmented text explores ideas of thoughts as built palaces and memories. It mentions youth learning, the value of peaceful thoughts, and the struggle against poverty and pain.
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John Ruckin
Her Golden Wedding Day Passion and Surprise Homecoming
An elderly wife, celebrated as she reaches her golden wedding, is honored by family who recreate their original cottage honeymoon. Granddad teases her by asking if she talks in her sleep, while children and grandchildren orchestrate a day of memories and joy surrounding her long marriage.
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Olymely
Dad
Dorothy
Margaret
Crowdad
Katherine
Grandad
Danny
Corpace
Grandade
Rose O' Sharon
Addad
Grand
Renee
Granddad
Tim
Ben
Sharon
Katherne
Archaic Lake Traffic Methods Questioned by Chicago News
Chicago officials and industry voices discuss outdated freight handling on Great Lakes boat lines owned by railroads. Julius H. Barnes and Q R Hall testified to the Interstate Commerce Commission that modern facilities and lower rates could boost profits and efficiency between Western lake ports and the Atlantic seaboard. They urged public authorities to push harbor development and improved loading and unloading practices.
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United States
Europe
Great Lakes
Buffalo
Western Ports
Earlroads
Julius H. Barnes
Duluth Commercial Club
Q. R. Hall
Interstate Commerce Commission
Barnes
Weslern Lake
Atlantic Seaboard
Chicago
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Seemed
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Worcester
Maas
Telegraph
Wood Green
London
W. F. Passett
New Jersey
Northwestern University
Evanston
India
Plattevile
Rhode Island
Lancashire
Raines
Wiltshire
Itved
Coast
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New York Forestry
Syracuse
Montevideo
Aires
Rosario
Madras
GG Inka
Bagi Iahmen
Lemie
Spain
Califor
California
Germany
Maken i
China
Bolas Ia
Avery
Australia
PP Men Gemany
Eleanor Wilson
William G. Madoo
Mag
Francis Bowes Sayres
McAdoo
Blue Room
Ravannah
Kossluske
Dayton News
Pearson's
Munich
Conan Doyle
Stiles
Chicago Daily
Unioniet
Wberal
Haw
Reichstag
Ae Mae
Aaron Burr
Congress
South Carolina
Nils Pierson
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Bucky
Suwiemning
Chicago News
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