Wireless music interrupts naval wireless messages at sea
A New York Herald dispatch describes a wireless mishap during a Pacific fleet visit where a band’s tune was heard over ear pieces on the Ohio and Connecticut. Officials note sensitive receivers and powerful transmitters can cause cross currents and static, with tunings and multiple generators possibly affecting reception.
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Washington
New York Herald
Pacific
Cape Cod Bay
Ohio
Fiest
Connecticut
St Louis Family of Nine Saves Money on $12 a Week
Mrs. Joseph Lanzbaum of St Louis describes how a family of eleven with seven children lives on $12 weekly. She tightens food budgets, sews and washes at home, and buys a home with savings from building rent funds. The family emphasizes thrift as a path to stability and future for their children.
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ST. Louis
Joseph Lanzbaum
Fifteenth Street
J. H. Crossman
New York
A. H. Mustain
The
Lonelies Club
Lan
Stork
Mia
Lansbaum
Lanzbaum
Burgalos
Davy
Mrs. Lanzbaum
St. Louisa
Aple
Mrs. Lansbaum
T, Loula
David
Ide
Sarah
Florence
Willie
Rowe
Lena
Money engaged in liquor traffic of the nation
Washington report analyzes the scale of liquor production and tax receipts in the United States, noting huge sums invested in brewing and distilling and rising revenues. It discusses the prohibition debate, contrasting the Anti-Saloon League with the Anti-Intolerance league and the push to make Washington a prohibition city amid a larger national trend.
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John G.capers
United States
Eas
Anti-Saloon League
Prohibition
Bathos and bathos in court echoes through ages
A fragmentary report quotes Bathos expert VYroformor Thander Matthews on bathos in law courts. It notes a Massachusetts judge's summing up in a larceny case and a foreboding remark about crime and morality with a soldier, a bayonet, and a cavalry uniform.
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Bathos
Vyroformor Thander Matthews
Masaachusetta Udge
John Jones
Ur Gugual Republic
Bonappehetten
Dirigible Airships Favored for U S Navy Plan
New York December 10 Captain Thomas T Lovelace advocates creating a distinct division of the navy for dirigible air ships. He and Dr Julian F Themes plan official government participation in experiments with De. Thomas airship including round trips between New York and Philadelphia.
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New York
Naval Establishment
Thomas T. Love-lace
Panama Navy
Jamestown
Philadelphia
Julian FP
Poremern
St. Louis
Lovelace
Washington
de. Thomas
Results of Pure Food Law Observance Near Universal
The article notes near universal compliance with the Pure Food Law as enforcement by Dr. Harvey W. Wiley is highlighted. It cites 96 percent of manufacturers obeying or striving to do so, with limited court actions and general acceptance despite some injustices.
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Caliera
Washington
Harvey W. Wiley
Himon Advocates Pausing to Gauge Progress in Law Making
The article argues for pausing to assess progress rather than frequent court appeals. It notes a historical law blocked by Congress for seventeen years and finally passed with aid from a perceived scandal. Supporters claim broad public demand shaped the final form, though most oppose it by ninety five percent.
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Congress
Scvandala
Fragmentary Odds and Ends From a Murky Page
The readable lines hint at a fragmented historical text with names like Maude Mullsoo and Lifalene. The piece references a tent at midnight and a mill that will never grind, with scattered garbled phrases about a garden and a bridge. No clear event or person is fully identifiable.
Red Devils Build Road From Congo to Nile Freight Corridor
In the Congo Free State a central automobile department oversees a year of work on a freight road network. The first coach links the Congo with the Nile at Rejaf, near Gondokoro, with plans to connect to the Mediterranean and Europe via roads, steamboats, and rails. The project uses tropical Belgian wagons, aims for 10–12 mile per hour haul, and expects carriers to be supplied by local labor, including Moonzall’s villagers.
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Congo Free State
Central Automobile Department
Congo
Nile
Rejaf
Gondokoro
Khar ‘Tum
Upper Congo
Mediterranean
Stanley Pool
Streight
Moonzall
Guwage
Thoughts Shape Faces Says Lecturer Mins Iya de Chipenham
In Chicago an interview with Misa de Chipenham, a New York lecturer, argues that wholesome thoughts alter appearance and ugly thoughts deform the face. A Chicago girl’s whispered line is recalled, exposing how mind and expression betray a person.
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George
Mins
Iya de Chipenham
New York
Misa de Chipenham
Chicago
Hilary
Giving Him a Chance. A Nighttime Burglary Fear
Mrs. Wilson slept through burglaries until her husband returned from New York. He crept up stairs and she woke yelling that a burglar might be near. The tense moment built from fear during his midnight arrival.
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Tam
Henry
A Brilliant Paragraph in a New York Publishers Dinner
Mark Twain recalls reporting days in Virginia City during a New York publishers dinner. He described a horse thief who hurled a heavy studded boot at a judge, missing and striking a reporter instead, a perilous moment he notes was narrowly avoided.
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Mark Twaoin
New York
Virginia City
Tam
Reflections of a Bachelor in a Chaotic Prena Fragment
A disjointed extract discusses male fatigue at home, snoring spouses, and a dark room scene. It obsesses over marital tension, late nights, and a sense of duty contrasted with personal yens. The text touches on social roles and peacetime strains with obscure references to a ruler and beetles.
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New York
Lin
the Ameer
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