Waste of Our Natural Resources Says Need for Law
A Scientific American piece urges stronger national action to curb waste of forests water lands and minerals. It cites Dr George F Swain on timber use per acre per capita global comparisons forest fires wasteful mining and looming depletion with calls for forest protection water control and legislative remedies.
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George F. Swain
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Twennilve Sears
United Kingdom
Merrimac
Milan
M. Lafosse
Europe
Union
Scientific American
The Complaint Desk Face and Its Harsh Change
A friend recounts a department store complaint desk tale where a cheerful young man’s face hardens into a morose, forbidding expression after constant customer complaints. The piece argues the face reflects inner spirit, as habitual complaining dulls the heart and alters appearance.
Henry Clay a Cigar Maker Tale
Erskine M. Phelp of Chicago introduces a Henry Clay cigar to Lord Blank of England in Nice. The brand impresses with the Harry of the West image as Lord Blank praises the original Henry Clay’s quality while noting his successors fell short.
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Henry Clay
Erskine M. Phelp
Chicago
Nice
Lord Blank
England
Ry Clay
Gladstone
Old Clay
Inter Ocean
Immortal fiction barred from Dublin library shelves
The Dublin library omits immortal fiction including Huck Shaw the Detective and Old King Grady due to binding wear costs. The Wear era's popular titles are excluded from the librarian’s list for American boys. Miss Rose Frits, a New York writer, reportedly writes eighty seven perfect words a minute for sixty consecutive minutes.
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Huck Shaw
King Grady
Dublin Lbrary
Lbrarian
Kansas City Times
The Greatest Feat by Lange at Washington 1895
Anson fined BIN Lange $200 after his famous 11 inning save in 1895 at Washington. Lange sprinted to catch Kip Selbach’s drive, leaped, and held the ball as the fence collapsed, preserving Chicago’s win and earning him a $200 reward. The tale links the daring play to a notable payment dispute.
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Hugh
Fullerton
bin” Lange
Chicago
Washington
Lange
Boston
New York
Anson
Kip” Selbach
Polishing a Diamond Reveals Craft and Patience
Polishing a diamond is a slow, precise process due to the stone’s hardness. The task requires cooling pauses after overheating, resetting the stone at new angles, and relying on the cutter’s eye or a magnifier for tiny stones. The regular brilliant may have many facets beyond the standard thirty-two, as initial facets are recut into smaller ones.
Inland Ballooning and Life Preserver Tips
Inland ballooning favors North Adams Pittsfield Springfield Mass Indianapolis St Louis Milwaukee where inflating stations exist. Balloons can stay aloft up to seventy three hours depending on air conditions and winds. A lifebuoy rescue tip advises grabbing the side nearest you and pushing to tilt the ring over the head for easier recovery.
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New York
Beau
North Adams
Pittsfield
Springfield
Mass
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Milwaukee
L. C. Hanna
Cleveland
Round Towers of Ireland and Scotland
Round towers in Ireland are tall slender stone structures about 120 feet in height with circular forms. Built between the ninth and twelfth centuries, they likely served cloister related and refugial purposes near churches or monasteries and later functioned as bell towers. Three analogous towers exist in Scotland at Drachin Albernethy and Killahay in Orkney.
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Ireland
Scotland
Drachin
Albernethy
Killahay
Orkney
Boston Globe
Chicago Judge Restricts Couple After Arraignment
A Chicago judge ordered a man not to speak to his wife for two weeks and barred her from contacting him after they arraigned on charges. The restriction aims to prevent further contact between the spouses during the pending matters.
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Chicago
New Discoveries and Global Upheavals in Brief
London reports no agreement to remove the Greek flag while heat waves scorch the U S Midwest. Japanese forces push Chinese troops in Hsientao amid railway settlement talk. Taft visits Gloucester after a metaphorical wire cutting. A New York copper stock case nears indictment. A Norwegian ship suffers superstition blamed for misfortune at sea.
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London
Middle West
Muskogee
Tsuki-yama
Japan
Hsientao
Yamen
China
An-Tung
Moukden
Marina
Pressed Steel Car Company
McKee
William E. Bancke
New York City
Sk Mstad
Gartha
Padang
New York
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Monarch Typewriter CO
Broadway
Wistrand's
NEW Hall
Westchester County
Irvington
Haskell
Hermann Petri
van Deusen
D Street
Greenburgh
Tarrytown
N. Y
Robert Dashwood
Chas. F. Dorsey
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