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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1907
Page
2
The Jackson Herald discusses precocity in children and the risks of rushing their development. It outlines two types: healthy stock with high nerve activity needing restraint to build symmetry, and physically frail but bright children who exhaust themselves if pushed, benefiting from grounded physical activity and gradual mental growth, preferably in a country setting.
The piece compares Fried Krupp to a vast government run enterprise housing 100000 people across 16 000 houses and 108 stores with 320 other institutions. It notes 30000 wage earners at eight dollars weekly, all provided for with housing, clothing, education, insurance and pensions, presenting Krupp as a successful system.
A historical excerpt discusses Booker T. Washington opposing newspapers by Black readers and their coverage of oppression. It also notes a Chicago man choking on meat after table laughter, urges measured meals, cites Conkling on restrained talk, and mentions a 1411 comet weather column. An insane verdict in Virginia linked to a New York life claim is noted.
In New York the Waiters' Club house is rising in the city’s premier club district on West Forty fourth Street. The Geneva association rents the space for 5000 dollars yearly and trains waiters in multiple languages and fine service. Night college at Washington Square division of NYU draws teachers and professionals seeking degrees after hours.
Night college attracts a diverse mix of students from teachers and engineers to factory workers and professionals seeking an education ladder. Well to do married women near Washington and Gramercy study literature and language while a Japanese graduate and a Chinese student focus on philosophy sociology and economics respectively. Out of town teachers and principals enroll seeking college degrees.
A visitor to the Gotham Fire Department HQ compares annual alarms in New York and London. Truck 18 at 84 Attorney Street logged 1,122 alarms and 690 fires in 1906, while Engine 17 at 01 Lidlow Street recorded 1,062 calls with 227 real fires. London’s Whitechapel saw 376 calls, Shoreditch 269, Manchester Square 266, and Staten Island’s South Beach Hose Company 1 had just one alarm. The article notes New York companies run busier on average, around 600 calls yearly, with exceptions like Truck 26 at East 114th Street which answered 958 in the year.
Private investigators in new multi story offices report a surge in efforts to bar financial swindlers from securing space. Brokers, bankers and promoters tighten rules as vigilance rises to keep crook backed schemes from exploiting the public in Wall Street buildings.
The President champions inland waterways to supplement rail, lowering shipping and construction costs. Development would connect Kansas City to Atlantic Gulf and Pacific ports, boosted by Panama Canal completion. Roosevelt’s stance aligns with conservation and nonpartisan appeal to growers, manufacturers, merchants, and business leaders.
A Washington Dispatch urged every man to seek work, saying the country needs a million more workers. It promised a hearty welcome from the Golden Unite to Maine and across fields, farms, factories, and mines for those ready to work with two hands or a brain. It stressed that creed, race, birth, or station do not matter, only the ability to fill a job.
The Cincinnati Enquirer argues against delaying tariff overhaul past tomorrow, urging that if revision is needed it should begin now rather than wait two years. It questions proposing a 1909 tariff when the country dreads and does not want 1907.
The Baltimore American argues the contemplated dispatch of the battleship fleet to the Pacific should not cause panic or anti administration sentiment. It notes potential hazards like wind and currents around Cape Horn but emphasizes ships are built to endure deep water and crews trained to minimize danger. The piece cautions that coaling logistics may delay the voyage but ports on arrival will meet needs and questions why Japan would spark war from a large American fleet.
A collage of editorials notes Ambassador Charles Magnane Tower’s 30 year service from Harvard to Madrid Vienna St Petersburg and Herlin, praising his career and retirement. Other papers mock political sensationalism with yearly conventions and police, Panama canal progress, Harriman publicity, and a parable about a benevolent Samaritan amid a trust era.
A 1907 Sunday School lesson examines Joshua 14 28 and the covenant renewal at Shechem. It notes Joshua's aged leadership before death, urges wholehearted service to the Lord, and describes the writing of the covenant as a formal ratification with implications for faith and public worship.
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