Chicago Names Steward Chief of Police in Business Regime
Chicago appoints Kiny T Steward as general superintendent of police reshaping force culture into a business regime. He rejects military style, wears no uniform, and plans to run the department as manager while policing is left to officers. Steward, a poet and organizer, emphasizes order, with prior roles in factory supervision and mail delivery.
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Chicago
Chief Steward
Eystem
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Beys
Dayton
Wilson Bros
Chicago Post Ofice
Steward
Macterlinck
Chief
Tennyson
Wordeworth
Burns
Walt Whitman
Lavator
Lombroso
Believer in jury trailing shakes up Suffolk district attorney
Arthur Dehon Hill of Suffolk County advocates jury trailing a system of watching juries and detectives during trials to curb graft. He cites George Natt's case and boasts multiple convictions of city officials and contractors, including Michael J. Mitchell and Thomas P. Maher, plus indictments against thirteen steel firms. Hill notes Moran once avoided such jury oversight and secured indictments but not convictions.
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Arthur Dehon Hill
Suffolk County
Moston
George Natt
Harvard University
Michael J. Mitchell
Thomas FP. Maher
Maher
Leo M. McCullough
Common Council
Hill
James T. Cassidy
Alfred J. Porter
Hit
Hil Saya
Paris
John B. Moran
Moran
Hill Saya
Taft’s trainer Barker keeps president in prime shape
Dr Charles Barker of Madison is described as Taft’s trainer, prescribing exercises and diet. Barker, an amateur middleweight, boxes with Taft at Neverly, Mass, and teaches wrestling, medicine ball drills, and daily routines. Barker oversees Taft’s regimen and diet, and the president follows his guidance.
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Charles Ek, Harker
Madison
Wis
Mike” Donovan
Taft
John C. Spooner
Wisconsin
Barker
Roosevelt
Neverly
Mass
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Hall to establish child study dept at Clark University
Dr. G. Stanley Hall of Clark University Worcester Mass plans to inaugurate a new department for the study of the child this fall. The 64 year old authority on child development will create a clearinghouse for scientific information on children including anthropology love customs belief gangs hygiene backward children and juvenile vice and crime.
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G. Stanley Hall
Clark University
Worcester
Mass
Hall
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Low Colonist Fares to the West and Northwest
Pacific Passenger Department announces Colonist Fares from Sept 16 to Oct 15, 1900 to all Western and Northwestern points. West prospects attract land purchases and travel to attractions with liberal stopover arrangements. For literature write K L Lomax G P A U P RR Omaha Neb.
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Faron
K. L. Lomax
G. PA
U.P
Omaha
Walter and Wees-Walter Steak Clash Over Tough Cut
A diner complains the steak is too tough and requests a replacement. The waiter cites that the steak has been bent, and the customer is unable to receive a fix, leading to a disputed outcome over service.
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Walter
Baby scarred by boiling grease miraculously healed
An English mother recalls a breakfast accident when boiling grease splashed one side of her baby face and head. After fears of disfigurement she used Cuticura ointment, reporting complete healing with velvet skin in about five weeks. The note from Mia Hare, Henry Street, South Shields, dated March 22, 1908, cites Power Drug & Chemical Corp and Boston suppliers.
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Mia. Hare
Henry St. South Shields
Durham
England
Power Drug & Chem. Corp
Bolo Props
Boston
Cures for Human Gkin Troubles and Pets Advised
A jumble of notes covers remedies for humans and animals. Mentions cures like Refinol Salve for horses and dogs, and notes on mites carried by mosquitoes. A humorous exchange from Pearson's Weekly ends with a magistrate and witness about listening during a quarrel.
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Leeuwenhoek
Comptes Kendus
Biological Society of Paris
M. Druyant
Tle
Pearson's Weekly
Rude exchange over peaches and patent remedies
A quirky dialogue fragment features a student questioning why pretty women are called peaches and a sour bachelor retorting that they are the fruit of needlework. The scene shifts to mock advice about Castorla and a wizard oil remedy for infants, ending with humorous banter about husbands and women.
White Steam Car Demonstrates Kerosene Fuel Advantage
The White Steam Car, built by the White Company of Cleveland, proved during the 1909 Glidden Tour that kerosene can power a steam car 2650 miles from Detroit to Denver to Kansas City with no smoke or odor. Observers vouched for fuel cost savings, ease of handling, and a quick switch between kerosene and gasoline. The tour's success boosted demand for both the $2000 and $1000 models, showing kerosene as a practical, cheaper fuel option for modern steam cars.
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White Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Detroit
Denver
Kanenas City
Pinkerton
New York Sun
Convention Hall
Ten States
Middle West
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