Airy Club of America debates prize for aeroplane stunt
A New York Tribune excerpt depicts members of the Airy o Club of America discussing a trophy race for pioneering aeroplanes. They weigh risks, profits, and the wartime surge in interest while debating prizes and the role of manufacturers in promoting flight.
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Sears
Airy O Chul
Zapp
Admiral Peary
Airyo Club
Birsky
cYou
Esme
TD Oknew
Posten
Birskss
Airyo Cluj
Titreen Cameeras
United States
Faurous
Vestmens
America
Teller
Hirsky
New York Tribune
Indians become cattle kings of the plains through stock raising
The Indian service reports Crow Indians in Montana earned about 8,000,000 from cattle ventures aided by government guidance. They increased cultivation on reservations and expanded grazing profits, with San Carlos in Arizona gaining around 25,000 more annually from grazing leases. Officials foresee broader transformation toward intensive farming and broader cattle and horse industries.
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Washington
Montana
Department of the Interior
Chip Sells
Tndian Affairs
Department
Sells
Chicago
Omaha
Commissioner Sells
Indian Office
Northwest
Interior Department
Plains
Tie
San Carlos
Arizona
Les
America
Powdered defense ends harassment in New City
Miss May Ebert fought off a masher in Parkston by throwing a powder box. The cloud blinded him and aided police in identifying William Lacey of Pearliver who was arrested with powder on his clothes. Lacey faced $100 bail after the incident involving Miss Esther Van Auken and Miss Ebert.
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New City
May Ebert
Southfields
Nockland County
Parkston
Sherwood
William Lacey
Pearliver
Miss Ebert
Lacey
Doctor Johnson Values One Person's Praise
An anecdote recalls Doctor Johnson asking Boswell to read a northern letter aloud. Boswell, hoping to spare him fatigue, noted the praise in the letter, but Johnson insisted it be read and stated that the applaud of a single human being is of great consequence.
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Dirsks
Zapp
Pairticular
Europe
Birshy
Pacific
Sirsky
Doctor Johnson
Boswell
England
Docctor Johnson
Chewing Gum Mixup Delights Child Chronicle
A child named Marion chewed gum that stuck to her nightie unnoticed in a dim room. Later, as the mother prepared to tuck her in, the child spoke up that the gum belonged on the front of the nightie, revealing the playful mix up in the family.
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Marion
Marilon
Protection During Thunderstorm
A lightning strike on an unprotected building poses serious danger, but a house offers better survival odds than outdoors. A family sheltering in an unprotected house has a minimum 45 in 100 chance of escape, though actual odds are likely higher.
Ingenious German Shower Bath Aims at Submarine War Use
An inventive device described as a shower bath is proposed for wartime use against submarines and for defense against air raids. The system, called Scotosceptic apparatus, allows invisible signal exchanges between ships and has practical applications expected to be widely available.
Prince Flees From Harry Narasingrao Seindin
A six year old Todian prince named Narasingrao Seindin flees from his father’s harem influence. Miss Patterson, appointed by the British government, guards him. He travels to Toronto for preliminary education and will later enter Oxford University. The prince is athletic and enjoys wrestling.
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Narasingrao Seindin
Miss Patterson
Toronto
Ont
Oxford University
Indian Ploughs Road in South Dakota Escalates Conflict
Elkhead a Sioux Indian plowed a road north of Eagle Butte to ease wagon traffic on a hill while hauling hay. The plowed ground delayed an auto jam, as stalled cars had to be pulled from the trench with Indian team aid. The move tied to revenue schemes and white ideas.
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Pierre
S. D.elkhead
Eagle Butte
Sio
New Searchlight Invented by Signor Ulivi
Signor Giulio Ulivi, inventor of F rays, after months in Milan military hospital, announces a new Sco tosco pia device called Sco toscopia Vision in darkness. The system uses invisible infrared rays to detect objects in darkness, enabling warships to see without being seen and to photograph Scotographs for mapping enemy coasts on land and sea.
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Rome
Signor
Giulio Ulivi
Milan
Signor Ulivi
Widow of Flagler Weds Judge Bingham in New Alliance
Lily Kenan, widow of Henry M. Flagler who left a large estate, marries Judge Robert Worth Bingham of Louisville. Flagler’s wealth passed to his widow after his death three years ago. Bingham, a prominent New York and Kentucky figure, retired from the bench in 1911.
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Henry M. Plagier
Henry M. Flagler
Florida
Robert Worth Bingham
Louisville
Flagler
Lily Kenan
Wilmington
N.C
Bingham
New York
Kentucky
Telescopic spectacles aid extreme near sighted individuals
Telescopic spectacles have been invented for people who are so extremely near sighted that ordinary lenses cannot offset the defect.
Wrong office for license
A Fulton county man seeking a marriage license went to the secretary of state auto registration desk. The clerk directed him to the courthouse, after the applicant confessed the owner of the “license” was a widow and the request was for marriage.
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Atlanta
Fulton County
A. T. Harris
Secretary of State
Ife
Mr. Harris
Altoona Man Seeks Annulment Of 1912 Marriage License
Charles M. Arthur of Altoona had Judge Thomas J. Baldridge annul the marriage license issued to himself and Miss Jessie F. Martin of Duncanville on June 17 1912. They planned a July 4 wedding after buying a trousseau and setting a house and trip. The bride delayed and never fulfilled the contract, ending the union before it began.
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Altoona
Charles M. Arthur
Thomas J. Baldridge
Jessie F. Martin
Duncanville
Trousseau
Pelican Caught in a Johnson County Pond
A north country pelican, snow white and exhausted from a long night, rested on a Woodson McCoy pond in Wilder, Johnson County. McCoy captured the bird weighing 387 pounds with a wingspan of 8 feet 10 inches.
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Kansas City
North Country
Woodson McCoy
Wilder
Johnson County
Kane
McCoy
Daddy's Fairy Tale Turkeys in the Barn Yard Debate
Mary Graham Bonner writes of a farm yard scene where Pinky Pig challenges two boasting turkeys. The turkeys insist they are not to blame for being eaten, while Pinky taunts them about vanity and mirrors. The animals argue about taste and purpose as Pinky pushes a blunt critique.
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Farim Yard
Daddy
Turkey
Winky Pig
Sid
Io Hinself
Mr. Turkey
Pinky Pig
Pinky
Obstacle to Success Says Focus on Task
The article urges constant attention to the present task whether writing poems or baking cookies. It warns that letting thoughts drift handicaps future performance and stresses fixing attention and avoiding cross tasks for success.
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