How the Gary School System Works in Gary Indiana
Florence Patton portrays Gary Indiana schools under William A. Wirt, highlighting the family spirit, extended hours from eight to five, and a play-centered curriculum. Teachers act as mentors, classes mix ages, and pupil run spaces like a school bank and zoo illustrate integrated learning.
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Florence Patton
Chicago
Gary
Ind
William A. Wirt
New York City
Mary
Sadie
Rose
Mr Wirt
Weathey
Emerson
Froebel School
Wirt
Cy DeVry
Lincoln Park
Froebel
Jefferson School
Tecl Mills
Nurse Lepers Plans Molokai Mission For Leper Care
Miss Mary Chemielewska of New York has entered a Syracuse convent to study nursing. She intends to go to the Hawaiian islands to tend lepers on Molokai, the settlement made famous by Father Damien.
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Mary Chemielewska
New York
Syracuse
N. Y
Hawaiian Islands
Molokai Island
Damien
Bargain Marriage Day At Local Dollar Sale
Peceter Zorger a Civil War veteran aged seventy and Verdi Kittinger twenty seven of West Brookfield appeared before Justice C H Wiseman offering a one dollar bill for a marriage license. The ceremony was part of a dollar day sale promoted by local merchants with the justice offering to wed all couples for one dollar.
Rattlesnake Bill Van Horne Relieved in N J Court
Rattlesnake Bill Van Horne of Sussex County told Recorder Nott in East Orange police court he had been arrested 118 times. He cried with relief after being released without punishment for drunkenness and sleeping behind a house. He spoke of teeth extraction in Newark and the third rail stimulants that worsened his collapse. He rode in an auto patrol wagon and read a biography criticizing Sussex locals for a forest fire he claimed to extinguish.
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Froebel School
East Orange
N. J
Bill van Horne
Sussex County
Recorder Nott
Newark
Soldiers Noisy Dreamers
Landladies near Victoria and Waterloo terminals report soldiers returning from Loos suffer nightmares and somnambulism. Many fighters experience terrifying dreams and hysterical outbursts, with nervous breakdowns rising in recent weeks. Officers and veterans recount the brutal sights of the offensive.
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London
Victoria
Waterloo
Loos
Mayors Cut Their Salaries in Economy Move
London report says several provincial English city mayors agreed to salary cuts to show effort toward national economy. Birmingham’s new lord mayor Neville Chamberlain takes 2500 instead of 5000. Eastbourne mayor Dr Charles O'Brien Harding accepts 950 instead of 1500.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain
Birmingham
Charles O’brien Harding
Eastbourne
Bible Printed in 1754 Sells to City Mayor
Mrs. Jacob Kohl of 902 Blankenberg street Evansville Indiana sold an old Bible printed in 1754 to Mayor Benjamin Boosse. The Martin Luther translation is described as yellow with age.
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Evansville
Ind
Jacob Kohl
Blankenberg Street
Benjamin Boosse
Four children plead with Mayor Mitchel to release mother
In New York four young children urge Mayor Mitchel to free their mother Mrs Norah Donelon after she was sent to the House of Good Shepherd following a family quarrel.
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New York
Mitchel
Norah Donelon
House of Good Shepherd
Taft Made Member of Baldhead Club in Winsted
The Baldhead Club of America in Winsted Connecticut elected President Taft as a member and placed President Wilson on the top of the waiting list.
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Taft
Baldhead Club
Winsted, Conn
Baldhead Club of America
Wilson
The Petted Husband Seeks Palm Beach Escape
The petted husband and his wife debate a Palm Beach trip to refresh the wife and spare his business. He weighs leaving work against managing finances and bills. At Palm Beach she notes the husband needed a change of scene while arranging to handle his creditors.
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Palm Beach
Unstable Moon and Greenwich Observatory Findings
The Greenwich Observatory, founded 1675 to study the moon for navigation, reports growing errors between calculated and observed lunar positions. Over two decades the average longitude error rose by about a half arcsecond yearly, suggesting unknown forces or Earth shape affecting lunar motion.
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Greenwich
Charles II
Astronomer-Royal of
Great Britain
Fumigation Methods Darken Oak Wood To Rich Brown
The article describes several techniques to darken oak. Ammonia gas from liquid ammonia darkens tannic acid in wood. Apply with dish, brush, or rag to achieve deep color. Depth depends on ammonia amount and exposure time. Potash bichromate and Germanys coffee technique also cited. Iron filings with sulfuric acid and water can produce very dark hues through repeated applications.
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Germany
Begin to See Daylight in Diet and Public Health
The piece argues pellagra origins are debated but public health theory is sound. It forecasts a shift from medicine to diet, with orange juice and lettuce replacing drugs and castor oil, and urges food awareness to curb sugar and pie crust abuses.
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Public Health Service
Boston Daily Advertiser
Redondo Maidens Hope For Findlay Marriage After Glove Find
Tampa visitor Charles A. Findlay announced a Redondo, California, maid may wed him and travel south. He found a small kid glove marked with RA 8 in the belly of a big yellowtail caught at wharf No 2, suggesting a betrothal with the wearer of the glove.
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Redondo
Cal
Charles A. Findlay
Tampa
Fla
Long-Serving Baseball Pioneers Span Thirty Years and More
The article surveys veteran players from the early era of baseball, highlighting James O'Rourke who began major league play in 1876 and totaled thirty-three seasons. Uncle Adrian Anson with twenty-six. Jack Glasscock and Beckley with thirty-five. and Cy Young with twenty-two pitched seasons. It notes enduring careers from Kid Gleason, Van Haltren, Burkett, Hamilton, and others, plus umpire William Hart’s 28 seasons.
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Honus Wagner
Larry Lajoie
James O’rourke
New York Giants
O’rourke
Orator
O'Rourke
James
James O'Rourke
Adrian Anson
Chefi
Jack Glasscock
Eagle Eye Beckley
William
Kid) Gleason
George van Haltren
Jess Burkett
Billy Hamilton
John Honus Wagner
Matty
Ed Plank
Cy Falkenberg
Nap Rucker
Billy Hart
Cy Young
Frank Forman
Theo Breitenstein
William Hart
Billie Hart
Captain Anson
Peace, War and Baseball Rivalries Across The State
A brisk survey of early 20th century baseball culture notes peace costs, war era fan interest, and emerging stars like Dan Patch and Lady Frisco. It links exhibitions, salaries, and leagues with global events, praising figures such as Connie Mack and Winston Churchill while highlighting notable performances and pending trades.
White Battles Saylor in Decisive Boxing Win at Atlas A A
Charley White knocked out Milburn Saylor in under two minutes at the Atlas A A show in Boston before 6 000 fans. The 133 pounder emerges as the leading challenger to Freddie Welsh for the lightweight title and draws heavy eastern and western support. White’s string of six decisive knockouts in six months boosts fan belief he can beat the English champion.
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Charley White
Freddie Welsh
Milburn Saylor
Indianapolis
Atlas A. A
Boston
White
Welsh
Chicago
Saylor
Gilbert Gallant
Charlie Thomas
Freddie Yelle
Matty Baldwin
Eddie Murphy
Meyers Plays Winter Ball for San Diego Coast Club
Chief Meyers will catch for the San Diego club in the Southern California Winter league this season and plans to bring a New York Giants pitcher to reinforce the team. Last year Jeff Tesreau contributed to San Diego’s winter championship and Meyers is set to return to the Giants next spring.
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Connie
Meyers
San Diego
New York Giants
McGraw
Jeff Tesreau
Giants
Moriarity Released by Detroit Plans Minor League Manager Role
George Moriarity is released by Detroit at his own request and aims to manage a minor league team. He remains noncommittal on location, but it is noted that a Mike Finn–Detroit deal could have put him as playing manager for the Atlanta Southern league club with Finn handling the business side.
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George Moriarity
Detroit
Mike Finn
Atlanta
Moriarity
Finn
Bright future for Jade Prendergast in Arlington league
Fans see a bright future for Jade Prendergast brother of Mike of the Federal league champion Whales. Jade, Arlington NL independent team pitcher, struck out 19 in the latest game but took a 5 to 4 loss due to errors. He had three hits and started a double play, while passing one baserunner. St. Bede's college team faced Arlington's Cypokent.
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Jade Prendergast
Mike
Whales
Jade
Arlington
St. Bede
Cypokent
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Pennsylvania
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Trinity
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Milwaukee
Jimmy
Pittsburgh
Joe Cantillon
Minneapolis
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Mahan
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Ty Cobb
Winston Churchill
England
Tris Speaker
Clyde Milan
George Burns
Larry Doyle
Cy Williams
Ring
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