MIT President Maclaurin Raised Nine Million for Edifices
Richard Cockburn Maclaurin leads MIT dedication events for new buildings on June 12 13 and 14. He has funded about nine million dollars in gifts and advanced the institute while preserving high standards. born 1870 in Edinburgh he studied at Cambridge and taught at New Zealand and Columbia before becoming MIT president in 1908.
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Richard Cockburn Maclaurin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Maclaurin
Edinburgh
New Zealand
England
University of Cambridge
St. John’s College
University of New Zealand
Columbia University
Doctor Maclaurin
Corporation of Technology
Shaffroth boosts suffrage in Colorado rally
Senator Shaffroth gains favor with equal suffragists after urging adoption of the Susan B Anthony amendment. He argues the republic’s founders proclaimed equality, yet many deny it to women, condemning male dominance as a divine right of sex and calling for women to decide their own sphere.
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America
Shafforth
Colorado
Susan B. Anthony
Senate
Republic
Our
Friend of War Children In Washington Aids Appeal
Miss Caroline Dawes Appleton of Massachusetts New York and Paris founder of the international society of the Friends of Childhood asks Washington leaders for aid to aid war impoverished children and families. She plans to establish Washington as the permanent headquarters and is noted for multilingual skills and Serbian folk song publications.
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Washington
Caroline Dawes Appleton
Massachusetts
New York
Paris
International Society of the Friends of Childhood
Miss Appleton
Alanson Stewart Appleton
Ltterateur
Leopold II
Belgium
Serbia
Dodd Defies Parade Law With Cavalry Staging in New York
Colonel George A. Dodd led Troop F of the Third U. S. Cavalry in a 55 mile ride and a planned Madison Square Garden presentation despite Sabbath law protests. General Carroll warned of police action while Dodd confirmed 62 men would report for Sunday’s military escort and parade.
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George A. Dodd
Villa
Guerrero
New York City
Leta
Third
U. S. Cavalry
Dodd
Aie
Jiadd
Madison Square Garden
Fort Ethan Allen
Captain Dodd
Suncus
Society For the Observance of the Sabbath Law
Cenerel Carroll
Jsdd
General Carrol
World Notes On Wealth Crime And Science
The czar of Russia earns five percent per minute in impressions of wealth. France once criminalized tair cutting. Gold leaf can shade four feet square. In 1915 New York saw 82 540 convictions from a population of 10 000 660. Cyprus revives native tobacco for cigarettes of Turkish and Egyptian types. A meteorite weighing 427 pounds fell to earth. Hamburg tests tidal power from the North Sea. U S farm output exceeds global gold mining in six centuries.
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Russia
France
New York State
Cyprus
Hamburg
United States
Oxford Bible Production Scale Revealed
The Oxford University Press has produced Bibles for 300 years in 150 languages and dialects. Annual output includes six hundred tons of paper and orders for 100000 Bibles, with half a million copies possible. Over 110 English editions exist, and the Brilliant Text Bible is a tiny 33 by 219 inches, weighing under three ounces.
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
England
Caxton
Gladstone
Mexico’s interim presidents before Carranza in 1915
The record lists Mexico’s leaders from 1901 to 1915 noting Porfirio Diaz as president with Ignacio Mariscal as secretary, then Ramon Corral as vice president, Madero with Jose Maria Pino Suarez, and a string of provisional presidents after Madero until Carranza’s recognition in 1915. It covers Huerta Carbajal Gutierrez Gonzales Garza Lagos Chazaro as brief, unrecognized rulers.
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Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
Don Ignacio Mariscal
Don Ramon Corral
Francisco L. Madero, Jr
Jose Maria Pino Suarez
Madero
Venusiano Carranza
Victoriano Huerta
Francisco Carbajal
Eulalio Gutierrez
Roque Gonzales Garza
Francisco Lagos Chazaro
Verdun Fortifications and historic frontier role described
The piece recounts Verdun as France’s northern frontier fortress with a history dating to 1438 when Charlemagne’s empire divided. It notes control shifts to Germany and back to France, the Meuse junction, and Metz routes defining the strategic ring of forts. The abbey site was repurposed for a royal stronghold atop a 400 foot plateau, with a surrounding fort system.
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Verdun
France
Charles
Louis
Lothaire
Louis II
Debonair
Charlemagne
Germany
Europe
Henry VI
Meuse
Belgium
Metz
Governor Francis and the Hot Foot tale in Missouri
David R. Francis, once Missouri governor and later U S ambassador to Russia, was fond of stories about a Black man named Hot Foot. He recounted Hot Foot’s wry reply to morning greetings, noting the man’s deliberate demeanor and the governor’s repeated laughter at the exchange.
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David R. Francis
Russia
Wilson
Missouri
Jefferson City
Kentucky
Darky
Hot Foot
Pupils to Survey Knoxville Industries and Conditions
High school seniors in Knoxville Tennessee will conduct a systematic survey of the citys occupations and industries. The study will examine workers conditions wages promotion prospects and other details to illuminate the character of each vocation and also assess social civic and economic conditions of the city.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Oil-Proof Cement For Oil Tank Repairs
A cement made by mixing glycerine and litharge to a thick paste keeps oil from affecting it. Useful for repairing cracked oil reservoirs or forming oil-tight joints between metal plates. Apply immediately after mixing as it hardens rapidly.
Basis of Practical Knowledge in Everyday Reasoning
A compact reflection on how common sense guided by deliberate understanding yields usable knowledge for daily tasks. It suggests practical insight grows from blending experience with reason to solve routine problems efficiently.
Plant Your Hardy Garden Now
A practical guide urges immediate planting of a hardy garden for busy women. It highlights hardy roses with named varieties, border flowers like hollyhocks and phlox, and bulbs such as iris. Advice covers soil, spacing, and winter protection, with emphasis on choosing favored plants for a year round display.
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Anne de Diesbach
Baroness Rothschild
la France
Karl Druschki
Jacquesginot
Paul Neyron
Grugson Teplitz
Killarney
John Laing
France
Delphiniums Shine As Perennial Garden Star
Delphinium, the perennial larkspur, has benefited from scientific grower attention. A bed of delphiniums can bloom for three months and withstand much bad weather, delivering shaded blue color in borders and beds.
Sweet Smelling Plants and Perfumed Flowers List
The passage catalogs sweet smelling plants and flowers. Roses lead the list with other fragrant blooms including helio trope wallflower lily of the valley alyssum auricula iris mignonette scilla stock jasmine evening primrose sweet pea sweet william acig legia carnation fuchsia hamero callus hesperis lilium scabiosa verbena and violet. It also notes honeysuckle azalea syringa daphne deutzia and forsythia as fragrant vines and shrubs.
Power in Jesus Teaching and Healing for World Mission
Rev Charles M Sheldon argues Jesus holds power from teaching that laymen could grasp and from healing all diseases. The church must join in bringing justice and peace, offering means talents and time to spread discipleship, guided by the Prince of Peace.
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Christ
Jesus
Mark
Isaiah
Church
Prince of Peace
Charles M. Sheldon
D. D
A Bishop Calls Clergy to Personal Witness for Christ
A bishop argues priests cannot lead others closer to God without personal experience and faith. He compares priestly fervor to an artist or musician’s passion and urges Christianity to offer the best in love and life to confront modern passions.
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God
Christ
Bishop Woodcock
In God's Keeping and Faith Across Trials
The excerpt emphasizes divine protection in both worldly and spiritual trials. It recalls Daniel in the lions den, Wesley among stones, and John on Patmos to illustrate God’s steadfast keeping of believers amid danger.
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Daniel
Lions’ den
Wesley
John
Isle of Patmos
Gut thoughts hinder invention of telescopes
The remark warns that harboring inward reflections blocks scientific progress and the creation of new instruments. It suggests external inquiry and collaborative effort are needed to advance telescope development and observational science.
Finding the Bride by the Servant of Abraham
The piece compares Abraham's servant seeking a bride for Isaac with the Holy Spirit drawing the church. It emphasizes guidance from God, acts of service and gifts, the virtue of personal seeking, and the example of Rebekah and Spurgeon. It ends with a call to faithful stewardship and hopeful reward.
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Abraham
Isaac
God
Jesus Christ
Lord
Christ
Jesus
Rebekah
Paul
Charles Spurgeon
London
John Vassar
A. J. Gordon
Dedham
Rebecca
Be so rich in God that you can afford to do without everything else
Motivational quote attributed to B. M. Adams emphasizes spiritual wealth over material gain. It urges reliance on faith and inner riches rather than external possessions. The line invites contemplation of values and priorities beyond wealth.
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B. M. Adams
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