Mars superstition and candles spark old world ideas
The piece discusses Professor Worthington’s support for Lowell on Mars as inhabited by a superior race with conditions unlike Earth. It links Mars evolution from matter to spirit, notes air and water loss, and suggests Martians’ rise in intellect. It also explains German birthday candle customs and symbolic meanings of light and life with Bechstein tales and Macbeth.
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Mars
Professor Worthington
Lowell
Earth
Ohe
Bechstein
Death
Macbeth
American architecture finds its two starting points
The article notes that American architecture begins with the home and the office and has evolved through copying and experimentation. It highlights the steel skyscraper, especially the West Street and Woolworth buildings in New York, as a bold form with towering grandeur.
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West Street
Woolworth
New York
America
Americans spend half a billion on music says editor
John C. Freund of Musical America claims Americans spend about 600 million dollars annually on music. He compares this to peace time army and navy costs, estimating 100 million, and notes 1912 figures around 300 million. He suggests his music figure may be high and military cost low.
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United States
John C. Freund
Musical America
Freedom Has Degenerated In Commencement Oration
A university graduate delivers a commencement address declaring freedom has degenerated. The remark is noted as likely to draw national leaders’ attention and provoke discussion on the state of liberty and governance.
Sea Serpent Sighted Off Long Island Stirs Old Traditions
A sea serpent with a head as big as a barrel was sighted off Long Island. The incident shows enduring popular affection for familiar traditions despite iconoclasm of the era.
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Long Island
Billy goat halts Broadway traffic for 12 minutes
A billy goat stopped Broadway traffic for twelve minutes before capture. New York authorities typically clear the blockage faster, highlighting a rare animal incident in a busy urban corridor.
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Broadway
New York
New York Film Law Signed by Mayor for Safer Theatres
Mayor Gaynor signs the moving picture ordinance set to take effect August 8, tightening construction and fireproofing rules for theaters. It raises seating from 300 to 600 with gallery limit and affects many new and existing projects, as exhibitors anticipate expanded capacity under the updated safety standards.
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New York
Gaynor
Moving Picture
Board of Aldermen
Princess Mary to Debut at Eighteen Says Queen Mary
English society watches Princess Mary age sixteen on April 26 as Queen Mary postpones her debut until she is eighteen. The shy royal daughter lacks worldly savoir faire, though she assists at hospital prizes and shows intelligence in limited settings. She inherits Queen Victoria traits and once humiliated a playmate, prompting royal patience and counsel.
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Mary
London
Princess Mary
England
Queen Mary
Queen Victoria
Buckingham Palace
Sandringham
Norfolk
Prince of Wales
Bullet Proof Wolf Slain on Wyoming Ranch
Old Whitey a notorious gray wolf blamed for stock losses of about 50 000 over five years in southeast Wyoming was killed by George Koons on the Mertz ranch on the Laramie plains. The wolf reputedly dodged traps and hounds though his hide bears numerous bullet wounds. Koons earns rewards exceeding 100 for the capture.
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Wheatland
Wyo
Old Whitey
George Koons
Mertz
Laramie Plains
Wyoming
Koons
Reveals His Double Life in Divorce Case
Ada M. Clingen wins divorce from John J. Clingen a silk salesman after revealing two households one in Claremont Avenue with a wife and minor children and another in Cedarhurst L I with a younger couple and another adult son and daughter for whom the man provided.
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New York
Ada M. Clingen
John J. Clingen
Clingen
Justice Tompkins
Supreme Court
White Plains
Claremont Avenue
Cedarhurst
L. I
College men praised for military enthusiasm at Get tysburg encampment
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood reports college students showing strong zeal for military life after returning from the Get tysburg maneuver camp. About 175 students are in camp with regular soldiers, receiving lectures from war college officers, with expectations of wider participation next year. Similar positive reports come from the Presidio at Monterey where western students join regulars during vacations.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
Gettysburg
Garrison
War College
War Department
Presidio
Monterey
Western College
True Missionaries of Love and Openness
The piece extols families who openly express love and sacrifice, praising those whose lives are open and sunny. It contrasts reserved individuals with true missionaries whose fearless warmth inspires beauty and joy in their circle.
Wingless chickens promised at Johnson Coursen farm
At Newton New Jersey, Johnson Coursen breeds wingless Plymouth Rock hens to prevent flight over fences. A nine month old barred hen lays eggs and shows unwinged balance when running. Coursen plans to hatch the eggs to start a wingless breed, watched by northern New Jersey poultrymen.
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Johnson Coursen
Newton
N J
Coursen
New Jersey
New York Herald
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