Isabella's Descendants and the Heredity Fallacy
The piece cites President David Starr Jordan of Stanford asserting most Americans descend from Isabella de Vermandois. It argues that while many can trace royal ancestry, the actual influence of this blood is negligible. Eugenics gains from recent, substantial lineage rather than distant, traceable roots.
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Isabella
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Isabella de Vermandois
Duchess of Warren
New York World
Chicago Woman Stuck in Taxi After Jewelry Store Robbery
A Chicago woman hired a taxicab as police pursued automobiled bandits who robbed a jewelry store. After the chase, she faced a $9 taxi bill and was jailed for refusing payment, a situation the writer suggests shows skewed justice if the robbers had fled with the taxi.
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Chicago
National Cat Show Bestows Top Prize on Torrington Orange Tabby
The National Cat club at Crystal Palace London awarded first prize to Torrington an orange tabby owned by Mrs Horace Cook of Bideford Devonshire valued at 5000 dollars. Judge Louis Wain praised the perfection of shading never seen before at any show.
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National Cat Club
Crystal Palace
London
Torrington
Horace Cook
Bideford
Devonshire
Louis Wain
Boy adrift in Caribbean survives on palm tree
A boy found adrift in the Caribbean clung to a cocoa palm, had picked a nut for nourishment, and rode out a hurricane that blew him from Jamaica. The same storm toppled the palm and carried it into the sea where he kept afloat until a passing steamer rescued him.
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Tne
Caribbean
Jamaica
Yale Professor Urges Higher University Standards
A Yale professor argues col leg men tend to drink excessively and that universities should set a better example. He says higher education should rise above local vices, though students often fail to live up to the ideal. The professor’s stance aims to promote a high standard across institutions.
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Yale
American University
Three youths in Vienna threaten suicide pact over love
Three young men in Vienna reportedly planned to kill themselves for a girl after drinking tea in a cafe. They fell from chairs allegedly after poisoning their drinks. A photo of the trio and a note to the girl were found, indicating a death by own action pact.
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Vienna
Ancestry math from medieval times hints at wide lineage
A comment notes that many leading Americans descend from Countess Isabella de Vermandas and through intermarriage about a billion other ancestors exist, implying that everyone alive in the 1100s could be ancestors of almost all people in the 1900s.
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Isabella de Vermandas
Colorado Youth Marshalling a New Life After Escape
An eighteen year old Colorado boy who fled from the Golden industrial school, found work in Des Moines, married a local man’s daughter, and sparked a gubernatorial pardon appeal. Detective Johnson seeks clemency, while Superintendent Paddleford urges return to reform school to deter further escapes. Governor Shaforth will review the case if officially asked.
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Denver
Cole
Victor Hugo
Jean Valjean
Colorado
Golden
Des Moines
Iowa
Iugo
Inspector Javert
Rosie B. Sheldon
Glenwood Springs
Industrial School
Sheldon
Downie
Fred L. Paddleford
Industrial School Board
Johnson
Bishop
Shaforth
Plan to See White Eskimos Visit to Coronation Gulf
Rev. W. H. Fry and 12 natives travel toward Coronation Gulf near the Copper Mine river to visit a tribe of white Eskimos found by Steffansson. Bishop Stringer of the Yukon notes possible more northern tribes and recounts Herschel island service and extreme northern explorations with 63 degree below readings.
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W. H. Fry
Steffansson
Edmonton
Alberta
Stringer
Yukon
Dominion
North Country
Coronation Gulf
Gulf
Herschell Island
Canada
New York Capital of Vice
Samuel H. London former prosecuting attorney of El Paso Texas testified in New York about vice activities. He described his evidence in card index form and stated he was semi connected to a case or investigation.
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New York
Samuel H. London
el Paso
Tex
New York City Lauded as Capital of Commercialized Vice
An official connected with the Department of Justice testified before an aldermanic committee on police conditions, detailing seven years of study on the white slave trade. He stated 6,100 men profit from commercialized vice and 26,000 women are involved, with 14 government agents aiding investigations from Alaska to the canal zone. He charged police officials aided traffickers, and believed only about 100 of 10,000 officers were involved.
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Department of Justice
Washington
Aldermanic
New York
Fairbanks
Alaska
Canal Zone
London
Finger print outdone by butter tooth marks
Paris police identify burglar Pierre Bassaud from bite marks in a lump of butter found at his former employer's Montreuil Sous Bois premises. The accused denied the burglary but the butter imprint matched his dental trademark, confirming the charge.
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Paris
Pierre Bassaud
Montreuil-Sous- Bois
Bassaud
Foreigners in Berlin Protest New German Insurance Law
In Berlin and other German cities foreigners earning $100 a month or less object to the new government health scheme effective January 1. Private sick insurance ends, replaced by compulsory state coverage with costs from $5 to $78 annually. Employers pay half, insured pay half, and foreigners may lose premiums if they leave Germany within ten years. One American company operates in Germany.
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Berlin
Empire
Germany
Orphan Harry OBrien Finds Shelter and Hope in Strong City
Fourteen year old Harry OBrien, an orphan from St Louis, fell from a train at thirty miles per hour in Strong City Kansas. City marshal Charles Beach and his wife rescued him bruised but alive and offered care. They may adopt him, while Harry travels with Ernest Stone toward Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Kan
Harry O’brien
St. Louis
Charles Beach
O’brien
Marshal Beach
Ernest Stone
Tulsa
Okla
Stone
Burning coal field found at Haselbach
Berlin reports a burning coal field discovered at Haselbach in Altenburg. Engineers say underground fire has burned for years with fissures under a factory and shafts sunk. At 18 feet depth seams of blazing coal were found.
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Berlin
Haselbach
Duchy of Altenburg
Free Expert Building Advice and House Plan Features
William A Radford offers free building questions to readers. The featured 26 by 41 foot house plan includes two stairways, a front hall closet, a grade cellar entrance, and a ventilated layout emphasizing living room and dining area. It details stair construction, window seats, and the need for a good plan to avoid wasted material.
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William A. Radford
West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Railroad President Indicted Question Sparks Quick Look
Residents rush to learn if a railroad president never indicted is facing questions. The terse exchange hints at scrutiny around leadership and potential legal exposure, prompting curiosity in the community.
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