China and What the Race Owes to Her Civiliza
Dr. William Elliott Griffis delivered a lecture at the Woman's lodge in Baltimore tracing China's long history and influence on world civilization. He contrasted Chinese longevity and invention with American resource waste, citing Confucius, early Chinese writers, and key contributions such as Silk, tea, porcelain, gunpowder, printing, and civil service exams. He argued civilizations owe much to China and that Chinese culture shapes global progress. Four people died and sixteen injured at Cairo auto races amid reports of improper track policing and spectator arrangements.
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Baltimore
William £Liott Griffis
China
Rome
Europe
Ghd
Whang-Ho
Concius
Cannons and Railroads: Emery Fights Standard Oil's Rise
Cleveland reports detail how Lewis Emery Jr. battled Standard Oil for thirty years amid refinery seizures and rail embargoes. The independent operator recounted losses, court battles, and armed clashes from Oil City to Philadelphia as Standard Oil squeezed rivals and controlled pipelines and routes.
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Cleveland
Standard Oil
Lewis Emery, Jr
Bradford
Franklin Ferris
United States
Emery
Standard
Oil City
Erie
Pittsburg
Trust
Philadelphia
New York Fields
National Transit Company
For Sale by Grocers Milling Improvement
If you were a miller you could boost bakings and grow our business through better milling. For sale by grocers.
Double Life of a Dresden Maiden in Murder Plot
A flaxen haired seventeen year old in Dresden faced murder charges after a dual life of music and art concealed a scheme with Merker and Pressler. She allegedly bore three children and killed each, then murdered Pressler during a ruse to steal his fortune and forged a will to claim his wealth.
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Dresden
Merker
Pressler
Set
Will
Chicago debutant Chauncey Jackman marks voting-age debut
In Chicago Chauncey Mitchell Jackman becomes society’s first boy debutant as his mother hosts a gatekeeping party at 315 Orchard Street. Guests hammer piano, cigars and confections themed with St Patrick symbols, while two crowds clash with polite rejection.
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Chicago
Chicago Society
Chauncey Mitchell Jackman
Chauncey
E. L. Jackman-Evans
Orchard Street
Mercy
Colored preacher accused in white wife alienation case
O S Miller of Kokomo Indiana asks Prosecutor Cooper to act against Rev J P Thomas a colored preacher alleged to have helped a colored man win Miller’s white wife away. Miller cites letters and a claimed arrangement as basis for civil action for damages and seeks proof of the wife’s whereabouts. An early spring promise closes the report.
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Cooper
J. P. Thomas
Miller
Thomas
Alexandria
La Carte Cape Club Breakfast and Dinner Rates
In the centre of the Theatre, Shopping and Business District the La Carte Cape Club offers breakfast 40¢ up and table d hote dinners 75c. Music from 6 p.m. to 12 p.m. Every room has bath with European plan rates of $1.50 per day. Managed by M. A Shaw and L. W. Tuller.
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Luucoeon
Uropean Plan
L. W. Tuller
M. A Shaw
Mgr
Equinoctial storm dismissed by Weather Bureau expert
Chicago reports Professor Cox of the United States Weather Bureau debunking the equinox storm myth. He says the equinox itself does not cause storms and predicts no unusual March weather beyond possible snow flurries. Warmer days and early spring are expected as the line crosses from winter.
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Cox
United States Weather Bureau
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Washington, N. J
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Mama's Boy
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Say
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Prince de Sagan
Count Peni de Castellane
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Kokomo
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HEINZ
H. J. Heinz Company
Pittsburgh, Pa
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