Appalling Death Rates In Mines Prompts Call For Reform
A 1913 casualty list from the U S Bureau of Mines shows 3 051 killed and an estimated 100 000 injured in American mines and quarries. Dr Joseph Tolmes argues the toll is excessive and largely preventable, urging stronger federal action and funding to reduce deaths and injuries across coal and metal mines.
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United States Bureau
United States Bureau of Mines
Joseph A. Volmoes
Bureau of Fines
Tolmes
Europe
Iimnes
Arar Rles
United States
Fureunetes
Turners
Stile
Peon
Bureau Ls
Belgium
Great Britain
France
Geeniuy Tive
Animals in War Stories Highlight Strange Battlefield Odds
The tale recounts animals shaping wartime events from a cow between trenches to a pig split between batteries. A carrier pigeon fled besieged Przemysl, dog Marquis earned praise for a dangerous dispatch, and a Belgian farmer prudently hid his last pig as German troops approached.
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Zee
Brausberg
East Prussia
Przemysl
Gahieda
Viena
Twenty-third
Lenipe
Sarrebourg
Luggage of Refugees Finally Getting Home
A long delayed return of baggage from Europe leads refugees to unease as trains and ships dump thousands of suitcases into New York public stores. Owners must identify personal details by hand and endure inspection to reclaim trunks and clothing from the pile.
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Europe
New York
Custom House
Steamship Company
Prayer Before Battle A French Army Knelt For Peace
In a Baluzze outpost scene two French armies halted within cannon shot and simultaneously knelt to pray before attacking. Schomberg led 20 000 men while Marzaini rode through the lines to seek peace, ending the standoff with acceptable terms. Washington Star.
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France
Baluzze
Heleld
Schomberg
Tie
Theo
Leswerver
Marzaini
Ketry
Washington Star
In Custody 23 Years A Kansas Youth Faces Mental Health Review
Arthur Patten of Topeka has spent most of his life in custody after stealing a horse. Doctors have been asked to examine if he suffers a form of insanity that blocks lawful behavior. Kansas considers hospital treatment instead of continued prison time amid doubts about a cure.
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Kansas
Arthur Patten
Topeka
Million Conner
Theantdale West
Arther Titten
Hitte Hine
Reform School
Merchant Advertising Notice and Store Closure Claim
A merchant cannot omit advertising without the fact being noticed to his disadvantage. The text argues that if omission were allowed the merchant could close his store for periods to save expense, undermining fair competition and public notice.
War on Land Laws Adopted to Shield Conquered States
A historical summary explains the laws of war on land, adopted by nations to curb looting and organized spoliation. Pillage is forbidden, though seizure of battlefield horses, arms, or military supplies is allowed. Occupying powers may levy taxes and require monetary contributions with written orders and receipts.
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Hiws
Getting at the Truth
A fragmented reminiscence traces a man’s changing self appraisal from youth to old age. He credits fate, spouse, children, and others as limits, then contemplates past potential and finally doubts courage and opportunity. The text references Atelacty Le and Chicago Mert in partial form.
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Atelacty le
Chicago
Letter From Home Brings Word Of Grandpa’s Injury
Uncle Sol impatiently rejects the vague note and asks for clarity. Aunt Sue wonders what the problem is as the family reads that Father fell from the old apple tree and broke a limb, a report from home carried by the telegraph.
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Sol
Deggene
Aunt Sue
Grant
Youngstown
Christmas Shopping Pains by Walter Utting
The poem whines about frantic Christmas buying and long empty aisles. The speaker jokes about pawning pants to buy a gift for his aunts, noting the season’s pressure and the burden of advance payments and card messages for friends.
Germanys Militia System Described For Conscription And Duties
A detailed account explains the German military system from age seventeen to forty five, outlining active service periods, reserve terms, landwehr and landsturm roles, and recruitment priorities. It notes exemptions for health, discipline, and education, plus pay scales, training, and wives’ allowances during campaigns.
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Germany
Infantry
Field Artillery
Commissariat
Unis
Landwehr
Landsturm
Chen
Gnally
Landwell
Wild Goose Life Masterful Strategy and Courtship
A reflective Atlantic piece extols the life of wild geese pairing for life. It describes the male’s vigilant defense and strategic nesting duties, the female’s eggs, and the steadfast fidelity that sees surviving partners return to the same nest site each spring.
No Visits By Women Proclaimed In German Camps
German commander Freiherr von Bissing forbids women from entering prisoners camps or visiting in barracks training camps or drill grounds. He states women have no business in camps and should stay at home to protect the home front during the war.
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Freiherr’ von Bissing
Seventh Army Corps
Germany
Oldest Ex-Governor of Vermont Turns 89 and Quits Tobacco
John W. Stewart Vermont’s oldest living ex governor marks his ninety first birthday by noting he will quit tobacco after seventy years. He also plans to stop playing bridge whist, joking he may return to law after fifty years at the bar.
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Vermont
John W. Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Battle Royal and Bold Refusal in Philadelphia Ledger
A dramatic Philadelphia Ledger note depicts a girl of a certain age declaring she will never marry while her friend consoles her. The exchange portrays social expectations and a defiant stance against an inevitable fate in a stylized historical context.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Finding the Range at Sea How Range Finders Help Aim Guns
The article explains range finders on warships, detailing their two glass optics, mirrors and prisms, and how the observer uses a thumb screw to align images for yardage. It notes the right glass shows the upper, left the lower half and that correct range aligns the ship’s rigging and funnels with the scale.
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Pearson's Weekly
Eccentric Cleric's Death and Odd Wealth Revealed
London Standard notes Rev Hagamore, a “little queer” figure, died in 1886 leaving $3,000 to a railroad porter. He kept one servant of each sex locked in nightly, drowned after dogs knocked him into a water-filled pond during morning rounds. inventory listed outlandish items and many dogs and wagons. In a separate scene, a painter watches a sunset scene while two women admire the gallery, reacting to the painting’s grand depiction.
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Hagamore
Catshoge
Leicestershire
England
Bim
London Standard
Chey
Nellie
New York Post
Fragmented wedding vow with mock solemnity in verse
A satirical line depicts a clergyman asking a groom to take a wife and the groom responding in a pompous, ceremonial tone. The quoted names Bowline Moppoer and Muck appear as humorous or fictional figures, suggesting parody of wedding rites.
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Moopmere
London's Slum Babies Thrive Amid City Dangers
Dr Thomas of Finsbury describes London gutter babies immune to common diseases, raised in extreme poverty. In congested boroughs 6,000 families share 6,000 rooms while infants are nursed by young girls and fed unsafe substances like bacon, stout, or weak tea, as untrained nurses undermine medical care.
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London
Thomas
Ayer
Finsbury
Sui Ws Ae
New York Tribune
The House of Threes and Curious East Africa Customs
A London Telegraph piece describes Rushton Northamptonshire's triangular House of Threes with three stories and trefoil windows. It then profiles Wakikuyu, the Kikuyu people near Nairobi, noting forehead shaving for headstraps, fear of spirits, and ear hooks among women in a Wide World Magazine account.
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England
United Kingdom
Rushton
Northamptonshire
London Telegraph
East Africa
Kikuyu
Kikuyu Hills
British East Africa Protectorate
Nairobi
Te Twille
Wide World Magazine
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