New Explosive TroTol Developed by New York Guardsman
Lieutenant Harold Woodward of the Twenty second Engineers National Guard New York invents travol a high explosive rivaling dynamite. Tested at Fort Wadsworth and Peekskill it reportedly tolerates water and shock cannot be exploded by ignition and claims superior power with six ounces equaling twelve of dynamite. Government Du Pont tests confirm no flaw while secrecy remains with Woodward and parts distributed between agencies.
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New York National Guard
United States
Harold Chase Woodward
Twenty-second Engineers, National Guard
New York
Woodward
Fort Wadsworth
Peekskill
N. Y
du Pont de Nemours Powder Company
di Pont
Anitlé
Sam
Wily King Edward I and the Welsh Prince of Wales tale
A historical tale recounts Edward I deceiving the Welsh by presenting a prince born in Wales who would not speak English, then offering the infant as their future ruler. The scene echoes 600 years of the Prince of Wales title, concluding with the 1911 investiture on the same Caernarvon castle ramparts.
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Prince of Wales
Edward I
England
Wales
Caernirven
Edward II
Edward
T. Owen Charlies
National Magazine
Heat and the Body Survival Against Extreme Heat
The article cites experiments and anecdotes on human tolerance to heat. It notes tea drinking at high internal temperatures, hands in hot water, and extreme air temperatures in deserts and mountains. It describes two British scientists enduring 212 degrees Fahrenheit in an oven and recounts Ruskin’s 1871 illness in Matlock, including his beef craving and pepper indulgence despite medical warnings.
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Central Australia
Persian Gulf
Himalayas
Drs
Blesden Vod Chantrey
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Matlock
Arthur Severn
The Least He Might Do by Faith and Silence
A short tale from Woman's Home Companion about Little Faith who craves speech. When her brother George ignores a request, she appeals to their father who gently explains he is busy, prompting Faith to demand a simple word. The scene highlights childlike yearning for communication and the limits of grownups' attention.
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Faith
George
Father
Outlaw Lafitte and His Gentle Mock Heroism
A portrait of Jean Lafitte, famed pirate of Barataria, who mixed bravado with courtesy and loyalty to a fledgling republic. He ran a privateering operation near New Orleans, traded openly, and allied with Andrew Jackson during the 1815 siege, earning a pardon for his pirates before fading from public view.
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Jean Laffitte
Gulf
New Orleans
Jean Lafitte
Lafitte
Lowsiany
Bay of Barataria
Gulf of Mexico
Grand Terre
Republic of Cartagena
South America
Barataria
Louisiana
Hhe
Grymes
Charborne
Laftitte
Commodore Catterson
United States Navy
Pierre
Mississippi
Andrew Jackson
Leldis
Althuczis Beery
Betisis Yan Ditt
Jackson
Dominique You
Be Juche
Lafite
Jean
Galveston
Tex
Caribbean
Kansas City
Antitoxins and Serum Defense Science
An old World article explains how animals produce antitoxins when infected, enabling immunity through serum transfer. It notes two serum methods, one from another animal and one cultured from the patient, and argues medicines largely stimulate antitoxin production while universal cures for all diseases remain aspirational.
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New York World
Frisky Senate Pages Mimic Burlesque Legislation
Robert D Heine in Leslie's Weekly describes senate pages who imitate vice president and clerk during off hours acting a mock senate session. The piece notes pages discuss any topic including baseball legislation and joke about self renewing game passes while proposing to raise pages salaries.
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Senate
Bone
Robert D Heine
Leslie's Weekly
Only One of a Kind Remark on a Remarkable Man
A Chicago Post remark notes a man’s nerve to alter a marriage service bond, making the vows binding for all to see. The piece reflects on a singular individual famed for unorthodox courage in public life.
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Chicago Post
Matrimony and Patrimony Delineated by Family Roles
The Professor explains that matrimony is shaped by the mother and the union’s education, while the necessary patrimony is provided by the father. This Kansas City Star exchange frames the traditional division of domestic responsibilities and inheritance in a concise, period voice.
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Kansas City Star
The Bachelor's View in a Quirky Exchange
In a light exchange Dorothy asks what is most moving in married life. The bachelor replies sometimes it is the tomatoes and other times it is the wife, reflecting playful ambiguity about domestic life.
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Dorothy
German Socialist Movement Waning in Germany
Berlin reports show the Social Democratic movement in Germany receding after a period of strength. Membership shifts and funding concerns plague the party as leaders warn of stagnation and internal differences while conservative currents rise. Youth mobilization and government countermeasures complicate the political landscape.
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Berlin
Social-Democratic
Germany
Herr Ernst
Herr Stadthagen
Liet
Vorwaerts
Stadthagen
Cottage Social at Lincoln Avenue with Grand Fountain Duo
Mr and Mrs Max E Berheimer hosted a 200 guest cottage colony event at their Lincoln avenue estate. Guests queued at a fountain tasting favorite beverages while white linen attendants served sundries. Prizes were awarded for tango turkey trot and Boston dip dances with judges Benedict Greenhut Louis Rothschild and Mortimer Bernstein.
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Max E. Berheimer
Lincoln Avenue
Sailing Baruch
Stella Metzger
Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minn
Walter Frankenheimer
Margaret Oppenheimer
Harold Wimpfheimer
Messrs
Benedict J. Green‘hut
Louis F. Rothschild
Mortimer Bernstein
New Jersey Politicians and Officials in Spotlight
In New Jersey news, Oliver Kemp and other Jersey figures gain attention. County Clerk Joseph McDermott eyes Edmund Wilson as governor on the lean ticket. Richard Norton, three-time former mayor of Hightstown, debates currency bill with Charles Fowler. Bernard Gannon of Middlesex eyes Internal Revenue, Walter Edge named aide-de-camp, Thomas J. Scully set to occupy House seat 1.
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Joseph McDermott
Monmouth
Edmund Wilson
Richard D. Norton
Charles N. Fowler
Wilson
Hightstown
Bernard M. Gannon
Middlesex County
Internal Revenue Collection
Perth Amboy
Walter E. Edge
Atlantic County
Harmony
Stratton
Department of New Jersey
United Spanish War Veterans
Thomas J. Scully
Scully
House of Representatives
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Sister
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Ala
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Socialist Movement
von der Foltz
Fod “Pathfinders
Max E. Bernheimer
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New Jersey
Oliver Kemp
Over
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Elizabeth V
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