Spelling reform gains steam in early 20th century reform push
A broad movement for simplified English spelling attracts notice nationwide. Supporters led by a Carnegie funded board push for a phonetic alphabet and practical rules. Critics include writers like Conan Doyle and Swinburne, while educators weigh gradual adoption via pilot word lists.
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Roosevelt
Andrew Carnegie
New York Evening Sun
Ers
Ling
Algernda ‘Swinburné
Robert Bair
Haggard
Conan Doyle
Ttea
Philological Association At
Hartford
Swhich
Philadelphia
Samuel
Haldeman
University of Pennsylvania
Yas
Phildi Fick Association
England
Philological, Society of England
American Society
National: Educational ‘Association
United Ata
Harris
Soldan
Balliet
Calvin Thomas
Columbia University
Modern Languages Association
Spenser
Lowell
Stell Theatre
Centre
Center
Theater
Belmonts Set Fashion With Harold Van derbilt Debut
In Marble House Newport Mrs Belmont plans a coming out party for her son Harold Van derbilt called Bimbo by friends. The event signals a new fashion where mothers host debutante style gatherings for their sons with costume choices and guest expectations being debated.
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Belmont
Harold Vanderbilt
Marble House
Vanderbilt
Bimbo
Newport
New York
Foster
Nhegs Alyce
Hiing Trepedoes by Wireless Fire Torpedoes at Distance
An experimental wireless firing apparatus for torpedoes is unveiled. The cube shaped device weighs about seven pounds and costs roughly ten dollars to manufacture. It purportedly receives electric waves and transmits them to the torpedo mechanism, usable in water or underground, without a mast.
Mark Twain Buys West Redding Home For Mansion
Mark Twain has purchased the old Noah Isherwood residence in West Redding Connecticut and plans a stone lodge style mansion atop a crest with a wide view. The project estimated at eighty thousand dollars will include 110 acres and extensive grounds improvements.
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Mark Twain
Noah Isherwood
West Redding
Conn
New Haven
New York World
Matrimonial Plot Echoes in South Carolina Dairy Farm Scheme
In a rural humor tone a dairy widower seeks a wife through a brokered match. Johanna, a blond, limited English speaker, is proposed as the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson discuss arranging a marriage for a country customer while a train arrival sets the scene for a determined matchmaking scheme.
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M. M. Cunningham
Mrs. Johnson
Johanna
Mr. Johnson
John Burden
Charley Johnson
Tove
Mayes
Martin Hayes
A Southern Farm Welcomes a New Bride from Afar
John Burden rescues Johanna Gersler on a train and, after a quiet hotel ceremony, brings her to his farm. The couple settle into a simple life as she struggles with English, while he shows gentle care and hopes for growing love on the farm.
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Johanna Gersler
America
Burden
John Burden
Hayes
Jenny
Time to Change and a Lesson in Raising Boys
A London Standard column notes a lecturer discussing training and rearing of boys. An interrupter questions his experience since he has no children, prompting a witty exchange. The piece then recounts how dissenters were taxed to fund the Mansion House after church establishment laws.
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Finen
Mansion House
London
London Standard
Ingenious Duke Ends Florence Beggar Plague
A tale says the grand duke tricked Florence beggars by promising new clothes if they gathered in the grand plaza. Beggars stripped to receive outfits and the old garments funded a bridge over the Arno. The city saw relief as charity begs waned with well dressed implorers.
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Florence
Grand Plaza
Arno
Nearby Towns News From Newman and Surrounding Area
Aug 29 report from Newman notes visits by Mrs Jennie Reese and sons from Massillon and several Massillon residents at local gatherings. A family reunion is planned for Sept 2 at the old Young homestead. Camping group Allegro in Massillon area hosts and school board debates on McGuffey versus Heath readers. George W. Richards is ill but improving. Also brief items from Elton and Crystal Spring note local gossips, travel, and a sprain injury.
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Newman
Jennie Reese
Joseph
David
Massillon
L. H. Dehoff
Mordecai Davis
A. H. First
John Ickes
Old Young Homestead
Magsillon
Hattie Davis
Minnie First
Fay Arthur
Lottie Roderick
Allie Roderick
Carrie Thomas
East Greenville
Little Helen Roderick
West Brookfield
T. C. Peterson
School Boards of Education
Lawrence Board
Cerica
McGuffey
D. C. Heath
McGaffey
Heath
McGueffy
Ieeches
George W. Richards
Slton
Elton
Herbert Grant
Grace Oplinger
Henry Mizer
West
Lebanon
M. A. Boughman
Holmes County
A. R. Harrold
D. Boughman
Doylestown
Franks
John Eliz
Crystal Spring
Abraham Brown
Canton
Herman Shultz
Detroit
Sarah Dunekly
Akron
Smith and Reed
R. H. Brown
Cleveland
William Schaar
Chloe Crookston
Maasillon
Baltimore and Return Fare to Washington and Harpers Ferry
A Baltimore and Ohio route information fragment notes a return trip from Massillon with stops over in Washington DC and Harpers Ferry. Fare listed as $12.25, date references include September and quick return plans from Massillon.
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Baltimore & Ohio BR
Retuh
Washington, D. C
Harpers Ferry
Massillon
New York City
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Shenandoah Junction
Harper's Ferry
Low Rates California via Baltimore & Ohio BR Ticket Offer
California bound travel deal promoted with round trip from Baltimore via BR and B&O lines. Consult agents before purchasing tickets for details.
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California
Baltimore
Ohio
BR. B
Bridgeport
Wheeling
Uhrichsville
Massillon
Cleveland
Lorain
Deer Park
Deadlock at Salem GOP Convention Surges on as Ballots Rise
The Salem Republican convention fails to break the Mahoning led deadlock for the Eighteenth Ohio congressional seat after 401 ballots. Delegates cheer as Judge Norris calls for order while Kronick’s vote remains tied to Mahony. The crowd fills the Grand Opera House with flags and music as tension and speculation grow.
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Stack County
Kronick
Mahonny
Grant
Jackson Sapg
Mary
Elaina Cochran
East Liverpool
Goodnight
Heart
Grand Opera House
Ruth Wellman
Walter Wellman
Salem
Canton
Jackson
Quaker City
Ohio
Thun
W. W. Hole
Youngstown
Norris
Republican Party
Conroy
Congressional Committee
Congress
James Kennedy
Charles S. Speaker
James J. Grant
Corey
James Keiser
Berlin Center
Keiser
Mahoning
Stark
Mahoning County
Agave Kronick
One Worn Out Farms Shows Fertilizer Payoff On Wearied Ohio Land
The Ohio experiment station reports thirteen years of fertilization tests on exhausted cropland. A five year rotation with corn oats wheat clover and timothy shows acid phosphate alone boosts yields and increases net gains. adding nitrate of soda and potash raises total value further. Unfertilized plots remain poor while fertilized plots show substantial gains, paying for fertilizer and even yielding rental income.
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Ohio Experiment Station
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Hegan
Holus
Serpy
Wooster Station
I. E. Drake
Pille Building
American Sugar Atchison~ B
A&g
U. S. Steel
Republic Steel
Missouri Pacifice
Louihville & Nashville
Union Pacific
St. Paul T
Gog Ag
Lane
Massillon Market
Aeelb
Cedar Point
Toledo
Pennsylvanis
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