Peary’s Polar Quest Sets American North Lat Record
The account traces Lieut. Peary’s drive toward the pole, reaching 87.47 north where ice ridges and fog blocked progress. It notes his new American record after surpassing prior marks, and summarizes his four years in Arctic isolation with aides like Henson and Lee, detailing prior Greenland ventures and the plan to press on despite hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut
Peary
Duke d’Abruzzi
Nansen
J.orkwood
Greely
United States
Robert E. Peary
Hop
Tne
Navy
Greenland
Independence Bay
Lee
Hen- 300
How Official Forecasters Predict Weather Today
A compact history of the U S Weather Bureau methods describing observers at 180 stations, telegraph relays to Washington, and how maps with red and black lines reveal temperature and pressure to forecast cold waves. It notes the shift from old folklore to modern instrumentation and data processing, with occasional anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Central Station
Uncle Lynn
Maine
California
Weather Bureau
Jack Frost
Clifford Howard
St. Nicholas
Tennessee River Ballad of Pompey and Freedom
A fragmented historical poem set along the Tennessee River recounting a enslaved man's bond with his master, a dream of Union victory, and a shattering moment when emancipation appears as a final salute to the colors. It intertwines Civil War themes, memory of battles, and the longing for freedom. The piece attributes authorship to Ethelinda E Beers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pompey
Old Massa
Death
Tennessee
Painter
Jesus
Man
Master
Nng-Dove
Ethelinda E. Beers
On the Right Track
A vain young clergyman fills in at a country church pulpit and seeks feedback. An elder deacon offers a parable about Sim Peck’s deer hunt, noting the preacher followed tracks all day but in the wrong direction.
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New York Evening Post
Waal
Sim Peck
Runaway Horse Returns Provokes Mockery in Breathless Exchange
A man asks if the spectacle is a runaway horse or a balky automobile, while onlookers react with derision. The exchange captures local color and the ambiguity of the event as observers debate its nature.
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Behind the Times
American bootblacks spread in Porto Rico with Anglo influence
Dr. J W Fewkes reports that American troops introduced a bootblack trade in Porto Rico and that natives quickly copied the practice. He notes widespread adoption of polished shoes, growing interest in education, and the teaching of English in schools, shaping a more Americanized island culture.
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Porto Rico
West Indies
J. W. Fewkes
Bureau of Ethnology
Washington Post
New York
Boothial
San Juan
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Siberian Natives and Their Sleeping Dogs
The text describes Siberian natives stopping before sunrise to let their dogs sleep. They believe a dawn awakening signals a full night's rest, ensuring dogs travel all day. A brief stop at other times is deemed useless as dogs become uncontrollable.
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Pott
Earthquake Halts Macon Council Session
A quake rattled Macon Georgia sending men fleeing as the city council, meeting in the town hall, adjourned after minutes keeper noted the motion to adjourn. The incident paused city proceedings and left officials unharmed.
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Macon
Local Schemes Stirring as Milliner Ploy Emerges
Conversational exchange reveals plans to hire Cutting to pose as a female milliner to promote a dubious business venture. Biggs notes Diggs proposes using a disguise to attract customers while the pamphlet and advertisement scheme unfolds.
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Biggs
Cutting
Diggs
Mausoleum of a Voodoo Priest in Hayti
In Langlade Hayt a clay mausoleum 15 feet high and 25 feet long houses the remains of a Voodoo priest. Painted palm trees and faces adorn the sides. a clay coffin mimics the real one. The ceremony features drum chants, goat sacrifice, and a long tradition of Voodoo worship in Hayti dating to the Spanish era and African roots.
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Langlade
Hayt
Apa
Dent Bolomon
Carrie
Hayti
Africa
West Indies
Nonogeniarian Carves Own Tombstone at Indiana Home
Hugh Dewitt, a monogenarian resident of the State Soldiers' Home in Lafayette Indiana, carved his own tombstone and built a coffin for his remains. The six foot high shaft bears the epitaph MAGH DEWITT. A bachelor lies beneath this sod. He warns others not to live a bac. The grave beneath is uniquely walled with brick and cement and allows space for the coffin with a brick lined chamber below the normal grave surface.
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Hugh Dewitt
State Soldiers
Lafayette
Ind
Dewitt
Bac
Sound Sleep and the Deepest Morning Slumber
The passage describes sleep progressing from deep rest between three and five in the morning to lighter slumber after an hour or two in bed. By four o'clock the sleeper is in a state of somnolence difficult to wake, needing a strong stimulus to awaken.
Immigrants Face Tightened Screening at Ellis Island
A Pittsburgh Gazette correspondent notes harsher enforcement of alien laws at Ellis Island. Deportations rise as more steerage travelers are deemed ineligible for long stays or citizenship, with many Italians targeted by unscrupulous agents promising easy entry.
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New York
Fills Island
Pitttsburg Gazette
Italy
United States
Pierpont Morgan of Japan in Hat Weekly critique
A satirical piece compares Japanese bankers to Pierpont Morgan, noting outsiders and domestic merchants differ in dress and demeanor. It discusses Western facial cues versus Japanese smiles and describes photographers, politicians, and a "grand manner" during a formal visit.
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Baron Shibusawa
Pierpont Morgan
Scotand
Hat Weekly
Secrets
New York
American labor and industry across the early twentieth century
A survey of U S coal output shares and labor unions notes a 1 000 000 plus membership in the American Federation of Labor. Reports on steel car production, iron ore in France, locomotive manufacture, and Vanderbilt draftsmen contrast U S and English labor practices and industrial efficiency.
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American Federation of Labor
England
New York
Canada
France
Meurth¢et-Moselle
Pyrentes
Normandy
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York City
Vanderbilt
Broadway
New Hampshire
Bave
Rollins
New England
Ben TiWett
London
United States
Tu Lett
America
Sympathetic Critic Reacts To Hamlet Viewers
A Brooklyn woman recalls her first theater experience seeing Hamlet. She describes feeling pity for Ophelia and notes Hamlet appeared distressed and nearly unable to finish the performance. She wonders about Hamlet’s health and the need for a doctor before morning.
Amateur Artist Tests Esteemed Master With Hidden Work
A female artist plans to astonish a renowned master by secretly showcasing a specimen of her painting. She aims to trick him into assuming she did not create it while guiding the real drawing forward. The scene hints at masking age with paint and a cautious display of talent.
The Choice of Two Evils and Bobby's Ill Fate
In a tense domestic scene Bobby, disheveled and with a faint bleed, argues with his parents about fighting. Mama decries violence while Bobby contends the fight is justified, yet papa and family tone growl with disbelief as the moment devolves into chaotic laughter and confusion.
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Bobby
Manning
Papa
Mamma
Ahriek
2Leigh
Yoon
London
Judy
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Lockwood
Brainard
Arctic Circle
Whale Sound
Henry
Sherrard Osborn Fjord
Cient
Mart Henson
Falcon
Henson
Hugh J. Lee
M* Peary
Areur
POLE
Baffin
Italian Royal Emigration Commission
Life Insurance
Prudential
Newark, N. J
John F. Dryden
Leslie D. Ward
Edgar B Ward
Ad VY. Pres’t
Forrest F. Dryden
THE
A. H. Higble
Martin
Shore Rd
Tornpike
Pleasantvyile
Massa
J Fain
Darkey
Alister
Marion
Tarleton
Ralph Verrain
Shines
Magh Dewitt
Ellis Island
Ethiopia
Virginia
Ka. J. C. Smith
St. Louis Fair Grounds
Pressed Steel Car Company
Fiat
Hamlet
Hamiet
von, Day
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