Gained Fame and Wealth From Bell Telephone Story
A historical sketch praises Dr Alexander Graham Bell as a world benefactor who conceived and made practical the telephone. It covers his early life in Edinburgh, education, move to America, and public demonstrations in Philadelphia in 1876. It notes his deaf education work and his theory on deaf education.
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Lt. Bell
Boston
Miss Hubbard
Dr. Bell
Edinburgh
Scotland
Edinburgh High School
Edinburgh University
Alexander Melville Bell
London
Canada
United States
Boston University
Philadelphia
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Uice
AIMER OF THE STEEL TRUST John W Gates Rise to Millionaire
John W Gates recounts his climb from traveling salesman to steel magnate in a recent interview. He details founding J W Gates & Co with eight partners, building Braddock Wire and Eastern Wire, securing Morgan credit, and profits from European steel purchases and shipments to Carnegie.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Joby W
Suthe
Morgan
Gates
Willionaire
Mure Moogey
Alfred Thiferd
Jess
J. W. Gates & Co
Suara
Europe
Carnegie Coropany
Grant-Ward
Carnegie Phippe Company
Braddock Wire Company
Consolidated Steel and Wire Company
Copcera
Eariings
Whech
Mr. Gates
Ilinois Stoek Company
and Wire Company
Labor troubles and a city ranchers romance in Pomona
In Pomona and Rancho Pico a labor crunch hits the fruit season as Smithers clashes with Tamaki over pay while Miss Sybil Smythe recruits labor, borrows gear, and spends on tractors and trays. Her visit ends with a sly contract and a surprisingly low net cost, leaving Smythe awed and wary of city influence. Sybil hints at returning to disrupt the ranch again, while Smithers vents about the women labor reform.
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Rancho Pico
Httle Dago
Teamsters
Smithers
Tamaki
Intelligence Office
Generil Foreman
Congress of Nations
Shybeck
Tamak
Ike
Suithers
Mr. Smithers
Tama
Miss Smythe
Steithers
Sybil Smythe
Brithers
Damatamaki
Mandalay
Bine
Old Royal
Inpdia
Schwab and the New Worker Ownership Vision
In a New York profile, Captain of Industry Charles Schwab is portrayed as preferring salaried work and resisting self-made wealth. The piece argues Schwab supports worker stock ownership as the evolution of America's industrial system, contrasting him with self- starters who rise from wages to ownership.
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Sagiuel EL Moffett
Linited States Steel Corporation
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Ockefeer
Hill
Spreckels
Mills
Stanford
Huntingiey
Hopkins
Carnegie
Schwab
Mr. Schwab
Tle
The man who likes to hear himself talk
A concise quip notes that a talkative person is often the only one listening to his own voice.
Lost and Won in a Grim Tale of Gains and Fears
A fragmentary dialog centers on fear and desire for power and material gain. A man seeks a brutal automaton to smash obstacles while another notes a vacation extended to gain money and a lucky marriage to a wealthy heiress improves prospects.
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Green—Jones
Fim
Brown
Green
Divorce Judges Take Court To Yemen Woman
A fragment suggests divorce judges face a case involving a Yemeni woman. No further details are readable to confirm parties, dates, or jurisdiction.
Blue Rose Grown At Last Report From London Note
A London paper reports that a perfect blue rose has been grown at Kew Gardens marking a milestone in rose culture. Enthusiasts hope their name may enter botanical history, noting years of patient cultivation and meticulous record keeping. The achievement follows long belief in the impossibility of blue roses.
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London
America
Kew Gardens
New York Times
Pigmy Camel of Persia Shown to Berlin Citizens
The western Persian region shelters a pigmy camel breed revered by locals. They are notably white in color. The Shah gifted Berlin two specimens to the municipality. The larger stands 27 inches tall and weighs 61 pounds. the smaller is four inches shorter with unspecified weight.
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Persia
Berlin
Flour Mills Modernized at Harbin With American Machinery
Flour for China notes that modern flouring mills with American machinery have recently been constructed at Harbin Manchuria. The report highlights the expansion of grain processing facilities in the region and the use of advanced equipment from the United States.
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Harbin
Manchuria
He Was Wise and a Cashless Conner Refusal
Touchley and Conner exchange a weary dialogue about money with Coiner stating he has no dollar in his clothes while Touchley-Say attempts a brief talk that goes nowhere. The scene centers on financial frustration and social awkwardness.
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Touchley
Conner
Coiner
Opinion on bathing suit style by Mr De Style
A witty exchange about a bathing suit where Mr De Style comments on the wearer’s appearance as modest and acceptable, highlighting light humor and social chatter in a fashion minded column.
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Mr. de Style
Diverse scientific notes and a dramatic World War II memoir
Royal Astronomical Society member recalls 1858 Donati comet brilliance. Danish Captain Isboy unveils a steamship with a bottom-mounted screw promising 20 percent coal savings. Painter Raffaelli touts durable oil crayons. Jeter shows glue‑glass etching technique. Johnston reports gigantic Uganda earthworm and large blue Ceylon giants. Nickel steel promises near zero expansion and rust resistance for precision clocks and future shipbuilding. A veteran recounts being rescued after a battle, describing life on deck and in hospital.
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F.C. Isboy
M. J. J. Raffaelli
Carl Jeter
Harry Johnston
Uganda Protectorate
London
Ceylon
Cape Colony
Natal
Australa
South America
Dropped a Hundred Feet What a Falling Man Thought During Descent
John Anderson former naval jackie was badly injured while painting ironwork under a high bridge. He fell about 100 feet into the Mississippi near the road level, broke multiple bones, but believed he would not be permanently maimed. He recalled his final thoughts and his eventual resurfacing.
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Bailor
Jackie
John Anderson
St. Paul
China Seas
Mandalay Reverie and Odd Odds From World Notes
A reflective sketch of Mandalay at sunset with pagoda bells and river bridges, paired with a travelogue of global curiosities. The piece blends cultural imagery with brief, quirky statistics on farming, steamers, newspapers, and household devices, plus humorous vignettes from diverse locales.
Monument to a Wealthy Benefactor Houses Spinsters in Europe
In Sweden and Norway, homes for spinsters exist as monuments to a rich donor from over two centuries ago. A grand residence funded and run by trustees offers admission to unmarried women with proven kinship to the founder, providing rooms a servant and private meals with minimal rules on conduct.
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Sweden
Norway
Antarctic winter survival and penguin predation tale
Professor E Borchgrevink recalls a gale off Cape Affair when the Bose drifted into the ocean and lost a sledge dog. A week later the sea froze again and the dog returned, suggesting it had hunted penguins at the ice edge during the long winter, while dogs can kill seals but one dog cannot.
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Cape Affair
Bose
E. Borchgrevink
Leslie’s Monthly
Siberian Railway Travel Curbs Reported for Foreigners
Reading notes warn foreigners will be barred from a Siberian Railway journey as officials enforce strict controls. The report cites government measures affecting long distance rail travel and entry permissions amid Eurasian transit policy discussions.
Local Youth Reprimanded Over Late Night Outings
Mrs Hayseede and Mrs Clovertopp report concern over Johnny’s late night whereabouts. city boarders discussed as mother contemplates pastor's counsel after he goes downtown and returns after nine.
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Hayseede
Clovertopp
Baltimore American
Had to Decide at a Wayside Inn
Two jovial Brin brothers debate the inn sign that reads Accommodation for man and baby The exchange ends with a plan to proceed and a pause for another look at the wording that divides the travelers.
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Brin
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