Animals Reasoning In Intelligence Debate At Bronx Zoo
Dr William Hornaday of the Bronx Zoo argues animals show reasoning and individual traits beyond instinct. He cites apes and elephants, recounting tests with August, Soko, and Gunda to illustrate understanding, training rewards, and problem solving while criticizing Dr Long and Burroughs for overstating or denying animal intellect.
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John Burroughs
Dr. Long
Wiliam T. Hornaday
Bronx Park Zoo
New York
New York Times
Burroughs
Dr. Hornaday
Demerara
Heten
Roosevelt
Mr. Burroughs
Primates’ House
Soko
Polly
August
Beng
Blair
Loko
Gunda
Secord
Mula
Dr. Lang
Twain and Shaw converse with reporters in London
American critic Bernard Shaw meets Mark Twain in London as reporters press them about The Jumping Frog and Twain's voyage. Twain describes daily routine and cigar habit while anecdotes unfold about a bull pup seller and a playful ship captain. Clemens meets Shaw, expresses desire to see more of him.
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Bernard Shaw
Mark ‘Twain
Bugah
Twain
Dst
Mr. Shaw
Mr. Clemens
Victor H. Henderson
Clemens
England
Oxford University
Professor Henderson
Minneapolis
London
Shaw
St. Pancras
New York Times
Guy'nor
Toudon
New York Sun
Mark Twain
Tilbury
Tibury
George Bernard Shaw
Womeans
Why Lovers Love Eyes and Hair Lead In Attractiveness
A Boston World summary of Dr. G Stanley Hall's lovers census notes what features most attract the opposite sex. Eyes and hair top the list for women and men, with other favored traits including teeth, shoulders, lashes, brows, and voice. The survey records varied charms from laughter to gait and eye movements as noted by respondents.
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G. Stanley Hall
Clark University
Worcester
Mass
Boston
New York
Hall
Telephoning From the Sun and Other Globe-Trotting Bits
A Philadelphia Press dispatch reports Dr. John Brashear noting Sir William Preece may have heard solar storms through telephone lines during disturbances. A Rochester paper mentions preserving speeches by global leaders, and a London World dispatch describes Weybridge Surrey’s costly private auto track with a thirty foot embankment and iron Wey river bridge.
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John A. Brashear
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
William H. Preece
Hnglish
Dr. Brashear
William Preece
Weybridge
Surrey
London
New York World
Wey
Onions as Irrigators Impress Dry Season Farmers
A Heed City Clarion report claims a farmer discovered that planting onions and potatoes in alternating rows boosts potato yields during drought. Strong onions supposedly irritate potato roots, keeping vines moist and yielding a large crop. Growers urged to start onion planting. Also notes July 4 Italian holiday and Rome senate declaring Garibaldi centenary a national holiday.
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Heed
Minn
Senate of Rome
New York World
Garibaldi
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Glenwood
Iowa
Egypt
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Northoeat Corner Square
F. M. Shriver Surgical and Mechanical Dentist
Dyar Block
Northwest Corner Square
Theo, W. Ivory
Carl H. Otis
Ivory
Otis
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Chas. W. Rathke
Opers
Town
A. H. Winkler & CO. Real Estate, Loan and Exchange Agts
Dean Block
P.O. Glenwood
R. G. Day
Justice OF the Peace
Carter i
Actna Indemnity Company
Glenwoon
Amos Dean
Carpenter & Contractor
Glenwood, Iowa
F. K. Meyers & Son
Clark
Barber
L. S. Robinson's Jewelry & Music Store
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Merchant Tailor
Mickelwall
North Side Square
the Tribune
R. R
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Idone
Consult
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Omaha
Conncil Bluffs
Pacific
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Malverneer
Hastings
Emerson
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Eset
Leavea Omaha
Pacific Triation
Oak
Chicago
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Wees
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Dees
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Council
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Nola
the Council Bluife
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Pac Tapas
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Tyne
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Randolph
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Amis
Henderson
Macedon
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Birehan
TALOK
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