Convict Scientist McGinnis Seeks Freedom on Math Discovery
Missouri prison inmate known as McGinnis demands a jury of national mathematicians test his logarithmic solution of equations. He claims success with numerical equations and a twelfth degree literal equation method, seeking Governor Folk's pardon if validated. otherwise he would finish his ten year term, facing possible death in prison.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Weld
USC
Mo A. McGinnis
M. Greenwood
Kansas City
Aml
McGinnis
Cain
Gistovery
Earn
Folk
McGinnnis
Boll Weevil Not So Bad For Cotton This Year
Government entomology chief Dr. W. C Hunter reports a special study across 34 localities, including 24 in Texas and seven in Louisiana. He notes northern infested areas show much less damage than last season, with specific figures from Wolfe City and Dallas indicating reduced square infestation and overall milder impact.
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W. C Hunter
Bureau of Entomology
United States
Wolfe City
Tex
Dallas
Great Sweet Corn Eater Contest Crowned Local Champion
In Synivan HEAO a public corraling contest awards a loving cup to the winner Fred Owens thirteen year old son of Henry E Owens of Gooseville declared county age champion. He ate corn from cobs laid end to end eleven feet nine inches after a hearty faner. William Potts of Monscoe ate twenty four cats totaling sixteen feet at one meal and issues a challenge.
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Synivan
Fred Owens
Henry E Owens
Gooseville
William Potts
Monscoe
Mr. Ports
Concrete tree smokestack stands on French estate
A large concrete smokestack carved to resemble a tree was built on a French estate to blend with the surrounding trees and preserve the garden setting. The design was chosen to avoid marshalling the scenery while Kay's Popular Mechanics notes the novelty of the feature.
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Kay
General Wood Eyes Language Training for Officers
The article reports Major General Wood's plan to send four young officers to China and Japan for two years of language and military instruction. They will study Chinese and Japanese, undergo two exams, and be evaluated on conversation and technical topics under U S military directs in Tokyo and Peking.
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Guiaral Wood
Gircers
Gehural Coeur Ward
United Siates
D. Grant
Erst
Isa
Housevet
China
Wool
Roosevelt
Army Ofhers
Wood
Chu
Daipan
Reid
Catitese
Iit
United Suetes
Tokyo
Pekin
Willie
Japan
Diver retrieves submerged timber forest in Mississippi River
Professional diver Eugene Perris reports a dense underwater forest of logs and timber along the riverbed in front of Burlington Iowa. He notes thick sand and mud with wedged logs hindering footing, while other divers confirm widespread sunken timber from rafted lumber. Some firms consider dredging to recover valuable logs buried in the mud.
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Eugene Perris
Buelington
Perris
Burlington
Mississippi
Gas Turbine Engine Promises Steam and Gas Era End
General Jacob S. Coxey and L A Maines with a mechanical engineer arrived in Washington from Mount Vernon with a gas turbine they say will render steam and gas engines obsolete. Maines, the inventor, seeks patent perfection. the turbine, using internal combustion of gas, could generate electricity with one pound of coal equal to twenty five pounds in ordinary engines. A 100 horsepower airship motor using aluminium could weigh fifty to sixty pounds, greatly reducing warship machinery weight.
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Jacob S. Coxey
L. A. Maines
Mount Vernon
Washington
Maines
Genere
Boy Foresees His Own Death in Connecticut
Arthur Pauling aged eighteen, son of Mr and Mrs John Pauling of North Greenwich Connecticut, died after a six mile walk in hot weather. He told his mother he was going to die before collapsing. Medical Examiner J A Clarke ruled acute dilation of the heart as the cause.
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Arthur Pauling
John Pauling
North Greenwich
Conn
J. A. Clarke
Up Country Romance On A New York Subway Car
Joy, a village substitute, encounters Jim on a crowded Broadway car leaving Pourtecuth Street. She recalls letters from home as they reconnect, struggle with emotions, and share mild humor about life between up country roots and bustling New York. Their reunion unfolds amid rain, crowded seats, and a hopeful, tentative future.
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Lie
Pourtecuth Street
New York
Tung Joy
Jim
Joy
Twenty-third Street
Twenty-third ‘Street
Toy
Mann
Tungary
Klondike
Uttle
Thirty-first Street
Jin
Jay
Ltters
Crosstown
Tim
Reiyt
Jon
Bisana
The High Umbrella Shuts Out The World
Jim and Joy shelter under a tall umbrella near Grand Central station as a blockade car arrives. Their tense conversation reveals jealousy and longing, with Joy hinting at a divorce case, while the umbrella keeps out the cold rain and the crowded world outside.
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Grand Central Station
The Persians Quick Traits From a Century Review
A excerptless characterization notes Persians as intelligent adaptable hospitable sociable and generous yet sensitive to neighbor opinions especially on intellect. It claims strong self regard a preference for personal or local loyalties, shallow depth, strong imitation, and pragmatic acts over strict duty, while acknowledging occasional insight on certain issues.
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Persia
A Spanish Street Scene in Barcelona Booths
A description of Barcelona showing writing booths along the Rambla where scribes offer handwritten letters and job applications. Some scribes also paint and operate registry offices for servants, illustrating the persistent illiteracy and traditional street life amid electric-lit avenues.
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Spain
Barcelona
Rambla
A Hindoo Toilet Scene At The Compound Well
A Mary Annabel Chamberlain excerpt in Atlantic describes an East Indian compound morning ritual. Men strip to wash at a communal well, passing water-filled chatties, scrubbing bodies, and sipping from the same vessel, then resuming work as the sun rises. The scene emphasizes outward cleanliness over internal affairs.
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Lis
Higny
Bryant
Mary Anabel Chamberlain
Atlantic
The Fortune From a Penny Note That Shaped a City
A New York lawyer named Joan M. Bixby rose from near bankruptcy to wealth after a penniless start in 1830. A friendly attorney offered a farm loaned at 200 dollars, secured by a note he would renew until repayment. Bixby’s fortunes grew with Erie Canal and gas lighting, lifting his estate to seven million at death, now valued above thirteen million.
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New York
Joan M. Bixby
Bixby
National
Mr Lincoln's Brevity Recalled by Historian
The St Louis Post Dispatch notes Lincoln's concise wording across speeches and letters in 1860s: Springfield notification committee speech 139 words, acceptance letter 134, 1864 Washington speech 196, acceptance letter 200, all before typewriters or phonographs. The piece highlights the era's communication limits.
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Lincoln
Springfield
Washington
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Orator Defends Integrity Amid Bribe Allegation
A Philadelphia Ledger report quotes the speaker denouncing a $100,000 bribe, noting immediate applause yet urging restraint. The orator asserts that honesty is a duty and that the demanded services were worth double the money.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Not the Suitor's Fault in Illustrated Bits
A dialogue excerpt shows a father accusing a suitor of heartlessness while the suitor pleads not to be blamed. The exchange centers on the honor of the daughter and the tension between parental protectiveness and suitor persistence. The scene conveys soap opera style melodrama typical of illustrated periodicals.
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Father
Marcus Outlines Steady Course Amid Wild World
A succinct quotation attributes Marcus with urging a steady course, noting the world yields to those who know their direction. The remark frames confidence and resolute leadership as the path through chaos. Distinctive attribution to Marcus anchors the quote in a leadership context.
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Marcus
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