New Spain Rising Under Wise King Alfonso XIII
A portrait of King Alfonso XIII of Spain highlights his tireless energy and democratic spirit. The piece notes his early mornings, private meals, cabinet duties, and frequent social duties, with praise for his devotion to mother and people. It mentions railways, irrigation schemes, and foreign investment as Spain modernizes under his rule.
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Madrid
Alfonso XIII
Spain
Don Alfonse
Don Alfonso
Casa de Campo
Prince
Asturias
Manzanano
Abbe Moreux’s Theory on Earthquake and Volcano Cycles
A Paris La L Illustrations article by Abbe Th Moreux outlines a theory of Earth's future crust and seismic activity. He links earthquakes to shifting pyramid edges of continental blocks and notes larger earthquake zones than volcanic zones. He predicts seismic quiet until 1911 12 followed by increased volcanic activity as solar minima affect crustal stress.
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Paris
L'Illustration Francaise
M. Vabbe
Th. Moreux
Abbe Moreaux
Globe
Earth
Jupiter
Pacific
Indian
South Pole
Nansen
Great Arctic Plain
Antarctic
Andes
Mnountain
American
Iceland
Jean Minyen
Auvergnes
Sicily
Africau
Kurile Islands
Japan
New Zealand
Mediterranean
ValAbbe Moreux
M. Abbe Moreux
Cataclysmic Volcanic Scenes Forecast For Europe
A scientific analysis predicts escalating volcanic and seismic activity will reshape Europe. A map shows future relief of the continent with Belgium to Nice shocks and the Mediterranean depression advancing toward England, potentially sinking southern coasts and erasing France from the map.
Ostriches Swallow California Oranges at South Pasadena Farm
At the Cawston ostrich farm in South Pasadena California an older ostrich named Emperor William showcases a remarkable feat by catching and swallowing oranges from ten feet high then gulping as many as 85 oranges in succession. The birds benefit from climate food and care with the big navels cited as favorites and the oldest bird thrives at 23 years old.
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Wide World Magazine
Cawston
California
Telephone Hours on Visiting Cards
A New York Sun piece notes a man asking what the printed hours 6420-11 a m on a woman's visiting card mean. The wife explains that women with many engagements have adopted listing telephone hours to indicate when they can be reached by wire.
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New York Sun
Gas as a Deadly Poison Warns Doctor In New York
Dr. J. C. Bayles warns that illuminating gas is a lethal poison even in tiny leaks. Water gas, with high carbon monoxide content, is an especially dangerous blood poison that can cause immediate harm and death with minimal exposure. Even small leaks or using a low gas jet as night light pose serious risks to life.
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J. C. Bayles
New York American
New York
Taft Lifework Highlights From Cincinnati Roots to Presidency
Born 1857 in Cincinnati Taft rose from local public schools to Yale and law. He served as assistant district attorney judge and solicitor general before becoming a U S circuit judge and dean of Cincinnati Law School. He led Philippine affairs Panama mission and 1908 presidential election. He lived in Cincinnati Washington D C and Murray Bay and was active in golf and Unitarian Church.
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Cincinnati
Helen Herron
Robert Alfonso
Charles Phelps
K Street
N. W
Washington
Murray Bay
Quebec
Unitarian Church
Woodward High School
Yale University
Ohio
Foraker
Harrison
United States
Sixth Judicial District
Law School
University of Cincinnati
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Panama
Safer night lamps warn of gas leaks and a new birth noted
Night lamps safer than flames. locate gas leaks with soap bubbles after applying soap to the suspected area. A whistling gas jet signals danger as unburned gas poisons the air. The fifteenth son born to Mr and Mrs Chris Roller in Noble township Cass county Indiana. The British empire produces over one billion dollars in annual mineral yield.
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Chris Roller
Noble Township
Cass County
Ind
Winning Bet and The Sheffield Steel Breakthrough
A Philadelphia wit wins a bet by asking 50 people if they heard that Smith had failed and getting the same reply from each. The Independent reports a Sheffield firm introducing a steel with three to seven times the cutting power of high grade steels, hardenable in water or blast.
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The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Smith
the Independent
Sheffield
England
Will You Take Me To The Theater Tonight
A dialogue from Lippincott's features a couple debating going to a theater, each insisting the other must want to go. They conclude they cannot reach the theater before the third act starts, so they must decide whether to stay home or go.
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Lippincott’s
Senator McLaurin Story Highlights Racial Themes
In a Washington Star piece Senator McLaurin of Mississippi shares a tale contrasting racial treatment in the North and South. A Mississippi Black man in Kansas seeks aid only to be refused, then returns home and is told to use the back door. The punchline notes his relief at being among his own people.
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Seville
Madrid
Royal
Don Alfonso
Washington Star
Senator McLaurin
Mississippi
Darkey
Kansas
French Ambassador Abandons English History Project
M. Jusserand, ambassador to Washington, planned a literary history of the English people but his diplomatic duties now occupy him so fully that he must stop at Shakespeare’s death.
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M. Jusserand
Washington
Shakespeare
Counting Gash in National Treasury Expenditures
A historical piece explains why Washington money is always new, with details on treasury payrolls and the counting rate for new and old currency. It notes about 60,000 dollars in eight hours for $1 notes, 40,000 silver dollars daily, and 70 to 80 days to count a million $1 old notes across various currency types.
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United States
Congress
Treasury
Washington
Treasury Department
National Capital
Journalists and newspaper men differ in old debate
A writer in Editor and Publisher notes New York regard for the term journalist as a joke while editorial staff embrace newspaper man. Several humorous and pointed definitions follow, contrasting roles and habits of journalist and newspaper man across professions.
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New York
Henry Watterson
Marie Henry
Crimson throne and a world held in fee by a gem
The speaker describes a ruby throne and a world held in fee, hearing brothers moan below. They bend to see, feel no inward pain, sit in the heart of a ruby gem like a rainbow without rain. The throne vanishes and sorrow for humanity fills the heart.
Cost of living rises sharply in everyday life
In a dated exchange a speaker notes the rising cost of living and a companion quips that marriage fees would be prohibitive. The fragment captures social concerns over affordability and marriage in a domestic dialogue.
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Whitey
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Taft
Charles D. McCaull
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Joseph Dillion
James K. Hackett
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