Theft of Inventions in War Office Letter Incident
In an account from Scribner's "Krom Kits and Outfits" by Richard Harding Davis, a military officer recalls lending three valuable items the Japanese Army later issued to the general staff. He sought restitution, wrote to the secretary of war, and after misaddressed blame, the general staff apologized for the misstep and the case details were sent to officials in the United States and England.
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Manchuria
Pukughima
Eta
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Preston
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Fukushima
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England
Krom
Richard Harding Davis
Scribner's
Fuel injection method for passenger boat furnaces
A new liquid fuel injection system for passenger boats delivers fuel at 10 to 20 psi and vaporizes it with a modified Kortings burner without steam. It reduces noise and water loss, replaces noisy steam jets, and uses a new furnace arrangement to ensure proper burning, minimal smoke, steady steam pressure, and stable boiler temperature. Chicago Journal
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Chicago Journal
Scottish Protest Over New Precedence Table
Scots erupt over a London Gazette table of precedence that ranks Scottish peers behind English peers of equal rank in Scotland. Journals condemn the rule as insulting and demand home rule amid calls for Parliament to protect native nobility’s status.
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Scotland
London Gazette
England
Great Britain
Ellen Terry Denied Ordinary Membership by Lyceum Club
The Lyceum Woman's club refuses Ellen Terry ordinary membership citing a rule on original literary work. Critics say the real objection is to admitting actresses, with Mrs Humphry Ward and Mrs Craigie on the exclusion committee amid concerns for club character.
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London
Lyceum Woman's Club
Ellen Terry
Humphry Ward
Craigie
York Woman Invents Improved Fly Paper Design
Preparations are under way in York Pennsylvania to manufacture an improved fly paper. The new design allows interlocking scored corners to form a pan, reducing the mess caused by the sticky substance and preventing contact with carpets and furniture if the sheet falls.
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York
Surgeon Frederick Eng retirements after twenty six years
Great Surgeon Retires. Frederick Eng lish argeon, his practically abandoned his profession. He says he quit because there was too much to do and performing big operations every morning made existence trying. After six and twenty years he retired, claiming his labors did not break him down and he had no nervous system.
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Frederick ‘Treyes
Originality as a force for success and self reliance
Orison Swett Marden argues originality fuels achievement. Individuals gain recognition by thinking independently, pursuing unique methods, and presenting authentic ideas rather than imitating others. The world rewards creative effort and personal authenticity in any profession.
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Orison Swett Marden
Success Magazine
Understanding Palpitations and Heart Health
The article explains that heartbeat irregularities are common and usually stem from digestion, stimulants, worry, or excitement. It warns against assuming heart disease and urges consulting a reliable doctor to assess the condition and ease unjustified fears.
The Parson Bird of New Zealand Described
The tui or parson bird is a glossy green New Zealand inhabitant about blackbird size with white throat tufts. It can crow speak whistle and mimic other birds and even produce a medley of odd sounds. Nests twice or thrice yearly and appears fearless of humans, though NZ birds grow scarce indicating a vanishing natural world.
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New Zealand
New
The Hens and Her Eggs
A London feathered life column notes scavenger hens lay inedible eggs. A reader recalls a woman preferring sunflower fed eggs and an old German home feeding chicks sunflowers yielding notably sweet eggs. The piece concludes eggs reflect their diet.
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Feathered Lite
London
William the Conqueror’s Bold Claim at Sand’s Edge
A historic scene recounts William the Conqueror stumbling on sand in England and being hailed as ill omened. He quickly reassured the crowd, asserting that the land was already taken by his hands and by divine light would remain his.
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William the Conqueror
Lendings
England
William
Coffee Barometer predicts weather by brew
A sun paragraph notes a cafe keeper in the Albany Journal claiming coffee acts as a weather barometer. The quip says weak coffee signals stormy weather ahead, a playful nod to daily life and practical humor.
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Albany Journal
Blotting Paper Suggested for Calm Distraction
The speaker mentions seeking a mental diversion and asks about blotting paper as a possible aid. The tone is casual and exploratory with informal phrasing and a hint of humor.
Mystery of the Smart Child Creators
One of the great wonders of this world is what becomes of all the smart children when they grow up. The text examines how intellect shapes life trajectories and potential futures.
Washington Letter Notes Diplomacy and Science in Brief
The column covers diverse topics from a portrait of Col Ridwards guiding a wounded rider to a perilous cliff, to the upcoming marriage of Miss Princes Newlands to Lieutenant Leopold von Bredow, and a rare Amor phophallus riviere plant at the Washington greenhouse. It also reports on a new Army hospital site at Cameron tract, the vice presidency monument, the Government Printing Office press room, and Alaska hunting permit policy.
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Sharon
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New Army Hospital
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Donald Cameron
Pennsylvania
Learned professor asserts rabbit withstands cold best
A professor at the Academie des Sciences reports experiments showing the rabbit endures very low temperatures better than other animals. An ice filled dock left the rabbit untroubled, suggesting rabbits outpace dogs sheep and pigs in cold tolerance.
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Academie Des Sciences
Fonts Saint Pies
Seeing a Plant Grow. Photography Captures Slow Growth
The Indianapolis News reports a cinematograph use to show plant growth. By exposing a plant every fifteen minutes for sixteen days, viewers can watch a bud open, blossoms close at night and reopen in the morning, leaves enlarge, and stamens appear, all compressed into about two minutes.
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Empire State Express
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Indianapolis News
Ministers Sons and EditorChallenge Superstition in World
The New York World reports that many newsroom staffers and managers, including two women, are sons and daughters of ministers. The piece notes ministers' offspring filling roles such as business manager treasurer composing room foreman and mechanics superintendent with two department heads in sports.
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Pulstcor
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New York World
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Gozen Oilier
No title available. Bertrand quote on knowledge and fear
The excerpt cites Charles Limo and Lamb about not liking to know enemies for fear of liking them. It comments that Christians and Jews judge others from ignorance and avoid acquaintance. It notes Peters' The Jew as a Patriot and quotes Doing Things Cheerfully and the New York Herald on cheerful effort and a man asking a girl's father.
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Charles Limo
Lamb
Peters
New York Herald
Stone butter used as bread substitute in various regions
A fragment discusses earth baked into bread as a substitute for butter, termed stone butter, used in Cinvurney and northern Sweden. It notes markets in the Italian peninsula and Sardinia, Persia, Nubia, and other tropics, suggesting earths replace silt in foods.
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Sweden
Sardinia
Persia
Nubia
Would I Were a Bird Song Premiere Revealed
In Chicazo News, a sly scene unfolds as a woman distracts with a harmless question about birds at a piano. She sings a tempting tune while concealing intent, and a man answers with trust, unaware of the trap she has set.
Little Men in Bishop Candler’s Atlanta News
Commentary notes that small men frustrate God’s purpose in mankind. The piece quotes Bishop Candler from Atlanta News, contrasting the ideal of merit with perceived everyday shortcomings among people. It frames a moral expectation and social judgment in a period-voice tone.
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Candler
Atlanta News
Snakebite Deaths Rise in Homes Over Fields
More deaths from snake bites occur in houses than in fields or the jungle. The trend suggests domestic exposure and the need for preventive measures and public awareness.
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Cndin
Napoleon and the Cousin in a Royal Skirmish
An excerpt presents Napolean confronting a rejecting princess over an allowance. The exchange shows a taunt about lineage and a cheerful retort from Napoleon asserting his family ties, amid light dialogue and mood.
Glassy Eye Tiger Delights Kids At New York Shop
A New York confectioner decorates his window for a local festivity with a chocolate tiger whose glass eyes cost 25 cents each. A placard proclaims no item over 5 cents a quarter pound. Two children pay a nickel and request a quarter pound of tiger with eyes.
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New York
Odd Manchurian Wedding Stilts Height Social Rank
A Manchurian wedding custom features the bride and attendants riding tall stilts as they march to the groom's home. The groom meets the procession and leads to the ceremony. Social prominence is shown by stilt height, with higher stilts signaling greater rank. When spouses differ in status the display appears especially humorous.
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Manchuria
Man and the Universe and Moral Reflections
Sir William Ramsay is quoted on the vast unknowns of knowledge and the ongoing quest to understand the world. The piece juxtaposes his scientific humility with a moral note urging people to bring gaiety to those they love and to avoid passive silence at meals.
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William Ramsay
Isaac Newton
Gayety
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