Roosevelt Lecture at Oxford on Biological Analogies in History
Theodore Roosevelt delivered the Romanes Lecture at the Sheldonian Theatre Oxford on June 7, arguing that human civilizations show analogies to biological evolution. He traced the rise and fall of nations, the birth of new states, and the dangers of luxury and lax birth rates, urging a balance of vigor and moral responsibility.
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England
Theodore Roosevelt
Edward
Sheldonian
Lord Curzon
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Roosevelt
Western
Europe
Germany
Scandinavia
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Syracuse
Tyre
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Victoria
Manitoba
Scotland
Holland
Republic of Holland
Rome
Italy
Central
America
Australia
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Muphrates
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Crete
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Hampden
Washington
Lincoln
The Best That Morgan Got
A column recalls two once famous anecdotes about John Pierpont Morgan and Mayor Gaynor. Morgan’s clash with a bellhop ends with Morgan humiliated and a porter warning him off, while Gaynor strolls from the Astor Hotel with a guiding nose through a late night misadventure.
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Gaynor
Hotel Astor
Mr. Gaynor
Broadway
Astor
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Boston Traveler
Scarce Mummified Heads From Andes Trade Forbidden
The South American Indian heads, once easily bought along the Andes slopes near Quito in Ecuador, are now extremely scarce. Shrunk by a secret native process from nine or ten inches to about five, the heads retain features. Their sale is forbidden by law according to Wide World Magazine.
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Andes
Quito
Ecuador
Wide World Magazine
Satirical mice claim grand world in Voltaire style
In a playful fable, mice declare the world theirs praising a grand palace, divine creation of massive provisions, and mountains of food under a dim ceiling, imagining an endless empire carved by nature for their appetites.
Custer Honored with Michigan Statue Unveiling
Monroe, Michigan honors Gen George Armstrong Custer with a new equestrian statue unveiled in the town where he grew up and wed. President Taft, Senator Smith, Gov. Warner, Mrs Elizabeth Custer and a large crowd attended a ceremonial program featuring speeches, a 17 gun salute, poems, wreaths, and musical tributes.
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Monroe
Mich
Michigan
George Armstrong Custer
Taft
William Alden Smith
Warner
Elizabeth Custer
New York
Third Cavalry Division
Custer
Michigan National Guard
Otto Kirchner
John 8. Foley
Detroit
George G. Briggs
Edward C. Potter
Greenwich
Conn
Little Big Horn
Smith
William H. Taft
D. McM. Gregg
Cavalry Corps
Army of the Potomac
Edward W. Whitaker
Will Carleton
Fred M. Warner
Jacob Martin
America
William O. Lee
Michigan Cavalry
Charles D. Willliams
Presbyterian
Fragmented philosophical quote attributed to Voltaire
A damaged excerpt presents a fragmented quotation about time God and sages. It mentions the masterpiece and the aim of Thy work with speculative comments on cats being dangerous and prompt to be your but tr g to instruct and correct us.
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Voltaire
England's Common Law Foundations in Jurisprudence
The common law of England is an ancient unwritten code from British Saxon and Danish origins. Through long use it has become fundamental in English jurisprudence and widely influences law in English speaking nations.
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Normandy
Sicily
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Warsaw
Kiel
Novgorod
Moscow
Charlemagne
Alfred
Bosphorus
Byzantium
Brazil
Argentine
United States
Europe
Portugal
Spain
England
Remarkable Romance Quirk Mentioned by Smart Set
A playful exchange notes a conspicuously odd romance act. The dialogue suggests a twist where one partner weds a first love, or perhaps something even more remarkable, as described in a Smart Set line.
No, Not Worthy Friend Faces Quiet Return
The note reflects on lingering resentment from staying close to an unworthy friend and the ache when distance is finally drawn. It implies the sting of severed ties and the subtle justice felt by the one who breaks away.
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Puck
Woman Beaten on Lone Road Near Levey
An unknown woman was severely beaten on a lonely road about a mile north of Levey by an unknown assailant. Several farmers nearby heard the attack and alerted Des Moines authorities.
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Des Moines
Levey
Tama County Institute Set for Toledo June Meeting
The Tama county institute at Toledo is scheduled June 13 to 18. County Superintendent J A McCurdy expects a big registration.
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Tama County Institute
Toledo
J. A. McCurdy
Menlo Plans Big Fourth of July Celebration
Menlo Iowa residents met with enthusiasm and decided to celebrate the national holiday on July 4. A large sum has already been raised to fund a grand celebration.
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Mr. Morgan
Menlo
Ogden Woman Breaks Hip in Fall
Ogden resident Mrs. George Hooker aged over eighty three fell and broke her hip in Boone Iowa on June 3. Her injury is regarded as serious and may prove fatal.
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Ogden
Boone
George Hooker
Hooker
Tramp Uses Human Nature for Free Meal
A hungry tramp in a Pittsburg suburb sought food by exploiting neighbors. After being refused at nine houses, the tenth woman offered a bite, remarking that the neighbor claimed he lacked for himself. He ate and left.
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Pittsburg
Gnat Identified as Pellagra Carrier By Rome Study
Dr. Sambon of the Field committee reports from Rome that matzo and Indian corn do not cause pellagra. The parasite carrier is identified as smulium repans, a biting gnat, as the definite source of transmission.
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London
Sambon
Rome
A Child Reflects Scarlet Fever Neighboring Home
An eight year old hears a recital of illness next door. She narrates with mixed phrases and misstatements as scarlet fever is described, commenting that Johnny has scarlet fever because his face is red and his chest is broken in.
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Johnny
Canoe Heritage at Temagami Promises Summer Adventure
The article extols birch bark canoes built by Indigenous peoples and invites visitors to Temagami Ontario to have locals paddle their canoes. It notes students can complete two years of work in one summer while enjoying top fishing and hunting. Accessible via the Grand Trunk Railway and a free descriptive publication is available from W B Cookson in Chicago.
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North Country
Temagami
Ontario
Temagami Lakes
Grand Trunk Railway System
W. 8
Cookson
Merchants Tupan &Trust Building
Chicago
Artemus Ward recalls Bowdoin son and humorous legacy
A letter from Artemus Ward discusses his Bowdoin College contact and a Bowdoin Arab, reflecting on a son’s potential to become a renowned American humorist. The writer jokes about fostering him as a Pillist and laments parental worries, all within reminiscence from life’s reprint.
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Harvard College
Parker’s
School Street
Artemus, Jr
Bowdoin College
Maine
Bowdoin
Artemus Ward
A Horse Lover
James R. Keene, noted horseman and financier, says at a Cedarhurst luncheon his love of horses has comforted him while he keeps them in their place and away from his business. A remark contrasts maternal pride with a two year-old thoroughbred, illustrating a humorously sharp exchange.
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James R. Keene
Cedarhurst
FEED CHILDREN ON Properly Selected Food
A mother reports her children became healthier after changing to fruit, Grape Nuts, and Postum. She notes better teething and stomach relief for her baby and credits the diet shift for improved strength. A reader is invited to read The Road to Wellville and consider the four reasons.
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Wellville
Fourth Annual Encampment Of Spanish War Vets In Des Moines
United Spanish War Veterans of Iowa announce the fourth annual encampment in Des Moines June 8 to 10 with headquarters at Lawton camp No. 2 court house. Program includes receptions, convention sessions, parade, camp fire with Maj. Gen. Granville Dodge speaker, Port Des Moines visit with Sixth U S Cavalry, and an exhibition drill by Col. Nodgers regiment.
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Des Moines
United Spanish War Veterans
Department of Iowa
Frank W. Lyman
John C. Lopez
Conkling
John D .Cady
Guy Logan
Ben Ness
Lawton Camp No. 2
Court House
B. I. Carroll
James R. Hanna
Hugh M. Pickell
G. A. RR
Granville M. Dodge
Iowa
Port Des Moines
Sixth
U. S. Cavalry
Alexander Nodgers
Fruit crop outlook in Iowa June report shows low yields
Des Moines reports the 1 June condition of fruit crops across the state. Only small shares of peaches currants gooseberries currants and gooseberries are expected with cherries apples plums and pears at a few percent. Grapes raspberries and blackberries show stronger potential if weather cooperates. Wesley Greene of the Iowa State Horticultural Society released the figures.
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Des Moines
Wesley Greene
Towa State Horticultural Society
Vandals Desecrate Civil War Graves in Garner Cemetery
Residents of Garner Iowa are angered by the desecration of Civil War graves in the local cemetery. The vandals destroyed grave markers and stole the flags marking the resting places of fallen heroes.
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Mason City
Garner
Here
Iowa Rate Exemption Noted In Des Moines Statement
Des Moines June 4 United States attorney general G W Wicker advised the Iowa Railroad commission that Des Moines rates would not be included in the injunction proceedings to restrain railroads from raising freight rates east of the Missouri river.
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Iowa
Des Moines
G. W. Wickersham
United States
Iowa Railroad Commission
Missouri River
112 Year Old Hermit Found in Colorado Cabin
Grand Junction Colorado June 4 The man claimed as the oldest citizen in the state was located by census enumerator Frank Thompson near a local weather plant. The hermit named Cherokee Bill resided in a small cabin, ending a long mystery about his whereabouts.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Frank Thompson
Cherokee Bill
Runaway Lumber Wreck Hits Man in Milo
In Milo on June 4 a lumber wagon ran over Will Wikle injuring him badly. He suffered a broken arm and other injuries as the wagon load passed over him.
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Milo
Will Wikle
Senate Passes Administration Railroad Bill
Senate approves the administration railroad bill in Washington D C after more than two weeks of debate. Only appropriation measures received attention during the lengthy session as the bill moved toward final action.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
Jury Acquits Mrs Doxey in Murder Case
St Louis Maryland June 4 after eight hours jury deliberation Dora Elizabeth Doxey found not guilty of the murder of William J Erder.
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Dora E. Doxey
St. Louis
Dora Elizabeth Doxey
William J. Erder
Catholics In Celebration Founding of Visitation Order
Dubuque marks the three hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Catholic Order of the Visitation. The celebration unites observances across the United States, Mexico and Europe with affiliated institutions.
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Dubuque
Order of the Visitation
United States
Mexico
Europe
Michael Healy Dies at Age Four in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge Iowa June 4 Michael Healy a civil war veteran aged four years died at midnight The funeral is scheduled for Monday morning
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Michael Healy
Fort Dodge
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