Brief Clippings Across World Observations
A collection notes writing prowess in Siam and Copenhagen schools, Sir Auckland Geddes athletic days, the 1887 triple alliance, Swiss rail electrification plans, Turkish marriage conditions, world gold volume in a room, Canton population density, Japanese meat habits, new vertical rear bumpers for cars, Finnish snow melting tech, and a U S Daughters scholarship drive for descendants of Confederate veterans.
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Siam
Copenhagen
Europe
Auckland Geddes
Washington
Germany
Austria
Italy
Lucerne
Gotthard
Turkey
Canton
China
Japan
Elty
United Daughters of the Confederacy
English Scout Instructor Arrives to Aid New England Troops
Miss Margaret Kor of England, a veteran Girl Scout instructor, was sent by Lady Baden Powell to teach and lead the Girl Scouts across the New England states.
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Margaret Kor
England
Baden Powell
New England States
Havana Captain Wins 100000 Prize in Cuban Lottery
Capt. Juan Lenare of Havana wins a $100,000 prize in a Cuban lottery. He is photographed in New York en route to Spain with his youngest child. he has fourteen other children in his family.
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Juan Lenare
Havana
Cuba
New York
Spain
Mor
Thoton
Toledo
Towa
Na Moan
State Board
Téxaminora
Correo Gordo County
Iowa
M. Mortenson
Lowe State College
Mr. Mortensen
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Town State College
Baker
Camp Dodge
Panther
Adel
Joe Cumming
Thwa County
Chicago
Butchers of
Longest Railroad on the Continent
The Canadian Pacific railroad has the largest total mileage on the continent with 18 475 miles. In comparison the New York Central lines cover 5 690 miles and Santa Fe operates 9 504 79 miles.
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Canadian Pacific Railroad
New York Central
Santa Fe
Don’t you think the average heckler leans radical?
A witty exchange contrasts radicalism with rowdyism as one man jokes about hecklers. The other replies humorously that the issue is rowdyism, not radicalism, reflecting tense street discourse in a clipped dialogue.
Private life vs political honors noted by Mr Meekton
A Washington Star quotation contrasts private happiness with politics as Mr Meekton remarks he is glad not to be a Delaware legislator when Henrietta mentions votes for women. The exchange highlights gender and political reform sentiment.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Delaware
Washington Star
Three Negroes Lynched by Mob in Duluth Riot
In Duluth Minnesota a mob of about five thousand overpowered police and hanged three Black men accused of attacking a seventeen year old white girl. National Guardsmen arrived to restore order as a damaged police station and littered streets marked the aftermath.
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Duluth
Minn
Minnesota National Guardsmen
St. Paul
Adjt
W. Z. Qhinow
W. T. Townsend
Co. H
Faribault
W. A. Miller
Long Prairie
Virginia
Rumsey
Officer’s Wife Slain in Possible Revenge Case
U S officer’s wife Maude Lucille Moss was killed near Nockford Illinois prompting a dragnet for four soldiers who escaped from the guardhouse. Court martial charges have been filed three times against one of the four. An automobile was stolen near the scene and may have aided the escape.
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Nockford
Maude Lucille Moss
Blan J, Arnold
Chicago
Moss
Davis Junction
Dynamite Blast Kills 193 Miners at Anina Hungary
A dynamite depot explosion at Anina, a major Hungarian coal and iron mining center, reportedly killed 193 miners and seriously injured 36. The incident occurred about 55 miles southeast of Pomesvar, per dispatches from the era. In another report, Wrangel forces advance in southern Russia reaching the Dnieper River after moving 50 miles from the Crimea.
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Anina
Berlin
Pomesvar
London
Wrangel
Russia
Crimea
Dneiper River
Disputch
Constantinople
Italy Sets Reparations Claim At 60 Billion Lire
Rome dispatches report Italy fixed reparations claims at 60,000,000,000 lire including pensions. The amount equals about $12.12 billion, with Paris noting the central empires must pay. The June 17 report cites Rome sources relayed to newspapers.
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Italy
Paris
Rome
Lewis declares candidacy for Democratic vice presidential nomination
Dallas June 16 former United States Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois declares he will seek the Democratic nomination for vice president at the San Francisco convention.
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Dallas
Tex
United States
James Hamilton Lewis
Linnois
San Francisco
Slays Five Then Ends Own Life in West Virginia
In Shir Jey near Sistersville, Fred Seekmann oil driller killed his wife and four children before slashing his throat with the razor used on the victims, then took his own life.
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Leg
Sistersville
W. Va
Fred Seekmann
Shir
Jey
Technical advisory committee helps wind down war contracts
Washington reports the war claims board technical advisory committee, formed by Benedict Crowell and Campbell Scott, closes after adjusting over 24 000 contracts, saving hundreds of millions. The group found most contractors honest, resolved vast power and rabbit meat claims, and cut total war contract costs to 12 percent of face value.
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Washington
War Claims Board
The
War Department
Campbell Scott
Benedict Crowell
Sam
Scott
Court of Claims
Pittsburgh
Kansas
Liberty Motors
New York
Feehment
Kesa
Thittehingen
Kun
Hutchinson
Bla cHy
Kan
England
Owever
Plaatetingen
War Eclaims Board
Sid Wale Ontys
Elalma
Comittee
We Dy Ents
Einest PP
Goodred
Catone
Maltby
Philadelphia
Eigil Engineering
Arthur W. Hixon
Hegers
George
Rant
Forter
Minneapolia
Large fire in Independence destroys swing factory
A fire of unknown origin in Independence wipes out the swing factory and contents, with estimated losses around 20000. Insurance covers a small portion. The report notes broader Iowa incidents and community items from across the state, including bonds for Dubuque High School and other developments.
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Independence
Alt
Bedford
Iown
Harold Lowe
Rage Coppel
Youneators
Bodios
Dubuque
Spencer
Danish Evangelient Lutheran College
Danasheological Seminary
Te Ho
Lair
Nebradka
Tartan
Iowa
John A. Bart
Union College of Town
Morgad Dyn i Moines
Central College
Prefers Men Borrowers at Tennessee Bank Convention
Memphis banker Mrs. F Z Runyon, country’s only woman bank president, spoke at the Tennessee State Bankers’ convention in Clarksville. She said she would favor men over some women while demanding first class security. The women-led bank, seven months old, aims to help young savers, with female directors and male leadership in policy.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Tennessee State Bankers’ Convention
F. Z. Runyon
Clarksville
Protest to preserve Cervantes Hotel in Toledo
Spain wide protest arises against plans to modernize the Cervantes hotel in Toledo, a site linked to the author of Don Quixote, with academies and art groups urging preservation of its historic character. A separate note mentions the Dansville Baptist church receiving a 1705 Bible, and a cat named Tommy surviving a moving stunt in Columbus Indiana after a creek rise.
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Spain
Toledo Inn
Toledo
Cervantes
Don Quixote
Detroit
Mich
Dansville
Tommy
Columbus
Ind
Barns Converted Into Dwelling Houses In Boston
There is not a vacant house in Boston now but a number of barns are being converted into dwelling houses.
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Boston
Little Red Schoolhouse to Go Ban Hits West Virginia
West Virginia state board of education bans the little red schoolhouse color and issues regulations for school buildings equipment and grounds enforcing the prohibition statewide.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Board of Education
Growth of Marine Vegetation by Japanese Practice
The article notes that only the Japanese have undertaken planting and harvesting seaweed and other marine vegetation as a systematic activity. It highlights Japan as the sole society to pursue this program in detail.
Salt Consumption in United States Report
The article states that the average salt consumption per person in the United States is 0.1 pounds per year. It notes this figure as a national average and discusses implications for diet and health.
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United States
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Bari
American Woolen Company
Andover
Mass
William M. Wood
Rompany
Wood
Berteti
Girl Scout
U. S
Camp Grant
John D
Grinnell
General Education Board
Rockefeller Foundation
Grinnell College
Chattell
House Salle
NM. M. House
Lapland
Field Museum
Meld Museum of
Museum
Jackson Park
Castor
Iowa State
Dingdate
Dinsdale
Tt Hag
Coster, & Harnessmoaker
My. Caster
Shall Laie
Wisconsin
Hae
Caster
Jaaper County
Woaiin
Mississippi
Mississippi River
St Louis
Birmingham
Bank
Cervantes’ Hotel
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