Surprise Party for Alma Ends in Water Rescue
A planned Decoration Day surprise for Alma Maynard at a friend’s house turns into a merry woodland excursion. The group shares flowers and lunch, but a misstep at a creek crossing leads to Nellie falling into deep water and Frank pulling her to safety. Alma’s party resumes with laughter and a safe return home.
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Alma Maynard
Alma
Mrs. Nelson
Viva Leland
Ray Thornton
Grace
Nellie
Frank
Fred
Sis
Young Dawsons Celebrate Decoration Day in Village Home
In a cottage by the edge of the village, the Dawson family plans Decoration Day. The six Dawson children prepare garlands and flowers, while Grace and Nellie mend a garden quarrel without letting it spoil their day. Raymond and his dog Rover honor veterans with a wooden flag staff and a tattered grandfather’s hat.
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Fred
Frank
Grace
Nellie
Harry
Minnie
Dawson
Raymond
Rover
Helen M. Richardson
Thousands of Unknown Dead at Salisbury National Cemetery
The Salisbury National Cemetery in North Carolina holds about 11,000 unknowns buried under government care. The vast cemetery is maintained in splendid repair by federal authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
N.C
The Planet Mars Inhabited A Polemic Of Ancient Belief
The essay surveys Mars habitability and ancient views, noting Martian geography and seasons, possible public works, and the long year of 668 days. It contrasts Kircher Kant and contemporary telescopic impressions while describing star patterns and constellations visible in the night sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Earth
Wireless telephone scheme by M. Maiche in forest trials
French electrician M. Maiche claims to have built the first wireless telephone using a ground circuit current. In trials at St. Germain, a transmitting house connected to a damp earth line and two iron posts 90 feet apart carried voice and a ticking mercury instrument. Transmission works only along a precise line and distance reached about 1,000 to 1,200 meters, with no true long range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Maiche
St. Germain
Marconi
Eithe
New York Press
Harriman’s Rise Shapes Railroads and Rivalries
May rival Morgan E H Harriman has built a rail empire through the Chicago and Alton purchase and control of the Union Pacific Southern Pacific Pacific Mail Oregon Railway and Naviga tion Kansas Southern and linked with the Gould and Rockefeller roads. His clash with J J Hill over Northern Pacific amplified his public profile and stirred the stock panic.
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E. H. Harriman
J. Pierpont Morgan
Chicago and Alton
New York
Harriman Bros
Illinois Central Railroad
The
Alton
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Pacific Mail Steamship Line
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Kansas Southern Railroad
Goulds
Rockefellers
J. J. Hill
Northern Pacific
Mr. Harriman
Open Air Telephones Introduced in New Haven
Open air telephones are being installed in New Haven Connecticut with plans to roll out in major cities nationwide if successful. The device resembles a police box on a slim iron post and is unlocked by dropping a penny in a slot. Inside is a pay station for dimes and nickels and a directory on the door. The receiver and transmitter are mounted inside and central office connection is made as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Public pay station telephone malfunctions after use
A public telephone box hangs on bevelled hinges and shuts itself by gravitation once used, indicating a faulty mechanism in the pay station.
Little paper rolls condemned as menace to mind and body
The artist lays out a conviction that the small paper rolls threaten health of mind and body. If the Lan cet's dictum were sound it would reflect harshly on American lawmakers wisdom.
Portrait Gifts From Peabody Fund Board Members
The University of Nashville received portraits of William M. Evarts and Dr. Barnas Sears. Governor Porter of Tennessee donated the Sears portrait, and Dr. J. L. M. Curry, the fund’s present agent, gave the Evarts portrait.
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William M. Evarts
Peabody Board
George Peabody
Barnas Sears
Peabody Fund
University of Nashville
Porter
Tennessee
Sears
J. L. M. Curry
Fond
Society handshake falls short of perfect first impression
A casual encounter in social circles leaves attendees noting the handshake lacked warmth and formality. Observers describe the moment as awkward yet polite, signaling tentative rapport-building in a tense networking season.
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London Lancet
Atriotic
By Andre AL Bram
Cross
Red House
Rovers
Carlyle
Zimmerman
David Ralston
Wabash
C. de Saint-Germain
Moon
Athanasius Kircher
Father Kircher
Father Felix
Paris
Icarus
Daedalus
Cepheus
Errai
Schedar
Alifiach
Austral
Old Earth
Central Africa
Himalaya
Pinkerton
du Maurier
Hercules
Atlas
Ras Algethi
Korneforos
Draco
Dragon
Hesperides
Etania
Alward
Thuban
Vega
Centaurus
Castor
Pollux
Auriga
Andromeda
Charles
Berenice
Regulus
Deneb Aleet
Alchiba
Algores
Serpens
Virgo
Arcturus
Bootes
Gemini
the Twins
Romee
Morgan
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