Universal automobile law debate gains female support
The drive for a national uniform automobile code spreads from New England led by William H. Black with women entering roofing and manufacturing. The draft proposes abolition of local speed limits, strict driver licensing, state highway control, and a dedicated fund from fines for road maintenance. It notes cross state tours complicate law, praises state oversight, and cites rising women drivers and clubs as evidence of a national shift.
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Aierica Fe
Alrea
United States
Tsed
New England
William H. Black
New England Automobile Journal
Luisa Moetter
State Highway Commissions
Tontoster
Paris
Blanche Walsh
Dorothy Levitt
London
England
Europe
America
Miss Levitt
Carrie Nation
Temperanes
Marjorie Gould
New York
Baseball's democracy drives national fever across crowds
The article extols baseball as America's national game, noting record crowds from New York to Western cities, high salaries, and the sport's cultural pull. It traces league dynamics, past pennant races, and the power of managers and players within a strong, organized system.
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New York
U United States
Sampson
Cervera
Hans Wagner
Texas
Ohio
Austin
Napoleon Bonaparte
Bunker Hill
Chicago
Nho
Lou Crieger
Boston Americans
Muggsy McGraw
New York Giants
Nationals
Tne
Jimmy Colling
Harry Lajoie
America
Interesting Bits From Various Sources Highlight Early Inventions
The excerpt notes early carriage use in France 1558 and telegraph concepts by Arthur Young in 1775. It mentions Osages in Oklahoma as a wealthy community, a class uproar over a student whipping a suspended brother, and several assorted facts about London to Southampton travel, a leprosy bacterium, cigarette trends, eau de cologne origins, Farina’s perfume, Jamestown Exposition plans by architect W. Sydney Pittman, and a boast about New York architectural progress. It closes with a 1906 U.S. gold and silver production estimate and a note on Japanese imperial security passes.
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France
Arthur Young
Professor Morse
Oklahoma
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