Polar Star and Ancient Pyramids Theme in Edith Wharton Tale
In Scribner's Magazine, Edith Wharton presents a tale blending cosmic imagery with frontier suspense. A man watches a red sun set as Escalante's daughter enters a rugged cabin, while a half breed cattle thief watches from the chaparral and a muttered truth about the star remains central.
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Edith Wharton
Scribner’s Magazine
Woman Entertains Love as Cattle Thief Is Brought to Justice
In the chaparral by a river Escalante the cattle thief taunts Dick Matson from his cabin. Matson waits unseen and Dolores returns, leading to a night of vigil, a capture, and a planned future together as Matson secures his life with former crime’s end.
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Dick Matson
Escalante
Ciigade Matson
Matson
Micolanto
Isco Jante
Santa Barbara
Dolores
Cross Bar
San Francisco
Henry Clews
United States
The Making of an Electrical Engineer A Good Year in Sight
A detailed portrait of a major electrical firm training hundreds of young engineers. It describes the four year program, shop discipline, cross department exposure, and the aim to produce future foremen and engineers with practical and commercial skills.
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Muuch
Louis Bell
H. W. Buck
Scientific American
Far Indies
North Pole
Japan
Rockies
Niagara
Idison
Thomson
Steinmetz
Scientite American
Old Union Men of Winnipeg Claim 36-Year Membership Record
The carpenters' union of Winnipeg Manitoba highlights three men who have been continuous members for over thirty six years, urging that this marks a union record.
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The
Carpenters’ Union
Winnipeg
Manitoba
The Power of the Pen
A physician treats a sick boy with a prescription left within reach. The mother says the paper helped him, as he held it and could almost read it. The doctor did not intend for the paper to be swallowed.
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Harper's Weekly
Open Turret a Menace to Our Navy
Henry Reuterhanhl argues that open turrets on U S battleships and armored cruisers threaten magazines with smoky powder and direct shaft loading. He cites accidents that could ignite handling rooms, filling turrets with poisonous gas, risking catastrophic explosions despite past salvations.
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Henry Reuterhanhl
United States
McClure
Does Education Make Old Maids
Dr. William L. Felter, principal of the Girls' High School of Brooklyn, argues higher education for girls should be reformed to favor wife and mother roles. The piece defends women’s progress, notes marriage as a personal choice, and predicts continued advancement despite critics. From the New York American.
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Ty Arietta Burroughs
William L. Felter
Girls’ High School
Brooklyn
Felter
Dr. Felter
Roosevelt
New York American
Officers Curbing Booze Run Disrupt Train Stop
Deputy marshals in Indian Territory visit Hugo Valliant and Fort Townsend. They spill 1500 gallons of alcohol burn 2000 dollars in gambling gear and swap caboose positions to thwart a foot race uptown. An amused crowd learns the train carries musicians including Wagner and Damrosch. Zinc mines of Prussia supply over half the world’s zinc.
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Indian Territory
Hugo
Valliant
Fort Townsend
Caboose
Kansas City Journal
Symphony Concert Omission Attributed to Conductor Walter Dan
A report states a symphony orchestra concert conducted by Walter Dan did not feature a key performer or ensemble element, leaving attendees with an unfulfilled performance in the program.
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Symphony Orchestra
Walter Dan
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