New Parental School Plans for Cottage System in Queens
The Board of Education committee submits plans for a Parental School on the Flushing Jamaica road in Queens. It features administration offices, dormitories for sixty boys in two fireproof cottages, dedicated dining and living spaces, extensive farm and workshop facilities, and a central kitchen and bakery to be fed by a subterranean food delivery system.
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Committee On Buildings
Board of Education
Flushing
Jamaica
North Hempstead Turnpike
Queens
Swimming education expands in Brookline and England
The Brookline schools require a swimming certificate for graduation and honor an emergency class for lifeguard skills. England runs extensive life saving courses with a national championship and teams teaching rescue techniques. A Brooklyn plan would broaden access to swimming for city children, notably increasing chances for girls to learn to swim.
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Brookline
Mass
Brookline Baths
Boston
England
English Life Saving Association
London
New Robinson Crusoes Of Anjou Crew Rescued At Sea
The captain recounts three months on a uninhabited Auckland group island after the bark Anjou wrecked from Sydney to Falmouth. Fifty aboard survived, built shelter, ran a small herd, and signaled for help until the New Zealand steamer Hinomoa rescued them on May 7.
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Ernest Simons
Marseilles
Sydney
Falmouth
Auckland
Pacific
New Zealand
Hinomoa
London News
Giant Frenchman defeats bear in brutal mountain encounter
Louis Debois a 240 pound six foot eight inch woodsman from the Ottawa River camps wrestled and killed a bear at Toulon Mountain near Orient Washington on the Great Northern Railway Campbell a younger Scotsman witnessed the event Debois pinned the bear by the throat and bled it to death with two other woodsmen aiding after the fight Debois was uninjured and returned to camp where he was washed off.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Grand Forks
B. G
Toulon Mountain
Orient
Wash
Great Northern Railway
Louis Debois
Debois
Alex Campbell
Campbell
Bruin
Ottawa
Explorer Meyers Harrowing China Mission for Seeds
The Outing Magazine recounts Frank N. Meyer, a U S government explorer, penetrating remote Chinese districts for new seed varieties. He faces robbers lies from locals and clan hostility, near-fatal ambushes, panther threat, daylong treks, and narrow escapes before negotiations end amid a mob scene. By night he outmaneuvers two attackers, sides with coolies and interpreters, and continues the perilous survey. Put it down.
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China
Outing Magazine
Frank N. Meyer
United States
Meyer
Siberia
Mr. Meyer
Meyer Raises Salary Amid Generous Country Support
The list of achievements notes Meyer was paid 1200 dollars, then a national push increased his yearly pay to 1400 dollars, marking a notable raise prompted by broad generosity.
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Meyer
Faroe Islands Whale Drive Described by Jeaffreson
A historical depiction explains the Faroe Islands method of harvesting a school of bottle nosed whales. Boats form a circle offshore and drive the terrified herd toward a bay where they strand on a sandy shore, using a sokn and coordinated oar splashes.
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Russell Jeaffreson
Faroe Islands
Legislature Wife Reluctance Becomes Rail Ride Jest
A Southern state legislator, a farmer at heart, brings his rail wary wife to the capital. She has never ridden a train and fears the engine. The brother reports she is afraid to even look at the locomotive. The legislator then orders, blindfold Jane and back her onto the train.
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South
Jane
Blindford Jane
Allah
Zambesi Missions Survey Details Mission Work South of Zambesi
A pamphlet by Andrew Murray surveys missions south of the Zambesi noting 31 missionary groups serving over 10 million people. The Student Volunteer Movement in South Africa has placed 84 young missionaries in the field since 1896.
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Andrew Murray
Zambesi
South Africa
Deld
Pearls of Thought in a Quirky Epigram Collection
A collage of aphorisms and wry observations on life, kindness, love, and human foibles. The pieces mix humor and philosophy, noting egotism, time, death, and social quirks with playful language and witty asides.
Smoking and Speech Praise for Sir Charles Santley Voice Claims
The London Globe reports that Sir Charles Santley endorses moderation in smoking, saying it cleared his voice and noting only a few singers avoid smoking. The piece urges balancing tobacco use with singing and warns excessive smoking harms vocal quality and health.
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Sir Charles Santley
Sir Charles
Nancy Lee
London Globe
Peril of a New Dance Warns of Structural Strain
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote from a local architect warns that barn dances risk swaying beams in private homes and clubs. He notes crowded floors, jumping and skipping with music could cause structural movement and suggests dancers may need to break step to avoid danger.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Diamonds May Explode On Rising From Mine
A curious fact notes diamonds can explode when brought to the surface. Crystals burst in miners pockets or hands from heat, with larger stones at higher risk. Dealers sometimes place large diamonds in raw potatoes for safe transport from South Africa.
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South Africa
Indianapolis News
The Unlidded "J" Lesson in Punctuation
A Chicago News item notes a teacher prompting a juvenile class about punctuation. A pupil humorously explains that a period is the lid off an exclamation mark. The anecdote highlights playful classroom misreadings of symbols.
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Chicago News
Canada Calls For Clean Money And Better Currency Design
The Toronto World argues Canada should purge defaced and dirty currency from circulation. It criticizes worn coins and notes, urges public acceptance of only pristine money, and advocates new designs featuring the beaver, maple leaf, shield, flag, and provincial emblems to enhance national sentiment.
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Canada
Dominion
United States
Brooks
Toronto
Monarchs and a peasant’s playful disguise in 1873 voyage
A thunderstorm separated Emper or Francis Joseph of Austria, Emperor William of Germany, and Victor Emmanuel I from their party. A peasant driver offered shelter in a covered ox cart. He joked about his identity revealing himself as “his holiness the Pup Our Dumb Animals,” prompting laughter from the trio.
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Francis Joseph
Austria
William
Germany
Victor Emmanuel
Victor Senmanuel
Italy
Farness Joseph
Emperor of
His Holiness
Poor Explanation Claims Stolen Merry Widow Theme
Ocean Grove director Tall Esen Morgan accuses Lehar of plagiarizing Mendelssohn's St Paul aria for the Merry Widow waltz. He cites the defense as self-incriminating, likening it to a valet who waters wine to maintain strength, a tale cited by the Washington Star.
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Tall Esen Morgan
Ocean Grove
Mendelssohn
Washington Star
Eagle Drops Prey Over Cumberland Narrows
An eagle dropped a pheasant near Cumberland Narrows as John H. Horchier watched. The big bird fluttered away after failing to recover the game, flying into ash and then leaving with a jagged neck wound on the pheasant. The Baltimore Sun reports the sighting.
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Cumberland
John H. Horchier
Hig
Mr. Horchier
Baltimore Sun
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