Farm Loan Bureau Proposed to Aid Farmers
Washington reports a bill by Representative Bathrick to create a national farm loan bureau offering loans up to 60 percent of appraised farm value at 4 percent interest for bona fide tillers. The plan would hire a commissioner, an assistant, and staff, and loans require at least half the farm under cultivation.
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National Farm Loan Bureau
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Shipping Trust
Panama Canal
Humphrey
Steamship Trust
Wilson
Chamberlain
Perky
Myers
Newlands
Ashurst
Smith
Trenton
Interior
Guv Hawley
Idaho
Montana
Joseph N. Teal
Portland
Clay Tallman
Nevada
Borah
Chicago
United States
West
Senate
Dillingham
Russia
A Budding Genius Reminisces on Saint Gaudens At Cooper Institute
The account recalls a young artist’s long hours at the Cooper Institute under Abram Hewitt’s gaze. He describes nightly drawing after 6 o’clock and a grueling schedule, believing a heaven born genius slept within him amid cameo work and public transports.
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Cooper Institute
Smee
Abram Hewitt
Father
Cooper
Augustus Saint Gaudens
The Constitution’s War Record in British Fights
The Constitution served in the Mediterranean and Aden during the War of 1812 era. English papers mocked the ship as a mere pine box before Hull’s career and the capture of the Guerriere. Bainbridge later forced the Java to strike, solidifying its reputation as a staunch frigate.
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Constitution
Mediterranean
Wads
Tripoli
England
Hull
Bainbridge
Java
Glass polishing by rouge and hydrofluoric acid treatment
The text explains that emery grinding cannot go beyond a limit and roughens surfaces. rouge on rosin pads smooths elevations, while hydrofluoric acid gas lightly etches to remove roughness and reveal a fine polish, used for precise lens surfaces in telescopes and microscopes.
The Color of Flames
The article describes colored flames from burning wood, noting light blue from hydrogen, white from carbon, violet from manganese, red from magnesium, and yellow from soda as parts of the燃烧.
No Wonder Laugh Lines in Country Fare
The Kansas City Independent records a playful exchange about love songs and country rambles. A girl in a white sweater and a younger man with buckled shoes react with amused disbelief at a remark about a woman’s reaction.
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Kansas City Independent
Armed Utes Defy Sheriff and Posse in Colorado
About fifty Ute Indians left the Ute reservation in southwestern Colorado after the killing of a tribe member by a Mexican sheepherder. They fortified in the Ute mountains and defied Montezuma County sheriff and Indian Agent Spear to hand over Big Rabbit, the shooter who wounded the herder. Residents armed themselves amid fears of a wider outbreak.
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Cortez
Colo
Ute Mountains
Colorado
Montezuma County
Spear
Big Rabbit
Ute Reservation
Joseph Vichel
Troops Seize Railroad Pier At Buffalo By War Order
Federal troops from the Twenty-ninth Infantry seized the North pier at Buffalo under orders from the War Department. The action follows Attorney General Wickersham's request and Secretary Stimson’s approval. Government claims 16 feet of frontage on government land and questions Lackawanna's rights to the property.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Wickersham
Commission
Department of Justice
Buffalo
War Department
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Fort Porter
Washington
Stimson
Turkey to convene national assembly over Balkan crisis
Constantinople reports the government will convene the national assembly Wednesday to review the Balkan situation. A clash on Turkish warships in the Dardanelles left 15 officers wounded as officers split over engaging Greece. A manifesto by The Women of Turkey urged sinking Turkish ships, while London notes suggest concessions may follow.
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National Assembly
Balkan
Dardanelles
Turkey
London
Hill to Testify on Bank Consolidation in Pujo Inquiry
James J. Hill agrees to testify before the Pujo congressional committee in Washington. The panel has requested his evidence on the consolidation of the first and second national banks of St. Paul and the election of directors for the Duluth and Minneapolis banks. Testimony was tentatively set for January 24.
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Minn
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House Money Trust
Pujo
Washington
Hill
Congressional Committee
Washington Special
Duluth
Minneapolis
Discussing Rev John Watson Ian Maclaren as minister and rumor
William H Rideing recalls a lunch with Ian Maclaren in Liverpool. He describes how, as the minister contemplates resignation, the table vanishes and two elders whisper about his sermons and declining attendance with insinuation and regret.
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John Watson
Ian Maclaren
William H. Rideing
Liverpool
Sefton Park
Eame Masel
The Seven Stars Pleiades in Ancient Literature
The Pleiades are named in early literature including Job and classical Greek and Roman works. Calculations place Alcyone about 954 trillion miles away, with light taking roughly 160 years to reach Earth, a vast celestial distance noted in historical astronomy.
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Iima
I Knew Where She Was Going
A mother and her five year old daughter wait for a car as a college professor greets them. The professor jokes about knowing the girl since she was a child and remarks on the girl’s age in playful fashion. The mother blushes, and the scene closes with light social humor.
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San Francisco
Wait For You Until We Learn How The Mine Turns Out
A Newark Star excerpt shows a woman asking George how long he will wait, explaining her father’s silver mine trip and her need to care for her mother. George replies he will wait until they learn the mine’s outcome.
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George
Newark
Grant's Humorous Quotes About West Point and Whistling
General Grant joked about his place at West Point saying his best chance was to turn the class wrong and foremost. He also quipped he could whistle only two tunes, Yankee Doodle and the other unknown, and he was unsure which tune he was whistling.
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Grant
West Point
Man Awakened to Death Fate Says Yet Prefers Life
The article discusses Hereward Carrings Death Deferred and Professor Castres ideas on humanity alone sensing death. It argues death comes too soon due to flawed living practices and that proper living would prolong life until the instinct for death emerges.
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Hereward Carrin
Mr. Carrington
Professor Castre
The Atom Little Solar System
The article explains that thousands of substances resolve into eighty elements with molecules containing a single atom type. It describes the atom as a complex system with a positively charged nucleus and many electrons, presenting the electron as the unit of the material universe per Christian Herald.
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Solar System
Christian Herald
Bermuda Coral Homes Rival Washington Executive Mansion
Bermuda is described as the original home of the White House with sunlit white coral bungalows built from white coral blocks cut from the islands backbone. The passage notes elegant homes of well to do negro residents and claims Bermuda lime washed coral structures gleam brilliantly in subtropical sunshine.
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Bermuda
White House
Washington
The Ruling Passion Taxicab Killer Seeks Cab Fare
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports a taxi driver guilty in a case where the driver admitted strangling the victim after two hours driving around the city. He asks who will pay the cab hire before the sentence is pronounced.
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Clevelan Plain Dealer
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