Porto Rican Progress Under American Rule Noted
The article highlights Porto Rico's transformation since becoming U S territory, noting 120,600 American soldiers in Europe and Liberty Bond subscriptions over twelve million dollars. It emphasizes rapid progress in commerce, industry, and especially education under the Stars and Stripes since 1893 with free schooling established early by the American system.
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States
Witerate
Amazing Results of Americanization in Porto Rico Education Revival
The piece traces American rule transforming Porto Rico's illiteracy into a broad public education system. It notes enrolment rising to 230,000 from under 26,000, 76 municipalities served, and 2,500 school buildings. Vocational training, universities, agriculture programs, and new libraries spread literacy, health, and American culture across cities and rural areas.
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Porto Rico
College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Carnegie
San Juan
Everything in Creation Spins Like a Pinwheel of Stars
Renowned writer explains why the universe and Earth keep rotating, with Moon and Sun moving through space and light traveling at 186000 miles per second. He notes the Sun's ellipse around a distant center, and cites astronomical estimates like Alcyone being 537 light years away, while acknowledging ongoing discoveries about the universe's shape and motion.
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Rene Bache
Earth
Alcyone
Celestial Pinwheels and the Vast Universe Observed
A historic science piece explains cosmic pinwheels seen edgewise as galaxy edges, Milky Way visibility, and the Sun among billions of stars. It discusses Andromeda nebula, other universes located in the heavens, and the idea that many universes rotate like pinwheels traveling through space.
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Mshem
Fort Ours
Andromeda
Vast Star Motions and Cosmic Vastness Beyond Our Galaxy
A reflective survey of cosmic scale discusses energy in the sun, the runaway star 1480 Groombridge, and the likely existence of countless inhabited worlds. It describes galactic motion, parsecs and light years, Andromeda’s nebula, and star clusters as potentially separate universes beyond our pinwheel Milky Way.
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