Angell Optimistic View of America's Future
Dr James B Angell president of the University of Michigan urges reform starting in city government. He travels from the middle west inviting New Englanders and New Yorkers to adopt a broader public spirit. He credits universities with teaching civic duty and urges graduates to serve the public good even without pay.
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Michigan University
West
Hudson river
middle west
Ann Arbor
New York World
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New York
New England
James B. Angell
University of Michigan
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Justice Brewer
United States supreme court
Rhode Island
Boston
Philadelphia
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imen
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America
Seedless Tomatoes Show Strawberries Flavor in Trials
The department of agriculture reports seedless tomato experiments at the New Jersey experiment station led by Professor Sfalstead. The seedless type varies in seed presence, grows large, flavors like strawberries, and resists frost. Other trials at Wisconsin use heavy fertilizer to produce seedless plants propagated by cuttings.
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Washington Star
Sfalstead
New Jersey experiment station
E. P. Sandston
Wisconsin experiment station
New Fish In American Waters
A new yellow fin alba core fish from Japan has appeared in large numbers along the southern California coast. First identified by President David Starr Jordan, it links America and Japan. The fish, a food-market species, averages fifty pounds and resembles a tuna. California fishermen hope this Oriental invasion continues. the species is known in Hawaii but had not been seen off California before.
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American
America
California
F. Uolder
Scientific American
David Starr Torday
Japan
Hawaiian Islands
Californian
One Dollar to Hold Her Hand in Jeffersonville
William Rielly of Jeffersonville Indiana was fined one dollar and costs by a magistrate for holding Miss Mary Ttarman's hand longer than she deemed proper. She slapped him and he was charged with provoking her to assault Jim Kelly. Kelly claims he merely held her hand to study a ring. Rielly appealed.
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Willian Rielly
Jeffersonville
Ind
Mary Ttarman
Indianapolis Star
Jim
Kelly
Last of Famous Lumber Boom Moves to Williamsport
The Philadelphia Record notes the Susquehanna boom near Williamsport Virginia will end as lumber firms wind down the two upcoming annual drives. A sawmill will be built to process lumber from boom sticks rafting platforms and crib timbers, with a Stone crusher used to make marketable stones fitted to cribs, after which the boom is abandoned.
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Williamsport
Philadelphia Record
weet
The Peace Problem In Our Times
A compact verse critique of wartime paradoxes. It mocks preachy antiwar sentiment while society continues arming itself and laboring vainly for harmony. The speaker laments duplicity, urging true peace without complicity in violence.
Miss May Sutton tennis expert gains fame and praise
Miss May Sutton, twenty, has earned praise from English experts and the Prince and Princess of Wales for her play in the women's world championship. Last year she was beaten by Miss Th KL Douglass of England, now Mrs Ta Chanbe. Sutton rose to fame at seventeen, with homes in Pasadena near Los Angeles.
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May Sutton
Prince and Princess of Wales
Th KL Douglass
England
Ta. Chanbe
Sutton
Pasadena
Los Angeles
Free Filipinos and End to Philippine Retention Protest
Anti imperialists urge immediate independence for the Philippines and oppose continued U S control. The Boston appeal condemns sacrificing lives for a distant, unpopular territorial hold and calls for neutralization by major powers to grant Philippine self rule.
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Boston
Anti-Imperialist League
Philippine Islands
United States
Japan
Jupon
Thoms
Cherea
Creese Sends Fleet to Pacific Amid Peace Conference
A fragmented report notes Creese plans a naval move to the Pacific as delegates from the United States and Japan gather. The text quotes opposition urging President Roosevelt to withhold demonstrations to avoid worsening tensions and delaying peace efforts.
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Pacific
Puidrocinlia
Universal Peace
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oalaren
emmenito aule
United states
Japan
Roosevelt
Strained Talks Reflect Hague View On Japanese Move
London dispatch from The Hague reports mixed reactions to the Japanese move as officials hedge and attempt to control information. The column notes European observers showing unease while governments seek to manage inquiries and public perception amid shifting alliances.
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London
Wally
Hague
bone
rey stranea
Diplomatic Tensions Rise Over California Crisis
Since June 20 the dispute has entered an acute phase as Japan sends the United States stern notes. Tokyo asserts that unless Washington can control California, Japan will deem itself free to take direct action against the state.
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Japan
United States
Washington
California
15000 Knights Parade in Saratoga July 10
About 30,000 spectators lined Saratoga avenues as 15,000 Knights Templar paraded for three hours in the grand encampment triennial event. Two hundred carriages conveyed members from 12 states and termitones. Three hundred horses and fifty seven bands accompanied aides and mis sions in continuous formation.
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Saratoga
Knights Templar
Runyan Pita Insanity Case Highlights Court Plea
In New York on July 1, Runyan faced grand larceny charges involving $90,000 of Windsor Trust funds. Runyan's counsel entered a not guilty plea for the defendant. The case notes mention Runyan’s belief that his maternal grandmother died in an insane asylum and that his wife thought her husband’s mind was affected.
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Runyan
New York
Wintsor Trust company
Cie
Portrait of Czar Stolen from Berlin Gallery
A valuable oil portrait of Emperor Nicholas II was stolen from the Berlin national gallery discovered at closing time when the frame was found empty. No thief has been located and the painting is described as a striking image of the emperor in a brilliant uniform mounted on horseback.
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Czar
Berlin
Emperor Nicholas
Russia
Berlin national gallery
guardilans
Locomotive on a treadmill tests power and design
An old method of testing engines is described as locomotives are run on a treadmill to determine starting power, pulling capacity, and how design elements perform under adverse conditions. Engineers monitor steam and water gauges, adjust load, and compare parts to identify failures and necessary improvements.
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Rudhard Kiplay
Harper's Weekly
ile
No. UUOU
hey
Newa
Motive and Coupler Test in Railroad Locomotives
A St Louis Post Dispatch report describes testing a low motive coupler on a large steam locomotive model. While wheelsets rotate freely in lab conditions, real world under heavy train load proves difficult. The piece notes the challenge of pulling a heavy freight and compares it to a treadmill for animals.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ara foteere pyle
Cows in Putnam County Hit by Rabies Outbreak
Farmers in southern Putnam County New York report cows showing rabies symptoms after a mad dog attack. Several animals have been shot. one cow wandered for two days before loss of control and another bellowed furiously before being killed. Authorities fear spread to other cattle. The incident follows a dog attack that sparked the outbreak.
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Putnam County
N.Y
White Plains
N. Y
Another Lockjaw Victim and Fire Tragedy Reported
Jackson Michigan reports Roy Suara a colored boy dying of tetanus from a wall inflicted by a toy pistol on the Fourth of July. In Rogersville Wisconsin four children of Mrs Field were burned to death when a gasoline stove exploded after she briefly left to tend the garden.
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Jackson
Mich
Roy Suara
Rogersville
Wis
Jason Field
Flek
London Fogs as Dense Damp Slankets on Winter Streets
Julius Chambers in Brooklyn Engle notes London fogs blanket the city from November to May, turning days dark and damp. He recalls fogs choking sleepers, hiding pedestrians, and making even familiar drives perilous as Londoners endure the stubborn mist while New York heats up.
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Brich
Newfoundland
TH. E. Jenkins
Cunard
Hue
London
New York
parallel 49
Julius Chambers
Brooklyn
Engle
Embroidery Factory Fire Displaces 300 Workers
A fire at the Triumph embroidery factory in Lancaster County near Columbia July 10 destroyed the plant, causing about 75 000 dollars in damage and leaving roughly 300 workers unemployed. The blaze origin is unknown and under investigation by local authorities.
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Lancaster
Triumph
Columbia
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