Hornaday on nature writers and animal reasoning at the Bronx Zoo
Dr William T Hornaday argues that animals display genuine intelligence and reasoning, challenging Burroughs and Long. He cites examples from his zoo including a chimpanzee aiding surgery and an elephant Banking Gunda, noting trained behavior shows reasoning beyond instinct while cautioning against overrating tales from nature writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burroughs
Dr. Long
Wiliam T. Hornaday
Bronx Park Zoo
New York
New York Times
Burroughs
Dr. Hornaday
Demerara
Demeraria
Roosevelt
Bur- Troughs
Tam
Mr. Burroughs
Toylo
Tong
Primates’ House
August
Loko
Polly
Loke
Blair
Dr. Nlornaday
Gunda
Gunda Rhust Savings Bank
Pr. Lone
Analysis of Orchard Finds Change of Purpose and Sanity
George Kibbee Turner writes for McClures Magazine about Harry Orchard, the confessed murderer of Governor Steunenberg and other victims. He portrays Orchard as sane, non imaginative, and unafraid, transformed by faith and candor while aiding the state in pursuing Haywood, Moyer, and Pettibone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Orchard
Stennenberg
Idaho
Haywood
Moyer and Pettbone
George Kibbee Turner
McClure
Orchard
Steunenberg
McParland
Dean Hinks
Boise
Tie
United States
Educational Exhibit at Jamestown Exposition Saved by West Virginia
West Virginia joins Virginia Ohio and South Carolina in saving its educational exhibit for the Jamestown exposition. Professor Po C Milley, superintendent of free schools, installed the West Virginia exhibit and prepared it for display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Virginia
Ohio
South Carolina
Po C. Milley
Hunter's Novel Outing to Film Polar Game
John R. Bradley of New York plans a summer voyage to hunt polar bears musk oxen walruses and caribou with a Gloucester schooner and a moving picture setup. Dr. Frederick A. Cook will accompany him to study Eskimo tribes while filming, as they sail from Boston up the west coast of Greenland toward Melville Bay and Smith Sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
John R. Bradley
New York City
Boston
Frederick A. Cook
Robert E. Peary
Greenland
Mr. Bradley
Melville Bay
Smith Sound
Peary
Sound
Baffin’s Bay
Hudson Bay
Chesterfield inJet
Paris
Cook
Lim
American Walk Captivates London Society Women
London reports British society women adopting the American walk as the chic glide of the season. It emphasizes tall posture, slender figures, upright carriage, strong leg muscles, and arched feet as necessary to achieve the swift swaying stride likened to a yacht in a breeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York Sun
Dutch sea signal tests may replace lightships with bells
The London Globe reports Holland is testing submarine bell signals on the Haaks lightship northeast of Texel. In fog the bells would sound every three seconds, potentially standardizing this system on Dutch lightships and possibly Belgian ones, signaling a shift in maritime safety measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland Sea
Holland
London Globe
North Sea
Texel Island
Belgium
Huston Missed Him Overcharges The Capitol Case
Former Auditor General William P. Snyder testified at the Harrisburg capitol investigation accusing Joseph M. Huston of misleading the audit, withholding blueprints, and inflating contractor bills. Snyder said warrants totaling 2,739,075 were paid without board approval and interlineations inflated Sanderson charges. He admitted reliance on Huston and Shumaker for quantity and quality while hinting at excess charges and mismanaged furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auditor General
Huston
Harrisburg
Joseph M. Huston
Capitol
William P. Snyder
Snyder
State Treasury
Board of Public Grounds
Pennnypacker
Board of Grounds and Buildings
Tie
Sanderson
Payne
Scarlet
Senate
Shumaker
Fell Through Wagon Floor Injures Chester Girls
Twelve Chester high school girls fell through a wagon floor when a spring released a drop wagon in Chester. Miss Mary Young suffered a fractured collarbone and Miss Cecilia File internals injuries as the wagon’s bottom dropped away. The accident occurred as the girls collected field flowers for the Grand Opera House decoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Chester High School
Hanna & Son
Mary Young
Misa Cecelia File
Grand Opera House
Chester High School Academies
Baseball scores and local notices from June reports
Yesterday's baseball results feature American League games with Athletics sweeping Washington in two, and St. Louis beating Detroit twice, plus New York edging Boston and Chicago defeating Cleveland in six innings due to darkness. National League scores show Brooklyn and Philadelphia high scoring, Cincinnati taking both games from Pittsburgh, and Boston routing New York. rain cancelled Chicago-St. Louis. Regional scores include Tri-State League results with Harrisburg, Williamsport, and others, plus Atlantic Gila and related matches. Also noted are the Pennsylvania Bar Association meeting at Bedford Springs starting June 26, a ship collision off Fire Island with the T. Charlton Heary crew saved, and a record gold price for Ephraim Brasher’s 1787 doubloon sold in Philadelphia.
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Athletics
Washington
St. Louis
Detroit
New York
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Chicago-St. Louis
Harrisburg
Johnstown
Williamsport
Altoona
Wilmington
York
Lancaster
Trenton
Atlantic
Gila
Elizabeth
Allentown
Easton
Newark
Norfolk, Va
Chelsten
Hocken
Hampton Roads
Sanford
T. Charlton Heary
Fire Island
N. Y
Ephraim Brasher
Afraid Nudge Boys Close Rockefeller Pond
June 26 report notes boys caused the closing of John D. Rockefeller's private pond after the superintendent found them swimming without suits. Fearing a future shock to Rockefeller, the pond was sealed to the public. Also reported a plot to steal 50 million from the Russian government in Siberia was uncovered with 30 Russians arrested and a 120 yard tunnel from a hotel to the safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Oil King
Mr. Rockefeller
Victoria
H. C
Tschita
Siberia
Girl Assaulted and Murdered in Fargo(ND)
Grace Burns an 11 year old girl who disappeared from her Fargo home was found in the Red river. An examination showed she was assaulted and strangled. No clue to the killer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
N. D
Grace Burns
Red River
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hornaday
Long
Bronx Zoo
Man
Hunter
Dr. Wiley
Wiles
Wianapolis Nowa
Penna
James Shumaker iI III
James M. Shumaker
Capitol Investigation Commission
John Lowman
San Francisco
Bar Association
K. C. Hebbard
Temple Israel
Harbin
Frontier Guards
S. Standard OF Company (Incorporated
Pennsylvania Gar Association
Bedford Springs
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Bedford Springs Hotel
Fune
Lewis Adams
Rudolph
Somerset
Garrett
Frank H. McKee
Beaver Falls
McKee
Bather
Flour Bay
Joseph Ludeck
East River
62D Street
Thomas MecGuire
Ludeck
Relief Corps
Chiesso
Catharina E. Gibson
Woman's Relief Corps
W. R
Middletown
Conn
Minnie Cohen
Harlem Hospital
Arbuckle Blos
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