Immigration Study Tour by Six Commissioners
The Immigration commission votes a four month European junket for six of its nine members. Senator Dillingham chairs with three secretaries earning up to 3,500 dollars. The trip, funded by a 2.5 million immigration fund, will cover Italy Spain and northern Europe as they study immigration patterns and report to Congress.
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Dickinson College to Create Peace Department as William Penn Memorial
Dickinson college plans a new department of peace and public service to honor William Penn. President Reed announced the move, aiming to teach peace principles and study practical methods for peace as a fundamental civilization law. The public service arm will include law government service industry commerce and oratory divisions.
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The Missouri River's Mischief in Finance and Fate
George Fitch recounts in American Magazine how the Missouri River reshaped land along its banks, washing away acreage then returning it in odd patterns to favor a landowner. The river’s shifting course and speculative leverage made a crooked path for high finance, outpacing a lawyer's craft.
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Wireless Warns of Earthquake Prediction
Manila on May 1 reports that earthquake experts think wireless telegraph warnings eight to ten hours before shocks are possible. Tests follow observations from the last tremor when wireless vibrations were noted eight hours prior to the quake. The explanation remains uncertain.
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Modern Robinson Crusoe on Desert Island Study
Chicago professor John B. Watson of the University of Chicago sails to a desolate island in the Gulf of Mexico to live with a seal and study a bird species thought extinct in many regions. The Carnegie Institute funds the mission to uncover paleontological links. A Harper's Weekly note adds a Shakespeare discovery via a girl’s misread school reader titled Mary’s Little Lamb’s Tatis.
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Psychology
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Jamestown fair shines in Virginia pride and lore
Minna Irving in Leslie's Weekly paints the Jamestown fair as Virginia’s glory three centuries of growth from Pocahontas to Captain Smith. The piece extols the fairs grandeur, wealth of banners and ships, and the state’s enduring heritage shown by Indian to trades, tobacco, and new spires.
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