Transatlantic Balloon Voyage Proposed by Fielding
Dr. Frederick J. Fielding of the Aero club of San Antonio plans a 300000 cubic foot gas balloon with a motor boat car for a four day Atlantic crossing. He has asked B H Honeywell of St. Louis to build and pilot the craft, aiming to depart from New York next summer and to follow a high altitude route to England or France.
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Atlantic
Frederick J. Fielding
Aero Club of
San Antonio
Tex
HH. EB. Honeywell
Bt. Louis
Honeywell
New York
England
France
Louis Globe
Chicago
Floweywell
Dr. Fielding
Oneywell
Dr. Pleiding
Klenge
Waterloo
Ont
Lonix
Fielding
Tro
Organi
Los Angeles
What Must Women Workers Wear in Chicago
Chicago women workers press for a dress code in the post office and factory jobs. They cite a case where a woman was fined for wearing trousers while earning an honest living as a bed carrier. A delegation is planned to Washington to seek president Roosevelt’s view on the issue.
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Chicaze
Chicago
Post Office Department
Waashington
Roosevelt
Solarium on Hotel Roof Opens at Waldorf Astoria
George C Boldt announces a new roof solarium at the Waldorf Astoria New York opening December 1. The 45 by 31 foot pavilion rises in a pine and cedar grove with Caen stone walls, a lattice ceiling skylight, and a central outdoor promenade. The space features a red English quarry floor, reading tables, chairs, and a new China service costing five dollars per plate, nearly transparent.
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George C. Boldt
New York
Maine
Sun Partor
Sanitary chalice aids sermon with automatic wine dispenses
A Rhode Island clergyman unveils a sanitary communion chalice at the tuberculosis congress in Washington. The device uses a tilting mechanism to dispense wine in equal portions into a small glass cup, with removable film pages that reveal a clean surface for each communicant after use.
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Washington
United States Dominates World Coal Output in 1907
A geological survey reports world coal production at about 1.209 billion short tons in 1907, with the United States contributing nearly 40 percent. U.S. output rose from 14.32 percent of the world total forty years earlier to 39.78 percent, surpassing Great Britain and leaving it noncompetitive.
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United States
Great Britain
Germany
Geological Survey
Mock Snail Appears In Paris Restaurants As Substitute
A new edible substitute, the mock snail, is made from veal and stuffed into empty snail shells. It mimics the appearance of Burgundy escargot, prompted by a real snail scarcity that has driven up prices. France’s Cote d Or council even proposed a close season from April 16 to July 15 to protect the true escargot.
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Burgundy
Paris
France
County Council
The
Cote d'Or
Autumn Song Versus Seasons Amid Baltimore Snow
A fragmented verse captures a preference for autumn over spring summer and winter, noting woods burning with glory and cool days arriving. The speaker longs for fall harvests, ripe time, and turning leaves, with mentions of Baltimore and American imagery.
Well Arranged Residence With Veranda Feature
A detailed description of a well laid out residence with a broad veranda across the front and low stories with projecting cornices. Central entrance leads to interconnecting rooms, space saving stair arrangement, second floor bedrooms opening to the central hall, and a white enamel staircase. First floor finished in lant wood except stairs. Estimated cost 3500 dollars. Glenney, Saxton.
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Glenny, Saxton
The Proving and a Race of Courage at Meadow Island
Margaret West confronts Graham about his quitting the road race after a past tragedy. He admits loss of nerve from a near-miss with a child, while a crisis erupts as Tim Womley falls from a stable scaffold. Graham races to fetch a doctor, his resolve tested by danger and duty.
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Margaret West
Graham
Agai
Meadow Island
Stanley
Branley
Fle
Jake
Mr. Pr
Margaret
Uratan
Some Word Origins From Viking to Norman Roots
A compact survey traces English word origins from hurrah to minister and esquire. It links hurrah to Viking war cries, yes to Norman-French ayes, and notes mistres as a form for mistress, escuyer meaning shield bearer, and gentleman as a title tied to gentil homme status.
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Godald
Elvie
Mistresa Sophia Western
Tom Jones
New York World
The Chair Hitching Described By A Globe Democrat Reader
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat reader recounts a troublesome office scene where a talkative man leans into the chair, drags it across the carpet, and smokes in the face. Attempts to fix the issue with a nailed chair fail when a stronger speaker pulls the chair from the desk.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Four Die From Gas Leak in Italian Boarding House
In Waterbury Connecticut on Bank Street four persons were killed and six others were left unconscious after a gas leak in an Italian boarding house. A barber alerted police. officers and residents opened doors, found two dead, and rushed sleeping and semi conscious inmates to doctors. Several more were later revived. A second item notes a ninety foot barley stack in Hesnee Garfeld Washington, built by farmers to raise market prices, a massive pile covered with tarpaulins and laboriously stacked.
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Waterbury
Conn
Bank Street
West
Hesneue Garfeld
Study on Sea Air Therapy To Be Discussed Next Year
A new subject for accurate investigation titled Studying Sea Air Therapy is to be discussed at the spatial congress to be held next year in Abs Dbazia, southern Austria. The proposal mentions rosaliax, promise, and vinttationy as part of the therapy concepts.
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Abs Dbazia
Austria
Carat for Weighing Gems Proposed by French Ministry
The French ministry drafts a decree to define a standard carat for weighing precious atoms. The proposal targets a weight of 200 milligrams and aims to unify measurement practices across gem markets.
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Immnistry
Chronic Diarrhoea Remedy Ad Mentioned in 1563 Notes
An OCR fragment cites a testimonial on chronic diarrhoea from 1563 mentioning Megan Cearce M. Felton of Boul Gibron Pennsylvania and Mr A W Mites who recommended Latta Sl ayer. The text notes various remedies tried without relief and directs to Prarre's Modern Pharmacy for sale.
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Megan Cearce M. Felton
Boul Gibron
A. W. Mites
Prarre
Cyclone Crash and Rescue At Copley Field
A farm wagon wreck blocks the road after a cyclone as a car crashes into a fence. The doctor, Graham, and a girl nurse injuries. the doctor insists on caution with fractures while a heroic effort averts greater harm. The scene shifts to a mirage of the Pacific fleet seen from Honolulu and an ad urges Chamberlains stomach tablets for digestion.
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Theo
Clark
Nargaret
Sven
Graham
Doc
Copley Place
Harry
Margaret
Bis
Hatry
Mim Conley
Jove
Copley'a
Tim
Pitcoum
Pacific
Honolulu
Samoa
Parisian Lamppost Phrase Sets Social Obstacle Coded Meaning
An observed Parisian phrase "L1L-y-4 on bec de gax" signals an obstacle or objection to any proposal. In elite circles it marks a blockage to mating or ventures, and burglars use it to warn of police. The saying adapts to criminal contexts as a cue to beware of law enforcement.
Nine Maroon Veterans Return to 190T Chicago Team
Veteran coach Stagg leads nine returning members of the Maroon varsity tennis squad. The group aims to build on last season and eye a strong finish as they prepare for the Western Conference slate.
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Stagg Hag
Chicago
Ality
Uae
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