Auto Evolution and Social Change Mentioned Worldwide
A San Francisco Daily Examiner excerpt notes rapid automobile growth from improved power and parts. It cites Parisians buying one horsepower carts, public services in Madagascar, a royal Paris car, socialist tours in Pennsylvania, and early self moving fire engines in Hartford. It contrasts with a harsh critique of an idle man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Andlulus
Madagascar
England
Pennsylvania
William
London
New York
Fie
Hartford
Conn
State Department
Spencer Eddy to Serve as Attache in Constantinople
Spencer Eddy, of Pennsylvania, is named to succeed Lloyd C. Griscom as first secretary of the U S legation at Constantinople. Eddy has risen in diplomatic ranks, having previously served as private secretary to Ambassador Hay at the court of St James and, later, as a candidate for a foreign post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Spencer Eddy
Mr. Eddy
Lloyd C. Griscom
Pennsylvania
Mr. Griscom
Persia
England
Ambassador Hay
Court of St. James
Just a Good Fellow and a Warning Against Drunkenness
A thirty six year old man dies after a life of drinking and dissipation. Friends call him just a good fellow while the piece condemns the epitaph and outlines how excess led to ruin of his mother a wife and opportunities. The article argues such sentimentality hides responsibility.
Tropical Discord In Pan American Conference Strains
The piece argues Chile, Peru, and Bolivia sowed dragons teeth with 19th century conquests, poisoning relations for decades. It warns that Alsace Lorraine and Tacna Arica disputes risk arbitration disputes and potential Chilean-Argentine war, urging a majority framers approach at the Pan American conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
Peru
Bolivia
South America
Washington
Mexico
Alsace-Lorraine
Tacna
Arica
Argentina
France
Germany
Alsace
Lorraine
Intellectual Democracy Advice from Addams and Hyde
Miss Addams urged college women to avoid intellectual snobbery and not see themselves as distinct. President Hyde told college men to connect with the rank and file and not look down on those in lower walks of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Addams
Hyde
Miss Addams
Woman invents dishwashing machine patent by Jennie Parrotte
A Michigan inventor Jennie Parrotte introduces a patented dishwashing machine praised for its quick drainage to dry dishes and allow lifting without wet hands. The article frames the invention as addressing women’s needs and domestic tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Parrotte
Michigan
A Dog's Long Memory Strikes NY Policeman
Peter Atwell of the New York police was bitten on the cheek by a Newfoundland dog that remembered rough treatment from two years earlier. The dog lashed out as Atwell alighted from a car near a passing furniture van, driven by memory of past suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Atwell
New York Force
Millionaire's Palace Under Construction at Hempstead Bay
The Mackays are building a 5 million dollar country home near Roslyn Long Island. About 1000 artisans labor on a granite 238 by 100 foot mansion modeled after Chateau Lafitte. The plan includes grand entrances lavish interiors and a third floor for visitors with extensive grounds and an army of staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence H. Mackay
America
Hempstead Bay
Roslyn
L. 1
Mackays
Chateau Lafitte
Boston Suffering After Boston Port Bill Passage 1774
An account of King George III and Lord North pushing the Boston port bill in 1774. Boston endures a military siege with eleven British regiments, port closure, and occupation while colonies aid with supplies and preparations for resistance.
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Boston
George III
Lord North
House of Commons
East India Company
Pitt
London
America
Colonies
Cps
New England
The Mad Mullah and Anglo American Tensions
The piece argues the Mad Mullah threatens British India with 80000 allied tribesmen and that British campaigns face heat, supply disruption, and fierce resistance. It attacks perceived English American bonds as insincere, describing English distrust of Americans and warning of mercantile motives amid war talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Isles
Mullah
India
London Daily Mall
Harmsworth
West Point Victims and the Call for Restoration
Five cadets expelled from West Point seek public sympathy and congressional restoration, while ten peers were dropped for deficient study. The piece argues discipline over scholastic success, noting Grant’s command came from obedience learned at the academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Congress
Grant
Military Academy
Pingree's Detroit years praised as reforming era
The Chicago Tribune highlights Hagen S. Pingree, Detroit's mayor for seven years and Michigan governor for four, as a dynamic reformer. It credits his tenure with modernizing city services, paving, sewers, parks, and low cost utilities, and notes his push for railway property taxation and municipal control of transit, despite legal and political hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagen S. Pingree
Detroit
Michigan
Pisgres
London
Pingree
Supreme Court
Chicago Tribune
Cruelty to Animals Sparks Call for Pigeon-Shooting Laws
A New York observer recounts George Scrugg and his white bull terriers mauling a black and white cat on Forty-ninth Street. The piece condemns animal torture and urges laws to curb pigeon shooting, questioning societal tolerance of cruelty and urging action against batched abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Scrugg
Scrugg
Forty-ninth Street
Seventh Avenue
New York
Black Scrugg
Lmb
Free Trade Moves Toward Porto Rico United States
The article reports next month declares free trade between Porto Rico and the United States. The revenue act will take full effect July 1, funding insular government without customs duties. The insular legislature meets July 4 in a special session and a proclamation will end duties on Porto Rican imports and goods from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
United States
War Never Ends in Animal World, Scientists Say
Scientists assert that animal life exists in perpetual warfare excluding humans and domestic animals. Every species faces predators from another, from eagles preying on hawks to plants dying through competitive struggle, with natural deaths absent until weakness invites murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin
Australia claims wealth crown among nations
A 1900s view extols Australia as among the richest nations per capita, noting total colony output around 550 million with wool worth 100 million from 120 million sheep. It highlights vast mineral wealth, gold production of 1.8 billion in 48 years, silver of 150 million in 20 years, and diverse resources including emeralds, rubies, diamonds, coal, and pearl fisheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth of Australia
Republic of Switzerland
Australian Commonwealth
Australia
New South Wales
Queensland
Ambrose McKay’s Recovery and Local Praise for Dodds Kidney Pills
In Rockbridge Missouri the community and Rockbridge Lodge No. 435 A F and A M celebrate the recovery of Ambrose McKay after years of Diabetes and Rheumatism. A local remedy Dodds Kidney Pills is credited with ending his pain and restoring health, with the pill gaining notice in Missouri for various cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose McKay
Rockbridge
Rockbridge Lodge
A. F
A. M
Dodds
Bright
Rural Women Read and Debate Daughters of Ceres Group
The Daughters of Ceres, an Iowa society of farm wives and daughters, holds semi monthly meetings. Members travel long distances to attend and participate in debates on social and economic issues affecting rural life. A traveling libraries system links branches for shared access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Ceres
Iowa
What Do the Children Drink Grain-O Ad
An advertisement suggests avoiding tea and coffee for children and recommends Grain-O as a tasty alternative. It claims Grain-O substitutes coffee, claiming health benefits and improving children's systems. The product is described as grain based, simple to prepare, and priced 15 and 25 cents at grocers.
Palmer Named Commander in Chief in India
Sir Arthur Power Palmer is appointed the new commander-in-chief in India. The text notes his height as six foot four and his nickname “Long P.” It also includes various old-time claims and advertisements lacking coherence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Power Palmer
K. OC. B
India
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Eagland
Chicago
Hall & Ruckel
Piso
W. OQ. Eupauzr
Vanburen, Ind
Turkey
Dr. Kline
Ontario
Foundling Asylums
Uhrichsville
Uy Io Cane Tso
Stoffel Bikantinatone Indians
Shaken Oil Co
Beaumont, Tex
Comanche
Informat
Moss
Stenap
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