London telephones clash as government rivals National
A British government push to create a rival telephone network sparks a high stakes clash with the National Telephone Company. Parliament allocates 10 million dollars to the post office to extend a public system, while Western Electric supplies 15 000 central exchange telephones and equipment for expanded service across London and suburbs. The project aims to lower rates from about 85 dollars a year to under 50 dollars and to model a pay-per-use toll system in shops.
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London
Europe
National Telephone Company
England
Postoffice Department
House of Commons
Postoffice
Western Electric Company of Chicago
Central Exchange
Western Electric Company
Chicago
North ‘Woolwich
Antwerp
John Gavey
Garret
Thames
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Cheapside
Telegraphs and Postage Spark Growing U S Interest
Receipts rise as telegrams shrink to twelve words at twelve cents. Londoners eye cheap phone service could tempt American cities. Marquis of Londonderry, a coal magnate, appointed postmaster general at war start.
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London
Stockholm
Marquis of
Londonderry
England
Transvaal
No Sweat Boxes In Internal Revenue Proceedings
A treasury circular condemns coercive tactics in settles of tax cases. It states confessions obtained under duress or threats to solicit offers in compromise are unwarranted and must stop immediately. The decision forbids any solicitation or inducement of delinquents by threats.
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Internal Revenue Branch
Treasury Department
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Secretary of the Treasury
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Government seeks lawful enforcement and fair conduct
The office states officers may not use duress or threats to obtain confessions or compromises. It pledges adherence to law and public welfare while warning against practices inconsistent with official duties. Violations by internal revenue officers will be void and punished.
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Internal Revenue
Shoppers as Detectives Undercover in City Retail
The article profiles women who work as in-house shoppers for dry goods firms. They visit rival stores to track stock, prices, and bargain sales while disguising themselves as large buyers. Danger lies in being recognized as shoppers as clerks resist sharing information.
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Les
Brougham
Ferris Wheel Proposed as Locomotive Round House
The Ferris Wheel could be repurposed as a roofed round house for a railroad company. The idea envisions laying it on its side to house seventy two locomotives on a single track, eliminating frogs turntables and switches.
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Chicago Tribune
Uninhabited Parish of St. Christopher-le-Stock
A London parish, St. Christopher-le-Stock, lacks any inhabitants yet keeps an electoral signatory duty. It spans the open space before the Mansion House and Royal Exchange and includes the Bank of England corner. Generations pass without notable deeds beyond a shadow of a name.
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London
St. Christopher-le-Stock
Mansion House
Royal Exchange
Bank,of England
No More Egg Inspectors Emerge in Chicago Union
Chicago Daily News reports egg inspectors organize into a national body in Chicago. The local union, already with 145 members, tests thousands of eggs daily on South Water Street using electric light to detect quality. The group promises steady work for merchants and warns of disruption if a strike occurs.
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Chicago
South Water Street
Chicago Daily News
Words of Wisdom on wit, fate and study
A collection of maxims and quotes on philosophy discretion ambition and learning. Notable lines from Howe Selden Burke Franklin Cervantes Emerson Bacon Holmes Wendell Holmes and Dryden. Each adage offers guidance on thinking, adversity and success.
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John Selden
Edmund Burke
Franklin
J. de la Fontaine
Shakespeare
Cervantes
Benjamin Franklin
Emerson
Francis Bacon
Nervous Horse Poindexter Calmed by Groom’s Sleep Aid
In Boston Poindexter the noble horse grew tense and would not sleep. The groom lay in the stall, and Poindexter gradually calmed, finally resting his head on the man’s shoulder and sleeping. The episode highlights humanlike nerves in animals during illness.
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Poindexter
Boston
Over-Feeding of Infants And Digestive Health
The article argues that feeding should match an infant's digestive capacity rather than the amount of food. It notes a common belief that more food leads to better growth and cautions against mistaking crying for hunger, urging restraint to avoid overfeeding. It emphasizes practical experience over theory in infant nutrition.
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United States
The Clay Eaters of the Southern Mountains
A special letter portrays a hidden Appalachian group dubbed clay eaters. It describes their harrowing, cadaverous appearance, isolated log cabins, meager living, and a diet centered on white clay with arsenic, moonshine, and seasonal foraging. The piece notes social ostracism among mountaineers and the clan’s remote, roadless exchanges.
Tracing a Letter Through the Postal System
A Boston woman mails an incomplete address to her son in Manila and requests tracing. Boston posts to San Francisco, then Manila. After investigations, Manila confirms delivery and Boston receives the full papers and reply to the inquiring mother.
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United States Post Office Department
Boston
Manila
San Francisco
W. W. Montague
Boston and Albany
P. L
Queen Eleanor Legend In Africa Rescues King Henry
In Africa near Lima Nigeria West Africa a British detachment was ambushed by natives sending poisoned arrows Col Lowry-Cole Cap Tradle and Cap Bryan were wounded by arrows Three officers were hit and the surgeon Dr Thompson applied prompt treatment sucking blood from wounds to remove poison He treated fifteen wounded men all of whom recovered with no ill effects on the doctor.
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Eleanor
Henry
Africa
Lima
Nigeria
West Africa
Col
Lowry-Cole
Tradle
Bryan
Thompson
Casey Admitted to the Bar Despite Legal Technicality
A Canadian gentleman named Casey was appointed to a government post requiring a lawyer. The Law Society benches appointed a special examiner to test his knowledge. Casey claimed he knew nothing of the law, yet the examiner reported Casey answered correctly, and he was admitted to the bar.
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Casey
Law Society
Carp Plentiful in Delaware Waterfront
Reports say carp are abundant in Delaware with hundreds of men fishing along the docks daily. Anglers catch large hauls, sometimes up to a hundred pounds in a day, and the fish are kept alive in tubs or barrels before being carted away among the waterfront laborers.
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Rio
Delaware
Water Front
Peor
Ple
Wales
Philadelphis
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