Remedy to bar undesirable emigrants by certificates abroad
In a letter H M Gescheidt argues Congress should require emigrants to obtain an official good character certificate from their origin plus an reaffirmed oath at landing. False declarations would be perjury and prosecuted. Deportation alone cannot curb evil results, the law would elevate both countries and migrants, not aimed at any single country.
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UCH
Congress
United States
United States District Court
Why the Kettle Drum Is Difficult to Play
An explanation of the kettle drum from St. Nicholas notes its four pitch range and the need to tighten or loosen skins with screws. It traces ancient use, explains tuning in orchestral context, and highlights the drummer’s skill, ear, and steadiness required amid orchestral activity.
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Europe
St. Nicholas
The One Interesting Element in Life in Advertising
A Collier's Weekly meditation on how advertisements use human life as the engaging element. Images of people with products draw attention, linking goods to life, family, and social unity across nations.
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Collier’s Weekly
Sugar Satisfies the Inner Man
An essay argues that sugar is a vital food next to meat and bread, noting desserts and sweets curb appetite for alcohol. It cites testing by skipping pies, observations of free lunch counters, and government sugar shipments to troops as evidence, blaming Puritanism and stinginess for sugar prejudice.
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United States
Philippines
Tropics
England Haunted by German Ghosts in Panic
London papers trumpet German airship myths as sensational scares. British officials call Mauser legends silly while newspapers narrate nightly phantom flights, with captains claiming flare signals and a “scare ship” in the North Sea. German editorials echo Butler’s view, denouncing England as nervous and degenerating.
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London
Lake Mohonk
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Great Britain
Germany
John Barlow
Haldane
House of Commons
Phanton
Ireland
North Sea
Maneuvres
Butler
England
Roberts Calls British Army a Sham in Lords Debate
In a House of Lords debate on the Duke of Bedford's inquiry motion, Field Marshal Lord Roberts denounced the army as a sham and warned Britain risks invasion due to apathy and untrained forces. He urged frank national admission of danger and compulsory training to build a real army. He directed his critique at government ministers and party leaders.
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London
Field Marshal
Lord Roberts
House of Lords
Duke of Bedford
Earl Roberts
Europe
Glucose Trust May Run Candy Stores
New York City reports the Corn Products Refining Company may enter retail candy through its own stores. Led by president E T Bedford and directors James A Moffett F Q Barstowe Charles M Pratt, a plan to use in house glucose for candy factories and later sell via company shops could reshape the national confectionery market, challenging firms like Huyler's Loft's Mirror and Repetit's.
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New York City
Corn Products Refining Company
E. T. Bedford
Standard Oil Company
James A. Moffett
F. Q. Barstowe
Charles M. Pratt
William Rockefeller
H. Rogers
Bedford
United States
Huyler’s
Loft’s
the Mirror
Repetit’s
National Confectioners’ Association
Original Honest Man in Iowa Returns Found Money
William Wilson of Des Moines found 120 in greenbacks under a tin can weeks ago. He did not spend it, turned it over to Justice of the Peace Boe, and made an affidavit of the find, earning the title Iowa's Original Honest Man while mushroom hunting near Beaver Creek. Sea Erosion Forces Cape Cod Beach Recession and Coastline Shifts. Wood's Hole, Mass. A northeast gale eroded beaches from Vineyard Sound to Nantucket shoals for days, threatening hotels and summer homes while life savers report unprecedented coastline changes and retracted patrolled areas.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Willam Wilson
William Wilson
Justice of the Peace Boe
Wilson
Beaver Creek
Cape Cod
Wood's Hole
Mass
Vineyard Sound
Nantucket
Western Playful Eastward Clash Shifts Team Standings
The eastern and western squads met in a rugged travel series with the west taking 12 of 20 games. Pittsburgh retained first place by a wider margin, Chicago rose to second after a strong five game run, Cincinnati climbed to fourth, while St. Louis dropped to eighth after a five game eastern swing and Philadelphia faltered after three losses to the West.
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Pittsburg
Chicago
Cincinnati
Reds
St. Louis
Cardinals
Philadelphias
Youngsters Show Fight In Ohio Penn League Season Start
East Liverpool reports on strong youth in the Ohio Penn clubs with players like Clarence Rarey and Gene Curtis making an impact. Rarey and Curtis show potential as hitters, while Guy Woodruff returns with New Castle after a season with East Liverpool, as teams aim for better consistency and fewer errors.
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East Liverpool
Clarence Rarey
Steubenville
Erin
Rarey
Gene Curtis
Guy Woodruff
Memphis
Woodruf
New Castle
Giants and Pirates dominate league week batters and pitchers
The national league reshuffles places with Boston dropping to fifth tied with Brooklyn, New York rising to seventh while passing the Cardinals as Giants and Pittsburgh dominate hitters. Beaumont and McLean lead week’s heavy hitters. Beebe’s 10–0 shutout tops pitchers, and Papke knocks out Kelly in 1:30 of a four round bout.
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Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Cardinals
Giants
Beaumont
Bostons
McLean
Cincinnatis
Shaw
St. Louis
Starr
Pirates
Alstein
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Clarke
Deacon Phillippe
Beebe
St. Louis Cardinals
Willis
Cincinnati
Fromme
Ferguson
Mattern
Camnitz
Kelly
Papke
San Francisco
Hugo Kelly
Chicago
Billy Papke
Illinois Thunderbolt
Dee
Stanley Ketcher
Kelley
Pape
Eddie Smith
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By H. M. Gescheidt
Jessie Katherine MacDonald
By Waldo P. Warren
Sugar
Dr. Woods Hutchinson
Ohn
Bull
Triggs
New York Press
Roberts
Glucose Trust
Diamond
C. Ap
Woodruff
Miller
Cleppers
van Patterson
Canton
Patterson
Bevins
Rochester
N. Y
O'Hara
Boston Nationals
Lynch
Stewnville
Sparks
Pitcher
Pitcher Sparks
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