Whitman outlines 1916 New York budget and tax stance
Governor Whitman releases a detailed statement on the 1916 appropriation bill noting total state appropriations excluding canal construction are $1,241,821.28 below 1915 and with canal construction $4,805,821.78 lower, reports no direct tax this year, and explains the fiscal year change and audit improvements. He rejects mayor Mitchel's veto proposals as illegal, defends highway aid, and defends canal and sinking fund provisions citing constitutional requirements and attorney general opinions.
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Tag Reduction Committee of
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Commonwealth
Man Power And Endurance In Early Tests
A Pittsburgh Press report describes experiments comparing power and endurance between men and women. The test uses a bicycle on a fixed frame with a brake, measuring horsepower by the stopping point as riders pedal, finding men average one-fifth horsepower and women half as much.
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Pittsburgh Press
American Minister Invented Japan’s Jinrikisha
Rev Jonathan Gable of Philadelphia is credited as the American minister who helped shape Japan’s jinrikisha. He reportedly joined Commodore Perry in 1858 and later drew plans in 1860 for an imperial Yokohama park vehicle, adapting a London bath chair by replacing the front wheel with a man.
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Jonathan Gable
Philadelphia
Commodore Perry
Prince Ito
Imperial Park
Yokohama
London
Back Numbers Readings From a Bygone Day
A Richmond Times Dispatch reminiscence recalls a dusty wooden cuspidor an elderly man with spectacles on his brow a girl ushering her skirt as guests arrived and a kindly old lady stringing apples to dry in a vivid period vignette.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
How She Caught Them Ad Scene in Ads
A New York Sun item describes a comic ad trade over work by the day with a washerwoman boasting four times the letters of a rival. The dialogue turns on dieting ads and frugal buyers, concluding with a quip about hereditary foot-in-mouth remarks as a couple reacts to the classifieds.
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New York
Singapore Rice Tafel and the Odorous Bombay Duck
Homer Croy describes Singapore midway between Arabia and Japan where a noon dish called rice tafel mixes a vast array of ingredients. He ranks Bombay duck as the strongest odor, noting residents’ mixed reactions and the city’s bustling, diverse street life.
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Arabia
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Crue Comment On Bold Talk From Baltimore America
A fragment quotes Mr. Smithers declaring he would die for me while a caption jokes about the captain being too bald, reflecting a terse Baltimore America style. The item captures a playfulanecdote or satirical exchange without broader context.
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Crue
Mr. Smithers
Self love is the greatest of all matters
A concise aphorism attributed to La Rochefoucauld praising self affection as the paramount virtue.
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First Cold Storage Warehouse Opens in Chicago 1889
The first modern cold storage warehouse began accepting goods in Chicago in 1889 marking a milestone in food preservation and distribution. The facility symbolized a new era in refrigerated storage and bulk handling.
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Chicago
Tropics Have No Spring Season Divisions
In tropical climates the year is not separated into spring and other seasons the calendar shows only wet and dry periods. The note emphasizes climate patterns where temperature and rainfall drive the annual cycle rather than traditional four seasons.
A Soldier's Easter Morn at the Bridge Skirmish
A Civil War picket details a brutal Easter morning skirmish at a south bridge. A firefight leaves many dead or wounded as the 6000 enemy approach from the hill, the bridge becomes a barricade, and the survivors retreat to the church where dawn brings a fragile peace and a chorus of "Christ is risen."
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Christ
French Road Classes By Widths
In France roads are classified into four classes with widths of fifty forty thirty three and twenty five feet respectively.
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France
Don't Be Selfish. Acknowledge faults to invite others to point them out
The remark suggests humility by inviting friends to notice and discuss personal faults. It frames self awareness as a social act that strengthens relationships rather than a private weakness.
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