Global snippets a century of science and society notes
A collage of short items covers inventions in balloon steering and hair drying, petroleum fuel in trains, native grass matches in India, carrot medicine, ants guiding travelers, and rat control cats in Honolulu. It also cites Radium in oceans, monogamy gains among Turks, and Conried’s theater impact plus Chinese editor at Columbia University.
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Honolulu
Marine Hospital Service
Hamburg
Europe
Samas
Mediterranean
Smyrna
Haydn
T. P’s Weekly
Yu Ksuin Willington Koo
Spectator
Size of the Cigar Average Length Affects Price
Two smokers in a Kansas City cigar shop discuss cigar lengths weights and prices. The shopkeeper says average length is four to five inches, cigars of seven inches exist, and panatela shaped long cigars trend. Prices vary with duty and customer preference, with five cent cigars selling more now despite similar weight to pricier options.
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Burmah
Far East
Washington Post
Stock Exchange
Kansas City Journal
Porto Rico
Brigands of Tonquin Defy French Troops in Bac Ninh Warfare
The Tonquin brigands, termed pirates by the French, flourish on land and water in Bac Ninh Province. A French officer was killed after brigands fortified a village house, prompting a failed assault and a call for melinite bombs to spare soldiers. Officials lament policy that withholds explosives, fearing losses in frontal attacks.
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Tonquin
South China News
Bacninh
Hanoi
Haiphong
Roosevelt's Pivot to Reform and Federal Oversight
President Roosevelt urges Congress to reform the economy and strengthen federal control over interstate commerce, railroads, and utilities. He calls for publicity, anti-trust modernization, wage worker protections, eight hour ideals, judicial salaries, forest and waterway improvements, and broader social programs to ensure fair wealth distribution and national progress.
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Congress
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Republic
le Siade
Remarkable well informed woman noted in conversation
Mrs. Pratler compliments Pourit's wife as remarkably well informed. The exchange suggests tension and a fleeting concern that the matter was settled, though no explicit resolution or outcome is stated.
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Pourit
Mrs. Pratler
Mr. Pourit
Not Surprised and Courteous Consideration in Dialogue
An assortment of terse dialogues reveals social exchanges. A Washington Star quip shows a husband’s playful retort about not sleeping. A skipper notes oversensitivity to unpleasant surroundings and debtor anxiety, joking about reactions to creditors.
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Mr. Meekton
Washington Star
Skipper
Oluch
Chipper
Premier Asquith's Education Bill Draws Anglican Church Opposition
In the House of Commons Premier Asquith announced that the government faced Anglican church opposition to the education bill. The clash over church involvement and funding sparks debate about parliamentary strategy and policy direction.
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Asquith
Tha
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