Farm son and city life in a changing nation
The piece argues the farmer’s son seeks broader horizons and may move to cities for opportunity. It notes a drift toward urban work, the need for accurate study, and that population shifts will self-correct as cities fail to outpace farm advantages. It warns of social change and calls federal inquiry to protect working women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Iearns
Fuitai
Indiana
Hey
Cain
Etet
Chicago News
Woman Labor Shifts From Home to Factories in Biden Era
President Roosevelt urges study of women and child labor under Commerce and Labor. leanants employment and reforms discussed as women increasingly work in factories rather than at firesides, altering family dynamics and social roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
United States
Roosevelt
Htrar
Yrouind
Washington's thrift gospel urged for all races in 1900s tone
The article cites Booker T. Washington urging self-help and ownership as keys to progress. It compares racial thrift habits, notes Southern Black property worth over 300 million, and argues that both Black and white readers need persistent moral advice against spendthrift behavior, with limited impact but ongoing value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker T. Washington
Washington
Ixansas City
Postal deficits prompt call for congressional probe
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes a 14 million dollar postal deficit last year and warns it will be large again. It cites rural free delivery as a factor but argues overall transportation waste drives losses and urges Congress to investigate and fix abuses while keeping rural delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department
Congress
Post Office
Treasury
Europe
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Deforestation and Climate Impact Across Civilizations
The article argues forests influence climate, noting widespread deforestation raises temperatures and dries soils. It cites Greece and Syria as examples, highlights Germany and Canada sustaining timber use, and warns continued forest loss risks global wood supply and substitution needs.
Sensations of a Worm Experiments on Pain in Segments
The Kansas City Star describes experiments on earthworms and other arthropods to test pain response after dissection. Earthworms show posterior halves squirming while anterior halves crawl, and repeated halving yields similar results with distinct muscle groups driving movement. Hermit crabs show minimal reaction, Limulus breathes after abdominal cuts, and millipedes continue crawling without change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Norman
Breaking Up the Scene An Old Mrs Gilbert Recall
Clara Bloodgood, wife of a Wall Street man, hails from a prominent New York family and acts for love of her art. The Saturday Evening Post notes her insistence on every detail of a performance and her long stage career recalled by an incident.
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Reunager
Saturday Evening Post
Sea Wolf Drowns Near Valencia Wreck Distress Reported
Victoria B C telegram says halibut schooner Ella G turned turtle with six drowned including Alexander McLean a sealing veteran linked to the Sea Wolf character. A big barque Admiral Courbet in distress off Vancouver Island coast seeks aid as Salvor tugs near.
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Victoria
B. C
Bamfield
Ella G
Alexander McLean
Bering Sea
Jack Landoz
McLean
Larsen
Pacific
The
Sea Wolf
Dan McLean
Copper Islands
James Hamilton Lewis
Copper Island
United States Secret Service
San Francisco
Admiral Courbet
Vancouver Island
Carmanak
Salvor
Fred Erickson
Oolnhein
Valencia
Logan
Lorne
Haircuts Cause Stage Laughs in Old-Time Theatre
An actress complains about actors altering their appearance without warning after a striking haircut. A backstage tale recalls Jerome IX Jerome's Miss Hobbs where Charlie Richman hurled Mrs Gilbert aloft, dislodging three puff curls and triggering unprofessional levity that left Miss Russell distressed as the curtain fell amid snickers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Shaw
Jerome Ix. Jerome
Miss Hobbs
Annie Russell
Charlies Richman
Mrs. Gilbert
Gilbert
Mr. Richman
Miss Russell
Mrs. Bloodgood
Where Nature Publishes Her Cereals
Dialogue notes a playful exchange about literary questions and answers, ending with the claim that Nature publishes her cereals in the corn magazine.
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Nature
The
Corn Magazine
Baltimore American
Tickled Him Manager I Want You To Quit Training
Dialogue snippet from Cleve and Leader shows an actor pressing for realism in a death scene at the fairy. The exchange reveals tension over method and pressure to perform authentic emotions on stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tranning
Cleve
Help Her on the Way and the Perfect Day
A fragment poem notes a journey toward a brighter day. The speaker urges aid and cheer to help a woman reach a hoped for moment, invoking a shout of celebration as a sign of progress and collective support.
Five-robber raid terrorizes Last Youngstown saloon
In Youngstown Ohio a group of five armed men raided a saloon run by brothers Michael and Alexander Dyokio. They fired shots when challenged, wounding two men and severely beating a third as they demanded money.
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Youngstown, CO
Last Youngstown
Michael
Alexander Dyokio
Saloon Shootout Ends Feud as Russell Shot in Eldon
In Eldon a saloon shooting left “Red” Russell fatally wounded in the shoulder after a pistol duel with Marshal Samuel Crow. Crow suffered head and hand wounds and two leg shots. The incident ends a long standing feud between Russell and Crow.
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Ottumwa
Russell
Eldon
Samuel Crow
Frank
Marshal Crow
Crow
King of Denmark Dies Quietly at Copenhagen
The Danish king died peacefully in Copenhagen, surrounded by the crown prince and princess with their children and the dowager empress of Russia. News spread rapidly and crowds showed deep grief as the king’s passing came after years of aging signs but without warning.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Russia
Mutiny tale and assassinations span distant fronts
Summary of Vladivostok mutiny details withheld by Russian authorities while a separate assault in Tiflis kills General Griaznoff. Other dispatches note Major General Corbin transferring Philippine command to Major General Wood amid broad public ceremony and praise.
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Manila
Corbin
Philippines
Wood
Hong Kong
Fort Santiago
Army
Navy
Wright
Ide
Commercce
General Corbin
Phillippines
Japan War Minister Questioned Over Army Reform
A Tokio cablegram reports Japan's progressist leader pressed war minister about reform of the army in light of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. The minister signals future action, sparking British press intrigue. The Daily Mail doubts deliberate diplomatic breach. The Daily News calls it an uneasy pill for a proud people.
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London
Tokio
Progressist Party of
Japan
Great Britain
Daily Mail
The
Daily News
Back With His Lady Love at Biarritz Kingdom Visit
King Alfonso returns to Biarritz with Princess Ena Princess Henry and Prince Alexander. They stroll the coast, visit a jewelry shop and lunch at the Villa Mourascot. A photograph of Princess Ena is taken before tea with guests and a train to San Sebastian.
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Biarritz
France
Alfonzo
Villa Mourascot
Jena
Henry
Prince Alexander
Ena
Alfonso
San Sebastian
Runaway Horse Throws Navy Heiress at Cabin John
Miss Shelby Converse daughter of Rear Admiral Converse chief of the bureau of navigation was pinned under a horse after clinging to its back for three miles along the Cabin John bridge road. She was seriously injured as Lieut Stephen Roan U S N rode nearby.
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Washington
Shelby Converse
Converse
Navy
Bureau of Navigation
Miss Converse
Lieut
Stephen ©. Roan
Cabin John Bridge
Miss Caverse
Attempt To Wreck a Train Near Pope Kansas
A Missouri Pacific passenger train from St. Joseph, due in Kansas City at 10 20 p m, narrowly escaped disaster near Pope Kansas. On a curve a large oak tie placed across the rails was struck by the engine and fell between the rails, preventing a worse wreck eighteen miles from Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
St. Joseph
Pope
Kans
Violent scenes as church inventories take place in Paris
Government commissioners faced violent opposition in many Paris churches as they began inventories of church property under the law separating church and state. The confrontations reflect the tense atmosphere surrounding secularization measures.
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Paris
Denmark Learns of King Frederick Eighth Accession
Copenhagen marks the death of Christian the Ninth and the accession of Frederick the Eighth with solemn ceremonies. Bells toll, guns fire, and crowds fill streets as leaders, foreign royalty, and citizens honor the late king and greet the new monarch.
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Copenhagen
Frederick
Denmark
Christian the Ninth
Rosakilde
Queen Louise
Frederick the Fifth
Haakon
Norway
Alexandra
England
King George
Greece
Russia
William
Frederick the Eighth
United States
Roosevelt
Frederick VIII
Amalienborg
MM. Christensen
Christian IV
Frederick VII
Christian
Senator Tonge Arrives in Pine Bluff After York Wedding
State Senator Hardin K. Tonge and his bride Miss Musselman of York Pennsylvania arrived in Pine Bluff and received an ovation at the railroad station. He surrendered to Sheriff Philpot and posted bonds totaling $5,000 on two indictments charging conspiracy and bribery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Bluff
Ark
Hardin K. Tonge
Musselman
York
Philpot
Night violence in New York Syria quarter claims priest
One man was killed and two others were mortally wounded in a Syrian quarter shooting in New York City. The slain man, identified as John Stefan, is described as a Roman Catholic prelate who was dining with a party at a Syrian restaurant when he was shot. Authorities report a sectarian feud among Syrians in the city fueling the tragedy.
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Tiflis
Caucasia
Griaznoff
Caucasus
Alexander Garden
Grigzwell
Associated Press
Griaznoffs
New York
New York City
John Stefan
Stefan
Bath
Riots Break Out At Robyville Mines In Ohio
A serious riot at the Robyville mines in Harrison County Ohio flared when 200 Polish miners joined a strike with Hungarians and others alleging a scale issue. About 150 assailants used stones and clubs. the clash lasted thirty minutes before the Poles repelled the attack.
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Cadiz. O
Robyville
Harrison County
Ohio
Woman slashed by assailant near Atlanta escapes
Miss Nina May Dupree, about twenty, living with farmer W. J H. Grogan near Cornell, was attacked by a negro who cut her throat and fled as a posse of nearly a hundred citizens and pursuing hounds trail him. The victim lies dying from loss of blood and shock.
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Atlanta
Nina May Dupree
W. J H. Grogan
Cornell
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