Old Women Victims of Meanest Slayer Terrorize Manhattan
New York police pursue the “meanest murderer” targeting lone elderly women in West Side Manhattan. Four victims slain by smothering or strangling in recent weeks. investigators weigh motives from robbery to possible female attacker or maniac. The latest victim, Mrs. Mary Day, 70, was found in a West Fifty third Street flat with milk and a newspaper at her door, suggesting stealthy entry.
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New York
Manhattan
Mary Day
West Vifty-third Street
Charles Norris
Julia Benedetti
Muskrats Fail Indian Prophet on Bad Winter
Lac du Flambeau Wis Old Sarin esco a revered weather prognosticator on the Flam beau reservation retains prestige despite miscalculations last year. The piece notes muskrats as a sign of a hard winter and records community reliance on traditional forecasts.
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Lac du Flambeau
Wis
Sarinesco
Flambeau Reservation
Army Switches to Bacon in Rations for U S Troops
Washington reports the army will replace salt pork with six ounces of sugar cured bacon in soldiers rations to improve taste and aid farmers. Salt pork remains for units overseas due to climate and shipping considerations.
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Army
Washington
Quartermaster Corps
Muskrat Signs Forecast a Harsh Winter
Winter forecasts rely on Sarinescu's muskrat sign method. He predicted a cold, snowy season last year from large muskrat houses and thick maize husks. He notes moss on north tree sides and pony hair as additional indicators, though last winter proved mild.
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Sarinescu
Deaf Blind Persons Most Neglected of All
A five year survey finds 887 deaf blind people in the United States and 57 in Canada. Mrs Corrinne Rouleau Rouleau and Miss Rebecca Mack present a report to the American Braille Press detailing demographics causes and communication methods for the deaf blind. They urge a central committee and note existing efforts in London Paris Berlin and Montreal.
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New York
United States
Canada
Corrinne Rocheleau Rouleau
Washington, D. C
Rebecca Mack
Cincinnati
Ohio
London
Paris
Berlin
Montreal
Harvard Deturs Set Record with 55 Prizes
Harvard awarded 55 deturs to students, the largest number since the practice began 220 years ago. The word detur is defined as a prize book given to meritorious undergraduates, tied to a Latin motto Let it be given. Deturs trace to Edward Hopkins, a 17th century London merchant who funded encouragement for foreign plantations.
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Boston
Harvard
Harvard University
Edward Hopkins
London
God Is No Respecter of Persons Lesson Summary
This lesson emphasizes God's universal salvation reaching all nations. It interprets Solomon’s prayer for foreigners, Jesus speaking with the Samaritan woman, Cornelius and Peter uniting Jews and Gentiles, and Paul’s Mars Hill claim that all nations are of one blood. It urges preaching to all races and living by faith in Christ to remove barriers.
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Peter
Jesus
Christ
Paul
Mars’ Hill
Solomon
Jesus Christ
Samaria
Judea
Galilee
Sychar
Teader
Cornelius
Joppa
Comelius
God
Panls
Words of Wisdom on love and sympathy
The piece extols love as the clan of all virtues and natural affection as the purest joy. It emphasizes that sympathy and familial bonds constitute the highest form of happiness.
Honored by Place in Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame lists Mary Lyon Emma Willard Maria Mitchell Harriet Beecher Stowe Frances Willard Charlotte Cushman and Alice Freeman Palmer. Dates of induction are 1905 1910 1915 and 1920. brief bios note Lyon Mitchell Willard Stowe Cushman and Palmer with birthplaces and notable achievements. A separate paragraph mentions mackerel fishing in Pwllheli Wales drawing crowds. A meteorite gifted wealth to Julian Bailey of Heber Springs Arkansas selling for 650 dollars.
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Hall of Fame
Mary Lyon
Emma Willard
Maria Mitchell
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Frances E. Willard
Charlotte Cushman
Alice Freeman Palmer
Palmer
Buckland
Mass
Mount Holyoke
Nantucket
Vassar
Denmark
Berlin
Conn
Troy
N. Y
United States
Frances B. Willard
Churchill, N. Y
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Harriet Beecher
Litchfield
Lyman Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Cincinnati
Ohio
Calvin B. Stowe
Hartford
Boston
England
Colesville
Paris
Wellesley
University of Chicago
Julian Bailey
Heber Springs
Ark
Bailey
Rochester
Literary Pauper Says Money Eludes Authors
Mrs Brown quips that literature yields little wealth and attributes George’s continual lack of money to his ties with bookmakers. Her friend questions the claim, leading to a witty exchange about the economics of writing.
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George
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harold L. Edgerton
Kenneth J. Germeshausen
Maine
Howard
Oliver O. Howard
Robert Aitken
N. A
Gettysburg
P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newaparer Union
Map
Pwllheli
Wales
Garfield Tea Co
P.O
Brooklyn
N.Y
Garfield
TEA
U.S
Atkins
Pacific Nat’ 1 Bldg
Los Los Angeles
Cal
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the Bayer Co., Inc
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