Imaginary Depths in Science and Ship Tavern Echoes
A column contrasts Lord Kelvin era imagination with American astronomy led by figures like Young Langley and Lowell. It notes large lenses by the Clarks and funding from Draper and Yerkes. It recalls the Ship tavern ministerial whitebait dinners in Greenwich and Pitt’s era. It mentions oxygen therapy devices, John Mitchell’s retirement from the United Mine Workers, and a wry remark on Panama canal protection against warships.
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Lord Kelvin
C. A. Young
Rowland
8. I. Langley
Lof
Percival Lowell
Mars
Pickering
Simon Newcomb
Clarks
Cambridge
United States
Draper
Lick
Yerkes
Greenwich
London
William Pitt
Pitt
High Court
Ship Tavern
North Collinwood
Cleveland
Ohio
Augustus Hartje
John Welshons
Clifford Hope
Hartje
Pittsburg
New York
America
England
William of
Germany
Lord Tweedmouth
Kaiser
Ormond
Fla
Salina
Kan
Kansas
Kansas City
Chicago
Mexico
Emanuel Cedrino
Harbin
Manchuria
Iowa
Larrus Averbuch
Shippy
John Coe
Bellevue Hospital
Congress
Commercial Union
Minnesota
South Dakota
Missouri
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
East River
Washington
Standard Oil Company
Virginia
Live on Sunny Side of Smiley Street
A nondescript regional essay extols the health and happiness brought by a cheerful, fun loving disposition. It contrasts mournful temperaments with those who radiate merriment, linking cheerfulness to wellbeing and spiritual sustenance, while cautioning against frivolity and urging balance with seriousness and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunny Side of
Smiley Street
Wealth and Virtue: A 20th Century Sermon on Riches
The piece argues wealth is a duty and a gift from God when used for the public good. It praises philanthropy by figures like Peabody and Armour, contending money should empower health and happiness rather than harm society. Wealth alone is hollow without generous distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Peabody
Peter Cooper
George W. Childs
P. D. Armour
America
What constitutes an educated man in citizenship class
A class of adult immigrants examined the question of manhood shaping education. They chose figures from Moses to Lincoln to identify the ideal man, stressing active reform and service. They outlined three educational stages from natural upbringing to self taught independence, concluding that a man with a guardian role and public service embodies true education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Mazzini
Lincoln
Marx
Gorky
Debs
Haywood
Washington
Adamses
Browning
Piny Snee
Dems Back Minnesota Governor as Nationwide Campaign Opens
Minnesota Governor Johnson gains formal backing from the Democratic state committee as the party prepares to organize county by county. Bryan supporters vow full delegate organization, while Theodore Roosevelt’s administration faces deflecting charges in church circles. The item lists a flood of political maneuvers, labor concerns, strikes, and regional notices across the nation.
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Johnson
Minnesota
St. Paul
Democratic State Committee
Bryan
Roosevelt
Hey
J. S. Day
Byra
Euse University
Day
New York
Cleveland Public School
Rotterdam
Belfast
Ireland
Kansas Nankers’ Association
Kansas City
Litchfield
Des Moines
Marshall Field
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nebraska State Railway Commission
Prussia
Nebraska Democrats
Omaha
Denver
William Jennings Bryan
Japan
China
Nebraska Railway Commission
Union Pacific
Ines
House Committee
Shanghai
Columbus
Taft
Kansas
Cleveland
Ohio
House of Representatives
Honolulu
Nathan Widiver
Farmers’ Educational and Cooperative Union
Holyoke
Georg Town
Loveland
Rose Affolter
H. A
Elizabeth Babcock
Colorado
State University
Madison Smith
Weld County
Society of Union Colony Pioneers
Greeley
Pitts
Buchtel
George E. Kyner
Cripple Creek
Teller County
Kyner
Cripple Creek Times
Victor Daily Record
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Rocky Ford Enterprise
Will Rd. Monkman
Rocky Ford
Brat
Westphalia
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Panama Canal
Madison C. Peters
Philip Davis
Lesocrate Deévestar Davig Service House
Senate
Frank I. Gary
Asbury C. Latimer
South Carolina
House
Lilley
Electric Heat Company
New Jersey
Proctor
Vermont
Samuel Grant Victor
Oklahoma
Lloyd
New Mexico
Tucumcari
Cornelia Harriman
E. H. Harriman
Thomas J. Callan
Custer
Little Big Horn
Montana
Yonkers
N. Y
Ellwood T. Hance
Union Trust Company
Detroit
Mich
Allison
Clarence Wiley
Canton
Fred Hedde
Grand Island
Neb
Dr. Swallow
Harrisburg
Moses Friedman
Lawrence
Carlisle
George Bellamy
Guthrie
Arthur Capper
Topeka
Cyrus Leland
Troy
James Oliver
South Bend
Ind
Colorado News
R. J. van Valkenburg
Cordelia van Valkenburg
Erie
Colorado Springs
J. W. Adtkinson
Canon City
Temple Canon
Grape Creek
Royal Gorge
Ouray
Laura A. Beecroft
Mipnequa Hospital
Pueblo
State Board of
Miss Beecroft
Minnequa Hospital
Wiggins
Morgan County
Ines of
Colorado Company
Vallery
Burlington
Fort Morgan
Bijou
State Department
Gustavo Fosti
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Nebraska
Dakotas
Arizona
Guisseppe Malo
Trinidad
L. F. Orvis
Ridgway
Western Passenger Association
Missouri River
State University At
Boulder
Nebraska Division
Kansas Division
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