Paris and its wall ends an era of fortified Paris
The article argues that dismantling the Paris walls ends an old military era while preserving the citys outer forts for defense. It notes 120000 people must relocate, the moat-filled gates revived as parks, and cites major firms benefiting from parklike expansion. It also critiques corporation training vs public education and warns against surrender of sovereignty.
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Paris
Vieux Ecole
Adrianople
Janina
Scutari
la Villette
National Association of Corporation Schools Convenes in New York
Under New York University auspices a private convention opens in New York City next Friday of the National Association of Corporation Schools. Fifty or more large corporations run private schools to train their workers, forming what critics call the worst trust in the United States.
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Illinois Steel Company
Bethlehem Steel Works
International Harvester Company
Western Electric
Corporation
Corporation Schools
Corporation School
New York University
New York City
National Association of Corporation Schools
United States
Panama Canal dispute taints Knox reply and U S sovereignty
The article condemns Mr Knox's response to Britain over the Panama Canal and argues the United States bears the cost and risk of the canal while Britain gains without contributing. It questions adherence to the Knox Bryce terms and frames the issue as a struggle over sovereignty and international opinion.
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Great Britain
State Department
United States Senate
Washington
United States
John Bull
Mr. Knox
Panama Canal
Taft
Panama Canal Commission
Nicaragua
Titanic claims mirror humanity in vast list of disaster losses
US Commissioner Gilchrist handles 279 Titanic damage claims totaling 5.5 million dollars. Entries span grim tragedy and odd items from a cake of soap to a pink diamond, with notes on Jacques Futrelle and Major Archibald Butt, plus a London claimant living on 20 dollars a month.
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United States
Gilchrist
Archibald Butt
John Jacob Astor
Henry B. Harris
Jacques Futrelle
Futrelle
Boston
Mr. Futrelle
Mrs. Futrelle
Taft
Isador Straus
Fred O. Speden
New York
Charlotte D. M. Cardoza
Angelo Neutal
London
White Star Line
Daniel Webster’s Deliberate Rhetoric Compared to Modern Oratory
The Indianapolis News contrasts Daniel Webster’s measured style with today’s rapid delivery. It notes Webster’s speeches were clear and concise within roughly 120 words a minute, while modern orators rush to two hundred words per minute, often leaving audiences with loose memory of the message.
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Webster
Daniel Webster
Daniel
Indianapolis News
Peach Thefts and a Glee Club Courtship
In a Rutland country house, Doreen confronts a fruit theft by a red haired boy from the wall fruit garden. The boy secretly tips her to horse racing odds during rehearsal as they navigate class, temptation, and family duty in a compact social drama.
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Evelina
Doreen
Curly
Purlieus
Sigmund-Wolfs
When Did He Develop a Conscience The Archbald Case
The Chicago Record Herald notes Uncle Shelby showed care in explaining his vote in the Archbald case, but says the sensitiveness that led to that explanation has not always been evident.
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Shelby
Archbald
Chicago Record Herald
Forty Five Minutes From Broadway at Grand Opera House
The review notes the George M. Cohan style in Forty-five Minutes From Broadway at the Grand Opera House for a three night engagement. Cast includes Kid Burns Bert Leigh Tom Bennet Henry Roquemore Flora Dora Dean Mary Jane Jenkins Daniel Cronin Mrs Purdy and others in a brisk, continuous action comedy with songs. The plot centers on Bennet the millionaire and a will saga with Burns in love and Cronin schemes amid lively character types. The play is described as entertaining and full of humor and music.
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Broadway
Kid Burns
Lowe
Sarace
Bere Leign
Tom Bennet
Henry Roquemore James
Cese Oebbeep
Williams
Daniel Cri
Elroy Ward
Andy Gray
Fiddes M
Page
Helen Jackson
Jane Jenkins
Hazele Burgess
George M. Cohan
Broaway
Grand Opera House
Cohan
George M
Kid
Bert Leigh
Mr. Castleton
Henry Roquemore
Flora Dora Dean
Bennet
New Rochelle
Mary Jane Jenkins
Daniel Cronin
Mrs. Dean
Wells Fargo Responds to New Parcel Post Competitor
President B. D. Caldwell urges Wells Fargo employees to view the parcel post expansion as national policy and a fair competitor. The piece emphasizes that express service thrives when meeting public needs and that Wells Fargo must renew efforts to uphold its high standard amid growing competition from the government backed parcel post.
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B. D. Caldwell
Wells Fargo Messenger
the Express
New Parcel Post
Wells Fargo
Express
Wells Fargo & Co
Parcel Post
Germany considers twin tidal reservoirs for steady power
Serious attention is given in Germany to a plan for two large tidal reservoirs. One would lie between Nordstrand Island and the mainland to hold low water. The system aims to keep one reservoir filled at all times to use tidal head for turbines and continuous current dynamos.
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Germany
Nordstrand
Schleswig-Holstein
Crying Child Sent Home From Church After Sudden Pain
Observant six year old Tommy consented to attend church with his mother and Auntie Sue but showed little free will. The trio was seated up front as the service began and Tommy sobbed as a sharp pain struck him. They left for the car then Houston street where his condition worsened prompting a decision to seek help, with Tommy pleading to sit down or be taken to a picture show.
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Tommy
Mamma
Auntie Sue
Momma
Houston Street
The Art of Biting Says Teeth Need Hard Diet
A London doctor argues Americans and Britons are losing biting strength due to soft foods. Growing youths should eat hard biscuits and chop bones to keep jaws robust and avoid a future toothless race. He cites narrowing jaws and late wisdom tooth eruption as evidence.
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Minneapolis
London
America
Britain
Governor Wilson Quiet on Telegram Advice
A Philadelphia Press note claims Governor Wilson ignores telegram advice to stay silent, emphasizing he shows no intention to comply with the counsel.
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Wilson
Philadelphia Press
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