Mitchell’s Successor Nomination For Air Service Chief
Senate military affairs committee confirms Colonel Fechet to succeed Brigadier General Mitchell as assistant chief of the army air service. Fechet, a Texan native, rises from cavalry sergeant to brigadier general. He commands a leading aviation field and is among storied soldiers associated with San Antonio.
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James £. Needef
William "Mitchell
Army Air Serice
Senate Military Affairs
Ae Ma
Mitchell
Fechet
Ant Tief
Army Air Service
Jeading
San Antonio
Vice President Dawes Sparks Debate Over Senate Rules
Critics fault Dawes for a violent delivery during his inaugural remarks to the Senate and for challenging house rules. The piece weighs whether his aggressive style will win public sympathy while drawing Senate skepticism and possible acquiescence to his influence.
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Dawes
Senate
Mr. Dawes
Modern conditions touted as improving near sightedness argues Sir Arthur Keith
Sir Arthur Keith argues that civilization worsens long distance vision while improving close up sight. He cites a British study of 1000 children tracing from infancy to adulthood showing ten or more lose distant sight by age four and about 150 become myopic by age 20. He suggests prehistoric cave men would be nearly blind but today society celebrates near vision as adaptive progress.
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Cal
Sir Arthur
Arthur Keith
Opti
Isle of Pines Debate Reaches Senate Over Ownership
The Isle of Pines has stirred a twenty year Senate debate amid claims Cuba should own it. Supporters argue it protects the Panama Canal while others push for U S ownership as per Spain treaty. The issue ties to McKinley maps and Cuban tobacco interests weigh in.
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Isle of Pines
American Senate
Spain
Supreme Court
Hughes
Cuba
Copeland
New York
Panama Canal
United States
Caribbean Sea
McKinley
Rhode Island
Wayside Wisdom on Dreams and the Future
A reflective verse exploring ambition and aspiration across ages. It contrasts slaves seeking freedom, kings craving power, and workers seeking fair rewards with visions of future wealth. The poem muses on Heaven, fate, and the need for something beyond to uplift the soul.
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Toads Estate
Dare
Ehal Jengs
Truthful man discusses spoiled dish and etiquette
A man recalls a hostess asking why he left a dish untouched. He explains he disliked the food and feared appearing impolite. A friend nearby critiques etiquette and the truthfulness of his reaction. The conversation hints at expectations and social pressures.
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L. Ino
Mosquito Bee Named Among Strange Insects
A rare bee, called the mosquite bee, is described as possibly the smallest bee in the world. The article notes tropical origins and unsettled details about its naming and relation to other bees, with commentary on its behavior and distribution.
Paying the Child by Carolyn Lisberge
Parents debating if children should be paid for chores should consider a weekly allowance starting at school age to cover transport and lunches with extra pay for special tasks. The child is treated as a partner in the home, earning a fair share while learning obligation and service.
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Forbush
American Institute of Child Life
Cleveland Dealer Rumor Sparks Quiet Market Talk
Fragmentary notes mention a dealer in Cleveland with unclear references to a prompt and a hole in the text. Sporadic phrases suggest market chatter without concrete details or dates.
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Cleveland (Ghie
Pisin
Fragmentary Crusade of Words in a Crumbling Note
An OCR fragment shows garbled quotes and stray phrases about a person and a housewife. The text drifts through attributions and odd punctuation, mentioning a Pianola and a newspaper. No clear events or names emerge from the readable portions.
Finding true north and latitude the Serviss way
The article explains how to locate true north using the pole star and solar noon methods. It covers correcting for the pole star position, using a pin and shadow to mark meridians, and deriving longitude with a true running watch. It also outlines latitude methods via pole star elevation or solar altitude with notes on nautical almanac corrections.
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Lyn
Wiz
Greenwich
Life's Hurdles and the Power of Love
Short meditation on loving and losing. The piece argues that love, though unsettling and challenging, enriches character and deepens inner life, leaving lasting impact after a genuine affair. It urges expanding love to art, nature, and broader interests to grow self through affection.
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Megreet Sant
Figures of Speech And The Great Epidemic Oratory
A writer likens political talk to an epidemic of oratory, calling it a Black Death of talk that paralyzes public discourse. It notes the historic plague's fearsome mortality and its social and labor impacts, referencing averages of depopulation and economic strain.
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Europe
Africa
Spa Vietine
King Beatin Remy Ue
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