Education and naval progress mix in early 20th century notes
The piece surveys women’s higher education, urging focus and discipline over frivolity. It compares Anglo American naval advances, noting Britain and the United States maturing turret layouts, Vesuvius and Katahdin relics, and potential Antarctic coal, with coverage of Alaska coal, Dewey drydock raises, and Somaliland conflict implications for regional stability. It closes with a Potawatomi request to access Chicago lakefront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Marion Talbot
University of Chicago
Washington Post
Vna
Subig Bay
Philippine Islands
Sioux squaw wields butcher knife to clear court in Gann Valley
In Gann Valley South Dakota Mrs Stone Graybear a Sioux woman armed with a butcher knife disrupted a district court for about an hour. Sheriff and judge confronted her as she wore a red blanket and charged at officers before being captured. She later faced divorce proceedings with husband Jim Graybear who testified to cruelty.
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Gann Valley
Stone Graybear
Ders
Graybear
Hampton Institution
Virginia
A New Sport on Prairies in Kansas Motor Car Coyotes
In Kansas motor cars replace horses for hunting and pest drives across wheat and corn lands. A dozen men in cars chase coyotes and prairie wolves over vast open country, the dogs and horses giving way to gasoline and speed as the hunt ends with a shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Coyote
Being killed by an automobile should be placed on the list
An opinion argues that deaths from road traffic should be treated as a preventible disease and prioritized for safety measures and public health interventions. The piece frames automobile fatalities as avertable losses prompting policy consideration and preventive actions.
Hamilton Air King of the Skies Sets City Flight Record
Prominent aviator Charles Hamilton completes an inter city air voyage from New York to Philadelphia and back delivering letters from Mayors Gaynor and Hughes. He joins Glenn Curtiss in advancing aviation with a bold early morning start, a rapid return, and plans for upcoming New York Chicago and St Louis races with large purses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Curtiss
Albany
New York City
Charles Hamilton
Philadelphia
Governor's Island
Gaynor
Hughes
Pennsylvania
Hamilton
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Illington's Divorce Sparks Stage Dream and Socks Debate
Margaret Illington, famed actress, divorced Daniel Frohman in Reno and wed Edward Bowes as she contemplates leaving the stage for home life. Bowes claims she will sew and darn socks while pursuing acting, pledging about $50,000 to launch her new venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Illington
Bloomington
Ilinois
Ilington
Daniel Frohman
Frohman
Bowes
Miss Alington
Miss Flington
Prediction of a seven king money monarchy led by J Pierpont Morgan
Thomas Fortune Ryan declares a money heptarchy where seven young financiers in New York govern finance with J Pierpont Morgan as supreme monarch. Named successors include Henry P. Davidson Otto H. Kahn Mortimer L. Schiff John B. Dennis George F. Baker Jr. and James Stillman Jr. Ryan sails for Europe while eyeing Kongo mines and gold prospects north of Solomon’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Virginia
New York
America
J Pierpont Morgan
New York City
J Pierpont Morgan, Jr
Henry P. Davidson
J P Morgan & Co
Otto H. Kahn
Mortimer L. Schiff
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
John B. Dennis
Blair & Co
George F Baker, Jr
First National Bank
James Stillman, Jr
National City Bank
Ryan
Europe
Kine Solomon’s
Parr to Receive 100000 Reward for Sugar Fraud Work
Richard Parr a New York customs deputy who helped expose a 2 million dollar sugar underweight fraud will receive a 100000 reward from Taft and MacVeagh. He plans real estate investment and a mountain vacation before any resignation, stressing the money only partly satisfies his relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Richard Parr
New York
Parr
Taft
MacVeagh
American Sugar Refining Company
Europe
Mystery of Jack the Ripper Revealed by Sir Robert Anderson
Sir Robert Anderson, longtime head of Scotland Yard’s detective bureau, states in London reviews that Jack the Ripper was a Polish immigrant and a male who suffered violent homicidal mania. He notes a Home Office warrant allowed detention at Broadmoor for the killer during the king's pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sir Robert Anderson
Criminal Investigation Department
Scotland Yard
Whitechapel
Robert
London Times
Jack the Ripper
Publc
Poland
Sir Robert
Secretary of State
Home Department
Broadmoor
United Kingdom
Edward Oxford
Queen Victoria
Prince Consort
Buckingham Palace
Brough
Edward
Europe
Berlin
Potsdam
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praise
Holly Springs Mississippi resident Willie Edwards reports tumor relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims thirty years of use as a standard female remedy and invites letters to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice.
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Holly Springs
Miss
Lydia E. Pinkam
Mars
Willie Epwards
Misa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Get After the Fires
The notice urges residents to attack flies during warm days to prevent breeding. It promotes burning pyrethrum in each room to stun and sweep up the insects for disposal, noting flies carry disease and harm public health.
The Luggage Question in a Club Conversation
DeLancey Nicoll, a sharp dresser and lawyer, commented at the Union club on a westerner's apparent lack of luggage. He joked the man might hide items in the large bags carried in the knees of his trousers.
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DeLancey Nicoll
Union Club
New York
Weather and wind chatter in rural classroom tale
A teacher and children debate nature over man noting wind’s unseen speed. Willie responds with a quip about a sight draft echoed by his father. The scene blends humor with rural dialogue and emphasizes natural forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Penalty for Holding and Palmistry Banter
Dialogue fragment shows Maud asking about palmistry and Ethel replying that it can work as a starter for a shy young man. The scene hints at court or social tension around holding. No clear names, places, or dates to anchor a broader news item.
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Maud
Ethel
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Nebraska
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South Pole
Antarctica
Alaska
Spitzbergen
Somaliland
Pottawattomie
SQUAW
Jack Rabbits
Wily Coyote
New
AIR King
the Ripper
Robert Anderson
Carter
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
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