Growth of Public School System in Indiana Centennial
A century of school development has lifted Indiana to the front rank in U S education. The 1914 report cites 766 582 students, 18 449 teachers, 81 581 schoolhouses, and 865 high schools with 59 882 pupils graduated. The piece traces early laws, the shift to township and city school corporations, and 1913 vocational education and 1915 teachers pension fund as major milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Lardy
Superintendent of Public Instruction
General Assembly
Indiana University
State Seminary
Hanover Academy
Hanover College
Wabash Manual Labor College
Teachers’ Seminary
Wabash College
University of Notre Dame
South Bend
Caleb Mills
New Hampshire
Mills
Whitcomb
Samuel Perkins
Supreme Court
Byron K. Elliott
Northern Mexico’s Chihuahua and Sonora Adesert Country
The piece surveys northern Mexico from Chihuahua to Sonora, noting vast arid plains, sparse cities, mining wealth, and hard riding horsemen. It recalls Villa era movements, describes wildlife, climate, and geography, and highlights Chihuahua dogs once affordable but now costly.
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Mexico
Villa
Chihuahua
Sonora
Sierra Madre
Mexican Central Railroad
Southern Pacific
Guaymas
Montezuma
Sonora Hills
Fashion's decree rebukes comfort for style in Houston
The piece laments fashion's rising hemlines and tight corsets that squeeze bodies and cause bunions and discomfort. It notes how women bare chests and high heels become fashionable, while men and women alike endure strain as style dictates changes, calling the era restrictive and unsettling.
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Dame Fashion
Houston
Graham Flour Explained In Flour Milling
The article explains Graham flour is produced by grinding the whole grain to a finer texture. It notes whole wheat flour is ground with the outer coats intact and the germ removed would affect color and shelf life.
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Graham
Solidifying Liquors and Paper Nidalusion
A murky OCR fragment notes a method related to solidifying liquors and papers. The text hints at a process or policy to unify or formalize documents, but details are missing and no clear events or actors are identifiable.
Diets shaping minds: professor links food to character
The San Francisco Bulletin cites Professor Jaffa of the University of California arguing foods influence moral traits. Chicken elevates virtue, beef induces savagery, vegetables foster esthetic sensibility, with diet declared destiny and education on its commanding importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Bulletin
Jaffa
University of California
Disraeli
New York Times
Balance Wheel Of A Watch Makes Vast Revolutions
The balance wheel vibrates 300 times a minute 432000 times daily and 157680000 times yearly. Each vibration covers about 1 percent of a revolution so the shaft in bearing makes 236526000000 revolutions each year.
European War A Year Ago This Week
A year in review of April 24 1915 noting gains and losses. Allies advanced north of Ypres while French repelled attacks at Les Eparges and other fronts. Germans pushed near Le Pretre and La Bassee. Vessels sunk and air bombardments reported amid broad European conflict notes.
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Ypres
Les Eparges
le Pretre
Allies halt German advance at Ypres in stiff rally
German forces push at Ypres but Allied units mount a firm defense. In other fronts, Hartmannsweilerkopf falls to Germans, Austrians defeat Russians in the Carpathians, and a broad land sea assault targets the Dardanelles. The French cruiser Leon Gambetta is torpedoed, 552 lost, while the German Kronprinz Wilhelm is interned at Newport News. A Zeppelin bombs Calais.
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Ypres
Hartmannsweilerkopf
Carpathians
Dardanelles
Leon Gambetta
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Newport News
Zeppelin
Calais
Allies Repulse Attacks Near Ypres Dixmude and Capture Towns
German forces attacked near Ypres and Dixmude but were repulsed and several towns fell to Allied advance. Les Eparges offensive failed while Russians pressed Uzsok pass. British battleships Majestic and Triumph suffered heavy damage in the Dardanelles. Allied airmen bombarded multiple towns as the International Women's Peace Congress opened at The Hague.
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Ypres
Dixmude
Uzsok Pass
Majestic
Triumph
Dardanelles
International Women’s Peace Congress
The
Hague
Turbulent World War I Advances and Setbacks Across Fronts
Terrible battle at Ypres continued with varying fortune. Heavy fighting persisted in Uzsok pass and Stryj areas. Allies hold a line at the Gallipoli tip. French cruiser Jeanne d Arc disabled at the Dardanelles. German aeroplane bombs an American tanker Cush ing in the North Sea. Aviators from all nations conducted numerous raids. Secretary Bryan rejected Germany's note on the sinking of the Frye.
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Ypres
Uzsok Pass
Stryj
Gallipoli
Jeanne d’Arc
Dardanelle
G. Erman
Cushing
North Sea
Bryan
Germany
Frye
German Offensives and Allied Reactions Across Fronts
German forces scored victories at Ypres Champagne and along the Meuse while beginning a broad defensive push on the East Prussian front. Russians were repulsed in the Carpathians as Allied reinforcements land in Gallipoli only to be driven back at Gaba Tepe by Turkish resistance. German aircraft bombarded Belfort and Epernay as Kurdish clashes reported in Armenia.
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Ypres
Champagne
Meuse
East Prussian
Carpathians
Gallipoli
Gaba Tepe
Belfort
Epernay
Armenia
World War II Frontline Updates Across Europe
Reports indicate French and Belgian gains in Belgium while German artillery shelled Dunkirk from about 22 miles away. German forces repelled French advances at Le Mesnil and Florey. Russians halted German progress on the Vistula's left bank and near Golo vetzko and Nadvorna. A Turkish troop ship sank in Dardanelles. Zeebrugge faced sea bombardment and Zeppelins dropped bombs on Suffolk towns.
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Belgium
Dunkirk
le Mesnil
Florey
Vistula
Golovetzko
Nadvorna
Dardaneliles
Odd Royal Entomology Request Echoes From San Antonio
A curious letter from Dr Guy A Marshall of the royal bureau of entomology in London arrives at a San Antonio post office. The note mentions fleas and unknown regions, hinting at a remarkable scientific inquiry.
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Australia
Central
Asia
San Antonio
Tex
Guy ‘A. K. Marshall
Royal Bureau of Entomology
London
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By Ellis Searles
Manual Training High School
Indianapolis
Science Hall
Juarez
el Paso
San Francisco d’Assisi
Cusi
Terry
China
Japan
Texas
Graham Flour
Smyrna
la Bassee
Argonne
Meuse Hills
Ostry
Orava Valley
Prussian
Poland
Black Sea
Sosporus
Zeebrugge
Suffolk
Postscripts
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