Roosevelt trophies spark debate on Washington museum displays
Edward B. Clark outlines how the National Museum plans to mount Roosevelt Africa trophies in living-group dioramas. Taxidermy now aims to reproduce seasons and habitats, with elephants, lions, leopards and antelopes displayed in natural settings. The piece notes Akely’s African elephant work and past Roosevelt gifts advancing natural history research.
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National Museum
Washington
Théodore
Roosevelit
Africa
Washingtons
Heodore Roosevelt
Weston
National
Ihi
Washiston
Carl B. Akely
Roosevelt Party
Mr. Akely
Akely
New York
America
Econotry
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Daniel G. Elliot
Marshall Field
Heart of
Itis
Field Museum of Naturalistory
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Woodhouse
Ele
Biological Survey i
Merriam
Natural History Foundation
E. H. Karriman
Mountains of Thessaly and Olympus in Mythic Light
The Valleys near Thessaly and Tempe are described with Mount Olympus nearby. Pelion and Ossa rise to watch the sea, swelled with mythic echoes and Shakespearean references. The scene blends ancient lore with travel impressions from a voyage toward Saloni and the Turkish border.
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Olympus
Ays
Saloni
Fempe
Vale of
Tempe
Apollo
Delphi
Makbates Oifice
Pychon
Detos
Ossa
Minneapolis Journal
Dairymen Shown to Follow Rules on Barn Door Posters
Health officials report dairy farmers within 156 miles of Chicago must post linen cloth notices on barn doors detailing cleanliness scores. Inspectors track progress with indelible ink marks, while most dealers comply with pasteurization and tuberculin testing rules as six inspectors oversee 13,000 dairies.
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Chicago
Chicago Health Department
Health Department
Sue Currer
Ulingis
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
W. A. Hyans
Wilmette
Tramway King Sir Clifford Robinson to Philippines on Secret Mission
Sir Clifford Robinson known as the tramway king sails to the Philippines on a hidden mission for the Speyer brothers who funded London underground railways. British capitalists may push trolley lines in Manila and Luzon while Americans must compete for a trolley foothold.
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London
Sir Clifford Robinson
Philippines
Speyer Brothers
Manila
Luzon
Clifford
George Francis Train
Birkenhead
Fancy Burlingame Hunt Turns Social Sport on Crocker Estate
The Smart Set in Burlingame and Hillsborough uses lasso chasing of coyotes wildcats and coons on the 500 acre Crocker estate led by Walter Hobart. Captives are kept alive for social display with Miss Jennie Crocker and Mrs Oscar Cooper among promoters as foxhounds from Whipple canyon arrive to deter intruders.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Burlingame
Hillsborough
William H. Crockers
Walter H. Hobart
Nimrod
Jennie Crocker
Oscar Cooper
Laurence Scott
Hillsboorough
Grass-fed sheep with sprouting wool in Harrisburg Oregon
A curious herd owned by John Cartwright in Harrisburg bears wooly coats sprouting grasses. Brass seed spilled from a feed wagon lodged in the fleece and sprouted as the animals were moistened by Oregon’s abundant rain.
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Harrisburg
Ore
John Cartwright
Oregon
British Museum Adds Knossos Tablets and Ancient Sistra
In London the British Museum displays two inscribed clay tablets from the Knossos site, in an unknown script likely dating to 1500 BCE, one possibly a cereal inventory and the other a percentage reckoning. Also shown are a carved rattle or sistrum from Orvieto and three bronze Greek mirror cases, including Dionysos and Ariadne motifs.
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London
Gracia Rowan
British Museum
Knossos
Crete
Arthur Evans
Orvieto
Double-Deck Fifth Ave Elevates Sidewalk Design
Architect George Whitefield Chance proposes two story elevated sidewalks on Fifth Avenue New York constructed of steel and prismatic glass. An open six foot wide front for show windows would be railed and accessed from second floor shops with steel glass storm covers. He foresees Corinthian columns ornate balustrades electroliers and overhead globe lighting to create a premier avenue.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
George Whitefield Chance
Wlao
Chance
Magpies Set Nest Near Inn in London Suburb
A pair of magpies build a nest in an elm tree beside the Three Magpies inn near Fairford, Glas. The inn’s proprietor is named Damed Sparrow.
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London
Fairford
Glas
Damed Sparrow
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Mountains
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Adis
Barn Dock Records
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Evanston
Palatine
Salem
State Treasury
Dieckhof
Valley & Coast Telephone Company
Sir Glifford Robinson
Philippine Islands
Far East
West London Police Court
Aman
Fifth Ave
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