Marvels of strength stun Chicago examiners
William J Lieberk, a 27 year old teamster and Chicago police candidate, wowed medical examiners with extraordinary strength and agility. He jumped a table, leaped lengthwise over it, turned somersaults, and posted record chest expansion and lifting figures during the scrutiny at police headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Liebeck
Chicago Poiceman
Chicago
New York
Liebeck
Billy
Medical Board
Ose Land
Lie Beck
Justi
Tokalon the Beauty in Brooklyn Handicap Debate
A linguistic discussion on the Brooklyn Handicap victory of J W Fuller’s mare Tokalon. Critics question the name’s origin while one scholar argues it is Greek, with to as article and Ealon as a form meaning the beautiful thing. The discussion notes the mare’s deserved praise.
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J. W. Fuller
Tokalon
Brooklyn
New York Times
Modern Tulsa and Muskogee Police Shift to Uniformed Force
The Kansas City Journal notes a transformation from frontier cowboy dress to regulation blue uniforms in Tulsa and Muskogee. Tulsa adopts summer uniforms for its city police.
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Kansas City Journal
Tulsa
Muskogee
Plains
Chinatown Found Under Seattle Discovery of underground Chinese colony
Seattle officials report an underground Chinese colony beneath Seattle with passageways to gambling rooms and opium dens. Entrances run under buildings sidewalks and alleys, with rooms lit by electricity and passages extending for blocks below subcellars.
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Chinatown
Seattle
San Francisco
Wash
Seattle Dispatch
Locust Swarm Seen Near Glasgow Kentucky
Glasgow correspondent reports thousands of seventeen year locusts rising from fields near Glasgow Kentucky overrunning the area. Wings show markings resembling W W and are interpreted by some as omens of want and war. In 1890 the wings reportedly showed P P signaling peace and prosperity.
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Kentucky
Glasgow
W. W
Cincinnati Enquirer
P. P
Weston Spry as a Boy Major Weston Hundred Mile Walk
Major Edward Payson Weston, age sixty eight, chats of his Philadelphia to New York hundred mile walk finished in the morning. He credits walking as a remedy for many ills and notes his abstinence from stimulants. Doctors weighed his food during the 190 mile trek and Osler was not part of the team.
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Tanbark Track
Edward Payson Weston
Fifth Avenue
New York
Philadelphia
Metropolis
Major Weston
Hin
Ele
England
Church Temperance Society
New Brunswick
Dr. Osler
American milk goat aimed at aiding the poor
Mrs. Edward Roby of South Chicago pursues an American milk goat to aid poor families and farmers. Federal visitors support her pioneer effort to produce milk at cost and improve goat housing to prevent contamination while addressing TB concerns.
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Switzerland
Spain
Edward Roby
Chicago
Chiceza
Cincinnnati Commercial Tribune
Agricultural Department of the United States
Ibsen Portraits Wrath and Forgiveness in Love and Letters
A tale from the Christmas Swedish issue recounts Ibsen's patience during a photo capture in Christiania and a later Brandes episode over Strindberg’s Nora ridicule. The story shows Ibsen’s forgiving mood after a long grievance, ending with a forgotten feud.
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Ibsen
George Brandes
Jacobsen
Copenhagen
Philadelphia
Brandes
August Strindberg
Nora
Strindberg
Christiania
Fassett A Cotton Nominated For Third Term Indiana State Superintendent
Indiana voters consider Fassett A Cotton for a third term as state superintendent of public instruction. Supporters cite his favorable reputation, steady policy work, and need for time to carry out a long-range education plan amid concerns that changes in administration bring policy shifts. Critics note six years across three terms may be short to complete a coherent program.
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Fassett
A. Cotton
Indiana
Cotton
Getton
Township High School
Bokceland Academy
State Normal
Butler College
University of Chicago
Henry County
Butler
Franklin College
United States
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Oscar Hadley Nominee for State Treasurer in Indiana
Oscar Hadley of Plainfield, Republican nominee for state treasurer, is a longtime Indiana farmer and stock breeder. He serves on the state board of agriculture and has held county and township offices, widely known for cattle judging, breeding, and banking leadership. He backs turning over to the state the interest on all public funds as proposed by the GOP platform.
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Oscar Hadley
Plainfield
Indiana
Farmers
State Board of Agriculture
Hendricks County
First National Bank of
Hadley
Violet Ray for Insane Treated at Illinois Hospital
Dr N W Taylor superintendent of the Illinois Western Hospital For the Insane reports success with violet ray treatment. A sun bath house of violet glass allows exposure from sunrise to sunset. Patients without clothing receive direct skin exposure and shift from violent to passive states with calming effects.
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N. W. Taylor
Illinois Western Hospital For the Insane
Chicago
Reform by Surgery in Toledo Aims to Cure Juvenile Offender
A Toledo dispatch reports doctors in Toledo Ohio perform an operation on Joe Shops to alter his wicked disposition due to a brain membrane disease. The first operation removed diseased matter and doctors say recovery is assured and a complete behavioral change is expected.
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Toledo
House of Correction
Joe
Hadley Profile Highlights Appellate Judge Candidate
Cassius C. Hadley of Indianapolis emerges as a leading candidate for the First district appellate judgeship. A veteran lawyer, he served as assistant Attorney General for seven years, argued notable state and federal cases including a Supreme Court brief, and is praised for integrity and judicial potential.
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Cassius C. Hadley
Indianapolis
Hendricks County
Butler College
DePauw University
Hendricks
Marion
West
Hadley
W. L. Taylor
Charles W. Miller
Indiana
Sherrick
United States Supreme Court
Lniw
Tacies
Laboret Wien Enerey
Cnr
Miller
Joe Waying
Cassie Disce
Ile
Clergy leader cites optimism over national progress at OSU sermon
Rev Dr D J Stafford of St Patrick's Church Washington DC defended against pessimism in the baccalaureate sermon to Ohio State graduates. He praised American resilience and urged continued thrift as the country prospers and faces no visible danger.
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D. J. Stafford
St. Patrick’s Church
Washington, D. C
Ohio State University
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Violet Ray
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