Alcohol, Insanity Link in French Mental Hospitals
The Journal Officier reports a year long French study by Mirman on alcohol excess and alienation. It classifies patients into three groups and totals 8822 in asylums at Jan 1 1907, with 12.6 percent due to alcoholism. Absinthe and other wines appear in half the alcohol related cases as youth degradation rises 1897–1907, and a national anti alcohol league coordinates action.
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Officier
Mirman
Department of Public Rssistance and Hygiene
France
Ainthe
National League Against
Ants and light effects stretch back to past findings
The extract discusses how ants respond to spectrum light especially violet rays, referencing Lori Avebury and experiments on light as a factor in movement. It mentions sensory reactions to heating from spectrum ends and notes a shift in views on marriage in society as observed by The Bystander.
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Esis
Lori Avebury
Dene Hole Unearthed At Windmill Hill Gravesend
Workman digging for chalk at Windmill Hill Gravesend uncovers a vertical shaft 58 feet deep leading to a twin chambered artificial cave. Western chamber measures 20 by 24 feet and eastern about 24 by unknown. walls show smooth finish and evidence of horn picks. The report hints the site may have housed a subterranean store for grain and resembles a dene hole.
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Windmill Hill
Gravesend
Erain
The Eggs of the Dog Fish in British Reports
A British Government chemist details the eggs of the dogfish and their value versus flesh. He notes high water content and material balance, with portions resembling prawns and other fare. The piece discusses fishermen’s losses on Devon and Cornwall coasts and mentions dogfish meat being sold as fried steaks in stores.
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Devon
Cornwall
Eash
England
Funeral Strike Strands Hearse at Brooklyn Church
Two thousand mourners attended a wealthy butcher's funeral at Rommage Ca- Abette Church in Brooklyn. Drivers from three rival labor unions deserted posts, provoking unrest until police intervened. the undertaker failed to calm the dispute as mourners moved toward the cemetery. One hearse left alone, others followed in separate carriages amid the dispute.
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Rommag Ca- Abette
Brooklyn
Local Tenant Rights Claim Amid Harsh Eviction Pressure
A terse, fragmented note signals a tenant facing aggressive pressure from a powerful landlord or authority. The text hints at a conflict within a formal sector, possibly involving housing, regulation, or tenancy disputes, and seeks a remedy or protection against harsh treatment.
Spirit of Amability Grips Legislative Assembly After Recess
The Assembly ended a tense session with a glad mood and cordial camaraderie. Members from both sides greeted each other by Christian names, signaling a thaw as amendments passed and peace seemed to prevail beyond the chamber doors.
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Legislative Assembly
Xowson
Ipotatra
Nothi
Grim
Charley
Legislative actions move to council and counts on amendments
The Legislative Assembly passed the Liquor Amendment Bill and sent it to the Legislative Council after a third reading. Motions for Public Works consider electric tramways from Dulwich Hill to Ashfield, and from the Spit to Manly, plus river breakwater and office accommodation projects, all carried as the house rose sine die at 10.40 p.m.
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Legislative Auseumhity
Legislative Assembly
Lexiwiative Council Asreeta
Dulwich
Ashfield
Spit
Manly
Clarence River
Sir John Coode
Chanesry Square
Tortured by Indians at Norway House trial
Tribune correspondent at Ottawa reports on the Salteaux chiefs trial at Norway House in the Keewatin district. The case reveals a brutal pattern of strangulation and burning to cull what natives saw as useless members. One chief hanged himself before trial end. the other sentenced to hang. Eyelide and Angus Ras described five cases in which victims were strangled or burned, some buried quietly, others thrown on massive fires or lured with restraints until heat released their bodies. The crimes occurred in a remote Hudson Bay area not well explored by whites.
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Tribune
Ottawa
Salteaux
Norway House
Keewatin
Trine
Brochera
Eyelide
Angus Ras
Siwan
Hudson Bay
White
Artificial sun lamp in Royal Botanic Gardens greenhouse boosts growth
In a Royal Botanic Gardens greenhouse, researchers simulate ideal growth conditions. A water surrounded arc lamp provides artificial sunlight on cloudy days while Nebt system distributes moist air with carbonic acid, heat controls maintain optimal temperature, and an electrostatic device enhances soil nitrate conversion and root activity.
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Royal Botanic Gardens
Planta
Canadian Criminals and Justice Report Reveals Rising Offenses
The Dominion justice department reports last fiscal year shows rising crime in Canada with Morning America Calgary as a daily population of inmates reaching 1440, up from 3407 in 1806 and 138 in 196. The document notes alarming growth in criminality, with parole operations continuing and pardons issued, while sections discuss prison demographics and education levels among inmates.
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Cansaran Department of Justice
Alberica
Calgary
Rood Common School
Sdubarion Ade
Eatia
TNT
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