Patrol of Boy Scouts Spreads to Springfield City
An Edinburgh led, internationally inspired patrol trains Springfield youth in khaki, hats and belts. The movement, adopted from Britain and Australia, aims to foster helpful, courteous, thrifty scouts who pledge to God and country.
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Great Britain
Australia
Bay State City
Edinburgh
Young Men's Christian Association
Mass
United States
Finity Dirt Horsfield
Springfield
Burxfield
Horsfeid
Engle
Scotland
Germany
Vlys Anders
England
Pugilist Ketchel Adopts Baby Blue Garter Style
Stanley Ketchel a boxer, wears a baby blue garter with a gold buckle to gain persona and style, while Johnston’s victim in Pittsburg sports the same ribbon on the left ankle as a fashion note. Chiang Kang Hu in Pekin proposes a National Disgrace society to remind Chinese people of national mis deeds and to spur reform.
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Stanley Ketchel
Jack Johnson
Pittsburg
Kezebel
Lawlor
St. Paul
Chiang Kang Hu
Pekin
Pinless Hat Spurs Paris Style in Chicago Theater Row
Miss Mary Glenn of Evanston arrives from Paris with a gold cord hat featuring a hidden aigret that requires no pin. She parries theater managers by wearing it to performances, claiming no restraint is needed to remove the headpiece. Her tour included Europe’s fashion hub, and she disputes the hat’s removal rule as needless.
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Paris
Chicago
Mary Glenn
Evanston
Mise Glen
Lome
Europe
Willipery
Gleun
Steiner
New York
Epolta
Willie
Ste
Deane
Praise for Miss Morgan by Governor Advocacy
A garbled tribute praises Miss Morgan as a capable leader and wonder worker. The Governor extols her as a beacon for reform, thanking her for protection and guidance. The message lauds her as a beacon of hope, promising dedication from supporters and noting her public service ambitions.
April 1 in Congress. Tawney Calls Up Mr Train
In a light hearted April Fool bit in the house Representative Jim Tawney Minnesota, chair of the appropriations committee, called the name Call up Mr Train from the garbled telephonic gag. Georgia's Adamson, railroad committee member, received a floor envelope with a spring gag that released a buzzing rubber band startling him before he recalled the prank.
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Tawney
Mr. Train
Jake
Adamson
Jim Tawney
Minnesota
Appropriations Committee
Union Station
The
Treasury
Georgia
Railroad Committee
House
Adsuson
Congress
Richmond selects Battle Abbey site for Confederate memorial
A park site in Richmond Virginia’s west end is chosen for a handsome building to hold Confederate memorials. The structure will be known as Battle Abbey and will house relics of the South’s Civil War.
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Richmond
Wilson Leads Inquiry Into Rising Cost of Living
Secretary Wilson directs field staff to study why consumer food prices rise and who bears responsibility. The inquiry examines butter eggs milk apples potatoes and other produce, comparing retail and wholesale costs to see if farmers middlemen or retailers set the higher prices.
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Wilson
Beld
Wild
Arcondlis
Fiegiwan
Tuiyamwane
cooueNre
Gyroscope Cars Take Better Safety and Speed Aim
Richard Scherl, promoter of gyroscope driven cars, argues the device will greatly improve safety and comfort while enabling higher speeds than rail travel. He envisions a ten passenger car with gyro wheel driven by a towler, claiming potential for widespread adoption in the United States as construction costs drop.
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Richard Scherl
Gay
Telehard & Herda
Augues Sehort
Tokal
Berth
Veritel Et
New York
Trinte Tee
Unity States
Scheel
Edison gift record of his voice from Wu Tingfang
Edison receives a private phonograph record of his own voice as a Christmas gift from Wu Tingfang former Chinese minister to the United States. Wu calls Edison a great inventor shaping a twentieth century age and notes both men are glad to have met. Also mentions YMCA mining institutes campaign in eastern Pennsylvania to aid miners and a potential electric steel furnace test in Gary Indiana with prior overseas experiments.
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Thomas A. Gdison
Wu Ting Pang
United States
Edison
Mr. Edison
Young Men's Christian Association
Pennsylvania
C. L. Pay
Carbondale
Scranton
Wilkesbarre
Philadelphia and Reading Company
Gary
Ind
The Jolliest Show in All America Circus Charity Tale
A New York City holiday feature recalls a New Year Eve circus event hosted by exchange floor members for poorer children. A lantern lit tree, gifts, and a variety show with riders, trained animals, trapeze artists, magicians, dogs, jugglers, and clowns entertained kids in a poorer district under the care of a ringmaster and an eighty five piece band.
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Exchange
New York City
Santa Claus
Bemin Catholic
Twelfth Night Cake Recipe from Hagland
A Twelfth Night cake tradition in England is described with a detailed Hagland recipe. Ingredients include butter, powdered sugar, eggs, flour, currants, almonds, citrus peels, and brandy. Method covers beating times, mixing steps, lining a tin, and baking guidance for four and a half hours.
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England
Hagland
Division of Life's Needs in Macedonian Bread Making
The passage describes Macedonian housewives kneading dough and signing it with the cross before dividing into loaves. Later the same sign is made with the knife before cutting each individual loaf, and crumbs from the good man's table are given to needy beggars.
Potatoes Cheap as Market Dips Across State
In Lanuing and Mioh prices for potatoes fall to the lowest levels in years. Rock Island and Traverse City report prices from 8 to 20 cents a bushel as buyers hesitate to purchase. Experts predict further declines before season's end.
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Lanuing
Mioh
Ihia
Traverse City
Mlek
Arrest Report Links Rose City Fire To Suspect
West Branch Mich April 6 Clare Thornton jailed on suspicion of starting the $760000 Rose City blaze in early June. A friend was arrested after both allegedly drank. Thornton allegedly warned he would be blamed unless the friend was saved. Thornton reportedly claimed to have nothing to do with perpetual motion talk during the report.
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Rose City
West Branch
Mich
Clare Thornton
Thornton
Jimmy
Jiminy
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