College policy and wolves spur regional debates across states
The piece discusses college coeducation and feminization fears at eastern and western institutions, noting that many colleges with large female enrollments show mixed conclusions on gender integration. It also reports on an Agriculture Department plan to hire 11 hunters to exterminate wolves and other predators across national forests from Idaho to California, aiming to save cattle and boost farm profits.
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Department of Agriculture
Tifa
New
Moexito
Bawtwoth Foresta
Idaho
Wind River
Yellowstone Forests
Wynming
Highwood Mountain Foreats
Montana
Grand Canon Forest
Arioona
Park Range Forest
Colorado
Dixie Forest
Utah
Trinity Forest
California
Triinha Forest
Oregon
Montezuma Forest
Western ‘Texte
New Mexico
Aviation and war balloons loom in 19th century debate
A late 19th century discussion questions the practicality of flying machines for warfare. It notes balloon weaponization as a potential, warns of unreliability, and mentions a public spectacle near New York with a tall building feature. It also references Count de Castellane criticizing French Morocco policy and a Connecticut girl's fainting incident after a no shampoo incident.
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Oui de Castellane
Anna Gould
Morocco
Costly Improvements in Gotham Stagger City Finances
An oversized write up discusses the Passa canal project and other major New York engineering works. It cites a total outlay near 900 million dollars and notes rail, subway, and bridge developments, plus vast urban improvements and related losses from discarded items and trappings.
High Rent, Lost Umbrellas Highlight Busy Transit Scene
A historical note details 30000 umbrellas lost yearly on trains and streetcars alongside a space marked for a cigar stand with a new high rent in New York. It describes found items filling offices and an unusual life of everyday objects, plus a 21 by 9 foot booth space renting for 40 dollars per square foot yearly.
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New York
Bustanen
New Judson Terminal
Hochanille & Dominews
Tittle Clear Erand
Sp Ie
Man on 20 foot scaffold goes berserk high above city
Charles Timmons, a rigger, climbs a 20 foot high scaffold at 111 East Fortieth Street and threatens suicide. After a desperate struggle by three comrades, he is bound and sent to hospital. Foreman Thomas Grady warns him off work as he shows signs of intoxication and madness.
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New York
Eaat
Charles Timmons
Rigger
Timmons
Thormas Grady
Congress Reopens with Old Faces and New Members
Congress meets again in Washington as new faces arrive and old stalwarts depart. Democrats hold a smaller lead while Republicans remain entrenched. remarks note shifting public perception and the fading grandeur of veteran lawmakers as new, inexperienced figures step into the national stage.
Women Students at New York Motor School
A fragment notes many women students at a New York motor school and discusses their use of the automobile trade. It suggests women will prove their skill and knowledge to own and operate cars, predicting a satisfactory impact on automotive journalism and ownership.
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NEW York Motor School
Wate
New Egyptian Relics Enrich The Metropolitan Museum
The Met has received Egyptian artifacts including a significant jar reliquary with a portrait of Queen Tu from Kgyptian tomb remains. Henry C. Frick loans a fifteenth century Antonello da Messina oil painting, notable for early oil techniques, depicting the removal of Christ from the cross in preparatory stages.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Queen Tu
Henry C. Frick
Antonello da Messina
Christ
Maniac Timmons Battles Workers On High Scaffold
A rampaging maniac named Timmons fought workers on a tall scaffold above a crowd. After an hour of grappling and near falls to the street, police and foreman Grady restrained him with a straitjacket and he was lowered to an awaiting ambulance.
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Ching
Jast
Timmons
Foreman Grady
Grady
Heath
Arcaifela
Conbell
Pineaily
Suburbia Boarder and Village Newspaper Inquiry
In a brief Life item a suburbia scene shows a boarder asking if the subscriber for the village newspaper exists while an inhabitant replies no, noting the village dress maker boards at their house.
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Suburbia
Williams to Lead Democrats in House for Two Years
Oun Sharp Williams of Mississippi will again head the Democratic House leadership for two years. Democrats will generally follow his lead, though tensions may rise and fall as they have under his past tenure, with others like DeArmond of Missouri noted as capable rivals.
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Oun Sharp Williams
Missis Jsippi
Williams
DeArmond
Missouri
Mississippi
Harlan Stays on Supreme Bench Despite Reach of Retirement
Associate Justice John Marshall Harlan, aged 74, completed 30 years on the high court and, though past the voluntary retirement age, remains on the bench. He is in good health, six feet two, and has given no definite plan to retire, stating he could retire on full pay but is deterred by ongoing work.
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Ohn
Marshall Harlan
The
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce
James 8. Harlan
Richard Harlan
John Maynard Harlan
Chicago
Justice Harlan
Williams to Again Lead Democrats in 1910
The article discusses John Sharp Williams of Mississippi as a probable Democratic leader, noting his timing for a two year study before a U.S. Senate run and the potential non-leadership role this year. It also touches on Justice Harlan’s Kentucky roots and career, plus SEAT. THOMAS HOLCOMB JR.’s marine corps appointment and Roosevelt’s practice records and target shooting ambitions.
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Armond
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
DeArmond
United States Senate
Senator Money
Wik
Champion Rifle Shot Is Made Aid to President
Roosevelt faces criticism from sportsmen over how rifle hits and misses are counted. The president argues many misses occur under difficult conditions and should be included, while rivals favor only shots with a fair chance of hitting. The debate centers on his record versus others, and his confidence in defeating Lieutenant Hollowb.
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Corducation
New England
Fournier Ter
Wrens Bret
IBM
Merricaiam
Aiol & Uedenes
Edorstory
Irene Munte
Comdacollegal
Soria
Muller
Thomas Holcomb, JR
Marine Corps
White House
Roosevelt
Virginia
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