Kuroki Visits Yale Amid Japanese Education Ties
Gen Kuroki and retied Brig Gen Woodruff visited Yale University New Haven May 21. They were welcomed by President Hadley and met 20 Japanese students who presented an address. The party toured departments, East Rock Park, and dined with Yale faculty and officials amid student cheers from about 1000 undergraduates.
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Sheffield Scientific School
Graduates’ Club
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Studley
Charles S. Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Hummel Begins Prison Term in New York
Abraham Hummel, longtime criminal lawyer, begins a one year sentence at Blackwell's Island for conspiracy linked to the Dodge Morse divorce case. He was disbarred after conviction, drove to the prison without a guard, and left home amid a gathered crowd.
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Abraham H. Hummel
Blackwell's Island
Hummel
Dodge Morse
Bar Association
East Seventy Third Street
Lberty
Moments of Anxiety Over Derby Victory
London Saturday Review recounts the Derby finish where stable boy Parsons rode Caractacus to a neck victory after a last minute weight issue. Lord Stamford objected claiming only his horse and two others ran full course, but no protest was upheld as time ran out. The owner lamented the fleeting agony of that moment.
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Parsons
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Admiral Rous
Caractacus
London Saturday Review
A Peace That Would Not Have Been Fouorable
A historical reflection on the Cuban War of 1898 argues that peace with Spain was both necessary and honorable. It defends McKinley and Roosevelt's stance that intolerance of Cuban misrule required action, even war, to protect US rights and promote peace. The passage emphasizes duty, restraint, and the justified end of tyranny.
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Cuba
McKinley
United States
Roosevelt
Weeds that are valuable and global plant notes
A compendium of weed values includes how some species infesting fields yield crude drugs. Alice Henkel of the Plant Industry bureau notes EU cultivation and export uses, with potential profits from weed cultivation and even land set aside for profitable weed plots. The piece also mentions armorial bearings taxes in England, the pendulum’s accidental invention, common sense in diet, and a humorous overheard exchange about love and threats.
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Alice Henkel
Plant Industry Bureau
United States
Europe
The American Boy and His Times: Growth or Decline
The piece weighs whether the American boy is improving or regressing. It notes greater freedom and opportunities today, alongside criticisms of forwardness and lack of reverence. Overall, it argues the boy is typical of his era, aims for moral advancement, and shows promise of becoming a better man than his father.
Amazing Growth of the Nation
The piece argues U S population rose from 62 million in 1890 to 76 million in 1900 and now sits between 80 and 90 million with annual increases of about 1.5 million. It compares city sizes like Washington Indianapolis Kansas City Cleveland and San Francisco to illustrate rapid growth and wealth, noting immigration adds roughly a million yearly. The author says growth feels like rebuilding a city each year and calls U S potential almost beyond conception.
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San Francisco
United States
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Mathematics In the Kitchen
Mrs. Dickenharry asks the New Cook how long to boil eggs. The cook replies half an hour, then admits three minutes should suffice. The playful exchange centers on overcooking versus proper timing for eggs.
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