Snake and lamp news from Kowloon and new wirelessless design
A brown adder is killed by Mr. Coke of the Rajputs after a cat dogfight on Kowloon water front prompting warnings to Kowloon children to stay on grass. A new electric lamp design eliminates visible wires with transformers under a table and in the lamp base, allowing wireless energy and easy lamp removal without wiring changes.
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South China Morning Post
Kowloon
Coke
Thomas
Kawiloon
Amalis
Kowloon Water
French prison study links crime to prisoner height
Dr Charles Perrier reports from observations in French penal institutions that criminals are usually medium height, thieves small, beggars medium or slightly under, murderers above average, and arson and counterfeiting prisoners small. He notes these findings may not apply to criminals in other countries.
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Charles Perrier
Small
Quirky English Estates and Royal Roses Rents
The passage describes eccentric rents tied to royal visits and flowers. It recalls the Duke of Athol demanding a white rose when the sovereign visits, with Victoria and Albert seen years ago and roses scarce in the garden. A trickier rent required a snowball offering, likened to a glacier in Ben Wyvis.
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England
Duke of Athol
Queen Victoria
Fpouils
Ben Wryvis
Maine Hunters Rejoice Over Record Deer Season
Kennebec Journal reports widespread satisfaction among hunters in Maine with a very successful season. An veteran woodsman notes deer are plentiful and in excellent condition across Rangeley and surrounding areas.
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Maine
Kennebec Journal
the Journal
Maine ‘Woods
Rangeley
Canada Considers Erie Canal Style Water Route
Canada’s minister of canals told the House of Commons a dominion water route may be built to rival the Erie canal. He proposed a 25 foot deep canal linking Lakes Erie and Ontario, with an estimated cost of 25 to 30 million dollars. Canada may undertake the project within a few years.
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Canada
House of Commons
Dominion
Lakes Erie
Ontario
Treason in Hyde Park Rare as Attacks on Sovereign
Professor Masterman, lecturing at Cambridge on modern England and the liberty of the subject, noted there is treason spoken in Hyde Park on Sundays to fill a German fortress. He observed the orators go home to tea and said attacks on the sovereign are rare and strongly resented by the people at large.
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Masterman
Cambridge
England
Hyde Park
London
Europe
Ruth
Mrs Elizabeth Hayward Active Delegate and Suffrage Advocate
Mrs Elizabeth Hayward of Salt Lake City long active as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Denver is noted as the mother of nine and a well run house. She advocates equal suffrage not to broaden women’s views but to give them power to protect and improve their homes.
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Elizabeth Hayward
Salt Lake City
Denver
Judge Says Bar Moral Standard Would Dismiss Most Members
An old New York court of record judge claims strict enforcement of the attorney moral character rule would force about two out of every hundred lawyers to leave the bar and seek other work.
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New York
Lightning Strikes Georgetown Store Owner’s Ear
Lightning struck Horace Wan’s Georgetown Delaware store and left his ear scorched a brown after he recovered from the shock. A Chicago woman named Mrs Clark Ek sued for a dinner claiming she was forced to curl her husband’s long mustache every morning.
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Horace @wan
Georgetown
Del
M@wan
Clarkek
Chicago
Cork Pound Sufficient to Sup Roan Size
Fragmentary OCR suggests a note about a cork weight and a roan horse size. Details are unreadable beyond the basic mention of cork and a roan, with no clear event, date, or organization.
Roosevelt's Final Address to Congress Urgent Reform Call
President Roosevelt's final message to Congress urges quick action on reforms to aid public welfare. He argues for stronger federal control of interstate commerce, updated currency rules, labor protections, and safeguards for wage workers and small investors.
Appeal for balanced action against corporate wrongs and rights
The piece argues the public must supervise giants and government must avoid injustice. It warns against anarchist aims and demagogic defense of wealth, urging support for honest, capable initiative and fair dealing while protecting property rights and wage workers.
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Powlar
Increase in national power to regulate wealth and business
The author argues for using the national power to supervise and control wealth and large corporations rather than abandoning oversight. Concentrated, accountable power is safer than dispersed, invisible administration, and democracy thrives when officials operate openly with public accountability.
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Commonwealth
Short
Seenon
Poe
Renton Ee Thee
Ure
Conservation of Resources and Forest Preservation Plea
A call urges immediate action to protect forests and inland waterways for future generations. It warns deforestation and grazing threaten soil and rivers, urging Congress to start improvements now to safeguard national forests and waterways and avoid irreversible damage.
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Adirondacks
Whits Mountains
Appalachians
Rocky Mountains
Congress
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Panama Canal
United States
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