Trafalgar Battle That Shattered Napoleon’s Invasion Plan
The 1805 battle off Cadiz led by Admiral Nelson against Villeneuve and Rosily ended with a British victory. Nelson was mortally wounded aboard the Victory after decisive actions by Collingwood and the fleet, wrecking Napoleon’s invasion plans for England. Thirty-four ships faced surrender as 18 of the allied fleet yielded to Britain.
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Napoleon
England
St. Helena
Admiral Villeneuve
Channel
Boulogne
Nelson
West Indies
Cadiz
Velleneuve
Villeneuve
Naples
Collingwood
Royal Sovereign
Alava
Santa Anna
Rotherham
Scott
Hardy
Victory
Beatty
Harvey
Adair
Hamilton
Horatia
Richard Strachan
Rosily
Soeda's Family Fails Quit Tobacco Claim
Prominent Tokyo barrister Masuo Soeda proclaimed a strict anti tobacco crusade at home. He burned all tobacco provisions then admitted lighting a cigar months later claiming his physician prescribed tobacco as medicine for heart degeneration.
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Tokyo
Masuo Soeda
Soeda
Many Indian Languages Divide North American Tongues
The Popular Science Monthly explains there is no single American Indian language. There are over a thousand languages in the Americas and about five hundred in North America north of Mexico. Hence it is impossible to provide a universal Indian word for an English term.
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Smithsonian Institution
Popular Science Monthly
Americas
Mexico
The Rolling Stone Incorrigible Man
The Rolling Stone is described as incorrigible and unable to be shaped by success or restraint. He pursues adventures brave and new, with no fear of loss, and defies ordinary measures, seeking a life different from conventional existence.
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Lfe
Happiness and Pleasure and the Mistaken Quest
A reflection on happiness versus pleasure, noting that internal happiness comes from within while pleasure is external. The text warns that self seeking happiness leads to misery, whereas finding happiness in helping others brings true fulfillment, attributed to Edgar Saltus.
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Hdgar Saltus
Court Rejects Suffrage Plea in Ohio Referendum Fight
The Ohio Supreme Court refused to grant an injunction to suspend the Reynolds presidential suffrage law referendum and left undecided the law’s constitutionality. Suffragists may refile from common pleas court, while a mandamus to hear petitions was denied though an alternative writ might issue. Florence Allen accused anti-suffrage petitions of fraud as signatures faced possible invalidation in multiple counties.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Reynolds
Supreme Court
Common Pleas Court
Mandamus
Secretary of State
Florence Allen
Cleveland
Charles Johnson
Attorney General’s Office
Rathmell
Boards of Elections
Ashtabula
Butler
Clinton
Crawford
Cuyahoga
Delaware
Erie
Fayette
Franklin
Gallia
Green
Guernsey
Highland
Jackson
Lawrence
Licking
Mercer
Muskingum
Pike
Putnam
Stark
Summit
Evolution of the Wheel Discovery Narrative
The article argues the wheel may not be a single invention but a gradual discovery. It notes high praise for the unknown pioneer who first ate an oyster and suggests civilization advances come from gradual innovations, not a sudden breakthrough.
Evolutionary Process Phrase Ends Debate on Credit
A compact excerpt notes that no person or group can claim credit for an evolutionary process, reflecting a debate on authorship and collective progression. The line appears from an Exchange context, signaling broader discussion on attribution and scientific development.
The Proper Attitude Toward Woman
The proper attitude of a man toward woman is not a very complicated affair. The fellow who admires her if she's beautiful, honors her if she is a mother, respects her if she works, has sympathy for her if she is in distress, and pities her if she stumbles is in a fair way to become a gentleman.
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Houston Post
Ohioan in France Burns from Mustard Gas
Ted Clark of Zanesville, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Clark, is reported as the first Ohioan in France to be burned by mustard gas. A letter states he was struck in August in the trenches, gas penetrated clothing, and burned him with lung injuries. He is treated in a hospital at Orpington, Kent, England.
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Zanesville
Ted Clark
James Clark
France
Orpington
Kent
England
Prohibition Emphasis at Ohio Methodist Conference
Prohibition and efforts to rally 250000 Methodist votes for a dry state dominated the Ohio Methodist Episcopal conference in Columbus as members debated the issue in session.
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Columbus
Ohio Methodist Episcopal Conference
Farmer John Ressler Dies After Horse Throws Him
John Ressler, 60, a farmer from Fostoria, was instantly killed when the horse he held reared and threw him in front of a Toledo Fostoria Findlay street car. Local authorities reported the tragic accident occurred in Fostoria.
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Fostoria
John Ressler
Toledo, Fostoria & Findlay
Road Contracts to Be Let in Columbus
Twenty three road contracts for fifty two miles of improvements in seventy five counties totaling about one million seven thousand dollars are expected to be let on October 23.
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Columbus
Two Die as Auto Hits Pole in Youngstown
An auto crashed into a telephone pole at Logan avenue and Broadway in Youngstown killing Clement Conway and Madeline I. Cassius. Conway 28 of 914 South Avenue and Cassius 19 of East Madison Avenue died at the hospital. Annie Cassius sister of the deceased and two others were slightly injured.
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Youngstown
Logan Avenue
Broadway
Clement Conway
South Avenue
Madeline I. Cassius
Madison Avenue
Annie Cassius
Socialist Meeting Blocked in Cincinnati Parade Dispersed
Police barred entry to Central Turner hall and stopped a Socialist meeting after receiving word that Prof. Scott Nearing was to speak in defiance of Safety Director Friedlander’s orders. About 500 Socialists formed a parade nearby before officers dispersed the crowd.
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Cincinnati
Turner Hall
Scott Nearing
Friedlander
Nearing
Wall Collapses at Columbia Theater In Springfield
The north wall and roof of the Columbia theater on Limestone street collapsed during remodeling. Two men were crushed to death and about three others are believed dead while nearly 40 laborers were at work. Fifteen workers were taken to City hospital for treatment.
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Springfield
City Hospital
Columbia Theater
Grand Opera House
Limestone Street
Gas Sun Amusement Co
Prominent Men to Speak at McKinley Memorial Dedication
Prominent speakers announced for the McKinley memorial dedication in Niles on October 5 include former President William H. Taft Secretary of War Newton D. Baker U S Senators Atlee Pomerene Warren G Harding Governor James M Cox of Ohio and Joe Mitchell Chapple editor of Boston A note says President Wilson cannot attend.
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Niles
William H. Taft
Newton D. Baker
Atlee Pomerone
Warren G. Harding
James M. Cox
Ohio
Joe Mitchell Chapple
Boston
McKinley Memorial
Wilson
Elyria Man Wounded in France in World War I
Tom Cushing, son of Dr. C. H. Cushing of Elyria, was wounded in the hip by a German shell near a dugout with Dr. George W. Crile of Cleveland. He serves in the Lakeside hospital unit near the front lines.
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Qchican
France
Elyria
Elyrian
Tom Cushing
C. H. Cushing
George W. Crile
Cleveland
Cushing
Lakeside Hospital
Soldiers Entrain for Camp Cleveland Sendoff
The 145th United States infantry also known as the Fifth Ohio entrained on Sept. 25 for Camp Sheridan in Montgomery Alabama. Of the 1 400 men more than 700 are Cleveland troops. Thousands lined downtown streets in the afternoon to bid farewell. Three thousand United Spanish War Veterans attended the encampment and formed an escort for the men who are expected to go over the top within three months.
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Cleveland
145Th United States Infantry
Fifth Ohio
Camp Sheridan
Montgomery
Ala
Captioned scene at capitol prayer for the country
A visitor with his young son attends a capitol session. From the gallery the boy asks why the minister prays for the men. The father replies that the minister prays for the country, not the men, revealing a patriotic moment.
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Capitol
Make Trouble by Selfless Action and Common Sense
A terse aphorism indicates that unselfish acts that ignore practical limits can create real trouble. It suggests motives of sacrifice may backfire if not tempered by sense and restraint.
France Adopts Separation of Church and State
France enshrined secularism in 1905, separating church and state and allowing creeds to form worship associations. Pension plans exist for clergy age forty five plus. The 1910 association law requires state authorization for religious communities and restricts monastic groups to case by case authorization.
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France
Time Variations Across Honolulu Plantations
A. P. Taylor reports plantation clocks in Honolulu show three ways to tell time solar standard and railway. Hilo Sugar set clocks 30 minutes ahead Pubala 40 minutes advance by Hawaiian Agricultural company while most other plantations added 15 minutes to 1 hour. Uniform time may be adopted island wide.
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Honolulu
Papaikou
A. P. Taylor
Hilo
No girl's face is sat with a re touched photograph
A short caption notes that no girl's face is seated with a retouched photograph, suggesting discussion around image manipulation. The sentence anchors on the claim and hints at a broader commentary on altering portraits.
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Fleming
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Germany
Fred C. Croxton
Washington Food Administration
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Food Administration
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