New Profession Opens Forestry Jobs for Young Men
The New York Evening Sun reports a rising profession in forestry offering outdoor life, wealth potential, and scientific methods shaped abroad. It highlights American adaptation, the need for trained foresters, and government collaboration with private owners to conserve woodlands while maintaining profitable lumbering.
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New York Evening Sun
United States
Europe
America
Henry 8. Graves
Department of Agriculture
State of New York
Adirondacks
Forest conservation plan promises sustained lumber output
Examination of two preserves yields rules to mark and protect trees, ban cutting above six inches, restrict spruce use for bridges, and require removal of marketable spruce after use. With faithful foresters, output can steady while forests renew in about 36 years, negating the need for total prohibition.
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Hitney
Webb
United States
Germany
Discoveries in Palestine by Vienna Scholar at Tanaak mound
Dr Sellin of Vienna’s Evangelical Theological Faculty reports four ancient castles uncovered beneath a mound near Tanaak, north of Jaffa. Finds include Solomon era fortifications, Canaanite remains with cherubim imagery, and early Israelite artifacts, plus an animal burial and inscriptions. Objects head to Constantinople with Vienna’s hopes for a full Palestine civilization picture.
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London Standard
Sellin
Evangelical Theological Faculty
Vienna
Palestine
Vienna Academy of Sciences
Holy Land
Academy of Sciences
Tanaak
Jaffa
Jerusalem
Solomon
Haroun-al-Rashid
Solomon Castle
Constantinople
Curious Ostrich in New York Tribune Report
A playful feature on the ostrich's curious, sociable nature and its habit of plucking at objects and pockets. The article notes the bird's inquisitive mind, gentle demeanor, and the fact that ostriches are plucked for their plumage every nine months.
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New York Tribune
China
Peru
Refused a Principality Man Chooses Simple Citizenship
Charles Von Falck, now plain Charles Von Falck, a Los Angeles Lyceum director and teacher, renounces Russian titles and declares he will remain an American citizen. His father urges return to Russia with imperial earldom and estates, but Von Falck plans to keep the name and life he chose, after years of service in European aristocracy and military.
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Los Angeles
Charles von Falck
Lyceum
Menene
West Fourth Street
Bogdan Carl On Falck
Count Clapier de Cologne
Marquis de Venneile
von Und Zu Orrenhoff
Russia
Mr. von Falck
Esthenia
Von
Alexander II
Clapier de Cologne
Bogdan Carl von Falck
Plevna
Count de Cologne
Peter the Great
Orrenhoft
Crusensterjerna
O Narva
Crustensterjerna
Hold Me Fast Poem Fragment By Ellen Glasgow
A compact fragment from Ellen Glasgow echoes urgency and devotion as the speaker pleads to be held fast through doom and night. The verse mingles dark imagery with a plea for enduring love despite peril and decay.
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Hell
Ellen Glasgow
Country Cow Stares Down City Maiden Parasol
A humorous exchange unfolds as City Maiden and Hiram Hayrick discuss a red parasol in the country setting. The cow’s intense gaze becomes the punchline, highlighting rural charm and social vanity.
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Hiram Hayrick
Indian Mexican scouts trail mastery lauded in Geronimo era accounts
Washington Post recounts the Southwest campaigns where Indian and Mexican scouts outpaced U S Cavalry in tracking Geronimo and San Carlos Apaches. Troop B of the Fourth Cavalry, deployed from Fort Myer, details brutal terrain, water shortages, and the scouts remarkable endurance and trail sense across desert rock and mountain passes.
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Washington Post
New Mexico
Arizona
Mexico
Geronimo
Fourth Cavalry
Fort Myer
Virginia
Mississippi River
Lawton
San Carlos
St. Augustine
Fla
San Antonio
A Colony of Octoroons in West Keating Pennsylvania
Long-ignored community in Clinton County near Clearfield county line is described as a segregated settlement of mixed race families the piece notes their physical traits homes gardens and belief in teas to ward off spirits. The tale centers on Smoke the enslaved man turned husband to a Williamsport woman and the disappearance of lumberman John Rohn with rumors of witchcraft and haunted mill. The West Branch railroad and its noise are said to be driving away the old superstitions and the Sleepy Hollow ghost legends.
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Philadelphia
New West Branch
Clearfield
Keating
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Mountains
West Keating Township
Clinton County
Clearfield County
Williamsport
Hemlock Forest
Smoke
South
Harrisburg
John Rohn
Rohn
Octoroon
West Branch
Sleepy Hollow
American Girl in England and Anglo American Ties
Arnold White's London Letter notes wealthy Americans hosting in England, shaping Anglo American marriages and political ties. The Gibson girl brings vitality to the House of Lords, with American charm and capital influencing land, church, and aristocracy. Both optimism and critique attend these unions as a global balance of advantage.
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Arnold White
London
Philadelphia Public Ledger
England
Scotland
Atlantic
Bson
House of Landlords
House of Lords
United States
Gibson
Making gems to order in coronation culture
A London Tit-Bits piece explains artificial jewels now common at royal events. Reconstructed rubies and emeralds mimic real stones in hardness and color, while paste and doublets imitate diamonds and sapphires. Advancements aim to produce flawless, round pearls and even potential reconstructed diamonds, though fire and brilliance differ from natural gems.
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London
Paris
Duchess of Sutherland
Aioe
Wedding Journeys Before Marriage in Chicago Post
Roswell Field in Chicago Post discusses Mrs. Wilcox who favors wedding journeys before marriage. She suggests a two to three week chaperoned trip to reveal true character, noting the cost and practicality. Ella and others are skeptical but some brides and lovers might pursue such trips to test readiness before the honeymoon.
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Roswell Field
Chicago Post
Wilcox
Lairey Gamp
Ella
Marti
Lake
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Handbook of
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Board of Health and Health Statistics
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