Capital site in Brazil chosen for health and science role
A Brazilian commission of scientists selects a plateau 4,000 feet above sea level near Rio de Janeiro as the new capital site in a bid for health. The decision is noted as possibly the first instance of science choosing a national capital. The piece also covers Indiana tax actions on transportation lines and critical views on urban life from Stanford President David Starr Jordan.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Popular Science
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
San Francisco
I Never Lied Says Retired Tourist Printer in Chicago
A veteran tourist-printer tells a tall tale in a Chicago shop about 1883 travel mishaps from Denver to Detroit. After hunger and a lake fish breakfast escape, he survives a lynching mob and a sheriff’s posse, ending with a $200 purse and staying in Chicago.
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Chicago
Denver
Detroit
Mississippi
Alton
Mother Earth
Peoria
Sheriff's Posse
Office Plays Detective Through Pension Office
A Washington Star account describes how pension offices unite and reunite families. An example shows a Massachusetts widow learning her husband is alive in Chicago and reconnecting after years. a Niagara Falls veteran and his scattered children are ultimately reunited, illustrating numerous such cases fading over time.
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The
Washington Star
Chicago
Massachusetts
Niagara Falls
Sherman
New Orleans
War Department
Pension Office
Office Girls in Chicago Offices
Office girls are praised for cleaner appearance and better conduct than office boys. They do not smoke or whistle and show bright, quick energy. Employers report high satisfaction and plan to keep using office girls rather than office boys.
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Chicago
Book of University Scope Echoes in Banter
A brief musical spoof quotes Perry Patettic and Watson noting soap in the Bible and the common view of good and bad things. The Cincinnati Baker mentions the mix of piety and irony in public discourse.
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Perry Patettic
Wayworn
Watson
Cincinnati
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Diller
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