World’s Fair at St. Louis poised to surpass all others
A vivid survey of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition highlights its vast scale with 189 acres of pavilions and 20 buildings, led by the 20 acre Palace of Agriculture and 15 acre Palace of Transportation. The piece notes outdoor displays, a $40-$50 million total cost, and plans for extensive attractions, hotels, and facilities as opening day approaches.
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Chicago
Palace of Agriculture
Palace of Transportation
St. Louis
Magnii
Segson
Ing
Palace of Mines and Metallurgy
Iron Industries of
Birmingham
United States
United States Bureau of Plant Industry
Marketing for the Sea Cow Feeds a New Jersey Aquarium
The sea cow at Gravesend Bay Aquarium consumes about five and a half bushels of eel grass weekly, with eight foot, 800 pound animal needing regular supplies despite a harsh winter. Marketer hauls eel grass through up to ten inch thick ice, using open water gaps when wind shifts. The man reports never letting the sea cow go hungry over eighteen weeks since arrival from Florida on Sept 3.
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Aquarium
Florida
Gravesend Bay
Baymen
New York Sun
Brain Growth and Development Areas in Adolescents
Professor Seggel from Munich identifies two brain growth spurts in girls during ages 10 to 11 and 17 to 18, and two in boys at 12 to 18 and 19 to 20. Brain growth lags body growth most during early teens, then accelerates, reaching about one seventh of body growth by age 20.
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Prof
Seggel
Munich
Swiss Industrial Schools and Their Subjects
The London Mail reports on Swiss industrial schools in Geneva and Chaux de Fonds offering clock and watch making, with art and industrial programs for women, plus hand trades in many towns. Courses include drawing arithmetic geography bookkeeping German and French with practical trade instruction.
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Geneva
Chaux de-Fonds
Yucich
French Motorist Learns New Rules in New York
A French visitor in New York motors through Central Park misreads police signals as praise and increases speed. Police finally halt him by placing a horse in the auto’s path. In court he still misreads the gesture, thinking it a compliment, and pays a $5 fine.
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New York
America
Central Park
French Tax Revenue Rise in Indirect Taxes 1903 Figures
Returns show France collected 508,380,380 dollars from indirect taxes in 1903, up 26,657,580 dollars from estimates and 30,175,860 dollars above 1902. The increase reflects higher receipts across the tax system as government finance data summarized for the year.
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France
How the Starfish Feeds and Preys
A starfish cannot see or hear yet it seeks and devours prey with its flexible arms. It grips the victim, wraps its rays around it, then everts its stomach through its mouth to engulf a large oyster or shell. The starfish mouth lies at the center of its rays.
Dowager Empress Fights to Save Ancestral Tombs
The dowager empress of China, still alive to the peril from the Russo Japanese crisis, vows to fight for Manchuria’s freedom from foreign control. She has held conferences with leading statesmen and believes in restoring Manchu authority to prevent dynastic collapse and spurred Taiping and Kola shui efforts to revive the Ming dynasty, risking China’s destruction.
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China
Manchuria
Kolashui
The Suppy of Platinum In Demand and Source Unknown
A historical note on platinum scarcity and unknown sources. It cites December 1904 discovery of platinum group metals in Rambler mine copper ore Wyoming. Discusses forms of deposits in Urals Colombia Brazil British Columbia and other locations and mentions osmium linked uses.
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Rambler
Wyoming
Urals
Colombia
Brazil
British Columbia
Tilkerode
Hartz Mountains
Minas Gereas
Brasil
Santa Rosa
California
Beresovsk
Russia
Guardual Canal
Spain
Rambler Mine
Canada
The Mothers of Men and a Lincoln Heritage
Henry D. tabrook extols mothers as central to great men, centering on Nancy Hanks Lincoln. He quotes Lincoln’s claim that all he is he owes to his mother, links motherhood to divine care, and praises Drummond’s Ascent of Man for praising motherhood as a holy force shaping humanity.
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Lincoln
Nancy Hanks
Abraham
Napoleon
Abraham Lincoln
Prof. Drummond
Man
Henry D. Tabrook
A Russian Dick Turpin in the Empire
A remarkable prisoner in Kiev, nicknamed Solomon II by the grace of God, King of the Jews, is described as a handsome seminary student turned highwayman. He robbed the rich to aid the poor, murdered and stole on the road, and hosted lavish gatherings with wealth from his criminal acts. His capture followed a revolver protruding from his coat pocket during a fur deal. He admits a long robbery spree, denies murders, seeks penitence, and wishes to expiate in monkish seclusion.
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Solomon II
Kieff
Russia
Solomon
Royal Carpet of Value Presented to Queen Wilhelmina
In the Rot ter dam ethnographic museum a carpet given by the Shah of Persia to Queen Wilhelmina marks his visit to Holland. The Persian inscription names Hazzaffer ed Din as Emperor and Queen Wilhelmina as recipient in the year 1320 Hedjira. The piece spans thirty-six square yards with 350,000 stitches per yard.
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Rotterdam
Wilhelmina
Holland
Hazzaffer Ed Din
Persia
Azalais Maidens of Autumn and a Pilgrim’s Quest
A fragmentary verse piece recounts Azalais as a radiant maiden whose beauty ousts suitors. A pilgrim with gold is moved to woo, yet she remains aloof, while his conquest fails. The poem hints at love’s drama and the realm of Vale.
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Azalais
Asalais
Pete
Pilgrim Russ
Pato
Clinton
The Champion and the Lightweight Grocery Master
A clever grocer amassed money by selling below cost while his scales misled customers. The secret was his scales biased toward heavy ends, making him appear a winner. The tale ends with a moral that a man can be champion yet unjust.
Breaks News Gently After Patt Dumphy Tragedy
Danny OBrien and the section gang deliver the grim report of Patt Dumphy’s death when a train severed his head near the track. Mrs Dumphy questions his mental state as the men recount the mishap and the crowd’s rumor mill.
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Denny O'Brien
Pat Dumphy
Danny
Stetion Gang
Mra Dumphy
Mra
Dumphy
Patt
Dumpty
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ST. Louis Exposition
Anthony
Palace of Manufactures
Navy
Palace of Electricity
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Plowgastel
Lower
Brittany
Plougastel
London Mail
Punt
Veen
the Mothers OF Men
Dick Turpin
Ophir
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