Power of heredity at Cold Spring Harbor long island
Carnegie Institution branch at Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island carries out heredity studies in plants and animals as a basis for a planned eugenics study of human heredity. Dr Davenport leads projects with goats sheep cattle cats and insects, plus partnerships with local institutes and a fish hatchery. Cadets at West Point begin ten weeks of field work in summer drills and practical war training emphasizing minor tactics and outpost development.
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Carnegie Institution At
Washington
Long Island
Cold Spring Harbor
Carnegie Institution
Secretary of Agriculture
Hays
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
Davenport
Atudies
Uncle Sam
West Point
Corps of Cadets
Academy
Haversack
Wealthy senators: fortunes in the U S senate
A historical piece details how the upper chamber harbors vast wealth with 86 members worth about 340 million dollars. It cites figures for William A. Clark, Stephen B. Blackburn, Gen Russell A Alger, Nelson Aldrich and others, noting many riches from mining railroads lumber and marble.
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United States Senate
Congress
Senate
Millionaire’s Club
William A. Clark
Stephen B. Biking
Gen
Russell A Alger
Nelson W. Aldrich
John Kean
John F. Dryden
Redfield Proctor
George P. Wetmore
Philander C. Knox
Cabot Lodge
Henry M. Tellyer
Thomas M. Patterson
Levi Ankeny
Samuel H. Piles
George 3. Nixon
George C
Russell A. Alger
Michigan
Algers
Abirich
Quotations and snippets from Chicago papers
A collage of archaic humor and dialogue excerpts from Chicago Daily News and Chicago Record, featuring jests about alms, a hobo and pompous citizen, marital dissatisfaction, a Yonkers widow, and a comic exchange with a shopper and salesman.
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Sluggard
Chicago Daily News
Unique umpire Slats Davis eyed for National League duties
A profile of Ira J. Davis known as Slats or Dixie Davis, famed for his comedic umpiring and calm in riotous Western league games. The piece notes his Penn State era, brief big league stints, and influence on players and managers, with a nod to his potential rise in the National League alongside stars like Wagner and Waddell. It also covers Canadian athlete William Sherring, Olympic marathon winner, and honors from Hamilton and Ottawa for his 25-mile triumphs and a government inspector appointment.
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Rube” Waddell
Hans Wagner
Napoleon
Ira J. Davis
Slats
Dixie” Davis
University of Pennsylvania
New England
Atlantic
Pacific
Washington
New York
Danbury, Conn
Sheckard, Parent, Howell
Phelps
John B. Day
Adrian
Anson
Buck Ewing
Davis
St. Joe
Pulliam
National League
Canada
United States
William Sherring
Toronto
Athens
Sherring
Greece
Grand Trunk
Hamilton
Ontario
Dominion
His Bitter Regret and the Proverbial Man
A fragmentary Chicago Daily News style snippet presents a tale of unrequited affection involving Mr Smykins and a auburn haired woman. The young man recalls past attentions and a half remembered romance while a jokey exchange hints at sweets and waiting rewards.
Jealous Husband Cave Clue Mystery of Missing Mall Pouch
A Boston Globe report recalls a post office inspector solving a mall robbery by tracing a missing pouch. The inspector hunted a female witness, followed leads to a wealthy home, and uncovered a scheme involving a lodger and an ox convict who confessed and revealed the pouch location, with sentences assigned to the conspirators.
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Post Office
Lethermar
Boston Globe
Newton
Cincinnati
Avery Stable
Jas
Pigeon Flies With Train Across English Rail Links
Homing pigeons released by the thousands on a Saturday were traced from Retford and Branston to London and other towns. Distances ranged 11 to 12 miles, but none beat the mile record as wind and weather favored. A Templescombe to London flight logged 108 miles in 94 minutes, averaging 69 mph. One Belgium home bird near Liege and Warermine followed a Liege to Warermine train daily, circling after arrival and returning, with no explanation for the train’s pull.
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England
Nne
London
Retford
Branston
Wade
Temiplesombe
Lomlan
Ipilway
Linge
Belgiun
Liege
Waremine
Kiene
Limited train ride reveals scarce soup and water
An old farmer aboard a swaying coach complains of meager soup and water, learning this is the limited service. The porter jokes that passengers ride limited trains, and the farmer pays nine coppers while insisting everything must be limited.
Railway fog signals and English signaling methods
In heavy English fogs railway practice deploys repair gangs replacing mechanical signals. Each distance signal has a signal man with flags and detonators. Two torpedoes warn engineers when danger is shown, aided by a red lantern. A machine drops the second torpedo after the first explodes, reducing needed charges.
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England
Engineer Operates New Switch With Engine Control
A historical report describes a devised switch controlled by the engineer. The point pieces move vertically to prevent obstructions from bolts coal and debris. Outside movable flanges on front wheels allow engine cab control in emergencies while trains pass.
Laying out a railroad near an old farmer's barn
A fragmented reminiscence quotes a farmer and railroad survey crew disputing land entry. The farmer protests the inconvenience of constantly opening and closing barn doors as stakes are driven for a line toward Atlantic City, highlighting a rural voice amid development.
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Atlantic City
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