Normal School Clubs Foster Student Leadership at Philadelphia
Rose Thorn profiles seven hundred fifty girls at Philadelphia Normal School and their self formed clubs. The Hobby Club room demonstrates labs under Prof. Skidmore while physical culture classes train future leaders. Shakesperian society and other groups grow from student curiosity, with Principal Cliff revealed as loving to build civic power in the school.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Normal School
Minerva
Normal School
America
Liberty
Emerson
Harvard College
Skidmore
Massachusetts
Boston
Willard
New York
United States
Lucy Stone
New England College
Oberlin
Girls’ High School
Protonal
Hobby Club
Darwin
Spenser
Blanche Levi
Carol Massman
Sue Stuart
Helen G. Lovett
Shakesperian Society
Corinne Sickel
J. F.C. Sickel
Jean McGrath
Cliff
Rose Thorn
Veterans Corner urges fitting memorial for martyr president
The piece recalls two brothers from a cornfield country and honors a dreamer as the prophetic voice while the practical brother labors in the city. It laments a neglected monument to Lincoln, noting Illinois must rebuild the state pride, with funds authorized by the legislature.
Lincoln Monument Crumbling Alarms Illinois
Governor Altgeld disclosed deteriorating condition of the Lincoln monument at Springfield shocking Illinois residents who honor Abraham Lincoln as a martyr president. The state’s guardianship followed a transfer from a private corporation amid prior published concerns about upkeep and endurance.
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Lincoln
Altgeld
Springfield
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Commonwealth
New Industry In Indiana Horse Hide Factory
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hitchman operate a horse hide factory in Munele Indiana buying old horses countywide. Mrs. Hitchman directs the process with help from two young sons, skinning hides in under ten minutes then rendering fat into tallow and dressing bones for fertilizer.
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Henry Hitchman
Munele
Ind
Hitchman
Lasso Them. Park Riders Tangle With Golden Gate Cops
A San Francisco park feature describes park police using lassos to stop speedsters in Golden Gate Park. Rules limit bicycle speed to ten miles per hour and riders who push the limit are said to be caught reliably by officers using lassos.
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Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
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Potomac, Il
National Lincoln Monument Association