Editorial Notes on Wars Morality and Global Affairs
Brooks Adams links wars and panics to societal readjustment after equilibrium breaks. Paris starts a crusade against adulterated milk to cut infant mortality. Wheeler hopes for no future wars if people are good. New York’s foreign-born population totals 1 270 069 with Britain leading. Peary’s long leave extends as he explores Arctic. patience and luck may crack the polar riddle. Cookery teaching in English board schools provokes a maid’s protest about becoming a lady. Asia Minor and Smyrna suffer earthquakes. Shamaka near the Caspian sees major casualties, with silk industry noted at the time of shocks.
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Asia Minor
Mexico
Shamaka
Caspian Sea
Achalkalek
Smyrna
Mediterranean
Stag drawing and Acts text spark light on a New England tale
The tale follows a 70 year old New England er who, a vegetarian, sent Henry Van Dyke a self drawn stag with the motto Thou shalt not kill. Van Dyke suggested Acts x, 13 Rise Peter kill and eat. A long Cedar Grove crime story then unfolds about banker Kaufman’s murder, a fox terrier thief, embezzlement, and a baffling chain of clues and motives.
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Henry van Dyke
Canada
Peter
Kaufman
Heckburg
Taufan
Belles
Papa
Dexter National Bank
Cedar Grove
Kaufman House
Denny
Cap'n
Quilely
Chicago
The House and the Vine Poem Portrait in Decay
A battered house with rot and weeds stands desolate while a clinging vine bears bright blossoms. The poem by S W Gillilan in the Los Angeles Herald links the vine’s beauty to a ruined man whose life and name are blighted, suggesting memory and love endure.
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S. W. Gillilan
Los Angeles Herald
A Satisfactory Breakfast Joke in a News Mockery
A New York Press quip celebrates a breakfast that can be eaten with one hand while an otter holds the newspaper, a humorous image of practical ease and whimsy.
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New York Press
Burial of Hampton Draws Unprecedented Public Tribute
The private funeral of Gen. Wade Hampton in Columbia drew an immense, spontaneous outpouring. Estimates place twenty to twenty five thousand people along the procession route and at Trinity church, with veterans, Daughters of the Confederacy, and neighboring states represented. The two mile long march ended at Trinity churchyard where Hampton’s grave received wreaths and a live oak burial site was chosen. Honorary pallbearers included General Bradley Johnson and other prominent figures.
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Columbia
North Carolina
Georgia
Girls’ Institute
Sumpter
Hampton Residence
Hampton
Kershaw
General Hampton
Camp Hampton
South Carolina College
Columbia City Police
City Council of Columbia
Ellison Capers
South Carolina
Satterlee, Witsell
Thomas and Joyner
Capers
Trinity Churchyard
Hampton Legion
Bradley Johnson
Baltimore
Hugh §. Thompson
New York
Elliott
Washington
Experiment Directors Meet at Griffin Station
The board of directors of the Georgia experiment station at Griffin held their regular quarterly meeting Wednesday. Only routine business was transacted, but the directors expressed perfect satisfaction with the work being done on the station.
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The
Georgia Experiment Station
Griffin
Governor Dale in Washington Meets President on Hawaii
Governor Dale, of Hawaii, arrived in Washington on Thursday to confer with the president at his request. They discussed conditions in Hawaii pending legislation affecting the territory and other matters.
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Dale
Hawaii
Washington
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Brooks Adams
Paris
Joseph Wheeler
Philadelphia
New York City
Great Britain
Scandinavia
Peary
Navy Department
English Board Schools
Mary Ann
Gal
Board School
United Kingdom
Toms
Heckurg
Kanfman
Old Kaufman
Gen
Wade Hampton
Governor Dale
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