Food Test Volunteers Eat for Science in Government Study
Twenty four young men volunteer for a government funded study to eat any foods provided at no cost to assess preservatives coloring agents and adulterants on the body. Led by Prof H W Wiley the experiment aims to last months with two squads alternating meals at ordinary and training tables.
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United States
Washington
H. W. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Cmeago
American Chemical Society
Novel Invention of a Lifesaving Globe in English Channel
A tug near Polkstone picked up a large eight foot aluminum globe with two men aboard, claiming it is a lifesaving device. Inventor and assistant said the vessel carried a water pump and supplies for sixteen people, with food and water, and demonstrated its seaworthy potential off Havre. The globe was towed to Bever attracting significant attention.
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London
New York Herald
Polkestone
Globe
Havre
Tryventor
Bever
Fifteen Hundred Schools Adopt Thrift Feature in Banks
Report by Mrs. S. L. Oberholtzer shows 1,800 schools with school savings banks and deposits totaling 1,350,411 across the northwestern western eastern and middle states. Hawaii begins pilot as Honolulu schools expected to adopt in spring.
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5. L. Oberholtzer
Pennsylvania
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Portland
i@ll
Hawalii
Honolulu
Navy desertions decline after Moody orders removal of causes
Secretary Moody ordered changes to raise morale in the North Atlantic squadron amid widespread desertions and demoralization. Investigations found long on board time, disrupted liberty, and insistence on duties during meal hours. new sailors faced harsher routines, but cheerfulness was returning as issues were addressed.
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Moody
North Atlantic
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
United Navy
Itig
Portraits of Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Roosevelt in Washington
Chartran's portraits painted in Washington last spring and sent to Paris for the spring salon are back in Washington at the Corcoran gallery. Hundreds view them as the French ambassador Cambon hosted an afternoon tea in the embassy ballroom. The public was not invited, and the display moves toward the colonial hall or the upper earthwork, with no White House portrait of the president completed.
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M. Cambon
France
White House
Colonial Hall
Hiving
Friggers
Ual Tetew
Public schools urged to teach moral scripture in nation
A 19th century movement pushes for Bible instruction in public schools with a resolution by Mrs. Mary Hickman calling for reading of Psalms commandment and Lord's Prayer. In Cleveland schools the study began recently and the plan seeks nationwide adoption. A Boston home for working girls opens offering room and board for 3.50 weekly with added services and activities funded by benevolent investors.
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Wetsi
Metisociat Prsenal Church
Kansip City
Mary Hickman
Cleveland
Boston
Corporation of Benevolent Persons
Mineral output rises while labor losses soar in 1901 report
The 1901 annual mineral resources volume by David Day, Geological Survey, shows a 2% gain in total mineral value to 1,086,520,521 dollars with nonmetallics up 55,065,882 and metals down 32,156,909. Iron and coal remain dominant. iron value 242,174,000 and coal 348,910,469. Fuel value climbs to 442,395,204, anthracite up 9,021,207 tons and 26,746,169 in value. Petroleum up barrels but down value by 6,571,078. Keywords: strikes, 20,000,000 lost days, 1901 figures, iron, coal, anthracite, bituminous coal.
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United States
David T. Day
Geological Survey
Heart Sewed Dop Operation At Bellevue Hospital
A rare heart surgery at Bellevue Hospital New York attempted to save Annie Kingsley who was stabbed by her husband. Surgeons stopped bleeding by sewing a severed left ventricle with six stitches, the operation performed under observation of a large medical team, but she died three days later after initial improvement.
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Bellevue Hospital
New York
Annie Kingsley
Ebe
Treasury Report Reveals Foreign Bond Holdings Analysis
Judson W Lyons reports for the fiscal year ended June 30, showing foreign holders own 16,022,850 of 752,084,380 total bonds. Insurance companies hold most of that foreign stake on deposit with state insurance superintendents. Bonds issued total 177,240,530 with 114,883,270 canceled, and 13.00 bonds from 1863 Pacific Railroad issue redeemed. Total bonds stored reach 1,264,219,340. during the year 367,179,978 in paper was destroyed.
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Judson W. Lyons
Register of the Treasury
United States
Pacific Railroads
Footwear Portraits Parade Fashionable Romance
The Chicago Chronicle notes a trend where fashionable women carry pictures of their sweethearts in their shoes. At Wissahickon a dozen girls wore miniature brooches of their loves on slipper buckles, a modern evolution from neck chains and belts.
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Chicago Chronicle
Wissahickon
Brunean Idaho horse raiser Miss Kitty Wilking rules vast range
Miss Kitty C Wilking of Brunean Idaho is a renowned horse raiser who owns a large spread with thousands of acres. She recently contracted in Kansas City for 3000 head of horses and still maintains about 6000 on the range. She travels solo across the northwest, carries a six shooter, and inspires devoted employees while city elites admire her presence in New York Chicago and other metropolises.
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Kitty C. Wilking
Brunean
Idaho
Kansak
Idalia
Denver
Monarchy and the press in Victorian era friendship ties
The article notes strong ties between royalty and journalists led by King Edward and Queen Victoria era figures. It mentions Sir Billy Russell of the Times and Sir Edward Lanegan of the Telegraph, with editors knighted or rewarded, reflecting royal favor toward press elites.
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London
M. A. DP
Edward
Billy” Russell
Times
Edward Lanegan
London Daily Telegraph
Queen Alexandria
Queen Victoria
Lord Glenesk
Witness Clever Reply Delays Court Ruling News Story
A felony hearing saw a young defendant’s witness almost be barred after not leaving the court. The inspector clarified the rule requiring all witnesses to depart until called. The witness acknowledged hearing the order but insisted he was not a witness for either side, prompting laughter and a saved moment. Also noted: the United States then had 49 female locomotive engineers and seven female conductors with 81 brakemen.
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Yeu
Detroit News-Tribung
United States
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