World Races Congress to Meet in London
The University of London building will host the first universal races congress July 26 to 29. Representatives from India, China, Japan, Turkey, Persia, Egypt, Britain and the United States will discuss removing prejudice and fostering friendship among nations. Notables and scholars including Adler, Boas, Roosevelt, Du Bois and Eastman are listed among participants and officers.
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University of London
Universal Races Congress
India
China
Japan
Turkey
Persia
Egypt
Kith and Kin
Sydney Olivier
Charles Bruce
Harry Johnston
Felix Adler
P.S. Reinsch
Theodore Roosevelt
Berlin
Franz Boas
Columbia University
W. Jett Lauck
Frederick ©. Croxton
United States Immigration Commission
Edwin D. Mead
Boston
Charles A. Eastman
Chiyesa
W. E. B. du Bois
America
Booker Washington
General Legitime
Trait
Lacerda
Rio de Janeiro
Congress
Joseph H. Choate
George B. Davis
John W. Griggs
Supreme Court ruling may free retailers to set prices
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report notes the high court decision upholding a retailer's right to set prices for proprietary medicines, suggesting it could extend to food preparations. It argues that grocers could reduce packing costs and margins, potentially lowering the cost of living, with broader public benefit.
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United States Supreme Court
Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Telephoning in China and Peking's growing lines
The article notes China testing telephones with 2,500 subscribers in Peking. It quotes The New York World on politeness and silence by operators noting identities, and humorously questions how long such a restrained system will last as American impatience collides with Eastern restraint.
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China
Peking
New York
Bill for Andy Toth reparations gains little traction
A bill to pay Andy Toth ten thousand dollars for a wrongful conviction and imprisonment in a western penitentiary fails to advance, despite endorsement from reputable leaders and widespread press support across the state. The United Presbyterian urges the state to offer reparation and mercy for the innocent man harmed by the error.
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Andy Toth
Western Penitentiary
United Presbyterian
Middle aged widower coy behavior mocked in Titusville Herald
The Titusville Herald notes that when a middle aged widower attempts coy behavior he appears much like a cow eating the garden, a humorous comparison highlighting his awkward pretense.
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Titusville Herald
Riley Writes From Sickbed to Honor Parker
James Whitcomb Riley, confined to his bed, penned a two stanza tribute to Hoosier poet Benjamin S Parker. The piece mourns Parker while acknowledging Riley’s frail condition and lasting friendship. observers note it may be Riley’s final work.
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Benjamin S. Parker
James Whitcomb Riley
Mr. Parker
Miley
Kidney Transplants Compared to Plumbers Work
Dr A M Shipley of the University of Maryland says transplanting human kidneys is like a plumber's job once the kidney fits the recipient. He notes Harvard's Dr Maurice Richardson predicting stored healthy kidneys from diseased donors could be transplanted later, but the real barrier is attaching the tiny arteries. The grafted kidney has functioned for a short time in animals, but sewing the small arteries remains an insurmountable obstacle.
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A. M. Shipley
University of Maryland
Maurice HH. Richardson
Harvard
Shipley
Chanler Studies Angel Fish in Bermuda for Art Prize
Ex sheriff Robert W. Chanler husband of Lina Cavalieri is in Bermuda studying angel fish for potential artwork. A. L. Newman, purser of the Trent, says Chanler aims to win Metropolitan Museum prizes for bright colored fish paintings.
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Robert W. Chanler
Lina Cavalieri
Angel Fish
Bermuda
A. L. Newman
Royal Nail
Trent
Newman
Mr. Chanler
Chanler
New York
Peafowl Etiquette Suggests Silent Nest and Feeding Rituals
A Country Home note explains peahens build nests of dry sticks hidden by ash gray plumage. They lay three to four large whitish eggs and raise brood in a formal procession. After introduction, the chicks retreat for weeks while the hen is fed and the young mature before joining the flock.
Electric Milk and the First Rubber Discovery
The entry recounts M de la Condamine’s 1743 Quito journey and the discovery of a resin called cahuchu that becomes rubber when processed. It notes Tresneau’s later exploration in Guiana, the creation of rubber boots for Maurepas, and the term electric milk entering royal circles.
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M. de la Condamine
Ecuador
Quito
Academy of Sciences
Paris
la Condamine
Tresneau
Ile
Guiana
M. de Maurepas
London Family Herald
Penguin as Shipboard Pet Loves Lettuce and Attention
A penguin bought from a friend becomes a shipboard companion, allying with the cook and galley staff for scraps. It attends market boats at dawn, follows the steward with provisions, and shows unusual tastes liking lettuce while refusing deck or water food. The bird acts like a child, whining for lifting and enjoying nursing.
Mosaic Work Through Antiquity and Revival
The origin of mosaic is uncertain but traces to oriental peoples. It flourished in Greece during Alexander the Great's era and excelled in Roman times. Later revival occurred in Italy with Giotto and Cimabue, then spread across Europe. Italian mosaics of the period are described as miraculous.
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Greece
Alexander
Italy
Giotto
Cimebue
New York American
Rouseville
Little and Merrick
Buchanan Farm
Henry R. Rouse
Warren County
Grim Recollections and a Tablet for a Former Home
A Washington Herald note recalls a deflated toast to a now famous figure. The wit replies that the suggested tablet should say he was ejected for nonpayment rent, reflecting a rueful joke about his decline.
The Best Willis Moment Captured in a Jocular Exchange
A quip about happiness in marriage contrasts a husband removing his in laws from the family album and replacing them with photos of his baby. A(c) humorous exchange about a tragedian’s name gracing billboards versus a comedian’s board bills reflects playful newspaper banter.
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Willis
Gillis
Puck
Chicago News
Welcome a Daughter at 508 Water Street Warren
A daughter was welcomed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bennett 508 Water street last Thursday morning. Other notes report 4000 eggs cooked at the State Hospital for the Insane at North Warren for Easter breakfast and various local updates on residents, road projects, and events.
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W. F. Bennett
Water Street
State Hospital For the Insane
North Warren
Warren
Adeline Morton
Sugar Grove
Grandma Morton
Chautauqua
St. Clara’s
Clarendos
House Appropriation Committee
Harrisburg
State Hospital
Oil City
Grand View Sanitarium
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J. A. Larson
S. M. Sloan
Proprietors and Publishers
Penn’a
London
Riley
Mr. Riley
Charles Schnur
EB. A. Hecker
Well-Fargo Express Company
Sharon
Mr. Hecker
Michael Gaghan
Clarendon
Mike
John Pipik
David Gustafson
Sheffield
Pittsburg
W. Hochburg
Pipiks
Methodists Outing
Western Pennsylvania
Astern Ohio
Conneaut Lake
Sen
Robert G. Arnold
East Twentyfourth Street
Eric
Donora
Mr. Arnold
Warren Lodge of Odd Fellows
Brick Road
Conenango Township
New York State Line
Russell
Akeley
Board of Supervisors
Pine Grove Township
Court House
Clyde 5. Knapp
Knapp
First National Bank
C. W. Abdey
Humphrey
Jamestown
Sherman
Pennsylvania Railroad
Erie
McKean
Sunbury and
Philadelphia and Erie
E. C. Mook
C. C. Thompson
Mead Township
Leon Breene
Breene
Dupont
C. W. Stone Farm
Rousevie
Hiram Sears
Hiram D. Sears
Berea
Nellie P. Sears
Sears
Western Seaman’s Friend Society
Cleveland
Mr. Sears
Naples
McKenzie College
Lebanon
Russell High School
Eben N. Ford
Presbyterian Church
J. W. Smith
W. H. Jones
Horton—Crary
Horton-Crary and Company
Warren National Bank
Fatty
Hansen
Seventh Ward
J. Augustus Jones
Mary Akely
Philip Wentz
Eaton
National Petroleum Association
Cambridge Springs
H. G. Eaton
Pennsylvania
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Maryland
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Oklahoma
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Raybrook Queen
Sibley
Joseph C. Sibley
Venango County
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Franklin
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