Navy mobilizes wires and ships by radio experiment
Secretary Daniels pushed a wireless and wired test to link the navy with shipyards and afloat units. He ordered Captain Chandler of the New Hampshire to sea by ten, report hourly by radio, and anchor at the Potomac mouth for a final wireless report to Annapolis.
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New Hampshire
Daniels
Washington
United States Navy
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
United States
Honolulu
Europe
Secretary Daniels
Lloyd H. Chandler
Hampton Roads
Navy Department
Potomac River
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Captain Chandler
Telephone
J. J. Carty
New York Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H.) Yard
Norfolk Navy Yard
Naval Aeroplane Training
Pensacola
Fla
San Diego
Cal
California
Telephone Company
Navy Departments
Brooklyn Navy Yard
United States Naval
Secretary of the Navy
Department
Admiral Benson
The
Admiral Badger
Chandler
Navy
W. H. G. Bullard
Bureau of Communications
John J. Carty
Noyes
Smith
McCandless
Percy
Train
Blackwell
Robinson
Pannill
Drake
Friedlander
Hopper
Bastado
Clark
Hill
Colpitts
Arnold
Butler
Bancroft Gherardi
C. H. Wilson
F. A. Stevenson
F. N. Bethell
Washington Bell Company
H. B. Thayer
Western Electric Company
Sentinel on Duty at Boca Grande Camp Outpost
An outpost of the Sixth Infantry keeps watch at a Boca Grande camping site in Mexico. The scrubby terrain invites snipers, making outpost duty in this area perilous and challenging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Infantry
Boca Grande
Mexico
Gold fish 12 inches caught in Port Clinton lake
Rutherd Hayes nets a 12 inch golden gold fish in Port Clinton Lake. The fish, largest of its kind locally, may have escaped from a Belle Isle park aquarium. It remains alive and on exhibition amid recent smaller gold fish catches.
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Port Clinton
Rutherd Hayes
Park
Belle Isle
Woman Still Clings to False Husband Claim
William King a United Railways motor man faced seven months of chase by Dora Summers who insisted he was her husband. After police help, detectives proved King’s marriage to another woman ten years ago in Hillsboro Illinois and that he lives with his wife and children.
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St. Louis
William King
United Railways
Dora Summers
King
Summers
Hillsboro
Croquet Ball Bomb Threat Stuns Milwaukee Band
In Milwaukee, a Grand Meadows band was startled when an outer door opened and a lit croquet ball with blasting fuse was tossed into the hall. Musicians and audience fled as the improvised device lay on the floor, later found to be a dangerous prank with no blast.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Grand Meadows
Here
Puck Crane
New Silent Gun Sponsored by Mrs Stanton Heads to Fort Hancock
An American inventor, backed by Mrs Kathryn M Stanton of Whitestone L I, has a new powderless, noiseless gun tested at Sandy Hook. No barrel exists, it shoots missiles from eggs to dynamite, and any untrained person can operate it. Officials hailed it as a future warfare weapon.
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Kathryn M. Stanton
Whitestone, L. L
United States
Fort Hancock
Stanton
Sandy Hook
Girls Wash White Poodles Kansas Women Self Support
Lawrence reports on University of Kansas women balancing study and earnings. They wash a professor’s little white dogs, do housework for faculty, serve as stenographers and typists, play piano for gym classes, and craft pennants for the Santa Fe railroad to fund their expenses.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Santa Fe Railroad
Farm in Family 169 Years Ends at Bennington
Miss Helen C. Scott 83 is buried at Bennington cemetery as the long‑held Scott farm passes from Samuel Scott’s lineage after 169 years. Samuel Scott, from Sunderland, Mass., settled in 1747 and built the log house, later expanded by Phineas in 1769. The property then stayed with Henry Scott’s line until the last heir’s death, joining the Ben Venue estate of James C. Colgate of New York.
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Bennington
Helen C. Scott
Scott
Samuel Scott
Sunderland
Mass
Phineas
Henry
James C. Colgate
New York
Refuses to Leave Jail in Muncie Despite Release Money
Albert O Harra sheriff fights to remove Frank McLaughlin from the county jail. A friend posted his 11 day sentence fine but McLaughlin remains jailed claiming he prefers jail life with scrubbing duties and meals, praising the sheriff as a “great landlord.”
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Muncie
Ind
Albert O’harra
Frank McLaughin
McLaughlin
O’harra
Conscience Leads to Necklace Return After 35 Years
In Cedarycroft Maryland a pearl necklace stolen from Mrs. George Mamb 35 years ago has been returned with an anonymous note stating the writer was compelled by conscience to return the item. The piece was recovered long after the original theft and the letter explains the motive behind the restitution.
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Cedarycroft
George Mamb
Barber Inherits Fortune in Hoboken Will
Fred Ross, a poor barber in Hoboken N J, inherits 62000 from his late aunt Mrs Mary Rosa on condition he cares for her faithful old horse for life. The will directs proper care and assigns the fortune to the barber in full settlement of the aunt's estate.
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Hoboken
N. J
Fred Ross
Mra
Mary Rosa
Pretty summer dress in plain and dotted organdie
The article describes a summery organdie dress pairing plain and dotted fabrics with wide ruffles and a shallow V neckline, plus accessories like veils, belts, and light motoring veils. It notes veil options, colors, and fabric contrasts, and suggests crossbar and striped organdies as alternatives.
Indulge in Some Kind of Amusement
A Fort Collins article by Edwina Mary Layman urges all ages to embrace play and recreational sport. It argues play improves health, renews happiness, and strengthens family bonds, encouraging daily outdoor activity such as tennis, baseball, and volleyball for joy after work.
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Edwina Mary Layman
Colette Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Cole
Scintillant Coiffures Shine With Peacock Hair Ornaments
The fashion for ornate hair decorations traces to Bakst with peacock motifs. Fancy combs are studded with blue and green stones, wide-open fan arrangements top off the Goyescas Spanish coiffure, and tortoise barrettes in oblong heart and shield shapes appear.
Embroidery Inspired by Fine China Designs
An article notes embroidery of blue Copenhagen designs on white for a table centerpiece paired with Delft china. It admires how Worcester and other English china floral motifs, colored in multiple hues, translate into quilts and cushions.
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Copenhagen
Delft
Worcester
All Manly Sports Should Be Encouraged
Dr Jesse F Williams argues that football and combat sports build warlike virtues and prepare individuals for social duty. He cites biology and ethnology, noting that modern civilization lessens fighting but elevates vigorous games as substitutes for war and moral formation. Citing Harvard physiology on emotions, he contrasts athletic exertion with mere gymnastic drill.
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Crile
Doctor Cannon
Department of Physiology
Harvard University
New Yorkers Set Milk Safety Rules
Julius Hortvet outlines New York standards for grading milk by bacteria levels. Pasteurization defined as 145 degrees for 30 minutes under health supervision, with three pasteurized grade levels and restrictions on raw milk and high bacteria counts.
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New York
Desire to Live Has Lesson for Mankind
Reverend Scott R. Hyde argues that modern life centers on material existence and urges a turn to spiritual aims. He says Christ elevates life beyond physical gain, warning that materialism undermines faith and virtue and calls for reflection on life’s purpose.
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Christ
Promptness and reliability in work discipline
Columns urge punctuality in all work and gatherings, noting that a good reputation follows prompt behavior. Observations compare tardiness to a mark of unreliability and highlight the value of being consistently on time. The piece also jokes about whiskers and submarine sketches as broader quips on ambition and accuracy.
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Lake Erie
Kansas University
Thomas Scott
Bennington, Vt
Frank McLaughlin
Dal
Jesse F. Williams
Columbia University
Julius Hortvet
Joint Committee On Food Standards
Scott R. Hyde
First Methodist Church
Winona, Wash
Herbert Schrecke
Chicago
Department of Agriculture
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