Holworthy Hall at Harvard Marks a Century of Dormitory Life
Holworthy Hall at Harvard University celebrates 100 years of occupancy, funded in part by a lottery authorized in 1806 that netted about $29,000 with $24,500 spent on Holworthy. The article recounts Harvard’s yard layout shifts, with Stoughton and Hollis halls forming early quadrangles and the eventual placement of the new college east of Stoughton.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Holworthy Hall
Holworthy
Cambridge Common
Stoughton
Massachusetts Hall
Hollis
Holden Chapel
College Yard
Harvard Graduates’ Magazine
Baldwin
New Stoughton
L. Baldwin
Stoughton Hall
Strike for Ham Halts Ship in Philadelphia
The steamer Admiral Farragut of United Fruit halted at Philadelphia after 15 firemen and 10 oilers refused to sail. The crew demanded Jamaica immigrant cook John Considine be discharged for serving corned beef when ham was listed. Walking delegates from both unions pressed Captain Mardar all day. If the cook is not fired a general strike could follow. The captain offered corned beef and ham to all, but the strikers rejected it.
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Philadelphia
Admiral Farragut
United Fruit Company
Jamaica
Mardar
John Considine
Firemen's Union
Cooks’ Union
Chases Marshal Up a Tree in Noblesville Indiana
In Noblesville Indiana Mrs. Messburg chased Marshal Messburg after he climbed a tree to tease her for a dollar fifty. A twig snap sent the money tumbling down, and the marshal landed on the ground unharmed. The incident ended with a rueful expression from the guardian of peace.
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Noblesville
Ind
Marshal Messburg
Warren
Guardian of Peace
Pig Confined in Tiny Coop Fined in Philadelphia
Roman Roblinski was fined $10 and costs for keeping a pig in a three by three foot chicken coop in Philadelphia, authorities said.
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Philadelphia
Roman Roblinski
Sultan of Morocco a Poet and Philosopher in Paris
The sultan Mulai Hafid of Morocco, recently left Fez for Rabat, is noted as a poet and writer on philosophy. His best known poem, translated into Spanish, laments life’s disenchantment while recalling his simple camel driver days and a first love. He expresses hope for independence and reconquest of Moorish greatness as he endures foreign protectorate.
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Paris
Mulail Hafid
Morocco
Fez
Rabat
Senor Ricardo Baetsa
Anesse
Arson Trust Gang Targeted by New York Fire Officials
New York fire officials predict arrests soon to end the so called arson trust a ring suspected of inciting incendiary fires for insurance fraud. The group allegedly earned 25 to 100 dollars per arson and has caused over 1 million dollars in losses in five years.
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New York
Arson Trust
Canada
Milestone
Tramping
Lake District
Professor Flees from Rees in Beeline Escape
In San Rafael California Dr W H Dudley, a respected local citizen, fled a shower scene after bees trapped inside his sun bleached underclothes. He dashed from his lawn into his house in a comic sprint around the front yard, shedding his shirt as he outran the buzzing swarm.
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San Rafael
Cal
BG Show Promises Grand Animal Exhibition Tomorrow
The Carl Hagenbeck and Great Wall ace Shows merge for a two show extravaganza arriving tomorrow morning. Lions tigers leopards perform tricks while a tiger rides an elephant and a lion on horseback. The Nelson family and Four Lloyds headline a robust equestrian display with hundreds of animals and a grand elephant parade.
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Carl Hagenbeck
Nelson
Four Lloyds
Conners
McCree- Davenport
Found a Week-Old Baby in a Travel Grip at 42nd Street
Passer-by discovers a crying week-old boy in a traveling bag left near Grand Central. John McAfee, a Corona builder, spots the grip and opens it, realizing a traveler may have abandoned the infant before train departure.
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New York
42Nd Street
Lexington Avenue
John McAfee
Corona
L. I
Grand Central Station
McAfee
Old Bill Minor Escapes Again From Georgia Farm
Milledgeville report says outlaw "Old Bill" Minor escaped the state convict farm for the second time in months. He broke shackles with a fellow prisoner and fled, continuing a life of train robbery and evasion.
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Bill
Minor
Milledgeville
Bill” Minor
Two Performances Planned Rain or Shine With Prentiss Band
Two shows will proceed rain or shine with pro menade concerts by Prentiss Military Band one hour before arena displays. Reserved grand stand chairs and admission tickets available at downtown office. prices match those on show grounds. Also notes Hem Hank of Woodville Ga and a testimonial for Fol ley's Kidney Pills from Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Grand Free Street
Lemmon's
Between Light and Darkness on the Edge of Empires
The quotation places the human soul at a border between a hemisphere of light and an other of darkness. It frames existence as a contest between two perpetual hostile powers, Necessity and Freewill, attributed to Carlyle.
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Necessity and
Freewill
Carlyle
Milk and butter preservation by temperature
A reader notes milk keeps indefinitely when sealed in water at 50 F and butter preserves similarly. A bottle found in Sycamore Illinois remained sweet for years. Heating milk to 150 F enhances preservation, giving Pasteurization benefits without the protein coagulation risk at 160 F.
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Sycamore
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