War Not Profitable Views Put Under Microscope
London commentator Norman Angell argues in his new book that naval strength and war are poor business. He tests four propositions on interdependence, indemnities, annexations, and minor powers, using 1870 Franco German war results to challenge the idea that war pays. He contends that France’s losses and Germany’s gains disprove his core claims and questions the durability of minor states’ credit.
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Pullman Porters Warn Health Threat From Dust
New York reports the Pullman porter’s tip is threatened by city health officials. Tuberculosis diphtheria smallpox pneumonia and other diseases are stirred into dust by porters whisk brooms and breathed by passengers. A correspondent feared a distasteful danger near her on a trip and later caught a cold. The health commissioner says brushing passengers clothes is a nuisance and will pursue the matter with the public service commission.
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John Henry Thiry III Ill. Father of Savings Bank System
New York reports John Henry Thiry III philanthropist and father of America’s savings bank system is ill with grip and confined to bed in Long Island. The eighty ninth birthday observance, usually marked by Belgian customs, will be limited to close relatives this year though his illness is not considered serious.
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Gold for 3500 Employes at Boston Elevated
Boston workers including motormen conductors and station staff will receive New Year gold gifts totaling about 22000 dollars. Approximately 2500 men get 25 dollars each and 1000 receive 2 dollars each. The Boston Elevated Railway Company has long followed this meritorious service reward practice.
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New star spotted in Lacerta observed by Harvard staff
Cambridge Mass December 30 a new star discovered by Res T E Estin of Walsingham England in Lacerta northwest sky halfway between zenith and horizon was photographed and seen visually tonight by Prof Edward C Pickering and Harvard College Observatory team The star now at seventh magnitude appears fading and photographs reveal eleven bright spectral lines
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Baroness Improves After Appendicitis At Embassy
Baroness Hengelmuller wife of the Austrian ambassador, age 11, was hospitalized at the embassy on Connecticut Avenue with appendicitis and was reported much improved last night and out of danger by attending physicians. Scientists to Meet Here. Minneapolis Minn December 36 The American Academy for the Advancement of Science voted to meet next year in Washington Dr C E Besger of the University of Nebraska elected president and E B Front of Rutgers vice president. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertises as a great alterative and liver cleanser.
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Mounted Balls And Polished Fashions At Society Night
Fashion columns recount a social event in which a riding academy hosted a mounted ball replacing wall flowers. Prizes went to Grace Cadwallader and Mrs Walter Buggs for costumes, while Mr John Linberg and A W Danenbaum Baye won grotesque outfits. Princess Zoltykoff’s past in London and a vases dispute with Capt Collins unfold through dinner chatter, lawsuits, and a costly will.
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Philadelphia Society Ballet and Debutante Ball Highlights
Debutantes and society matrons in Philadelphia rehearse for the January charity ballet titled The Vigil of the Bell with Miss Genevieve Gibbs in the lead. Dancers number about 250 plus 100 children as chimes, under Yale graduate Francis H. Markee. Large ball at Hor t cultural Hall honors Miss Katherine Harte features lavish pink and white decorations and 1,000 guests.
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Banana and Cream Diet for Digestion and Comfort
The text recommends a simple diet of thoroughly ripe bananas and cream as easily digested and palatable for most people. It notes the banana provides sugar and energy while the cream supplies fat and albumen, with olive oil as a possible addition. Suitable for supper and for the aged, it can be continued indefinitely and may ease stomach or intestinal irritation.
Peary Comedic Cashless Café Caper
A Washington dispatch to the New York World recounts Commander Robert E Peary entering a New York restaurant for coffee during a navy test ride. Lacking funds he tries to pay, offers his overcoat as collateral, and the waiter refuses, ending with the coat left to secure the bill.
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Cold Wave Predicted for New Year by Weather Bureau
The weather bureau predicts a cold wave with the New Year, the first chill arriving in the Capital City yesterday and last night. Forecasters expect today’s thermometer to hover around two degrees above zero.
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Mikado Stage At St Stephen’s Parish Hall Benefit
The Entre nous Musical Club presented The Mikado at St Stephen’s Parish Hall under the Columbia Heights playground fund committee. The Columbia Heights Citizens' Association organized the event to raise funds for keeping the neighborhood playground open, aiming to complete a total of 1500 dollars.
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Evils of Child Labor Exhibit Closes After Officials Visit
An exhibit at 1338 H Street NW portraying child labor dangers closed last night after a week public viewing. Directed by Mia E. M. Dinwiddie, it showed 12 year olds working long hours in mines and factories. Dignitaries Dr. H. J. Harris and Dr. A. R. Perry from the labor bureau and Juvenile Court Judge William H. DeLacy toured the display. The exhibit also featured recent data on global adult illiteracy, noting the United States ranks tenth with 106.6 illiterates per thousand. Dinwiddie will take the exhibit to the University of Virginia then through the South.
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Lamar dies in Texas at San Antonio
L Q C Lamar of Dallas died in San Antonio from tuberculosis last Monday. A young lawyer of ability he served in the state legislature and was grandson of the late Chief Justice J Z C Lamar. Survived by wife and a daughter, burial in Dallas. He was related to Justice Joseph R Lamar. Also notes Henry R Miles will leaves five houses in city and West Virginia land to widow Charlotte Miles with executrix role and a codicil to divide property due to a new baby.
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