Vanderbilt Coach Denies Seats for Extra Riders on Boardwalk Coach
Atlantic City crowds swirl around the Windsor Hotel as Alfred Vanderbilt rebuffs a fat man with two dollars trying to ride the coach to the horse show. The scene captures crowded Boardwalk commerce, Barker antics, and the ongoing struggle with wolfers and surf guards amid a lively seaside spectacle.
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Nator
Atlantic City
Alfred Vander
D. & Hit
Windsor
Atlantic Avenue
Wangsrbilt
Vanderbilt
Lhusson
Mr. Vanderblit
Bearn
Police vow to curb bicycle thefts in Capital City
Washington police announce a bicycle theft crackdown after a rash of wheel thefts. Detectives Grant and Trumbo arrest Alexander Kenney, charged with petit larceny, as officers pledge guard-duty tactics and harsher penalties to deter thieves and protect riders across the city.
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Poe
Alexander Kenney
Fourteenth Street
le Roy Rouse
Irving Street
Kenney
Srant
Trumbo
Central Station
Mary Wheels
Washington
Grant Ani Trumbo
Alexandria
Higaltsville
Kennex
Police Department
From Uncle Weatherby to a millionaire farmer tale
A humorous tale tracks Uncle Weatherby from eating with a carving fork to using a tablespoon and knife, provoking laughs until a farm payoff makes him a millionaire who politely nods approval. A Harper's Weekly quip contrasts a clergyman’s call with a bishop’s rebuke about hearing the right sound.
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Weatherby
Scott
Trom Harper's Weekly
Atlantic City bears drive locals to question why they tote them
A breezy Atlantic City column notes two cases of local mischief and a curious trend among women on the boardwalk. Wolfer trouble lands two men in police court after a near drowning incident. Meanwhile thousands of women parade with stuffed bears of all sizes, from 7 cents to a high price, carried in hand or by chain, sparking bemused speculation on the bear craze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsawayon
Chelsea
Coney Island
Bowers
Wenergl
Peley
Japhon
Mr Broad
Kid Broad
Lroad
Broad
Atlantic City
Canary Islands
Aurf
May’s
Fondralk
Wolfer
Pal Ce
Aitlantie City
Cme Tartia
Sama
Atlanti
C.ty
Grela
Exer
Trees for Gov Hogg grave plan prompts Texas meeting
A Texas notice from B W Kirkpatrick of the National Nut Growers Association urges a statewide gathering in Austin to decide on the best pecan and walnut trees to honor Gov Hoggs last request. Residents may bring samples and provide tree descriptions and bearing habits.
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Texas
B. W. Kirkpatrick
National Nut Grower's Association
Guy Hogg
Gov Hoge
Washingtonians Study Plant Breeding Committee to Outline Work
The Carnegie Institution funded a year of plant-breeding analysis by Luther Burbank, the "Wizard of horticulture," with a committee led by R. S. Woodward and Drs C. Davenport and D. T. MacDougal. They returned from Santa Rosa to plan ongoing studies on heredity, evolution, and hybrids, while defending Burbank from misrepresentation.
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Woodward
C. B. Davenport
D. T. MacDougal
Santa Rosa
Cale
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Luther Burbank
Bante Rosa
Cal
Burbank
R. S. Woodward
MarDougal
New York Botanical Garden
Hugo de Vries
Amsterdam
Darwin
Davenport
Carnegie Evolution Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor
MacDougal
Botanical Active!ities
Carnegie Institution
America
George H Shu
His Divinity in Harper's Weekly Becomes Poetic Sketch
A Colorado bachelor poet speaks on love and mood, pairing whimsy with a cameo deriving from Lippincott's. The text contrasts cheer and sorrow in a playful meditation on affection. A quip about campaign funds and a life insurance policy closes the brief excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Weekly
Colorado
Thera
Decompression Under Pressure and Experimental Limits
Experiments by M Hersent and others examine gradual decompression after high air pressure. Subjects under 92 psi show neuralgia brief, with careful movement aiding circulation to allow faster decompression. Findings suggest safe work to 210–250 feet, with oxygen toxicity limiting the true maximum.
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M. Hersent
Mears Hill
Greenwood
Cassier
Tyne
Moesesra, Hin and
Snell
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England
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Highlahde
Scotland
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Newport
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Erett
Caserta
Naples
Marie Caroline of
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Germany
A. L. Satterwhite & CO
Washington Savings Bank
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Columbia
Disc Records
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Dube
Orchestra Accompadimant
Bill Simmons
Hans and Gretemen
Peer Aiese
ICESS
Touris
Seatal
Udeville
Columbia Phonograph Co
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Beecham
Meyer
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