Too Hard for Cadets Angered by the Unger Case
Representative W G Sharp of Elyria Ohio will press Congress to compel reforms at West Point and Annapolis citing the Unger case and objections to the severity of entrance exams and the high scholastic standard He argues exams are too rigid and that cadet admissions may favor hereditary military aristocracy while noting Unger was not reinstated after failing in one subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Sharp
Elyria
Ohio
Congress
West Point Military" Academy
West Point
Annapolis Naval Academy
Sharp
Bil
Adolph Unger
Tiffin
Lam Wiiter
Academy
Secretary of War
Annapolis Academy
Army
Sharp Sayat
Unger
United American Mechanical Orphan Home
War Department
Weat Point
House
Senate
Annapolis
Otto
I Want a Job Sign On Broadway and Chambers
A high school graduate stood on Broadway at Chambers with a brown overcoat and a placard reading I WANT A JOB. He asked potential employers to hire him, noting four years of preparation and a capable, energetic mindset. The youth removed the sign and left after a crowd formed. Some claimed he was given a chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Chambers Street
Kentucky widow linked as seventh wife in man’s killing
Mrs Sarah Sloan shot her divorced husband Jud Sloan on a lonely Black Berry Creek road near Matewan Kentucky. She fled by train to Williamson where police later arrested her. Witnesses say Sloan had been his seventh wife and an eighth wife witnessed the shooting.
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Kentucky
Williamson
W. Va
Sarah Sloan
Blackberry Creek
Matewan
Sigan
Hugo Munsterburg
Harvard
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Plittsburgh
William & McCombs
London
McCombs
Marlborough
Bachelors
Maj
William Gullette
Jar
Ecuador Revolt Renewed as Troops Move Toward Esmeraldas
In Guayaquil Oct 9 a body of troops under Col. Valesco left for Esmeraldas to take command against Col. Carlos Concha who reappeared with rebels. Another rebel force led by Col. Carlos Alfaro appeared today between Daule and Vinces.
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Esmeral
Col
Concha
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Valesco
Efmeraldas
Carlos Conche
Carlos Alfaro
Daule
Vinces
Cancer Cure in Sight Prominent German Predicts Breakthrough
Berlin informs Prof August von Wasserman in his inaugural address announced progress in cancer research. He leads the Institute of Experimental Therapeutics and said a solution to the cure problem should be reached soon as investigations advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
August von Wasserman
Ag D‘vector
Institute of Experimental Therapeutics
Mrs Lees of Oldham First Female Mayor in British Empire
Mrs Charles F Lees, mayor of Oldham, England, becomes the first woman to hold such a position in the empire. A portrait from a London academy is featured. She pushes for improved conditions and playgrounds in the congested district and has strong cotton industry interests.
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Charles F. Lees
Oldham
England
Lancashire
CARES BEST FOR CHILD SPEAKS TO SUNDAY SCHOOLS
The fourth session of the twentieth annual convention of the Sunday School Association of the District of Columbia was held at Calvary Baptist Church with Mrs Mary Foster Bryner of Chicago delivering the main address on child welfare. Dr George A Miller outlined the organized adult class in operation and Home Department reports were presented. officers were reelected and upcoming sessions noted.
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Calvary Church
Mary Foster Bryter
Chicago
International Sunday School Association
Calvary Baptist Church
Sunday School Association
District of Columbia
George A. Miller
Ninth Street
Fifth Baptist Church
F. J. Prettyman
D. D
J. J. Murr
D.D. W
U.S
Brynér
United States
Children’s Bureau
Miler
Association
Bryner
W.P. Johnson
Wilbur F. Crafts
Home Department Union of the Association
Emily L. Newton
Margaret F Ernst
David M. Ogden
Margaret F Ernat
David M Ogden
A. M. Chesley
The
Sunday School Institute of the
Episcopal Diocese of Washington
Church of the Epiphany
Gatreet
Thirteenth Street
Social and embassy life in Washington and London
Mrs Collis P Huntington arrives in New York and declares a customs record. The piece surveys British embassy life under Lord Spring-Rice and the Bryce era, noting social aims, notable bachelors, and American women’s clubs in Berlin, with observations on the social climate and key figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Bryce
Earl of Northumberland
Eustace Percy
Ernest Scott
Thomas Spring-Rice
D. G. Osborne
J. M. Wilson
Ivar Campbell
Viscount Campden
Heathcoat
Grant
Moreton F. Gage
Votes for Women Festival Arrangements Noted
A November 14 and 15 votes for women festival at the Old Masonic Temple is organized by the Federal Woman's Equality Association. The ways and means committee includes Carrie E Kent chairwoman Olympia Brown and numerous members from states across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Masonic Temple
Federal Woman's Equality Associaon
Ways and Means Committee
Carrie E Kent
Olympia Brown
Charles Morton
Miles Poindexter
Albert Johnson
Washington
May Wright Sewel
Abigail Scott Dunniway
Oregon
Philander Spencer
Aice Parks
Jeremiah Curtin
W McNaughton
W D Bigelow
Jeanie L Monroe
Belva Lockwood
W. F. Hancock
Anna Harmon
Clara B F Doyle
Florence Day
Martha Hoyt
W M. Stoner
Monroe Hopkins
H K Prosser
William Brown
Bertha Yoder
Brayton Ransom
L. A. Langilis
W. 5. Tancre
George A Armes
Sarah M Slewera
Baltimore Social Figures Wed at Grace and St Peters
Miss Suzanne Howell Carroll daughter of prominent society circles in Baltimore New York and Europe married Maj John Philip Hill United States district attorney in a quiet ceremony at Grace and St Peters Episcopal Church. Few guests due to grandmother's death. Reverend Dr Arthur Chilton Powell officiated. Best man Bancroft Hill. Couple left for wedding trip.
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Baltimore
Suzanne Howell Carroll
New York
Europe
John Philip Hill
United States
Thielty
Society of the Cincinnati
Grace and
St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church
Grafton Dulaney-Rogete
J Howell Carroll
Mra Tucker Carrol
Ghty W. Steele
Westminster
Plana
Arthur Chilton Powell
Hil
Bancroft Hill
Krupp Trial Reveals Secret Reporting And Miscosts
Berlin October 2 testimony in the Otto Becius and Maximilian Brandt Krupp case shows the firm’s awareness of Brandt’s secret activities for years. Von Metzen presented letters contradicting Krupp directors and said Brandt produced secret reports while the company used lump sum representations for expenses with no signature on vouchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Krupp Armaments Company
Otto Becius
Maximilian Brandt
Krupp
von Metzen
Krupps
Brandt
Model City Survey Discussed by Bruere and Mitchel Aide
Henry Bruere of New York’s bureau of municipal research arrives to brief District commissioners on the Bruere Mitchel plan for Washington as a model capital. About 1,500 questions will be debated covering powers, federal relations, and congressional oversight influencing President Wilson’s aim.
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Himself
John Purroy Mitchel
Washington
Henry Bruere
Bureau of Municipal Research
New York City
New York
Wilson
National Capital
Mitchel
Bruere
Fusion
House
Senate
Favor New Cotton Rules
New York, New Orleans and other cotton exchange representatives conferred with Secretary Houston and Department of Agriculture officials on standardizing American grades below middling to align with Liverpool revised grades effective next September. Waco exchange president W C Lawson urged fixed standard grades to aid marketing abroad. Dr N A Cobb said changes would be nomenclature only. Attendees included G W Nevills Edward K Cone R C Cairnes and Clement Moore of New York.
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New York
New Orleans
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Liverpool
W. C. Lawson
Waco, Tex
N. A. Cobb
Bureau of Plant Industry
G. W .Nevills
Edward K Cone
R. C Cairnes
Clement Moore
Reo
Smugglers Suspect as Halifax Schooner Reaches Bay
A three masted schooner from Halifax loaded with phosphate rock passed Cape Henry and was picked up by a tug to Alexandria. Customs officials watch for a schooner suspected of carrying contraband. In addition to cargo, $100,000 worth of Paris gowns were believed to be smuggled ashore. All schooners entering Alexandria harbor will face rigid inspection by customs.
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Norfolk
Halifax
Cape Henry
Alexandria
Paris
Alexandria Harbor
Blizzard hits Northwest with early snow and cold
Duluth reports first real winter weather with a northwest blizzard heavy snow and low temperatures. Saskatchewan and the Northwest see cold snap, with Qu Appelle at two degrees below zero and widespread snow. Ships delayed, harbor vessels held as Lake Superior remains tempestuous. Other reports note early snow in Lincoln and central Nebraska and Sioux City Iowa.
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Duluth
Minn
Northwest
Canada
Saskatchewan
Qu'Appelle
Lake Superior
Lincoln
Nebraska
Sioux City
Iowa
Falen
Forward Looking Woman and Fireside Woman Dialog on Plato
Two women discuss Plato living today and whether he would advocate justice for women. They imagine his humor, philosophy, and views on women's conduct, noting his prescience and urging earnestness to inspire global change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plato
Xoell
Enouh
Woman’s Work and Rights Discussed by Fireside Figures
A dialogue contrasts women’s labor with rights, noting necessity over systematized equality. One speaker warns against “organization” while another envisions vast opportunities and newfound vitality for women if given equal footing. The exchange ends with a push to awaken to these possibilities.
Extravagance in Life Work Focused on Your Specialty
The text argues for prudent extravagance aligned with life work such as housekeeping or childrearing. It urges saving for practical appliances and upgrades that ease daily labor, like vacuum cleaners, washing machines, and kitchen improvements, over vanity purchases. A mother investing in education for baby training is highlighted as wise and beneficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure
Laura Bassi and Dora Goodale in Spotlight of 18th Century Prodigies
The October 29 piece compares Laura Bassi of Bologna, a child prodigy who earned a philosophy doctorate at 22, with American child poet Dora Goodale, born 1866 in Massachusetts. It highlights Bassi’s intellectual rise, multilingualism, and later brilliance, while noting Goodale’s early promise as a gifted writer whose career did not fully flourish.
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Wo.n
Italy
Laura Marie Catherine Bassl
Dora Reade Goodale
Miss Goodale
Massachusetts
ABC
Dora Goodale
Dora
Laura Bassi
Bologna
Laura
Countess Heads Temperance Workers Worldwide
Laa v Rosalind Howard Countess of Carlyle was reelected president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of the World in New York at the general convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laa
Rosalind Howard
Countess of Carlyle
Women's Christian Temperance Tinion of the World
New York
Promoted and Maintained by Cu Cura Soap and Ointment
A fragment notes the use of Cu cura Soap and Ointment in promoting and maintaining health via free samples at a provided address. The text is incomplete but indicates promotional distribution and a sample program. Names, dates, or locations are not clearly readable.
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Wilger
Thackara
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W. #. Taft
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Pat White
Stoneleigh Court
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D.E. Stephan
Lord & Taylor
Arthur Burt Co
Seattle
Skagit
Cascade Rivers
Washington State National Forest
Skagit Power Company
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Geeva
Aay Mabel A
Erich
Hudson Theater
Weemeee
Tomer Wee Erlanger
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Argyle
Beijing
Edith Taliaferro
Pia
Achel Crothers
Ron
Sally May Robson
Mat Plummer
Belasco
Julia
Smals
Morosco
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