College Men and the Army Pay Attracting Few Graduates
The Western Kansas World argues that Army commissions fail to lure college graduates despite pay. It cites a second lieutenant’s $116.67 monthly beginning pay rising with automatic five year increases, plus allowances, noting pay is not lavish but steady, with permanent career incentives. The piece critiques the idea that military pay explains the disinterest, suggesting pastoral appeal and career permanency matter more than raw income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Artillery
Leutenant
Boston Transcript
Capacity of Naturalization and the Courts
The piece notes debates over the new naturalization law requiring applicants to be attached to the principles of the constitution. A New York case shows judges diverging from asked knowledge tests, with Pound allowing discretion. Courts increasingly demand stronger proof of fitness for naturalization.
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Justice Pound
Supreme Court of New York
Lockport
United States
Belief as Key to Effective Performance
A New York Weekly editorial argues that a single strong talent with self confidence outperforms many talents without belief. Doubt paralyses action. certainty and assurance drive efficient execution. An uneducated believer can surpass an over cultured mind weakened by doubt and conflicting theories.
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New York Weekly
Hazing, heroism, and imperial courtesy in brief items
A college woman risks injury amid hazing debates and equal rights in higher education. A Connecticut policeman is refused a hero medal for saving a drowning baby, cited as merely doing duty. The Kaiser’s reported desire for English friendship closes a disparate round of notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harers
Connecticut
Unusual Girl at the Miner’s Home Ball
Lieut Brant of the Seventh Cavalry attends a festive dance at the Miners’ Home in Glevesid. He encounters Miss Phoebe Spencer and, after a tense exchange, begins a tentative friendship while the story threads of Naida and Wynkoop weave through the evening.
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Fort Bethune
Maorndon
Natda
Mra Herndon
Hampton
Karen Glee Aldencer
Giethard
Spencer
Nalda
Wxrkoop
Sian BU
Poston
Herndon
List
Brant
Murphy
Brace
Mr. Wynkoop
Miss Spencer
Naida
Neighbor’s Chickens Quieted by Eggs in Grass Trick
A man explains how he used nightly eggs laid in the grass to deter a neighbor’s chickens. Separate ad claims Cuticura Remedies cured a Cuban itch in a infant, costing 75 cents, with a testimonial from Mrs. Zana Miller of Union City Michigan dated May 27, 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tere
Zana Miller
Union City
Branch Co
Mich
Not the Residence A Norway native domestic sought by South Side household
A South Side household recently employed a domestic who is a native of Norway. The other day Freda answered a telephone and asked if it was Mrs Browning's residence. The voice replied no, it was her help. The exchange underscores a mistaken greeting during a routine call.
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South Side
Norway
Freda
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Webree
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Moffat
McNeil
Mason
Wynkoop
Touri
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Guify
Phoebe Spencer
Lieut
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St. Vitus
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