Northwestern May Seek Cornell Professor As President
Northwestern University rumors point to Dr. Jeremiah Whipple Jenks of Cornell as a potential president. Jenks, 49, has educated at Michigan and Halle, taught at Mt. Morris, Knox College, and Cornell, and served as a U. S. expert in trusts, currency and labor matters. His book The Trust Problem is well known, and he has contributed to government and economic literature. Northwestern trustees weigh the offer as they search for Edmund J. James’s successor.
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Edmund J. James
Z. W. Jenks
Cornell University
Truaca
Northwestern University
Evanston, Til
University of
Jeremiah Whipple Jenks
Ithaca
N. Y
Jenks
Northwestern
Cornell
Indiana University
Knox College
St Clair
Mich
University of Michigan
University of Halle
Germany
Michigan
Mt. Morris College
Mt. Morris
Georgia Bixler
United States
Industrial Commission
Europe
Department of Labor
War Department
Orient
Cornall University
Trashy Books Removed Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn public library officials deem certain ebooks trashy and unfit for circulation. Nine branch libraries were ordered to withdraw these volumes and submit them to the director for destruction. One copy per title will be kept at the main library, while others may be held for adult-ages access only upon written application.
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Brooklyn
Yellow fever germ spread tied to mosquitoes
American investigators report yellow fever spreads via mosquitoes and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine plans a second Amazon expedition to identify the disease’s actual cause. Para on the Amazon reports the illness remains continually evident in varying degrees.
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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Amazon
Para
Tenants in Historic Home Describe Tankerville Family
London reports Lady Tankerville and Lord Tankerville occupy Chillingham Castle in Northumberland near Cornhill on Tweed. The couple, American-born Leonora van Marter and Lord Bennet, wed amid a romance. They own four children. Lord Ossulston will be eight next August. a younger brother is one this month.
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London
Tankerville
Lord Bennet
Leonora van Marter
Switzerland
Italy
Lord Tankerville
Lady Tankerville
Chillingham
Castle
Northumberland
Cornhill-on- Tweed
Lord
Royal Academy
Lord Ossulston
Earl
Wields Thomas Baton As Temporary Chicago Leader
Frederick A Stock assistant conductor of the Chicago orchestra becomes temporary head after Theodor Thomas. Stock studied under Humperdinck and spent ten years with Thomas. He credits Thomas for shaping his craft while trustees consider all candidates including Walter Damrosch of New York and other great conductors from Germany and France.
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Frederick A. Stock
Chicago Orchestra
Chicago
Theodore Thomas
Mr. Stock
Humperdinck
Mr. Thomas
Stock
Broadway Tabernacle Erects Ten Story Theater Church
New York Broadway Tabernacle at Fifty sixth street opens a ten story complex with a wedding chapel museum and a basement theater. The $1 million building includes a 1600 seat auditorium a 50 seat chapel and a 600 seat assembly hall theater for free community use potential weddings and religious exhibitions during dedication week. Public oblations and relics from prior sites join the museum collection.
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New York
New York City
Broadway Tabernacle
Broadway
Fifty-sixth Street
Taylor
Worth Street
Tabernacle
Sixth Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Jefferson
Microscopic Detective Ehrenberg Solves Smuggling Case
Ehrenberg, a prince of microscopists, once investigated a Prussian smuggling case. A cask was opened, valuables removed, and repacked for shipment, with only the unpacking likely at customs horses. Under his microscope a foraminifera specimen on the sand pinpointed the crime scene.
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Ehrenberg
The Heaviest Girl in the World
The heaviest girl is Meda Milmoite of Kentucky, ten years old and 270 pounds. She has gained 84 pounds in three years, remains highly active, and stands out among her age group. Her parents are normal weight, siblings smaller than average. Silk Hats by the Million notes UK production around 12 1 000 000 annually.
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Meda Milmoite
Kentucky
United Kingdom
Scholarships by Chinaman at Berkeley Rise in China Ties
Sheng, the Chinese official known as the mightiest, funded five scholarships for Chinese students at the University of California Berkeley through Prof. John Fryer. The first installment arrived, four scholars chosen, and they will later be employed in China. These are the first scholarships ever given by a Chinese official to students of any American or European university.
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Berkeley
Cal
Sheng
China
John Fryer
Iet
American Girl Best Seaman
A ship's doctor notes the American girl shows the least seasickness among allied nationalities, with the English girl more resistant than the American, and the French girl succumbing most easily to seasickness.
Dining Car Shock In Kansas City Exchange
A dining car scene aboard a train near Kansas City features an elderly woman in black silk with white hair and a bonnet, calmly ordering a Scotch highball and tea despite a jostling ride. A male narrator describes the moment as unsettling yet restrained, noting the old lady’s poised, meticulous manner and the car’s rough motion.
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Kansas City
Yie
Missionary Society
Lama
Walter
Notable High Bridge Across Connecticut River
Boston reports the highway bridge under construction between North Walpole New Hampshire and Rockingham Vermont near Bellows Falls will span the river with a single eight hundred foot arc. It is noted as the largest highway arc span in the United States except for one similar cross.
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Boston
Connecticut River
North Walpole
N. H
Rockingham
Bellows Falls
United States
Hue Jigh Arcil Dredge Bridge Near Niagara Falls
A durable iceteutal span to stand as the country’s next highest bridge over the Niagara River near the falls. The bridge features a 640 foot through channel span and a 104 foot eight inch approach span on the Vermont side. It exceeds 50 feet in overall width with a 20 foot carriage way and a six foot clear structure. Total steel weight for the main structure is about 900000 pounds.
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Niagara River
Falls
Veremont
Mistakes in Stamp Printing Raise Values for Collectors
Errors in stamp printing make certain issues highly valuable. Yellow instead of blue two Dutch stamps gained premiums. upside down New Zealand stamps are sought after. Old red penny plate 255 and pink halfpenny plate 9 command high prices, tied to plate flaws. Buyers are advised to prefer postmarked stamps for major occasions.
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New Zealand
California Grand Lodge Plans Large Temple in San Francisco
The California Grand Lodge of Masons, with Hawaii lodges, intends to construct a new temple in San Francisco large enough to house all grand bodies in its jurisdiction. The existing temple is about 40 years old.
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California Grand Lodge of Masons
Hawaii
San Francisco
Women of Japan Lead in War Relief Efforts and Aid
An article highlights Japanese women led by figures such as Joko Okumura and Princess Mori in organizing relief for families of soldiers. It notes the Ladies' Patriotic Association growing to over 40,000 members, patronized by the imperial family, with activities from schoolgirls knitting to distributing aid, and the Red Cross hospital efforts in Tokyo.
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New York City
Japan
Russia
Admiral Ort
Harper's Bavar
Mme. Uria
Cuiina
Mme, Uru
Cooth
Iwakura
Marchioness
Oyama
Vassar
Princess Mori
Muri
Tokio
Diplomatic Corps
Red Cross Society of
Red Cross
Old three deck Duke of Wellington broken up at Portsmouth
The Duke of Wellington, once the pride of the British navy, is being dismantled at Portsmouth. Launched in 1852 she led the fleet to battle against Russia in 1854, mounting 131 guns and capable of firing 200 shots per minute. Built of wood from 76 acres of forest with ancient oaks.
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Portsmouth
Theattle
Rusia
London
Total Farming Area Surpasses Nations in United States
The United States has an estimated 841,000,007 acres for farming, an area bigger than multiple European nations and the Transvaal. About 10,439,000 people work in agriculture while other industries employ 18,845,000. A ship deck is claimed to be the safest place, with few losses among British passenger ships last year.
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United States
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
France
Germany
Austria
Spain
Japan
Transvaal
British Isles
Handy street telephones come to Cleveland streets
In Cleveland Ohio the spread of public street phones advances to convenience for residents and visitors. Outdoor booths at East Madison and Euclid and Bolton and Euclid provide nickel-operated service when indoor public phones are scarce, with initial installations proving utility and more to follow.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
East Madivon
Uelid
Bolton Wand Euclid
Gad Mare
Removal of Charles I Statue at Whitehall Sparks Protest
London observers report plans to move the King Charles I equestrian statue near Trafalgar Square to allow a new Mall entrance from Char ing Cross. The Jacobite Society foresees the removal with dismay and hopes a descendant may one day topple the current dynasty. An agent of the crown oversees the annual ceremony preserving the martyred king’s memory.
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London
Legitim
Charles 1
Wharing Cross
Loy
Trafalgar Square
Charming Crows
Five Volumes Sold by Sothebys for $100,000
London auction house Sothebys sold by private treaty five rare volumes for $100,000. The manuscripts range from sixth to eleventh century and include an Evangellarium from the sixth century once in the Guglielmo Libris collection. Noted for metal bindings enamel work and precious stone reliefs. The buyer’s identity remains undisclosed.
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London
Sothebys
Art Audlomeers
Guglielmo Libris
German engineer unveils seasickness prevention device
There have been many plans to prevent seasickness yet a Hamburg engineer named Mr. OQ Schlick proposes a device to lengthen the rolling period of a vessel and reduce its oscillation amplitude, aiming to lessen the malady for sailors.
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OQ. Schlick
Hamburg
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Northwestern Univesity
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Countess D.ankerville
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Wie
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Beotci
Women OF Japan
Math. Nakayama
Ladies’ Patriotic Association
Okie
Cleveland, O
Diamays
English “Legitimiete
Charles I
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