Flu scourge grows worse in New York city
The city health department reports 1 052 new influenza cases and 20 deaths on February 1. Pneumonia shows 240 cases and 91 deaths, with 66 pneumonia victims and 12 influenza deaths the day before. Police deploy 75 officers to enforce health laws and heat requirements to curb spread. Dr Copeland warns of immediate legal action against owners failing to provide heat. He notes the current outbreak is milder than the 1918 1920 epidemics.
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New York
City Health Department
Copeland
Backbone in Business Rewarded by Aggressive Leadership
A brief quotation contrasts the man with backbone against the weakling in business. The former is not trod upon, his aggressiveness drives success and earns respect as he shifts and shunts others toward his aims. The note reflects a journalistic aphorism on character and leadership.
Smallpox Outbreak Spreads via Mail and Need for Vaccination
A Frederick county report details smallpox spreading through a rural mail route after infected individuals visited a friend in Winchester. A local physician notes a virulent case with widespread pustules. Officials urge quarantine, compulsory vaccination, and a county health nurse to educate and prevent further outbreaks. The piece condemns ignorance and neglect as the cause and calls for public support to fund protection.
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Chestnut Grove
Winchester
Pene Nisaae
Eek
Frederick
Frederick County
Boston Banker Out on Bail in Secret Indictments
Associated Press reports former Cosmopolitan Trust Co president Max Mitchell arraigned on five secret indictments charging larceny totaling 1.5 million dollars, fraudulent loans, conversion and false entries. He pleaded not guilty and was admitted to bail of 50 000 dollars. Indictments mark the first public moves in the five trust company affair probe.
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Associated Press
Max Mitchell
Cosmopolitan Trust’ Company
Mitchell
Remont Trust Gasiesy
Miners Union Call to Form Pool With Railroads
John L Lewis announces United Mine Workers are willing to pool their interests with railroad organizations and oppose wage schedule attacks. Invitations have been sent to officers of 16 major railroad worker groups for a meeting.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
John L.‘Lewis
Success Driven by Zeal Not Ability
Quote attributed to Charles Buxton emphasizes that success comes from total dedication to work rather than innate talent. It highlights the winner as one who commits body and soul to their tasks.
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Buxton
Divining Red Debated as Water Finder
Australia’s Royal Letter notes Victoria’s ruling that divining red, long claimed as a water finder, should be studied by psychologists not geologists after an investigation. Popular Science Monthly observes many discoveries arise by chance and many failures go unheard.
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Australia
Victoria
Popular Science Monthly
We Are Apt to Be Very Pert At Cen Suring Others
The quote reflects a view on moral posture and self awareness. It contrasts sharp judgment of others with blindness to one’s own faults, attributed to William Pena. It conveys warnings about hypocrisy and moral seriousness in personal conduct.
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William Pena
Knowledge Requires Effort to Reach the Worthy Spring
The fragment warns that knowledge demands pains and application. It describes the path as troublesome and deep until one reaches the spring, where wisdom rises and rewards effort. Felton is referenced as a source or speaker.
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Felton
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