Winter School of Agriculture Opens at Pullman
The annual winter school of agriculture horticulture forestry and home economics begins January 6 in Pullman and runs six weeks. Twenty four faculty members will lecture and demonstrate for short course students with Y M C A and Y W C A support. Tuition is free with five to six dollars weekly board and ten to fifteen dollars for books.
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State College
Pullman
Wash
Charlton
Barnett
Y. M
Y. WC. A
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Algernon Proposed by Noted Writer Says Pittsburgh Dispatch
In a light exchange a character declares Algernon has asked to marry, praising him as a writer of note. The remark contrasts curiosity about his achievements with a playful claim that “the note” proves his notability as reported by the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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Algernon
Collins
Thirty Three Labor Officials Sentenced to Leavenworth
Thirty three labor union officials were sentenced to federal prison terms from one year and one day to seven years. Names including Phillip A. Cooley Frank C. Webb Michael J. Young and Olaf A Tveitmoe are listed with cities from New Orleans to Philadelphia. The majority were ironworkers or related to unions with a few suspended sentences, and 32 will serve time at Leavenworth with one year and one day the minimum.
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Phillip A. Cooley
New Orleans
Frank C. Webb
New York
Michael J. Young
Boston
Frank J. Murphy
Detroit
Edward Clarke
Cincinnati
Dynamiter
Leavenworth
Tveitmoe
Hiram R. Kline
Carpenters’ Union
Olaf A. Tveitmoe
San Francisco
Ironworkers’ Union
Ryan
McNamara
Pacific Coast
Treitmoe
San Quentin
McNamaras
Anderson
Kansas
New Year's Celebrations Across the World In History
The article explains New Year's as the world's most widely observed holiday with variations by culture. It notes non January 1 observances such as Chinese, Jewish, and Russian calendars and highlights debt settlement and cleansing the slate as common pre year rituals in the Orient.
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Orient
New Year customs from around the world described
The article surveys New Year celebrations across nations with detail on Nippon China Persia Germany France England and Russia. It notes colors firecrackers lanterns sweets egg coloring and varied ceremonies including a border of religious and cultural acts. It cites customs like No Root in Persia and Sylvester Abend in Germany.
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Persia
Russia
Electric Washing Machines Promise Easier Laundry
Advertisers claim electric washing machines save time and effort and handle delicate fabrics without damage. The pitch stresses lower cost and safer cleaning compared to manual scrubbing.
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Winter'school OF Agriculture
Washington
Agricultural and Forestry Departments
Pittsburgh Dispatch
John H. Barry
St. Louis
Peter J. Smith
Cleveland
Charles N. Beam
Minneapolis
Henry W. Legleitner
Denver
Ernest G. W. Jasey
Indianapolis
Edward Smythe
Peoria
III
William E. Reddin
Milwaukee
Murray L. Pennell
Springfield
Paul J. Morrin
William J. McCain
Kansas City
Michael J. Hannon
Scranton
George (Nipper) Anderson
Wilford Bert Brown
Michael J. Cunnane
Philadelphia
Frank J. Higgins
William K. Painter
Omaha
Fred Sherman
Richard H. Houlihan
Chicago
William C. Bernhardt
Charles Wachtmeister
William Shupe
James E. Ray
Edward E. Phillips
Syracuse
N. Y
Fred Mooney
Duluth
Minn
Patrick K. Farrell
James Cooney
James Coughlin
Hiram R. Kleine
Maincie
Ind
Chinents Rs’ Union
Mdén
Kaufman Bros.co
Kaufman Bros. Co
Torchon Lace
St. Gall
Hite
Switzerland
Geo. J. Wolff
Aberdeen
China
Japan
Nippon
United States
Sylvester Abend
Frankfort
Maina
Tennyson
St. Paul's
London
Trinity
Gotham
Torrisdale
Westport
Jacobson
Capt. Collins
Copeland
T. M. Copeland
Portland
James Laidlaw
Windsor Hotel
the Herald
Chehalis County
Wise Advertisers
ED Electric
the Electric Service, and Supply Company
Grays Harbor Railway and Light Company
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