Washington Irving Trail Marked Across Oklahoma by DAR
Daughters of the American Revolution plan to mark the Washington Irving trail as it enters Oklahoma and extend Santa Fe trail markings northwestern Oklahoma. The project parallels DAR efforts in Kansas and follows Irving’s 1832 Oklahoma journey from Fort Gibson to the southwest, with Col J S Holden’s tent site marker guiding preservation.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Oklahoma
Prairies
Washington Irving
David L. Payne
Oklahoma City
Kansas
No Man’s Land
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Holden
Irving
Fort Gibson
Red River
Greer County
North Fork
Arkansas River
Kit Carson
Camp Nichols
Mineral
Carson
United States Volunteers
New Mexico
Colorado
Zara
Larned
Dodge
Camp Aubrey
Westport
Kansas City
Santa Fe
N. M
Army Post
Powerful Hindu Prince to Visit America Again
The Gaekwad of Baroda Sir Sayaji Rao and Maharani plan another U S visit soon, eight years after Roosevelt dined with him. He is famed as India's top jewel owner and powerful ruler who accepts British sovereignty, speaks fluent English, and admires American women. The six month stay follows his 1909 Washington trip for agriculture study.
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Sayaji, Roall
Gaehkwar
Baroda
India
Maharani
United States
Washington
Bryce
Gaekwar
Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
Nizam of
Hyderabad
Famous sharpshooter Chase dies. famed Civil War marksman
George H. Chase of Roxbury known as Old Seth, a legendary sharpshooter with Berdan's regiment, died aged 76. He reportedly killed more Confederates than any other in the war, including 42 shots in a single day at Gaines' Mill and a critical pass at Yorktown signed by McClellan and Porter.
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G. H. Chase
George H. Chase
Roxbury
Mass
Old Seth
Gaines’ Mill
Yorktown
McClellan
Fitz-John Porter
Chickahominy
Martindale
Washington
Stapton
Chase
Berdan
New Model Aeroplane Contest Offered by M P Talmage
M P Talmage provides a silver cup for a West Side YMCA contest in New York for a boy whose model aeroplane achieves three times success in a flight series. Designs must enable a real man carrying machine to be built and models must rise from the floor under their own power, with entry by the contestant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.P. Talmage
West Side Young Men's Christian Association
West Fifty-seventh Street
New York
Great Inventors Honored in Spencer Mass Monument Dedication
A monument dedicated in Spencer Massachusetts honors Elias Howe W William Howe and Tyler Howe. The unveiling was done by George Richard Prouty and Arthur Rudolf Prouty. Elias Howe invented the sewing machine William Howe built a truss bridge Tyler Howe created the spring bed and other improvements.
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Spencer
Mass
Elias Howe
W. William Howe
Tyler Howe
George Richard Prouty
Arthur Rudolf Prouty
William
Tyler
French Device Turns Out Tickets to Suit Each Passenger
A new French ticketing machine installed at the Long Island railroad Brooklyn terminal records price date and destination on each ticket and totals daily sales by station. It prints tickets and generates reports in minutes saving printing costs and time. the machine sells eighty tickets a minute and could replace several ticket agents. The system promises substantial savings in auditing and ticket operations, with expansion planned to other stations and lines.
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United States
Long Island
Brooklyn
A. B. Bierck
France
Paris
Bierck
Flabush Avenue
Woodhaven
Far Rockaway
Mr. Bierck
Diamond Jubilee for Marietta College
Marietta Ohio authorities prepare for a six day Diamond Jubilee celebrating the college charter of 75 years. June 12 to 16 feature a Taft address and speeches by Rev Frank W Gunsaulus and President Alfred T Perry with a historical survey and a city homecoming.
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Marietta College
Marietta
Ohio
Muskingum Academy
Pioneers of
Taft
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Chicago
Alfred T. Perry
Opening of Mexican-American Bridge formally announced
It was announced in San Antonio that the new international bridge between Brownsville Texas and Matamoros Mexico will be opened July 21 and 22. Invited attendees include President Taft Colonel Roosevelt President Diaz Governor Campbell of Texas and the governor of Tamaulipas Mexico.
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San Antonio
Tex
Brownsville
Matamoros
Mexico
Taft
Roosevelt
Diaz
Campbell
Texas
Tamaulipas
Aberdeen Seeks Better Local Solutions
The speaker urges focus on improving Aberdeen with practical action rather than chasing distant troubles, emphasizing local effort and accountability. The message stresses self-reliance and community engagement to address ongoing issues.
Grafting Legislators and Vigilance in Governing Bodies
The article argues graft taints lawmaking as lawmakers, with three independent factors needed to pass a bill and checks between houses and the executive. It likens corruption to piracy where the public suffers when deals impair home governance and urges ceaseless electoral vigilance to purge graft.
Hickory Wood Scarcity Sparks Use for Correctional Gadgets
An observer notes hickory wood depletion for automobile spokes while suggesting there is still younger growth to supply rural schoolteachers with correctional aids. The claim highlights wood supply shifts and education-related use in a cautious, tongue in cheek tone.
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Ah Rod
Seattle
Acme Business College
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West Heron St
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Grayport Hotel
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