Hawaii Exhibit At Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Fair Impresses
The Hawaii display, placed on the Court of Honor beside the government building, promises a extensive exhibit of native fruits vegetables and live fish aquarium. Native girls will serve fruits while native orchestras perform. The tank will depict the islands resting in the Pacific Ocean. Over 100000 dollars have been spent assembling the display.
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Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiia
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Picturesque Concrete Residence by Thompson Company
A 1909 feature from Thompson Architectural Co describes a Randolph New York built gambrel roof house in brown sandstone. Size 25 by 85 feet, cost $3,000 including heating and plumbing.
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Randolph
N. Y
Thompson Architectural Company
PERT PARAGRAPHS on Bills and Busy Work
The piece muses on happiness forgotten until lost and compares bill paying to tooth pulling. It notes paying the bill for the act hurts more and observes sawing wood as a way to keep still. It laments the lack of a clever substitute for shaking the furnace.
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United States
Bryan
No clear events or individuals in this fragment
The text offers general reflections on imprisonment environment and personal representation in a company. It references a hurry up world and inflated egos but contains no identifiable people places organizations or concrete events.
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Common Sense
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Noted Wheat Expert James Patten Assumes Market Leadership
James A. Patten, Illinois native and former mayor of Evanston, rose to lead major grain operations after joining Bartlett, Frazier & Carrington in 1903 and forming Bartlett & Patten last year. He funded Northwestern University gym and remains a prominent philanthropist while known for market clashes with financially sturdy opponents. He and his wife have three children.
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James A. Patten
Illinois
Mr. Patten
Bartlett, Frazier & Carrington
Bartlett & Patten
Evanston
Northwestern University
Army Physician Edie Joins Taft White House Team
Major Guy L. Edie named physician to the White House replacing Admiral Rixey. An army doctor, he accompanied President Taft on the world tour and serves as attendance for on duty officers in Washington and runs the army dispensary. His assistant Captain Matthew A. Delaney aids Taft’s family.
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Knox
Secretary of State
Napoleon Bonaparte
B. F. Butler
Washington
Washington Star
Taft
The
Philippines
Edie
Manila
Guy L. Edie
White House
Admiral Rixey
Navy
Matthew A. Delaney
Virginia
University
Catchers and hitters shine as clubs shape up for Forbes Field debut
Schlei and Oakes impress in national league notes with Bresnahan cited as a benchmark. Owens joins the White Sox from Nashville while Moriarty drives Detroit victories. Dineen calls catchers 30 percent of a team, and Pittsburgh eyes June 380 dedication with world champions as guests.
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Schlei
New Yorks
Roger Bresnahan
Oakes
Cincinnati
Louisiana
Chicago White Sox
Owens
Nashville
George Moriarty
Detroit Americans
Bill Dineen
Alstein
Pittsburgs
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburg
Forbesfield
Lajoie
Clarke
Bemis
Larry
Cub
As Good as He Gave Dialogue Sparks Politeness
A brief exchange from the New York Journal features a man offering his seat and a woman thanking him. The witty dialogue plays on courtesy and mutual civility in a social setting.
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Canflor
New York Journal
Ancient Derricks: Old German Machines Still In Use
The oldest derricks, built in Trier in 1413 and 1554 at Andernach, Germany, share a common A frame design. A swinging main boom sits within a pan bearing, with movable cap and guy ropes atop. Crossbars move the derrick, while a tread-wheel loads chain lifts via a sixteen foot diameter wheel.
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Trier
Germany
Andernach
Jokes Move From Newspapers To Stages In Cloakroom Lore
The World and Courier-Journal quip about jokes aging beyond the newspaper, joking they travel to the stage and later reside in congressional cloakrooms as a lasting, if dry, humor. The exchange contrasts playful classroom lines with political precincts.
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A.Y.P. Exposition
Seattle
Olean, N. Y
Edward Lucan
Moclips Beach
George Everett
North Pacific Coast
N. P. Depot
Ocean Beach
Philadelphia Ledger
Mr.bryan
PIANS
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Hughes
Henry Watterson
Europe
Lincoln
Neb
Fred
Morocco
Mr. Bryan
Seill Price
Justice Court
Aberdeen
Chehalis
State OF Washington
N. W. Bush
Chehalis County
American Mill Company
New York World
Congressional
Louisville Courier-Journal
Evans Drug Co
Waterman
IDHAL
Gurney
A. Star A. Transfer Co
JOS. Farrell & Coo
East
Wishkah Street
Wishkah Shingle Co
North Aberdeen
Tom Karakatsm
East Market Street
Aberdeen Herald
Grays Harbor
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