Taft appoints Columbus unveiling committee and speakers
President Taft names Edward L. Hearn and Colonel Spencer Crosby to lead the Columbus memorial ceremonies in Washington with over 100000 expected attendees. Victor Dowling and Joseph Scott are slated as principal speakers as delegations from Canada, Mexico, Porto Rico, the Philippines, and all states seek accommodation for the three day event.
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Taft
Columbus
Washington
Tere
Lst
Edward L. Hearn
New York
Spencer Crosby
United States Army Engineering Corps
United States
Crosby
Phinus
Columbuu
Victor J. Dowling
Supreme Court of New York
Joseph Scott
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Education of
Los Angeles
Canada
Mexico
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
National Bureau
Lenses and early optical figures in medieval Europe
The text notes Roger Bacon recognizing lenses for near vision and claims early grinding around 1285 by Salvino degli Armati who reportedly died in 1817. It also mentions Pisa monk Alexander della Spina who died in 1229.
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Roger Bacon
Salvino Degli Armati
Pisa
Alexander Della Spina
Schools to Make Hotel Keepers
Courses train hotel staff in France and Switzerland subjects include service ventilation accounting kitchen management and purchasing supplies Students study fashioning finelages and business correspondence as part of hotel conduct and climate knowledge in Willings countries
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Toole
Fetel
France
Willings
Vipers of Fontainebleau Increase Firearm Rewards Decline
In Seine-et-Marne a spike in viper kills was reported with forests near Fontainebleau bearing the highest counts. A lone gamekeeper obtained 125 dollars for 1818 vipers. The department paid 550 dollars in rewards for the year, about seven cents per viper head. Total yearly kills approached a rough but unspecified seven figures.
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France
Seine-et-Marne
Ne de France
Paytinebleau
Two Roads and the Duty of Steadfast Action
A reflective passage contrasts wasteful habits with faithful work. It argues that persisting in profligate conduct drains strength, while carrying out duties strengthens resolve and steadies character through disciplined effort.
The Counter sign and the Lost Deposit Puzzle
Mrs. Mary Hennessy seeks to deposit 3000 in a Chicago bank but cannot sign. A cashier insists on a password and signed proof of identity to withdraw. The tale reveals banking security maneuvers and the challenge of recording a proper withdrawal phrase.
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Mary Klennessy
Malachy Hennessy
Hersel
Ties From the Top and Related Fortschritte
A Pearsons Weekly progress column discusses how the top’s physics inspired rifle bullets torpedoes compasses gyro rails and boomerangs while a Cleveland father notes his college bred son has spent two years in the office learning basics he once believed he could teach his father.
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Pearsons Weekly
Cleveland
Igne
Im pregnable Pearl Harbor Naval Fortifications Report
The Pearl Harbor approaches are to be completed by midsummer or early fall creating a permanently fortified Pacific naval base. Cost about 10 million dollars. channel dredging reaches 30 feet depth and will extend to float dreadnoughts. Coral foundation supports a large drydock, hidden forts, disappearing guns, and smokeless powder for protection.
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Pearl Harbor
Heart Harbor
United States
Pacific
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Honolulu
Philippine Islands
Christian Science Monitor
Our Growing Nation Shows Economic Swing in the United States
The piece compares 1800 and 1910 U S outputs and deposits noting the United States’ rise to dominance in wheat gold silver and industry while savings bank depositors grow from 603 000 in 1800 to 9 142 000 in 1910 with deposits increasing from 149 million to 4 070 billion illustrating the era's broad expansion and impact on the average wage earner.
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United States
Leslie's
Books as voices of the distant and dead and heirs of past ages
Channing praises books as the voices of distant and dead voices that provide spiritual life and intellectual companionship. He argues sacred writers, Milton, Shakespeare, and Franklin, cross the threshold of any home, enriching even the poor with imagination, wisdom, and culture.
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Shakespeare
Franklin
Snail Edge Claim Sparks Witty Local Quip
A Houston Post item notes a science claim that a snail can crawl along a razor blade without cutting itself. A counter joke follows about crawling out of bed over a sleeping baby without waking it.
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Houston Post
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Aldershot
Stampshire Regiment
London Express
Vipers of
Fontainebleau
Mr. Hennessy
Proutant
Irvine
Basel
Basel Campagne
Modern Woodmen OF America
WM. M. Falkner, C. C. J. J. Robinson, Clerta
City Messenger CO
E. Wishkah
Jas
McNair Brick
Stone Cement
Mas
West Heron Street
Humboldt
Fred Hewitt
Aberdeen
F Street
Aberdeen Herald
O-W. R
O.S.L
Union Pacific
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Sioux City
Des Moines
Devonport
Rock Island
Dallas
Texas
Middle West
H. P. Potter
District Freight & Passenger Act
East Heron Street
F. Fredrickson
Summit Street
Madison
Wishkah St
G. and
F. Sts
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