Dictionary's History Traced By Librarian
A library column explores the evolving role of dictionaries in daily life. It highlights Miss King’s story hour at Columbia Gardens, forthcoming shelving upgrades in the main library, and a shift toward selective reference works. The piece traces dictionary history from early glossaries to Webster and Oxford, noting editions like Century Standard and Webster’s International, and the 16 volume Oxford project planning to cover all meanings with quotations.
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Miss King
Columbia Gardens
Worary
Rome
Greece
Lbrary
Koopman
Cockeram
London
Johnson
Canlso
Scotland
England
Sheridans
Walker's
Richardson
Ogilvie
Goodrich and Porter
Worcester
Ogilvies
Store Mouth
James Murray
Webster and Century reference editions compared in changes
A summary of notes on Webster’s revised dictionary edition and Century’s new edition. It discusses placing biographical and geographical names in the body, the use of original plates, and the extensive changes made before printing. It mentions 75 000 changes in the dictionary portion and 10 000 changes elsewhere.
Webster dictionary revised and expanded supplement
The supplement to the Webster Dictionary, contained in two volumes of the Unrevised edition, is enlarged with corrections and reset. Publishers cite price increases as a reason for not resetting the entire work. The edition in the library adds about 100 pages covering a condensed history of the world, each U S state, lives of Presidents, and colored charts of human progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
John F. Davies
Five Ships Wrecked in Gale Off Nova Scotia Coast
Halifax July 19 report says a violent storm wrecked five vessels off the Nova Scotia coast. The Cuban steamer Clentuegos from Gulfport struck Scatterie Island. the Norwegian-registered steamer Ragna wrecked at Balane Louisburg. the four masted schooner Clarence H. Venete from Dennis Massachusetts ran aground near Cape Sab. the American schooner Harold Beecher from New York struck Scatterie rocks. there was no loss of life but salvage appears unlikely.
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Halifax
Batkentine
Nova Scotia
Clentuegos
Gulfport
Sorel
Montreal
Scatterte Island
Cape Breton
Balloonists Fall in Grand Prix Crash at Paris Garden
In Paris on July 19 during the Aero Club of France grand prix Toto collided with trees in the Tuileries garden. Pilot Georges Blanchet and aide Duval were injured as the basket fell from 190 feet and struck an iron fence. Several spectators were hurt in the crush and many women fainted. Blanchet had won the grand prix on three prior occasions.
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Paris
Toto
Aero Club of France
Tuller Garden
Georges Blanchet
Duval
Kas
Blanchet
Minister Twice Kidnapped Declared Mentally Ill
Milwaukee July 18 The Rev Louis Patmont once missing twice in months amid national interest was declared by friends to be in a mental coma He wandered from Detroit to Rib Lake and Columbia Wis then prepared to identify abductors before vanishing again He claimed liquor interests plotted against him and described a perilous trek ending in northern Wisconsin He fears pursuit and threats while seeking safety.
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Milwaukee
Louis R. Patment
Rib Lake
Wis
Patmont
Columbia
Detroit
St Louie
Patmam
Wisconsin
Smuggling Two Thousand Cartridges Daily Across El Paso
El Paso July 18 two thousand cartridges a day are smuggled daily across the international line at this point, say military officials. The U S army reportedly cannot halt the flow due to war department regulations. The ammunition allegedly goes to General Villa's constitutionalist troops and to federal irregulars active in northern Mexico.
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el Paso
Texas
United States” Army
War Department
Villa
Mexico
Mediation Hearings Set to Resolve Western Railroads Labor Diffferences
Chicago hosts tomorrow hearings before the mediation board to settle disputes between eight western railroads and engine crews. Chairman William Chambers Federal Judge Martin A. Ignapp and assistant commissioner G W Hanger arrived to obtain carrier and employee consent to arbitration.
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Chicago
Board of
Western Railroads
William Chambers
Martin” A. Ignapp
G. W. Hanger
Weather forecast plans calm week with mild temperatures
Washington forecast predicts generally fair weather for another week with moderate summer temperatures. No major disturbances are expected to cross the country. An area of low pressure will develop over the far West Tuesday, weather bureau reports.
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Washington
ITHON 8 RroUs Ray Dunn in Critical Condition
Ray Dunn aged 18 of 488 South Arizona street remained in critical condition after a gasoline explosion at the Butte Automobile company garage. He suffered a relapse yesterday following injuries from the blast.
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Ray Dunn
South
Arizona Street
Butte Automobile Company
Ladies' Home Journal on sale at news dealers today
Butte brief notes the Ladies' Home Journal is a folk favorite and now available from Journal boys and at all news dealers today.
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The
Ladies’ Home Journal
Journal Boys Today
Denial of Decline of Montana Methodist Church South
Pastor Paul Rexford of Butte rebuts Rev J P Balderson’s claim that the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Montana is in decline. He cites gains at Pauls Church in Butte and Gallatin, Boulder, and elsewhere, argues misrepresentation, and defends transfers and church strength amid past remarks from other ministers.
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Halderson
Montana
Butteriay
South Side
Gallatin
Tex
Balderson
Scopal Church South
Methodist Episcopal Church
Missoula
Afr. Gibbs
Itn
Arkansas
Inquiry on North Pole Discovery Sparks House Probe
Washington July 18 Secretary Daniels was urged by a house subcommittee led by Rep Padgett to state if Rear Admiral Peary discovered the north pole or first. The panel, seeking to settle Dr Cook’s claim he sent the naval explorer to the pole, has referred the matter to investigation.
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Washington
Daniels
House
Adital Peary
North Pole
Padgett
Tennessee
Smith
New York
Dr. Cook
Butte Jeweler R G Pingel Retires After 42 Years
R G Pingel, longtime jeweler and watchmaker, retires after 42 years in the trade. He and his wife will spend two months at Basin Canyon cabin, then winter in San Diego. Born in Hamburg in 1840s, he learned the craft in Berlin, worked in New York, San Francisco, and Honolulu before settling in Butte in 1886 with Miss Chura Held. They raised two children who died in infancy, and the couple remains devoted to Butte’s prospects, planning to return home after travel.
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R. G. Pingel
Mrs. Pingel
Basin Canyon
San Diego
Cal
Butte
Mr. Pingel
Hamburg
Germany
Berlin
New York
San Francisco
Pantama Rilt
Pacific Coast
Stort
Honolulu
Pingel
Tee Salling
Chura" Held
Leyson & Turk
Teading Jewelers
Upper Main Street
Turk
Leygon
Fingel
Hight & Ey
Granite Street
Clergy Convention Planned In Elena At Mount St Charles
Pastors and instructors from parochial schools in Butte are asked to attend a three day August meeting in Elena at Mount St Charles College to outline fall plans for Catholic schools and introduce new features. Several parish events follow including a lawn party at St Lawrence parish and weddings at Sacred Heart and St Patrick churches.
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Butte
Elena
Mount St. Charles
Allege
Sodality of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
St Mary's Parish
Creek
Altar Society
Ladies Aid Society
St. Mary's Parish
St. Lawrence
Father Hatens
Haw
Father McHory
Canada
Father Venus
Sacred Heart
Robert Illmet Murphy
Margaret Confrey
Sacred Heart Church
John Confrey
Mixw Elbeth Murphy
Bozeman
Philipsbursnd
Foley
Dillon
St. Patrick's Paris
M. Schaad
Mise
Sylvia Kagan
St Patricks’ Church
de Siere
Samuel” Fidiam
Olive Allen
Newspaper man sought by friends in Montana trip gone wrong
The Butte police seek Fra Faude, a Minneapolis Tribune writer, who vanished during a fishing trip with Harry J. Knappen, ex Missoula Sentinel editor. The group arrived Friday for a two week excursion to Melrose and Metrose area. Faude reportedly left to meet someone, then disappeared, raising fears he boarded the wrong train and wandered into foothills.
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Butte
Fra
Minneapolis Tribune
Harry J. Knappen
Missoula
Faude
W. Kenny
Metrose
No Contract Is Miners Decision for Butte Meeting
The Silver Bow Trades and Labor council seeks to mediate dissension among local unions and the Western Federation of Miners. A picnic was voted at Columbia, a canvass raised $1500, and nominations for officers will be at the next high meeting in the Butte auditorium. The Denver convention opens today with talks of internal federation troubles and curent power balance in Butte. Belfast, Ireland, hosts a municipal abattoir.
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Butte
Columbia Eden
Molten Committee
Come
Tradex Councilo
Silver Bow ‘Trades “and” Labor Council
Counci
oMcers
Western Federation of “Miners
Butte Typographical Union
Western Federation of Miners
Denver
Miners’ Union
Moyer
Secession Re Niners
Sunny Bunny Objects to Airship Ride for Film Stunt
John Tunny, famed moving picture comedian, balked at riding in an airship for Love, Luck and Gasoline but finally consented after encouragement. Vitagraph anticipates a historic comedy and Ansonia patrons on Wednesday will judge the film's humor, with Bernard and Knox carving strong crowd appeal in recent performances.
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John Tunny
Bunny
Vitagraph
Sonia
Tay
Bernard
Kelly
Fern
Record of Unseasonable Heat and Holiday Resort Attendance
The kiosk at State Savings Bank logged 88 degrees yesterday, a yearly high, with brief touches of 80 and 79 degrees around 8 pm despite an unexpected shower. The morning low was 58. Attendance at Columbia Gardens and Lake Avoca and nearby resorts reached a season high as hundreds traveled to foothill and camping spots.
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Columbia Gardens
Lake Avoca
Editors in Jail Over Bonds in Servian Paper Case
Butte reporters note editors aM. Moganovien and B. K. Sabrach of the Dabosar, a Servian weekly, jailed in Silver How county on criminal fire charges. Bond set at 5,000, but friends have not posted. Oganovich staged front page focusing on T. Tomich, a wealthy Servian merchant, with a cartoon of him as an octopus. Oganovich says the alleged abuse was joking.
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Moganovien
Cantor
B. K. Sabrach
Dabosar
Butte
Silver
How
Boganovich
T. Tomich
Tomich
Bylaws Amended for Tuesday Meetings in Local Trade Council
A New York Post excerpt notes the Silver Bow Trades and Labor council amended bylaws moving regular meetings to Tuesday nights instead of Sunday. The report connects to wider 1910s grain and industrial themes including European wheat harvests and steel hardening methods with jet air cooling developments.
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Met Opposte
Noah Webster
Webster
Mississippi
Punk & Wagnalls
America
Standard
Webster's International
Papa
Erally
Butte Briefs
ME. Balderson
Renation of
Xeven
M. KE
G. Pingel
Hen
Helens
Belfast
Ireland
Sunny
Nuite
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Council
Regiar
New York Post
United States
London Statist
Italy
France
Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Russia
India
Lower Danube
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