Delightful West Tour to Pacific Coast and Yellowstone
Arrangements with Seaboard Air Line Railway offer a guided tour from Atlanta to San Francisco and Yellowstone in 1911. June departures include Denver, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, and Seattle, with a 13th International Sunday School convention in San Francisco. Price is 300 dollars single or 275 dollars double, includes rail, meals, dining car, and hotels.
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Seaboard Air Line Railway
Great West
Pacific Coast
Yellowstone National Park
San Francisco
Letter From George Washington to Jefferson Sold Yesterday
In Philadelphia an autographs sale included twenty three Washington letters and documents. A prominent letter dated August 12, 1793, in Washington's hand to Thomas Jefferson requests Jefferson remain Secretary of State. Other letters bore dates from Valley Forge and during Washington’s presidency.
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George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Philadelphia
Washington
Valley Forge
Everybody Works But Father Court Opens in Chicago
In Chicago on January 31 the Court of Domestic Relations will open to handle cases against men who stay home while wives work, along with abandonment or failure to support children. The court will also oversee child abduction under 12, delinquency, child labor, compulsory education, minor gambling in saloons, minors in dance halls, selling liquor to minors, and cruelty to children.
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Chicago
Court of Domestic Relations
Taal tidal wave death toll rises in Philippines eruption aftermath
Reports from Manila indicate a tidal wave triggered by the Taal volcano killed many natives and burned villages along Lake Taal. An American teacher recalls five villages destroyed and at least 300 known dead in the area.
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Manila
Taal
Lake Taal
Griffith Predicts NL Finish In 1912 Season
Clark Griffith predicts the National League order with Chicago and Cincinnati contending for first, New York third, and Pittsburgh fourth. The note frames early season hopes amid club rivalries and manager speculation.
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Cincinnati
Clark Griffith
Chicago
New York
Pittsburg
Toccoa Carnesville Rail Line Promoters Certainty
Promoters Erwin Hicks and Hunnicutt announce grading will begin in about thirty days. The 20 mile Toccoa to Carnesville line draws strong local farming support and is planned to extend to the Sea Island route for another 20 miles. E S Hunnicutt moves to Toccoa while Jane oversees affairs.
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J. H. Hicks
E. S. Hunniccutt
Clarkesville
Seaboard
E. S. Hunnicutt
Jane
Milwaukee Marks 65th Anniversary With Flags
Milwaukee observes its sixty fifth anniversary with flags on public buildings. The city, incorporated January 31, 1846, has a population around 375000 per the latest census, with about 10000 residents at incorporation.
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Milwaukee
Rheumatism Relief Promises Fast Action
Dr Detchon’s Relief for Rheumatism claims to ease severe cases within hours. The medicine purportedly targets the cause and rapidly removes symptoms. Available in 75c and 1.00 doses from L P Canning, druggist at Clayton and Jackson.
Creatore to bring fifty musicians to Athens concert
An audience of one of the season’s largest crowds will attend Creatore and his fifty musicians in Athens on February 7. Box-office rush was heavy as seats sold, signaling a likely sellout with possible “S. O. R.K.” signs on show night. Reviews from Boston Glasgow and London praise Creatore’s dynamic conducting and the band’s precision.
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Boston Record
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Creature
Glasgow Herald
London
Great Britain
Queens Hall
America
Signor Creatore
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Queen's Hall
St. Louis Votes on New City Charter
St Louis, Missouri, January 31 voters approved a new city charter in a heated special election. The charter concentrates power in a strong mayor and a single legislative body with a civil service commission overseeing roughly seven to eight thousand civil service positions. It lowers or consolidates departments, abolishes several, and raises salaries including mayor from 5000 to 10000 dollars and councilmen from 300 to 1800 dollars per year.
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St. Louis
Civil Service Commission
Illinois fruit growers and florists open ten day congress
At the University of Illinois Champaign a joint congress of the Illinois Hort icultural Institute the State Horticultural Society and the State Florists Association opens with lectures by experts from several states. The opening day crowd was unusually large and sessions include horticulture and floriculture discussions and laboratory work.
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Ilinois
University of Illinois
Illinois Horticultural Institute
State Horticultural Society
State Florists’ Association
Hardwood Manufacturers' Association Opens 9th Meet in Cincinnati
The Hard wood Manufacturers' Association of the U. S. opened its ninth annual meeting in Cincinnati with President H. H. Carrier of Mississippi presiding. The gathering marks a significant forum for industry leaders and stakeholders across the nation.
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Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association of the
U. S
H. H. Carrier
Mississippi
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