1909 Lumber Industry Totals Across United States
Final 1909 lumber industry statistics show 44 804 establishments with 797 825 workers and 1 182 330 552 capital. Output valued at 1 60 614 628 with materials costing 59 215 153 and salaries totaling 3867 863 555. Merchant sawmills and logging camps dominated employment and production, while independent planing mills and wooden packing box factories contributed significant shares of value. Washington led in reported activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Harris
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
W. M. Steuart
Asa
Glacier retreat would have expanded Alaska’s coast edge
Washington reports a remarkable glacier retreat in Glacier Bay Alaska since 1911. Lawrence Martin notes the ice tongue shifted three miles, exposing more coast and potentially adding land to Alaska if it had occurred earlier, altering boundary considerations and regional resources.
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Washington
Glacier Bay
Alaska
National Geographic Society
Lawrence Martin
Department of Geology
University of Wisconsin
Ralph S. Tarr
Cornell University
Chicago
Island
Tarr
Martin’s Leter
Canos
Mount Wrangell
Copper River Basin
Mount Douglas
Alaska Peninsula
Canada
Dominion
Alaskan Boundary Tribunal
United States
Portland Canal
Mount St. Elias
Property Left by American Tourists Sold in Swiss Resorts
Swiss cities auction off unclaimed baggage and items left by travelers, mostly Americans, after a year under law. A lost $1,000 note in Zurich and a Davos jewel case are cited as examples of untraced belongings.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Zurich
Davos
Retired Matador Machaquito Quits Bullfighting After Hair Cut
Madrid reports another famous bullfighter Machaquito retires after a cafe scene with his wife. She cuts off his braided hair badge with scissors, confirming he will no longer risk his life in the arena. The event sparks wide excitement alongside political upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Madrid
Machaquito
Bombita
Senora Machaquito
Romanones
Broad World Series Reform Proposals Fold Into 1914 Yacht Plans
New York reports a wave of ideas on reorganizing the annual World Series with inter league all star teams and a nine game championship. The plan limits eligibility to two years and caps rosters at twenty per league. Separate yacht race notes cover Shamrock IV preparation, crew selections, and critique of Captain Gould. Express firms face government ownership talk amid parcel service profits dips.
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Associated Press
New York
Garry Herrmann
New England Baseball Authority
Baseball Writers’ Association
Thes
America
Atlantic
United States
England
Shamrock IV., Sir Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas Lipton
W. P. Burton
Albert Turner
Gould
Thomas Lipton
Captain Gould
Parcel post hits hard at express companies
In Washington Nevada 29 the parcel post system has driven down earnings for express firms according to Rep. David J. Lewis co author of the law He cites public figures and earnings from the town The Republic of Honduras becomes the first foreign nation to build its pavilion at the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco Twenty nine nations have signaled participation to the State Department and Honduras is now under roof with stucco nearly complete
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Lewis
Post Office Department
Maryland
Congress
Associated Press
Washington, Nev
Parcel Post System
David J. Lewis
Republic of Honduras
San Francisco
Department of State
Honduras
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U. S
Louisiana
Idaho
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Misissippi Rom
Wisconin
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Sycamore
Shamrock
Smith Shoe Company
Laird Schoeber
Clayton Street
Athens
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