Canal tolls to be settled by Congress this session
Senator Bristow Kansas says canal tolls and regulations will be a top winter issue as Congress opens. He urges tolls be fixed by law on a permanent basis to cover maintenance costs of about 3 million dollars yearly and to influence routing of ships between US East Coast and South America, Europe and Asia via the canal.
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Ashington
Canal
Congress
Senator Bristow
Kansas
Canal Zone
Bristow
United States
South America
Pacific
Europe
Japan
Suez
Postal Savings Bank Proves a Success Worldwide
The Postal Savings Bank system expands to 2000 plus post offices with 2 percent interest or 4.4 percent if buying government bonds. Since Jan 8 one second class office in each state and territory, designations accelerate. Plans aim to extend to larger cities and allow branch post offices to accept deposits and redeem certificates.
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Postal Savings Banks
United States
Post Office Department
Postal Savings Bank
Prorsesg
Board of Trustees
Chicago
New York
Consul General Snodgrass Laments Moscow Laundry Woes
Consul-General Snodgrass reports Moscow laundry conditions as harsh and costly. He cites high prices, unsatisfactory finishes, and limited public steam laundries, noting only St. Petersburg offers any service. He describes private laundries as staffed by women in dark, poorly lit basements using harsh chemicals and long delivery times.
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John H. Snodgrass
Moscow
Cincinnati
Washington
Indianapolis
John
Snodgrass
New York Giants
Baker
Athletics
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
St. Petersburg
Marked Gains in U S Education Over Ten Years
Federal study shows public school income nearly doubled from 1900 to 1910 from 220 million to 425 million dollars. Normal school appropriations rose from 2.77 million to 6.63 million. Public high schools jumped from 6,005 to 10,213. teachers from about 20,000 to over 41,000. total teachers 425,000 to 612,000. Salaries rose. university and college funds climbed. student enrollment surged. Overall, an about 80 percent growth across all schools in the decade.
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Reater
United States
Federal Bureau of Education
Women in Masonry Defy Tradition With Female Lodges
London interview with Rev Dr Cobb founder of the Honorable Fraternity of Ancient Masonry. He argues there is no rule against women, noting his lodge now has 150 members and that women keep Masonry's secrets, while criticizing Grand Lodge opposition and calling for full inclusion.
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London
Cobb
Fraternity of Ancient Masonry
Grand Lodge of England
Annie Besant
Mke
Christ
Palestine
Masonry
Thornless blackberry introduced by Luther Burbank
Luther Burbank unveiled a thornless blackberry after a decade of trials at Santa Rosa. He demonstrated the plant to Australian visitors, noting the thornless stems and smooth surface while cautioning that distribution would come only after the invention becomes a reality. The fruit reportedly promises exquisite taste and quality.
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Luther Burbank
Santa Rosa
San Francisco
Burbank
Japan Seeks Large Airship From France
The Japanese government is negotiating with French firms to buy a gigantic airship nearly 200 yards long. It would travel over 60 miles per hour in calm weather and carry 20 passengers plus a supply of bombs and hand grenades.
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Japan
Paris
Kansas Town Slabtown Near Leavenworth Vanishes From History
In a ten mile radius of Leavenworth Kansas the town of Slabtown once flourished with a station on the Missouri River railroad and a bustling street layout. Purchased by H W Snyder the site reveals 1869 platting by Hervey L Bickford, remains of brick cisterns and foundations, and signs of a former real estate boom now faded from memory.
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Leavenworth
Kan
H. W. Snyder
Mr. Snyder
W. H. Burt
Rogers
Tex
Snyder
Slabtown
Ryan Ice Plant
Hervey L. Bickford
Missouri River Railroad
Kansas City
St. Louie
Turies
Joy At End of Her Voyage
Arthur Owens an iron worker at New York Shipbuilding Camden carried a marriage license for a week awaiting steamship Haverford. Theresa Maher from England waved from the deck and the couple wed upon arrival in Gloucester at 218 Warren street. Catherine Connolly bridesmaid and Joseph Connolly best man. Owens is chief ranger of Court Washington Foresters of America.
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Philadelphia
Arthur Owens
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
Haverford
Washington Street
Owens
Theresa Maher
England
Gloucester
Warren Street
Catherine Connolly
Joseph Connolly
Court Washington, Foresters of America
Big Fish Show In Paris Fisheries Exhibit Opens
The international fisheries exposition in Paris opens under French government control with broad international representation. It runs through the end of the year.
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Paris
Love and class clash over a waitress in Morton's dinner
Sanford and Eugene chase a romance with Geraldine Morton, a waitress who mesmerizes Sanford with charm and elegance, while Norton hints she is the daughter of a millionaire. The talk turns to social status and possible marriage prospects as the trio attend a dinner and recall their previous meet.
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Sanford
Eugene
Norton
Morton
Lving
Mortons
Geraldine
South
Milionaire
Misleading Sermon Tactics Questioned by Minister
Rev Allan MacRossaie of the New York Methodist Episcopal conference warns against radical pulpit methods to grow congregations. He recalls a pastor who promised a sermon on A Family Scandal but spoke at length on Adam Eve the Serpent and the Garden of Eden, leaving listeners disappointed and feeling misled.
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Allan MacRossaie
New York Methodist Episcopal Conference
Parle Playwright Faces Creative Hurdles Says Manager
A Parle playwright struggles to produce original ideas, the author remarks, noting his handicap in not readily adopting concepts from the French. The manager responds to the remark in a brief exchange quoted by Washington Star.
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Washington
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Postal Bank
BW York
Basil the Great
Carrie
New York Hippodrome
Museum of Natural History
America
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