Western drought worst in years across the West
Reports to the weather bureau show the western half of the United States experiencing one of the worst droughts in 25 years. Rain has been scant from Wyoming and Colorado to the Pacific states, with forests drying and streams thinning. Officials hope for relief as some areas report sparse showers in the last ten days.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Wyoming
Colorado
Pacific Coast
Canadian
Mexico
Rocky Mountain
Great Southwest
Northwest
Arizona
New Mexico
J. Plagius
Midnight Sun Above Horizon in Arctic Regions
The nocturnal sun remains visible all day in parts of Norway and Norway’s Arctic zones. From June 3 to July 7 at Bodo, May 19 to July 22 at Tromso, and May 12 to July 20 at the North Cape the sun shines for 24 hours. Winter darkness exists but is not as extreme as expected, with snow glare and northern lights creating continual twilight.
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Polar Circle
Bodo
Tromso
North Cape
Nova Scotia Coals Refuse Power At Mines
In Nova Scotia coal refuse not sold for shipping is converted into electric power at the mines and distributed to nearby cities and towns to operate their needs.
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Nova Scotia
Army Help Sought to Battle Western Forest Fires
Washington August 10. The Western Pine Manufacturers association asks for Army aid to fight fires across Oregon Montana Idaho Washington and California. Montana Idaho face nearly 200000 acres burned with losses at least 500000 potentially higher. District Forester Greely Missoula calls the situation extremely serious as fires burn on. Secretary Wilson orders energetic measures to stop flames even if it requires deficit spending.
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Washington
Western Pine Manufacturers’ Association
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
California
Forest Service
Greely
Missoula
Mont
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Pile Cotton Mountain High on New York Piers
New York today ships 215 258 bales of cotton stored in warehouses and on piers making the port the world’s largest cotton hub. Brokers report steady movement with bills of lading taking priority over stock sales and note warehouses in South Brooklyn show peaks of bales, including 110000 at one terminal. July and August cotton dominate the stock with some May staple present.
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New York
Brooklyn
Apple storage turns fruit into luxury says shipper
Niagara Falls N Y Aug 10 E G Cook of Baltimore tells the International Association of Apple Shippers that apples in cold storage have become a luxury rivaling oranges and bananas. He notes children are less familiar with apples and apple pie is a memory and urges marketing the crop at its natural season for profit to shippers and consumers.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
E. G C. Cook
Baltimore
International Association of Apple
Cook
Suffragettes Rout M ere Man at School Election
Women in Shoreham New York led by Mrs Harriet Stanton Blatch rallied after being snubbed by village school officers. They staged meetings and won the school election increasing trustees from one to three and elected women as trustees clerk and treasurer in a sex war described as a rout of mere man.
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Shoreham
N. Y
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Quinby Dinner Plan Framed by TV Confusion
Mr Quinby asks to dine with a friend but cannot recall who. Mrs Quinby expects a guest and has prepared a fine meal, while the husband blames television for the mix up and urges they eat.
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Jason
Mr. Quinby
Chicago Tribune
Government Calls 500 Farmers to Take Free Northwest Farms
Washington Aug 10 Uncle Sam posts a notice inviting 500 farmers to homestead free land across irrigation projects in the Northwest. Farms range 20 to 80 acres with grazing up to 160 acres total where water access costs are the main charge. No drawing, ten yearly installments, and suitability for general farming or specialties like apples and alfalfa. Write to the statistician, United States Reclamation Service, Washington, D. C.
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Washington
D. C
Sam
Northwest
Land Office
Statistician of the
United States
Reclamation Service
Washington, D. C
Japanese Scholar Predicts Inevitable War With America
Takenokoshi Yasaburi, a noted historian, argues in Japanese papers that a collision with the United States is inevitable. He urges immediate expansion of Japan's armed forces and says the clash will occur when the South Manchurian Railway lease ends and China demands the railroad zone, with America backing China.
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Victoria
B. C
Takenokoshi Yasaburi
Japan
America
China
Plague Strikes Canton City Amid Burial Delays
Victoria B C August 10 The steamer Ning Chow reports Canton badly infected with plague. Hundreds die as workers refuse to bury the dead. Hot dry summer worsens conditions and attempts to burn infected quarters fail, risking a large conflagration amid crowded streets.
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Victoria
B. C
Canton
A Fashionable Physician
A humorous Washington Herald item features a fashionable doctor advising a patient to travel to Europe for health, but the patient cannot afford or spare time, so the doctor prescribes a small dose of quinine.
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Europe
Crop yield projections match national record forecasts
St. Louis & San Francisco president Y some kum said after a western trip that crop yields this year will equal last year despite regional damage. He noted improved rains easing crop reports from the Southwest and estimated Kansas wheat at 658,000,000 bushels versus 82,000,000 last year, with hay and oats boosting totals to last year’s figures.
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New York, Ave
Yeakum
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Deposed Sultan Reads History of His Reign
Abdul Hamid, deposed ruler, is seen reading Osman Mowris book Abdul Hamid His Life and His Reign in Salonica. Guards present him a copy and he notes passages, likely preparing a defense, as reports describe his calm reaction to accounts of oppression and crimes attributed to him.
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Salonica
Abdul Hamid
Osman Mowri
Farmer Boys Wanted on New York's Police Force
The New York police commissioner says farmers may join the force and that the mental test will be eased. He clarifies that this does not imply farmers are less intelligent, but that difficult street questions will be dropped for out of town candidates, though some may get lost on post.
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New York
Girl swimmer conquers twelve miles against men in Boston
A 15 year old Dorchester girl Rose Pitnoff swam from Charlestown bridge to Boston light in six hours fifty minutes amid cold tides and strong currents. Seven men competed but failed to finish as the twelve mile course proved one of the severest for east coast distance swimmers.
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Boston
Dorchester
Rose Pithoff
Charlestown Bridge
Alois Aderie
New York
Miss Pitnoff
Our National Game and the Baseball Ethos
The excerpt argues baseball as a national sport, defining our civic identity through fans who study players, records, and game intricacies. It contrasts unfamiliar opera versus baseball knowledge, praising educated fans who deeply know teams, ages, batting feats, and home-ground histories.
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Ellis Parker Butler
Success Magazine
Seeis
Metropolitan Opera House
Pittsburg
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