Indian Names Simplified for Names of Places
The Smithsonian bureau of ethnology reports progress on tabulating Indian names for post offices parks and villa sites in Dakota Onama Osage Blackfeet Cheyenne Cherokee Chippewa and other languages. Experts note there is no single Indian language and about 1000 languages exist across the Americas making a universal word impossible. A standard transcription method is being devised to handle tribal and local variations.
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Washington
Bureau of Ethnology
Smithsonian Institution
Dakota
Americas
Mexico
Mr. Sennett
Paris
Europe
Macklyn Sennett
New Social Leaders for Washington Due Next March
The upcoming Sixty-fifth Congress will bring many new Washington social leaders as old circles shift after the election. Notables entering include Senator-elect and Mrs. Peter Gerry of Rhode Island, Representative-elect and Mrs. Medill McCormick of Chicago, Senator-elect Knox of Pennsylvania, Senator-elect Calder of New York, and Representative-elect and Mrs. Alvan Fuller of Massachusetts, with Johnson of California among the newcomers. Several veterans depart, including Senator and Mrs. Lippett of Rhode Island, Senator Oliver of Pennsylvania, Senator Kern of Indiana, Senator Sutherland of Utah, and Senator du Pont of Delaware.
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Washington
Peter Goelet Gerry
Rhodesland
Medill McCormick
Chicago
Philander C. Knox
Pennsylvania
Gerry
Mathilde Townsend
Mark Hanna
Knoxs
Calder
New York
Capital Society
Johnson
Fuller
Henry S. Lippett
Rhode Island
Oliver
Kern
Indiana
Sutherland
Utah
du Pont
Delaware
Sparrows Cling to Favorite Tree in Busy District
A Washington sparrow article notes the English sparrow’s fondness for a specific sycamore outside the District building on Fourteenth and Pennsylvania. Despite efforts to deter roosting, officials say there is no known cause or remedy and the bird may remain there until the tree dies.
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Webster
Fourteenth
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Tree Department
Sylvester
Department of Agriculture
White House Relics Displayed in New Cabinet Room
A long requested upgrade of the White House presidential relic collection has been completed. The artifacts, previously housed in six small walnut cabinets, now share a dedicated ground floor room near the main stairway, arranged chronologically by presidential succession with cream walls and ivory woodwork.
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White House
Western Mining and Oil News Prices Update
Metal prices listed by the Western Newspaper Union News Service show bar silver at 753g cents. Spelter lead and copper rates are provided for standard ton bases with figures for New York and St. Louis and various ore concentrates in Boulder.
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St. Louis
New York
Jerome Butte forms the newest copper company in Verde district
The Jerome Butte copper firm is the latest in Verde district. Nearby mining activity includes the Arizona Butte Mines adit on the Banner vein near Kingman driving ahead in ore and the United Verde Extension Company planning a new smelter on the C. V. Hopkins ranch near Clarkdale. Additional notes report nine feet of high grade ore in the Schulze group at Miami Consolidated Mines with a 200 foot tunnel, and sinking and tunneling work planned at Golden Hammer in Mineral Park district. A Sultana mine quartz strike at Grass Valley promises 300 to 400 dollars per ton. A cave at Gold Ore mine in Goldroad reveals a fourteen foot vein with strong values.
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Verde District
Jerome Butte
Arizona Butte Mines Company
Banner Vein
Kingman
United Verde Extension Company
C. V. Hopkins
Clarkdale
Schulze Group
Miami Consolidated Mines Company
Golden Hammer Group
Mineral Park District
Sultana
Grass Valley
Goldroad
Colorado mining activity flags across districts with revived mines
Spelter leads lake and summit county values as Cripple Creek’s Victor mine nears revival. Pride of the West and Ledge mill at Silverton report active work and rich concentrates while Red Mountain mines link Ouray and Silverton to market via Silverton. Colorado output hits 49 million dollars this year. pine oil flotation use climbs with price effects. Gold King mine on Bonita mountain sustains steady metal flows. Rice Mining reports expanding high grade silver ore at Smuggler winze.
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David H. Moffat
Victor
Cripple Creek
Silverton
Colorado Central Mining Company
Georgetown
Chattanooga
Ouray and
Red Mountain
Colorado
United States Geological Survey
United States
Gold King
Bonita Mountain
Cement Creek
Gladstone
Rice Mining Company
Mining boom and new mill outputs in Grant County 1916
The head-frame at the Pacific mine was raised to allow ore dumping into a new crushing plant. Burro Mountain Copper Company advanced two sections of its Tyrone mill into operation. Grant county’s 1916 year set records in output value and new operations. Socorro Mining and Milling produced 14 000 ounces of bullion in early December, Mogollon Mines 10 000 ounces with high grade concentrates, and Scholle mines shipped nine ore cars as grade improved.
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Pacific Mine
Burro Mountain Copper Company
Tyrone
Grant County
Socorro Mining and Milling Company
Mogollon Mines Company
Scholle
Oil boom swells at Casper field with discovery wells
The California Oil Company working section 32 in the Big Muddy field joins newly organized firms around Casper. Arminto also shows a for sure oil boom with rigs on site and several discovery wells drilled, signaling promising activity.
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California Oil Company
Big Muddy Field
Casper
Mack Sennett Explains Film Comedy Craft and Humor
The article profiles Mack Sennett delivering a dynamic tour of film comedy craft. He discusses scenario writing, casting, directing, and the need for constant escalating climaxes, plus the advantages of cinema over stage for facial expressiveness and spontaneity.
Weary Willie and Tired Tim Trade Hungry Tale
A playful exchange between Weary Willie and Tim centers on hunger and fatigue. Willie recounts the tale and jokes about being hungry, while Tim notes the dog is just as tired, capturing a lighthearted rural mood.
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Willie
Tim
Question on coal buyers advised against large purchases
A reader asks whether coal experts urging restraint on bulk buying intend economy or sarcasm, seeking clarification on the tone and rationale behind the caution.
Secretive Women and a Politician’s Witty Retort
A satirical exchange features Sphinxes asking if a woman can keep a secret and Senator Sorghum replying that many women have been very successful in not revealing how they would vote. The quip highlights gendered secrecy in politics.
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Sphinxes
Senator Sorghum
Sermon Airdropped Sparks City Debate
In a curved tale a preacher flying over the West delivered a sermon from an airplane. Onlookers debated the novelty with Egbert remarking the message flew over the crowd’s heads and left questions about style and substance.
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Bacon
Egbert
Public Dinner Speakers Provoke Mixed Reactions
A humorous exchange notes that public dinners often feature a speaker who bores the audience, with one speaker described as particularly fortunate. The dialogue contrasts dullness with luck in social settings.
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Lucky. Briggs
Griggs
Briggins Seen As Sympathetic Yet Elite Knowledge Cites
The dialogue portrays Briggins as sympathetic in a limited sense. He shows genuine concern for comrades who lack his knowledge, suggesting a rare awareness among few who understand more than others.
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Briggins
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Deree
Gress
Mining and Oil News
Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Boulder
Arizona
Lake, Eagle
Summit Counties
Kittimac
New Mexico
Wyoming
Mack Sennett
Miss Normand
Arbuckle
New York Sun
Harry Lauder
Oscar Wilde
Raymond Hitchcock
Mr. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
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