Lundin Proposes Study of Old Age Systems Abroad
Chicago representative Fred Jundin introduced a House resolution urging a seven member select committee to study old age insurance pension and annuity systems abroad. The goal is to assess feasibility of a U S program with youth and middle age planning for eventual old age needs. The measure goes to the rules committee chaired by Cannon, with optimism for a favorable report.
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United States
Europe
Lundin
Committee On Rules
Cannon
Wager on His Oats Lands In Large North American Contest
Colonel E J Bell of Laramie Wyoming offers a ten thousand dollar wager on his oats per acre beating any land in western Canada. Alberta backers led by Professor W H Fairchild of Lethbridge support the Canadian side. Judges will be national corn exposition officials in Omaha and the contest is world wide in scope.
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Omaha
E. J. Bell
Laramie
Wyo
Wyoming
Canada
Colonel Bell
Alberta
W. H Fairchild
Lethbridge
Monon Rail Line Offers Candy To Women Passengers
The Monon railroad serving Chicago Louisville and New Albany will give a box of candy to each woman in its dining car service. The move aims to rival the Pennsylvania road which serves tea to Pullman passengers.
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Monon
Chicago
Louisville
New Albany
Pennsylvania Road
Pa's Baseball Mood and Family Banter
A Chicago Tribune poem depicts Pa reacting to baseball wins with pride and song while Ma cheers the home team from the kitchen. When losses come Pa sulks and scolds about money spent, as Ma retorts with a sly, humorous jab about the team’s fortunes.
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P. McDonald
Chicago Tribune
US Fish Commission to Stock Danube Sturgeon in American Rivers
Commissioner Bowers reports strong probability of introducing Danube sturgeon to U S waters with the aid of Horace G Knowles the former American minister to Roumania now Nicaragua bound to ship large quantities of sturgeon and sterlet fry from Roumania to U S hatcheries for release into the Hudson Delaware Susquehanna and Potomac rivers Minister Knowles stresses the food supply importance urging protection of fish against overfishing and exploitation as a national economic matter
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Bowers
United States Fish Commission
Washington
United States
Middle Atlantic
The
Fish Commission
Delaware
Horace G. Knowles
Roumania
Servia
Bulgaria
Nicaragua
Knowles
American
New York
Bremen
Hamburg
Bludson
Susquehanna
Potomac
Con. Altinna
Alaska's fine fishery riches highlighted at Seattle exposition
The Alaska–Yukon exhibit at the Seattle exposition showcases Alaska's abundant marine life from shore and sea. It notes five salmon species and a broad spectrum of sea creatures including halibut, cod, sturgeon, and crustaceans, with expert comment from Dr. Tarleton H. Dean on Alaska’s diverse fish fauna.
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United States
Seattle
Wash
Great Northwest Territory
Alaska
England
Alaskan
Atlantic
Fisheries Bureau
China
Tarleton H. Dean
Smithsonian Institution
New York Sun
Monument to Adam Erected on Flat building by Baltimore Man
A Baltimore resident honors Adam by placing a monument on a three story flat in South Chicago. Nicholas Evanche supports the rival effort, displaying a bold Adam figure as Atlas at the corner. The statue, carved by a tombstone worker, showcases notable sculptural craft.
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Adam
Baltimore
Father Adam
Chicago
Nicholas Evanche
Mr. Evancie
Mr. Evanche
Logs Form Massive Forestry Columns at Alaska–Pacific Exposition
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle features the forestry building, using 126 choice fir logs as main columns. The longest twenty six are fifty four feet long, with others at forty two feet, averaging six feet six inches in diameter at the top. Each large column contains about 13,000 feet of lumber. The building measures 312 feet by 128 feet by 90 feet.
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Seattle
Wash
South Carolina Silver Service for New Battleship
Plans reveal a fifty three piece silver service with a large humidor to honor South Carolina’s Revolutionary history. Designs feature Jasper and Marion scenes, Palmetto flora, and ships motifs, with no Civil War reference. Bidders must submit designs by June 10 to Columbia.
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Palmetto State
South Carolina
Ansel
Columbia
Jasper
Fort Moultrie
Francis Marion
Piedmont
Mississippi
New York Times
Husband and Wife Slain in Columbus Near Grocery Store
Arthur Neidlander age 34 and his wife 19 were found dead, shot and stabbed, one in a room above a grocery and the other on the adjoining street. Neighbor John Newkirk has been arrested amid claims he threatened to kill them after their dog bit his mother.
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Columbus, O
Arthur Neidlander
John Newkirk
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