Trade relation work starts under Taft board plan
President Taft orders a Treasury led inquiry into U S trade relations to judge which nations face minimum or maximum tariffs under the new law. A three expert board will oversee the preliminary work, aided by a $75 000 appropriation, with investigations to be thorough to preclude charges of haste as the maximum tariff takes effect next March.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Taft
Treasury Department
Treasury
Jerte
Queensboro Bridge Legend Promotes World’s Greatest Structure
The Queensboro bridge spans the East River from Fifty-ninth Street to Ravenswood, claimed as the greatest bridge in length and capacity. It totals 8,400 feet, 60 feet wide, rises 185 feet above the river, with five main spans and two anchor spans, and a two-deck design serving cars, pedestrians, and elevated trains at an estimated cost over 20 million dollars.
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Queensboro
East River
Fifty-ninth Street
New York
Ravenswood
Queens
Blackwell's Island
Forth
Rule of the Sea and the Twice Caught Cod
A New York Sun report recounts a maritime lore tale where an amateur angler hooks a cod with two sinkers and a hook. Under whaling law, the second angler may claim the fish but the gear remains with its owner, explained by a sailor who valued returning what belonged to the fish’s harpooner.
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New York Sun
Remarkable Memory and Math Tales From Old Times
A fragmentary account notes Siete Wonderful Memory and others as eminent mathematicians and educators. It cites nearly two hundred manuscript works, late eighteenth century output, and a striking anecdote of mental calculation. The text references Euler pupils and curious street anecdotes from Atchison Glebe.
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Imi Bul
St. Patersburg
Euler
New York Tribune
Codmoppe and Medieval Dishes on Menu History
A fragment discusses the codmoppe and historical eating customs in Yarmouth, noting royal feasts and pasties. It mentions codmoppe sauce Hollandalke for a 9 Savoy menu and hints at medieval dishes like the sea swine and porco nub, with an early recipe from a master.
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Yarmouth
Matster
Unlucky Number Thirteen Disrupts Westin Railway Yard
In a Sunday incident at the yards, ore workers and railway staff were involved as freight cars moved in. A judge warned the crowd about fines of five dollars each, implying a cheaper option to walk than ride.
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Folk & Westen Railway
Andy
Mail Order King Retires From Sears Roebuck
Robert W. Sears, head of Sears, Roebuck & Company, retires from active business. Once a telegraph operator, he built a vast mail order empire with annual sales surpassing 50 million dollars and a fortune estimated around 25 million.
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Calago
Aug
Robert W. Sears
Sears, Roetnick & Company
Aetive Businysis
Sears
Redwood Kalle
Minv
New York
Nin
Tue Ness
Miinpoupelis
Eno
Chicago
Hoo Partiershiy
W. Rowhick
Profes Voninany
Washington Good Roads Building Planned for Alaska Yukon Exhibit
Plans for a pioneering high ways building at the Alaska Yukon Exhibition grounds in Washington state outline a well equipped library for testing road materials. Officials cite a $1.23 million state appropriation and expect demonstrations on concrete foundations, road construction, and dust prevention, with the structure to serve as the future home of the state university highway department.
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Washington State
Alaska- Yukon
Mieitie Exposition
Tusepeton Pain
Tmoond
Iim
Rends
A. Duclusive
Ory
Wien
Canada
England
University of Wastiegton
Department of Highs
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Atchison Glebe
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the Foland Printing Co
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, West Virginia
Euat
Athens
W. Va
Pri W. Va
Avglavera
Partlow
Mercer Electric Railway Co
Ry RG
Meador
Presttonty
Star Electric CO
Bland Street
Woman’s College
Mont, VA
Europe
Tenia Seasion
Bird
O. James Nelson
M.A
A. D. Wood
Spootatint
USA
Bluefield General Transfer Co
Rudolph & Mitten Loin's
Maefield
ALIFE
Ilarman
John M. Wirgman
WM. McCarthy
Bluefield
Philadelphia
Nex
Whit
Mountain and Wonder
Sherwood
Ade
Tors
The
Ice Biee
Iver Johnson
Cruso
M. G. Whitlow Hardware Company
Bluefield, W. Va
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