President to Open Far Bay State Building With Press Access
Chicago April 28 The World's Fair executive committee adopts resolutions opposing Congress withholds of Columbian half dollars to fund awards. Opening exercises set for Monday include music prayers poems addresses and the President’s address. The east front of the Administration building hosts the ceremonies with limited procession and a midnight departure for Washington.
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Chicago
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
J. K. Paine
W. H. Milburn
D.D
House of Representatives
W. A. Crofut
Washington
Jessie Couthoul
Rienzi
Wagner
United States
Liberal Arts
Music Hall
Press Invited to Inspect Old John Hancock House
Massachusetts officials opened the old John Hancock building to the press inviting public attendance. Curcaco April 25. Commissioner Hovey led the doors to welcome Massachusetts visitors as workers finish interior decorations.
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John Hancock House
Massachusetts State Building
John Hancock
Hovey
Massachusetts
Boston
Joint committee weighs Nickel Plate pull from fair fare pact
In New York on April 28 the Trunk Lines Association and Central Traffic Association debated withdrawing Nickel Plate from a World’s Fair 20 percent round trip fare pact. Erie pressed stop over ticket violations. outcome: stop over tickets allowed on limited trains, Nickel Plate remains a party to the agreement.
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New York
Trunk Lines Association
Central Traffic Association
Nickel Plate Railroad
Erie Railroad
Chicago
Walker
Erie
Licenses Granted and Arrests Highlight Local Board Actions
The Board of Police granted 86 liquor licenses by yesterday morning with 830 already notified after opening. The remaining 42 are under board review from hundreds of applications. Arthur D. Ross, a druggist, was arrested on April 4 for selling liquor but was discharged yesterday.
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Board of Police
Arthur D. Ross
Wealthy Origins Quip Highlights Local Ties
Cresus and Midas trade quips about starting with nothing and being born locally, prompting Kate Field's Washington to note their admiration for hometown roots.
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Cresus
Midas
Kate Field
Washington
Brave fisher joins risky cure urged by doctor
The text shows a cautious remark about fishing while unwell and a reply citing a doctor’s prescription of a stimulant as needed, reflecting a conversation in a historical union or community context.
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Hester Union
Saved by a Little Child
A remark from the Indianapolis Journal recalls Biggins, once “going to the dogs,” now doing well after intervention by his 10 year old daughter. The daughter’s unlikely stage debut earns him $150 a week, a striking showbiz surprise.
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Biggins
Indianapolis Journal
Missing Word Prompts Editor To Advertise In Brief
A fragment from the Pittsburg Dispatch shows a poet asking for a word to guide him and the editor replying with a call to advertise. The dated tone hints at a publication practice where language and ads intersect in a city paper.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Baby's Head Size Sparks Family Health Fears
Fond mother frets about a baby with a head circumference of twenty five inches while the skeptical father jokes that danger only comes if the child understands and believes the mother's statements. The note comes from the Pittsburg Bulletin in a darkly comic exchange.
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Pittsburg Bulletin
Boiler factory noise drives resident calm in Veiled dialogue
A fragment shows a character asking if someone lives nearby and mentioning a boiler factory opposite. The reply says they hear nothing and jokes a baby inside teething, hinting at suburban indifference to industrial sounds.
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