High School Notes Show Exams, Debates and Events
Juniors and seniors taking college exams next week will take afternoon exams this week and are excused from morning sessions. The senior class held a well attended meeting, alumni officers were elected, and a permanent committee chosen to purchase a memorial. The junior class won a debate with the softihemores, while seniors declined to debate for various reasons. A senior class picnic is planned for June 26 at Mansfield Grove.
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Vin
Thames Halien
Edwant—Kent
Sigurd Swanson Wars
Lighthouse Point
AY Asa Mede
Mansfield Grove
Fairfield News Briefs From Mill Plain And Environs
Fairfield reports include John Cousky fined 319 by Judge Bacon Wake lan after a Saturday arrest for fishing violations. King County authorities predict more arrests as wardens check anglers and drivers. notices mention George Mullins and John Boyle opening a Mill Plain route for farmers. Attorday Cittuse H King returns from Hartford. Miss Tawellide guests arrive. James and Mrs Wilson back from Norwalk. Charles Grey hosts Mildred Hall. Draper family arrives for summer. Dr I T Thompson’s residence being rebuilt. plan to move family from Brookings N. during completion. spraying of elm trees on Miss A B Jennings property nearly finished.
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John Cousky
Mill Plain
Bacon Wakelan
Ee Es
Eney
Alohs
Setiok
King County
George Mullins
John Boyle
Mill Plains
Charies Grey
Mildred Hall
Westport
Draper
I. T. Thompson
Dr. Thompson
Brookins N
Eli
A. B. Jennings
Frisco Board Nears Ban on Fight Shows
San Francisco officials nearly barred prizefighting after the board of supervisors voted nine to two to bar all fight permits. The measure required ten votes. one member was absent.
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Frisco Board
San Francisco
Monument Erected For Pony Leaf At Meadowbrook
New York reports a memorial placed over the grave of Leaf the polo pony, after its death at Meadowbrook Memorial. The tribute features two small goal posts with a black tablet bearing gold lettering Gold Deer. In Los Angeles, Johannes Balke, a motorcycle racer, was killed in a Chicago crash involving a steam roller. Ohio Columbus schools closed due to heat as Bers.
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New York
Whitney
Meadowbrook
Hannes Balke
Los Angele
Chicago
Roosevelt's Africa Expedition Described By Roosevelt
The excerpt recounts Theodore Roosevelt detailing his travels in South America. He notes mapping errors, describes remote rivers with waterfalls rivaling Yellowstone, and mentions journeys by muleback and on foot to reach key tributaries. The text emphasizes vast unexplored terrain and inaccuracies in standard maps.
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Theodore Roosevelt
National Geographic Society
Yellowstone
Fenee
Gerema
Mapping a New River Reveals Unknown Upper Reach
A geographic society plans a river expedition to chart a previously undocumented watercourse. The report describes sending a team with canoes and rowers to navigate two thirds of the distance, reaching the tenth degree, and returning. Rubber men have long known the lower course, but no cartographers had sight of the upper sections.
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Geographic Society
river journey map clash in Amazon expedition
The speaker disputes established maps while describing an uncharted river between the Tapajos and Madeira. He details a flooded forest river, named the Davida or River of Darkness, not found on maps, and explains its course and navigability with expeditions led by Fiala and Miller. He notes the river’s length, flow, and measurements, and recounts embarkation with 22 men including Colonel Rondon and Mr. Cherrie.
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Sition
Jamaire
Tapajos
Madeira
Davida
Greenwich
Fiala
Miller
Tapejos
Europe
Seine
Rhone
Rhine
Elbe
Alipona
Somime
Brazil
Colonel Rondon
Mr. Cherrie
American Museum
Kermit
Goodby
Rondon
Excerpt From a River Expedition Diary and Tales
A narrative fragment recounts a Brazilian river expedition down an unknown upper course. It details paddling days, rapids, shortages, and occasional food, with mentions of Indians, Colonel Rondon near a dog’s death, and camp life. The text shifts to book excerpts and light jokes.
Dream of Peace Across Races Ends War Talk
A preacher urges restraint and a universal application of the Golden Rule to prevent conflict with Mexico and Asian nations. He envisions a future where barriers fall and the United States embraces peace, denouncing war as treason to faith and calling for open exchange and understanding.
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Mexico
Asia
Japan
China
America
Orient
Kingdom of God
No Problem but Can Be Settled In Better Way Than by Arms
A plea for peace and settlement without war. The writer notes the Vera Cruz sailors memorial and laments two hundred dead Mexican soldiers ignored. He cites about fifteen peace societies helping settle five international disputes and foresees a future with no more war.
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Hell
Vera Cruz
Artist Titiens Temperament and Curing a Bad Habit
A tale from Pall Mall Gazette recounts composer Titiens famed for outbursts and temper. It recalls a concert supper incident where she hurled a soda bottle, nearly hitting a passerby, and claims this event cured her of temper issues.
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Titiens
Titer
Ganz
Pall Mall Gasetia
Quite Natural Bertha And Do You Believe Women Want The Last Word
A playful exchange quotes the Londes Telegraph suggesting women always seek the last word and turn to the feet page first when picking up two bosnk. The remark frames gendered behavior with light humor and satire.
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Bertha
Percy
Londes Telegraph
Two Ways of Learning Value and a Child’s Summer
A fragmentary piece recounts a father bidding farewell to a friend's daughter with awkward affection and a seaside summer tale. It mentions a boy resisting the sea, a bath suit, and a streetwise sentiment about water for boys versus beauty. The text also notes a maxim on learning value by gaining or losing it and a stray remark on enduring sharp corners.
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Bew Kauffman
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Massachusetts Institus of Technology
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Pony
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Capote
West Ocean
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