Palace Bar to Become Soda Fountain in San Francisco
San Francisco May 17 The Palace Hotel bar will close as a liquor venue on July 4 to reopen as a soda fountain and ice cream parlor. The move recalls legends of the Comstock era, with famed rooms, murals, and historic saloons linked to mining boom days across the West.
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San Francisco
Calif
Palace Bar
Palace Hotel
Maxfield Parrist
Hamm
New York
Lick Bar
Exchangé
Horn
Bakersfield
Rosedale
Shalto Douglas
Jack Dove
Vernon
Jefferies
Johnson
Choynski
Fitzsimmons
Kid McCoy
Brill
Mickie
Young Corbett
McGovern
Los Angeles
Court House
Los Angeles Times
Pantheon
Chinatown
Texas
Astor House
Palace
Coney Island
Lobby
Colorado resorts fade as prohibition looms in Denver bars
The era of wild saloons ends as bands of riders and gunfire fade from Denver scenes once linked to Billy Duncan's Silver Dollar Saloon and Tortoni's. Colorado anticipates national prohibition and communities brace for the transition, mourning famed spots while planning for change.
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Billy Duncan
Denver
Tortoni
Duncan
Colorado
Patriotium and patent credit in wartime invention dispute
Fred Weinberg, patentee of an inflammable gas tank for airplanes, argues the United States should receive credit for his invention amid European propaganda. He notes a court victory over Stewart-Warner in vacuum line tank patents, while government patents for the gas tank remain a national pride and potential future business gain.
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Fred Weinhare
Weinberg
Europe
England
United States
Ford Car Theft Staged By Cowley Teens In Basin Wyoming
BASIN Wyo May 17 John Roper Owen Nielsen and Don Jensen of Cowley were jailed for 30 days after stealing a Ford car in Cowley. They rammed the vehicle for about 60 miles before abandoning it in a ditch.
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Basin
Wyo
John Roper
Owen Nielsen
Don Jersen
Cowley
Justice of the Peace
C. B. Mann
Alaska to Siberia wireless link clears transatlantic routing
Alaska establishes direct wireless communications with Siberia avoiding routing via New York and London. Messages from Alaska to Siberia now travel from the Pribiloff Islands to Anadir on the Siberian coast. Daily weather reports are exchanged between Russian and American stations.
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Nome
Alaska
Siberia
New York
London
Pribiloff Islands
Anadir
Siberian
High Living Cost Fatal to Pioneer Towns in Alaska
In the Koyukuk region of Alaska, one of the oldest mining districts prospected since 1884, the high cost of living and freight rates are driving many miners away. The districts Arctic City and Bergomen are listed among Alaska's "dead" mining towns as workers seek other diggings.
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Alaska
Fainbanks
Koyukuk
Koyukhuk
Arctic
Koyukuk Gold Canine
Arcttia City
Bergomen
Women drivers prove capable in auto work and war service
The article notes women increasingly succeed as chauffeurs and mechanics, from driving for war staffs to replacing tires and handling magnetos. It highlights magnetos as reliable ignition for women driven cars, with batteries and lighting essential but repairable only by experts.
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Connie Lo
Taoiet
Alwas
Europe
Pneumatic Truck Tires Prove Dependable in 235 Mile Test
Two Goodyear Akron-Boston line trucks completed a 235 mile run from Akron toward Macon Georgia stopping near Franklin Kentucky for a brief rest. The test displayed the practical reliability of 44x10 pneumatic tires on commercial motor trucks matching the reliability once attributed only to automobile tires.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron-Boston
Macon
Georgia
Franklin
Villain Realizes There May Be Worse Things Than Prison
Paris reports Raoul Villain after acquittal of James murder has rejoined his family in Amerre a town of 12 000 in the Yonne department. Since his arrival Auxerre youths gather before his residence to serenade him with simple instruments.
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Villian
Paris
Raoul Vi'lain
James
Amerre
Yonné
Auxerre
Calai
Santa
Santa Prison
Record of U S Airplane Production During World War I
The official history notes overestimation of U S wartime air capacity in 1917 and details American bomber and fighter output through 1918. It highlights factory shifts to meet demand, material shortages, cotton fabric substitutes, acetone plants, and rapid model changes plus American innovations like the Marlin bomber and Liberty engine development.
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Washington
War Department
France
Spad
Nisport
Bregent
America
United States
England
Navy
Air Service
United States Bureau of Standards
Tme
de Haviland
Marlin
Handley-Page
Caproni
Wells
Vorlea
Britiot Aviation
Liberty Motors
Avialon Thors Jwer
Petry
Moving Picture Initiation at Cheyenne Knights and Security
Local Knights and Ladies of Security of Cheyenne Wyoming plan a May 20 meeting at Hall 16th and Thies to induct over a hundred new members. National treasurer Wm A Y will illustrate the ritual with a 4200 foot motion picture produced for the order, showing a modern, portable show by a top director, highlighting efficiency gains over traditional ceremonies.
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Knights and Ladies of Security of
Cheyenne
Wyo
E ‘Hall
16Th
Thies Sets
Wm. A. Y
Knights and Ladies of Security
United States
Chinego Anation
Biley
Loreal
Knights and Ladies of Security Promote Mutual Co operation Farm
The article describes a large mutual aid cooperative founded this year near Topeka Kansas with a $50 000 farm donated by the city. Over twelve months members’ five cent monthly contributions funded more than $100 000 in improvements and a dormitory dedication drew delegates from more than fifteen states. Local committee May 20 includes Halph McNafe president M E Bottorff district manager Anna Nagel financier C L Nagel and B Tye Jarvis managers.
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United States
Topeka
Kan
Order
Halph McNafe
M. EK. Bottorff
Anna Nagel
C. L. Nagel
B. Tye Jarvis
Knights and Larlives
Fraternal Beneficiary Society Details and HQ
One of America’s oldest fraternal beneficiary societies operates in twenty eight states with about 225000 members and $4,000,000 in assets. Its headquarters are in Topeka Kansas.
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America
Topeka
Kan
Taxi Service Man Can Give Mortarist Valuable Pointers
The taxi owner compares multiple cars and equipment across a fleet to judge value. He tests under strenuous conditions to assess service quality and efficiency. Modern taxi firms track costs and service data to know exact returns on each item of gear.
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Grover C. Gorsuch
Warren Ries
Evans
Britain
Wyoming
Shanghai
Ganaiow
Rolla-Royce
U.S
U. S
Fed
Banking House
WV. S. Treas
The
First National Bank
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Deposta
First National Bank of
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