Palace bar to become soda fountain in San Francisco
San Francisco announces the Palace Hotel bar will close its liquor service on July 4 and reopen as a soda water and ice cream parlor. The article recalls the bar’s storied past and its connection to famed Western figures and gambling era lore.
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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
Denver Saloon Era Ends Ahead of Prohibition
The passage of national prohibition shadows Colorado as famed resorts like Billy Duncan's Silver Dollar Saloon and Tortoni's fade from the scene. Patrons mourn the loss of iconic venues while towns brace for the transition and changing social norms.
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Billy Duncan
Denver
Tortoni
Duncan
Colorado
British Credit Questioned Over Yankee Invention
Fred Weinberg patentee of a non inflam gas tank for airplanes claims the United States should receive honors for the discovery. He denounces European propaganda and notes a May victory in the United States Court of Appeals for patent infringement by Stewart Warner over vacuum line tanks, linking national pride to the invention’s fate.
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Fred Weinhare
Weinberg
Europe
England
United States
Ford Car Theft Reported in Basin Wyoming
BASIN Wyo May 17 John Roper Owen Nielsen and Don Jensen of Cowley were jailed to serve 30 days for stealing a Ford in their town They were tried before Justice C B Mann The trio rammed the car for about 60 miles then abandoned it in a ditch
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Basin
Wyo
John Roper
Owen Nielsen
Don Jersen
Cowley
Justice of the Peace
C. B. Mann
Wireless Link Established From Alaska to Siberia
Alaska gains direct wireless communication with Siberia eliminating routes through New York and London. Messages now travel from the Pribiloff Islands to Anadyr on the Siberian coast with daily weather exchanges between stations.
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Alaska
Siberia
Nome
New York
London
Pribiloff Islands
Anadir
Siberian
High Living Cost Feeds Exodus From Koyukuk Mines Alaska
In the Koyukuk region, one of Alaska’s oldest mining areas, high living costs and steep freight rates drive many miners away. North of the Arctic Circle, towns like Arctia City and Bergomen are listed among Alaska’s gold camps that have effectively shut down as workers depart for other diggings.
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Fainbanks
Alaska
Koyukuk
Koyukhuk
Arctic
Koyukuk Gold Canine
Arcttia City
Bergomen
Women Prove Skilled Auto Drivers In War and Civil Life
The article notes women became proficient chauffeurs replacing tires and serving in war and civilian roles. It highlights female drivers in motor ambulances and staff convoys, their handling of ignition issues, and preference for magneto ignition systems for reliability and performance across varied roads and speeds.
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Connie Lo
Taoiet
Alwas
Europe
Pneumatic Truck Tires Reach High Reliability
An advancing tire tech trust is highlighted by Goodyear tests on a 235 mile Akron to Macon line run. Two trucks demonstrated dependable pneumatic tires, including a 44x10 size, reflecting near automobile tire perfection for long haul and commercial use.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron-Boston
Macon
Georgia
Franklin
Villain Realizes There May Be Worse Things Than Prison
Raoul Villain, after being acquitted of murdering socialist leader James, has reunited with his family in Amerre a town of 12 000 in the Yonne department. Since his arrival youths in Auxerre gather before his home to serenade him with makeshift instruments, while he contemplates the years spent in Santa prison awaiting trial.
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Paris
Raoul Vi'lain
James
Amerre
Yonné
Auxerre
Calai
Santa
Santa Prison
Overestimation of Airplane Capacity Reverberates in 1917 History
Washington May 17. The official war department history reveals that both military and civilian leaders overestimated the United States 1917 capacity to build planes. By May 23 1948 American factories delivered 5270 planes 24 percent of the target while France reached 34 percent. Through 11 964 aircraft produced total by November 1944 most were training or non war work.
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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
Moving Picture Initiation By Knights in Cheyenne
Local Knights and Ladies of Security of Cheyenne Wyoming plan a May 20 meeting at Hall 16th and Thies returning to induct over a hundred new members. National treasurer Wm A Y will demonstrate a motion picture ritual film produced by a leading Chinese company. The spectacle showcases new technology to convey fraternal lessons previously requiring a full staff and stage equipment. The event marks a broader push by the order toward modern progressive methods in fraternal work.
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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
Mutual cooperative society grows near Topeka Kansas
A large mutual cooperative firm established this year near Topeka Kansas hosts a $50,000 farm site donated by the city. Over the past year it has seen more than $100,000 in improvements funded by five cent monthly member contributions. Delegates from over fifteen states attended the dedication of the first dormitory and other improvements. Local committee members include Halph McNafe Anna Nagel C L Nagel and B Tye Jarvis. The Knights and Ladies of Security.
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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
Oldest fraternal order details and Topeka HQ
A historic fraternal beneficiary society operates in twenty eight states with about 225000 members and assets around 4 million dollars. Its headquarters are in Topeka Kansas.
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America
Topeka
Kan
Taxi Service Man Can Give Mortarist Valuable Pointers
The taxi owner with a fleet tests various automobile equipment under heavy use. He compares value and performance across cars, gauges service quality, and runs an efficient operation with cost and service records to judge what motorists receive for their money.
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Grover C. Gorsuch
Warren Ries
Evans
Britain
Wyoming
Shanghai
Villian
Ganaiow
Wells
Vorlea
Britiot Aviation
Liberty Motors
Avialon Thors Jwer
Petry
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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