New York Holds Lincoln Anniversary Events at City Institutions
New York City marked Linnsemn’s 200th birth anniversary with events by the Academy of Sciences, including a Bronxe tablet unveiling on the Pelham bridge and an Aquarium reception. The New York Historical Society acquired a Francis Guy painting of Wall and Water streets from 1797 for 3000 dollars. Notable notes describe Robert Burns Wilson’s art, Edmond Russell’s versatility, a Prince Zazal Bey visit, John Wanamaker Bible class notoriety, and theater happenings at the Lyceum and West End houses culminating in upcoming operatic and dramatic engagements through June.
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Herald
New York City
Linnsemn
Greater New York
The
Academy of Sciences
Bronx
Pelham Driveway
Acquarium
Castle Garden
New York Historical Society
Francis Guy
Wall
Water
Historical Society
Weill
Columbia
Tennessee
Robert Burna Wilson
Kentucky
Edmond Russell
West 39Th Street
Prince Zazal Bey
Mildred Holland
Catherine of Russia
Society of the Prince
Rockefeller
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Tony Allen
Bors
Company 8
Arnold Daly
Bernard Bhaw
Jack Barrymore
Mr. Daly
England
Tony Alien
Tony
Co. B
Ucle
van den Berg Opera Company
West End
Normandy
Serpolette
Louise Beaudet
Germaine
Alice Craft Benson
Harry Luckstone
Vernon Styles
Carnegille
Jean Grenicheaux
Gaspard
Alexander Clark
Lavslie Carter
Miss Glaser
Ralph C. Herz
Dolly Dollars
Tts
Wallack
Prince of Pilsen
Academy of Music
Royal Italian Opera Co
Julia Marlowe
J. H. Sothern
London
Wives in Demand Western Ranchers Seek Wives Abroad
A Western marriage boom spreads across Wyoming Montana Nebraska and South Dakota with ranchers advertising for brides. Clubs in Gray Bull Basin and Laramie urge matches as hundreds of marriages result from matrimonial drives and club efforts.
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Omaha Dispatch
New York
West
James Creel
Wyoming
Omaha
Big Horn Basin
Chadron
Neb
Northwestern Railroad
Oeattle
Ealing
Laramie
Wyo
Jim
Dickingon
Irving
Huron
Agricultural College
Dickinson
Mean Fellow ends marriage in Seattle divorce bid
A Washington County woman told her husband that she married him last Fall only to get home for the Winter and called him 9 fool, seeking a divorce. The Post-Intelligencer reports the case with sharp, period rhetoric.
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Washington County
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Jell O Booth Invitation at Food Products Building
A cordial invitation invites all southerners to visit the Jell O Booth located at the entrance to Horticultural Court. The booth features a spacious rest room for convenience where visitors may meet friends write letters and read magazines.
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Food Products Building
Horticultural Court
Not What It Seemed Sailor Defies Inspection With Soup Remark
A Rear Admiral quotes a sailor who offers a tin cup to an inspecting officer announcing the soup tastes fine. The officer sipping replies that the soup is not bad, while the sailor vents that others try to persuade with arrogance.
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Mead
Newell Sanders Seeks Tennessee Patronage for Roosevelt Bandwagon
Chattanooga Tenn May 1 A leaked report claims Newell Sanders chairman of the Tennessee Republican State Committee pressed President Roosevelt for patronage to deliver a solid delegation for his nomination at the next convention. The White House allegedly welcomed the plan and urged coordination with Southern referees while Tennessee anti Evans officeholders faced ouster attempts that faded amid controversy involving Col Arch Hughes.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Newell Sanders
White House
Roosevelt
Sanders
Republican State Committee
Tennessee
Col
Arch Hughes
Columbia
Taft
The Alaska Purchase and Its Riches Through Time
The article reviews Alaska’s purchase from Russia and initial distrust, then highlights how 1906 gold output far exceeded the purchase price. It covers placer to lode mining shifts, geologic surveys by A. H. Brooks, and mining prospects including copper tin coal petroleum gypsum and waters for mining. It notes limited mapping and surveying, ongoing transportation challenges, and the call for rail connections to link inland areas with open water.
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Seward
Alaska
Russia
United
Regina
United States
Cear
Bepard Peninsula
United States Geological Survey
Washington,d. C
A. H. Brooks
Alask
Yakuntat-Aleek
Controller Bay
Cook Inlet
Seward Penincular
Yukon District
Alaskan Road Commissions
Governor Checks In At Small Town Hotel Comedy
A Western state governor arrives in a tiny town to deliver a speech. At the local hotel a clerk misreads the signature and assigns room ten. The governor, insisting on his status, is met with a sly quip about being kissed, ending the farce.
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Giastor
Diligent in Business Diligent in Business
An insurance company convened agents from across the country in New York for several days of consultation. On the final bay excursion a West Coast agent chatted with a boat officer and, seizing the moment, secured policies for a hotel clerk, an elevator operator, and a boat deckmate.
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New York
West
The Ideal Community in Harper's Magazine
Harper's Magazine contends that labor dignifies all citizens and that every form of work, from novice to seasoned, holds equal respect. It argues this egalitarian view echoes pioneer societies before wealth and inheritance created class divisions, envisioning an ideal republic without idlers or parasites.
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Harper's Magazine
United States
Canada
Chicago Chronicle Sides With Franchise Uncertain
Confusion grips Chicago as Hearst pursues the Chronicle franchise while owner John Walsh resists selling assets valued at about 200000. Editors and staff were called to the office amid rumors, with last reports hinting a new paper may launch tomorrow if a sale is not arranged.
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Chicago
Uni
W. R. Hoare
Joseph Pulitser
Hearst
Chronicle
Ft Ie
John Ro Walsh
Chrog Force
Doan's Kidney Pills Promoted By Workman
A Franklin foreman describes back pain from long hours on his feet and persistent kidney aches. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relief, noting improved back strength and reduced urinary issues after using the Adams & Martin drugstore supply. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY markets are listed as sole national agents.
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D. L. Hoover
Deal
Franklin
Dean
Adams & Martin
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United State
Doan
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