Rok's Sails For Japan In Seattle Visit
Baron Kuroki concludes a U S tour with a luncheon at a local hotel hosted by prominent members of the Japanese community and a reception by Judge Thomas Burke of the Asiatic Society. He departs aboard the steamship Kaga for the Orient, praising his visit and expressing warm regards for Uncle Sam and its people.
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Seattle
Wash
Ien
Kuroki
Apass
United States
Imm
Spanee Colony
Biroe
Sulle
Thomas Burke
Asiatle Society
Kaga
Orient
Ges
Buroky
Students Educate One Another in College Life
An essay extols student interaction as vital to growth beyond books. It argues intimate association with peers sharpens minds and ambition, and notes working through college can limit social engagement. Endorsement from Hon. S. W. Matthews praises a Dean's Ointment for eczema.
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Maiden
Success Magazine
Jife
Vary Saan
High Priced Vegetables from Early Montana Miner
Ray Woodworth of Moscow Idaho recalls Bannack and Virginia City days, detailing ventures growing vegetables for miners. He notes selling wheat for 28 cents a pound, losing money on rusted beans, and later price swings in vegetables from 50 to 60 cents per pound with losses on ruined crops.
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Anaconda Standard
Ray Woodworth
Moscow
Ida
Dillon
Woodworth
Bannack
Grasshopper Gulch
Virginia City
Denver
Taylor Crossing
Madison Valley
Montana
Helena
Room to Grow Up in Alaska
Alaska spans about 600000 square miles with a white population under 40000. One white person per ten square miles means ample room for growth without infringing on others property rights. Most people live along coast towns and interior mining camps. vast tracts remain uninhabited. Prospectors often operate hundreds of miles from bases or neighbors.
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Alaska
Alaska-Yukon
Liberty or Ruin in a Parental Household
A rural column contrasts harsh parental gloom with a boy’s longing for freedom and riotous living. Father’s rigidity and mother’s rheumatism stifle cheer, while the boy clings to escape and a chance to break free from ordered life. The piece cites restraint and outlet as balance.
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Maggie
Young
Harvey
Egypt
Red Sea
Hohenwald
Talkative Women Instrument At Wal ton Church
In Thamesland by Henry Wellington Wack describes a 1682 instrument kept in Wal ton church vestry, a gag bridle for a talkative woman. The device bears a couplet Chester to Walton presents a bridle to curb women's tongues that talk idle. It was given by a gentleman who lost an estate due to a woman's influence.
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Thamesland
Henry Wellington Wack
Walton
Chester
Prosecution Looms in Umbrella Trust Case
Philadelphia June 11 Acting on Washington instructions United States District Attorney Thompson will move tomorrow against the umbrella conspiracy in restraint of trade. He will present information to the Federal grand jury and seek indictments against prominent umbrella makers and firms in the trade. Names of targets are not disclosed.
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Philadelphia
Washington
United States
Thompson
Thomson
Federal Grand Jury
Kaet
Prowling dogs kill thoroughbred sheep near Lebanon
Lebanon Tenn June 11 Last evening Mitchell Johnson a farmer near town had his flock of thoroughbred sheep attacked by dogs several killed outright and others wounded beyond recovery a watch was set for the dogs and two were killed but the real sheep killing ones are not yet caught
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Lebanon
Tenn
Mitchell Johnson
Blind minister visits Knoxville criticizes canal conditions
Rey. Fred W. O'Donnell, a blind preacher from Jamaica, travels to Knoxville. The former railroad contractor cites Panama Canal progress but condemns saloons and brothels there and alleges Jamaican women were sent as concubines.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Rey
Fred W. O'Donnell
Jamaica
Rev. O'Donnell
Kryoxville
Are Old Southern Traits Fading With Progress
A World Today writer asks if refined Southern traits endure amid wealth, leisure, and new social dynamics. The piece argues progress brings losses but also broader, richer culture as more people gain access to society and its benefits.
Polite Cowboys in Station Courtesy Tale
Collier's Weekly notes cowboys enjoy politeness when possible. Two ladies delayed by an accident boarded at a Southern Pacific station. Two cowboys rose, bowed, and waited as the ladies sat. One lady asked to pass the butter and was met with a curt reply.
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Collier's Weekly
Southern Pacific Road
Nous
Deep Breathing for Health and Lungs, Brooklyn Eagle
An article extols deep breathing as a remedy for poor lung use and susceptibility to disease. It recommends slow inhalation, holding, and controlled exhalation every ten minutes, praising claimed cures and testimonials from Brooklyn speakers while warning against excessive bursts and crowded air.
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Hahdy
Brooklyn
The Watchful Wife Letter Opener Exchange
An agent approaches Mr Howard with a new letter opener, asking about the latest improvement. Howard dismisses the notion of upgrades, claiming he has used his item for about two years and anticipates no change next month. The scene conveys a cautious, ironic social exchange in a domestic setting.
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Mr. Howard
Conspiracy and Night Work at Pike Mansion
A dramatic sequence unfolds from a window incident to a chase around the Pike mansion. Norbert Fittcroft suspects intruders while Ariel is hurried away by her grandfather figure, who leads her toward Uncle Jonal. A tense pursuit erupts as Judge Pike arrives with guards and a poker blows to subdue a hidden trespasser.
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Norbert Pliteroft
Ariel
Palais
Norbert
Olid Eskew
Mr. Arp Walting
Mra. Pike
Jim
Roger
Mr. Arp
Jonaa
National House
Indianapolis
Jones
Chicago
Tocsin
Canan Hous
Norbert Fittcroft
A. A. Filtcroft
Fillcroft
Pike
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Umbrella Trust
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