Copyright Office Flourishes as Authors Fund Library Growth
The copyright office earned 84 625 dollars in the year ended June 30 1907. salaries and supplies totaled 76 174 03. Deposits of books photographs and other works reached 222 047 with many sent to the Library of Congress. January 1907 saw a record 8 525 titles registered in a single day.
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Library of
Washington
Durie
Congressional Library
Library of Congress
Copyright Office
Uncle Sam
Dulness
Congress
Russia
Austrian
Sweden
Japan
United States
China
Germany
Senate
Marriage amid fever prompts unexpected union in Baltimore and Philadelphia
A fever hit the Hamilton family of Elkton Maryland. Samuel Hamilton a widower of Rising Sun arranged marriage for four of his five children within two months. He then married Mrs Mary Powell an old friend in Baltimore. They wed in Philadelphia by Rev Mr Porris at the First Baptist Church. Hamilton is 66 years old and post Sun.
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Elkton
Samuel Hamilton
Mary ©. Powell
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Porris
First Baptist Church
Hamilton
Capital in Meat Huge Five Nations Led In Industry Report
Washington reports a department of agriculture study valuing meat industry capital at 10.625 billion dollars, noting five sixths of manufacturing investment that year. The document shows high domestic consumption, growing meat stock since 1840 but lagging population growth, and calls for foreign markets to absorb surplus. It also compares per capita meat intake across nations with 1904 figures.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
Cuba
France
Belgium
Denmark
Sweden
Italy
Polite mayoral race in Cliffside New Jersey
In Cliffside New Jersey the mayoral contest between Republican Maj. S Wood McClave and Democrat Warren Sammis is marked by mutual respect. Both camps praise each other while cornerstones like McClave’s lumber business and Sammis’s legal career are highlighted amid friendly cross endorsements.
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Hackensack
N. J
Cliffaide
Maj
S. Wood McClave
Warren EB. Sammis
New York
Bergen County
McClave
Princeton
Edgewater Heights
Sammin
McClare
Sammis
Sammisx
Goat dies of starvation after capture for Riverview gift
A 250 pound mountain goat, shipped from Alaska British Columbia border to Pittsburg for Riverview park, died from starvation after captivity. D C Byers of Sewickley and W R Scalfe return from Canada hunting. the goat refused food and water, leading to its death before arrival at Carnegie museum.
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Pittsburg
Noo
Riverview Park
Allegheny
United Columbia
D. C. Byers
Sewickley
Carnegie Museum
Mr. Byers
W. R. Scalfe
Canada
Stickliner
Alaska
British Columbia
Pittaturg
New Island Emerges in Alaskan Waters
A newly formed island appears in the Bogaston group off the Alaskan peninsula. The 400 foot high landmass measures about 1700 feet across at the base and was found by the crew of the Fereaue cutter McCullough. It has been named Manerf the Wott.
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Washington
United States
Alaskan
Bogaston
Fereaue
McCullough
Tp Manerf
Wott
Woman Builds House by Herself in North Eighth Street
Miss Lillie M Johnson of Kansas City Missouri completed a nine room residence at 2848 North Eighth Street after starting with a two room box house in 1904. She financed the land and home by selling milk, incubator sales, washing and other work, hiring a carpenter only for window frames, and plans to finish painting and porch columns next spring.
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Kansas City
Lillie M. Johnson
North Eighth Street
Mise Johnson
Kaw Valley
Salvation Army
Armourdae
Sven
Milas Johnson
Misa Johnson
Miss Johnson
Miss Tohnson
Skeleton of Brigadier General Uniform Found on Twin Mountains
Skeleton found in a lone grave near the Twin mountains ten miles east of Camp Colorado bears a uniform with epaulets designating a brigadier general. Remainder of the body is well preserved. artifacts include Pridie bits, saddle buckles, a spur, a dirk, and a butcher knife. Local old soldiers speculate the savage buried with the general’s uniform after killing him.
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Brownwood
Tex
Twin Mountains
Camp Colorado
Jim" Byrd
West Twin Mountain
Nimrod
United States Army
United States Cavalry
Colorado
Robert H. Lee
Leutenant
Park Road Champion Cat Faces Fearsome Canine Challenge
In Washington on Park road a mangy black cat earned local legend by defeating two neighborhood dogs in a late night encounter. A large white bulldog and a black and yellow hound attacked. the bulldog yelped and fled while the hound clung to the cat’s neck until the cat mounted a counterassault and forced the hound to retreat. The cat then returned home, calmly grooming itself.
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Washington
Park Road
Collector Hepler Passes. 80 000 Button Remnants Recounted
Charles Evans cemetery superintendent Hepler died at 78 a well known local figure famed for his world class button collection of 80000 unique pieces. Started over forty years ago the catalog spans shirts trousers dresses to military buttons from many nations including royal era gems. Hepler organized items by design and color and enjoyed recounting how each piece entered his collection.
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Cal
John
Hepler
Charles Evans’ Cemetery
Wnh
Hepter
Mr. Hepler
Bachelors' Marry All Pact Formed in South Bethlehem
Members of the Emmett Social Club organize a bachelor pact in South Bethlehem. Every two months bachelors stand in line, draw lots, and the man with the fateful number must marry within the year. If he fails after twelve months, he faces consequences.
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South
Bethlehem
Emmett Social Club
Mouse nest found in wound in Kansas City incident
Dr J P Neal at the Emergency hospital treated William Wright a 27 year old black laborer from Herington Kansas after Henry Clark struck him with a monkey wrench Wright’s head wound contained foreign material including kinky hair felt from a hat and a leather sweatband.
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Kansas City
J. P. Neal
Wherington
Wright
Rooster Thwarts Robbery in Cincinnati_Message
A Cincinnati conductor Warren Edwards fought off two robbers by swinging a rooster at them as they demanded his money. The aggressive poultry momentarily scared off the assailants, with Edwards protecting his dinner-table poultry pride.
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Cincinnati
Warren Edwards
Hlahwaymen
Edwards
Chanticleer
Simple Home Remedy For Rheumatism And Kidney Trouble
An old eminent authority recommends a home mixture to ease rheumatism and kidney issues. Mix Fluid Extract Dandelion Euregon Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three parts, one part, and shake in a bottle. Take teaspoonful after meals and at bedtime as a kidney regulator, with drugsellers offering to supply or compound it.
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Alan
Experimental Pain Remedies Promoted in Local Ad
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a reliable liniment for sprains swellings and back pain with a damp flannel compress claimed to be superior to plasters. It also claims relief for rheumatic pains and better sleep. Also touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil for coughs and as a family remedy in Buffalo New York.
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Chamberlain
Tl. C. Miller
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