Panama Pacific Exposition Captured From Above
Aerial photographers led by Silas Christofferson and Carl Wallen document the Panama Pacific International Exposition near San Francisco. The shot surveys the Walled City and key pavilions including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Argentina, California, Oregon, New York, and the Palace of Fine Arts as 1915 expectations rise. The expo runs 288 days from February 20 to December 4, 1915.
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Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay
Silas Christofferson
Cary
Carl Wallen
Court of the Universe
Exposition City
Palace of Fine Arte
Transportation
Agriculture
Liberal Arts
California
Oregon
New Jersey
Oregon Building
New York
Netherlands
Exposition Palaces
Lobbyists Outnumber Legislators In Texas Legislature
Austin Texas February 17 the record of the third house or lobby the state legislature today contained over 300 names. A rule required all representatives of special interests to register before either house. Now the third house has more names on its roll than the combined membership of both houses. The sponsors hoped to scare off lobbyists but the number grows and the lobby gains respectability.
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Austin
Texas
Third House
Register
Democratic
Plain People
Good Roads
Public Service
Panama Pacific Exposition Facts Highlight San Francisco Event
The Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco extends from February 2 to December 8 celebrating the opening of the Panama Canal. It spans 685 acres with 80 000 exhibits and 41 foreign nations. The event features 250 buildings, a Palace of Machinery 68 by 386 feet, and modern advances like indirect lighting and early readiness.
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Festival Hall
Sultan Amhed I
San Francisco
United States
Palace of Machinery
Chester Crew Saved by Liner Philadelphia During Sea Rescue
The crew of the Chester oil tanker, stranded in a hurricane between New York and Rotterdam, were saved when the American liner Philadelphia found their distress signals. Thirty two men boarded a small boat and were towed to safety. The Philadelphia had earlier aided the City of Paris seven years prior, towing her to port after a damage incident.
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Chester
Philadelphia
New York
Rotterdam
Segebarth
Inman
Paris
Zon
Baseball Gossip From The 1910s Trade Rumors And Moves
The column surveys fading star bets and salary cuts across major and minor leagues. Bris Lord targets Braves castoffs for Memphis while Duval’s Pipp refuses a banked salary. Western league moves include Lejeune’s draft drama and Browns’ South recruits dwindling to four. Braves may play home games at Fenway. Giants rely on airtight pitching. Detroit eyes a season opener sweep over Cleveland. Oklahoma and Texas circuits shift regional alignments. Boxing notes include Freddie Hicks’s entry into politics and Willard’s speed in Mexico. Black Fitzsimmons shifts to coaching Canton. Fifteen Chicago and as many New York boxers plan a Havana barnstorm.
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Indianapolis
A. A
San Diego
Cal
Bris Lord
Braves
Memphis
Bris
Stallings
Sioux City
Larry Lejeune
Pittsburg
Feds
Pirates
Bill
St. Louis Browns
James
Hoch
Leary
Howard
Edldie Plank
Charley Deal
St. Louis Federals
Fenway Park
Red Sox
Boston
Giants
Messrs
Rudolph
Tyler
Detroit
Tigers
Freddie Hicks
Eddie Santry
Jess Willard
Mexico
Black Fitzsimmons
Squared Circle
Canton
Chicago
New York
Havana
Cuba
Texas not to divide but bill served its purpose says author
Austin February 17 The Panhandle secession bill buried in committees aimed to force Texas redistricting according to the last census. Senator W A Johnson said the measure showed equator interests hindered fair Panhandle representation in Congress and prompted a statewide redistricting bill seen as likely to pass.
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Texas
Austin
Panhandle
W A. Johnson
Equor
Congress
Jefferson
America
Directum I Sold Dispatches From New York City
The pacing stallion Directum I, once 1 58, was reportedly sold by James Butler to M E Stunges and shipped to Doughkeepsie to join the Murphy stable. Insurance of 35000 suggested a high price, with Butler having other offers before finalizing the deal. Sturges, famed for Paten 1.55 and New Yorker Dan, also owns Evelyn W and plans to breed her to Directum I. An exhibition tour and Panama Pacific Exposition were discussed as aims for the year.
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New York City
James Butler
M. E. Stunges
Murphy Stable
Big Colony
Doughkeepsie
Firectum
Butler
Mr. Sturges
An Paten
New Yorker
Dan
Evelyn W
Directum
Memorial honors Sir James Whitney of Ontario Legislature
Commemorative services for Sir James Whitney, late premier of Ontario, were held in the Ontario Legislature. Eulogies were delivered by the new premier William Hearst representing the Government and N. W. Rowell for the Opposition.
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James Whitney
Toronto
Ont
Sir James Whitney
Ontario
William H. Hearst
N. W. Rowell
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Ottine
Idaho, Missouri and
Nevada
Woodrow Wilson
Trenton Larracks
George Washington
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Argentina
Palace of Fine Arts
Europe
Vilion
Carl Waltlen
Cleveland Indians
Oklahoma City
McAlester
Tulsa
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Sherman
Denison
Western Association
Islature
Johnson
Directum I
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