West Virginia Matrimony Business Runs Oakland Bride Trade
The Oakland scene thrives on a bustling marriage market led by a one armed porter nicknamed Jaybird who arranges matches for couples from West Virginia and beyond. Minsters, hotels, and local residents profit as about fifty unions monthly fuel speculation of a regional “matrimonial business” empire.
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Oakland
Maryland
Jaybird
Jayboird
Frantz
Frantz Hotel
Gabriel
West Virginia
D. Cupid
Court House
Sky
Moving Picture Company
Mama
Tommy Jones
Dainty Mary Strange
Prety
Fellowa
Panama Expo Postponed To Next Month
Panama city officials announce the Panama Exposition opening is delayed until next month due to delays in securing American exhibits for the San Francisco fair. The event will commemorate Balboa discovering the South Seas and showcase Central American, South American and North American products.
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Panama
South Seas
Balboa
Senator Ollie James Enjoys Washington Night Rides
Senator Ollie James of Kentucky favors evening spins around the Speedway in a sea-going night-liner hack in Washington. He derives more pleasure from these rides than from most other activities in the capital.
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Washington, D. C
Ollie James
Kentucky
Speedway
Washington
Things They Can't Economize On
A colorful double page feature titled Things They Can't Economize On appears this week in EVERY WEEK. The spread humorously surveys cost driven quirks in daily life and includes witty illustrations.
Navy docks shortage blocks big battle cruisers plan
Rear Admiral Homer R. Stanford told the House Naval Affairs Committee that none of the United States dry docks is large enough for the proposed big battle cruisers. Only Puget Sound could be enlarged, Atlantic coast docks are inadequate, and he urges building a dock in New Orleans.
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Homer R. Stanford
Yards and Docks Bureau
Navy Department
House Naval Affairs Committee
United States
Puget Sound
Atlantic
New Orleans
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Oxford
Copenhagen
Rosenbaum
Hudson
Ane
Renial
Ize
Poe
Gaxland
Jay Bird
W. Va
Rockefeller
Standard Oil
DuPont
Schwab
Bethlehem Steel
Ucts
U.S
Rear Admiral
Cker’s
Liberty ST
Cumberland, MD
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