Great Palace of Machinery at Panama Pacific Exposition
The Palace of Machinery in San Francisco will host the Panama Pacific International Exposition next year. The vast structure spans nearly a thousand feet in length and rises 135 feet high. Exhibits installation has begun, with space to house three ships the size of the world’s largest steamers.
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San Francisco
Scott Street
Robert I. Aitkin
Court of Honor
Court of the
Panama-Pacific International Exposition Company
Horses That Drink Grass Quirk In Hawaiian Ranges
A travel account notes Hawaiian cattle and horses avoid drinking water, subsisting on recumbent maninia grass. On Haleakala runs and remote ranges, beasts drink no water for life, choosing grass that serves as both food and liquid. A guided ride to a ranch well failed to induce drinking, revealing the grass secret on the journey back to Kawanpae.
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Maninia
Haleakala
Kawanpae
Reunited After Years Over Missing Son Story
Two Chicago sisters Mrs. Alice Lawder and Mrs. Mary Dawes rediscovered each other after a decade living within three blocks. The reunion followed a newspaper report about Lawder’s son being missing in Mexico, with the sisters not meeting for fourteen years.
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Chicago
Alice Lawder
Mary
Want Street's Name Changed in Clifton New Jersey
Businessmen along Crooks avenue in Clifton New Jersey urge renaming their street claiming the current name harms trade and reputation. They argue a change would improve business prospects and community image.
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Clifton
N. J
Crooks Avenue
Survivor Recounts Horrors After Kometa Explodes Off Algiers
Mrs Anna Boeme wife of the captain of the Russian steamer Kometa describes a brutal sinking scene. Crew members tried to save her as flames spread on benzene slick seas and a capsizing lifeboat left her battling water for hours before a Russian chief stoker rescued her.
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Anna Boeme
Kometa
Algiers
Influence and Humility From Anna B McCall
A quotation asserts that everyone, young or old, famous or obscure, wields influence daily. It notes even small acts shape others and calls for humility while warning against selfishness that can trigger lasting harm.
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Lves
Anna B. McCall
Pouring Houses to Be Great Sport in Women Clubs
Mrs. Isa Maud Ilsen, lecturer and only woman representative of Thomas A. Edison, predicts pouring houses will be a major sport for women’s clubs in the next decade. She jokes guests will watch porch drips and decor, spending little time and enjoying the activity.
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Isa Maud Ilsen
Thomas A. Edison
Engraved Visiting Cards Offered in New Decatur Ala
No automobile parties no picnics no private families no gatherings at Cave Springs on the Dancey plantation Mary Lou and Unity D Dancey New Decatur Ala R F D No 2 See our line of Engraved Visiting Cards Prices to suit all
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Decatur
D. S. Echols
Times
Kcmete
Cave Springs
District Sunday School Program at First Presbyterian Decatur
The district Sunday School program at First Presbyterian Church in Decatur is set for June at 2:30 pm. Rev J P Caton leads prayer and service. Speakers include WT Gr, T Williams, J W Levin, C L Peck, T M Dix, and D F Green. Election of officers for 1914 1915. All Lund Schools invited to attend.
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First Presbyterian Churchi
Decatur
J. P. Caton
T. M. Dix
D. F. Green
Lund
J. W. Bartee
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