Record Copper Output Reaches New High in 1911
The U S Geological Survey reports 1911 copper smelter production at 1 097 232 749 pounds the largest on record with Arizona leading at 803 202 532 pounds Alaska up sharply to 22 314 889 Utah at 142 340 215 and California down to 35 835 651. Refined copper totals from primary sources reach 1 433 875 025 pounds while 214 000 000 pounds were salvaged from old scrap.
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United States Geological Survey
B. S. Butler
Geological Survey
United States
Arizona
Montana
Michigan
Utah
Alaska
California
Fifty Jubilee Gettysburg drive seeks veteran attendance
The 1912 Montana notice requests surviving Civil War veterans to inform the adjutant general within 60 days if they will attend the 1913 Gettysburg semi centennial. Gov. Norris is urged to assist in gathering accurate turnout data for accommodations.
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Helena
Standard
Edwin L. Norris
Gettysburg
Norris
Louis Wagner
Pension Bureau
Grand Army of the Republic
United Confederate Veterans
Montana
Adjt
Phil Greenan
Mont
Adjutant General
Government to Sell Green Timber on Public Forest Lands
F A Silcox district forester says big timber sales are planned on government lands, with contracts for millions of feet already let. The program aims to place forests on a paying basis, preserve long term supplies, and allow private entry to cut mature timber under careful guidance to promote regrowth and prevent destruction.
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F. A. Silcox
Missoula
Forestry Service
Montana
Silcox
United States coinage and minting practices outlined
The Scientific American details how the mint buys only certain old coins and bullion for damaged currency, notes that new coins require Congressional authorization, lists ceased coinages with dates, explains mint marks by location, names currently authorized gold and silver coins, and states that proof sets are purchasable while medals can be struck from dies for third parties at cost.
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Scientific American
United States
Congress
Pacific Coast
Philadelphia
Charlotte
N.C
Carson City
Nevada
Dahlonega
New Orleans
San Francisco
Hippos Sink Backward in Water Quietly at Central Park Zoo
A New York Sun keeper notes hippos dive head first like most aquatic animals but sink backward and quietly. The captive hippo can stay under for about five minutes before surfacing for air, suggesting a possible longer duration if avoiding danger.
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Central Park
New York
The Yale President Who Believed in Closed Windows
An old Yale man recalls Noah Porter’s Freshman speech urging students to keep windows shut at night for health. The note shows how ideas shift with time. Porter lived 1811 to 1892 and did his days with a different habit.
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Yale
Noah Porter
New Haven
Porter
Hartford Courant
Willie’s Last Fight Promised to End the Job
A Life magazine excerpt recalls a vow by a boy named Willie promising to stop fighting after one final confrontation. The narration centers on family pressure and the emotional stakes of violence.
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Willie
New Fashion In Horse Shoes Sparks Debate At Stable
A humorous exchange from Harper's Weekly recalls a conversation about horseshoes as a new fashion trend. Spectators weigh in on improving old shoes versus replacing them, with a playful jab at customization and upkeep for horses.
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Blacksmoth
Harper’s Weekly
Tooth Powder Recipe From Dental College Recommendation
A professor at a dental college recommends a tooth powder made by grinding precipitated chalk one and a half ounces powdered orm s half an ounce powdered cuttlefish one eighth ounce borax one eighth ounce and sugar one eighth ounce into a fine powder. Six drops of wintergreen are added for flavor.
The Telephone's Broader Field
The article explains how families use long distance telephone service beyond daily needs. It covers emergencies, convenience, maintaining family ties, sharing happiness, expressing sympathy, and broader social uses, noting long distance rates may be affordable via Bell long distance.
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U. S. Geological Survey
Pearl I. Smith
Herman Jackson
Michael J. Somers
Big Hole Basin
Jackson
Henrietta J. Jackson
Ernest A. Benjamine
Mary A. Romain
Martin Butch
Ambrose Howell
Henry C. Wilson
Horse Prairie
Jennie R. Roberts Brown
Clarence E. Barnes
E. J. Wedum
W. A. Jones
Poindexter & Orr
Dillon
Charles Wilson
Annie M.p.tiledo
John Kent
H. D. Morrison
Maggie H. Courtney
R. W. Boone
Mauldin
A. G. McIntyre
Alex. J
Martha
McIntyre
Spring Creek
Brantch
Vipond Creek
Vipond Copper and Silver Mining Company
Howe
Rich Hill
Cordwood
Dewey
Schley Mill
Vipond
George W. Vineyard
Wise River
Marianne Vineyard
Edwin L. Mayo
G. M. Clemon
Engelstird Creek
Anna G. Lossl
Loretta L. Lossl
Mussigbrod Creek
American Surety Company of
Edmund J. Callaway
JU. S. Timber
U. S
Hans
Flanders
Studebaker
the Studebaker Corporation
Detroit, Michigan
Olmsted-Stevenson Co
Red Dillon
the Telephone
Tam
Telepio
Dillon : Furniture . CO
G. T. Paul
Edison Phonographs
Tattersall
Foster Employment Agency
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