Four Snowy Peaks and the Hood Mountain Vision
Readable excerpts describe Mount Hood as a beacon for Portland from the Expo grounds. The article outlines plans for a summit light tower with arc lighting and a possible observatory, detailing construction ideas, transportation by cable and sled, and the dramatic night glow seen from Portland streets.
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Portland
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Mount St
Helves
Toms
Seareboght
Mowat Hoo
Hows
Borderiay
Puget Sound
Seoltle
Ce Coast
Elouilly
Avon
Transalsaiia Une
Choad Cap Inn
Lore
Depris
Eg- Beers
Tre Posto Auiak
Mount Hood
Cascade Range
Watches and coins shape trust in markets and minds
A dealer explains watch construction from filed cases to movements as gold items vary by factory, while treasury officials compare American coin fineness with European standards. NewYork assays show American coins average near 899.6 fineness, Japan tops, and English and Spanish coins trail legal standards.
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Kansas City
Gary
Sis
Treasury Department
New York City
Bank of France
The
Treasury
Shaw
Mint
United States
Treaghy
Philadelphia
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Assay
Europe
Plan to raise inland sea through Azov dam project
A French engineer proposes a canal to transform the Sahara region into a garden by linking the Atlantic to inland waters. A Russian plan seeks to deepen the Azov Sea by damming the strait to Black Sea with a two mile long barrier and a large lock to enable ocean steamers, flanked by artificial shores where natural ones are low. The project aims to bring trade to Azov’s shores, with the government actively considering the scheme.
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Atlantic Ocean
Sahara
Azoy
Crimea
Black Sea
Azov
Riyers
Opossum in Bananas and Other Unusual Introductions
Bananas are suspected vectors for introducing exotic animals into Britain and Europe. Reports note opossums and lizards hitching rides in fruit shipments, with a five foot snake found in a Newcastle warehouse and a Costa Rica shipment containing an opossum in Clifton. In Russia, typewriters are controlled as dangerous devices, registered and surveilled by police. Paris marks the end of seven years of scaffolding on St. Eustache church adjoining the central markets, restoring its medieval appearance.
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Ike
Waterton
London Mall
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Britain
Clifton Sculogical Gardens
Costa Rica
Russia
Paris
Louis Phillippe
St. Eustace
Old World Jests and Witty Epigrams Displayed in Snippets
A collage of humorous exchanges and vignettes from a bygone era features a fading burglar admitting age, travelers debating drinking, a revenge plot foiled by marriage, and quick quips about social mishaps. The items span tabloids like N o World and Cincinnati Enquirer with wordplay on manners, manners, and mischief.
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Alexander Y Store
Ond
Weweeer
Portland Exposition
Parsons
Bamanay
Pheer
Crichton Browne
Boston Herald
Detroit Free Press
de Ruyter
Vcarion
Nevada
van Renssalaer
Life
Annie Payson Call
Leslie
Finland
Waland
Yonkers Statesman
England
Nnquirer
Ixcuse
Tha
Friout
N.o
World
Shooting Stars
Crimson Guich
Bronco Dole
Washington Star
Angel Wisdom
Angel
N.o Weekly
Cinnnnati Enquirer
Cincinnati Enquirer
Crick
Cassia
Jack
Houston Post
Poeticus
Cynicus
Tommy
Yonkers
Kaiser Court
John Kaiser & Bro
Ely Power Block
Rawson
Hubert Day
Gandy Kitchen
Jackson Lump
Jackson
Massillon Lump
Orde WE
Massillon
Gas House Coke
Gas House Coke Chestnut
the Parsch Lumber Co
Mill Street
Cational Bank
LYRA
EO. H. Ely
D. C. Baldwin
Vics-Prea
E. Williams
S. H. Squires
Ass't
Mackey & Rice
West Avenue
Louvre
Schnuerer
A. BR. Champney
White Rock
Wakeman Township
W. W. Whiton
Wakeman, Ohio
Sells Pan County Banking
Lorain County Banking CO
Andwar
Elyria
Aresunts
Parks Foster
Summner B. Day
A. B. TayLox
H. A. Daniels
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