The Indian enfranchisement debate and policy shift
A reading of advocates and opponents of Indian citizenship, led by Rev. Henry Roe Cloud and supported by Senator Robert Owen, argues for self determination and full property control for competent Indians. It cites soldiers, bankers, and tribal leaders as proof of progress and calls for ending guardianship with expanded rights and lands restitution.
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Five Civilized Nations
Osages
Americon
Weasley O. Howard
Supreme Court of New York
Friends of the
Henry Roe Cloud
Yale University
M. Aroalus
Bll
Bureson
South Dakota
John W. Clark
National Indian Associations
Raymond T. Bonnin
Presbyterian Indian Mission Work
New. Francia
White
Protestant Episcopal Board of Mission
Bonnin
Society of the American Todians
United States
Mra
Zit-kala-Sa
Sitting Bull
Congress of Indian
Robert Lithwam Owen
Oklahoma
Narcissa Chisholm
Cherokee Nation
Cinnention
United States Indian
Five Civilized Tribes
Equal Rights
United States Senate
William Wirt Hastings Fs
Old
Indian Territory
Cherokee Male Seminary
Vanderbilt University
Washington
Baltimore
Anstings
Charles Daugherty Carter
Boggy
Chickaasaw Labor Academy
Tishimingo
I. T
Carter
Cottnells
Chickasawes
Ardmore Bank India
Ardmore
Okla
Congress
Comlssioner Sells
Cato Sella
Indiana
He Mayer
Aps
Commissioner Sells
New York
Whiteman
Pencil making shifts from Cumberland graphite to waste-ground mixtures
The article explains how graphite was originally mined in Cumberland for pencils. As high-quality graphite depleted in the 1800s, producers used ground waste from original graphite cuts mixed with clay to create pencils of varying hardness and color, improving on earlier uniform products.
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Cumberland
Fragmentary note hints at school mischief and pin incident
A fragmentary diary style line recalls a planned literary event at school and a mischievous pin prank just before departure. The brief text excludes full names, dates, or outcomes, leaving only a murky memory of intent and consequence.
Student recalls pin in chair startling classroom moment
A pupil describes sitting on a pin hidden in a chair causing a sharp jab. The next morning the student forgot the pin and sat forcefully, leading to a surprised reaction in class with the pin still there. The teacher offered no further explanation.
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Pip
Kachange
Cigar Puff Shrinks as It Burns Down
The saying notes a cigar shortens as it is smoked, a quip attributed to a Boston correspondent. It plays on the paradox of increasing effort yielding a smaller result.
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Eone
Boston
Marks End Of Two Towns In Antelope Valley Boom
The Los Angeles Express reports the final erasure of Little Rock and Tierra Benita from county records by the board of supervisors. Streets are abandoned and land reverted to agriculture as pear orchards replace desert relics of the 80 year old boom.
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Antelope Valley
Board of Supervisors
Little Rock
Tierra Benita
Saya
Los Angeles Express
W. C. Petehner
Nagriculturists
The Science Behind Whole Wheat Bread Health Value
An expert argues whole wheat bread strengthens teeth and nutrition versus white bread. It notes whole grain flour has more protein and less water, describes bread composition including starch and minerals, and explains digestion differences between fresh and day old bread and traditional preparations like frumenty.
Cargo of bobbed-hair girls on liner Ventura
Report of passengers aboard the Ventura from Sydney to Honolulu describes the women as mostly young, slender and fashionably cut hair, with many ringlets left to attract men. The tone compares them to Amazonian troops but asserts most were real girls with no votes for women element.
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Sydney
Honolulu
Pacific Commercial
Constantinople The Plague Spot Of Europe
The city endured repeated sieges by Persians Avars Russians Latins and Turks twenty six assaults and eight fallows but resisted until 1453 when Mohammed II captured it after fierce resistance. From then on Constantinople remained under Turkish control and marked Europe as a plague spot.
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Europe
Constantine
Mohammed II
Constantinople
Gone Are Caravans of Gypsies
The gypsy caravans drawn by horns, once a feature of their encampments, are gone as automobiles replace the animals. People now travel in high powered cars incorporating features of the old-time caravan.
Towers of Babel on a New York Streetcar
A report notes twenty three languages spoken in Jerusalem, but a New York streetcar beats that count with a torrent of foreign tongues heard on every ride. The piece contrasts urban linguistic diversity in a bustling city transit setting.
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Towers of Babel
Jerusalem
New York
Boston
Hvening Teonoriot
Summer Gowns Feature Soft Dainty Lingerie Styles
Fashion notes for summer frocks emphasize chemise shapes with fine handwork trims in volles organdies and batistes. Sheer blue linen and pale yellows appear with delicate hems and fringe details. gingham and dotted swiss dominate plaids, checks, and voile effects for slim silhouettes and long sleeves anticipated in autumn.
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Serge Ab
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Ort Amaia
Bil
Volle
Organdie
Batiste
Jace
Valencieries
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