Judge Lovett Chosen To Lead Harriman Empire Rail Chief
Robert Scott Lovett elected chairman of the executive committee of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads. The Texas born lawyer, Harriman insider and long-time counselor, will continue Harriman policy, with Lovett’s career tracing from Texas railroad attorney to national executive. Born June 22 1860 in Texas, Lovett rose through Baker Botts & Lovett and Texas & Pacific Railway to become Harriman’s trusted legal strategist.
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Robert Scott Lovett
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Railroad
Edward H. Warriman
Judge Lovett
Harriman
Southern Pacific
Judge
Lovett
New York
San Jacinto County
Texas
Houston
Lone Star State
Alabama
Houston East and West Railway
Shepherd
Charles Stewart
Congress
Texas & Pacific Railway Company
Dallas
Baker, Botts & Lovett
Texas Railroad
Gould
Southern Pacific System
Harriman Mnes
Lve
Keeper of the Jewel House Sir Robert Low Appointed
Gen Sir Robert Cunliffe Low has been named keeper of the jewel house at the Tower of London. The long military career includes Bengal cavalry service from 1854, Indian mutiny sieges, Kabul to Kandahar transport leadership, Burmese expeditions, relief of Chitral, and commands in Bombay. He earned medals and was twice mentioned in dispatches.
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Tower of London
Robert Cunliffe Low
Robert
Bengal Cavalry
Delhi
Lucknow
India
Kabul
Kandahar
Lord Roberts
Robert Low
Chitral
Government of India
Bombay
Would Build Big Subway Under Chicago Loop District
George Washington Jackson, president of himself incorporated, proposes an $80,000,000 subway linking downtown Chicago loop to the suburbs. He cites rival cities with subways and claims eight loops under downtown with continuous sidewalks to ease congestion.
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George Washington Jackson
Chicago
Loop
George Washington
Times
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Busse
Jackson
Evelyn Baldwin Claims Dr Cook Reached the Pole and Plans Expedition
Evelyn Briggs Baldwin, arctic explorer, asserts Dr Cook reached the pole and will mount a new expedition to prove his claim. Baldwin, with the Wellman and Baldwin-Ziegler expeditions from 1898 to 1901, built Fort McKinley, explored Graham Bell land, lectured across the Midwest and South, and directed the America’s supply vessels.
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Evelyn Briggs Baldwin
Dr. Cook
Pole
Dr Cook
Baldwin
Wellman
Frang Josef Land
Fort McKinley
Graham Bell Land
Middle West
South
Baldwin-Ziegler
William Ziegler
America
Mining News Highlights In Utah Nevada and Idaho
Utah and Nevada mines report gains and new developments. Penned in Salt Lake City, reports note improved safety inspections after roof failures and a rise in ore discoveries at Bald Mountain White Pine County Nevada. Growth plans include Park City Isles Mining sale, Peacock Copper development, and Diamond drilling in Idaho. John Dern unavailable for Goldfield congress. his son attends. Pitchblende demand grows for rhodium chloride production.
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Utah
J. E B. Pettit
Spry
the Isles Mining
Park City
Boston
Salt Lake
Peacock Copper Consolidated Mining Company
Beaver County
Philadelphia Canyon
Battle Mountain
John Dern
American Mining Congress
Goldfield
Bald
White Pine County
Nevada
Jacob Mahir
George Wingfield
Fairview Logie
South Bubeam Mining Company
Idaho
Ravenal McBeth
Pittsburg
Willam Flynn
Oliver Brothers
John Hays Hammond
Taft
Mexico
Ercengernds
México
Pettit
State Coal
G. Dn Spector
Oiare Vation
Dragon
Eightieth LDS Conference Opens in Salt Lake City
The eightieth semiannual conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opened at the Tabernacle with about 20,000 attendees. President Joseph P. Smith urged training of the youth in church principles and cautioned against marriages to nonmembers. He highlighted home industry and youth trades as keys to Utah's progress, with support from leaders John R. Winder and Anthon H. Lund.
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Salt Lake City
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Tabernacle
Assembly Hall
Joseph P. Smith
Smith
Utah
John R. Winder
Anthon H. Lund
Lund
John Henry Smith
Heber J. Grant
Brigham Young
Wilford Woodruff
Btate
Hyrum M. Smith
Tabernacle Choir
Seattle
Melvin J. Ballard
Northwestern States
Mvision
Arizona
Andrew Kimball
St. Joseph Stake
California
Joseph E. Robinson
C. J.thomas
House Four Thousand Years Old Unearthed in Stockholm Swamp
Pole dwellings dating back four thousand years have been found in a swamp on a plateau east of Lake Veer, 120 miles northwest of Stockholm. The huts resemble structures discovered in northern Switzerland.
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Stockholm
Switzerland
Lake Veer
Stockolm
Lima Bean Growers Plan Price Set At 3 76 Per Ten
Lima bean growers from Los Angeles Santa Barbara Ventura and Orange counties met in Oxnard to condemn buyers and form a beans pool. They set farm produce at 3.76 per ten and warned farmers not to sell for less in the next sixty days.
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Lima Bear Growers Farm Trust
Oxnard
Cal
Lima Bean
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Orange
Bride Accuses Groom of Marriage Motive in Dinner Dispute
The Detroit Free Press quotes a sobbing bride declaring she believes George married her for money. When pressed, she cites a quarrel over a guest dinner and his refusal to wash the dishes as the alleged sign.
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George
Detroit Free Press
Half a Chance by Frederick Isham novel review
A falsely accused hero in Half a Chance is condemned to life in the colonies then shipwrecked on a deserted isle. He discovers books in a floating box, studies law for years, returns to England to practice criminal law, and uncovers the real murder while winning a belle. The tale is clever, gripping, and a strong seller prospect from Bobbs Merrill.
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Frederick Isham
Colonies
England
Mr. Isham
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Indianapolis
Scholarship win by Arthur echoes family pride
A letter from Arthur reports he has won a scholarship, and the family expresses great pleasure. A rustic party member recalls a pig winning a medal at the agricultural fair, illustrating shared pride in local achievements.
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Arthur
Philadelphia
The Bill Toppers by Andre Castalgne
An extraordinary novel of the vaudeville stage follows a girl trained by her father toward becoming a premier bill topper. Trampy Wheel-Pad and Jimmy figure in her life as she learns sin and triumphs, in a realistic moral tale from Bobbs Merrill.
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Bill Toppers
Andre Castalgne
Jimmy
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Indianapolis
Up-to-Date Romance on Airship Escape
A playful pulp line shows a couple alone as their airship ascends above the city. The scene turns cautious when the woman notices a curious observer peering through a skylight, adding a note of comic danger.
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Puck
Old fashioned remedies prompt a patient reply
An elderly physician famed for brusque manner prescribes castor oil to a baby. The mother protests that castor oil is old fashioned, and the doctor replies that babies are old fashioned too, a remark noted by the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Philadelphia Ledger
What She Was Doing
A Wasp diary entry quotes a girl recalling yesterday’s mimicry of Professor Bore and his rebuke for fooling around. The exchange notes the teacher’s admonition to stop imitating him.
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Professor Bore
Wasp
Summer Resort Exchange Sparks Attention Across Regions
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press notes a man proposing amid social banter, while the Florida Times-Union observes the contrast between ambition and aid from those in power. The brief items capture gossip and social dynamics across cities.
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Thomas W. Laween
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W. H. Bohannan
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Ploche
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Star District
Silver Island Coalition Mines Company
Silver Island
Latter-day Saints
Mula Hafid
Madrid
Argain
Uxurgan
Millon
Mount Garuga
Murat Hafid
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Harry J. Robinson
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Wilbet
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