Seattle Becomes Sixth Largest U.S. City by Annexing West Seattle
The annexation expands Seattle to seventy eight square miles, making it sixth in area behind New York, New Orleans, Chicago, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. Total land area is fifty square miles with twenty eight miles of water. Named comparisons include Washington D C and other large cities as per census figures.
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Seattle
United States
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Washington
D. C
St. Louis
Boston
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Detroit
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Training a Beagle and Its Natural Hunt Instinct
A Field and Stream note explains beagle training differs from setters and pointers, urging minimal interference once a trail is found. Young beagles often learn by pairing with an older dog, with one or two lessons usually enough to spark natural scent running and chasing.
Buried Cities Sought in Texas by Local Syndicate
A syndicate has formed to explore southwest Texas for buried cities about two miles northwest of Houston in Harris County. Work has begun and a large caisson is being sunk. One hundred fifty thousand dollars has been raised for preliminary work. Professor T. L. Braissons believes there are several buried cities in Texas like those of ancient Mexico.
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Texas
Houston
Harris County
T. L. Braissons
Mexico
Higher Fees For Citizenship Increase Court Costs
Congress passed a bill raising costs for naturalization filings. Clerks of courts may charge four dollars for receiving and filing a declaration of intention, three dollars for docketing the petition, and three dollars for entering the final citizenship order, up from prior amounts.
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United States
Congress
Duma backs skull emblem on vodka labels warnings urged
A Russian Duma committee considering the drink question has recommended replacing the imperial eagle on vodka labels with a skull and crossbones and including warnings against overindulgence. The move reflects heightened concern over vodka consumption and public health.
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Duma
Russia
Five-Pound Pike Caught by Water Spaniel at Lake
A Clear Lake Iowa fisherman watched his pet water spaniel swim out with a fishline hooked to a five pound pike dangling from the spoon hook. The dog brought the fish ashore and presented it to his master with pride.
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Clear Lake
Iowa
Rooster kills a Baby in Tennessee yard
Fifteen month old Max Crockett Jr. died in Lewisburg Tennessee from injuries after a rooster attacked him in the yard. The childfell and the rooster repeatedly struck.
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Max Crockett, Jr
Lewisburg
Tenn
China to Be a Great Nation Proclaimed by Hart
Sir Robert Hart speaks in Honekees interview asserting China’s rise as a great nation through its ongoing development and reforms. He highlights administrative modernization and economic growth as key indicators of progress.
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China
Sir Robert Hart
Honekees
Crusade Against the Automobile Prompts Federal Case
The federal government plans a legal push against cars, arguing vehicles damage roads and infrastructure. Officials frame the move as a nationwide crusade to curb automobile impact on public highways and safety.
One Woman's Endurance
Southern woman Mrs. A. B. Payne of Columbus Mississippi endured years of kidney pains and weakness. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with rapid relief and lasting strength, noting that doctors offered little help. Sold by dealers, 60 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York.
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A. 8
Payne
Third Ave
Columbus
Miss
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Tilting Bed Spring and Notable Church Pulpits Featured
A Chicago inventor designs a tilting bed spring pivoted on one side with end clamps. The piece features birds and beasts in an artistic display. The text surveys elaborately carved pulpits in St Andrew Antwerp Wilton Worcester and St Mary Radcliffe Bristol with Venetian marble panels and mosaic portraits.
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St. Andrew
Antwerp
Peter
Andrew
Wilton
Salisbury
England
Worcester
Earl of Dudley
Famous Carved Pulpits in Brussels and Antwerp Cathedrals
Describes carved pulpits in St. Gudule Brussels and Antwerp cathedral. The Brussels pulpit shows the expulsion from paradise in carved wood with animals such as bear dog cat eagle vulture peacock owl dove ape and more. The Antwerp pulpit is noted as equally fine with lavish figures.
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St. Gudule
Brussels
Paradise
Antwerp
The Dogma of Journalistic Inerrancy
Munroe Smith argues that newspapers resist admitting mistakes or retracting opinions and that their policy is shaped by news inaccuracy and inconclusiveness. He compares judicial inquiry to news gathering, noting courts can take longer and test facts, while reporters rely on single sides, hearsay, and haste under competitive pressure.
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Munroe Smith
Columbia University
The
North American Review
Wise Words and a Murder Tale Mix in Dallas Snippet
A column of quips about manners and wit contrasts with a crime note from Dallas News. It recalls a murder case where a man shoots his girlfriend, her father, and himself, prompting detectives to return and a nightwatchman to ask if they caught him.
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Milwaukee
Rae Preaea
Japan’s Literature Grows Across Branches and Eras
The New York World notes that Japan has not produced world famous writers like Shakespeare or Milton, yet its literature is highly respected across history, poetry, geography, art, science and the novel. Education is universal and national letters have expanded greatly in the last thirty to forty years.
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Japan
Shakespeare
Milton
Goethe
Humboldt
Montavigne
Emerson
Gibbong
Mommsen
Empire
New York World
Painter Answers With Brains Not Paint
A witty exchange depicts a famed artist telling an inquisitive visitor he mixes colors with brains, prompting the remark that he paints miniatures. The quip highlights the studio's famed reputation and the artist's dry humor.
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Sold By California Fig Syrup Co
The Well Informed demand a simple pleasant laxative and approve Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna for its known wholesome components and gentle prompt action. Buy only the genuine product manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. at fifty cents per bottle from leading druggists.
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California
T's
California Fig Syrup Co
Russia Eyes Great Tuberculosis Convention
Russia shows strong interest in the upcoming tuberculosis convention in Washington D C this summer and plans to send a large representation. The white plague is highlighted as one of the nation's major health scourges.
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Russia
Washington, D. C
Two Topers A Teacher's Experience
A Minnesotan school teacher nicknamed The Postum Preacher promotes Postum as a coffee alternative. She recounts past coffee dependence and nervous issues, credits Postum with steadier nerves and better sleep, and endorses the product using her husband and herself as examples. The letter invites readers to try Postum and references The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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