Vanishing Public Lands Chronicle Alarmed by Frauds
Golden Valley Chronicle argues that vast public lands have shifted to states and private hands since 1862. It credits Ethan Allen Hitchcock and a bold president for checking depredations in 1903, warning the current era would have wiped out remaining agricultural lands, forests, and mines without reform.
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New England
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Idaho
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Washington
Oregon
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Burglar's Queer Haul From a Saginaw Dentist
A Washington Star item reports a thief robbed a Saginaw dentist of 4,000 false teeth. Criminal experts note burglars vary in choice but rarely reveal motives. The thief faces charges for converting the牙 to his own use.
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Saginaw
Mich
Washington Star
New York Type of Hogs Joke Leads to City Quip
A Chicago merchant dining in New York contrasts national hog stats with an opponent from the Mississippi Valley. He notes one Missourian per fifteen hogs born in the United States, while the New York observer retorts that fourteen of every fifteen hogs seen on city streets were born in New York and bred nowhere.
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New York
Chicago
Middle West
Chicagoan
United States
Mississippi Valley
Italian diving suit aids divers with internal control
A new Italian invention for divers replaces external weights with a diving suit whose artificial arms are operated by the wearer from inside the suit. The design enables lifting heavier objects and includes a helmet fitted with a high power electric light that penetrates water.
What the Red Coral Is and How Jewelry Is Made
The red coral used for necklaces is a horny axis supporting soft-bodied coral-like polyps. The surface colony resembles a small shrub, cleaned to preserve the red core sold as jewelry. It is largely hornlike, polishes finely, and contains some lime.
Real estate deal ends in a watery insult exchange
A real estate dealer accuses a buyer of calling him a land shark, the buyer apologizes but notes the lots are underwater at high tide, calling him a marine shark. The exchange fails to restore cordial relations.
Priest Vaughan Opens Bazaar to Aid Charity at Liverpool
Father Vaughan opened a bazaar in Liverpool to raise funds for a charitable society. He ridiculed the claim that poverty is caused by drink, stating that hunger, not alcohol, drives poverty and urging attention to food needs.
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Father Berner
Vaughan
Liverpool
Happy Life of the Chorus Girl Revealed by Reporter
A New York stage manager and a theater director shed light on chorus girls life beyond the stage door. Reporter visits agency head Mrs. E L Fernandez who says chorus pay runs 18 to 25 dollars weekly and that many girls support others, debunking myths of lavish lobster and luxury.
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E. L. Fernandez
Sam
Chorus Girl Rebukes Reporter Over Immersed Life Tale
A chorus girl lectures a reporter about sensational tales of chorus life. She criticizes fanciful stories of lobster diets and glamorous outings, urges realism, and tells him to change his reading habits. She and her sisters return to the chorus as he leaves into the night street.
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Brother
Chorus Girls Demand Beauty and Youth in Stage Life
Mrs Fernandez explains chorus careers favor looks and voice, with young performers staying only briefly. Some escape to higher ranks like Edna May and Lulu Glaser, but most drift away as they age. The conversation highlights the fleeting nature of chorus work and the risk of limited opportunities.
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Mrs. Fernandez
Edna May
Lulu Glaser
Great Capitol Wonders Its Hidden Rooms and Locksmiths
A tour through the Capitol reveals 430 rooms from grand halls to tiny cells. Hidden spaces include a locksmiths’ shop under the ground-floor stairs where duplicate keys abound, making the locksmith one of the busiest figures in the building.
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Capitol
Washington
Elze
Old Capitol
Rotunda
Washington Not Fast a Somnambulistic Portrait
A lively anecdote contrasts Washington society and seasonal residents with tales of late-night revels. A New York police reporter, covering a murder trial, encounters a familiar dining room figure who explains he came to rest and will soon return home, seeking sleep after three weeks.
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Washington
New York
Pennsylvania Avenue
Smith
Louis
Walter
Bozart
Housekeeping on Large Scale at the Capitol
A reporter notes 26 bolts of cheesecloth in a storeroom as an example of national capitol housekeeping. The material is described as Uncle Sam's dustcloths, illustrating the scale and practical details of government warehousing and supply management.
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National Capitol
Uncle Sam
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the Chorus
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