Alaska Auto Expedition Halts at Valdez
The New York to Paris automobile project through Alaska halted at Valdez after snowbound trails proved impassable. The car and party will be shipped to Vladivostok, with plans for Siberian passage abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
New York
Paris
Alaskan
Nome
Siberia
Valdez
Seattle
Vladivostok
Fairbanks
Troy
N. Y
New York State
Dinner Card Quotations and Recipes for Courses
A catalog of literary quotations suited to dinner courses from hors d oeuvres to desserts, followed by practical recipes for Cream Vegetable Soup Spanish Stew and carpet cleaning tips. It notes classics from Shakespeare and Pope and pairs them with kitchen directions and preservation tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Richard II
Antony and Cleopatra
Dryden
Ben Jonson
Cervantes
Byron
Middleton
Master Constable
Henry IV
John III
Hamlet
How to Clean Ironware With Lye Solution
To clean ironware mix two tablespoons of concentrated lye with three quarts of water. Use hot, but not boiling, water and soak the griddle or vessel for three to four hours to remove sticking residue.
Blau gas threat to New York homes and woodsmen uses
German chemist Herman Blau’s illuminating gas could be sold in steel cartridges for home lighting and cooking as well as field use. The gas promised bright light, portability, and potential for woodland stalking, with cartridges costing about one dollar and fuel priced like coal oil.
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New York
Herman Blau
Augsburg
Germany
Guthrie Man Claims Mexican Mine Worth Reading About
Everett Roberts of Ringwood recounts owning a gold and copper mine in interior Mexico near Tampico bay with high grade ore. He says three partners were attacked by Yaqui Indians. two were killed and the survivor told the tale, after which Roberts obtained the mine and now employs Yaquis to extract ore at pesos per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie, Okla
Everett Roberts
Ringwood
Mexico
Tampico Bay
Roberts
Tampico
Ancient love note read from Assyrian clay to kiln baked stone
A quizzical science feature recounts ancient lovers in Ashur who pressed feelings into clay letters. German students found the messages, with a chiselled vow of affection, then baked in a kiln to endure as a cornerstone of a supposed building. A punning note is included on the method and effort. Also reported is a steel story about a trotting bull in Pennsylvania that shuttled 16 miles to market and back with surprising speed.
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William Henry Preece
Institution of Civil Engineers
Royal Society of Arts
London
Germany
United States
New York
Gabriel Oussami
Ashur
Assyria
Ox Tra
Chinese Pineapple Chicken and Other Recipes Sampled
A collection of home cookery notes detailing Chinese Pineapple Chicken with mushrooms and pineapple, celery pickle, mealy potatoes, and various puddings. Also includes tips on making baking powder, a chicken taro dish, dressing for chicken and mushrooms, and a brown chicken fricassee with herbs and rice.
Prominent figure Purdy eyed for U S judge in Minneapolis
Milton D. Purdy, assistant to the attorney general, has been nominated by the president for a United States judgeship in Minneapolis. He rose from humble beginnings to a notable legal career, with a record of high-profile prosecutions including timber thieves, the Northern Securities merger, Standard Oil, and other trusts, and has drawn political opposition in the past.
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Milton D. Purdy
United States
Minneapolis
White House
Purdy
University of Minnesota
United States District Attorney
Minnesota
Northern Securities
Standard Oil
Chip of the Old Block Gates’s Gambler Son Wins 20000
Charles G. Gates, son of famed New York gambler John W. Gates, is reported in Rawhide gambling circles after a high stakes win of 20000. Once an executive and broker, Gates quit to pursue bets on stocks and commodities, then led a corner in corn that collapsed, costing the family vast sums and dissolving their firm. Now, at 33, he is amid mining ventures in Rawhide, reflecting a life of risk and rebound.
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Charles G. Gates
Charles
John W. Gates
New York
Wall Street
Consolidated Steel & Wire Co
Chicago
Gates
France
Rawhide
Churchill Loses Seat in British Liberal Byelection
Winston Churchill, 33, president of the board of trade, is defeated for Parliament by Unionist W. Joynson Hicks by 429 votes. Hicks 5,417 to Churchill 4,988. Factors include suffragette opposition and Catholic priestly influence. Churchill, son of Lord Randolph Churchill, had wartime fame and a varied career as war correspondent and writer.
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Winston Churchill
Board of Trade
Asquith
W. Joynson Hicks
Churchill
Hicks
Natal
London
Lord Randolph Churchill
New York
Leonard Jerome
Cheveley
Cuba
India
Kitchener
Omdurman
Woodford backs Hughes for Republican presidential nomination
Gen Stewart L. Woodford, president of the Hughes league, actively promotes Gov. Hughes for the Republican nomination. He cites loyalty to Hughes and argues Uncle Joe Cannon could block bad legislation, noting their shared birth year and long service in Congress.
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Stewart L. Woodford
Hughes League
New York
Hughes
Joe Cannon
Uncle Joe
Congress
Gen. Woodford
Electoral College
United States
Southern
Greater
Hudson Fulton Commission
Spain
Gov. Hughes
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Goshen Daily Democrat
JOS
Goshen
Indiana
Bavaria
North Sea
Black Sea
Enoch Arden
Tennessee
Pirogoff
Carroll
Plautus
Ovid
Beaumont and Fletcher
Cartwright
Walton
Goldsmith
Blair
The
Grave
Adonis
Lily
Euphues
England
Walden Fawcett
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Yaquis
Oklahoma
Swann
Wilkenbarre
Elmer Rantz
Benton Township
Columbia County
Rantz
North Mountain
Ranta
Buster
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