Grand Army Parade Tops Utah Encampment in Salt Lake City
The forty third national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic reached a dramatic climax with a grand parade along Main Street, featuring 4000 schoolchildren forming a waving flag, 3600 young performers, and a moving review that drew tears from spectators. Fireworks on Ensign Peak capped a visit marked by lavish city decorations and extensive public comfort efforts.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Aug. Il
Grand Army of the Republic
Wnton
Grand Army
Eagly Gate
South Temple Street
Nue
Fifteenth United States Infantry
National Guard of
Army
Fifa
Main Street
Seventh South Street
Ensign Peak
Temple
Mormon Tabernacle
Frank M. Starrett
William H. King
William Spry
John Bradford
Wasatch Mountains
Temple Square
Head On Only in Portrait Tales of the Past
A granddaughter admires family portraits while Pomp, a southern ex-slave, resents any unfriendly remarks about their master or belongings. She critiques a Civil War era portrait horse tail as shabby, sparking Pomp’s charged defense of the era and its memories.
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Port
Fomi
Tariff measure alters many schedules with hikes
Washington reports detail a broad tariff rearrangement affecting key items from cotton hosiery to lumber and sugar. Substantial reductions appear in metal goods, coal, and textiles while tobacco and naval stores see varied changes under the new measure with customs reforms and treaty provisions shaping enforcement.
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Washington
Ad Valorem
Pingley
Dingley Bay
Va- Tarem
Canada
Idwer
Hyde of Land and Field for Patent Medicines
An ancient Eng land law defined a hyde as land fit for one plow, a measure tied to Westminster abbots and Crown ownership after Henry VIII. The term faded with monastic dissolution. Brazil promotes a field for American patent medicines amid no prejudice from Brazilian doctors or patients against proprietary remedies.
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England
Henry VIII
Abbots of
Westminster
Brazil
British Women Inventors Patents Grow Each Year
About 600 patents are granted yearly to British women for inventions spanning feminine articles to motors rail cars tying machines and wireless telegraphy, reflecting diverse contributions by female inventors.
Turkey Builds Good Roads Drive Across Empire
The Turkish government plans a multi million dollar program to improve roads for a vast population of about 20 million. A motor car service is expected to operate between Damascus and Baghdad once the road project progresses.
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Turkey
Damascus
Bagdad
Little Tobacco Used In Italy
Italian per capita tobacco consumption is the lowest in Europe, reported at just over a pound per person. The finding contrasts with higher usage levels in other nations on the continent and highlights Italy's comparatively modest tobacco intake.
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Treasury
Whakersham
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Panama Canal
Canal
Italy
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Henry M. Nevins
Brigham Youngs Pioneer Monument
Stales
Genevieve Hagar Longfield Lane
Mary E. Gilman
Woman's Relief Corps
Clara FE. Hoover
The
Daughters of Veterans
Edgar Allen
Sons of Veterans
Rebecca Smith
Charles G. Burton
Great Mormon Temple
Neville
Eagle Gate
City and County Building
Conference Committee
Customs Court of Appeals
Internal Revenue
Conferces
House
United States
Cuba
Knox
Foreigen
Hyde of
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