The Big Town Round Up in New York City
A western range rider Clay Lindsay visits New York with a cowboy air and buys a tailored suit, stumbles into Beatrice Whitford and her home, tangling with a streetside janitor, a police chase, and a budding romance with Beatrice while Bromfield schemes in the Bird Cage mining circle.
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Arizona
Clay Lindsay
New York
Lindsay
Katy Mason
Jerry Durand
Durand
Clay
Thirty-fourth Street
Blizgard
Earth
Olle
Yuma
Wyoming
Thome
Beatrice Whitford
Colin Whitford
Miss Whitford
Mr. Whitford
Imine
Beatrice
Delike
Bernstein
West
Colorado
Whitford
Stevens
Sing Sing
Bromfield
Huneker Critic Praised as Fresh Air in Debate of Arts
A tribute to James Huneker hails him as a fearless, stimulating writer whose European taste and vivacious prose revived criticism. Norman T. Byrne lauds Huneker’s zest, breadth across the seven arts, and relentless yet engaging style, while noting his sincere love of art and knack for linking disciplines.
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Friend
James Huneker
Huneker
Norman T. Byrne
Scribner's
Improved Roads Surplus Material Sent to States
The Bureau of Public Roads, USDA, distributes surplus war materials for highway building. About 275 staff inventory and prepare shipments. states have 30 days to requisition. Material value, allocated like federal road aid, reached 126 million by Feb 1, with 90 million in vehicle parts. Inventory at Camp Grant totals 40 million, some kept by War Department, rest for roads. Additional stock located in Schenectady, Water town, and Dover includes brick, nails, staples, mesh, monkey wrenches, and fads for road use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Camp Grant
Rockford
War Department
Schenectady
N. Y
Watertown
Mass
Dover
N. J
Mud as a Defect in American Education
A West Virginia educator at the National Education association conference cites mud and bad roads as the greatest defect in American education. He argues poor roads hinder school attendance, impede farming, and block communication, calling mud a universal obstacle across any activity.
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West Virginia
National Education Association
Gravel roads aid Massac County farmers in muddy weather
In Massac County Illinois over 300 miles of gravel roads ease travel for farmers. The gravel comes from hills along the Ohio River and mine waste is used for road making, keeping costs low and providing a good road to market.
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Massac County
Ilinois
Ohio River
Builders Attend School Wisconsin road builders gather for plans
Wisconsin highway builders attend a school to discuss construction plans and improve understanding of road problems and solutions. Attendees include state, county, town village and city road officials, contractors, foremen, patrolmen, roller operators and other road workers.
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Wisconsin
Harm Done by Weeds In Pastures
A short note explains weeds deplete soil fertility and release excessive moisture hindering grass growth in pastures, reducing hormonal or healthy shoot development in the stand.
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Rangerider
Adam
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Val
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Jenkins
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Nelson
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Emma
Oldtfriend
Miss Maindance
Lothario
Minnesota
Illinois
United States
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