Small House Design and Open Fire Comfort
William A. Radford answers readers on building a compact home costing about a thousand to twelve hundred dollars. Emphasizes a large living room, one central stair, ample windows, open fireplace as auxiliary heat, practical layout including back vestibule and pantry, and efficient plumbing alignment. Includes anecdotes and trivia sections on social life and global price trends.
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Ward
Glon
Starkle
Portieres
Face Murder Trial Inquest Opens In Annis Killing
New York August 20 coroner verdict states William E Annis died from pistol wounds inflicted by Captain Peter Hemms Jr aided by Thornton Jenkins Hairs. Nine bullets found. spectators attempted to applaud. Witness Charles H Roberts testified seeing Hains firing into Annis while he lay on a club house float.
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New York
William E. Annis
Bay Side
Long Island
Peter Hemms Jr
Thornton Jenkins Hairs
Ambler
Maj
John Powell Hains
Chicago
Captain Hains
Annis
Hains Brothers
Thornton Hains
Hains
John F. Alcintyre
Charles H. Roberts
Fiushing
Club House
Reform Drive Aims To Clean Up City Laundries
Washington pledges to lead a clean linen crusade with Dr W C Woodward pushing a laundry reform. All paid launderers must register with the health officer to allow systematic inspections, targeting poorer households and workspaces where hygiene and heating water worsen conditions.
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Ashington
W. C. Woodward
Health Department
Woodward
Envoys Notorious as Tightwads in Washington
The article rails at foreign ambassadors spending lavishly abroad while skimping at home. It highlights James Bryce earning 50 000 dollars a year plus 10 000 for expenses, and Mme Bryce’s restrained social season. It notes Jusserand at 42 500 dollars, Des Planches waning in prominence, and hints Secretary Root may push for rebalancing diplomatic costs.
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UN Sam
America
Root
Washington
James Bryce
Bryce
Httie
Mme. Jusserand
Jusserand
Baron Mayor Des Planches
Foot
Johnson Renominated By Democratic State Convention
Minneapolis voters witnessed a tumultuous nomination as Governor Johnson was re nominated for a second term amid sixty four minutes of uproar. The convention also selected Julius J. Reiter as lieutenant governor Richard T Lamb as secretary of state Henry P Nelson as state treasurer M E Matthews as attorney general Hans P Bjorge and Robert Mee named as railway and warehouse commissioners.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Johnson
Aiken
Ramsey
Rawler
St. Paul
M. E. Matthews
Marshall Railway and Warehouse Commissioners
Hans P. Bjorge
Ottertail County
Robert Mee
Rice County
Turning from Whisky to Beer UROM See Revenue Shifts
The preliminary report of the commissioner of internal revenue shows whisky and other ardent spirits demand decreasing while beer consumption rises. Fiscal year ended June 30 reports $131,789,242 revenue from spirits, $58,747,680 from beer, and total internal revenue of $251,665,950, down from last year by $17,998,072.
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UROM
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Fune
Regiments Leave Springfield Trooper to Stand Trial
In Springfield on Aug 20, as the First and Fourth infantry depart, the Third and Fifth regiments will also depart today reducing forces to about fifteen hundred. Authorities plan to escort the prisoner and ensure no indignity occurs, following a grand jury meeting that noted a less serious situation.
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Springfeld
Descen B. Ki
Camperreg
Earl Neleon
Kankekea
Nations to send experts to help mine safety efforts
The United States invites Britain Germany and Belgium to send top mining experts to cooperate with the U S Geological Survey in establishing an experimental mining station in Pittsburgh and testing explosives. Congress has appropriated 156000 for the project as mine fatalities rise with 3200 killed last year and 2061 the year before.
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United States
Great Britain
Germany
Belgium
Unted States Geological Survey
Pitsburg
Congress
Geological Survey
Monoasah
W. Va
Tarr
Pennsylvania
Naomi
Yolande
Alabama
Capt
Desboorough
Lome
Herr Meinsne
Arj
Victor Watteyne
Taylor to Stand Trial for Goebel Murder Plot
Frankfort Kentucky August 23 Governor Willson announced plans to issue requisitions for the return of ex Governor Taylor and ex Secretary Finley to stand trial for complicity in Gov William Goebel’s murder. He will seek bail but Commonwealth Attorney Robert Franklin will oppose any bail motion.
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Frankfort
Willson
Taylor
Finley
Wiliam Goebel
Commonwealth
Robert Franklin
Poultry Show Wins With 20 Mule Team Borax Soap
I in poultry business washed ten white chicks for a show using 20 Mule Team Soap and Borax. Years of experience say this soap cleaned birds better than any other, drawing remarks on whiteness. Dinwiddie of New Market Tennessee reports strong results. All dealers offer 4, 1 and 5 lb cartons. Sample and booklet available.
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I. A
Dinwiddie
New Market
Tenn
Pacific Coast Borax Co
Chicago
One by the Colonel and the hot weather tale
A humorous dialogue features a colonel mocking heat while a sabatical observer recalls telling of weather so hot that eggs fry on sidewalks and popcorn pops in a field. A related anecdote notes a bishop sharing a London journalist's tale of an Indian empire exam and a student mishears India “india-gestion” as a product.
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London
John Morley
Philadelphia Inquirer
Haste End
India
Ladies First in Sportsmen's Ethos
Frye's Magazine states Ladies First is an enduring rule among sportsmen as society debates gender equality. It argues chivalry fosters emancipation and should not hinder women in athletic participation, noting sport's healthy environment makes such prejudices fade.
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Ladies First
fFrye's
Absorbing. Silas and Cyrus swap tales of odd ads
Silas recounts Reuben being lured by a one dollar ad promising absorbing literature. Reuben received a pane phiet titled How Blotters Are Made and a work titled Foints on Turkish Towelz, prompting amusement from Cyrus.
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Silas
Reuben
Cyrus
Self Delusion Many People Deceived by Coffee
A letter extols Postum as a coffee substitute. It claims headaches and nervousness from coffee disappear after switching to Postum, citing a reader’s testimony about a lifelong coffee habit ending in relief and improved health. The piece ends with branding and a prompt to read related material.
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Wisman
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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