Woman Goes to Panama to See How Employes Live
Katherine Leckie reports Secretary Taft assigns Miss Gertrude Beeks to study social conditions for canal zone labor. She will examine housing, diet, recreation for 35,000 workers including 5000 Americans, 10,000 Europeans, and 20,000 West Indian negroes, aiming to improve living standards and leisure facilities.
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New York
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Canal Zone
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Canal District
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Tennessee
McCormick Reaper
Chicago
Southern Mills
National Civic Federation
Panama Isthmus
The Boy Builds a Boat and Faces the River’s Fury
A boy crafts a small boat from his father’s tools and sets out from a quiet inlet seeking adventure. He and his dog ride a swift river current, the boat capsizes in rapids, and fear, loss, and a dramatic struggle mark the perilous voyage.
John W Gates Maintains Firm Stand After Six Years
John W Gates proclaims he remains firmly in place after six years, defending his position amid unspecified fears and a claim of finality. The remarks reflect unresolved tensions and ongoing steadfast stance in the face of continued doubt.
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John W. Gates
Fun and Folly in a 19th Century Snack of Quotes
A jumble of brief asides and quips featuring Nat Goodwin on acting and refereeing, Elihu Root returning a Yale check, Speaker Cannon’s presidential bid, Edmund Weston walking Maine to Chicago, Sen Burkett’s gallery threat over peanuts, a snow in 1816 prompt, Washington ball team hopes against Brooklyn, Chicago packers raising meat prices, and a jibe about butchers napping.
Britons Laugh At Him By Harry Lauder Sketch
A London music hall star, Harry Lauder, is described as one of the highest paid performers. The piece quotes a sketch where he jokes about breaking the windie and running home to get money to pay for it.
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Harry Lauder
London
Colorful Cardinal Red Pink Hat with Brown Straw
A morning hat described in brown straw with an inverted bowl form and square crown. It features a front cardinal red velvet band, two large pink roses on the sides, and brown coque feathers at the back to match the straw.
Man Dies in California Desert Tragedy of J. W. Murray
San Bernardino correspondent Ernest Martin reports the death of 69 year old J. W. Murray in the California desert near Old Dad Mountain. After hours of wandering in a sun baked landscape he was found by desert trackers three days later, his body twisted in agony and laundered by the harsh sun. He had sought a stray mule and became lost, underscoring the desert’s dangers for experienced prospectors.
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Cal
Sera Nevada
J. W. Murray
Old Dad Mountain
Murray
Great Desert
Carville Is Unique City On San Francisco Beach
Special to The Sun. Carville, a city of a thousand cars turned into homes along the Pacific shore near the Clift House, grows from a few derelicts to a year round resort. Cars converted into living quarters offer kitchens bathrooms and reception rooms, creating a curious coastal attraction for locals and visitors.
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San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Clift
United Railroads
Cars
Torpedo Boat Destroyers Race From Scotland to Virginia Capes
Six American Navy destroyers Worden Hull Whipple Stewart Hopkins and Truxton launched from Scotland light ship off Sandy Hook race to Virginia capes amid rough bottom conditions and limited record prospects. The Worden Truxton and Whipple boast around 8 300 horsepower, while Stewart Hopkins and Hull carry heavier displacements and speeds.
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Scotland
Sandy Hook
Virginia Capes
Worden
Hull
Whipple
Stewart
Hopkins
Truxton
Aheoon
The Eight Hour Day for Wives
A columnist recounts an experienced married lady supporting President Roosevelt's eight hour day concept for wives. She argues wives deserve time off, overtime and holiday pay for housework, noting men often avoid real work while unions gain rest and urging moneyed interests to fund wives' eight hour day. The piece challenges societal labor divides with pointed examples.
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President Roosevelt
F. W. Schaefer
Fortune in face Wo Hop Makes Rich With Grimaces
Monterey California June 10 A man named Wo Hop sits for tourists in a cypress forest ten miles from people. He grimaces for a price and has earned over 75000 dollars. He accepts dowries for his daughters and continues to live a reclusive life with his wife and children beside the famed 17 mile drive.
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Wo Hop
Monterey
Cal
California
Daily Fashion Hints From Paris Patterns Offer
The Sun teams with a leading pattern company to supply readers with ten cent patterns. Each issue describes a new pattern and notes it is the only ten cent pattern with seam allowances. Patterns are available postpaid by sending ten cents, plus the pattern number, size, and recipient name and address to The Sun Fashion Department.
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the Sun
Fashion Department of
Assault on Umpire Justified, Judge States Personal Presence
A prisoner charged with taking part in an assault on the umpire after a disputed decision in yesterday’s baseball game faces a court scene. The judge declares the assault justifiable and notes he witnessed the game, while the umpire remains bedridden and unavailable to testify.
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Coute
Maguire Chosen General Superintendent at Co operative Store
At a board meeting Friday night Charles Maguire was elected general superintendent of the Co operative Department store to be established on Massachusetts avenue. Maguire brings extensive retail experience from work with many downtown stores.
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Co-operative Department Store
Charles Maguire
Massachusetts Ave
Maguire
Stove Fire Damages Grocery on Twenty-Eighth Street
A fire discovered at the rear of W. E. Stotten's grocery at 811 W Twenty-Eighth Street on Sunday caused $5.00 in damage. The blaze was traced to a leaking gasoline stove.
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W. E. Stotten
W. Twenty-eighthst
Can't Beat the Boy See Through Fence to Game
A brief, quippy remark notes a boy squeezing to view a baseball game through a gap in a fence, likening persistence to the camel and eye of a needle. The line preserves a rural newspaper tone with playful wordplay and a vivid image of defiant watching.
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