Washington Sidelight in House on Redwood National Park Proposal
In Washington a House resolution directs the secretary to study creating a national park to preserve a tract of redwood trees, and debates whether forest reserves or parks fall under different federal jurisdictions. Discussion notes the Sequoia National Park case and the Redwoods National Park movement and the formation of the Save the Redwood League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Widred
Smsstem
Walsh
Speaker
Secretary of the Interior
Mr. Lea
California
Department of Agriculture
Lea
Massachusetts
New England
Sequaia National Park
Roosevel
Redlwoods National Park
Treadwoods League
Senators Lively Nicknames Reveal Human Side in Senate
The article notes that U S senators, though powerful, earn nicknames from press correspondents. It mentions leaders in treaty battles with nicknames like Hitchcock and Ledce, plus others such as the Sweetheart and The Ber Orator, illustrating a lighter, human portrait of lawmakers and their public personas.
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Siphl Oteays
Ypirite
Bei Yeugers
Washington
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Ledce
Massachusetts
Berth
Pirehcock
Regaboote
Sete
All Right and Gangway Phrases Crossed Cultures in War Memories
In reminiscences, American troops taught French and Filipino locals the phrases all right and gangway. The French adopted all right in cafes, while Filipinos misinterpreted gangway as a strong American curse word during insurgent clashes with U.S. forces.
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Philippine Islands
France
Feareway
Acuinaldo
Col
Fred Funston
Tawentierh Kansas
Ralph Doffy
Dewey House to Be Turned Into Store on Rhode Island Ave
The article details the transfer of a Dewey era house at 2747 Rhode Island Avenue to Admiral George Drew. It notes the deed dated October 25, 1899, shortly before his wedding, a later transfer to Mrs. Isewer, and eventual passage to Admiral Drew’s son George Tressey. Admiral Dewey died January 16, 1900.
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Rhode Tshand Avenue
George Drew
Thode Tear
Admiral Trewexy
Isewer
Gseerge Tressey
Admiral Dewey
Old veterans prove they remain capable of achievements
A pension discussion notes veteran vigor with Comrade W El Bayne of Barracks No 7 teaching age does not hinder usefulness. May speak at Pearl Military lecture. 17 Grand Army men averaged 81 years 9 months at a recent Cleasant Ti meet, proving the old are capable of high endeavors.
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Ee Thomas
Colorado
Dolin
Riley
Pearl
W. el. Bayne
Comamnander
Post
New
Grand Army of the Aerubite
Tnele Jae’ Cannon
Titian
Lepante
Commodore Vasiderthilr
Jears Watterson
Cleasant Ti
Dan W. Williams
Grand Army of the
Look to Future of Forest
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, the article argues against regular fires in woods. It warns that burning kills small trees and depletes nutrients, harming future timber supply, and it urges careful timber management and timely removal of damaged trees to protect forests and reduce pest damage.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Peniogs
South
Debate Over One Universe or Many At National Academy
The National Academy of Sciences in session heard a clash among astronomers on whether one vast universe exists or multiple universes. Proponents of one universe led by Harlow Shapley argued for a single immense cosmos ten times larger than prior estimates, while Tor Tiber D. Curtis defended the multiuniverse theory.
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League of Nations
United States
Senate
America
Armenia
National Academy of Sciences
Tor Tieber D. Curtis
Lick Obervatory
Harlow Shapley
Mount Wilson
New Microphone Design Improves Telephone Sound
French inventors developed a microphone where each carbon grain sits in its own coil, preventing packing and moisture interference. The device keeps grains from touching and contact is only with cell walls and diaphragm, yielding higher sensitivity and purer tone than the old principle, according to the Indianapolis News.
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Sarbon
Pss
Alreays
Indianapolis News
End of an Era on the Trossachs Route Coach Line
The four in hand and other coaches on the Callander to Trossachs route were auctioned as a new company replaces them with morover urban vehicles. For over 60 years a scarlet post-boy and a team of powerful horses defined the season on the road, now displaced by utilitarian mobility. The Trossachs hotel, long run by the Blair family, has passed to a new company.
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Callander
Trossachs
Blair
Edinburgh Scotsman
Origin of the Word Ganada and Quebec Etymology
The origin of Canada is likely from the Indian Kannatha meaning village or huts, misinterpreted by Jacques Cartier to denote the country. Quebec derives from Kebeec meaning a strait, named for the narrow river point and the bold height where the city stands.
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Canada
Jacques Cartier
Quebec
St. Lawrence
Peanuts and soybeans found highly digestible for humans
Experiments by Dr. Arthur D. Holmes of the U S Department of Agriculture show peanuts and soybeans are especially valuable for human food and well tolerated by the body when cooked for two hours by steam at fifteen pounds pressure.
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Arthur D. Holmes
Department of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Florida
Dean
Ida B. Atwell
William St
Hey West
Fla
Mrs. Atwell
Doan
Arthur Gomez
Notary Public
Reading Gap in Portugal Shows One Quarter Literate
A historical note highlights literacy in Portugal where only about a quarter of the population can read and write. The statistic reflects a context of limited education access among communities observed in the period.
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Isa
Portugal
Robins Return to a White House Lawn Tale
A family of robins enjoys a return to a familiar lawn beside a white house. They chat with the resident woman, seek shelter under a bench during a rain shower, and sing through the refreshed, cooler air as they share worms and water.
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Mrs. Robin
Mr. Robin
Robins
Mrs. Rolin
White House
Rebiin
Golmi
Will Mountains Grow Baby Mountains Never Grow Up
A child named Billy wonders during a road trip that Nevada foothills resemble small mountains. His mother responds with a simple explanation about geologic growth, reflecting a gentle family moment.
Sharp as a needle remark about a boy student
A conversation contrasts a teacher's compliment with a warning about needs going into things with eyes closed. The father advises caution to his son about careful thinking before acting.
Hint of Tomorrow Reflections on Yesterday's Achievements
A brief meditation on how past successes guide future effort. The author asserts that pondering yesterday's achievements helps shape goals for tomorrow, encouraging thoughtful planning and forward momentum.
Vladivostok Unearthly Water Shortage Becomes Far East Capital
Phil Norton notes Vladivostok with about 350000 residents lacks running water. A Manchu water vender on a wheeled hogshead supplies two buckets daily for roughly two dollars, while residents rely on private wells, snow melting, or public baths. The primitive city is now the political capital of the Far East.
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Vladivostok
Phil Norton
Far East
Willing to Swim Across War Remarks From Troops
The passage notes a confrontation with negro troops described as smartly dressed yet wearing torn footwear. An American converses near a motor, hearing a crude joke about peace and the soldiers walking home, with a quip about swimming through cold water and fear of dampness.
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Edith O'Shaughnessy
Alsace
Ropos
America
Titian Masterpiece Restored to Frari Church
Venice completes a long restoration of Titian’s Assumption of the Virgin, a crown jewel of the Venetian Academy, returned not to a gallery but to its original home in the choir of the Frari Church. The famed marble frame enhances the work as Venetians celebrate its reintegration.
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Venice
Titian
Venetian Academy of Fine Arts
the Frari
Confession of a Teacher’s Mrs Cousin Kiss Incident
A veteran teacher recalls a humiliating moment at school when a pretty young colleague reveals she married his cousin. She asks him to kiss the bride, he complies, and the superintendent unexpectedly interrupts, leaving him sworn to secrecy.
Heckling at radical meetings shocks Elihu Root
Elihu Root recalled a New York luncheon tale where a radical speaker lost temper after a heckler in a brown cap taunted him. The crowd urged the man to remove his cap and continued shouting. The youth boasted he did not remove his cap when he went over the top.
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Elihu Root
New York
Memorial Home for Dogs Opens in London
The National Canine Defense League of Great Britain opens a memorial home for stray and unwanted dogs and a hospital for sick dogs in London to honor dogs’ wartime work, per the London Mail.
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National Canine Defense League of Great Britain
London
London Mail
Why He Quit
A man explains his sudden resignation after eight hours on the job. He says he quit this morning because of the boss’s earlier greeting. The brief exchange reveals a trivial yet decisive workplace feud.
Country Women Learn Landscape Gardening Basics in Texas County
In Donley county Texas a home demonstration meeting drew 38 country women eager to learn landscape gardening for modest settings. They covered background vines on porches and fences, low and tall shrub placement, color harmonies, and small scale landscaping to beautify farm homes.
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Donley County
Texas
Supplying roadsides with nut trees promises future value
The text argues replacing willows and poplars along roads with nut trees like black walnut yields high future returns. It notes similar initial costs to seedlings, benefits from grafted varieties, and contrasts nut trees with industrial plants whose value declines, while nut trees increase in value as they grow.
Town Planning in Wartime Housing Development
The article notes that U S housing projects during war often used complete physical plans similar to English town planning. It explains that the field was new in both countries and that the terms town planning and planning are used interchangeably though definitions remain imprecise.
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United States
England
Clove Harvest Losses Tied to Zanzibar Picking Methods
Ninety percent of the world’s cloves are produced in the Zanzibar archipelago yet reports allege a large share is lost through an efficient picking method used during harvest.
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Zanzibar Archipelago
First Long Distance Radio Telephone Demo in 1914
The first long distance radio telephone experiment in 1914 achieved a successful transmission of a speech from Washington to Paris and San Francisco after many efforts.
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Washington
Paris
San Francisco
Chronic Bronchitis Patient Praises Peru-NA Cure
E J Toupalik of 1438 Rose Street LaCrosse Wisconsin describes a 26 year battle with chronic bronchitis. After using three quarters of a bottle of Peru-NA hoarseness and fatigue improved. he continues with a second bottle and urges constant use at home. Peru-NA claimed to ease catarrhal conditions and related ailments with tablet or liquid forms.
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E. J. Toupalik
Rose Street
LaCrosse
Wisconsin
Peru
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