Michigan Plans Million Dollar Michigan Union Clubhouse
Dr James B Angell in his eighty seventh year sees a dream come true a campaign to raise one million dollars starts in October to build a cosmopolitan Michigan Union for 6800 students alumni of 35000 to fund endowment 250000 and 2000 graduates to recruit in 183 cities nationwide
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James B. Angell
Ann Arbor
Mich
James
Ion
Angell
Michigan Union
Michigan
University of Michigan
Emeritus Angell
Michigan Union Committee
America
Georgia Senate Bans White Tutors in Negro Schools
Georgia senate approves a law barring white teachers from negro schools, to take effect immediately if the house passes it. The measure targets many Georgia institutions endowed by northern philanthropists, including Spellman Seminary in Atlanta linked to John D. Rockefeller. The policy mirrors a federal ruling upheld by the U S Supreme Court.
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Atlanta
Georgia Senate
House
Georgia
Spellman Seminary
John D. Rockefeller
United States Supreme Court
Conscience fund grows in Macon with odd donations
Macon Georgia city officials report conscience fund receipts from citizens who confess past misdeeds. A resident signed Honest sent one dollar to City Treasurer Johnson to square accounts. A second letter from Ohio offered ten cents for a long-lost toothpick holder from a hotel underground near the Union depot during the Spanish American War. The clerk invites owners to claim or the funds go to the poor.
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Macon
Johnson
Davy Jones
Fostoria, O
Union Depot
Union
A Starvation Luncheon in Glendale Honors Diet Victory
Mrs. Mattie Wood of 212 North Isabel Street hosted a birthday luncheon for seventy five friends to celebrate a forty pound loss under a strict diet. Each guest chose a 100 calorie dish, from beans to pie to lettuce, yielding a meal mirroring her dieting plan and promised to reduce weight. Some guests reportedly sought food elsewhere after the event, yet all acknowledge some weight loss.
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Glendale
Cal
Mattie Wood
North Isabel Street
Girl May Solve Mysteries of Mind
Berkeley reports on Bea trice Willard a seven year old with adult-like intellect. Doctors test whether ductless glands influence brain function and memory and if science can shape mental capacity or longevity. The case raises questions about mind versus biology as researchers study her genius.
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Berkeley
Cal
Beatrice Willard
University of California
San Francisco
San
Frederic Burk
San Jose Normal School
Biddle
Caesar
Homer
Loeb
Metchnikoff
Houston Extols Children’s Clubs in Washington Oregon Salmon Canning
Secretary Houston lauds nationwide boys and girls clubs run with the agriculture department and state colleges. The program aims to develop efficient farmers and home builders with club leadership by county officials or local groups. The article highlights salmon canning by Washington and Oregon clubs along the Columbia River and outlines ongoing home garden and canning education for girls and mothers, stressing continued engagement over mere formation.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
State Colleges of Agriculture
Houston
Chambers of Commerce
the Grange
Women's Clubs
Oregon
Columbia River
Want Legislation to Help the Lumber Industry of Northwest
The Federal Trade Commission completed a tour of the state and studied the lumber trade downturn. The commission found a remedy is vital for Northwest prosperity and heard three proposed solutions: permit production limiting combinations, authorize a lumbermen selling agency to raise foreign prices, and reduce tax burdens.
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Northwest
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Will Try to Reduce Fire Loss in Washington
Lee McKenzie of the Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau launches a fire prevention campaign to cut state losses averaging over seven hundred dollars per hour. He begins a free periodical, Fire Facts, mailed to any requester. The first issue offers valuable prevention guidance for all citizens, especially rural residents.
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Lee McKenzie
Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau
State of
Washington
McKenzie
Washington reports acres of public land unsettled and new game laws
The annual report of the commissioner of the general land office filed with Secretary Lane shows 1,144,605 acres of surveyed and unsurveyed public lands unsettled at the fiscal year end June 30. The last legislature enacted forty four new game laws.
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State of Washington
The
General Land Office
Lane
NEW ALFALFA TYPE PROMISES EASTERN GROWTH
Experts report a new alfalfa variety adapted to hard pan eastern soils. Seed types must fit soil and climate. hardy forms with spreading crown root systems resist freezing and thawing, reducing eastern winter kill and improving maturity.
Man Who Takes His Own Medicine Is an Optimist
An optimistic patient trusts Dr. King's New Discovery for ailments like colds. The ad claims the remedy penetrates throat linings, kills germs, and aids nature to heal. It urges readers to buy a bottle today.
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Dr. King
Some Forms of Rheumatism Curable
The article describes rheumatism as a disease with joint and muscle pains and lists forms such as acute chronic rheumatism rheumatic headaches sciatic rheumatism and lumbago. It recommends Sloan's liniment applied two or three times daily for instant relief and notes its penetrating action and soothing effect. A 25 cent bottle is advertised for emergencies.
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Sloan
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Fred Baumann
Frenchtown
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Chelan
William C. Rourke
L. A. Mabb
Wmn. O'Rourke
Leavenworth
Chelan County
Pp. H.graham
Justice of the Peace
Echo Office
Wielamette
Willamette
Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company
Willamette Tent & Awning Co
Portland
Weis
Echo
Peach Blossom Flour
Wenatchee Milling Co
Wenatchee, Wash
Harrington
Missouri
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
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