Taft Signs For Arizona and New Mexico Statehood
Article discusses President Taft signing the act for Arizona and New Mexico to achieve statehood, with delegates from both territories present. It notes the constitutional process, party balance, and the anticipated dates for admitting the states, plus descriptions of New Mexico and Arizona resources and future potential.
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Taft
Arizona
New Mexico
United States
Commonwealth
Ad House
Congress
Territories
William H. Andrews
Ralph H. Cameron
Beveridge
Hitchcock
William H
Ball
Andrews
Arigona
Union
Ate Cameron
Repub
New I
Banta Fe
Phoenix
Secret Chamber Vanishes Bluebeard Tale Ends in Light
Washington Star recounts Fatima and her lover uncovering Bluebeard's hidden chamber. Fatima removes a nail key, opens the secret door, and the blue image shatters as a golden light fills the room. The couple marries the next day with peace replacing fear.
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Bluebeard
Anne
Fatima
Vatima
Corriidors
Key
Washington Star
Welcoming Heroes Across American Port Towns
The piece recalls how leaders and war heroes were greeted nationwide. It highlights General Grant and Admiral Dewey receiving hero’s welcomes in San Francisco and New York, with vast parades, fireworks, and civic honors. It notes William Jennings Bryan’s 1906 European tour reception as more modest.
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Roosevelt
New York
Ulysses S. Grant
George Dewey
Manila Bay
William Jennings Bryan
Europe
General Grant
Admiral Dewey
Mr. Brya
Loria
United States
San Francisco
Tokyo
Grant
Galena
Ill
American
Olympia
Tompkinsville
Mr. Roosevelt
van Wyck
Dewey
Age of Niagara River Formations Sparks Geology Debate
Geologists debate Niagara falia age with estimates ranging from 5 000 to 85 000 years. Early ideas tied river formation to Great Lakes basins, then adjustments reduced or raised the date to about 9 000 years as research progressed.
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Niagara
Niagara River
Great Lakes
Lyell
Clothes moved to Holland for canal wash in sixteenth century
The text notes that clothing from Wrante was sent to Holland to be washed in canal water reputed to have cleansing properties. It claims transport was about ten times greater in those days than now, reflecting the era's longer, more arduous logistics.
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Leandry
Holland
Residents Fill Homestead and Cottages for Season
Mrs A A Housmlin of New York occupies the Homestead in West wool avenue. Kelly and family occupy the Kelly cottage at Cedar and Hoey avenues. J Butler and family occupy the Saba cottage on Cedar avenue. Mrs Thomas Young and family arrived at Elberlin 58 No 3 for the season. Eagleman and family at West Mid Cottages will guest at the voltages.
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A. A. Housmlin
New York
Westwool Avenue
Moes
Mda
Thomas Young
Elberlin
Eagleman
West Mid
Burtis Wins With 94 Breaks At Long Branch Gun Club
Dr. Burtis Burtin scores high in weekly long branch shoot at Long Branch Gun Club. He wins six sweeps with 94 of 100, while others like W Heyer H Maps and A VanNote show strong marks in multiple 10 target events. A Cleveland Leader quip about Nogount ends the report.
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P. Hurts
George Greenleaf
Rhodes
G. Deniy
W. Heyer
Fieo
A. VanNote
F. Clark
F. West
8. Peck
Four fall with ladder in Bright on venue injury
Four men worked in the new Simon Hess building when a scaffold ladder failed. Frank King of Oakhurst fractured his wrist and hand while attempting to save himself. Dr. Beach treated his wounds at West Long Branch after a severed artery was feared.
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Eee Fourne
Simon Hess
Brighton
King
Oakhurst
Sentenced to Make Rectification in Wire Theft Case
Daniel Bodine, an employee of William McGregor of Morris Avenue, was arrested on McGregor’s complaint for confiscating telephone company wire. Winfred Getz, McGregor’s bookkeeper, testified he took the wire to sell but returned it when the deal collapsed. Bodine’s sentence was suspended for one week to recover the wire.
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Daniel Bodine
William McGregor
Morris Avenue
McGregor
Winfred Getz
Bodine
Perri Held For Wife Beating In Exchange Place
The wife of Frank Perri of Exchange Place testified Monday that he abused her, knocking her down and biting her cheek. A warrant issued for Perri, arrested by Constable Van Winkle, with bail set at 400 dollars awaiting grand jury action.
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Frank Perri
Exchange Place
Schoenlein
Perry
Constable van Winkle
Perri
Maori Wooing House and Courtship Rituals Described
The excerpt details the Maori practice of the whare matoro or wooing house where youths and maidens gathered for courtship. A girl would declare love for a chosen mate during the night fires, and a coy response or assent signified acceptance. Parents or elders could intervene, while mockery followed if the match was unsuitable.
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Umea
Allence
Abe
Education and sculpture in shaping the human soul
A fragmented reflection on education likened to sculpture shaping a marble mind. The text suggests philosophy saint hero and greatness converge in education, contrasting lofty ideals with mundane human limits as it contemplates education’s role.
Shakespeare's Handicap in Odd Reading Phrase
Fragmentary note hints at a literary item titled Shakespeare's Handicap with a scrambled line about reading and wonder. No clear event, author, date, or publication found to confirm details.
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Shakespeare
Diplomas Awarded to 1910 Graduates at Academy
The ceremony honored 1910 graduates with diplomas, gold pins, and medals from donors such as M. C. Burns James Guire and Arthur Hearn. Rev Cantwell gave the address praising twenty five years of academy work as Miss Grace Daly Miss Martha Murphy Miss Helen Pierce and others received awards in academic and commercial departments.
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M. C. Burns
Long Branch
Martha Murphy
Brooklyn
John Guire
James Guire
G. Daly
Newark
George Carroll
Helen Pierce
Arthur Hearn
Anna Tathnan
Lades
Qortiieman
Cantwell
Star of the Sea
Grace Daly
Martha G. Murphy
Helen F. Pierce
Anna Tallman
Blanche B. Applegate
Domenica Cocuzza
Augustina Cocuzza
Agnes Elinsky
Helen K. Gibbons
Rose Etta Leiberman
Marie Pigage
Josephine Rowland
Ida Sacks
Deborah Sharkowitz
Mabel Wood
George Wood
Francis Rima
Ayres Asked To Resign Over Fourth Of July Plans
Mayor Appleby requests Harold Ayres resign immediately over the controversy on Fourth of July location and events. Appleby warns Ayres to quit Carnival Association leadership and baby parade duties while confirming the usual Wesley Lake fireworks display will occur on July Fourth.
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Asbury Park Carnival
Appleby
Harold Ayres
Carnival Association
Wesley Lake
Ayres
Wassing
Ocean
T. Frank Appleby
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