Lightship peril and the lighthouse service devotion
The article honors lighthouse service and lightship crews who guard 100000 miles of coast from Alaska to Panama at a cost of about 6 million dollars annually. It describes anchored lightships that must stay put unless relieved for repairs and the danger they face preserving night warnings and ship safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lighthouse Service
Life Saving Service
Alaska
Panama
Popular Magazine
Father is a Motorman in Merapolia News
A humorous exchange reveals a girl claiming she rode with her father in his car but learns he has no car he is a motorman. The dialogue highlights mistaken assumptions about parental status and transportation in Merapolia News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oye
Merapolia News
Lost Identity Mystery At State College In Pullman
A 35 year old man enrolled in civil engineering at Washington State College in Pullman says he is William Summerville but authorities doubt his name. He recalls only three past facts the Galveston flood deaths of his parents a memory of Maude Adama the actress and a stint with a surveying crew in central Washington. He lacks core surveying math yet reads history and science in the library while supporting himself with day labor on a new building. He is tall, southern in speech and appears to have a selective reading list of famous authors.
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Pullman, Wash
State College
William Summerville
Summerville
Galveston
Maude Adama
Washington
Korea’s Great Nation Progress Under Japanese Guidance
George Kennan reports to the National Geographic Society that Korea built steel clad battleships centuries before Western ships and used movable type and astronomical tools in the 12th to 15th centuries. He argues Korea declined after invasions by Mongols and Manchus, while Japan rose, remained pure, and modernized under Japanese guidance after annexation in 1910, citing mass vaccinations, roads, forests, banks, and agricultural gains.
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Washington
George Kennan
National Geographic Society
Korea
Monitor
Europe
Satsuma
Kennan
Karen
Japan
Isores
China
Confucius
Seoul
Mmilar
Floating prison ship tour shows past cruelty and reform
H. C. Bell describes a visit to a former convict ship in Melbourne, detailing torture devices, the Kelly Gang wax figures, and the brutal transport era. He contrasts 19th century punishments with modern changes, noting the six “Six Men of Set” and the brutal captain Pride.
Great Woodmen Meeting Opens With Leadership Vote
The Modern Woodmen of America head camp meeting in Toledo Ohio opens amid a rates dispute. A. R. Talbot is favored for head consul with delegates pledged. V W Hawes retires as head clerk, potential rivals include O E B Aleshire for head banker.
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Woodmen of America
Toledo
Ohio
Chicago
A. R. Talbot
V. W. Hawes
O. EB. Aleshtire
Mrs Medill McCormick's Manifesto Affects Peoria Vote
On the eve of a late special election in Peoria Mrs Medill McCormick issued a manifesto urging men in the district to back the progressive candidate. The move drew limited aid but helped elect Judge Craig, a Democrat, who is now among minority judges ruling the woman suffrage law unconstitutional.
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McCormick
Peoria
Medill. McCormick
Craig
Income Tax Failure Prompts Calls for Tariff Revisions
The piece argues the personal income tax failed to raise about 50 million dollars and that Democratic leaders are heart-sick. Without improved revenue, Washington insiders fear the administration must soon revise tariffs or issue bonds to sustain government operations. The tone suggests looming financial strain and political maneuvering.
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Washington
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Grabenheimer
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Butterick
Butterick Pattern
George Bennan
Botany Bay
England
Tracy
Great Britain
Kelly
Government of
Australia
Kate Kelly
John Price
Daniel Donovan
Gingham House
Lonsdale
Melbourne
Captain Pride
Jess
Hnd
H. C. Bell
Great Woodmen Meeting
Eer
Wabash
Black & Hutchinson
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