Dunes and Wind Drifts Shape Coastlines and Rails Across Regions
The article surveys wind driven sand drifts from Lake Michigan dunes to western Nebraska belts and arid deserts, noting coastal dunes in England France Holland and Ireland, with many towns and rail lines threatened. It explains sand sources from lake shores and Platte river floods, and mentions protective pine forests aiding stabilization and potential revenue.
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Amd
Lake Michigan
Tirat
Evanston
Racine
Chicago
United States
Michigan
Michigan Central Railroad
Anand
Michigan City
St Josep
Grand Have
Railronda
Nebraska
North Platte River
Miles Fromt
Platte River
Rocky Mountains
Utah
Arizona
Great West
Sahara
Arabia
Where Our Dolls Are Made Across the World
The article traces the history of dolls from ancient Egypt and Greece through to modern factories. It notes Covington Kentucky as home to the largest U S doll factory, while most desirable dolls come from France and Germany. German Sonneberg and Berlin host major doll making and exhibitions with many small-part towns relying on doll production for American markets.
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Ancient
Egypt
Etruria
China
India
Artemis
Aphrodite
Europe
Covington
United States
England
France
Germany
Sonneberg
Thuringian Forest
Berlin
Dig out your family skeletons and pedigree
An English women’s college educator urged students to uncover family skeletons and trace lineage to great grandfathers. She warned relatives may resist but said digging out records teaches what traits to avoid and which diseases to guard against. She stressed time and tact are needed but the effort is worthwhile.
What They Will Do They Will Marry Teach Travel
The graduating class of Wellesley College numbers 288. Eight plan to marry after graduation, eighty-six aim to teach, two will be professional farmers, nine pursue religious and charitable work, six adopt literary careers, three will travel, one expects domestic science. Few who plan to teach enjoy the work. Seventy-three will simply stay at home.
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Wellesley College
Doxey Free of Po on Charge and Bigamy Arrest
Mrs Dora Elizabeth Doxey was acquitted of murder in a Four Courts trial. She was later arrested at Moser hotel by Clayton Constable on a bigamy charge for a marriage to Eric in Clayton in 1999. She faces three perjury counts and two counts of obtaining money by false pretenses linked to Erder’s life insurance.
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St Louis
Dora Elizabeth Doxey
William J Erder
Clayton
Peary
Mander
Clayton Bieany
Doxey
Eric
Chrair
Erder
Aviator Hamilton Dodges Death in 1000-Foot Plunge
Mineola Long Island a crowd watched Charles K Hamilton tumble the aero machine from 1000 feet toward the earth at top speed then pull up to miss the ground by 20 feet Harmon disappeared from sight during the perilous drop and Hamilton searched the area circling and landing twice before locating him and his damaged plane.
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Mineola
Long Island
Aero Clubs
Charles K Hamilton
Baldwin
Harmon
Hamilton
Iurmon
Fifth Bomb In Race Fights Neighborhood Shaken
A dynamite bomb exploded in the rear of 2422 Wabash Avenue in Kansas City startling residents and shattering windows. The home was recently sold to a black family, neighbors said, by former city attorney John Swenson. Arkansas Bar Elects Officers at Pine Bluff session with W W Tomkins as president and Roscoe Lynn as secretary. Oakland traction conductor W J Holdorff admitted responsibility for the Memorial day wreck and was released on bond. St Louis Chinese merchant Lee Mow Lin, tied to eight pounds of opium found by agents, was arrested for smuggling.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Wabash Avenue
John Swenson
Swenson
Arkansas Bar
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Arkansas State Bar Association
W. W. Tomkins
Prescott
Ashley Cockrell
Little Rock
Roscoe Lynn
P. C. Daley
Oakland
Cal
W J. Holdorff
Oakland Traction
St. Louis
Lee Mow Lin
Government halts rate increase by 25 western lines
A temporary injunction was issued by Judge Dwyer in Hannibal on a government petition alleging antitrust violations. The action stops a 25 rate rise by Western lines, pending further court action.
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Dwyer
Hannibal
Goverment
Railroads Move to Dissolve Injunction in 1909 Rates Case
Hannibal Mo Judge Dyer issued a temporary injunction restraining 25 western railroads from advancing interstate freight rates citing Sherman Act violations. The U S government alleged collusion through the Western Trunk Line Committee to fix rates across Missouri Iowa Minnesota Kansas Nebraska North Dakota Montana and more. The defendants may seek dissolution. hearing likely first Monday in July before the circuit court equity side.
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Hannibal
David P Dyer
United States Circuit Court For
Eastern District of Missouri
United States
Frederick M. Judson
St. Louis
George Wickersham
William S Kenyon
Frederick N Judson
Edmund Perrosvenor
Charles A. Houts
Attorney General
Houts
Equity Aide
Circuit Court
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ulinuts
Indiana
Tennessee
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Teedblick Wright Az
Ll.d
Red Sea
Norfolk
Arecles
St Piran
Gwithtan
Cornwall
Santon
Thetford
Bern
Gascony
Flanders
Holland
Ireland
Scotland
Bay of Biscay
Denmark
Lake
Pticrigan
America
Mr. Doxey
St. Louis County
Missouri Pacific
Chicago & Northwestern
Burlington & Aquincy
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
The
Wabash Railroad Company
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
TiHnets Central
Chicago & Alton
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Chicago Great Western Railway
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
San Francisco
Western Trunk Line Committee
Western Trunkine Committee
Freigt
Hosmer
Western Trunk
W. H. Hosmer
Quincy
Omaha
St. Paul
Des Moines
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Iowa Central
Fort Doldge
Des Moines & Southern
Minneapolis & Omaha
Elgin
Joliet
George W. Wickersham
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