Washington Letter notes on White House overhaul and touring club
The piece details extensive White House renovations begun after 1814 fire, including removal of early lath and floor boards once part of Lincoln's inauguration area, and souvenir bids by visitors. It also covers immigration queries, Crews at Columbus barracks training recruits, Secretary Knox advertising letters, and Washington hosting a Touring Club of France branch with European networks and road-friendly routes. Carl Schofield.
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White House
America
Low Seacoast
Maryland
Texas
Cook
Lincoln
French
United States
New York
William Williams
Shaw
Washington
New England
Immigration Bureau
Columbus Barracks
Ohio
United States Army
Knox
Long
Department of Justice
Europe
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Italy
Carl Schofield
Vast array of 1900s world notes reach readers
A digest of distant facts covers water power in the Philippines, vaccinations in the Philippines, investments in Havana, locusts in Baltimore, Klondike emigration, a four million dollar Kansas City depot plan, and a Jerusalem university for expelled Jewish students, among others.
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Philippines
Havana
Baltimore
Italy
England
Margaret Donnelly
New York
London
Avenue Victoria
Kruger
Jerusalem
Isle of Man
Durban
Australia
Russia
London Court of Appeals
Peru
Vienna
National House
American Congress
Contesta
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Europe
Niagara Falls Power Company
Niagara
Far East
Britain
Tokyo
Japan
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway Company
Iowa
Chichester
Marquis of
Normandy
Devon
Strafford
Ponsonby
Bessborough
Scarsdale
Lord Curzon
India
Viscount Molesworth
Earl of
South Dakota Veterans Head to Washington Encampment
Commander Blanchard leads the contingent from Mitchell to train at Milwaukee for the national encampment in Washington. A sleeping car will accompany the delegation including S J Moore and O D Stearns. State members travel via Mitchell Sioux City and Chicago with a special train to Washington arriving Monday noon. The parade features veterans bearing a cane with an ear of corn on top.
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T. E. Blanchard
Beak
Milwaukee
Washington
S. J. Moore
O. D. Stearns
State Encapement
Mitchell
Aberdeen
Sioux Falls
Yankton
Sioux City
Chicago
South Dakota
Crop News Requested From Correspondents
The Capital editor asks correspondents to gather all crop news from their neighborhoods from this date forward. Report acreage and approximate average yield per acre for publication.
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Capital
Prosper News Roundup Near Mitchell Visitors and Local Happenings
Prosper reports Peter Christian and family planning move to Mitchell for possession of a recently bought home Henry Riggerts cheerful presence observed on Prosper streets this week Mr and Mrs Rebbach of near Fulton visited friends John Michaels of Mitchell visited Prosper with Mr and Mrs Wm Riggert Land surveyed by Hendrickson and French Misses Florence Watson and Freda Hoffman attend school in Mitchell Prosper active at the D A this year Strands Christiansen Carl sen and Rowl threshing last week Jake French and Frank Schaub completed corn cutting G Gilbertson leaves J French job for Webber's restaurant George Hostetter returns to Brookings for another year at agricultural college Prosper busy with threshing hay making corn cutting and plowing activities.
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Propser
Peter Christian
Mitchell
Henry Riggerts
Prosper
Rebbach
Fulton
John Michaels
Wm. Riggert
Messers
Hendrickson
French
Florence Watson
Freda Hoffman
D. A
Messrs. Strand
Christiansen
Carlsen
Rowl
Jake French
Frank Schaub
G. Gilbertson
J. French
Webber’s
George Hostetter
Brookings
Agricultural College
Corn Palace
McPherson County Schools Short of Teachers
McPherson County faces a teacher shortage with over twenty schools unable to begin work on Monday due to lack of staff. Districts pay about $300,935 per month while boards pay roughly $8 per month. Helloview village, S. D., seeks a principal with a $350 salary. Send inquiries to B. A. Williams, County Superintendent, Eureka, S. D.
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Helloview
S. D
B. A. Williams, Co
Eureka
Notables Gather In Brief Notes Of Notables
John Mahin of Muscatine Iowa longtime editor. Prince Adelbert son of the kaiser opens a Kiel house at eighteen. Marshall Field leads New England colonization of abandoned farms. Chiquita the smallest woman alive born 1869 Cuba twenty six inches high. Freeman honored for saving Roddam at St Pierre. Budna of Marlborough Ulster gains twenty first child sixteen pounds. Aronson of New York gifted Moorish sword by sultan of Morocco. Governor Cummins famed forestry expert Iowa. Ogden Morristown NJ to fund Morristown Chatham church memorial. Marquis of Bute noted as Nova Scotia baronet and landless. Laura Bigelow wed ex-Senator Dorsey Arkansas. Dorsey older by over twenty years.
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Muscatine
Muscatine Journal
Prince Adelbert
Kaiser
Kiel
Marshall Field
Chicago
New England
Chiquita
Matanzas
Cuba
Freeman
Roddam
St. Pierre
Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society
John Budna
Marlborough
Ulster County
N. Y
Rudolph Aronson
New York
Morocco
Governor Cummins
Iowa
James W. Ogden
Morristown
N. J
Presbyterian Church of
Chatham
Marquis of Bute
Montreal Star
Nova Scotia
Laura Bigelow
John Bigelow
United States
Stephen Wallace Dorsey
Arkansas
Dorsey
He Grew In Bed Resignation Fallout From Height Bias
A Philadelphia police case alleges T Hollingsworth Andrews quit over strict height bias. The surgeon instructed a below standard applicant to stay in bed for three days, asserting height could increase with rest. The man later passed and wears a uniform.
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T. Hollingsworth Andrews
Philadelphia Police Department
Andrews
Humor From Old South Court and a Memory Trick
A series of light anecdotes from old newspapers feature a Georgia man seeking a divorce from his family, a quip about preacher Dr. Talmage and his lawyer, and a memory-lesson gag about a student who owes fees after taking a course.
Reputation for truth questioned in witness exchange
A lawyer asks a witness about a man's veracity. The witness hesitates then says if the party described told him he was looking well, he would call a hospital ambulance immediately, implying distrust of the person. The remark illustrates a sharp, cautious tone in the exchange.
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Syracuse Herald
Vacations Commuted Amid Quiet Funeral Service
Editor chides reporter about rest then directs coverage of a deaf mute funeral service this afternoon in Los Angeles. The exchange air shows newsroom banter and scheduling pressures as the paper plans limited quiet time for staff.
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Los Angeles Herald
Splendid Concert Draws Large Corn Palace Audience
An immense Thursday crowd filled the corn palace for DeBaugh's band. The program featured strong classical and popular pieces led by Miss Schmoll violinist Mr Craig vocalist and Mr Randall tromboneist with the megaphone quartet drawing enthusiastic encores. Mme Aphora opened the evening. weather was ideal and street acts drew crowds all afternoon.
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Corn Palace
DeBaugh
Wicklam Tell
Compalace
Sioux City Day Tomorrow to Visit Mitchell Exposition
Sioux City citizens travel to Mitchell for the corn palace exposition. A Milwaukee road special train departs early and arrives in Mitchell at 10:30 AM. The Reed's Fourth Regiment band will accompany the delegation and perform through the close next Wednesday evening.
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Sioux City
Mitchell
Milwaukee Road
Corn Palace
Reeds
Fourth Regiment
Reed
SeeS Books Named From the Bible
A list notes numerous book titles drawn directly from Bible phrases. The items include The Wages of Sin, The Bondwoman, The Crown of Life, Resurrection, On the Face of the Waters, and The Hosts of the Lord among many others.
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Saturday Evening Post
Heen
Belijah
Shem
Many Nations Report Varied 1902 World News Items
Germany surpasses France in glove exports while burns from celluloid rise. Britain faces low conscription, American antitoxins aid Baltimore poor, and Transsiberian butter shipments to Europe surge. Paris extension plans, Poe house tablet, and industry notes circle global headlines.
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Germany
France
Great Britain
German Atlantic Telegraph Company
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