Slow Train Gag Reemerges in Arkansas Rail Tale
A Kansas City to New Orleans limited train's inaugural run is pictured, with the writer joking that Missouri Pacific should summon spiritualists to summon the spirits of past critics who mocked slow rail service in Arkansas. The piece humorously imagines the train speeding toward Little Rock through the state’s once slow landscape.
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Missouri Pacific
Arkansas
Kansas City
Tall Pines
Little Rock
Mark Twain Autobiography Gains Popularity After Publication
Mark Twain s Autobiography rises in non fiction sales as readers welcome the long awaited work published posthumously. The volume, noted for its free roaming style and lack of strict chronology, mirrors the author s Mississippi river drift through people and places as he pleased to include them.
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Mark Twain
Mississippi
A Prince and His Ukelele
John P. Medbury riffs on the Prince of Wales learning to play the ukelele as a lighthearted column. He jokes about horseback use, animal cruelty laws, potential U.S. visits, a future queen, and relics of royal pastime with playful digs at instruments and wardrobe.
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Prince and His Ukelele
John P. Medbury
Prince of Wales
Society For the Prevention
New York
Prince
Sir Gilbert Murrz The Classics Scholar in Britain and Abroad
Sir Gilbert Murrz a famed professor of Greek at Oxford University known for his telepathy claims and broad travels. He has lectured extensively in the United States and Canada with a notable 1918 visit to Amherst College to aid a classics revival.
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Gilbert Murrz
Oxfor University
Glasgow
Gilbert
New South Wales
Birthdays for notable figures mark their anniversaries
Today's birthdays list Hon. W. R. Motherwell minister of agriculture Canada born Perth Ontario 65 years ago Adeline Genee former dancer died in Denmark 49 years ago Henry E Dixes popular American stage born Boston 66 years ago Duncan A Filetoher US senator from Florida born Sumter county Georgia 66 years ago Sem Rayburn longtime congressman from Fourth Texas born Roane County six years ago
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Canada
Perth
Ont
Adeline Genee
Cne
Denmark
Tod
Henry E. Dixes
Boston
Duncan A. Filetoher
Florida
Sumter County
Sem Rayburn
Texas
Roane County
Wyoming elects first woman governor after vacancy
The state inaugurates its first female governor following the death of her husband who left the vacancy. The piece notes Texas may follow with Mrs Ferguson and comments on the idea of women in executive roles, viewing the trend as a freak twist rather than a norm. It ends with reflections on home life and enduring U.S. ideals.
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Wyoming
Texas
Ferguson
America
Monroe
Davy Crockett on Politics A 1835 Little Rock Take
The article recalls Davy Crockett’s career in Tennessee politics and Congress and cites his 1835 Little Rock remarks on political promises. It notes his blend of sarcasm and advice for elected conduct, and suggests such flimsily persuasive politicians persist yet grow rarer in modern times.
Dawes Plan Links Cologne Evacuation to German Press Tone
The piece notes German language press in the U S arguing Dawes plan depends on Cologne evacuation. It cites a New York paper claiming Allied delays push Cologne withdrawal to January 10 and hints Britain delays due to Germanys military buildup. Government denial states Dawes plan concerns Ruhr only.
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Germany
New York
Cologne
Europe
Hugnes
State Department
London
Ruhr
Morgan
Commission of Control
Can Men Learn A New Year Question From Dr Butler
The Spectator notes Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University posed whether groups and nations can learn. He questions progress amid repeated folly and oppression, arguing education methods may be flawed and asking if a new approach is needed. He hints at Butler's own conclusion yet to be stated.
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Nicholas Murray “Butler
Columbia University
Dr. Butler
Monroe Bank Prosperity Highlighted in 1909 1910 Figures
The News-Star recalls a prosperous year in Monroe with bank deposits rising from 1 471 869.00 on January 1 1909 to 1 682 198.00 on January 1 1910 and notes strong building activity and full employment. It lists Bank of Monroe directors and reports success at the Monroe Fair Association through collection efforts. Social event details accompany the recap.
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News-Star
Monroe
Bank of Monroe
Banking House
J. C. Theus
LeDoux E. Smith
John P. Parker
Sig Marx
W. H. Hadley
Julius Lemle
R. C. Sparks
J. E. Franklin
McClurg
Monroe Fair Association
Crossword Puzzle Strategy From The International Syndicate
The article lists many cryptic clues grouped by number lines, describing how to start with confident letters and build crossing words. It shows word lengths, across and down directions, and includes hints like a small pool, prank, metal ring, pronouns, and various other terms for a puzzle solve method.
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Cole
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