Irrigation and Public Lands Survey Urged by Census Office
The census office emphasizes irrigation as a key western development and urges surveys of public lands in Montana and adjacent states. It notes Canadian irrigation success and calls for accurate mapping, water sources, and cost-benefit reports. Directors request timely completion of irrigation schedules by irrigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enn
United States
Rocky Mountains
Montana
Merriam
World archaeology project funded by Mrs Hearst at Berkeley
President Wheeler tells UC regents that renowned experts will conduct excavations worldwide funded entirely by Mrs Phoebe A Hearst. Dr George A Reisner will lead in Egypt, Dr Able in South America and Yucatan, Dr Philip Mills Jones in California New Mexico and Mexico, Dr Alfred Emerson to Greece and Etruria. Artifacts go to Berkeley archaeology museum.
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Wheeler
University of California
Phoebe A. Hearst
Egypt
George A Reisner
Able
South America
Yucatan
California
New Mexico
Mexico
Philip Mills Jones
Alfred Emerson
Athens School of Archaeology
Hearst
Greece
Etruria
Archaeological Museum
Berkeley
Bernhardt Presents L Aigion at Paris Theater
Sarah Bernhardt produced Roe land's L Aigion at her Paris theater. The plot was slight but dramatic with brilliant verse and moving incidents. Bernhardt’s performance as Duke de Reichstadt drew constant applause and a near endless recall from a captivated audience.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Roeland
Paria Theater
Mme. Bernhardt
Duke de Reichstadt
M. Ro
Mail Tubes and Autos in Brooklyn Debate
Post Office aims may extend mail tube service to Brooklyn centers but Postmaster General Wilson opposes using locomobiles for local mail. If tubes start in Manhattan and Brooklyn only letters would be delivered. The tube path would drop a letter into a receiving tube and send it to the main office. A Sioux City Journal note humorously claims Queen TAL hints at forgetting the rest of her name.
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Post Office
Brooklyn
Wilson
Manhattan
Tal
City Journal
Cable rate proposal to Japan and Hong Kong sparks debate
A government plan discusses undercutting private cables with rates as low as ten to twenty five cents per word to boost trade. Proponents argue the cable costs 8 to 10 million dollars, compares to warship costs, and could generate income while supporting post and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nile
Japan
Hong-Kong
TRE Secieant
Rice and a Runaway Wedding in Chicago
A bride Miss Mabel D Freeman and Henry Coe Culbertson fled post ceremony as runaway horses bolted with rice scattering. Police fired shots to curb the team and a patrol wagon pursued them after the wedding at 5760 Woodlawn Avenue in Chicago amid hats and bullets in the air.
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Henry Coe Culbertson
Judge Freeman
Chicago
Mabel D. Freeman
Mr. Culbertson
Cincinnati
Woodlawn Avenue
Thirty-ninth Street
Claims of excess service by letter carriers across states
Acting Attorney General Richards has sent to the senate a detailed list from the courts of claims showing extra eight hour daily work by letter carriers. Chicago leads after New York in extra pay, with Illinois towns including Aurora Belleville Bloomington and others represented. Several midwestern states also appear with thousands in claims.
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Richards
Senate
Courts of Claims
New York
Aurora
Belleville
Bloomington
Hiro
Danville
Decatur
Evanston
Freeport
Galesburg
Jacksonville
Joliet
Kankakee
LaSalle
Mattoon
Moline
Oak Park
Ottawa
Pekin
Pearis
Quincy
Rockford
Rock Island
Springfield
Sterling
Streator
Waukegan
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Wisconsin
Library for Manila Aiding Soldiers Reading Needs
Senator McMillan proposes a 5000 dollar appropriation to rent and prepare a library in Manila for soldiers and others. Funds cover library setup, books and magazines, and the librarian salary as the measure waits Senate action. The New York World notes public praise for aiding such a cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
McMillan
Manila
Michigan
New Monetary Act Expands Subsidiary Silver Coin Supply
Director of the Mint Roberts explains the new monetary act approved March 14 increases the subsidiary silver stock by about 20 million dollars. He notes earlier limits set by a July 2, 1876 joint resolution and a June 9, 1870 act. redemption of old silver quarters began returning from the West Indies and South America, expanding the stock beyond 50 million dollars, now potentially reduced to 10 million, with bullion from the Sherman act coinable under the new authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Ailver
West Indies
South Americas
Treasury
McKinley Bill Dies Across Two Counties Near Arthur Illinois
An elderly inventor known as McKinley Bill died frozen on a public road that sits on the line between Moultrie and Douglas counties. The body lay in both counties, prompting a county possession dispute resolved by a proportional measurement that awarded Douglas County custody. An inquest followed in Arthur to determine the death cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley Bill
Arthur
Arcola
Ill
Moultrie
Douglas
Douglas County
Purim festival observed marking 2400 years of Jewish survival
The Purim feast commemorates King Ahasuerus ordering the rescission of the edict against Jews and Haman’s plot. the festival emphasizes deliverance and celebration, with family readings of Esther and exchange of gifts. It notes differences from earlier times and mentions related public concerns in Tampa and Chicago.
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Ahasuerus
Plana
Haman
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