How New States Will Enter Union
Taft signed the statehood bill but New Mexico and Arizona must pass through constitutional conventions and ratify their constitutions before statehood. Delegates are to be elected, sittings limited, and final approval rests with the president and Congress. If all goes smoothly, two more stars could appear on July 4, 1911, or 1912. Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippines, Guam, Tutuila, and the canal zone remain under territorial or provisional governance.
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Arizona
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United States
Canada
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
District of Columbia
Alaska
Hawaii
Philippines
Guam
Tutuila
Isthmian Canal Zone
Peanut Growth: From Flower to Buried Pod Revealed
The article explains peanut development from initial above ground flowering to the peduncle bending into the soil where the pod forms. It notes root nodule bacteria fix nitrogen, enriching the plant, and cites Brasil as the likely native origin while placing peanuts among America's key crops alongside cotton and corn.
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North
Department of Agriculture
Brasil
America
Wonders and growth as Arizona joins the union
The text notes the addition of New Mexico and Arizona to the United States, increasing states to forty eight and Senate seats to ninety six, and discusses Arizona's Grand Canyon and desert landscapes. It mentions limited manufacturing in New Mexico and Arizona focused on car construction, repair, and DMUelling works.
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New Mexico
Arizona
United States Senate
United States
Grand Canyon
Colorado River
Swimmer Fights Sharks During Pensacola Exhibition
Detroit Free Press reports swimmer A. Wark, famed for exhibitions, battle with two large sharks off Pensacola near the navy yard. Tied in a weighted sack, he punctured both sharks with a knife, surfaced amid cheers, and was rescued by a yawl from the yard.
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Pensacola
Fla
Navy Yard
Nerest
Clark
Detroit Free Press
Phrase Origins and a Humorous Inspectors Moment
In London Answers a traveling inspector recalls questioning a boy who denied writing Hamlet, provoking laughter. The piece explains the idiom knocked into a cocked hat, tracing itsBowling game origins of three pins forming a triangle and the loss of main body or purpose.
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Cross
London
Carners
Perfect Happiness Questioned by Philadelphia Ledger Quote
A Philadelphia Ledger quotation questions the existence of perfect happiness while noting one person always experiences it. The exchange humorously contrasts belief in perfection with observed envy.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Distinguishing Mark In Cleveland Leader Quote
The Cleveland Leader quotes a line about distinguishing waiters from guests in a café. It notes both wear full dress while the waiters stay sober, contrasting roles in service.
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Cleveland
The Jokes on the Men Absurd Exchange
A brief dialogue highlights readers joking about marriage notices in newspapers with Mrs A and Mrs B noting they only read jokes on men. The exchange reflects light social humor from the era.
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Mra. A
Mra. B
Boston Transcript
Descent Quarry Tale and Curious Naples Trade
A fragmentary piece recalls a young officer's perilous ascent and the crowd below while a figure Pat deflects danger with a swing. The Naples touristic market draws travelers with many shops selling jewelry and ornament crafts, noting low labor costs as a key factor.
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Naples
Coral
Heirs of Henry Vreeland Legal Notice
Heirs of Henry Vreeland Alice Cunningham listed in an inherited claim with amounts 160.00 50.00 61.77 59.12 166.00 and totals 261.93 in the public notice. The document cites heirs and amounts in a probate style listing.
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Henry’ Vreeland
Henry Vreeland
Alice Cunningham
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