Grand Canyon Suspension Bridge Aims to Link Rims
The Grand Canyon National Park plans a suspension bridge across the Colorado River near Bright Angel trail to connect the south side El Tovar area with the north rim. The project faces a tough mule‑laden supply task but would enable animal travel and easier access to the less developed north rim, with broad plans for road, camp, and water-system improvements.
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Colorado River
Granite Gorge
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon
el Tovar
National Park Service
Bright Angel Trail
Homer J. Arnn
Aran
Colorado
Hermit
Bright Angel
Bright Angel Creek
Bright Angel Point
Stephen T. Mather
Park Administration
North Rim
South Rim
North
Plateau Trail
Indian Gardens
Canyon
Rim
Santa Fe Railroad
Desert View
Hermit Rest
Desert View Rim
Grand Canyon Park
el Tovar Desert View
Congress
del Rio
County of
Coconino
Bright Angel Toll Road
Banjo
English Cannibal Tribes Described By East Africa Clergyman
Reverend John Roscoe, a traveling English clergyman, portrays tribes in East Africa with striking contrasts. He notes milk based diets, colossal cattle herds, and rituals as some tribes eat the dead. others live on bamboo tips and moles. He reports both robust tall men and very fat women, and a cannibal remark about Englishmen being tough while Indians are tender.
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John Roscoe
East
Africa
Quebec of Today An Ode to Old Quebec’s Romance
Quebec of Today paints a portrait of Quebec City as a storied heart of the New World. The piece highlights the city’s historic charm, enduring walls, and timeless appeal that drew writers and travelers. It frames Quebec as a celebrated symbol of colonial heritage and cultural continuity.
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Quebec
New World
Champlain era Canada remembered in old French town
The piece notes Quebec founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608 and its rise marking Canadian history. It mentions Wolfe capturing it ending the French regime and cites Champlain era buildings including a basilica begun in 1647 and finished in 1665, seats 4000, as a major faith landmark.
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Bec
Samuel de Champlain
Canada
Wolfe
Champlain
McKinley Elected President At Mississippi Valley Assoc Meeting
Senator William B. McKinley of Illinois was elected president of the Mississippi Valley Association at its annual New Orleans meeting. Officers elected include H. H. Merrick as chairman, J. P. McGown as vice president, and Ralph H. Faxon as secretary. The group backed waterway development, Mississippi river barge extension, St. Lawrence improvements for Great Lakes access, passport offices in Chicago Seattle and New Orleans, and the Foreign Trade Financial Corporation. They urged repeal of the Seaman's Act, preference for American ships and crews, and Gulf port rate rights by the Shipping Board.
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William B. McKinley Oflinois
Mississippi Valley Association
New Orleans
H. H. Merrick
J. P. McGown
St. Louis
Ralph H. Faxon
Des Moines
St. Lawrence
Great Lakes
Chicago
Seattle
Foreign Trade Financial Corporation
Boston socialite leads wounded veterans relief effort
Mrs. Wendell Phillips, American delegate and the sole woman at the inter allied conference for indemnities and reparations, returned to the United States. A Commander of the Legion of Honor, she founded the Carry-on association and contributed 160000 dollars to aid wounded veterans. she represented the American Legion and 47000 disabled veterans, served 13.4 months as a relief worker, was wounded, and now promotes colonies to help veterans gain trades and independence regardless of Congress.
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Wendell Phillips
Inter-Allied Conference
United States
Phillips
Legion of Honor
Boston
New England
Carry-on Association
Europe
American Legion
America
Zayas Elected Cuban President Receives Congratulatory Cable
Dr. Alfredo Zayas becomes Cuba’s president after a close election. General Gomez, his rival, sent a New York cable of congratulations and pledged cooperation. Zayas, a lawyer and author, is sixty, educated at University of Havana, and previously led Cuba’s revolutionary efforts and served as vice president after Estrada Palma’s fall.
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Alfredo Zayas
Cuba
New York
Jose Miguel Gomez
Liberal Party
University of
Havana
Revolutionary Party
Spain
Africa
Estrada Palma
Zayas
Revolutionary Committee
Palma
Physical training urged for boys by military leader
Maj. Gen. George Bell Jr. warned at a Chicago Association of Commerce luncheon that war may reemerge and urged physical training for boys as a nation’s asset. He cited Camp Grant and Fort Sheridan training camps and urged business leaders to support preparedness efforts.
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George Bell Jr
Chicago Association of Commerce
General Bell
Camp Grant
Fort Sheridan
Chicago
New Ambassador to Italy Chosen: Richard Washburn Child
President Harding selects Richard Washburn Child, editor and author born 1881 in Worcester, Massachusetts, to serve as ambassador to Italy. Child, Harvard educated, has written several books and served in war finance work before becoming editor of Collier's Weekly in 1919. He succeeds Robert Underwood Johnson, appointed in 1920.
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Richard Washburn Child
Harding
Italy
Child
Worcester
Mass
Harvard
Jim Hands
Man In the
Russia
Redbank
Frank A. Vanderlip
United States Treasury
Collier's Weekly
Washington
Republican National Committee
Mr. Child
Robert Underwood Johnson
Century Magazine
Ostriches In War Camp Delight Canadian Troops With Farcical Feasting
Canadian soldiers in a war camp amid British and Boer hostilities reported ostriches roaming Belmont. One bird swallowed soap matches and jam tins while another ate brass cartridges. The long necks showed objects sliding down, provoking laughter until two birds were killed and eaten by Canadians.
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Belmont
Treasure schemes near Goodwin Sands rise and fall
The article recalls repeated proposals to recover treasure from Goodwin Sands led by engineers and architects. Bush and J D Pain proposed a Trinity Bay harbor and a tunnel to the sands, while others suggested a Deal tunnel or a Midland engineer who drowned amid his obsession.
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Goodwin Sands
Lord Headley
Society of Engineers
Bush
J. D. Pain
Trinity Bay
Deal
Midland
Eskimo Opera Kaddara staged in Copenhagen by Greenlanders
Copenhagen audiences saw Eskimo opera Kaddara with music by Hakon Boerresen built on old Greenlandic songs. Eskimo troupe aided in stage visuals and appeared in minor roles carrying native costumes. The piece evokes Greenlandic icy landscapes and hints at future distant scenes like Tibet or Everest themes.
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Copenhagen
Hakon Boerresen
Denmark
Greenland
India
Drury Lane
Tibet
Christian Science Monitor
Bees in War Bill Trigger Senate Debate
In a discussion on agricultural expenditures, a senator urged France to mobilize bees like workers in war. Senator Menter referenced honey use during a sugar shortage. The agriculture minister endorsed the idea and offered to provide bee-raising details for patriots at home in any future conflict.
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France
Senate
Menter
Puritan Names Echo Chinese Traditions Across Ages
A note on Puritan usage of child names like Faith Mercy Hope Prudence Perseverance Temperance Charity Love Glory and Felicity. The author suggests these names mirror long standing Chinese naming practices used for 3,000 years.
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Old England
New England
China
Flattery as Cure for a St Reck in Cartoons Magazine
A fragmented note suggests flattery as a remedy for a bad experience in a cartoons magazine. The snippet mentions cartoons and a lighthearted remedy, with unclear context and missing names or dates.
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Aes
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