Charter changes favor city commissioners over councils in Des Moines plan
A Pen c eton analysis praises the Des Moines style of city government with five departments including public affairs accounts public safety streets and parks. Voters can recall commissioners with 265 percent petition and use initiative and referendum to curb or advance ordinances requiring petitions of 10 to 26 percent.
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Galveston
Des Moines
Department of Public Affairs
Department of Accounts and
Department of Public Safety
Department of Streets and Public Improvements
Department of Parks and Public Property
Northwest farms to yield a golden record crop this year
Market watcher Hy man H Cohen of Portland says the Pacific northwest will post near 60 million dollars in net farm value from grain this season, with wheat alone projected at about 42 million. Yields of 60 bushels per acre are common, with some fields reaching 70, though such highs are rare in Oregon Idaho and Washington.
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Pacific Coast
Hyman H. Cohen
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Pacific Northwest
Inland Empire
Willamette Valley
Cascade Mountains
California
Oregon
Idaho
Washington
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Filipinos return home after U.S. study tour
Twenty one of the original hundred Filipino students sent to the United States four years ago for American college training left Chicago for the Philippines with diplomas ready to engage in governance. Twenty three returned recently and forty six plan to remain in America as Major Edward J. Wattmann praises their achievements noting they won honors in every college they attended and studied hard without smoking.
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United States
Chicago
Philippines
America
Edward J. Wattmann
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Major Wattmann
Cardinal Gibbons
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J. E. Vandez
Secret Societies Clash Over College Club Reform
The piece questions how a university body will respond to a push for reform and union with a club issue, noting September timing for trustee and student action. It cites nationwide student agitation and references new laws in France empowering married women to control earnings.
Battleship Accidents Show Dangers Beyond War
The Public Inquirer notes that the Georgia powder explosion reveals dangers in peacetime naval service equal to or greater than wartime losses. It cites the Cuba coast engagement and the loss of one sailor with another injured, arguing that naval disasters reveal overlooked hazards and demand lessons be learned for future safety.
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Cuban
Cervera
Savccidente
Santiago
Klemma
Public Inquirer
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Death to the club life at Princeton sparks college reform
A reform wave targets college fraternal clubs including Princeton’s thirteen clubs. President Woodrow Wilson chairs a committee proposing clubs be abolished or turned over to the college with coed access. Clubs valued at up to 125000 dollars each, seen as status symbols, face eviction or repurposing as rectorial spaces. The article frames this as part of a wider move to professionalize and democratize college life.
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United States
College Club
Oregon Sunday Journal
Princeton
America
Thunders
Woodrow Wilson
Grover Cleveland
Editor In Bed With A Corpse In Junction City
Major James Morton editor of the Hardman Free Press awoke beside a corpse due to a hotel room mix up after missing a train. A man and woman misinterpreted events causing confusion in the hotel as Morton feared the body had moved.
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James Morton
Hardman Free Press
Junction City
Kentucky
Flag that sparked a song inspires museum display
The Star Spangled Banner flag, raised over Fort McHenry in 1814 during the British bombardment, is exhibited at the National Museum. Lent by Eben Appleton of New York, the torn 24 by 30 foot banner was reinforced with canvas. its journey spans Colonel Armstrong to Appleton lineage.
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Baltimore
Francia Scott Key
National Museum
Eben Appleton
New York
Armstrong
Appleton
Bouton
The Hotel Pendleton Refit and Refurnish Ad
The Hotel Pendleton has been refitted and refurnished throughout with telephone and fire alarm connections in all rooms. Headquarters for traveling men with commodious sample rooms and free bus service. Special weekly or monthly rates, excellent cuisine, prompt dining room service, and a bar and billiard room in connection. Only three blocks from depots.
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