Chicago's Great Tree Near Chicago a Colossal Cottonwood
A Chicago Inter Ocean item describes a colossal cottonwood on Charles Katz's farm two and a half miles west of Grosse Pointe. The tree stands about 130 feet tall with a 41 foot girth and a 13 foot 6 inch diameter, including a 26 foot circumference hollow at the base large enough for a dining table and room for a horse and rider. Authorities estimate the tree at around 600 years old, dating to King John and Magna Carta times.
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Cook County
Chicago
Charles Katz
Grosse Point
United States
Great Sequoi
California
Hnts
Charles Kotz
America
Door to office sticks. quote reveals busy office
In a Chicago Record snippet a speaker explains a door sticking at the bottom "so I can have time to get busy before people come in." The remark reflects hurried, informal work habits in an office setting.
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Chicago
After Six Visits She Sees Heroic Resemblance In Suitor
A man pleads for affection after repeatedly visiting a theatre and gifting chocolates, prompting a woman to compare him to her favorite novel hero and reconsider her feelings. The note ends with Aieh aboard Giobe.
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Aieh
Giobe
Control of the Ship From bridge to engine room the captain rules
The article describes a modern ship where the captain or executive officer dominates all areas using a desk of electric buttons and a telesome to signal engines and communicate with crew. It emphasizes the bridge as the control center and contrasts old sailing craft with the modern scientific vessel where man remains the dominant controller.
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Washington Ste
Not a Leap Year 1900 and the Gregorian reform
A Denver Times summary explains the 1900 calendar as not a leap year and the Gregorian correction. It notes the 36514 day solar year, the 11 minute annual error, and how Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 skipped 10 days and shifted Oct 5 to Oct 15. It cites 1600 as leap year, 1700 and 1800 as common years, and 2000 as leap year.
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Gregory XIII
Well, He's One In Take A Glass And Puck Johnson
Bailey speaks of a questionable fellow, noting he is among those who will be agreeable if treated first. The fragment hints at a social judgment or humorous quip about a man named Johnson or Thompson, reflecting informal speech and local banter.
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Puck
Johnson
Thompson
Bailey
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F. H. McAlpine
G. A. Champlin
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Table Board
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Pine Grove
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Stone House Farm
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Ing, Mass
Hrouse
Concord
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