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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1912
Page
3
Secretary of State Knox advocates generous government appropriations to fund embassies and legations abroad and to raise ambassador salaries. He argues current pay limits exclude capable, modest-demeanor men and weakly funded diplomats hinder diplomacy.
Brigadier General J B Aleshire the army quartermaster general says the bidding system for fuel purchases keeps prices high as bidders share bids. He cites the Burnside coal case where open market coal cost 2 60 a ton versus 5 25 under bids saving 400 dollars, and estimates 9000 a year could be saved. He urges Congress to grant discretionary purchasing power as the Navy has. He notes progress replacing mules with auto trucks in several locations and plans for a field suitable truck.
A census bulletin as of April 15, 1916, reports 47,332,122 males to 44,640,144 females in the nation, a 106 to 100 ratio. Only five states and the District of Columbia have more women than men, with New England showing the largest female excess and older maid population in the District.
A public sale by JC G Sloan & Co. auctioneers offered about 10 000 packages from the Dead Letter Office division of the post office department. The crowd watched as items ranged from a man’s handkerchiefs and a necktie to jewelry, books, musical instruments, hardware and even a gold filled tooth, with cash on delivery terms.
The Indus floods along an evolving path overwhelmed Dera Ghazi Khan from 1908 to 1910. It eroded embankments, destroyed houses and agricultural lands, forcing residents to relocate to Chorutta and nearby trading centers. No lives were lost, but the town’s wealth and sites were ruined.
Charles Westcott turns a surplus into a dream house with a library that locks him in and a plan to marry the first woman who steps over the threshold. Myrtle Glendening becomes the unexpected candidate as the door clicks shut and a marriage vow follows.
The Pittsburg Dispatch recounts a practical joke on Rev. Howard Chandler Robbins during his instatement as rector of the Church of the Incarnation. Bishop Greer led the ceremony with Francis Lynde Stetson presenting a key that opened a seldom used East Side cemetery, not the church, leaving the rector secure with a real key from the sexton.
Spotted remark questions the man’s fishing claim noting his time supposedly spent learning a large collection of trout files. The exchange hints at skepticism about his real fishing activity and knowledge.
The bicycle trade shifts from many factories in the nineties to fewer, but more efficient producers today. Costs have plummeted and standardization has driven down prices. The bicycle remains vital for workers, messengers, students, and teachers as an affordable utilitarian vehicle, eclipsing the motor car only in peripheral roles.
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