Hoover War Library at Stanford Gathers Vast War Materials
The Hoover war library at Stanford, endowed by Herbert Hoover, has received 44,500 books and pamphlets in multiple languages on World War I. Russian and French texts predominate, with English, Hungarian, Italian and others also represented. The collection includes 65,000 reports and private papers, plus country newspapers. Hoover, Stanford alumnus, serves on the board of trustees.
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Stanford University
Herbert Hoover
Musee de la Guerre
Paris
Europe
Hoover
Stanford
Wyoming First Glacial Spot Says Geologist
Geologist C. J. Hares of Denver argues Wyoming was the nation’s initial glaciated area during the mid-Tertiary period. He says the tertiary ice sheet in Wyoming lasted about 200,000 years, reaching up to 8,000 feet thick and advancing at roughly three feet per year, with lasting traces in central and southern Wyoming.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
C. J. Hares
Denver
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain
Hares
Cathedral Rebuild Shows Quick London Renewal
The present St Paul’s Cathedral in London rose rapidly after the 1666 fire and opened in 1697 with completion by 1710. The new structure replaced the earlier house of worship destroyed by flames in 1666.
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St. Paul
London
Scrambled Brains and The Intelligentsia Quote
A Fresno Republican editorial notes a sharp division in society, declaring that two kinds of people exist the intelligentsia and morons and that the intelligentsia performs the classification.
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Fresno Republican
Observation on yawning by gender in Howe's Monthly
The quotation notes a behavioral difference in yawning between men and women. It remarks that men yawn openly while women cover their yawns with a hand. The piece reflects humorous social commentary from E. W. Howe's Monthly.
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E. W. Howe
Fame After Death of Author Edward Noyes Wyott
The fame of American author Edward Noyes Wyott rests on his sole work David Harum published posthumously in May 1898. The novel achieved wide popularity both in the United States and abroad.
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Edward Noyes Wyott
David Harum
New Railroad Connects South American Country
A 124 mile railway line linking Bolivia and Argentina formalizes a corridor with Uruguay and Brazil and ties into Pacific port routes. The National Graphic Society calls it a step toward uniting the continents by steel, noting Bolivia gains access to the sea and broader rail networks.
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Washington
Bolivia
Argentina
National Graphic Society
Fer
North
South America
Uruguay
Atocha
Pacific Ce
Cuzco
Peru
Bue Aires
Tree preservatives kill Werder insects in district incident
In Werder district, numerous fruit trees were sprayed with a chemical believed to preserve trees. Reportedly only insects nearby the orchards died, raising questions about safety and source of the substance.
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Be Werder
Germany
Werder
Fragmentary crime note hints at harassment case
A garbled line suggests a crime-related incident involving a woman and harassment or impropriety. The readable bits imply a criminal or offending act but lack clear details, names, dates, or location.
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Matt
Wooster
Manila Bulletin
Nat
Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
B. G. Smith
Dist
Mer. Public Service Co. of
No. Ill
Illinois St
Chicago Heights
Ill
Hoover’s Library
Secretary of Commerce
Calumet Concrete Construction
West
115Th ST
Jere
le Levers and
First Trust NG
Silvertown Cord
Commander Cord
Goodrich
Prompt Tire and Battery Service
Mobile
Veedol Oil
Texaco
Penn
GLOBE
G. J. Vulcanizing & Battery Shop
Garret Jacobsma
Washington Ave
Dolton
Dolton - Riverdale Motor Co
Lincoln Avenue
Creee
Lincoln Gropcold
Fordson
Ford
Firestone Tires
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