New York to Alki: Seattle’s Name Change Story
The New York Times recounts how Seattle founder Lee Terry planned a “New York” town near Puget Sound. A Native American onlook laughed, saying “New York by and by,” leading Terry to rename the settlement Alki, now part of Seattle.
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Deucedly funny slang from London visit proves its bite
An English traveler returns to London amused by American slang. He notes the common retort So's your old man and recalls the rhymed quip about origins of the pot. The piece paints a light colonial cross culture joke about language.
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Lady Fair
On the Road and Riddles in a Humorous Sketch
A collection of brief comic bits and quips. Hiram talks of settling in a house, a mother interrupts, and a string of jokes and gags follow including geography puns and family humor. The bits close with a tavern-style exchange on dress and men.
Hoover heralds record industrial progress in 1925 26
Washington reports unprecedented progress across American industries in the Hoover annual review. Secretary Hoover says the fiscal year 1925 26 set records in production consumption exports imports and wage rates while agriculture still lags but gains from rising commodity prices through 1924 25.
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Urge St Lawrence River Power Plan
Toronto report details Canada and United States backing for a St. Lawrence river power and navigation project. It envisions 2.5 million horsepower, 509 million dollar cost, 275 million for navigation, eight months yearly navigation with limited canal use, eight locks, nine bridges, first ships possible by 1935, and two thirds of ocean vessels served.
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President Coolidge Seeks Washington Home for Repairs
News briefs report President Coolidge will relocate within Washington due to extensive repairs on the White House roof. Also noted are the Pan American flight planes named New York San Francisco San Antonio St Louis and Detroit. The 1925 U S ocean commerce total reached 268 million long tons up 14 percent from 1924. Supreme Court upholds Massachusetts daylight saving law. lower courts resisted injunctions.
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