Manatee County Poised for Big Agricultural Growth in Florida
In Sarasota Bay district Manatee county sees rich hammock and muck lands yielding 40 to 50 tons per acre on hammock soil and 30 tons on pine land. Plans include soil testing, farm demonstrator, strawberry venture, new roads, packing houses, and a bond for roads. Sarasota growth links to Manatee progress as demand rises.
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Florida
Manatee County
Manatee
Manatee River
Sarasota
Fruitville
Bradentown
Sarasota Bay District
Strawberry Growers’ Association
Sarasota Bay
West Coast
Gulf
Woman Marries Man She Believes Is Another
A comical social item notes a woman wed to a man she mistakes for someone else. The anecdote plays on mistaken identity, reflecting lighthearted attitudes toward marriage and deception.
Reception at Mrs Potter Palmers Chicago Home for Club Delegates
The twelfth biennial General Federation of Women’s Clubs delegates attended a Chicago reception at Mrs Potter Palmer’s elegant residence. Europe-based hostess sent instructions by cable. Aunt Mrs Honore and sister Mrs Grant oversaw the opening though mourning kept them away. A. H. Honore Adrian Honore Potter Palmer Jr. represented Mrs Palmer and about twelve hundred guests attended.
Boy Scouts Hike to Longboat Key With Scoutmaster Bruce
Boy Scouts from two troops joined Mr. R. C. Bruce on a hike to Longboat Key Tuesday. They practiced drills and exercises and returned home Wednesday afternoon. Listed hikers include Homer Hebb Donald Paxson Richard Halton Clyde Bierseth Lyman Bierseth Joe Jones Walter Bierseth Charles LuZier Jon Thomas Clay Nance Orville Parsons Robert Allyn Eugene Jones guest of Homer Hebb from Auburndale.
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Boy Scouts
Longboat Key
R. C. Bruce
Stag
Homer Hebb
Donald Paxson
Richard Halton
Clyde
Lyman Bierseth
Joe Jones
Walter Bierseth
Charles LuZier
Jon Thomas
Clay Nance
Orville Parsons
Robert
Night hawk serves as ally against cotton boll weevil
Washington reports the department of agriculture urges strict game laws in the Southern states to protect the night hawk or bull bat. The bulletin notes the night hawk and swallows feed on the weevil in flight, while wrens and martins help by gleaning insects from refuse and plants. It states the bird’s value to sportsmen and as food is infinitesimal beside its benefit to cotton growers.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Divers to Rescue Bodies at Empress of Ireland Wreck
The cruiser Essex heads for Father Point to inspect the Empress of Ireland wreck. Divers with a modern submarine outfit will penetrate its corridors to recover bodies, with nearly 800 believed trapped inside.
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Quebec
Father Point
Japan ratifies U S arbitration treaty
Tokio reports the Japanese government has ratified the Japanese American arbitration treaty. The pact commits both nations to arbitrate all disputes except those involving vital interests independence national honor and rights of third parties.
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U. S
Japan
Roosevelt In France Heads To Spain For Son's Wedding
In Cherbourg Col. Theodore Roosevelt arrived aboard the Olympic en route to Spain to attend the wedding of his son Kermit Roosevelt to Miss Belle Wyatt Willard.
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Cherbourg
France
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Olympic
Spain
Kermit Roosevelt
Belle Wyatt Willard
Violent eruption hits Sanguir Island near the Philippines
A violent volcanic eruption occurred on the Dutch island of Sanguir about 140 miles south of Mindanao in the Philippines. Several volcanoes participated in the disturbances.
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Batavia
Java
Sanguir
Mindanao
Philippines
Wilson Addresses Naval Academy Grads in Annapolis
President Wilson told 154 Naval Academy graduates in Annapolis they will soon sail to Mexican waters and that the nation's mission is service to humanity, not aggrandizement or conquest.
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Wilson
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Mexican
United States
New Orleans Fights for Federal Reserve Bank Site
New Orleans continues to press for the location of the Sixth District Federal Reserve Bank. The city gathers all available material to support its bid.
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New Orleans
Washington
Federal Reserve Bank of the Sixth District
Birds and Snakes Show Distinct Eye Covers
Snakes lack eyelids entirely while birds use a movable membrane to cover the eye. Birds have a protective nictitating membrane, unlike snakes which reveal a continuous eye surface.
Georgia editor in city considers Sarasota winter home plans
Mrs Ella Neister of Atlanta plans to supervise building a cottage for winter use as part of a group buyers. W J McLeedon of the Pullman Company Atlanta will bring his family down for the winter once his house is ready. Jno Schmidt of Southern Pacific will inspect Indian Beach this fall with a view to building. Mr Reiss praises Sarasota's growth and publicizing efforts and may choose Sarasota as a winter home if the decision favors him.
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Ella Neister
Atlanta
W.J. McLeedon
The
Pullman Company
Jno. Schmidt
Southern Pacific Company
Indian Beach
Reiss
Sarasota
Florida
Society Circus Opens In St Petersburg July 4 and 6
The Society Circus in St. Petersburg presents performances on July 4 and 6 with shows at 2:30 PM and 8:00 PM each day. Excursion rates are offered by railroad and boat lines. This is one of many events scheduled for the dates.
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St. Petersburg
Florida
Summer services at Episcopal church Sunday evenings at 7 30
The notice states summer services will be held at the Episcopal church on Sunday evenings at 7 30. It adds that on the first Sundays of each month Holy Communion occurs at 7 a.m. F. B. Trexnor is associated with the notice.
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Episcopal Church
Holy Communion
F. B. Trexnor
Commissioners Restrained In County Business Affects State
The Bradenton Herald reports that county commissioners are restrained and a Florida Supreme Court review is probable. The decision may come at the next regular session on July 6, with rulings affecting about half the counties and potentially years of litigation and cost for the state.
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Florida Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Bradentown
Woodmen Circle Initiates Three at Sea Breeze Grove
Woodmen Circle Sea Breeze Grove No. 62 met Friday at the Woodman hall for a regular business session. Three candidates were initiated and a banquet followed honoring the new members Mrs J C Walden and Mesdames J B Snyder R T Harris and G W Taylor plus birthdays of five veteran members Messrs Reuter Hand Bright Lee and Reed.
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Woodman Circle
Sea Breeze Grove No. 62
Woodman Hall
Guardian of
Orange Grove No. 152
Bradentown
J.C. Walden
Sovereigns Mesdames
J. B. Snyder
R. T. Harris
G. W. Taylor
Mesdames Stanley
Ruth Miller
Esc
Mesdames Reuter
Hand
Bright
Lee
Reed
Brooklyn Lawyer Amy Wren Defends Chinese in New Haven
Amy Wren, a Brooklyn lawyer, reports defending many Chinese clients over years with high success. She notes only one loss in eight years, a manufacturing opium case, and recalls being admitted to the Connecticut bar to defend a Chinaman in New Haven. A prominent New York Chinese figure praises her capability and energy.
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Amy Wren
Brooklyn
New Haven
Connecticut
New York
Mies Wren
For Sale Pine Stove Wood and Vacant House Listing
Business Booster offers dry pine stove wood cut 12 and 14 inch lengths for sale by C. M. Jones & Co. Also advertises a vacant two story seven room house with all conveniences and screened, contact G. W. Franklin for details.
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C. M. Jones & Co
G. W. Franklin
For Sale: Two-Story House with Fruit Trees in Sarasote
Large two story eight room house with upstairs for light housekeeping. Two lots with guavas lemons plums and pineapples and grapes. Three minutes to school fifteen to post office and city dock. Address A A Bates Sarasote Florida. Rusell’s chill tonic cures fever and malaria.
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A. A. Bates
Sarasote, Fla
Notice to settle balances with Newton and Mc Queen
All accounts and books are with Newton and Mc Queen. Parties owed a balance please call and settle or arrange their balance, W C Sheehy. 6.25.2 adv.
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Newton & McQueen
W.C. Sheehy
Stain Removal on Marble with Gum Arabic Solution
A cleaning tip notes gum arabic mixed with water removes dirt from marble. Apply the solution and let it dry, then peel or wash away to lift the stain along with the dirt.
Land Owning Peers Rent Land to Tenants for Generations
The text claims every British peer owns 1000 acres or more. It notes none are real farmers, yet all rent out land in small portions on long leases to tenants who work it. One family may live on a rented farm for over a century.
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House of Lords
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