Canada fears Alaska invasion spur rail link plan
The Vancouver News quotes Canada fearing a U S seizure of Alaska and proposes a northern railway to Dawson and Alaska harbors. It notes Grand Trunk connections, coast lines, and joint defense ideas while commenting on Morgan's old bank syndicate and U P stock dissolution.
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Sam
Japan
Alaska
de Vancouver
Canada
United States
British Columbia
Dawson
Grand Trunk Railway
Uncle Sam
John Bull
Morgan
U. P
Self Educated Farmer Rebuilds Life After Street Car Crash
Myron L. Priggs, a former motorman from Grand Rapids, Michigan, left the hospital 14 months after a street car crash with two stumps. He invested savings to buy a 90 acre Michigan farm, paying off the mortgage, building a modern home, a silo, and educating himself in cattle breeding and feeding. He now ships dairy products to city customers, handles all farm work, and assists neighbors by cutting over 20 acres of grain yearly.
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Myron L. Priggs
Grand Rapida, Mich
Briggs
Mic
Seattle Taxpayers Oppose Railway Boondoggle
A letter warns Seattle residents against a land boomers railway plan claimed as a danger to taxpayers. It argues the Lake Burien line is worthless, unfit for rail use, and overpriced, urging the city to seize boosters’ land at current values before any deal.
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Seattle
Oregon
Stone & Webster Company
Lake Burien R. R
Vashon Island
Vashon
Arden man builds tree house in Delaware colony
In Arden Delaware a resident integrates a two‑plank scaffold and a makeshift roof to live in a tree house above his shack. The piece notes Arden’s artistic residents and compares the novelty to Robinson Crusoe, suggesting the setup suits summer stays but warns storm belts. It ends by praising an educated Choctaw Indian named Woodrow appointed registrar of the United States Treasury.
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Arden
Del
Sea Shore Mountain
Cyclone Belt
United States Treasury
Woodrow
Mars and Mars in the astrological warn of turmoil
The passage blends cosmic fate with earthly woes citing Mars as harbinger of war famine and pestilence while lampooning astrologers and London editors misnaming tango as Latin for i touch and imagining a baboon rag-time craze as satire of recent fads.
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London
Immodest Bathing Suit Display Sparks Chicago Debate
Descriptions from the National Garment Makers meeting in Chicago highlight a Buster Brown bathing suit made of flesh tinted silk. The bodice is sleeveless and low with bloomers and no knee-length skirt, leaving a large gap to the half-hose. The piece provokes police readiness to refuse protection in response to perceived immodesty.
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National Garment Makers
Chicago
Buster Brown
Sunflower grows large in Tulare County odd tale
A scrambled clip notes Cip Castro uprose as a sunflower rumor. Alaska’s vast untapped land is praised. Nat Goodwin travels abroad for baths. Bryan and Wilson are referenced amid wartime talk as foreign questions loom. San Salvador offers peace plan mockery.
Buttermilk Fiend McAdoo Shocks Wilson Era Drink Scene
A dated spoof from Washington reports William G. McAdoo, then secretary of the treasury, as a buttermilk devotee who avoids wine and orange juice. The piece contrasts cabinet views on beverages, noting Bryan’s stance and a ritual of milk brought to McAdoo’s private office twice daily.
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Washington
Wilson
William G. McAdoo
Treasury
William J. Bryan
McAdoo
Why Memories Are Tame and Other Quick Tales
A Harvard professor cites the peril of writing recollections about living celebrities. A Minnesota coroner’s jury notes a chain of failures leading to death. A horseplay remark at a picture gallery ends with a dog ban and a sharp retort. A regiment’s mule team and a band practice prompt a boy’s wary grip.
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Barrett Wendell
Harvard
Prof. Wendell
Notice of Financial Responsibility Split
Public notice states that he will not be responsible for any debts contracted by his wife Libbie D. Sandahl. Cc N. Bandahl.
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Libbie D. Sandahl
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