Thebes the Hundred Gated Monument to Enduring Craft
A column of prose surveys Thebes in Luxor as perhaps history’s grandest example of durable temple building. It recalls the 238 by 171 foot hypostyle hall at Ammon and 66 foot high monolithic columns, praising Egyptian stonework and Egypt’s memory against modern capitals. The piece notes the city’s temples and sphinx-lined avenues as lasting symbols before shifting to pyramids and a separate campus holiday scene with law students.
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Thebes
Karnak
St. Paul r-St. Peter’s
Cologne
Ammon
Cairo
Alexandria
Egypt
Britain
The
Nile
Ces
Divorce Petitions Describe Abuse and Strain in Three Marriages
Margaret Buckhorn accuses Edward G Buckhorn of refusing meals and making her work in the garden to exhaustion. She cites his temper as the cause of their separation and seeks a divorce from their 1890 Seattle marriage with no children. Bessie Garrett says Andrew G Garrett abused her after their 1905 marriage, including head knocking, choking and striking. Information on William F Smith remains incomplete.
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Margaret Buckhorn
Edward G
Seattle
Bessie Garrett
Andrew G. Garrett
Militia Prepared for Mountain Park and Snyder Stand
Oklahoma City February 15. Militia is held in readiness to rush to Mountain Park and Snyder to contest Swanson county's county seat as Sheriff Daniels Kiowa county reports a critical situation and warns bloodshed may occur. Vir Fos Virginia ad offers new farm rooms at low prices nearby.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Mountain Park
Snyder
Swanson County
Lee Crus
Daniels
Kiowa County
Ginia
Weetiake
Woman linked to Rector's Restaurant Hold-Up
Chicago police probe into a rector's restaurant robbery finds a woman believed in San Francisco who escaped with most of the loot. She dragged accomplices after they tied up Charles Willard and took 3400 dollars. Pioneer woman dies in her Chitoa home. Dr. Maker, dentist, moves to Room 620 Northern Bank Building.
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Chicago
Rector’s
San Francisco
Chas
Willard
William A. Sherman
Alaska
Chitoa
Dr. Maker
Benk Building
Regulate Divorce Debate Affects State Legislature
Olympia reports Senator Piper urged population based apportionment with a constitutional bill but it was tabled 24 to 14. Two divorce bills propose two year residency and delayed final decree. Zednick and Phippe bills limit decree timing. Rath seeks repeal of a two year old antictipping law. Hutchinson introduces corporal punishment ban and whistle prohibition in towns. Straub proposes elected railroad commissioners.
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Olympia
Piper
King County
Heth
Phippe
Zednick
Rath
Hutchinson
Straub
Will of Joseph Filson Probate Provides Conditions
The will probated today in Carlisle provides for a plain funeral with a coffin cost over $25 and lists pallbearers as Prohibitionists or men who will vote to destroy the liquor traffic. The residue goes to Mrs. Pilsop if she keeps her marriage vow to be a loving faithful wife.
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Carlisle
Joseph Filson
A. J. Goddard
Council
Denny Hill
Lake Union
Twelfth Ave
Railroad commission orders safety sign for interurban crossing
The state railroad commission requires the Seattle Everett interurban to display a large red electric sign reading Stop Tram Coming at a grade crossing north of Seattle. The crossing is heavily traveled and a bell system may be defective, prompting the safety measure within about a quarter mile.
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Olympia
State Railroad Commission
Seattle Everett Interurban
Seattle
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Luxor
Pyramids
Bere United States
Denny Hall
Kather M. Smith
My United Pree
Mother Hubbard
Ham
Plains
Umbrell
London
Howe
PIANO
Specia
America
Magnificent
Johnston CO
Washington
Third and University
Aster
Ophthalmology
Sig Enthre
Ana
Gregg
le Des
Griffin's Business College
Second & Pine
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