Alaska Rail Road Plan Outlined by Engineer Edes
William C. Edes, head of the Alaska railroad commission, argues government building a 500 mile Alaska line is essential to unlock coal, copper and mineral lands. He notes progress since 1915 toward a 1920 completion, with routes from Seward to Kern Creek and onward toward Fairbanks, opening Tanana and Susitna valleys for development.
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Alaska
William C. Edes
Ment Wilsen
Pacific
Northern Railroad
Seward
Kern
Anchorage
Inlet
Kern Creek
Matanuska
Tanana
Susitna
Cook
City council maps budget and contracts. crews face updates
Monday actions by the city council and finance committee approved budget instructions for municipal departments and a $300,000 annual increase. A $1,075 transfer from Cedar Water bond funds will acquire creek lands. Contracts were awarded for a Madison street ferry and paneling walls in four justice courts. An employee suffered a crushed hand at Canal Lumber. Luncheons and Red Cross proceeds were announced. A dry law violation arrest and other local notices followed.
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Cedar Water
King County Commis
Madison St
P. B. Church & Co
Four Justice Courts
Worthen Martin
Andrew Insky
Canal Lumber Company
Union
Plymouth Congrega Church
University
Red Cross
Eugene Lamb
Prie St
Albert A. Beck
Select Service
L. Nakagawa
King St
Miller Freeman
Naval Training Station
Mies Gladys Schuster
Joe Walsh
Queen Anne
Queen Anne H
Seattle Public Library
Pacific Steamship Comets
Alaskun
Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Company
Curacao
Ravalli
Motorman Rockefeller Prefers Saxophone to Stocks and Bonds
Sherwood Rockefeller, a street car motorman in St. Louis, is a cousin of John D. Rockefeller. He resembles the billionaire but dismisses any desire for wealth, saying he is content with his job, family, home, friends, and his saxophone. He has worked for 17 years, rarely missing days, and has no interest in reconnecting with the famed wealth.
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Rockefeller
John D
Saxophone
ST. Louis
Jan
Sherwood Rockefeller
Sherwood D
United Railways
King
Sherwood D.aaid
McAdoo proposes $400 million yearly rail savings
The plan centralizes rail systems under one national line, cuts large salaries and unnecessary executives, eliminates elaborate private agency structures, and reduces coal use through traffic curtailment. It envisions faster car unloading, less back hauling, and a common buying agency to save material costs, while pricing power could push further savings.
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McAdoo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lloyd George Terms Not Ok With Germany
The piece argues liberal opposition to Germany's Russia annexation plans as a hopeful sign to curb German ambitions. It notes Britain's fleet, censorship by Germany, and press manipulation as factors shaping a fragile peace, with US war preparations described as covert and strong.
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Germany
Russia
Teuton
England
Britain
Europe
State Department
United States
Leipsig
Oldest Kentucky hen Dotty dies after hog attack
Dotty the 23 year old hen on John Martin’s farm in Taylor County, near Muldragh Hill, was a favorite flock member and reliable Layer. She recognized her owner’s voice, mothered many chicks, and was reportedly the oldest hen in Kentucky before a hog crushed her during a meal.
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Lebanon
John Martin
Muldraugh Hill
Taylor County
Kentucky
Dotty
Martin
Muskrat Proposed As National Food Source
In Winona Minnesota a report to the association of commerce suggests muskrat meat could ease the national food problem. Trappers say over a million pounds of meat waste annually along the upper Mississippi valley. The muskrat is described as clean and vegetable fed and can be prepared to resemble chicken. Each carcass weighs about one pound.
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Winona
Minn
Jan
Winona Association of Commerce
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Beasts butchered for Kaiser's troops at Hamburg zoo
A fragment reports that thousands of animals from the Hagenbeck Brothers supply zoo in Hamburg were slaughtered and fed to the Kaiser’s soldiers, with lions tigers and leopards among the listed species.
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Hagenbeck Brothers
Hamburg
Germany
January Sale of White Goods Offers Low Priced Yardage
Mussed and soiled white goods described as slightly mussed and soiled for discounted yardage. 27 inch wide fancy voiles and lawns 32 and 36 inch. sale price 15 cents per yard. 2,000 yards of nainsook soft finish offered with limits of 10 yards per customer. 50 dozen seamless bed sheets size 81 by 99 inches with limits of 6 sheets per customer. Lower Main Floor.
Corset Week At Bon Marche Corset Shop
Corset Week features expert corsetiere service with tip-toe displays of standard corsets at alluring prices. Fitters offer advice on right corset choices as spring fashions favor careful waistlines. Featured items include Cluny lace brasieres and American Lady corsets with neats trim and prices from $1.50 to $3.75.
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Bon Marche
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Sammy
Milton Bronner
Washington
Cleon
John Dpd
John
Harvey
Motorman
U.S
Lloyd George
O. K
Manhattan
Second Ave
America
The
Fossard
Emerson Records
Union Street Side
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