Western Federation convention set for Bellingham in August
Local improvement clubs arrange the annual Western Federation of Improvement Clubs convention to be held in Bellingham on August 10 11 and 12. Nearby reports note a Chicago relief subscription for Torreon massacre victims and a sea lion tragedy in Galveston. Miss Annie S Peck plans an ascent of Aconcagua in the Andes.
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Western Federation of Improvement Clubs
Bellingham
Chicago
Torreon, Mex
Galveston
Tex
New York
Annie
Peck
South Ae
Aconcagua
Beaching Suits Sold By Chicago Store For Women
A Chicago department store offers bathing suits for women described as beaching suits whose color is expected to run when they get wet. The store presents humor in a playful nod to summer wear and waterproofing concerns.
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Chicago
Feuding duel threat and bold citizen actions across towns
In Red Deer police chief was murdered and two suspects allegedly forced to surrender at gunpoint by local Boy Scouts. In Suffield Center a minister stopped a church tower clock to keep babies asleep. In Atlanta a lawyer demands a duel or libel suit costs over a personal quarrel. Copenhagen’s oldest university dates to 1478.
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Red Deer
Alberta
Bell
Suffield Center
Conn
D. R. Kennedy, Jr
Atlanta
B. Feider
Cole Bilease
South Via
Biease
Tennessee and Civil War Era Reflections Across the Nation
The piece recalls Tennessee's delayed secession and its brutal postwar map impact, while U S plans hint at Mexican border troop withdrawals signaling regional conflicts easing. Reports note a large hemp shipment from the Orient, clerical travel fare changes, a bank cashier shortfall, and a Royal Neighbors card social in Cal.
Hudson River tunnel praised as engineering crown
Charles M Jacobs, famed engineer, hailed for tunnel works in England and America with the Hudson River tunnel expected as the career peak. Dr Clinton, at 82, swam ashore with granddaughter Eugenia Glashan after a river fall.
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Charles M. Jacobs
England
America
Hudson River
Rockford, Inl
Clinton
Rock River
Eugenia Glashan
Chicago man hangs himself over friend in attic tragedy
Clement Miller fatally hanged himself in his attic after choosing death rather than living without his friend Karl Stiner. Stiner, who had just ingested carbolic acid, survived the incident in the same house.
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Chicago
Clement Miller
Karl Stiner
Namc King viceroy thanks Seattle for Buford relief
Chang Yin Tun viceroy of Namc King China writes to the Seattle Commercial club praising relief ship Buford for preventing widespread hunger among Geng Bak people. The letter expresses gratitude for the aid and relief efforts.
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Chang Yin Tun
Namc King
China
Seattle Commercial Club
Buford
Westward Travel Spurs Train Service and Tourism Surge
Heavy western travel and scenic routes amid low tourist rates prompt unprecedented coast travel. Many westbound trains run in two sections. King county plans a 50 acre recreation park at Auburn on Stuck River for picnics under County Engineer Morrison. Charles Frederick Adams, New York single tax advocate, addressed the Rotary club on Social Parasit es, praising western progress.
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King County
Auburn
Stuck River
Morrison
Charles Frederick Adams
New York
Rotary Club
Urgill Named Ambassador to Washington
Victoria British Columbia reports Vice Admiral Baron Urgill commander of the Yokosuka naval station will be appointed ambassador to Washington, reflecting a significant postwar diplomatic shift.
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Victoria
B. C
Baron Urgill
Yokosuka Naval Station
Washington
San Franciscan Elopes After St Louis Meeting
Dr Walter V McGilvora of San Francisco an aeroplane expert married Miss Cathryne Sullivan in Clayton after eloping from St Louis. The Catholic wife and Protestant husband wed by a justice of the peace and plan extended travel before returning to San Francisco. McGilvora representing Hall Scott Motor Manufacturing Co assisted in repairs after a Horace Kearney Aeroplane collapse at Kinloch Aviation Field.
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ST. Louis
Walter V. McGilvora
San Francisco
Mise Cathryne Sullivan
Folsomav
Clayton
McGilvera
Hall Scott Motor Manufacturing Co
Pur
Miscellaneous Household Goods Advertised With Prices
An OCR fragment lists a variety of small kitchen items and tools with prices such as 2.24 for a plate water pitcher and 246 for a gas burner. Other entries include nickel plated items priced around 1.76 and a double burner priced at 1.60, with scattered brand-like phrases and unclear product names.
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Benson Horners
Neo
Heeeuies
Pete Singhs Purner
Salt and Pepper Shakers in Satin Silver Plate Design
Pair of silver plated on nickel silver salt and pepper shakers with satin finish and removable glass lining offered for 25 cents.
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Europe
Copenhagen
Denmark
Tennessee
East Tennessee
Memphis
Virginia
United States
Mexico
Saverie
Orient
Pacific
Ghicago
Loyalton
Cal
J. J. O. Miller
Sierra County Bank
Woog's Hall
Curry Optical Co
Trick & Murray
Columbia St
Thomases
Daniel Miller
Zion Lutheran Church of
Ballard
Ita
A. J. Goddard
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
San Franciscan
Walter McGilvora
J. Louis
Horace Kearneye
Kinloch Aviation Field
Bunsen Gas
Pocktm Ave
United Cigar Stores
Chicago, Milwaukee
Puget Sound Railway
City Ticket Office
Cherry
Cascade Mountains
Rock Lake
Columbia River
St. Joe
Missoula Gorge
Rocky Mountains
Montana Canyon
R. W. Calkins
Geo. W. Hibbard
Frederick & Nelson, Inc
He al
Nainsook
Warner’s
Seconarior
Madras
Dresden
Frederick & Nelson
Reed
Bpiret Ploor
Ostermoor
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