Skagit Project to Be Probed Before Bond Approvals
City council and the special coal commission agreed on a thorough survey of the Skagit hydroelectric project before authorizing additional bond issues. They pressed for a local coal substitute at Lake Union to gauge if the Skagit output could render the steam plant unnecessary, warning of potential losses of over 20 million dollars in miners wages without a revived local coal market.
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Philip Tindall
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Pipe of tobacco lasts two hours at fair
London June 10 In a tobacco fair contest R Woodcock smoked a pipe for two hours five minutes narrowly missing the 1907 record by seven minutes The second prize went to H Holland who held out for one hour and 28 minutes
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London
R. Woodcock
H. Holland
All-Women City Council Planned for Highwood
Chicago suburb Highwood will form a city council entirely of women. Mayor Welsh, elected, stated as a married man he trusts how sanely women run things, backing the gender shift.
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Chicago
Highwood
Welsh
Woman Mayor of Missouri Elected After Child Problem
In St James Missouri Mrs Mayme Ousley earned the first woman mayor after rescuing a troublesome boy Jimmie Blank from jail at Rolla. Needing to reform him the town rallied as she rushed to bring him home. A crowd greeted her at the station with wide curiosity.
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Mayme Ousley
Jimmie Blank
Rolla
Reform School
Jimmie
Nautical Rhyme Restrictions by Frances Boardman
A self aware verse explains avoiding nautical topics in everyday verse. The author notes restraint until maritime phrases and ship terms, then chooses inland themes to share poetry publicly. The tone is playful yet instructional about content boundaries.
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Frances Boardman
Merchants Exhibit Gains Early Support at Mellat Terminal
Rapid progress is reported for space reservations at the Mellat terminal for the Northwest Merchants exhibit set for July 25 to 30. Of 226 booths, 110 have been taken, said Charles Tt. Billa, exhibit committee chairman.
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Mellat
Charles Tt. Billa
Chamber of Commerce
Sales Managers’ Association
Seattie
Isaiah prophecy fulfilled as shells repurposed for auto parts
In Fairmont West Virginia on June 10 reports that the Isaiah prophecy is being fulfilled at West Virginia Metal Products. Empty shells from French 75s and German guns are melted into brass rolls and strips for automobile radiators and other uses. Millions of rifle shells are diverted from war to peaceful industry.
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W. Va
West Virginia Metal Products Corporation
Monte Carlo Smiles Has a Bumper Crop
Paris reports a bumper Monte Carlo season with receipts of 6.9 million dollars, 1.2 million more than last year, and a net profit of 2.2 million. Unofficial figures suggest about 650 thousand dollars was tipped to croupiers by winners.
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Monte Carlo
Paris
Cuts His Wife Off With $1 in His Will
Walter D. Gershman, who died in Paris last June, left his wife only $1 in his will. He stated the provision was deliberate and advised her not to contest. Most of the estate went to his mother.
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New York
Walter D. Gershman
Paris
Graceful smoking contest crowns debutante as mayor
In Paris a daily women’s smoking contest awarded points for grace and cigarette color matching outfits. Mrs. Ousley, 34 and nicknamed Granny, won by eight votes and vows municipal reforms. Her dentist-husband once led a baseball team where she was the chief rooter.
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Ousley Saye
Granny
The Ahads Top World’s Best Animal Trackers Says Historian
Natives of Janun India the Ahads are hailed as the most skilled animal trackers globally by researchers noting their long tradition of tracking. Their methods rely on careful observation of tracks scents and terrain. Local elders credit generations of knowledge in forested regions.
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Ahads
Janun, India
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