Moscow Tour Warns Of Bell And Church Oddities
Round the World Story No 21 chronicles stay at home tourists viewing Moscow. It highlights the Kremlin with its 18 towers and 34 bells, the giant treasure bell on a Kremlin pedestal, Red Square, and Saint Basil's Church famed as the ugliest building. It notes Moscow as Russia’s center of textiles and rail trade, and mentions the transfer to Stockholm.
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Moscow
Russia
St. Petersburg
Kremlin
St. Michael
Ivan the Great
St. Vasili
Basil
Senator Clark
Fifth Av
New York
Birthday of William Jordan Sparks Governors Club Work
A long-ago idea organized by William George Jordan now marks an annual gathering of governor figures. Jordan, 47, once editor at Ladies' Home, leads the group with plans to expand its work and influence each year.
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House of Governors
William George Jordan
William
Ladies’ Home
Jordan
Hayti executions pressed for intercession by powers
Port au Prince reports foreign powers are urged to intervene to halt executions of suspected revolutionists by President Simons government. British consul general E. P. Murray has asked England to intercede, while residents safeguarding American interests appeal to Secretary Knox to protest.
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Port AU Prince
Hayti
Simon
E. P. Murray
Ena@land
Knox
White doctor leads Negro colony to refuge halted at river
A Muskogee physician Dr Mary McKay heads a group of 20 negro families toward a self governed settlement described as paradise. United States troops stopped and refused entry to cross the river at Laredo Texas, delaying the project.
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Muskogee
Okla
Mary McKay
Laredo
Tex
Last survivor of Perry fleet dies in Sandusky
Jas. A. West, once said to be the last survivor among the crews of the vessels in Commodore Perry s 1853 Japan visit, died in Sandusky on March 6. He was present at the famous expedition and witnessed the opening of Japan to the West. West aged unknown. The passing marks a historic link to the 1850s maritime diplomacy.
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Sandusky
Jas. A. West
Commodore Perry
Japan
Salvation Army Officers Visit Tafts White House
Commander Evangeline Booth head of the Salvation Army in the United States and about 100 officers attended a Washington conference. President Taft received them at the White House and offered a brief speech praising the organization's work and expressing his and Mrs Taft's hearty sympathy.
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Lassie
Washington, D. C
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
Washington
Taft
White House
Mra. Taft
Labor Notes and City Ordinance on Eight-hour Day
Labor notes show 28 Seattle shops run eight hours. Unionists attack Japanese treaty as a blow to white labor on the Pacific coast. Proposition 8 Ordinance 20016 heads to a Tuesday vote, drafted by Electrical Workers with city council input, backed by the Central Labor Council. Hughes amendment to the naval appropriations bill would enforce eight hours on government-constructed ships, affecting about 253,000 workers now on ten-hour days.
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Seattle
Electrical Workers’ Union
Central Labor Council
Hughes
House of Representatives
Minn. Prohibitionist Senator Lobect Speaks on Liquor Traffic
Ge E Lobect, the first state senator elected in Minnesota on the prohibition ticket, spoke yesterday at 4 pm in IL O G T hall at 1100 Virginia St. on The Liquor Traffic and White Slavery, presenting a lecture to attendees.
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Ge. E. Lobect
Minnesota
IL. O
March 6 1886 at the Alamo ends the Texan bid
On March 6 1886 Hon David Crockett former Tennessee congressman and Hon Jammer Bowie inventor of the Bowie knife led adventurers seeking fame in Texas. They were shot by Spanish bullets on the Alamo steps in San Antonio. The Alamo once a mission, then a symbol of death rather than faith. An ad at Virgietas Vim cinta near Weststeheav- offers new models at low prices.
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David Crockett
Tennessee
Jammer Bowie
Texas
San Antonio
Alamo
Unusual Savings on Useful House Furnishings
An Excelsior Weeders Special offers 70¢ retinned claws and black enamel wood handle. Empire Clothes Drier Special 50 features maple oil finish and ten 22 inch arms. Sanitary Link Strainers Special 10¢ Japanned blue to fit sink corner. Nickel Plated Tea Kettles Special 1.00 six quart, heavy copper nickel plated, double seamed. World Beater Special 5¢ versatile for whipping cream or eggs in one minute. Crown Queen Broom Special 45¢ high grade corn. Rattan Clothes Hampers Special 2.75 covered and sturdy. Elite Braided Carp Beaters Special 15¢ galvanized steel with metal handle.
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Excelsior Weeders
Empire Clothes
Bissell Carpet Sweepers Promote Easy Home Cleaning
A vintage advertisement touts Bissell carpet sweepers as essential for homes, claiming quiet operation and thorough cleaning of lint, crumbs, matches, threads, and scraps. It lists models and prices including Club, Grand, American Queen, and Grand Rapids variants with cyco bearings and finishes.
Unusual Clearance Rugs Offer Special Prices
Unusual values in clearance items include one 8-8x11 tapestry rug for 7.50 and one 8-3x10-6 body Brussels rug for 20.00. Three German Saxon rugs at 40.00, one 8-3x10-6 Wilton 22.50, one 88x12 seamless tapestry 12.00, two 6x9 rag rugs 8.50, two 8x10 rag rugs 12.75, and three 9x12 rag rugs 16.50, Third Floor.
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Stockholm
Oscow
Liberia
Weetsteheav
Intere
Spinning’s. Bargain Store
Bannerer
Poorth Avenue
Rookr
Frederick & Nelson
Uel
Frederick & Nelson, Inc
Purnitere
Bissell
Grand Rapids
Victoria
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