Monumental truth outshines stone for Oakes Ames
The Sherman rock memorial to Oakes Ames stands abandoned fourteen miles from the railroad, while his real legacy endures in the Ames shovel and tampers used worldwide. The piece argues that true monuments come from usefulness to others, not grand statues or piles of rock.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Sherman
Oakes Ames
Oukes Ames
Ames
Oakes Amen
Ng Oakes Ames
Forest romance sparks quick marriage for Baumbaugh Patton
In Portland on March 11 Charles W. Baumbaugh and Dr. Bertha W. Patton wed after a three day forest camping trip in Douglas County. They met years ago in a drug store and after roughing it together away from medicine and daily work, Cupid drew them together and they married promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beattie Star
Portland
Ore
Cupid
Charles W. Baumbaugh
Bertha W. Patton
Dr. Patton
Douglas County
Whispers and Parables From a Wandering Column
A collage of quotes and vignettes critiques Batley libel claims, fashion bits about automobile hats and gauntlets, ice in Maine, and boosterish jabs at Rockefeller and railroad rivals. The piece blends editorials, anecdotes, and sly humor from a public square voice.
Incorparations Filed In Olympia March First
New articles of incorporation were filed in Olympia on March 1. The Amyth Contracting Company of Seattle capitalized at 16000. Kina Lumber Company of Bima 940000. Optime Gold and Copper Mining Company of Vancouver 40000. Holly Poultry Company of Beattie 910000. Beacoma Beach Improvement Company of Beattie 166600. Atiag Realty Company of Seattle 10000. Names include Hydney s of the Mothertint Episcopal Church and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
T J. Rourke
J. K Murphy
Holly Poultry Company
Beattie
John A. Amen Edgar
Madiey
William FP. Day
Beacoma Each Improvement Company
Three Tree Point
L. Frank Brown
Charles B Crane
A. M. Brookes
J. & Orr
M. B. Crane
George H. Law
L. L Gregory
Atiag Realty Company
Seattie
G. A. Lauche
J. Edward Thanas
P. HM. Hurdette
W. I. Rhodes
Snowstorm Paralyzes New Jersey Coast and Philadelphia
A heavy March snowstorm swept the East with 16 hours of continuous snowfall along the New Jersey coast and Philadelphia, leaving an average depth of seven inches. The storm disrupted travel and drifted into surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beripps Telegraph Service
Pittsburg
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Bessie Johnson Engaged to Milanese Freddo Mariani
Announcement from Cleveland dated March 11 reveals the engagement of Miss Bessie Johnson daughter of Mayor Tom L Johnson to Frederico Mariani of Milan Italy. The engagement had been rumored two months earlier when Mariani visited Cleveland to meet her family. The article notes the publication of the rumor and the subsequent denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Cleveland
Ohio
Mins Bessie Johnson
Tom L. Johnson
Frederico Mariani
Milan
Italy
Mariani
Mancee
Bessie Johnson
Monte Carlo Romance Leads to European-Gated Wedding
The couple plans a forthcoming wedding within three months and a honeymoon partly in America before traveling to Italy. The introduction and ardent courtship are noted, with family ties referenced and a refined social context implied by the notation at 206 Eitel building and the Main 6266 contact.
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Monte Carlo
Mariant
America
Baker, Dential
Eitel Building
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Independent
Sunset Main
Mallart
Leonard
Hewitt
M. Eonte Ween
Weatti
Washington
Caah
Luxor
Egypt
Nile
Mesopotamia
Thebes
Anaxagoras
Archimedes
Greece
Diogenes
Athens
Hiero
Epictetus
Baunbaugh
Pat
Texas
Batley
Josh Wise
Maine
Star Dust
Ee Ee
Soba D. Hochfeller
H. Harriman
States
John D. Rockefeller
New York Central
Maelf
Broadhurst System
J. Redelsheimer & CO
Col
Columbia St
Flere
London
Hammond
Eastern Outfitting Company, Inc
Union
Ft Bnap
Truswell
Roth
Wallace
Seattle
Hamilton-Brown Shoes
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