Cloth Made of Chinese Queues In Houston Textile Plant
In Houston Heights a plant processes Chinese and Japanese hair into cloth used by seed crushing mills and soap stock producers. Hair gathered in China is shipped to Kobe, steam processed, spun, and woven into diagonal or straight weave fabric. The industry arose after a Chinese government edict redirected hair from other uses to textile manufacture.
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Kobe
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Quotations on Bill and his merry wife from Boston Transcript
The Boston Transcript quotes banter about Bill marrying a plump, giggling girl. The dialogue suggests Bill's belief in a wife who is merry and lively. The exchange highlights humorous tone and domestic assumptions.
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Bill
Boston Transcript
Acropolis Pillars Guard Youthful Memories of Athens
Poetical reflection highlights ancient pillars and the Acropolis as guardians of cherished memories from past eras, contrasting grand history with present paths and youthful pathways.
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Athens
Acropolis
Real Homes Not Shacks Is Hope of Architects
Washington report notes the American Institute of Architects finds about half of new houses are not homes. It urges a nationwide effort to educate builders toward small six room homes and highlight plumbing heating lighting and landscaping details.
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Washington
American Institute of Architects
Institute of Architects
Bureau
United States
France Closes Frog Catching Season Amid Extermination Fight
Paris reports a government ban on catching frogs from April 18 to June 18 to protect edible batrachians. Enforcement costs are estimated at about 1 million dollars annually. The measure aims to avert threatened extinction of the frogs.
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Paris
Wife's Diary Wins Divorce for Hubby
London reports a divorce suit where the husband wins as his wife tabled her diary. The diary contains a recipe line and phrases about a love task, reflecting on the case against Mrs Nora C. Endon.
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Hubby
London
Nora C. Eandon
Institute Aims to Improve Homes for Living Quality
The Institute of Architects sees an opportunity to make the average home aesthetically better and more livable, proposing design improvements to enhance appearance and daily comfort for residents.
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Institute of Architect
Love Tragedy in Mine Fire Ends in Poison Attempt
In Jackson California on October 18 a mine disaster at the Argonaut mine killed 47 workers after a 22 day search. Emily Brown, lover of Charley Fitzgerald and mother to his two children, faced loss and social ostracism as another wife surfaced to claim Charley’s estate and the state compensation. Emily attempted suicide by poison but survived with a physician's aid as neighbors lament the tangled fate of love, betrayal, and tragedy.
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Argonaut
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Charley Fitzgerald
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State Industrial Commission
Mrs. Murphy
Thinks Election Is Certain for G O P
Washington report quotes John T. Adams chairman of the Republican National Committee saying renewed prosperity ensures victory in the congressional election. Adams asserts the GOP has already won the race due to economic improvement.
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Washington
John T. Adams
Republican National Committees
Adama
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