Wireless stations to span coast to coast from Maine to Nome
United States Wireless Company plans a continuous chain of coast to coast stations from Maine to Panama and across to Nome. Key posts at Ketchikan and Katalla will begin immediately, expanding Alaska town communications and linking remote communities to the wider world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Wireless Company
Auntie Coast
Maine
Panama
Pacific
Canal Zone
Nome
Ketchikan
Katalla
Alaska
Seward
United States
United Wireless
Blind Tom Prodigy Passes After Four Decades Before Public
The obituary recalls Blind Tom born 1849 to enslaved parents. He was blind and demonstrated extraordinary auditory memory, imitating sounds and playing piano after hearing music. He could recall about 5000 pieces and performed with remarkable accuracy, often describing tunes as the birds or trees speaking to him.
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Tom
Fem Mber
Blind Tom
The Best Are Left
A brief fragment notes a recurring theme about competition leaving the best individuals or teams remaining. The text is sparse and does not provide clear names, places, dates, or outcomes.
Few of the Best Still Left in Seward Music Event
A Moore's hall concert directed by Mrs. E. E. Hale showcased Seward's educated refined and musical citizens. Mrs. F Updegraf delivered a piano solo though not a resident of Seward, and all performers earned enthusiastic encores. The piece praised ongoing literary and musical efforts by Seward ladies and suggested a hopeful future for the town.
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Seward
Moore’s Hall
E. E. Hale
Valdez Rally Shows Preference for Delegate Cale Over Governor
A Valdez meeting Tuesday night demonstrated strong support for Thomas Cale as delegate to Congress and opposition to Governor Hoggatt. Voters in Seward urged a swift, unified stance ahead of Alaska’s August 11 election, praising Cale’s two-year record and urging return to Congress to continue his service for the territory.
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Valdez
Thomas Cale
Congress
Hoggatt
Alaska
Cale
Seward
Tafts Nomination Seen On First Ballot By Republicans
Analysis notes Roosevelt backed Taft for the presidency and anticipated Taft’s nomination by the Republican party. The piece argues Roosevelt’s political skill and mass support make Taft’s selection almost a foregone conclusion and suggests Taft would carry forward his predecessor’s policies.
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Am Hl. Taft
Thurish Smnoon
Roosevelt
University of Rochester
New York
Chi Politi
United States
William H. Taft
Republican Party
Mr. Taft
Roosevelt Likely To Lead With Less Opposition
The text argues Mr Roosevelt may administer government with reduced antagonism, suggesting the Republican party, aided by a popular presidential candidate, should secure victory in November and that business interests nationwide will improve from now on.
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Roosevelt
Republican Party
Government Seizures Hint at Revenue Law Probes
A Washington report notes planned prosecutions for internal revenue infractions across the U S. Officers seized cigars at two stores for removing stamp tops, a move the piece says risks overreach and urges dealers to avoid even appearances of evading taxes.
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Washington, D. C
Internal Revenue Department
Internal Revenue
United States
Back To The Fatherland Emigration Shifts In 1908
The article notes a renewed German re migration to Germany as emigration to America slows. The Hamburg American line Bluecher carried 1400 steerage passengers, with more ships expected. Early 1908 shows about 50 000 fewer emigrants leaving Hamburg for New York compared with 1907. The North German Lloyd line sees 70 000 fewer departures.
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America
Germany
Hamburg
New York
Lloyd
Alphabet in Bible Verses Cited by London Globe
The London Globe notes that Ezra chapter seven verse twenty one contains every English letter and Zephaniah chapter three verse eight contains all Hebrew letters including finals, highlighting curious pangram clues in scripture.
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Ezra
Artaxer
Xes
Zephaniah
London Globe
Navy orders 40000 lbs chocolate for Pacific fleet
The Navy Department orders another 40,000 pounds of high grade chocolate bonbons for the Pacific fleet to be delivered in San Francisco before sailing for the Orient. Purity flavor and keeping qualities are stressed with tin-foil wrapped bonbons packed in air-tight tins to resist heat and salt air.
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Navy Department
San Francisco
Orient
Tropics
Jack
Tornado Drowns 400 Fishermen. Coast Devastated
A fierce tornado offshore drowned about 400 fishermen and wrecked their boats along the coast near Tokio. The disaster struck early this morning as crews battled rising seas and salvage operations begin amid widespread destruction.
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Tokio
Profit and Loss Magazine Promotes Free Sample Copy
Profit and Loss, a Western finance publication, seeks investors with promises of independent reporting and free sample copies. It claims no mining stocks to sell, offers clubbing deals on other publications, and invites readers to request a sample by mailing to 171 California St Denver Colorado.
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Profit and Loss Magazine
Weekly Weather Record for Week Ending
Weather record summarizes weekly conditions for the period ending with notes on temperature ranges, precipitation totals, and notable extremes. Observations include daily highs and lows, rainfall amounts, and miscellaneous meteorological remarks from local stations.
Chrome mining in Asia Minor faces decline due to outdated methods
Chrome has long been mined in Asia Minor with transport by donkeys and camels from 4000 to 5000 foot mountains to markets. Once valued at about £20 a ton near Smyrna, it now fetches a small price and is seldom profitable, as Turkish deposits have not adopted modern machinery, risking a drop in production as world supply grows.
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Asia Minor
Smyrna
Turkey
Two Cent Postage Pact Between England and U S
An agreement signed by British and American representatives establishes a two cent postage rate for letters carried between the United States and England starting October 1. The same rate will apply for mail between England and this country.
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Washington
England
United States
Forests slow wind in leeward shadow, study finds
The Meteorological Institute of Roumania reports forests reduce wind speed up to 330 feet downwind, lowering Beaufort force by one degree within 164 to 330 feet, with speeds rebounding past 1,040 feet. The study highlights wind buffering as a major forest effect.
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Meteorological Institute of
Roumania
Philadelphia
Useful Friends and Utility in Society
A quote from The Gentlewoman asserts that people are loved for utility rather than goodness or beauty. It argues that social ties endure only if others prove useful, and if not there is little reason for continued acquaintance.
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Seward Gateway
Gateway Publishing CO
Taft
Brown & Hawkins
Stetson
California
St. Denver, Colo
Jane Ev
Asia
J. D. Sheldon
Cache Creek
Kahilna River
Cook Inlet
Territory of
T. R. Wilson
Ohio
Agister
Alaska Transfer Company
United States Commissioner's Court For the
Territory of Alaska
Kenai Precinct
George West
H. H. Hildreth
Bank
H. Hildreth
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