Empty Hawaiian throne room recalls Liliuokalani’s reign
In the Capitol at Honolulu a throne room under the American flag recalls Queen Liliuokalani. She abdicated after Hawaii’s 1898 annexation and protested U S troops' role. The ex-queen devoted life to poetry education and charity, founding a trust for orphanages.
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America
Capitol
Honolulu
Liluokalani
United States
Hawaii
Liliuokalani
Sanford B. Dole
Cleveland
Raccoons Like Humans in Footwork and Feistiness
The Indianapolis News notes the raccoon wakes from winter sleep and is as lean as a bear. It hunts crayfish, frogs, fish, snakes, turtles, and mussels early, then fruit, corn, birds, and poultry. it dwells near streams and washes food before eating. It is valued for fur, clever, tame, and hard to outfight by dogs.
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Brother Coon
Indianapolis News
Nicknames of Presidents from Early American Leaders
A list of presidential nicknames includes Washington Father of His Country Jefferson Red Fox Madison Father of the Constitution J Q Adams Old Man Eloquent Jackson Old Hickory W H Harrison Tippecanoe Polk Young Hickory Taylor Old Rough and Ready Pierce Handsome Frank Buchanan Old Public Functionary Lincoln Honest Abe Johnson Tennessee Tailor Grant Hero of Appomattox Hayes The Hero of 77 Garfield Canal Bay Cleveland Tell the Truth Benjamin Harrison Grandpa's Grandson T R Roosevelt Rough Rider Wilson Professor Coolidge Silent Cal Hoover Engineer
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Washington
Jefferson
Red Fox
Madison
J. Q. Adams
Jackson
Hickory
W. H. Harrison
Tippecanoe
Polk
Taylor
Pierce
Frank
Buchannan
Lincoln
Abe
Johnson
Tennessee
Grant
Appomattox
Hayes
Garfield
Canal Bay
Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
T. R. Roosevelt
Wilson
Coolidge
Cal
Hoover
Early Traveling Carnivals Reach Colonial America
The record notes English showmen bringing small troupes to the United States in colonial times. Rickets' circus played Greenwich theater in New York in 1795. Rufus Welch is cited as an early American showman. The Mt Pitt circus opened on Broome Street in 1826 in a 3500 seat building, said to be America’s largest at the time. L B Lent's New York circus toured on canvas in the 1860s and 1870s, first to travel by rail.
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United States
Ricketts’ Circus
Greenwich Theater
The
Battery
New York
Rufus Welch
Mt. Pitt
Broome Street
America
L. B. Lent
New York Circus
A Few Abbreviations in Historical Notation
A compact glossary explains common abbreviations such as R S V P A C and G H Q used in archival texts. It notes terms including Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and British West Indies with brief meanings and context for researchers.
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V. P
A.N
A. C
New Zealand
N. B
British West Indies
V. C
Victoria Cross
The
Senate and People of Rome
Ku Klux Klan
Q. V
Confederate States of America
L. C
I. H
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Children
GO Q. D
SO S
Fruit as Food Delights and Nutritional Roles
The article explains why people eat fruit outlining aesthetic appeal and physiological benefits. It notes fruits provide nutritive value and dietary functions, including delicate fiber for digestive bulk and an overall alkaline reaction despite ideas of acidity.
Caverns Beneath Upper New York Rock History Unearthed
Fishermen pull up old boots strange fish and bottles from ocean floors this report explains caves lie beneath Upper New York state once an ocean bed near Cobleskill and Howe Caverns formed through million years of limestone erosion stalactites grow at about one inch per century and resemble icicles in the caverns
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New York State
Cobles Ail
Howe Caverns
Mediterranean Cork Oak Supplies World Cork Stoppers
Cork stoppers come from the bark of cork oaks in the Mediterranean region, especially Spain and Portugal. Trees reach 20 to 60 feet, with trunks up to three feet in diameter, yielding first cork after 20 to 25 years and living about 150 years. A crop is harvested every eight to ten years, with cork also used for nets floats life belts and shoe soles. The cork tree has been planted in England and can grow in parts of the United States.
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Spain
Portugal
England
United States
Philadelphia — Inquirer
Flowering Dogwood a Common Eastern US Tree
The flowering dogwood Cornus Florida grows across the eastern United States with about fifty species worldwide. It combines hardness, toughness, fine texture, and wear resistance, making it valuable for shuttles, bobbins, golf club heads, shoe lasts, and other small tools. Over 90 percent of dogwood used commercially becomes shuttle products.
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Florida
United States
Discovery of Hot Springs Arkansas and Its Thermal Waters
The Hot Springs area in Arkansas was reportedly known to De Soto in 1541 who found tribes using the springs for healing. After the Civil War General John A. Logan praised the thermal springs. In 1938 the government completed an army and navy hospital at Hot Springs. Forty seven springs remain under government control, bubbling millions of gallons daily with temperatures from 47 to 147 degrees.
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Hot Springs
Ark
de Soto
John A. Logan
Army and Navy
Paint and Ceiling Height in Modernizing Older Homes
The article explains how ceiling and wall tones affect perceived height. A cream ceiling in a high room can appear to fade and seem taller, while a darker ceiling than the walls draws the ceiling down and visually lowers the space.
A Scotch Verdict Not Proven in Criminal Trials
A jury in a Scottish criminal trial may return a verdict of not proven. If not proven is returned, the defendant cannot be retried on the same charge.
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Scotland
Land Banks Return to Cash Loans Reversing Bond Practice
Federal Land Bank systems across districts will resume cash loans, ending use of bonds from the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation. President Charles Parker cites stable bond markets and government guarantees enabling cash disbursements to farmers. In Redding, E L McAllister faces burglary charges with a judge noting sentence terms.
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Federal Land Bank
Land Banks
Farm Credit Administration
United States
Land Bank
Commissioner
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Charles Parker
Oakland
Washington
Parker
Federal Farm
Mortgage Corporation
Cottonwood Girl Survives 40-Foot Fall Into Bear River
Phyllis Satter, 12, slid from a swing and plunged forty feet into Bear River. She bounced off a boulder into the water and suffered critical injuries but is expected to recover.
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Phyllis Satter
Bear River
No More Merry Dancing on Old Avignon Bridge
A Boston Globe writer recalls Avignon in France as the City of the Popes with its Papal palace and ruins. The famed bridge is in ruins for 250 years while daily life continues with cultural sights and a bloodless cocarde bull game featuring rosette snatching.
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Avignon
France
Boston Globe
Papal Palace
Europe
Rome
Rhone
Hypnotism Gains Official Acceptance After Earlier Rejection
Aldous Huxley notes in Forum and Century Magazine that had chloroform been delayed by twenty years hypnotism might have become a faster reliable form of psychological anesthesia. It was disreputable after 1848 until 1892 when the British Medical Association officially admitted its existence and allowed its use.
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Aldous Huxley
Forum
Century Magazine
Braid
British Medical Association
McClellan’s postwar career and 1886 death
After surrendering the Army of the Potomac to Burnside McClellan left command as the President relieved him. He was nominated for President in 1864 by Democrats who opposed the war though he supported vigorous Union action. He won 21 electoral votes to Lincoln’s 212, resigned in September, went to Europe until 1868, then lived in New York and was New Jersey governor in 1877. He died in 1886.
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McClellan
Army of the Potomac
Burnside
Democratic Party
Lincoln
Europe
New York
New Jersey
Birthday Party At Stone Home For Roma Stone
A birthday party was held at the Woods Stone home for Roma Stone daughter of Mr and Mrs Stone. Guests included Roma two little cousins Doris and Russell Stone David Grumbles and Winifred Wiebe. The day featured swimming and play.
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Stone Home
Woods Stone Home
Roma
Madigan Goes East for Joe Madigan Chooses Chicago Job
Coach Edward Slip Madigan of St Marys, fourth in a national poll, arrives in Chicago to join Coach Thomas of Alabama as assistant. The top four vote getters prepare All-Americans for a Soldiers Field exhibition vs the Chicago Bears on August 29. Thomas led with 2,492,299 votes, followed by Bachman of Michigan State 2,317,560, Dr C W A of Wisconsin 2,280,418, and another entrant 2,229,103.
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Edward “Slip’ Madigan
Chicago
Charles Bachman
Michigan State
Dr.c. W. A
Wisconsin
Digan
Reunion After 27 Years Binds Hogan Brothers
In Red Bluff Scott Hogan reunited with his brother Kurt after a 27 year separation. Kurt, living in the Philippines, had previously learned of his kin only through correspondence. A shared interest in their case sparked renewed contact and a family reunion.
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Red Bluff
Scott Hogan
Kurt
Philippines
California Implements Strict Duck Season Reforms
President Roosevelt approves new regulations to cut duck take by about 50 percent this season. Shooting restricted to 7 am to 4 pm, baited land and decoys banned, auto loading shotguns limited, and triple shell use curtailed. Bag limits adjust for geese brant and other species with mourning dove season set October 1 to January 15. Band tailed pigeons allowed December 1 to 15.
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Ee J. N. Ling
Biological Survey
California
Beoe
Roosevelt
Darling
Brant
Santa Paulan to Lead State Legion in Fresno Vote
Dan Emmett of Santa Paula was elected commander of the American Legion on the fourteenth ballot at the Fresno convention, a prominent former legislator and Legionnaire.
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Dan Emmett
Santa Paula
American Legion
Fresno
Classified Advertisements Rates For One Cent Per Word
One cent per word for a single insertion or two cents per word for three insertions.minimum charge for one insertion 25c for three insertions 50 cents for longer runs.
Goose feathers for sale near Shafter</br>
North Dakota goose feathers in good light quality offered at 1 dollar per pound. Contact Mrs. Conrad Ebel, located one and a half miles west of Shafter on Laredo road.
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North Dakota
Conrad Ebel
Shafter
Laredo Road
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