Salmon Industry on the Pacific Coast Explains Canning Trade
Elliott Randall details Pacific salmon flows from Alaska and Columbia canneries to Atlantic markets by steamers around Cape Horn, noting water shipments lower freight rates and extensive canning operations. He describes nets, canning, labor, waste, and government rules shaping a vast summer industry reliant on red sockeye and other varieties.
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Binney's Fall Sparks Community Reactions and Plans to Work
Neighbors, relatives, and friends react to Binney failing in business. Comments range from sympathy for Mrs Binney to suspicion of his finances and debt, while Binney vows to find work and move past the ordeal. The tone reflects public judgment, concern for family, and the push to recover.
Author recalls massive word price in a cheeky quote
In a witty exchange with a reporter, a celebrated author recalls earning a staggering sum for a two word phrase. He claims the highest price was one thousand dollars, noting a two word line attracted payment when a bank wrote him a check for two thousand dollars.
Griffin replies to Daily News on freight rate advances
Mr. Griffin defends his stance against the May editorial Back Fire on the Shippers. He argues railroads face rising gross earnings while net profits fall, urging rate increases as needed. Griffin cites Interstate Commerce Commission data and details his Illinois operations and shipments to justify business interest in fair freight charges. Chicago. T. A. GRIFFIN.
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Jy. A. Griffin
Daily News
Chicago Daily News
Mr. Griffin
The
Railway Business Association
Hlinois Manufacturers’ Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
St. Louis
Iimnols Manufacturers’ Association
Illinois
Girls dominate spelling contest in New Orleans public schools
The article notes that most winners in a New Orleans spelling contest are girls, repeating a similar outcome from the previous year. It suggests feminine minds mature earlier and may excel in spelling and related stenography roles, applauding schools for improving student spelling and congratulating the victorious girls.
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New Orleans
Patron taunts waiter over bad orders at restaurant
A patron, after his tenth failed attempt to place an order, mocks the waiter as sport while the waiter retorts that the patron needs a shave, remarking it was not needed when he entered. The exchange shows sharp humor over a dining mishap.
Widow Extends Reception to Militia Captain
A western Kansas town woman invites the captain of the local militia to a Friday evening reception. The captain replies that except for three measles-stricken men the company will attend with pleasure.
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Kansas
The Outing Spirit
The piece urges workers to adopt an outing spirit by accepting challenges, avoiding grumbling, and not overextending. It stresses health, rest, sensible limits, and frugality to ensure enjoyable, responsible outings within means.
Pocket Wireless Invented by Italian Papal Nuncio
The Italian savant Mgr Cerebotan papal nuncio at Munich invented a pocket wireless receiver that can pick up messages from stations within about twenty to thirty miles using only a bobbin of wire and a metallic encased cane.
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Mgr. Cerebotan
Munich
Midas and his gold touch warned by his adviser
The mythic king Midas boasts that future touch turns things to gold while his retinue questions the consequences. He insists on a forthcoming era of wealth, hinting at economic tendencies beyond his years.
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Midas
Puck
Truly Wonderful Climate Ends In Tragic Death For Hyperbole Gassaway
Hyperbole Gassaway travels to a southern California town seeking health gains. He reports feeling ten then twenty years younger, but vanishes and dies after a month of residence. The town's mayor confirms he died from choleranfantum.
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California
Meyer Boosts Navy Reorganization for Efficiency and Savings
Secretary George von Lengerke Meyer leads a Navy Department overhaul aimed at readiness and cost cuts. Improvements include coal saving measures on the Montana, 40 percent water-cost reduction on the Georgia, shipboard repair shops, and an Annapolis marine engineering school to train specialized engineers.
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Navy Department of the
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George von Lengerke Meyer
Navy
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Congress
Taval SorTynIce
Montana
Georgia
School of
Marine Engineering
Annapolis
Moyer
Indiana to back Governor Marshall for 1912 Democratic nomination
Indiana delegates at the 1912 Democratic convention are expected to push Governor Thomas R. Marshall as the party’s presidential nominee. Thomas Taggart, Indiana national committeeman, says Indiana supports Marshall despite Bryan’s popularity, while Kern is favored for senator and New York or Ohio may influence national timing.
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Indiana
Hoosier
Thomas A. Wena
Sigs
Thomas Taggart
Washington
Marshall
Bryan
John W. Kern
Beveridge
New York
Ohio
King George V Forms In Bad Club With Churchill
The article notes King George V barring Winston Churchill from the White House following Churchill's disagreement with the king on policy. It compares the incident to a similar rift with Francis Burton Harrison. Churchill is identified as former president of the board of trade, son of the late Lord Randolph Churchill.
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George V
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Francis Burton Harrison
Congress
New York
Harrison
White House
Marlborough House
King George
Taft
Board of Trade
Lord Randolph Churchill
Leonard Jerome
George Cornwallis- West
From Iowa plow boy to president of great bank
George M. Reynolds, head of Continental and Commercial National banks of Chicago, recalls a life shaped in Iowa cornfields and a career built on unbroken work. He notes nine hour days, no vacations, no vices, and a philosophy of marrying early to blend business with pleasure.
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Iowa
United States
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial National Banks of
Chicago
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