Rise of a Messenger Boy to Western Union Chief
Melvidere Brooks rose from a messenger earning eight dollars a month to general manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company. At twelve he was an operator and later led the Western district, then eastern division before the top post. He credits his mother, lifelong hard work, and loyalty to president Robert Glenry for his ascent. Brooks, about fifty, resides at 125 Riverside Drive, New York, with four sons and memberships in several clubs. The piece also notes a new sect in Tl Ils Rusait advocating three and a half workdays per week.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
United States
Melvidere Brooks
New York
Western Union
Brooks
California
Maine
Ufe
Joug Noruer
Burt
Navasota
Waco
el Paso
Galveston
Denver
Jake
Tl Fils
Rusalt
Kustulteh
Don’t Josh the Farmer Seeks Change in Farm Life Appeal
New York manufacturer John A Stewart told a Columbus legislative committee that comic Sunday supplements ridicule farmers and depress agricultural effort. He said many farms are abandoned as older farmers stay and excess food is scarce, urging reforms to make farm life more attractive to boost production and lower prices.
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John A. Stewart
New York
State Agricultural School
Morrisville
N. J
Columbus
Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Vegetarian University Student Tops Class in Strength Tests
Edward Nowak, a Johns Hopkins student in Baltimore, led a class of 55 in a strength test with a high score of 725 of 1000. Two years earlier he became a vegetarian after reading Shelley's poems, saying eggs, bread, fruit, and vegetables keep him from hunger and maintain vigor for sports and long distances.
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Vegetarian University
Edward Novak
Jobns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Nowak
Wien
MINE VICTIMS MUMMIFIED IN CHERRY DISASTER
Eleven victims recovered from a Cherry mine show remarkable preservation, likened to Egyptian mummies. The bodies, found with arms stretched forward, were preserved by three months of dryness and warmth in a section of the mine, described by an inspector as one of the era’s most remarkable incidents.
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He St. Pont
Egypt
Big Flag on Eagle Rock Prompts Immigrant View
Patriotic groups at Montelatr push to raise a 30 foot steel flagpole on Eagle Rock summit for a large American flag. Consent from the Essex county patio commission is needed, with a July 4 ceremony planned. view would be seen by immigrants approaching Liberty Island as the statue comes into sight.
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of Liberty
Montelatr
Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock Park
Essex County Patio Commission
Good Roads Debate Keynotes Grange Session in Pa
The Pennsylvania State Grange held its thirty seventh annual session at the state college with over 2 000 delegates and visitors. A keynote urged farmers to gain influence through legislation while demanding highway reform and revised banking and tax laws to support road building and mortgage financing.
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Pennsylvania State Grange
State College
Creasy
J. L. Holmes
J. T. Allman
Edward Sparks
J. H. McSparran
Legislative Comaltive
The
Grange
Poceicen
Ius
Highway Department
Pennsylvania
Maxter Crousy
Patreus
Cru
Rio
Vermont State Grange Holds 38th Annual Meeting in Burlington
Vermont state grange held its thirty eighth annual meeting in Burlington with over 300 delegates and hundreds of members present. Reports show a permanent fund of 525.01 and year receipts of 14385.10 with 4005.51 paid out. Secretary A A Priest notes growth to 18494 members across 10 granges and 6408 in 24 Pomona granges. State Master FP Stith urged reforms in taxation roads and public education while committees pushed agricultural training and scientific farming. Resolutions supported liquor referendum good roads equal taxation and agricultural education. one agricultural high school and opposition to ship subsidies. Pioneer Orange of Michigan reports 10000 worth of flour purchases in two years.
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Vermont State Grange
Burlington
Grange
Attemdance
Tanee
Neid
A. A. Priest
Pomona
Stith
Morrisville
Committee On Education
Committee of Agriculture
Ortenet
Half Mast Flag Origin and Gentle Humor Snippets
A historical note traces the half mast flag as a symbol of mourning rooted in naval practice. The piece quotes jokes about laughter and hypnotism in marriage, and includes a teacher’s question about the Junius letters with a child’s humorous reply.
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Yale
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John D. Rockefeller
the Grange
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Chatham, N. Y
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Keystone Grange
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Cuthbert
Jin
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Parks
Pulmo
Joetentel
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Fanny
Hhore
Parner Jones
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Mass
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London
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Reston
Philadelphia
Beott
Flo
Sae
Pittsburg Post
Vermont
State Grange
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Michigan
Parson
Alma
Sumer Co
Full Brothers
Sumner Co
Marston Hen
Jersey
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Berkshire Sons
Keystone
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McCormick
Planet
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Mer
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J.D. Helman
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Nies
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Charleston News and Courier
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Junius
Hotel Griswold Fun
Wright House
Fred Rogers
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