Geography Lesson in Passing Motors
A National Geographic Society bulletin surveys motor license plates across the United States and abroad. It notes plates advertise state features and resources, with examples from South Carolina, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Texas, Delaware, Louisiana, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cuba
Hawaii
Haiti
Canal Zone
Philippines
National Geographic Society
South Carolina
S. C
Arizona
United States
Pennsylvania
Texas
Lone Star
Delaware
Thomas Jefferson
Massachusetts
Louisiana
Kentucky
Blue Grass
New Jersey
Beggar Rivalry Sways Quebec City In Old Town Tale
In Quebec City beggars divide into regulars and occasionals with donations moving toward organized charities. Campette a prosperous street figure near the Capitol theater, claims wealth and property while Trottier, a jailed former beggar set for execution, cites daily takings of eight to twelve dollars. Public response shifts away from individual alms to organized relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebéc
Bebe Emond
Campette
Capitol Theater
Quebec
St. Sauveur
Hag Leat
Chicoutimi
Philippe Trottier
Trottier
Marie Anne Webster
Woman’s dog pays fine from bank like a man
Mrs Minnie Fontaine, 30, received a suspended sentence for having her dog Frenchy in the street unmuzzled. Magistrate Casey warned of fines on repeat. She quips that her dog has money in the bank, kept in a iron bank marked Preachy to buy the dog's sweetmeats.
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Dog
New York
Minnie Fontaine
Frenchy
Casey
Banking Act Forces Depositors To Move Funds
Washington reports that the Glass-Steagall banking law bans interest on demand deposit balances but allows interest on time deposits. Banks see depositors shifting money from checking to time deposits, prompting concern over how banks will readjust practices.
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William.bryckart
Washington
Seattle roots, Washington growth through pioneer era
A National Geographic recap traces Washington State's rise from 1851 pioneer camps to a modern economy. It links Seattle’s birth to lumber, fishing, and agriculture, notes Spokane’s 1981 centennial, and highlights Lynden tulip farming, Bellingham’s port and canneries, and Wenatchee Yakima apple power.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU Service
Washington
Elliott Bay
Puget. Sound
Sound
Dunois Prairies
Seattle
Commonwealth of Washington
Evergreen State
Spokane
United States
Washington Territory
Evergreen
Olympic Peninsula
Jefferson County
Peninsula
Holland
America
Mount Baker
Puget Sound
Lynden
A. Jolly
Bellingham
State Normal Schools
Chuckanut Marine
Bellingham Bay
San Juan Islands
Whatcom County
Tacoma
Commencement Bay
Antarctic
Puyallup
Yakima
Wenatchee
Er. Teicher
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Mississippi
Washington State
Montana
New Mexico
Koniaa
Denion
Madenet
Alabama
Apr Coe
District of Columbia
Minnesota
Texas University
Texas A. & M. College
Jack. Lovelock
Oxford University
Princeton
Morelia Oldham
Traverse City
Mich
Tereira
Roosevelt
Quebec -Mendicant
Birthplace
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