Florida Land Boom At Burbank Ocala Colony Thrives
Charles H. Sieg pioneers Florida settlement, drawing thousands to Marion County. New towns rise along the Ocala line as settlers from across North America farm, build, and invest in Marion County from St Johns Park to Jacksonville Heights.
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Florida
Charles H. Sieg
St. Johns Park
Bieg
Jacksonville Heights
St. Johnns Park
Ocala
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line
Nies
Sieg
Burbank- Ocala
North American
Burbank-Ocala
New
Chas H. Sieg
Marion County
Tampa
Burbank-Ocala Colony Lands Sold With 49 Month Plan
An interview cites rapid land sales and strong settler interest in the Burbank-Ocala Colony in Marion County. Chas H Sieg is authorized to sell with a refundable guarantee and 6 percent interest, at 25 dollars per acre with 50 cent down and 50 cents per acre monthly for up to 49 months.
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Burbank-Ocala
New South Farm & Home Company
Chas. H. Sieg
Florida Free Book Coupon Request For Ten Acres and Freedom
The reader asks for a complimentary copy of Ten Acres and Freedom describing Burbank Ocala Colony farms in Marion County Florida. The note states no farm purchase intention and requests thorough reading. Name is provided by the writer.
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Florida
Marion County
Burbank-Ocala Colony
Burbank-Ocala
Chas H. Sieg
Sight Seeing With Reservations at Grand Central
A couple exits Grand Central, drawing amused stares from bystanders. The elderly man carries a carpet bag and bulging umbrella, while the woman cryptically warns that some sights may be beyond them, hinting at a humorous, wary chase through New York.
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Grand Central Station
Uncle Josh
New York
Maria
Silas
Lippincott’s
Most Drummers Bet On Pushing Line Goods
In a hotel lobby a group of drummers argued over whose firm had the most staff pushing its goods. A silent drummer accepted the bet and took the stake as he slipped away, while a note mentions the Thames influencing the base of St Pauls.
General Chanzy Sinks in Mediterranean Storm Off Minorca
The TransAtlantic steamer General Chanzy wrecked after being driven off course in a fierce Thursday night storm near Minorca. Only one of 157 aboard, Algerian customs officer Marcel Rodel, survived, rescued by a fisherman and hospitalized at Ciudadela.
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Palma
Majorca
Mediterranean Sea
trans-Atlantic Steamship Company
General Chanzy
Minorca
Marcel Rodel
Ciudadela
Cayol
Algeria
Green
Stakely
Marseilles
Algiers
Spain
Balearic Islands
Francis Dufor
Chanzy
Balearic Archipelago
Ciudadelia
Rodel
Ingersoll Estate Gets Legal Services Value Ruling
Mrs. R G Ingersoll wins a Massachusetts decree awarding 170000 in legal service value from the estate of Andrew J Davis once held by Col Robert G Ingersoll. The Massachusetts portion is part of a 900000 estate, with the case heading to the United States circuit court after years of litigation.
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R. G. Ingeraghi
Boston
Mass
Robert G. Ingersoll
Hammond
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Ingersoll
Massachusetts
Andrew J. Davis
Butte, Mont
Col. Ingersoll
United States Circuit Court
Richmond executes Howard Little for multiple murders
Howard Little was put to death by electric chair at dawn in the state penitentiary for the September murders of Mrs Betsy Justis, her son in law George Meadows, and his wife and three children near Hurley Buchanan county. Willie Blake received a death sentence for an attempted rape on Mrs J A Jernigan of Bowlers Hill Norfolk county.
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Little
Richmond
Howard Little
Betsy Justis
George Meadows
Hurley
Buchanan County
Willie Blake
J. A. Jernigan
Bowlers Hill
Norfolk County
Shackleton to sail for U S lecture tour and Alaska trip
Lieutenant E H Shackleton the south polar explorer will sail for the United States on March 19. After a lecture tour he plans an extended hunting trip in northern Alaska with five friends. The party does not intend to explore the north polar regions as some reports claimed.
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Shackleton
U. S. London
E. H. Shackleton
United States
Alaska
North Polar
Bryans Compelled to Move to Lower Altitude
William Jennings Bryan and his family leave La Paz due to thin air. They test for Santiago, Chile, plan to arrive Saturday at Antofagasta and then proceed southward to Santiago.
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Bryans
la Paz
Bolivia
William. Jennings Bryan
Santiago
Chile
Antofagasta
Open settlement for 1.4 million acres in Eastern Montana
Secretary Ballinger orders 1 400 000 acres of land in Eastern Montana opened to white settlers. The tract, withdrawn to allot to the Rocky Boy Indians, holds prime Valley County land with 20 30 bushel wheat yields and 40 70 bushel oats. Over 8 000 160 acre home sites laid out, more than the Flathead Spokane and Coeur d Alene reservations combined.
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Ballinger
Montana
Rocky Boy
Valley County
Flathead
Spokane
Coeur d’Alene
The Wonderful Y M C A World Wide Success
Leslie's Weekly lauds the Y M C A for a decade of rapid growth and vast funding, noting millions raised for new buildings and a businesslike administration. Senator Root credits a hands-on approach and broad appeal across Christian and non Christian groups, avoiding doctrinal fights while supporting “our boys and young men.”
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Y.M.C. A
Army
Navy
International Committee
Root
Leslie’s Weekly
Iron and cast iron why impurities matter
Pure iron is a laboratory preparation while cast iron with about five percent impurities gains special value. The impurities make it harder and more useful, whereas pure iron can be shaved with a pocket knife and impure iron approaches steel hardness.
Stranger Hostess Bits and a Car Forward Remark
A fragmentary dialogue shows a hostess inviting Phyllis to church with the line I don’t think so dear. The weekend guest notes it is easier for men to gain finance than for women to advance, and references a general statement about a woman who says I don’t care.
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Clement Yore
America
Burbank-Oca
Prorida
Fig
Charlies H. Sieg
Tempts
Big Florida
Merchants Loan and Trust Bldg
Chicago
Ture
Thames
St. Paul's
Chanty
Willie
Lewis
Guar
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