Osana San's Adventure in Modern Yacco
Osana San, a shy Japanese girl, longs for adventure in Yacco. She borrows an American motor car, loses control, and after a frightening ride ends up at a temple where Douglas Morton finds her. He woos her, and in a drawing room scene she accepts his proposal, saying yes to marriage.
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Yacco
Osana San
Mrs. Carrington
Japan
Mr. Carrington
Alice
Diana San
Osana-San
Siss
Tokyo
Lim
Osanna San
Douglass Morton
Osuna San
Butterfly
Morton
Carringtons
Dsana San
Douglass
Osana
Hard Luck of English City Street Railway Strike
The employees of the municipal street railway of Halifax England struck seeking popular support. Arbitration was refused and their positions were filled. New workers remained in place after the strike concluded.
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Municipal Street Railway
Halifax
England
Greenfield City Considers Overhaul of Electric Light Plant
The Greenfield Indiana city council weighs a general overhaul and installation of new machinery for the municipal electric light plant after frequent breakdowns left the town in darkness.
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Greenfiell
Ind
Elec
Flags Through History From Clovis to the Tricolor
A historical overview traces flag origins from Clovis and Charlemagne to the French tricolor. It covers Holland’s early colors, England’s adoption via St Augustine, and Spain and Austria symbol choices, noting key dates and rulers shaping national banners.
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Joan of Arc
France
Holland
St. Augustine
England
Clovis
Henry V
Agincourt
Charlemagne
Acre
Crecy
Poitiers
Virgin Mary
Dauphin
Francis I
Charles V
Henry IV
Bourbon
Paris
Louis XVII
Lafayette
United Provinces
Spain
Henry of Navarre
William of Orange
Ethelbert
Bede
Canterbury
Great Britain
Ireland
Ice
Aragon
Holy Roman Empire
Frederick Barbarossa
Mainz
Constantinople
Moscow
New York Tribune
Municipal ownership of utilities risks neglect and failure
The Newbern Weekly Journal argues that municipal ownership of water, lights, sewerage, and transport seems simple but hinges on taxpayers demanding accountability. Without active citizen oversight, management becomes insular, reports lack scrutiny, and utilities may fail, leading to broken properties and large bond issues.
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Newbern Weekly Journal
Public Property Wasted Over a Lead Pencil
Henry T. Bailey recalls a classroom moral about value and neglect as children ignore a free lead pencil in a school yard. He describes how past generations prized scarce pencils and traded for them, contrasting with modern indifference as ten year olds pass by a whole pencil with an eraser.
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Helen
Flenry T. Bailey
Journal of Education
Taxes Rising in Scotland and Municipal Ownership
Consul Rufus Fleming of Edinburgh warns that per capita local taxation rose over 42 percent in the ten years to 1904. He notes Glasgow Aberdeen and Paisley have the highest burdens and argues municipal ownership has not lightened taxpayers burdens. He cites last fiscal year losses from revenue producing undertakings exceeding receipts by about 10 percent despite depreciation allowances and transfers.
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Scotland
Rufus Fleming
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Aberdeen
Paisley
Want to Let Go But Can't In City Lighting Control
Citizens in cities with municipal electric plants feel trapped as they fear losing control over local lighting once the system is in place. The passage compares the sensation to an electric shock escalating with increased current, making residents reluctant to relinquish control.
Municipal Plant Bonds Raise Taxes and Living Costs
Bonds for local plant projects push up tax bills and raise costs for residents and businesses, affecting everyday living expenses and operating expenses.
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Tureen Mone
Homeseeker’s
Colorado
California
Salt Lake City
Denver
Nebraska
Big Hero
Billings
Great Northwest
A. T. Watson
L. W. Wakeley
C. B
G. P. A. Omaha
Nebr
Pickard & Son
J. G. Neely
Allcalls
Neely
Diller
J. H. Kerr
Frep
East Side Main St
Diller, Neers
The
Townsend Steam Laundry
Shoop
Dr. Sheap
Restorative Spear Drug CO
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