Nicholson Couple Split Over Wilson Reelection
Washington report notes Meredith Nicholson and wife differ on presidential candidate. He supports Wilson. she backs Hughes. Other notable pairs also split over national woman suffrage and the campaign.
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Washington
Meredith Nicholson
Wilson
Nicholson
Hughes
William Kent
California
Order of California
George Middleton
Fola la Follette
Th Potlette
Wisconsin
J. A. H. Hopkins
New_Jersey
Richard Lloyd Jones
Madison
Wis
Contracts Let For Terrace Walls Of Lincoln Memorial
Construction on the Lincoln Memorial in Potomac Park advances with bids opened for terrace walls and masonry approaches. An appropriation of 309 500 dollars funds these features in best granite, as progress accelerates toward a 1917 finish per optimistic officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Park
Lincoln
Post Office Laundry Cuts Costs With In-House Washing
The Post Office Department expands a towel washing operation in Washington. It now plans to wash about 4000 towels daily at a cost of 18 cents per 100 towels, saving roughly 500 dollars a year versus outside bids of about 50 cents per 100. The move ensures towels are always on hand and thoroughly cleaned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Post Office Department
Washington
Post. Office
Washington City
Post Office
Rat Proves Fashion Foresight as Skirts Rise in Crowd
A humorously titled note details a large rat chased by two bulldogs near Thirteenth Street and Pennsylvan ia Avenue NW. The scene ends with the rat captured as onlookers’ skirts rise in the commotion, illustrating a quirky fashion moment amid urban chaos. The column also notes a surge in horses, countering belief they are disappearing, citing Chicago statistics and wartime horse movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirteenth Street
Pennsylvania’ Avenue
Animal Kingdom
Road construction experiments span multiple materials in 1912 13
The Office of Public Roads of the U S Department of Agriculture reports over 480000 square yards of road tests in 1912 13, totaling more than 4 million since 1905. Projects used brick concrete oil cement bitumen and many mixes, at a local cost of 139841 89 dollars, across 13 states and the District of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Publice Roads
United States
Department of Agriculture
Bulletin 53
Department
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Maryland
Mississippi
Nebraska
North Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
Concrete roads boost Hawaii tourism and mobility
A surge in visitors to the Hawaiian Islands has highlighted the need for good roads. Hilohag leads by building concrete boulevards from the wharves, while outlying districts improve highways under progressive local government. Musk roadways enable hundreds of miles of smooth macadam in a scenic motoring paradise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaiian Islands
Hilohag
Big Island
Island of
Hawaii
Federal Road Funds Apportionment for 1917 and Projections
The article lists federal road fund allocations for the fiscal year ending June 30 1917 by state led by New York 250 720 and Pennsylvania 239 044 with other states named. It notes for the year ending June 30 1918 each state will receive double the 1917 figures and scales further for 1919 fivefold by 1921 five times the stated amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
West Virginia Good Roads Drive Pumped by Slogan
West Virginia campaigns used the phrase Get Out of the Mud to promote road bond issues. Counties recently approved road improvement bonds as good roads advocates highlighted the mountains and scenery to attract motorists.
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West Virginia
Enhanced value of a farm through better roads
An instructional piece explains how farm value rises if roads are permanently good, allowing two loads per trip instead of two trips. It advises starting near one's ranch, then offering services to improve adjacent road sections and expand improvements to other areas.
Fight Fungus and Debts Save a Worthy Farm Family
The notice warns of widespread crop diseases including blights rusts mildews and bacterial infections and urges proper fungicides to combat them. It states land is being sold off debts canceled and little to no hired help required, preserving a home for families who would have lost their farm otherwise.
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Miel
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Alvan N. White
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Gupo
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Irving P. Johnsoni de Fairbault
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Alaska
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la Junta de Educacion
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Kurt Gounwald
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el Teniente-Coronal
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