Northwest Notes and Renurvey Legislation Across Regions
A scattered set of brief items notes renurvey plans in the Northwest and Wyoming party processes. Reports mention a renurvey bill passing the senate, a Whatcom library petition, and a Wyoming state convention site, plus multiple local incidents including a fatal fall at Anaconda and a fatal shooting in Missoula. The text also covers storms in Montana, gas ignition at a mine, and a Spokane fraternal order formation with wireless telegraphy notes.
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Warren
Tate
Wye
Senate
P. B. Cornwall
San Francsao
Whatcom
Waah
Republican State Central Com of
Wyoming
Green
Butte
Weill
Spokane
Ington
Brotherhood of Marcon
Rhodes Tomb on Matoppo Hill Crowned by Bulawayo Legend
The tome of Cecil Rhodes rests in a rock tomb on Matoppo Hill above Bulawayo Rhodesia. The "worlds view" site overlooks vast lands he helped reclaim with rail links to Cape Town and Beira and mining booms turning Rhodesia into a growing empire. Monuments to his memory line the land.
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Matoppo
Rhodesia
South Africa
Bulawayo
Rhodes
Colossus
Africa
Hera
Rhoades
Aries
Cape Town
Cairo
Egypt
Beira
Indian Ocean
Salisbury
Ballsbury Les
Salisbbury
Twill
Les Victoria
Rhodesty
Rhodesia’s Rise: Rhodes Legacy and Growth Reflected in Cities
The article surveys Cecil Rhodes’s impact in Rhodesia, noting his empire building after 1889 and a charter for the British South Africa Company. It highlights Salisbury and Bulawayo as prosperous, solid towns chartered in 1897, with electric streets and rapid development in seven years.
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Cecil Rhodes
Rhodesia
Ho Is
Rhodes
Great Britain
British South African Company
Zamwes Rive
Bulawayo
Matoppo Hills
Kraal
Salisbury
South Africa
Eight years of federal statutes coders underpaid in Washington
A Boston man proposed codifying federal statutes and secured clerks to work on the project. Last week he learned the government would not fund the scheme. The report sketches a long, fanciful tale of imperial ambitions and colonial territory, with references to various expeditions and regions as part of the misunderstood, sprawling narrative.
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Harlowton
Yellows Park
I. Conley
Anaconda
Conley
Mullan
Talian
Williams
Wallace
Washington
Non
Boston
Tricks of beggars and the fakir craft exposed
A New York World piece outlines how street beggars and sham fakirs simulate injuries to gain pity and money. It describes the devices used, the staged scenarios from crushed limbs to burning houses, and notes the criminal ease of their deception while police clamp down.
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New York World
Traits of the Gorilla in African Encounters and Myths
An older field account describes the gorilla as a feared creature in West Africa noted for strength and ferocity. A French hunter recalls a close encounter, detailing the ape’s size a 62 inch chest nine foot arm span and a deadly roar. The narrative contrasts myth with documented behavior and emphasizes danger to humans.
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Oder
The Value of Sleep in Leadership and Law
The piece argues sleep is essential for high performance, citing Napoleon and Grant to show sleep preserves energy for critical decisions. It contrasts night rumination with restful sleep, noting excessive worry wastes valuable hours and that concentrated daytime effort yields better results. The author links overthinking after dinner to diminished later work, urging rest as a foundation for clear judgment.
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Napoleon
Gem
Grant
Minneapolis
Accuriing to the annal report of Maroh and trade
The fragmentary text mentions various wine ale and beer measures, a proposed national venture, and notes about charges for foreigners at a tavern. It references names and activities but details are obscured. The readable items point to a historical accounting and a proposed company related to ladies and companions with fees for service and tablwage.
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Maroh
Aleukel
Readers Bewildered by The Power of Typewriter Script
A historical column laments unreadable handwriting and the rise of typewritten text. It cites clerks, lawyers, clergy, and journalists arguing about legibility, wonders if typing will erode centuries of penmanship, and recalls Civil War era debates on written culture.
Senator Frye Caught a Duck While Fig-Fishing Tale
A Congressional Fishing Club tale recounts Senator Frye attempting fig fishing from a moving canoe. The line runs out, a five pounder is believed, but a wild duck rises from the water with Frye's minnow on its beak. The boatman laughs as the senator orders a return to the clubhouse.
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Congressional Fishing Club
Coat Rooma
Senator Wackburn
Frye
Dreast
Joe Cannon
Dave Henderson
Ladies Can Wear foot powder ad promises easy fit
A vintage ad promotes Allen's Foot Base powder to ease tight shoes. It claims to cure swollen hot sweating feet, ingrowing nails, corns and bunions and offers a free trial via mail. The ad lists Ofsted, LeRoy, N. as the contact.
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Allen
Ofsted
LeRoy, N
Young Pig's Greed Reminds Mother of Humans
A small pig tries to drink from a swill trough by reaching over the side with its snout, then climbs in with all four feet. Its mother, rebuking the greed, shoves the youngster aside and calls it selfish, noting the likeness to human beings.
Dundonald to Lead Dominion Troops in Canada
A historic note mentions The Earl of Dundonald coming to Canada in command of Dominion troops after distinguishing himself in South Africa. It highlights his marriage to Miss Winnifred, owner of Gwyreb Castle near Abergele, and notes his notable gallantry and inventions such as the Dundonald gun tarnage. The text also references various optimistic adverts and opinions on public figures and places.
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Devdonald
Ao Lowent
Earl of Dundonald
Canada
South Africa
Dundonald
Miss Winnifred
Gwyreb Castle
Abergele
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