Government exhibits for Panama-Pacific Exposition outlined
Special Correspondent notes a large scale government display for the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Smithsonian and National exhibits will cover aboriginal tribes, historic documents, war flags, naval models, and currency processes. Departments of commerce and agriculture plan expansive showcases across the United States, with Langley’s airship, a hydroplane, and Library of Congress items among featured pieces. Major Dickinson will coordinate foreign representation, while England and Germany may participate privately.
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Panama Canal
A. C. Miller
Secretary of the Interior
8. W. Stratton
Bureau of Standards
F. Lamson-Seribner
Deparment of Agriculture
Smithsonian Institution
Boston
United States
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Navy
Pennsylvania
Golden Gate
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House of Representatives
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Yorktown
Phantas
John Smith
Perry
Lake Erie
Library of Congress
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Wilson
State Department
England
Germany
The Mobile Item History and Standard of 1913
The item references the Mobile publication founded and reorganized and re established in April 1913. It notes addresses in Mobile Alabama and lists staff like Ames Wal PNT and a president general, with a mention of a one year bond and business office.
Consular Service Changes and Public Journal Proposals
The piece discusses Wilson administration aims to depoliticize consular appointments and extend American trade, citing past policies and responses to foreign concessions. It also critiques a proposed Official Journal for Congress with weekly distribution and evaluates printing costs, circulation, and political implications.
World to Mr Bryan raises salary offer
The New York World suggests paying Secretary of State William J Bryan eight thousand dollars a year if he resigns from lectures during his tenure. The paper cites his need for income beyond his twelve thousand dollar salary and notes Virginia Staunton and Chautauqua show headlines critical of his public lecturing while in office.
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William J. Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Bryan
New York World
Bryan
New York
Staunton
Virginia
Illustrious but Wrecked: Lieut Col Gaillard Honored Elsewhere
The Cincinnati Times-Star lauds Lieut. Col. David Gaillard for his role in the Isthmus Panama big ditch project while noting his health has been wrecked by duty. He led work on the Culebra cut, feared landslides, and sought rest in sanitariums without relief. The piece urges a substantial promotion from Uncle Sam when due.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
David Gaillard
Panama
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Times-Star
Goethals
Panama Canal
Big Ditch
Col
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States
Colonel Gaillard
Culebra
Uncle Sam
Big Tim Calhoun and a tale of doing good
An old aphorism from Big Tim is shared about helping others while minding boundaries. The piece recounts a long classic tale attributed to Sullivan about generosity, beginning with a cold February morning and a boy with torn shoes in Elm Street, leading to a moral lesson.
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Big Tim
New York
Sullivan
Charles Dickens
Elm Street
Murphy
Anal Plache
Oregon plan for training clerks aims to raise efficiency
The Oregon Industrial Welfare Commission proposes a living wage for women workers and a major training school for department store clerks in Portland. The program would aid 16 to 18 year olds during slack months to gain education and job readiness, with schools provided by public education and local cooperation.
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Oregon Industrial Welfare Commission
Portland
Switzerland
Germany
Board of Education
Ives
Los ‘of Social School
Ore
Beef Packers of Chicago Plan $150000 Banquet
Reported by the Chicago beef packers they are organizing a banquet valued at 150000 dollars. The event is expected to feature meat dishes and honor industry figures. Organizers have not released a full guest list or date.
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Chicago
Night of Doom in Santos Amid Yellow Fever Dream
An unnamed narrator recalls a deadly night aboard a Brazilian ship in Santos during a yellow fever outbreak. The air is suffocating, the moonlit harbor and mist create a sense of dread as he descends into a pit while clinging to a branch, fighting fatigue, fear, and the unseen danger around him.
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Santos
Sao Paulo
Defects of Sleeping Cars in California Hearings
The California railroad commission holds a hearing on night travel defects in sleeping and chair car service. Complaints include porter tips, upper berths pulled when unneeded, unmade berths, and comfort and ventilation issues. The piece notes luxury once hid sanitation needs and questions the porter tip practice and overall passenger fairness.
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California
Railroad Commission
Jacksonville
The Houette Slouch Fashionism Sparks Controversy
The latest pose called the houette slouch appears as a bold defiance of beauty norms, described as a mania for turning women into volunteer scarecrows. The Jackson News notes this freak tendency destabilizing feminine fashion.
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Jackson News
A Rose By Any Other Name Unhappy Marriage Term
A Rose By Any Other Name references Cacoamia as a term for an unhappy marriage, echoing General Sherman’s view that war is hell. The piece aligns layman usage with historical label and wartime sentiment.
Man Recounts Harrowing Fall and Rescue by Branches
A narrator describes a brutal fall of over forty feet into a forest, aided by a leather belt and a branch to slow descent. He recalls gathering strength, binding his arm to the limb, and surviving the night before dawn revealed his precarious position high among trees.
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Radio Gays
Ime Pere 1 Nga
Baie
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