Custer County Directory and Court Terms Summary
Directory items list State Senator Charles F Baker Olin J Pitzpatrick Probate Judge Sheriff William J Bowen Auditor Recorder Geo K Keyes Treasurer Miss Alice Felkner School Superintendent Martha Keenan County Attorney W W Adamson Coroner Duncan Cameron Commissioner Districts 1 2 3 James M Stevens Judge Terms of Court for the Judicial District set for June 22 with meetings every Saturday at 8 PM at Challis hall Visiting Brothers invited William Elder N G J G Finxee Secretary.
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Custer County
Charles F. Baker
Olin J. Pitzpatrick
William J. Bowen
B. Curtis
George Hosford
Uehren
Challis
William Elder
N. G
G. Finxee
Pay of School Teachers In The United States And New York
The article surveys teacher pay, citing Prof. McAndrew on New York City teachers and tracing salaries by state cities. It notes Maine cities averaging 443 yearly, New York 963, Massachusetts 728, Pennsylvania 528, with women averaging 304 there, and national monthly salaries of 47 for men and 39 for women. It also mentions Lewis Elkin of Philadelphia funding pensions for worn-out teachers and a shift to formal pensioning in that city.
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New York City
McAndrew
Crates
Mallox
Rome
Orbillius
Historians of Education
Maine
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Lewis Elkin
Philadelphia
Habits Of Southern Boys At A Boarders Dining Table
A New York Sun report notes how a twelve year old Southern boy sits in a dining room, his hair brushed to the front, heels left to darken, and hair often not parted in the middle. The observer recalls cowlicks before the war and contrasts regional grooming norms.
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New York Sun
Nouth
Aouth
Need of Cathedrals In New York Cathedral Under Construction
The New York cathedral project exceeds 10 million dollars with a site unmatched in Europe. The bishop argues commerce builds as the church must, warning against extremes of wealth or poverty. Eugene M Camp notes the YMCA's 30 million and the unfinished arch at St John the Divine as a powerful sermon on faith and Christ’s message for the city.
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New York
Europe
Eugene M. Camp
Woman's Home Companion
Young Men’s Christian Association
St. John the Divine
America
Jesus Christ
World's Most Eminent Persons and Food Animal Statistics
Abstracted from a periodical survey. It notes France leads the world in eminent men, Britain close behind, with Germany and Italy following. Greece reportedly produced more prominent figures than Germany, and women in the 1000 total number are 32. It also reports Philadelphia egg receipts as a line over 134 miles long, totaling 285,120 dozen. A post mortem inspection in 1902 counted 38,003,625 animals and 61,980 condemned carcasses.
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France
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Greece
Russia
Philadelphia
Pungent Paragraphs of Wit and Wordplay
A collage of clipped quips from multiple papers showcases sharp witticisms and social barbs. Exchanges cover engagement jokes, refusals over luxuries, language slips, and editor humor about declining manuscripts, all reflecting early 20th century newspaper humor style.
Very Large Bank Checks in Early 1900s Finance
The New York Times notes that modern banking uses checks of millions of dollars with many items cleared through banks or deposited directly. Notable examples include a May 26 1900 $17 million check via Kuhn Loeb & Co and other large transfers by J P Morgan & Co and Mercantile Trust Co. A $21.5 million Lake Shore reading stock purchase check ranked as the second largest known local check.
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Wall Street
Benk
New York Times
Third Avenue
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
National City Bank
Bank of Commerce
Morton Trust Company
Bank
J.P. Morgan & Co
First National Bank
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific Company
Mercantile Trust Company
Lake Shore
Reading
New Electrical Device Purports Water Detection Breakthrough
Washington report says a new water detector uses a seismograph like needle to reveal underground water. It measures vibrations to locate water, estimate flow, and guide irrigation. Officials test the device, noting it fails near volcanoes, with future hopes for oil detection.
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Washington
Geological Survey
Aztec Calendar in Mexico City Cathedral Story
The Aztec calendar survived a fall into a lake during transport, was raised, buried in a marsh for two centuries, and now rests in the National Museum. The stone disk, 12 feet across, marks cycles of 52 years and 365 days with intercalary days for sacrifices. Months bear stark names reflecting ritual history.
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Mexico
National Museum
New York Press
Head Declared A Deadly Weapon In Welch Court
In Welch circuit court McDowell County Virginia Frank Martin sues James Knox for 2000 alleging Knox struck him with steel knucks after a provocation. Court rules Martin head a dangerous weapon and Knox acted in self defense, verdict for defendant.
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Welch
McDowell County
Frank Martin
James Knox
Martin
King Edward’s stray dog and Marconi plans noted
A London Herald correspondent reports King Edward VII’s Irish terrier Jack runs Marlborough House, handling royal affairs and daily routines with notable dignity. Marconi foresees domestic wireless telegraphy replacing the telephone, enabling room-to-room messages as privacy and tuning challenges are addressed. The agriculture department proposes distributing historic-tree seedlings with short histories to spur planting, while English soldiers earn 7.50 a month, a rate shared only by the United States.
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Edward VII
London
London Herald
Jack
Marlborough House
England
Department of Agriculture
Gehouse
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Peat
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Charles Stockslager
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Odd Fellows
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Dentist.co
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