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Newspaper
The Tulsa Star
Location
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1913
Page
2
The article describes a brick like dwelling using hollow terracotta tiles, reinforced concrete beams, cement plaster on expanded metal lath, and a slate roof. It outlines fireproof construction, thick walls, and a large front-facing design with four bedrooms and a parlor on the first floor. The cost is estimated at 4000 dollars for a 34 by 35 foot house.
In a partial transcript a host comments on a confrontation about finances and parental support. The exchange centers on a claim that a salary cannot sustain a daughter and a rebuttal that the conclusion is premature.
A witness recalls applauding an arm less performer at a show. Another says the performer deserved the nod while commenting that some people only realize right from wrong after being exposed.
The Tuskegee Institute reports an endowment of 1 001 468 92 and total receipts last year of 8359 193.00, up 61 425 60 from the prior year. Expenditures excluding new buildings fell by 48 337 75, while receipts show a hopeful rise with 2 544 contributed by Negroes and a 10 000 legacy from Mrs. Ann Maria Fisher of Brooklyn New York.
The article notes a informal strike in New York City by 5,000 workers pressing for decent dining facilities so they are not forced to eat in smelly rooms or on building roofs.
In New York a drive seeks 4 million dollars for local YMCA and YWCA branches. Officials note 2 663 011 raised in the early period, with many large gifts and thousands of modest contributions. The plan emphasizes tying business growth to the hard working masses, valuing workers and households as the backbone of community finance. Norway, per the American Scandinavian Review, has become the fourth largest seafaring nation by tonnage in five years.
The West Coast Leader of Lima Peru cites a government document stating Peru s strike regulation in force since early 1914 has reduced frequent clashes between capital and labor. An autumn 1914 exposition at Messina Italy is proposed to coincide with the Congress of Civil Engineers to showcase arts crafts and quake resistant industries.
An unidentified body was found in the river this morning, dismembered and sewn into a sack. Circumstances appear to rule out suicide. A French bicycle rider is reported as the inventor of a man power street sweeper, a tricycle with a revolving brush mounted between the rear wheels.
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