Roosevelt and Bill Jones in Yellowstone saga and ski tales
The article recalls Colonel Theodore Roosevelt’s 1908 Yellowstone visit, where he befriended park scouts and a reprobate woodcutter named Bill Jones. Roosevelt joked, swapped yarns, and endorsed ski running before a tense plan to sneak out at night. The piece also cites aging-rejuvenation theories by Dr. I Leo Nashher.
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William Jones
Kim McBride
Tanger
Jones
Bill Jones
Rockies
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McBride
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Bear Creek
Canon Hotel
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First Cavalry
Teddy
Bird Study of Interest in Extreme Climate
A new chance to study how climate extremes affect birds centers on the English sparrow which spread from New York after 1860 to 1871 or 1872 in California and has now reached Death Valley at Greenland ranch. Dr Grinnell notes a location at 178 feet below level with temperatures sometimes exceeding 130 degrees. The potential impact on development is awaited with interest.
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New York City
California
Joseph “Grinnell
University of California
Death Valley
Greenland Ranch
Agnesy
Navy plans largest dirigibles with transatlantic goals
Captain Craven told the House Naval Committee that the Navy will build two superdirigibles, the British-built ship now under construction in England to make a transatlantic flight next fall, with a second craft 50 feet longer at an estimated 2.7 million dollars. American naval personnel are in England training for the project.
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Navy
England
Craven
Naval Aviation
House Naval Committee
America
Scientific American
Unceasing Vigilance and a Bizarre Hearing Moment
A fragment from a reported hearing shows banter about prohibition raids and a reference to a Bingbanger group. The dialogue includes a remark about a bottle and a baby, reflecting odd interjections during the proceeding.
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Oldest bank yields to progress with one telephone
One of the city’s oldest banks on Wall Street has installed a telephone, first at a single station to avoid upsetting long-standing customs. The staff, loyal to tradition, remains quietly formal while a bearded man with a deep voice is chosen as the first operator. A new synthetic resin Camar, derived from coal tar, emerges as a versatile substitute for gum resins and used in varnishes, leather dressings, inks, and molded binders, with a wide melting range and diverse applications.
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March of Progress
Wall Street
Old Allen and His Car The Curious Neighbor Tale
A neighbor about four year old Old Allen loves accompanying his owner to the garage where the man tinkers with a new car. One day a jumper sparked a misfortune. the owner returned home and later searched for Allen who sadly admitted the garage was gone and the boy had no place to go.
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Adem
Girls and Boys Clash Over Mixed Education in Pekin University
Report from Pekin describes a public fight between girl and boy students at a government university amid a failed mixed education trial. Boys allegedly pursued rivals during school hours, provoking jealous retaliation and leading authorities to halt the experiment.
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Pekin
Iipao
Tentous
Ted
Government Fas Distin
Subways beneath Chicago's busy State and Madison
Chicago native claims a 65 mile underground tunnel network beneath the city. Narrow gauge freight trains move earth, ash, coal, and hotel supplies from building sites to the lakefront, easing street traffic. Turtle sightings alongside trains are seen as good luck by crews.
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Chicago
State and
Madison Streets
Madison
Trac
Creata
Superintendent of Transportation
Radio Station at Cheyenne Connects Transcontinental Route
Cheyenne Wyoming October 16 government radio station at the field is completed. Workmen who constructed it have left for Salt Lake to erect the station here. Airplanes will be equipped with wireless to keep in touch with stations along the continental route from New York to San Francisco.
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Wiati
New York
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