Bacon Bone Dig In Wye River Bed Sparks Shakespearean Theories
Detroit doctor Orville Owen has begun extensive digging in the Wye river bed at Chepstow England seeking proof that Francis Bacon authored Shakespeare's works. Accompanied by the Duke of Beaufort and with support from Dr Prescott, plans include a cofferdam to uncover a thirty five by one yard scroll said to reveal hidden messages.
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Orville Owen
Detroit
Wye
Chepstow
England
Owen
Treassures
Duke of Beaufort
Francis Bacon
Elizabeth
Shakespeare
London
Ower
Explorer
Prescott
Taft Red Tie Sparks White House Trend
The Taft presidency sparks a fashion wave as red neckties become popular in the White House. Reporters and officials note Taft's crimson appearance influencing haberdashers and public style, challenging Champ Clark’s prior tie supremacy.
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Taft
White House
Haberdashers
Champ Clark
Harvard excavation uncovers concrete Maya cities in Guatemala
Harvard expedition reveals Maya sites in Guatemala showing advanced urban culture with terraced pyramids used as temples and evidence of poured concrete dating two millennia before Edison. Four new cities join earlier finds, detailing the extent of ancient civilization.
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Harvard
Guatemala
Edison
England's First Skyscraper at Liverpool Erection
An insurance company plans a building in Liverpool to rise 860 feet, billed as England's first skyscraper. The project aims to be a landmark of height and modern architecture in the city.
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England
Liverpool
Death Valley Winner Makes New Wager Across NYC
Walter Scotty of Death Valley won a $4,500 wager claiming a hairpin could be picked up on every block from the Waldorf to the Knickerbocker hotel in New York. Weldy Young, famed for the Klondike mail run, took the loss as the dullness of city life inspired the odd bet amid Waldorf Astoria chatter.
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Waldorf
Knickerbocker Hotel
New York
Walter Scott
Scotty
Death Valley
Weldy Young
Klondike
New York City
Waldorf- Astoria
Weldy
Hairpin Trail Leads to Knickerbocker Gold
Weldy and Scotty stake a new claim on a hazard of a walk through New York blocks. The duo finds a string of pins along Thirty-fourth Street and Sixth Avenue, each worth $500 per block as they pan the sidewalk. Weldy digs into a costly roll, pulling out hundreds as the trail grows more productive with each step.
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Weldy
Prospecting in Central Park Turns Rumored Bet
In a loose exchange, a speaker laments thin drinks and lonely prospects. The town marshal warns off staking, while Scotty and Tam discuss a desert-ward betting idea and Texas Rickard’s claim of hidden propositions. The scene hints at a plan to dig up a stake or chance amidst sparse companionship.
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Central Park
Jack
Tam
Tex Rickard
Scotty
Alfalfa Roots a Delicacy in Western Markets
Louise F. Weinland, an irrigation rancher in Spokane valley Washington, plans to market alfalfa root as a new table vegetable. After months of study she found a method to prepare it like asparagus and neighbors praised its flavor and nourishment. The discovery shows promise to replace early asparagus if commercialized successfully.
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Louise F. Weinland
Spokane Valley
Washington
Miss Weinland
Kentucky Family's Longevity Record in Slopkins County
A Slopkins County Kentucky family may hold a longevity record. Head James Madison is 102 as of January 20. His wife will be 92 this spring. Sister Mrs. Lillie Satterfield is 104, and Madison's mother lived to 106 years.
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Kentucky
Slopkins County
James Madison
Lillie Satterfield
Hairpin Hunt Ends With Big Stakes At City Block
Weldy Young loses four thousand five hundred dollars while Lucky Scotty earns a matching prize for finding hairpins along the pavement. The spectacle drew crowds between Thirty-ninth and Fortieth streets as each pin was retrieved and dropped coins flashed.
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Thirty-ninth
Fortieth Streets
Weldy
Scotty
Weldy Young
Lucky Scotty
Beatitudes for churchgoers from Rev Macy hints for latecomers
The Rev Herbert Macy pastor of the Congregational church at Newington Connecticut offers Beatitudes for late parishioners printed in the church calendar. Blessed are those who rise early on Sunday and reach church on time. Blessed are those who arrive on time and join in worship. Blessed are those never late for they please the minister and choir. Blessed are those who are late but do not interrupt during scripture or prayer. Blessed are those who come at the eleventh hour though church begins earlier.
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Herbert Macy
Congregational Church
Newington
Conn
Geometry Via Football
University of Chicago professor J E Slaught works on a geometry textbook applying theorems to football to popularize the subject.
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J. E. Slaught
University of Chicago
Peru Plans 10 Percent Duty on Rubber Exports
Peru government proposes a 10 percent export duty on crude rubber to boost revenue as the country faces a shortfall. The measure targets foreign shipments and may affect producers and traders in the rubber sector.
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Peru
Undersea Cables Link Britain and America in Vast Traffic
The article notes that roughly 30 million words yearly travel via undersea cables connecting British and North American ports, highlighting the scale of transatlantic telecommunications and the networks enabling instant global communication.
Ireland Set for Census Findings on Language and Birth Trends
Preparations are complete for Ireland's census, with police collecting returns. Questions include language use and marriage birth rates, aiming to gauge Gaelic revival impact and religious affiliations, with Protestants urged to detail denominations for accurate church estimates.
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Ireland
Irish Sea
Gaelic League
United Kingdom
Sons of Oriskany Gather Descendants in New York
Lineal descendants of the 1777 battle of Oriskany fighters met in New York as the Sons of Oriskany. Members must trace to those who fought under General Nicholas Herkimer. They praise Colonel Campbell's two-men-behind-trees tactic and seek state preservation of the Herkimer mansion near Little Falls, now in disrepair.
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Nicholas Terkimer
Oriskany
Mohawk Valley
New York
John Fiske
Saratoga
Colonel Campbell
Sons of Oriskany
Church Crusade Aims to Save Coy Lovers in Pew
The Rev John Thompson of the Wheaton Illinois Methodist church starts a romance reform urging couples to abandon lobster palaces and midnight suppers. He offers a large room piano and 100 pews for courting in church pews claiming churches are best for matchmaking and proper courtship.
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John Thompson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wheaton
Chicago
Postage stamp used as a bank check in California
Joseph Taylor of San Rafael presented a canceled two cent stamp used by H. A. Marcus of Marin County Promotion League as a check. The Marin County bank cashed it for 20 cents, calling it the smallest check ever presented while funds existed to cover the payment.
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San Francisco
Joseph Taylor
San Rafael
H. A. Marcus
Marin County Promotion League
Marin County
De Beers Donates 125000 for South African University
The De Beers company donates 125000 toward establishing a new university in South Africa. The gift aims to support education and advance regional academic development.
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de Beers Company
Professor Surface On Farm Pruning For Growth And Pest Control
Professor Surface state zoologist of Pennsylvania outlines dormant season pruning to promote growth and counter San Jose scale and other pests. He notes pruning severity should match injury, plus techniques for pruning cuts, paint, and timing for vines, raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries and currants.
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Surface
Pennsylvania
List of Liquor License Petitions for Warren County 1911
The Warren County Court of Quarter Sessions clerk filed petitions for retail and wholesale liquor licenses to be presented March 27 1911 at 10 a m. Names include Tipper King Tidioute Pa at Ryan Hotel Tidioute Borough. Hewitt Southerland Kinzua Pa. Edward O Donnell Sheffield Pa. A H Gallup Youngsville Pa. Mary Shriner Sheffield Pa. Stephen J Costello North Clarendon Pa. M J Wager Warren Pa. James E Madden Warren Pa. Peter F Masterson Warren Pa. Gustave A Fox Warren Pa. Daniel Carmichael Tidioute Pa. Russell H Buckley Sugar Grove Pa. Al E Nichols Grand Valley Pa. John O Peterson Warren Pa. William E Curtis Russell Pa. M K Gleason Warren Pa. Carl Schwartz Warren Pa. Bert Brown Russell Pa. Ray R Powers and John G Wagner Warren Pa. Joel B Sackett North Clarendon Pa. Robert S Sweet Youngsville Pa. James A Griffin Corydon Pa. Patrick J Harrington Kinzua Pa. Jacob A Johnson Glade Run Pa. Edward Gerow Marion Gerow Warren Pa. Alfred C Wiggins Irvington Pa. Hawley K Wheeler Warren Pa. John W Caldin Tidioute Pa. Joseph P Graham Warren Pa. Frank S Phillips North Clarendon Pa. Fred M Ford Youngsville Pa. John Baldensperger Sheffield Pa. L N Acocks Pittsfield Pa. James Edwards Warren Pa. M E Costello Warren Pa. Paul S Horton Warren Pa. Elijah Groat Miles Groat Warren Pa. Warren Brewing Company Warren Pa. Miles H Goff Columbus Pa. Willard F Jackson Irvine Pa. H M Putnan Clerk.
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Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Warren County
Pennsylvania
Robert Tipper
Thomas King
Tidioute
Ryan Hotel
South Side Main Street
Edward O’donnell
Sheffield Pa
Lee
Sheffield
Sheffield Township
A. H. Gallup
Youngsville
Fairmont House
Mary Shriner
Sheffield House
Sheffield Village
Stephen J. Costello
North
Clarendon
Keystone
Railroad and
Center Streets
M. J. Wager
Warren
Penn. Ave
Penn’a Ave
Second Ward
Warren Borough
James E. Madden
Warren Pa
Hickory Street
Third Ward
Peter F. Masterson
Penn’a Ave. W
Gustave A. Fox
Fourth Ward
Daniel Carmichael
Hanchett House
North Side Main Street
Russell H. Buckley
Sugar Grove
al. E. Nichols
Grand Valley
John O. Peterson
William E. Curtis
Russell
Adams
Pine Grove Township
M. K. Gleason
Revere House
Penna Ave
Carl Schwartz
Penn’a
E. Bert Brown
Lane House
Joel B. Sackett
Central House
Robert S. Sweet
Younuersville
James A. Griffin
Corydon
Qorydon
Qgradford
Corydon Village
Corydon Township
Patrick J. Harrington
Kinzua
St. Charles Hotel
Railway Station
Kinzua Village
Kinzua Township
Jacob A. Johnson
Gladerun
Allegheny Hotel
Gladerun Village
Glade
Edward Gerow
Marion Gerow
New Struthers
Penn’s Ave. W
Liberty Street
Alfred C. Wiggins
Irvington
Arcade
Irvineton
Brokenstraw Township
Hawley EK. Wheeler
John W. Caldin
New Caldin Hotel
Tidioute Borough
Joseph P. Graham
Frank S. Phillips
Henry House
Railroad Street
Fred M. Ford
Eagle Hotel
South Side
John Baldensperger
N. L
Acocks
Pittsfield
Pittsfield House
Pittsfield Township
James Edwards
Carver
Hickory Streets
M. E. Costello
Schmutz
Paul S. Horton
Exchange Hotel
Elijah Groat
Miles Groat
McMichael
Main Street
Warren Brewing Company
Main Ave
Pleasant Township
Miles H. Goff
Columbus
Columbus House
Columbus Borough
Willard F. Jackson
Irvine
New Windsor
How to Make a Grape Vine Grow
A Pennsylvania editor asked State Zoologist Surface in Harrisburg how to stimulate grape vine growth. The reply recommends pruning then fertilizing with nitrogen sources such as manure or poultry bedding, scattering nitrate of soda monthly after buds burst, plus cultivation and ample watering including soapy laundry water.
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Pennsylvania
Surface
Harrisburg
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