Minerals We Waste Annually Across United States Resources
Dr. Joseph A. Holmes reports huge losses in US mineral production and energy use. He cites coal mining waste, low overall coal utilization, boiler and engine inefficiencies, and massive dust and gas waste. The study urges conservation and modern methods to recover nitrogen, potash, sulfur, and other minerals, warning future shortages.
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United States
Joseph A. Holmes
United States Bureau of Mines
Charles N. Parsons
Bureau
Parsons
Mr. Parsons
Germany
New York
King George V Exhibits Cultivars at New York Flower Show
George V will display royal conservatory blooms at the third international flower show in New York from April 5 to 12, 1913. R F Felton will manage the exhibit including orchids and carnations, with Sir George Halford sending orchid collections valued in the thousands. The event offers 20000 in prizes plus silver trophies and gold medals, drawing prominent foreign horticulturists.
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United States
George V
England
Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists
New York City
Great Britain
R. F. Felton
London
Bride Arrested At Altar In Forgery Case
Mrs. Mary Pfeiffer King was arrested at the altar of First Baptist Church in Perth Amboy New Jersey on a forgery charge after a $100 withdrawal alleged to be via a forged order. The treasurer of Perth Amboy Savings accused her, claiming the order bore a signa ture of Anthone Haber korn. Her husband Paul King disowned her and she was committed for examination in default of $1,000 bonds.
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First Baptist Church of
Perth Amboy
N. J
Mary Pfeiffer King
Baby Born With Initials Mirror in Eye
Physicians in Philadelphia study a two year old, John Dugan, whose eyes show the initials J and D embedded in the irises. Despite the unusual markings, the child has perfect sight and normal health and behavior.
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Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
John Dugan
John
Record Shatters Shorthand Speed at National Contest
Nathan Behring, New York supreme court reporter, set a new world speed of 278 words a minute for five minutes in Buffalo. He previously won the shorthand writer cup for best three five minute tests and beat the 269 word record set by W. B. Bottome. Carson of Chicago also exceeded Bottome with 269.86 wpm and 96.7 percent accuracy.
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Nathan Behring
Supreme Court Reporter
New York
National
W. B. Bottome
Bottome
John D. Carson
Chicago
Carson
Points in the Career of the Late General Arthur M Arthur
Born Springfield Massachusetts June 2 1845 he earned the congressional medal of honor for seizing his regiments colors at Missionary Ridge on November 25 1863. He served as brevet colonel in the Franklin and Atlanta campaigns and commanded brigades in Manila and the Philippines. He rose to lieutenant general and retired June 2 1909 dying in Milwaukee September 5 1912.
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Arthur M’arthur
Springfield
Mass
Missionary Ridge
Tenn
Franklin
Atlanta
Manila
Eighth Army Corps
Philippines
Islands
Department of the East
Army of the
United States
Milwaukee
World faces slow destruction by sun and sea says savant
Professor A Berget of the Institute of Oceanography Paris argues in Life and Death of the Globe that the sun and oceans wear away lands. He says daily rock expansion and contraction cause cracks, rivers erode banks, and soaked rocks slide into valleys, eventually leveling continents as oceans rise over millions of years.
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A. Berget
Institute of Oceanography
Paris
M. Berger
Professor Berger
Globe
Treasury Washing Improve Cash Handling
The Treasury approved a $60,000 appropriation for ten note washing machines to save damaged paper money. Four units will go to New York with the others placed in Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Chicago New Orleans and St Louis.
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United States Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
Congress
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Chicago
New Orleans
St. Louis
Panama Fair Stamp Approved for Panama-Pacific Exposition
The postmaster general approved a souvenir two cent stamp to honor the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. The design centers on an engraving of the Gatun locks with ships, palm trees, and olive branches symbolizing peace and victory. size is about one inch by one and a quarter.
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San Francisco
Gatun
Trapped by Words in Western and Eastern Lovers Scene
A Western girl asks if the man loves her and he replies he does not. He studies her a moment, then answers yes and she throws herself into his arms, a brief romantic moment captured by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Blessings of Good Temper in Daily Life
A brief meditation on temper and happiness. The piece emphasizes that no character trait is more valuable than a good temper and that home happiness depends on it. It likens temper to flowers that revive and cheer the path of life.
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Bureau of Mines
Professor Berget
Sun
Victor
Victrola
Hornless
Victor Victrola
the Reynolds CO. Statonery
Second Street
Warren, PA
Treasury
Sam
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Warren
Pullman
Pennsylvania Railroad
Oil City
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