Kossuth Monument Unveiling Promises International Attention
Plans for the Kossuth memorial in Cleveland foresees a two day event with a memorial meeting two banquets and a grand parade. Andrew Toth the designer will be guest of honor with prominent Hungarians and national figures invited. The site moves to University circle and a silk invitation goes to Roosevelt Hanna Fairbanks and Hoar.
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Andrew Toth
Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
United
States
New York
Pittsburg
Chicago
United States
Afidrew Toth
Debreuzin
Hungary
Kossuth
Nhewspapta
Roosevelt
Hanna
Fairbanks
Hoar
Kosgoth
University Circle
Monument to General Slocum at Gettysburg Planned
New York will erect a monumental equestrian statue of General Slocum on Culp s Hill at Gettysburg. The 31 foot granite pedestal supports a 15 ft 6 in high bronze statue weighing 7,500 pounds. The work was cast by a renowned foundry and modeled by noted sculptor BH Potter.
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General Slocum
New York
Gettysburg
Philadelphia
Culp
America
BH. ©. Potter
Village of treetop dining rises near Paris at Sceaux
A historic spot near Paris known as Le Vrai Arbre de Robion sits in Sceaux where M Guescent built a restaurant in a grand old tree fifty years ago. The site grew into a village of treetop dining rooms sleeping and living areas atop branches drawing Parisian social life.
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Paris
Sceaux
le Vrai Arbre de Robion
M. Guescent
M. Guescenin
Robinson
Sphinx in Egypt Faces Weather Woes and Umbrella Solution
A European Egyptologist warns that heavy rains and sand storms threaten the Sphinx. He notes centuries of exposure have begun to erode the monument and proposes placing a colossal umbrella and protective measures to shield the statue from rain and sand.
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Venidt
Egypt
Walnut Stumps Fetch High Prices for Veneering Use
Odd market for walnut tree stumps has grown as tattered, knotted stumps fetch high sums. Indiana buyers travel nationwide to acquire old stumps, paying more as stump ugliness increases, with some stumps worth more than the entire tree for use in high grade furniture veneer.
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Indiana
Giant Gulf Foghorn System Powers Silent Signal
A large foghorn 4 feet in diameter and 12 feet long will be placed in the gulf of St. Lawrence. It emits a deep roar every two minutes and a sharp shriek ten seconds later. Pressurized air fans three 6 by 12 foot tanks, filled by gasoline engines driving compressors. The plant runs automatically with a clock wound by air motor.
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Gulf of St. Lawrence
The Coming Race Predicted by Anthropologist
A Youth's Companion note records an anthropologist predicting humans will resemble arachnids with larger women and smaller men. The piece humorously asks what men would do if women gain more power and rights, implying gendered role shifts.
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Chicago
Paris Scientist Sees Digestion-Improving Foods Ahead
M. Berthelot in Paris Temps predicts a future with more digestible and nutritious foods derived from non-animal sources. He doubts that nutrient concentration will ever allow a single capsule meal.
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M. Berthelot
Paris Temps
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