Banner Relic Shown At New Jersey Grand Lodge Meeting
Grand Lodge of New Jersey in New Brunswick receives a historic banner used at the 1882 Washington’s Birthday procession. Reports note Masonic efforts across states, including Kansas home care for 64 guests and a Master Mason debut for the Butterfield brothers.
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Grand Lodge of
New Jersey
Union Lodge
No. 19
New Brunswick
Grand Lodge
New York City
George Washington
Masonic
Kansas
Carling
Knights Pythias Aims for Dignity in Rank Lessons
A Pythian journal urges restraint and dignity in rank ceremonies to impress neophytes. Reports show a strong Alabama membership of 10,608 with 490 Knights in Honolulu and active lodges. Texas grand lodge plans a home lodge for former members, run by the G K R and associates. Illinois reports 6,116 new initiates last year.
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Pythian Gleaner
Alabama
Honolulu
Grand Lodge of Texas
Wdges
G. K. of R
Pythians of
Illinois
Election of New Officers in United Workmen Lodge
The article urges voting for officers who pledge public support for the lodge. It favors keeping proven leaders and warns against electing merely personable candidates. It notes statewide lodges reporting rising membership and a 25 percent membership loss in California due to rate changes.
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Kansas
Grand Recorder of
Washington
Maine
Rhode
New York
Delaware
Minneta
Rand Recorder
Spencer
California
Italian Miners Desert Copper Hill Trip After Short Stay
A party of twenty two Italian miners from the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company left the Swanzey district to work in Copper Hill Tennessee. Fifteen returned to the Marquette area, three sailed to Italy, and four moved to Gogebic Michigan after finding the Tennessee mine hot and poorly ventilated with bad drinking water.
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Negaunee, Mich
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company
Swanzey
Negaunee
Copper Hill
Tenn
Marquette Iron Range
Italy
Gogebie Michtron
Tennessee
In Jungle Society Wart Hog Beauty Seen
A New York American capsule remarks on human beauty standards through a humorous lens, noting odd ideas of beauty as observed by society figures. The piece uses irony to contrast animal terms with human social norms and implies satire of fashion and class.
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Mr. Wart Hog
New York American
Lightning Strikes Auto Near Rochelle
Dr BE A Sullivan of Amboy escaped death when a bolt struck his car three miles north of Rochelle, blowing out two cylinder heads and disabling the vehicle. He suffered burns to his arms and temporary paralysis of his hands, attributing his safety to the gloves he wore. his companion John Monahan felt no shock.
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Rochelle
Sullivan
Amboy
John Monahan
Knox Automobile makes voluntary assignment in Springfield
The Knox Automobile of Springfield Massachusetts files a voluntary assignment for the benefit of creditors. A Duluth Two Harbors and Superior ore handlers strike has nearly halted Great Lakes iron ore traffic. The Parts Figaro published an interview with Prince von Buelow expressing hopeful France Germany relations. The treasury bought 100000 ounces of silver at 69.523 cents per ounce.
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Knox Automobile
Springfield
Mass
Duluth
Two Harbors
Superior
Great Lakes
Parts Figaro
Prince von Buelow
France
Germany
Treasury Department
No Waiver of This Penalty Post Office Warning Issued
Washington July 23 Postmaster General Meyer issued notices in post offices warning the public about penalties for sending written messages in merchandise or letters with less than 2 cents per ounce postage. The law fines such offenses though many arise from ignorance and fines burden the poor.
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Washington
Post Office
Meyer
Penalty Clause Invalid in Federal Rate Case
Judge Pritchard discharged Ticket Agents Wood and Wilson of the Southern railway on habeas corpus and ruled the penalty clause of the new rate law unconstitutional. He said penalties could bar judicial review and could reach 2.5 million dollars per day if applied to every ticket sale.
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Asheville
N. Y
Pritchard
United States Court
Wood and Wilson
Southern Railway
Train crash in Iowa leaves several dead or injured
The Chicago limited on the Northwestern railway crashed into a meat train two and a half miles west of Belle Plaine Iowa killing an Idaho stock man and injuring two others possibly fatally. Engineer William Fuller and Fireman C E Kline were seriously hurt. Passengers on the limited were shaken but none seriously harmed.
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Marshalltown
Chicago Limited
Northwestern Railway
Belle Plaine
William Fuller
E. Kline
Widow of Michigans famed governor dies in Detroit
Detroit July 23 Mrs Hazen H Pingree widow of Michigans celebrated governor dies at her Detroit residence aged 67 She never recovered from the shock of her husbands death five years ago She is survived by son Hazen S Pingree and daughter Mrs Sherman L De pew
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Detroit
Hazen
Pingree
Mich Zan
Hazen S. Pingrer
Sherman L. Depew
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana and surrounding states
Official forecast through 8 pm calls for fair skies and cooler in central and northern Illinois and Indiana. Lower Michigan and Wisconsin expect fair weather. temperatures should be warmer in Wisconsin.
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Illinos
Indiana—Fair
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin—Fair
lown—Fair
Markets Quotation Summary from Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago July 22 quotes show Wheat futures July through Dec steady to higher with mixed wires. Corn oats hogs cattle and sheep receipts noted with ranges for prices and classes. East Buffalo reports cattle and hog prices down and market steady for sheep and lambs. Crowned by Dunning Stevens noting regional prices in live stock trade.
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Chicago
Chicazo Board of Trade
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Magic Mirrors Trickery With Two Ordinary Glass Pieces
An old how to on improvised magic mirrors explains setups with two or more glass panels arranged in a box to create puzzling reflections. It describes slanted, vertical, and angled placements that distort faces, multiply images, and reverse text, yielding humorous effects for guests.
Birds drawn to parks by suet bags experiment
A year long trial in London county council parks used muslin bags filled with suet hung in trees to attract small meat eating birds like wrens titmice and robins, increasing their presence in the metropolis.
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London County Council
Baby Willie On A Winter Sleigh Ride
Poetic note describes Baby Willie warmly dressed as sleigh bells ring during a windy winters journey. He laughs and enjoys the glide across ice and snow with his sister, capturing festive family joy.
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Willie
Baby Willie
Where Rain Comes From A simple science lesson on clouds
This excerpt explains clouds as water vapor that becomes visible when cooled. It compares steam from kettles and locomotives to atmospheric clouds, noting invisible vapor near sources and how heat returns moisture to unseen form. It also describes breath clouds in cold air as water vapor from the body.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Kingsley Spares Butterfly During Sermon
The preacher Charles Kingsley paused his sermon to rescue a butterfly on the church floor. He carried it to the vestry and released it, saying he could not bear to harm any creature.
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Charles Kingsley
The Goose That Grew Big
Polly Poppett walks on a sunny day followed by her goose on wheels. Two more goosies chase after the clever goose as it grows enormous from a tiny toy, prompting Polly to turn and exclaim in astonishment.
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Polly Poppett
Polly
St. Nicholas
War Against Consumption and Foley’s Honey and Tar
All nations seek to curb the white plague as consumption claims many victims each year. Foley’s Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds and is safe and certain in results. The genuine product is in a yellow package and sold by all druggists.
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Foley
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Knights Templar
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Geneva
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Oriental Consistory A. A
S. R. of
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Lodge of Perfection
Albany
Camden
N. J
Cornelius Hedges
Helena
Montana
Bill Green
Palestine Bulletin
SNS
Mark
Knights Pythias
United Workmen
Dorothy
Mamma
Jungle Society
Leslie's Weekly
Gov. Pingree
Chicago Grain
Papa
Nail
Sprague Correspondence School OF Law
Detroit, Mich
K. Steen
Madison
Iowa
G.C. Vrooman
Atty
J. K. Steen
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