Kansas City Inventor Seeks Secluded Workshop Backers
An Kansas City man, Kr. McMillan, offers 5 000 square feet of private factory space across the state line for scientists working on heavier than air machines and gas combustion. He promises support and no charge if a breakthrough is achieved, citing the Wright brothers as inspiration and urging secrecy to help inventors pursue their ideas.
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Innsas City
Kansas City
Kan
Wawell
Iton McMillan
Kr. McMillan
McMillan
Wright Brothers
Invenor
Monument to Harriman Movement Aims Railroader Fund
Crane of St Joseph Missouri a veteran on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad has started a movement to erect a monument to E Harriman by subscriptions among railroad employees of the United States. John Crane brother of late S K Crane longtime superintendent of the CBQ lines in Missouri plans to form a Harriman monument association and solicit 25 cent subscriptions. The association will name a commission to select the monument and location. Preliminary plans were outlined at a meeting of railroad men recently.
Public Schools to Adopt Modified Penmanship System
Philadelphia schools will begin a new modified penmanship system after a year long study by thirty teachers. The change aims to replace the old vertical Spencerian style to reduce cramped writing and teach faster handwriting.
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Philadelphia
Monument Erected for Modjeska at Arden California
A nine ton bowlder monument is placed at the foot of Modjeska mountain in Arden California near the actress former home. A bronze tablet bears Modjeska's name on the face of the memorial which stands as a resting place in a tranquil Modjeska valley space.
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Podjeska
Modjeska Mounin
Arden
Cal
Odjeska
Modjeska Lova
Fate of Patti's Throat Sold for a Hundred Thousand
An Italian journal claims Adelina Atti sold her throat for 100000 dollars to an American who will exhibit it after her death. The item presents sensational rumor about a famed singer and a grisly posthumous exhibit.
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Patti
Adelinaatti
Replica Clermont to Join Hudson Fulton Celebration Flight
The Clermont replica, built to honor Robert Fulton, will steam up the Hudson ahead of the Water Pageant during the Hudson Fulton celebration. It completed a trail run of over nine miles in two hours off Staten Island, amid a near-disaster, and was accepted by the committee. The 150 foot long, two mast vessel features a boiler and engine closely matching Fulton era technology with a bottom walking beam. Representations of Fulton and key backers will accompany the voyage, with descendants portraying notable figures.
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Robert Fulton
Clermont
Hudson River
Kill von Kull
Staten Island
Fulton
Hudson
Evelyn Bullock
Robert R. Livingston
Cheviot-on-Hudson
Would Sail to the Pole Says Arctic Explorer
Amos Bonsall, survivor of the Kane expedition, argues Peary’s pole narrative confirms an open polar sea beyond Greenland. He cites leads and Peary not touching bottom at the pole with a 1 500 fathom line, endorsing a well equipped ship could reach far north.
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Robert K. Peary
North Pole
Amos Bonsall
Elisha Kent Kane
Peary
Kane
Dr. Kane
Greenland
Spokane Apple Dinner for Taft Dazzles Guests
Spokane prepares a notable dinner for President Taft featuring the inland empire’s apples. Nearly 20 000 apples will decorate a premier banqueting room with apple shells holding viands and cider bumper imagery.
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Spokane
Wash
Taft
Inland Empire
Amethyst Craze Spreads Through Bridal Fashion
Amethyst becomes the sole permissible gem for brides and appears in hatpins, belt buckles, shoes, and jewelry. The trend extends to stockings, para solas and gowns, with necklaces blazing in amethyst tones across accessories and attire.
All Nations Club Organized to Aid New Immigrants
The All Nations club is incorporated to persuade newcomers to become U S citizens. It will also assist immigrants in starting their life in the United States.
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All Nations Club
United States
Birds as natural pest control and teacher guides
New York reports a program to educate the public on wild bird life to protect America’s natural wealth and combat insect pests. The plan includes saving crops and issuing new textbooks for widespread instruction.
National Audubon groups push for a conservation university
The National Association of Audubon Societies launches a continent wide drive to create a national university dedicated to conservation through bird life. Endowment funds will support ornithology research, touring lecturers, summer teacher programs, and publishing education materials to curb crop pests like the gypsy moth and boll weevil.
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National Association of Audubon Societies
Audubon
National University
William Dutcher
Broadway
Local Bookshop Highlights Late Novels and Classics
A neighborhood shop promotes its stock of late novels and classic works in various bindings. The ad invites readers to drop in and browse the latest additions and standard editions.
Hall's Catarrh Cure offered for cures and testimonials
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. for Toledo. The firm offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh cure it cannot achieve. The notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally with testimonials, and Hall's Family Pills for constipation, sold by druggists.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Bus Line Ad Calls to Phone 589 Black for Orders
Public notice invites callers to use phone number 589 Black to place orders for a city bus line. The ad promises prompt handling by a person named Frank.
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Frank
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