World Fair Site in Washington Promised as Permanent Exhibit Center
Perkins urges Congress to acquire a Washington site after the Panama Exposition with plans for national and state buildings to display products and promote trade. He advocates dedicating acres for a permanent national exhibition to attract foreign nations, benefit industry, and educate through a centralized display of information and commerce.
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Charles Freeman Johnson
Washington
San Francisco
America
Congress
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Manusprivs
Volvaa
Oki Nivisive University of Tract
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Portation Extension Of Street Rail To Exhibition Grounds
Washington chamber reports favorable responses from international chambers on extending street railway lines to the exhibition grounds. The effort aims to spur capital city growth, with coordination sought among regional boards and a Florida building project for Washington. Perkins notes July 13 1912.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
South
Central America
Washington Chamber
Board of Trade
Orlando
Fla
Florida
Washington
Perkins
K O C to Honor J A Daley Tribute in Columbiad
The Knights of Columbus district will honor John A Daley in the August issue of The Columbiad. Daley, son of Captain John C Daley of Washington and founder of the Knights of Columbus in Panama, held a high national post and gained recognition from Cardinals Gibba and Falconio among other church leaders. he died after a brief illness on June 5.
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Knights of Columbus
John A Daley
Columbiad
Knights
John C Daley
Washington
Panama
Order
the Knights of Columbus
Daley
Gibbona
Falconio
America
Aviators fly twice daily at College Park this fall
Military aviators at College Park Maryland will fly two times daily from now until late fall. The schedule begins at 7 am and ends near sunset as all officers at the Army Aviation School participate. Lieutenant Foulois, the first army flyer to fly a plane, earned his aviator certificate yesterday morning after a 600 foot altitude flight with four passengers.
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College Park
Army Aviation School
D Foulois
Army
Foulois
Thomas de Witt Milling
Graham
Petworth Grocers Adopt Wednesday Half-Day Holidays
Petworth grocers with stores in the district announce weekly half-day holidays every Wednesday afternoon for July and August to give clerks a summer outing. Eleven grocers signed the agreement, with the first half holiday set for next Wednesday.
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Petworth
Nicaragua Names Special Envoy to Washington
Nicaragua has sent Senor Salvador C Ramirez as special envoy to respond to Secretary of State Knox during his Central American tour. Ramirez departed Nicaragua for Washington in July amid diplomatic outreach following Knox's visit.
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Nicaragua
Senor Salvador C Ramirez
State Knox
Senor Ramirez
Washington
Invention that may speed railway mail service
The Hupp Automatic Mail Exchange, praised as a breakthrough, demonstrates on the Chesapeake Beach line and aims to replace the slow pouch catching system with an automatic, train-powered mail exchange. Inventor Albert Hupp, backed by Western capital, argues the device will speed mail between stations and fast trains without extra government spending.
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William Walt Smith
Chesapeake Beach
Congress
United States
Europe
Post Office Department
Albert Hupp
Chesapeake Beach Junction
Chicago Flyer
Washington
Chicago
Congressional Limited
Hupp
Robert Morris
Halls of
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Bowlunville
Koya
Wan
Middle West
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Times
Alberifflupp
Lawrence Kans
Mr Bupp
Tonga
Faat Mall
Servce
Hupp Firet
Magny
Kansas City
Postoffice Department
Railway Mail Service
Fey
New York posteMhce
Pennsylvania
New York
Scientiic American
Aro
War on river masher: officers vow to stop cruising flirts
Police crackdown on late night canoe and motorboat parties along the Potomac and tidal basin. Officers say men ogle women from boats and near park walks, with drownings and drinking cited as warnings. Alexandria reports similar incidents. authorities press for enforcement while admitting limited tools to curb the practice.
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Potomac River
Marshall Hall
Potomac Park
Col Spencer Cosby
Lgrounde
Aqueduct Bridge
Alexandria
Washington
Rudolph
Chinese Money Placed In Circulation With United States Influence
Chinese community awaits circulation of a new Chinese republic issue printed in New York. The notes will be bilingual, one side Chinese and the other English, with the dollar as the standard of value. Denominations include $1 and ten and five dollars, featuring the philosopher Menzies and other notable figures.
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Celestials
Republic
Chinese Republic
New York
Washington Celestials
China
United States
Li Hung Chang
Menzies
Confucius
London preaching invitation for Rev Dr J J Muir
The Rev Dr J J Muir pastor of Temple Baptist Church has been invited to preach in London for two months in the summer and has been granted vacation by his church for that purpose. He will sail for London on the Lusitania on Wednesday and received an informal farewell at the church building Thursday.
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J J Muir
Temple Baptist Church
London
Lusitania
Daily Noroscope Venus Moon Conjunction Favors Charity and Justice
The Venus moon alignment is described as powerful, bringing strength, zeal, and success in endeavors. It urges forgiveness, generosity, and honesty, noting favorable rulings for justice and benevolence. Birth people gain steady ambition and logical minds, while herbal notes cite crops like cabbage and cucumber as auspicious.
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