Southern Commercial congress to meet in Washington for series
Southern business leaders plan a December Washington stay to attend the first full meeting of the conservation commission and related events. They aim to foster southern unity, promote manufacturing, and showcase rivers and harbors potential, including power from southern river basins and mineral resources.
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Washington
Nation- Conservation Commission
G. Grosvenor Dawes
Montgomery
Ala
Atlanta
South
Southern Commercial Congress
The
Conservation Commission
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Tne
Congress
Dawes
National Rivers and Har Congress
National Conservation Commission
Servation Commission
Geological Survey
Appalachian Mountains
Canary Birds Strike Ship Off Acajutla At Night Storm
The Panama liner City of Para reported a terrifying night off Acajutla between Acajutla and San Jose de Guatemala. A violent electric storm with waterspouts and St Elmo's fire accompanied thousands of canary birds that blinded passengers and filled decks with dead birds. The topmast gilt ball split and half was lost overboard. The ship passed through safely.
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Acajutla
Sandberg
Panama
St Elmo
Acajusta
Heckert
Zaal
Captain Sandberg Bays
Para
San Francisco Chronicle
Mont Blanc visible from Dijon eighty miles distant
A passenger in Dijon observed Mont Blanc from a fast Paris Marseilles train, about 186 miles away, despite intervening Jura mountains. The article notes Mont Blanc’s visibility from Lyons, Macon, Chalon sur Saone, and Marseilles area, explaining sight lines, atmospheric conditions, and distances to other major peaks seen at sea.
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Mont Blanc
Paris
Marveilles
Dijon
Jura
France
Lyons
Macon
Chalon-sur-Syone
Dia
Tances
Marseilles
Puy de Dome
Telegraph Pranks Spur Neighborly Politeness
A humorous Isle of Wight style exchange shows two neighbors using a telephone to share a mischief report about Thomas Lawrence sitting on bleach sheets and a mutt chewing rosebuds. The polite closing spirals into a reciprocal thanks.
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Islephone
Goodby
Nat Goodwin Granted Absolute Divorce From Maxine Elliott
Nat C. Goodwin obtained an absolute divorce from Jessie Dermott Goodwin known as Maxine Elliott in Reno on October 3. Judge Pike granted the decree on desertion after a brief proceeding. Goodwin testified he built a New York hotel in 1906 and a Los Angeles home, while his wife moved out and refused to share the suite. He is 50, older than his wife by thirteen years.
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Nat Goodwin
Reno
Nev
Nat C. Goodwin
Jessie Dermott Goodwin
Maxine Elliott
Pike
Goodwin
New York City
Mra Goodwin
Europe
Los Angeles
G. C. Weeden
Weedon
Roosevelt Jr. begins factory day at Hartford Carpet Co
Theodore Roosevelt Jr spent his first day in a factory in Thompsonville, visiting Hartford Carpet Co. He reported to the office, toured the plant, met department overseers, and planned to start wool assorting Monday. He expressed eagerness to pitch in and departed with two bales of wool, earning remarks that he made a good impression.
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Thompsonville
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Hartford Carpet Co
W. T. Hines
Young Roosevelt
Pigeon Found Aboard Vessel 650 Miles From Texas Coast
Captain Boxer aboard the El Cid reports a carrier pigeon plucked at sea about 650 miles from the Texas coast. The exhausted bird bore a silver band reading No 19 RP, but its ownership or origin remains unknown. Captain Baker will search for the bird’s source and any message it may have carried. The ship proceeded to New York after rescue.
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Boxer
Cid
Port
Texas
Baker
el Cid
New York
Gulf
Houston Post
Mollenhauer Band to headline Hartford bridge dedication events
The 65 member Mollenhauer band of Boston will be the official band for Hartford bridge dedication October 6 to 8. It will give nightly concerts at the grandstands near Hartford’s boulevard entrance and perform for the laying of the last stone and the unveiling tablet on Thursday and Friday. Leading conductor Emil Mollenhauer has directed major ensembles and is famed for his choral work with the Handel and Hayden Society.
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Hartford
Big Bridge
Mollenhauer
Boston
United States
Connecticut Grand Lodge of Masons
Emil Mollenhauer
America
Handel and Hayden Society of
The Boiler's Reasons
A humorous verse dialogue about a boiler leaking and household chaos. Mother explains the leak is due to a busy day and missing kitchen help as Johnnie and Joht face the disruption. The piece reflects domestic life and light family mishaps.
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Johnnie
Snails Eaten Across England and Europe In Seasonal Feasts
The article traces snail eating from Newcastle and Bristol to continental practices in Austria and Burgundy. It notes catsing by gypsies, cold-wine cellars, and snail farms fattened on cabbage and lettuce. In Burgundy snails are a national dish with winter gathering and markets in Vienna and Bordeaux.
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England
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Bristol
Vienna
Burgundy
Bordeaux
Dundee
Destruction of Fisheries and the Salmon Industry
The article argues that overfishing of Pacific coast salmon threatens the industry. It notes annual 4 million cases and 200 million pounds packed, with over 40 million fish taken yearly for six continents. It calls for federal and state laws and propagation to preserve future runs and highlights the salmon life cycle and spawning dependence.
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Pacific Coast
Pacific
Continents
Aemon
Daniel L
Pratt
Outing Magazine
Pianos Go for Full Octaves Despite Budget Limits
In a Chicago Tribune quote a young woman doubts cheap pianos and asks for the best. The salesman inquires about her target height and she replies she only goes to G yet wants a model with all octaves.
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Chicago Tribune
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