Movie Men at the Exposition and a School Report
A correspondent recalls movie crews filming at the San Diego Exposition grounds and a humorous encounter with an on site director and soldiers. The piece shifts to a North Dakota school consolidation report noting 273 consolidated schools, broad county representation, and efforts by state and local officials to improve attendance and qualifications.
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Herb
Peach
Pat
Jay
San Diego
Calle Colon
United States
Scarn
Fortrans
Ivery
Talnd
Third Report of Inspection of State Schools Published
The Third Annual Report of the State Inspector of Consolidated Graded and Rural Schools has been published. It comprises 43 pages of text and 33 pages of statistical items, including 9 tables and a notable feature not fully shown in the excerpt.
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State Inspector of Consolidated, Graded and Rural Schools
Fortified Paris Hailed as One of World’s Strongest Defenses
Paris defenses are described as among the world’s strongest with three concentric lines. The inner wall protects central business and residential districts while a 34 mile outer ring and miles of forts beyond guard suburbs such as Neuilly Versailles and Vincennes. Modern third line forts on St Germaine Cormeilles and Villiers feature advanced batteries.
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Washington
Paris
French Ministry of War
Rts
Intervala
Louis Philippe
St. Germaine
Cormeilles
Villiers
Seine
Neuilly
Argent
Versailles
Vintennes
Cou
Paris Fortifications and Historic Defenses Detailed
The article describes Paris defense lines and major fortifications, naming Mount Valerian and forts Hautes Bruyeres Chatillon Ivry Mont Roque Vanves Issy St Denis Port Aubervilliera Fort Charenton, plus outer forts with up to 60 heavy guns and 1200 men each. It notes 170000 troops to operate and 500000 to invade, and cites Von Moltke on 1870 71 artillery and the impracticality of bombardment without railways or waterways.
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Paris
Mount Valerian
Hautes Bruyeres
Chatillon
Ivry
Bietre
Mont Roque
Vanves
Issy
St Denis
Port Aubervillera
Fort Charenton
Bony
von Moltke
Enceaus
Fourth Annual N D Exposition Promises Record Attractions
The North Dakota Industrial Exposition opens with a wide program across floors devoted to general and individual exhibits. A 8000 square foot center area hosts concessions and a large carnival with theatre seating for 500 and vaudeville each day. The second floor offers the ladies department with thirty booths for handiwork and canned goods displays, while the third floor expands industrial exhibits and garden products. Railroads offer free transport of exhibits to Bismarck. premium list details await.
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Walla
Women’s Department
Sesves
Tha: Iti
Bismarck
Nightly censorship tightens during European war reports
Across London Paris and Berlin censorship suppresses dispatches on France Belgium and other theaters. Reports claim British and French forces defend Lille Arras and the Oise river region as the Sedan anniversary raises concern over French fate.
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France
London
Paris
Berlin
Sedan
Santer
St. Petersburg
Laferre
Oise
Dieppe
Enea T Bate
Croisilles
Reas
Crosaillon
Arras
Pas de Calais
Cambrai
Lille
Roubax
Tourcoing
Rome
Roumania
Galicia
Poland
St.Petersburg
Petrograd
Russia
Antwerp
Belgium
Brusselu
Elizabeth
Lord Curzon
Hague
Beles
Advat
Progressing With Home Elks to Name Idea
Fragmented OCR note discusses Elks selecting a home based idea and mentions Borah and a possible event or speaker. Details are unclear but indicate organizational planning and proposed names or roles within a fraternal group.
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Elks
For Sale Good 1-4 Section NW 1 4 Sec 15 Two 157 Range 102
For sale in Duluth Minnesota an acre price of 11.5 dollars in the Bonetrails area. Part cash and balance on time. Dress Martin Olson 40 Pallas Bidg. Duluth Minn. 104 to
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Dress Martin Olson
Pallas Bidg
Duluth
Minn
Paris Preparing for Siege as Trains Sell Out
Paris faces a mass exodus with trains fully booked for the west and south. Queues lengthen at stations as citizens camp in lines awaiting ticket offices to open at six in the morning. President Poincare visits military hospitals amid heightened tension.
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Paris
Quai d'Orsay
Poincaire
St. Martins
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