Artist Deming to Trek Canadian North for Sioux Study
Edwin W. Deming plans an expedition with Dr. Charles A. Eastman to reach a small Sioux tribe near Saskatchewan beyond Winnipeg. They will study tribal lore and customs for sculpture and painting, traveling from Winnipeg to Prince Albert and into the woods by river, seeking to immortalize a vanishing era.
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Edwin W. Deming
Harriman
Arden
Canada
Deming
Charles A. Eastman
Eastman
Redmen
Mexico
Hudson Bay Country
Sitting Bull
Saskatchewan
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Dr. Eastman
New Ulm
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Iron 'Tail
Fastman
Canadian Pacific
Prince Albert
America Leads In Matter Of Railways Worldwide Mileage
The Archiv for Eisenbahnwesen reports total world railway mileage at end of 1908 about 611,478 miles, up 61,505 since 1904 and 16,445 since 1907. North America nearly equals the entire Old World in mileage, with Asia and Europe contributing large totals and the Americas totaling 3340 miles addenda with South America.
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Asia
Africa
Australia
Hawaiian Islands
China
Japan
Russia
Germany
South America
Cuba
Brazil
Argentina
Bradstreet’s
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Estras
Pepietasia
Weegee
Steels Hee
Aura
North
West Indies
Hop Growers Have Chance To Win Twenty Five Dollars
HOP GROWERS HAVE CHANCE TO WIN $25 The owners of the best bale of hops at the Western Washington Fair in Seattle next September will receive $25, with $15 and $10 for the second and third best bales. Additional prizes of $25 $15 and $10 will go to the top diversified farm products from a single farm. Special prizes and silver cups are offered for the best farm county and community display. Applicants should request prize lists from Secretary Beat Richards in Seattle.
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Brewers’ Association of the
Pacific Northwest
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Association For
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Globe Building
Seuarthe
Wish
Widow Pays $5 Debt After 46 Years in New Jersey
Carrie Searles of Elizabeth New Jersey finally settled a five dollar bill from Black Brothers Mansfield Ohio 46 years after purchase. The interest accumulated to 68.10 dollars but the firm accepted the principal payment and did not demand the interest.
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Crippen Sought as Police Track Lead to New York Arrival
London July 18 reports say Dr Crippen remains at large with no solid evidence of his whereabouts. Police believe Crippen may be aboard the Kroon Island liner expected to reach New York tomorrow, despite widespread sightings.
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Crippen
Scothind Yard
New York
Judge rules waiter may accept ten cent insult as tip
In Chicago Judge Gemmill ruled a restaurant patron who flings a dime and calls a waiter a dog is acting within his rights. He also said a proprietor may be culpable if he fails to protect patrons. A scale for language fines caused by patrons was proposed by head waiters. Frank Mitchell, waiter at Mangler on La Salle, fined five dollars after the incident with M B Schlesinger.
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Gemmill
Harrison Street
Flanders
Frank Mitchell
Mangler
la Salle Street
M. B. Schlesinger
la- Salle Theatre
Mitchell
Schlesinger
Cream Cones Seized Under Federal Food Rules
United States Marshal Henkel and deputies seized eighteen crates containing 672 boxes of corrugated ice cream cones at a North River pier. The seizure, ordered by a U.S. district court, cites unfitness for human consumption under federal pure food regulations.
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New York
United States
Henkel
North River
United States District Court
Pennsylvania Strike Settled Peaceably
Philadelphia July 18 Gener al Manager Myers of the Pennsylvania railroad and the committee representing trainmen and conductors east of Pittsburg reached a wage settlement after six months of talks. The accord secures a ten hour minimum day and guarantees 26 working days per month. Overtime remains to be decided at a later conference.
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Philadelphia
Myers
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Pretty White Girl Weds Japanese Man in Omaha
Dorothy Miller of Chicago and Matsuzo Shofu a Stanford graduate were married by Justice of the Peace Cockeril after failing to find a priest. The couple, ages 18 and 26, met by appointment and say their love crossed racial lines with family approval from the bride’s mother.
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Omaha
Dorothy Miller
Chicago
Matsuzo Shofu
Stanford University
Justice of the Peace
Prisoner Questioned Over Family Sickness Link
A court record notes a question about the prisoner’s presence and purposes tied to allegations of illness in the family. The dialogue suggests inquiry into motives and circumstances surrounding the prisoner's actions.
Dawn of Civilization and Freedom in Turkey Seen
An American observer recounts the Young Turk rise, describing pre reform village life under Islam with women subjugation, then contrasts Christian influence in Turkish villages showing education, literacy, and women's improved status. It asserts Abdul Hamid's massacres of Christians undermined his rule, and shifts to U.S. political commentary on Theodore Roosevelt and party dynamics, emphasizing open dialogue and future leadership.
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Pars
London
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Jerses Barsoom
Tacoma Times
Californians Plan Northwest Scenic Tour by Rail and Sea
An Los Angeles and San Francisco group will tour Washington British Columbia and Oregon starting July 25 aboard Southern Pacific trains then Oregon and Washington rails. They sail Victoria and Vancouver then proceed to Revelstoke Lake Kootenai Spokane and Portland before returning. The trip aims to promote Northwest tourism and year round visitor flow to Seattle and beyond.
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Pacific Northwest
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Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Southern Pacific
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Seattle
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New North Bank Road
Portland official quits after 18 months of hard luck tales
C. M. Rynerson, secretary of Portland's municipal free employment bureau, resigned after helping 29 446 job seekers in 18 months. He said 29 660 hard luck stories wore on his nerves and kept him awake, adding the workload became too much for his nerves.
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Roosevelt Seeks Private Citizen Life at Outlook Office
New York July 18 Col Roosevelt plans two days weekly at the Outlook office as Associate Editor and remaining days at Sagamore Hill. He juggles a flood of letters daily, reads and signs about 250 letters, and resumes training while balancing political interviews and editorial work. The scene hullabaloo includes politicians, journalists, and readers. many visit Sagamore Hill or write letters supporting his return to public life.
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Apple Show in Spokane Offers $20,000 in Prizes
Spokane expects $20,000 in cash prizes and premiums for the upcoming National Apple Show during the week of November 14. Entries must be filed by November 9 with exhibits due by noon November 12. Contests include 15 10 box categories for named apple varieties with first and second prize allocations.
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Wash
Arkansas
Baldwin
Grimes
Jonathan
McIntosh
Northern Spy
Teed Tea Don’ts for Perfect Iced Tea and Potatoes
The note offers home tips to avoid flavor loss by pouring tea over ice and advises preparing iced tea two hours before serving. It also suggests cucumber peels to deter cockroaches and to keep potatoes from discoloring by adding a splash of sweet milk when draining in spring.
Grand Trunk Employes Quit Trains Last Night
Montreal July 18 A strike of trainmen and conductors on the Grand Trunk and Central Vermont roads began at 9 30 tonight after a failed demand for higher wages. Trains starting before 9 39 will be routed to terminals by the men, while the company handles later runs. Grand Trunk says it offered an 18 percent wage advance and will push for further increases by January 1 1913 or sooner if traffic rates allow.
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Grand Trunk
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Grand Trunk Pacific
Northwest
Murder Sensation Shocks Chicago as Rigdon Case Unfolds
In Chicago on July 18, Mrs Emma Young disclosed her identity as Marys Wilson, stepdaughter of a Washington embassy attache, and Miss Thress Tropaman, step-sister of the hospitalized woman. She claimed Rigdon had invited her to sell stock, threatened Johnnn Fetzer, and said their prior relationship ended due to his drink problem.
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Charles W. Rigdon
Emma Young
Washington
Marys Wilson
Young
Thress Tropaman
Johnnn C. Fetzer
Rigdon
Petter
Taft Declines Ohio Nomination Probing
President Taft hides political stance while on Maine coast cruise. Senators Burton and Dick dine with him as chair Wade Ellis presses no governor candidate. Tauft plans three speeches at Eastport Bangor and Rockland keeping politics off the agenda. He returns to Feverty July 28.
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Maine
Burton and
Wade Ellis
Ohio
Taft
Eastport
Bangor
Rockland
Insurance Chief S A Madge Visits North Yakima
S A Madge of Olympia the state insurance commissioner was an official visitor in North Yakima Monday.
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Olympia
North Yakima
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