Leaks Alleged in U S Reclamation Office Sparks Talk
Complaints reach Interior Department that advance information on irrigation projects is leaked to interested parties. A committee was formed to review grazing on public lands, but officials deny ties to reclamation scandals. Secretary Hitchcock may pursue an official inquiry upon his return.
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Washington
Interior Department
Hitchcock
Reclamation Service
Spokane
Palouse
Frank Bond
General Land Office
A. C. Shaw
Forestry Service
A. E. Chandler
Irrigation Congress Opens in Portland Sectional Meetings Planned
The national irrigation congress gathers at Lewis and Clark auditorium Portland as sections will handle forestry climatology settlement production by irrigation and engineering mechanics. General sessions conclude Thursday with officer elections meetings venue chosen and a letter from President J J Hill read.
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Portland, Or
Portland
National Irrigation Congress
Lewis and Clark
West
el Paso
Irrigation Congress
Ogden
Utah
J. J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Modify Boycott
The anti American boycott committee has virtually abandoned the proposed general boycott in Yokohama following Shanghai instructions advising not to buy American goods while permitting sales to Americans. American interests report little perceptible impact from the action.
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Yokohama
Shanghai
Vancouver World Sunday edition boycott by British Columbia Endeavorers
At New Westminster on August 21, over 200 provincial Christian Endeavorers adopted a boycott of the World Sunday edition. Members will refrain from buying and will urge others not to purchase the Vancouver World, whose first issue appeared last Sunday with a colored supplement.
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New Westminster
B. C
Christian Endeavorers
British Columbia
Vancouver World
The
World
Birth rate in United States shows persistent decline since 1860
Washington reports a census bureau bulletin by Professor Walter F. Wilcox of Cornell finds a long term drop in the share of children to the population and to women of child bearing age since 1860. The study notes changing decade rates and suggests foreign influx as a possible, but not definite, cause.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Walter F. Wilcox
Cornell University
Bulletin
Francis A. Walker
Wilcox
Lord Curzon Resigns Over Friction In India Affair
London reports confirm Lord Curzon of Kedleston resigns as viceroy of India and Earl of Minto to succeed. The resignation follows a dispute with the India Office and Kitchener over army administration and the rejected appointment of Gen. Sir Edmund Barrow.
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London
Lord Curzon of
Keddleston
India
Earl of Minto
Indian Office
Lord Curzon
India Office
Lord Kitchener
Edmund Barrow
Brodrick
Gen
Barrow
England
Navy assigns Burwell to Bremerton command
Washington reports Capt W T Burwell appointed to command the navy yard and station at Bremerton to relieve Rear Admiral Barclay who retires September 8. Burwell, formerly station commander, will be promoted to admiral and take over the post. Deserters from Fort Snelling prompt St Paul report fifty privates left the post without permission amid complaints about work on a new rifle range.
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Washington
Navy Department
W. T. Burwell
Navy Yard
Bremerton
Barclay
Navy
Burwell
Fort Snelling
St. Paul
Frauds Seen in Philadelphia Voter List Figures
Philadelphia officials report about 60 000 names on the voting list deemed ineligible after a police canvass. Assessors in all districts will be instructed to strike the fraudulent names from the rolls.
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Philadelphia
Director of Public Safety
Kept in for all I do says the teacher too
A playful poem by Leslie's Monthly about a student who is kept in for tardiness reading writing fighting and more but notes the teacher is kept in too. The verse uses dialect to humorously portray school discipline and routine.
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Leslie’s Monthly
Helen's Nest and Rover's Alarm Tale
A children’s tale from St Nicholas recounts Helen feeding birds and tagging a nest with her name and May 28. Rover the watchdog barks during a storm, guiding the family to a found orphaned kitten named Pink-Nose who becomes a household pet.
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Helen
St. Nicholas
Diogenes the Wise in Youths Companion tale
The piece contrasts Diogenes the Wise with Plato, noting Diogenes flaws as excesses of virtue. It praises his tenderness and occasional refinement while highlighting his rude candor. The contrast with Plato illustrates two very different paths in ancient Athens.
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Diogenes the Wise
Athens
Diogenes
Plato
St. Nicholas
Old Indian Pipes and War Culture Explored
The piece discusses historic Indian pipes, their meanings, and ceremonies before hunts. It notes pipe designs with figures of people in conference with animals, messages of friendship, and the ritual of propitiation. It also touches on carved symbols and readers of tribal chronicles, plus a brief medical observation and cultural notes.
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Mississippi
Mistah
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