La Follette’s meatless diet and lifelong war on beef
Special to Citizen profiles Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin, portraying him as a committed vegetarian who for six years has avoided meat and relies on English walnuts and milk. It describes his health struggles, self study, and diet, presenting him as a vigorous public figure who remains battle ready in politics and campaigns.
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Roosevelt
Beef Trust
Armour, Swift
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Sentor la Follette
la Follette
Robert Marion la Follettee
La Follette's Wisconsin Reform Crusade in Detail
The piece extols Robert M La Follette as he tours Wisconsin for forty eight days delivering numerous speeches on freight rate reform. It details his diet of milk and walnuts while campaigning and vividly praises his vigor, energy, and resolve to educate voters about state railway commissions. It also defends his stance against grafters and urges readers to observe his actions in the senate and on the platform.
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Wisconsin
Ilinels
Iowa
la Pollette
Senate
Washington
Sponer
Fatal Arizona heat ends sleep of Tucson man
Jose Varela of Tucson was found dead in the shade by a house party in Bisbee. He complained of illness, rested beneath a tree, and was discovered after midnight. The inquest returned a verdict of death from natural causes, noting heat and alcohol may have contributed.
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Arizona
Jose Varela
Tucson
Bisbee
Jating
Varela
Bennett
The Tourists Guide Hotels Ad Blemish and Banter
An old style travel column lists Adirondack inns and Lake Superior resort Gauges On The Lake with promotional details. quirky interjections from the editor appear amid misprints and mock dialogue suggesting promotional pull and a playful citizen want ad closing.
Carnegie Plant Eyes Diamond Making via High Heat and Pressure
The Carnegie Institution builds a Washington laboratory costing about 200000 to study rocks and geology under extreme heat and pressure. Engineers plan hydraulic presses and electric furnaces to replicate Earth’s interior conditions, hoping to produce diamonds from carbon if pure.
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Carnegie Institution
Washington, D. C
Ordin
Ary Laboratories
Carnegie
New Dress for Miss Liberty Paint Job Planned
Special correspondence from New York reports the Statue of Liberty will receive a new paint job under a $60,000 government contract. After eighteen years of verdigris, a house painter will apply brown paint, replacing the green patina that artists say enhances her lines. An elevator will be added, running by electricity from her toes to her raised arm, and Liberty’s storeh may be enlarged.
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New York
Liberty
United States
Paine
Cananea Riot Rumors Denied by U S Consular Agent
United States Consular Agent John B Breathin of Cananea Mexico denies circulating rumors of unrest and a planned uprising including a shot by Colonel W C Greene. He states Americans there are safe and the rumors are for mercenary purposes.
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United States
John B. Breathin
Cananea
Mexico
W. C. Greene
Associated Press
Sonora
Breathitt
Missouri
National Committee
Arizona
Annual Meeting of Eagles in Milwaukee 1906
Grand Aerie annual session of the Fraternal Order of Eagles held in Milwaukee from August 14 to 18. The Sante Fe will sell tickets to Milwaukee for 47 dollars and 10 cents for the round trip. Dates listed August 11, 42 and 13. Fingl Hinwict Avant 23 E. Jorpy Agent A.ase Iy.
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Grand Aerie
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Milwaukee
Wis
Sante Fe
Miwaukee
Stage to Jemez Springs Excursion Plans Announced
The undersigned are prepared to make trips to and from the celebrated Jemez Springs. Any information desired can be secured from George H. Moore, No. 118 West Railroad avenue. James T Johnston.
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Jemez Hot Springs
George H. Moore
West Railroad Avenue
James T Johnston
Saved His Comrade's Life in Cholera Remedy Claim
A veteran from Elgin Illinois credits Chamberlains Cholera Morbus and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving a comrade's life after a Grand Army encampment trip. The notice includes ads for window screens, doors, a lumber mill, and a late July 1908 rail schedule with east, west, and southbound trains.
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Grand Army
Washington City
Elgin
Eldon
Iowa
Chamberlain
Superior Lumber and Planing Mill CO
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