Big Lake Arkansas Ducks Slaughter Attracts National Attention
The Big Lake area near Lake Arkansas in Mississippi County hosts vast duck gatherings where market hunters kill thousands daily. Wealthy St Louis club members own the land and face threats from swamp angels aiming to halt hunting, while proponents push federal protection as a game preserve. Shipping centers like Paragould and Manila move tens of thousands of ducks to Chicago, with prices around 11 to 16 cents per duck and five cents for icing and transport.
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IG Lake
Ark
United States
Big Lake
St. Louisans
Chicago
Swamp Angels
Big Jake
St. Louis
St. Francis
Hig Lake
Manilla
Paragould
Big Leke
Sunken Lands
Arkansas
Missouri
Express
Icing
Mississippi
Angela
Crisis on Railways Forcing Dividend Debate Evidence
Analysis argues that rising costs threaten dividend payments but reports by the Interstate Commerce Commission show rail earnings rose sharply from 1887 to 1910. The era saw major operational improvements and widening traffic, with average earnings per mile up about 70 percent, while per ton mile revenue held steady, challenging calls to raise rates.
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Lsbor
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Bureau of Statistics
The
Interstate ‘Commerce Commission
Ofer
Bae
Tnd
Bureau of Statistics and Accounts
United
Avnensa
Rail freight rates and rail earnings over 23 years analyzed
The article reviews 23 years of railroad revenue from 1880 to 1910, dividing into two periods. It notes a 25 percent freight rate decline in 1880s and early 1890s, then a surge in net earnings after 1899 with minimal rate cuts. It argues consolidation reduced competition, keeping rates high while profits rose, challenging arguments for higher transportation charges.
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United States
New Irish Tit Named Parus Hibernicua in Sligo Woods
Dublin reports naturalist Mr Collingwood has found a new indigenous bird in County Sligo allied to the coal tit Parus ater. The plumage shows a sulphurous yellow on the beak and neck, a distinct variation across the district. The specimen is named Parus Hibernicua by Natural History Museum authorities.
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Dublin
Collingwood
County
Sligo
Ireland
Louis Wain
William Ingram
Ingram
British Ornithological Union
New York Commuter District Outnumbers Several Nations
New York City and surrounding suburbs contain over 2,000,000 daily commuters and a 6,846,097 district population. The area, within thirty miles of Times Square, rivals the populations of entire states and many countries, underscoring why billions are invested in transportation upgrades.
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New York
Uh- Nois
Union
Chicago
Times Square
United States
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Washington
California
Netherlands
Portugal
Sweden
Argentine Republic
Chile
Greece
Denmark
Teachers and Shop Girls in Philadelphia Meet
Katherine Long shore president of the Penn State Teachers' league told a State Educational alliance meeting that school teachers are underpaid and should consider becoming shop girls for a steadier income. She noted many shop girls earn more, urged women to weigh marriage options and teaching before deciding.
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Philadelphia
Mises
Katherine Longshore
Penn State Teachers’ League
State Educational Alliance
Ex-Senator Clark Receives $100,000 Dinner Service
A Chicago shipment of a 900 piece, 24 place dinner service destined for W A Clark in New York is described as perhaps the most expensive ever made in the United States. The set, designed to harmonize with the dining room, is cited at about $100,000.
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York
James E. Farre
New Haven
United States Steel Corporation
J. Pierpont Morgan
Farrell
Chicago
W. A. Clark
Montana
Fifth Avenue
New York
When Dear Friends Meet With a Little Joy
Two women in a social circle gossip about Tom and other men. One attendee boasts of selective entertaining while the other frets over a vanished romance, vanity items, and the theater. The talk reveals fragile flirtations and social pretensions amid sharp, comic exchanges.
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Sadie
Tom
Logical Opposition to Woman Suffrage Cited by Cutt
Carrie Chapman Catt argues against the idea of logical opposition to woman suffrage noting that most critics offer only comic or non critical excuses. She cites a farmer’s mocked question about women with a vote and the silly outcome of what dinner they would choose in response.
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Carrie Chapman Cutt
New York
Carter
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