Roosevelt Speech Sparks Call for Conservation Action
The article summarizes President Roosevelt opening a conference on natural resource conservation. It notes his warning that wasteful use threatens future prosperity, and outlines the two resource classes renewal possible and nonrenewable. It cites Maine and New Jersey court opinions supporting public control to safeguard forests rivers and soils for future generations.
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Supreme Court of
Maine
Maine Senate
Supreme Court
Dable
Such & Fey
Coud’ Te Prat
Maloe Supreme Bench
Sete
Stata
Court of Errors and Appeals of
New Jersey
Supreme Court of the United States
New York Wife Denies Divorce Rumors Rot Says No Trouble
Mrs. Frank Gould of New York declares divorce reports about her and her husband are all rot and insists there has been no trouble or reconciliation needed.
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Frank Gould
New York
Unclear but Deadly Shooting Ends in Suicide
Fragmentary report states a person identified as Typ Sou Ene chateau co tinanstéeze-Remaitycete was shot by an RD and then killed herself, with the shooter also dead.
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Typ
Sou
Socialists Nominate Debs for 1908 Campaign
Eugene V. Debs won the Socialist presidential nomination on the first ballot at the Chicago convention with a strong majority. The session began early Friday morning and included a notable push for Carey of Massachusetts. Benjamin Hanford was nominated for vice president by acclamation, with May Wood Simons also receiving delegate support and Seymour Stedman as a top challenger.
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Eugene V. Bebs
Socialist Party
Chicago
J. J. Carey
Massachusetts
Benjamin Hanford
May Wood Simons
A. M. Simons
Hanford
Seymour Stedman
Roosevelt Addresses Resources Speech at National Convention
President Roosevelt outlines conservation as the nation’s top issue. He warns of resource exhaustion from wasteful methods, pledges to sustain the waterways commission if Congress won’t fund it, and stresses irrigation and river development to expand arable land and national prosperity.
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Roosevelt
United States
Inithis
Nature
Neithart
Congress
The
Waterways Commission
Collinwood School Building Plans Nears Completion
Plans for the new Collinwood Ohio school building on the burned site are nearly finished. The freproof structure will include an auditorium for 600 seats and is expected to be ready for occupancy by the spring term of 1900.
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Collinwood
Ohio
Socialist delegates nominate Debs noted as sole standard bearer
At a rousing Socialist gathering J W Slayton won 15 votes against G W Wooddy’s single vote as Phil Callery urged Debs as the party’s standard bearer. Roosevelt Taft and Bryan faced strong ridicule while calls defended Moyer Haywood Pettibone and mineral resources policy sparked broader debate on regulation and conservation.
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J. W Slayton
Pennsylvania
G W Wooddy
California
America
Phil Callery
Missouri
Debs
Vatican cardinal creation prospects amid Vatican discussions
Fragmentary text notes possible June elevation of Bissetti to cardinal in consistory at the Vatican. Mentions Bodine of Hagland, and delays or opposition to the step. references to McDonald murder case and diplomatic efforts to obtain execution.
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Bissetti
Vatican
Conslatory
Cael Bodine
Hagland
Political maneuvering shapes 1908 party nominations
A New York Republican faction reportedly backs George B. Cortelyou for governor to follow Hughes. Retired Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley is tied to a possible Navy post if Bryan wins. In the Northeast, Democrats organize the George Gray League in Philadelphia to push Judge Gray for president.
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New York
Republican Party
George B. Cortelyou
Secretary of the Treasury
Hughes
Winfield Scott Schley
Navy
William J. Bryan
Washington
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Philadelphia
George Gray
Judge Gray
Naiely
Taft
Land
Bryan
Amaria
Ee Beret
Lincoln
Ite
Ems
Chicago Aldermen Pay Raise Plan Passes Senate
A Chicago salary bill lifting alderman pay from 1500 to 3500 dollars clears the Senate by 31 to 1 with Senator W Clyde Jones dissenting cit ing city finances and potential police and firemen pay cuts. The measure allows the council to set salaries up to 3500 for future members and provide for interim increases for current clerks. A delegation of aldermen led by Scully Bowler Uhtir Golombiewski McNeal and Novak pushed the measure.
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Chicago
Conn
Thomas F. Scully
James B. Bowler
J. Z. Uhtir
John Golombiewski
John McNeal
Otto J. Novak
Legislature Inactive As Balloon Theory Holds
The legislature remains in session but largely idle with only John G. Oglesby and Senator Logan Hay attending to keep records. Clerks and pages stay on payroll. May 22, Speaker Shurtleff says enough House members may appear to pass a few appropriation bills if the Senate acts on the sine die amendment. otherwise proroguing could end the session.
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John G. Oglesby
House
Logan Hay
Shurtleff
Senate
Appeal for High Class Candidates Under New Primary Law
The Legislative Voters' League urges entry of a new type of lawmaker under the new primary system. It notes the salary rise for Assemblymen from 1000 to 2000 and says the change enables financially constrained men to run. Voters gain power to select party candidates, allowing those avoiding bosses to enter the race.
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Voters’ League
Legislative Voters’ League
Valeela ‘Cain
House
Senate
Kotow
Senate Passes Bond Bills With Chicago Backing
The Senate approved multiple bond measures urged by Mayor Busse and Chicago officials along with other Illinois mayors. One bill set property valuations at one third actual value, passing 26 to 9. Another cut the tax limit to 3 percent from 6, and a third fixed the Chicago sanitary district bonding limit at 3 percent instead of 5, also 26 to 6.
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Senate
Busse
Chicago
Illinois
Bare
Barton
Dunlap
Hamilton
Hay
Helm
Houser
Hull
Hvzburgh
Chicago mayor gains another board appointment
The House passed a bill removing the secretary from the local improvements board, keeping five commissioners. This gives Mayor Busse of Chicago an additional appointment on the board, with the Senate already approving the measure.
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Busse
Chicago
Senate
Monument to Altgeld Proposed in Sherman Park
A bill introduced by George C. Hilton in the House requests a $25,000 appropriation to erect a monument in Sherman Park Chicago honoring the late John P. Altgeld. The proposal aims to recognize Altgeld's legacy with a lasting tribute in a public space.
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Altgeld
George C. Hilton
Sherman Park
Chicago
John P. Altgeld
Mascot Drowns While Wading in Spoon River
Johnny Green, 77, longtime mascot of the Wyoming baseball team, was drowned while wading in the shallow Spoon River near Wyoming in Stark County. He was swept away by the current as several teammates watched.
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Stark County
Johnny Green
Wyoming
Spoon River
Wyoming Nine
Will of Banker Crumbaugh Broken by Jury Verdict
In Bloomington a jury set aside the will of banker Thomas Crumbaugh who left half a million dollars to a Spiritualist church. Letters were shown alleging undue influence by alleged mediums claiming to converse with the banker’s infant son. Miners in Illinois Peoria field plan a peace vote as cold weather tightens coal supply.
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Bloomington
Thomas Craumbaugh
Croombaugh
Chlrvass
Votts
Illinois
Peoria
Resolve in jail case referenced in county records
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a jail resolution involving Siebert and Reese with an $80,000 figure and fines. The text is garbled but indicates a county action requiring payment of a fine in relation to a detainee.
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Jair
Siebert
Reese
Rae
National unity, regulation, and swamp land drainage debate
Governors meet to discuss conservation and development of natural resources. The article notes unity beyond party lines, federal versus state authority, and the impact of commerce on regional ties. It cites telegraph franks, phone franks, and federal regulation as ongoing issues while detailing Interior Department estimates on swamp land drainage value and state allocations.
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Re House
United States
Mississippi
Maine
Florida
Washington State
Department of the Interior
Interior Department
Minnesota
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Iowa
Department
Sccme
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