Dalzell Clark Spar Over Tariff Beliefs and Forest Talks
The piece reports Representative Champ Clark ridiculing Dalzell as a stand pat figure in tariff debates and describes other Washington anecdotes from the era, including Wiley’s cafe joke, Governor Smith with forest protection, and a social note on DeForest’s marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohn Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Champ Clark
Missouri
House
Congressman Clark
Danzell
Joseph
Aaron
Dalzell
Spineless cactus may sustain life says Dr Landone
Dr Leon M Landone of Los Angeles lived two weeks on spineless cactus developed by Luther Burbank. The cactus, made spine free after a decade of trial, kept him healthy as he worked. He notes it is as safe as spined cactus and could aid cattle grazing in deserts when grass is scarce.
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Charles M. Thomas
Pardo
Callao
Pacific
Evans
Bob
Thomas
President Pardo
Admiral Thomas
Oregon
Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia
Navy
Admiral Simpson
Newport
Leon M. Landone
Los Angeles
Landone
Luther Burbank
California
Burbank
Deserts
Great Plains
Great West
Southwest
Mr. Burbank
Nowise
Pretty Billie Burke A Star With Charm Behind the Spotlight
Billie Burke wins praise as leading woman with John Drew in My Wife and captivates audiences in London and New York. Born Ethelberta Burke in Washington, she rose from music hall to operatic stage and recalls her family influences and the origin of her nickname.
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Lee DeForest
Lucile Sheardown
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Margaret Stanton Blatch
Equal Suffrage League
Nora Blatch
League of Self Supporting Women of
New York City
Hughes
Albany
Miss Blatch
England
Corneluniver
Billie Burke
John Drew
Wife
Washington
William E. Burke
Burke and Andrews
Ethel
Berta
Billie
Miss Burke
London
Music
Leslie Stuart
Mamie
Music Hall
Ethelberta
McHenry Pushes Mining Bureau Bill in Congress
Representative John G. McHenry of Pennsylvania introduces in congress a bill to establish a bureau of mines and mining. A Democrat in his first term, he hails from Benton township Columbia County and has a background as a banker manufacturer and farmer. He serves as president of the Columbia County National Bank and as state superintendent of Orange national banks in Pennsylvania.
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Hoke Smith
Georgia
Joe Cannon
Capitol
Currier
White Mountains
Appalachians
Clinois
Southern Society
New York
South
Smith
North Carolina
John G. McHenry
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Mines and Mining
Benton Township
Columbia County
Orangeville Academy
Columbia County National Bank
Orange National Banks
McHenry
Bill to Aid Coal Mine Victims Proposed by Congress
A proposed act follows Roosevelt's message to establish a Bureau of Mines and Mining to investigate coal mine accidents and provide relief. It would create a relief fund funded by a one cent per ton tax on all coal mined, amid a rise in 1907 accidents and four December Pennsylvania disasters killing about 700 people.
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Roosevelt
Bureau of Mines and Mining Power
Pennsylvania
Notable 1900s Figures and Arts Figures Spotlighted in Briefs
A collection of short notices highlights public figures and cultural news. William Dawson of Vineland NJ marries to set a moral example. Senor Merry Del Val becomes Spanish minister at Tangier. Luther B Little earns praise as a silver tongue. Kelfer and Cannon dubbed old boys of the house. William Van Horne and James J Hill noted as railroad men from US and Canada. Peary buys sixteen Casco Bay islands for a potential hotel and Eskimo dog raising. General Miles relocates to Washington for access to records. Mrs Campoei linked to support efforts. Virginia Harned to headline in St Louis stock company and tour. Albert Brunning, a German actor, debuted English role with Edwin Booth in Berlin.
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William Dawson
Vineland
N. J
Senor
Merry del Val
Rafael Merry del Val
Pontifical
Tangier
Luther B. Little
Republican State Committee of
New York
Daniel Webster
Joseph Warren Kelfer
Ohio
Joe Cannon
Canada
Sir William van Horne
United States
James J. Hill
Dominion
Commander Peary
Casco Bay
Maine
Miles
Boston
Washington
War Department
Patrick Campoei
Beerbohm Tree
Virginia Harned
St. Louis
Albert Brunning
Mortensgard
The Fair Co ed Opera in Preparation and Cast Updates
George Ade is writing a comic opera to be titled The Fair Co ed. Richard Carle has engaged Jeannette Lowrie for a leading role in Marys Lamb. Charles Dalton has been engaged to fill a position in the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ade
Noiseless gun ideas and public timber worry noted
A collection of quotes discusses inventions for war and peaceful progress. Topics include a bloodless conflict, transport choices in New York, and the value of force as restraint, plus concerns over forest preservation and flood risks as timber supplies wane.
Sporting Notes Show Prospects In Canadian Olympic Plans
Tom Eck may train the Canadian Olympic athletes. Eddie Burns, Tommy Burns' younger brother, at 145 pounds, plans to try pugilism in San Francisco. Joseph Baker, a full blooded Indian college professor, will play shortstop for the Sioux City Packers this season. Purses totaling 300000 will be on the Great Western trotting circuit, which will run twelve racing weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Eck
Tommy Burns
Eddie
San Francisco
Joseph Baker
Sioux City Packers
Great Western
Tales of Cities
For the year ended June 1907, typhoid fever cost Pittsburgh an estimated 721 436. New York City has paid 66 456 000 for public park land with current value listed at 1 2010 000 000. Biddeford is described as the most cosmopolitan city in Maine. Birth records show French 458 American 4 Irish 38 English 10 Italian 6 Jewish 5 Greek 3 Swedish 1.
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Charles F. Stokes
Relief
Pacific
Americas
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco
Magdalena Bay
Stokes
Navy
New York
Naval Hospital
San Juan
Porto Rico
Pittsburg
New York City
Biddeford
Maine
Stalian
Train and Track Strains Signal Growth in Rail Travel
The last census recorded 51,072 locomotives in the country. If New York City rail passenger growth continues, 1.7 billion passengers would be carried in 1018. The Great Northern Railway will pay Minnesota nearly $1,000,000 in taxes this year after earnings were taxed 4 percent, yielding $915,000 to the state.
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New York City
Great Northern Railway Company
Minnesota
Hints For Business Men From Success Magazine
There is a great difference between speculation and investment. Cultivate your customers. a pleased customer is the best advertisement. Competition calls out resources, develops ingenuity and stimulates initiative. Keep a superior class of goods, for people remember quality longer than price.
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Success Magazine
Boots That Talk and Buyers Who Demand It
The Shoe Manufacturers Monthly notes a peculiar trend with buyers seeking boots that talk. It mentions that Kaffirs are portrayed as asking for such boots and willing to pay premium for the feature.
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Jonn Dalzell
Dr. Wiley
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Bridge Company
Engineers
Catskill
Cornell
Cayuga Lake
Charles F
E. D. Stair
Julius Kahn
Congress
B. D. Stair
Detroit
Senate
Julius Caesar Burrows
Stair
Stair & Havlin
Nova Scotia
Pacific Ocean
Michigan
Rear Admiral
DR. Landone
Billie Burer
John G. M’henry
Sires and Sons
DR. King’s
Rex
Chas. A. Heiner
Baltimore
Cleveland Plain Dealer
America
Paris
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Sporting Notes
Tales of
Jeffersonian
Ohio Farmer
Pittsburg Stockman
World
Enquirer
J. M. Amos & Sons
Cambridge, O
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