Mulhall and Taft Campaign Ties Highlight 1908 York Act
In 1908 Mulhall pushed Taft aligned efforts with national manufacturers. Letters to James W. Van Cleave and others reveal lobbying to elect or defeat officials. Witness Mulhall described friction with Ellis and Hitchcock and a Chicago hearing involving Gompers.
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Congress
Mulhall
Schwedtman
National Association of Manufacturers
James W. Vane
Arthur I. Vorys
Taft
Wade Hi
Bilis
Department, of Justice
Frank H. Hitchcock
Cannon
McKinley
Illinois
Reed
Ralph Dpd. Cole
Cdo
Ellis
A. I. Vorys
Hitchcock
Vorys
Chicago
Gompers
Gompere
Emery
van Cleave
Denver
Wilkes J. Uryan
Ed Mulhall
Frontier Days Pro gram Announces Several Races and Contests
The schedule lists events such as steer and cow riding, bull dogging, a squaw race, the Denver Post ladies relay, hat races with purses up to 40 dollars, and wild horse events. Also noted are belt and rodeo-style spectacles including bucking contests and steer roping across multiple days with purses varying by event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Denver Post
United States
Paree
Mediation Board Heads Rail Wage Dispute Talks
Senate and House members attend a White House conference on rail wage talks. Railroads press for arbitration with trainsmen warning of a strike if necessary. Erie road withdraws from negotiations amid dispute over arbitration terms. Baseball chatter adds a lighter note to the scene.
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Senate
House
White House
Federal Board
Lee
Garretson
Erie Road
Brain Work Counts and Farm Labor Ethos
A letter from Professor A. D. Chamberlain of St Paul Minn urges farmers to avoid overwork and prioritize productive labor. He argues reading the Bible supports earning bread by the sweat of one’s brow and criticizes men who labor long hours yet accomplish little, stressing family impact.
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A. DB. Chamberlain
St Paul, Minn
Wornout Land Transformed into Profitable Winter Crops
A 100 acre Philadelphia area farm, once tax‑sold for worn soil, was rebuilt by a market gardener. He diverted a spring into gravel trenches to grow watercress over winter with sun warmed beds, yielding about $100 daily in the first winter. He also grows French blacks as cut beds for holiday blooms and blue violets as a steady cash crop.
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Philadelphia
Killing the Country and Soil Fertility in North Dakota
North Dakota Experiment Station warns that new agricultural areas deplete soil fertility. A 20 bushel wheat crop removes about $9.80 in plant food per acre and 70 million dollars were extracted by last year's wheat crop from the state. Overall grain exports from the state reduce its value as a crop factory.
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North Dakota
Where the Chicken Geta the Ax
A poultry killing method is described as humane and efficient. The process uses a square post driven into the ground with the fowl decapitated above ground, then placed in a box to bleed. The author prefers a cozy cutter or knife to a hatchet for cleaner severing.
Silo Planned Near Cattle Barn For Feed Access
A reader suggests placing a silo handy beside the cattle barn so feed can be taken directly into the barn. A feed car carrier would ease moving feed inside the enclosure.
The Busy Little Bee in Beekeeping Tips
A compact guide on calm beekeeping and hive management urges even temper in handlers. It advises wiring sheets to frames, preventing combs from breaking, and proper bee transfer before swarming to ensure success.
Portland Riot as Dr. Marie Equi Defies Police
In Portland on July 17, Dr. Marie Equi led about 200 IWW supporters in a street meeting defying a mayoral order. Police arrested Equi and several followers after a struggle, with pipes seized from her as she threatened officers.
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Portland
Ore
Marie Equi
Equi
Industrial Workers
Clark
Re-examination in Paliter insurance case in Baltimore
The United States Fidelity & Guaranty company seeks another pathological and chemical exam of Edward C. Painter alive in Jacksonville Florida. Painter died May 22 after purchasing life policies over 1 million dollars. A fish stomach exam showed no poison trace.
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Baltimore
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company
Edward C. Paliter
Jacksonville
Fla
Painter
St. John's River
Charles Glaser
Barrettalker
Fidelity Company
Fragmentary excerpts reflect biased remarks and scattered opinions
The passage mixes courtroom notes with sensational commentary, noting Glasser's exam, Walker's testimony, and a condemned murderer urging California to continue abolishing capital punishment. It also mocks murderers, praises argueable life, and quips that a summer resort feels dull.
Peeping Tom Arrested After Midnight Intrusion
John Dolan aged 50 was arrested by Officer Christensen after a caller reported a man peering into windows at 1909 House Street. Sergeant Embery and Christensen pursued the suspect near the Wresnahem residence at 201 East Seventeenth Street.
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John &. Dolan
Christensen
House Street
Embery
Christenton
Wresnahem
East Seventeenth Street
Descriptions of Atrocities in Macedonia At Balkan War
King recounts brutal scenes attributed to Bulgarian forces during early hostilities in Macedonia. Nigrita, Trumitzs, Dimithissar and Seres described as scorched and burned towns with massacres and mutilated remains of civilians including elders and children. Dimbhisaar cited exhumations of metropolitan and leading citizens.
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Macedonia
Nigrita
Ita
Panghaon
Trumitzs
Dimithissar
Seres
Doxato
Dimbhisaar
Frightful Atrocities Reported Along Refugee Route
Descriptions state the army’s flight left 3,500 inhabitants in Doxatos reduced to 150, with many villages along the route scenes of brutal killings and arson. The text portrays a commander savoring torture as refugees flee.
Talks on Mexican policy hold up as delays continue
Information from William Bayard Hale and Ambassador Wilson shows conflicting unofficial impressions. Officials in Washington weigh when to form policy as Mexican politics remain unstable with Carranza and constitutionalists in flux and possible recognition after elections.
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William Bayard Hale
Mexico
Wilson
Bryan
Washington
Olmay
México
Deleber
United States
Carranza
State Department
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M. M. Mulhall
Labor Organization
J. W. van Cleave
James A. Emery
J. P. Bird
National Council For Industrial Defense
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Soc
Bie
Hi. Garwood the Florist
Frontier Days
Chambers
Mediation
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Cheyenne Frontier Committee
Laiies
Denver Daily Republican
Y.gether
George 8S
Banta
Glasser
Mr. Walker
California
King
Bulgers
Vernis Martin
Bronne
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