Taft and Reciprocity Allegations Stir Canada England Buzz
A Roosevelt supporter argues Taft exploited Canadian Reciprocity for big business gains. The letter Taft wrote to Theodore Roosevelt is cited as proof of secret aims to make Canada a US adjunct and shift Canadian banking power to Chicago and New York. The piece contends Taft’s scheme favored capital interests and questions his fitness for a second term.
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England
Canada
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Chicago
New York
Tevenis
Mr. Taft
Roosevelt
Wool market rise tied to labor clash and tariff shifts
The piece notes wool prices firm despite Lawrence strikes and Schedule K agitation. It blames the Woolen Trust for pressuring producers while threatening labor, urges open world markets as the only hope for growers. It also reports clergy salaries averaging about $6 two per year, far below office boy wages.
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Lawrence
American Woolen Company
Woolen Trust Octopus
Homesteads Across Western Canada Draw John Wallace and R M Brewer
John Wallace and R M Brewer return from a western Canada trip praising liberal land laws in Alberta and Saskatchewan. They filed homestead claims, noting settlers flocking in, though farming is not yet ready. Wallace faced crop loss under Senator Warren’s maneuver grounds, highlighting perceived U S government mistreatment and seeking a new start with Canadian lands.
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United States
Albany
John Wallace
Union Pacific
Senator Warren
Wallace
Stampede Prediction Tangles Baltimore Convention
The Nebraska State Journal reports a Washington State push for a Bryan endorsement at Baltimore amid a split Clark and Wilson faction. Bryan disavows candidacy and any bid to stampede delegates, while two thirds seem unlikely for Clark or Wilson alone. a Roosevelt nomination could drive a Nebraska stampede if a deadlock occurs.
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Washington State
Bryan
Baltimore
Washington
Clark
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Nebraska State Journal
Pinchot and Fisher blamed in Borah bill hold up
The Western Republican Press argues Pinchot is not in power and should not bear blame for delaying the Borah bill while Secretary Fisher holds authority. It claims Fisher is ineffective and that Western voters will reject both officials.
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Bryan
Taft
Gifford Pinchot
Secretary of the Interior
Fisher
Pinchot
Savaging Souls in the United States Denominations
A 19th century remark notes 186 distinct denominations active in the United States before Christianity had a foothold here, excluding followers of Confucius Buddha Mohammed and other sects. The text discusses temptation and drinking with a quoted line about Eve not influencing man’s drinking.
Prayer and church wealth figures from early United States notes
A fragmentary record cites a prayer by Dr. Lyman Beecher pleading humility toward rulers and includes garbled statistics on church property value at 1.707 billion, 000 inhabitants as church members at 15 million, and religious collections totaling about 60 million.
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United States
Chara
Quoted Traveler Warns of Senate Plot in 1912
A wandering talker warns Ezra Wyomin and others of a plan by seven Wall Street friendly senators to control the government, alleging corruption and a push to topple the chairman of the appropriation committee. He urges political action and to alert Senator Waren, claiming danger to the Republican party and the country.
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West
United States
Pam
Sid Thomas
Silas Plekel
United Plites Senate
Gulgenham
J. Pierpoint Morgan
Andrwe Rockefeller
Senate
Wall Street
Garth
Thia
Republikan Party
Siniter Waren
Gugin
New York City
Washington
Trouley
Doc Pixley
Parcel Post Debate Sways Congress and Public
A historical compilation mounts the case for parcel post as a vital public service. It cites Gladstone Delessert Sulzer and Meyer on efficiency, affordability, and national welfare, noting the United States system limits four pound packages at 16 cents per pound while foreign shipments cost less per pound.
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Gladstone
Monsieur Delessert
Switzerland
Rome
United States
Congress
William Sulzer
New York
Meyer
Best Lick Powder for Lice Control Described
A recipe describes making a powder from gasoline and carbolic acid mixed with plaster to blot moisture. The document instructs applying the pinkish brown dry powder into the feathers around the vent and under the wings of infested birds to kill vermin, claiming high efficiency.
Preparation description for crude carbolic acid use
The text outlines a preparation using three parts kerosene and one part crude carbolic acid. It notes stirring and applying with hand spray pumps or a brush. It stresses using crude carbolic acid rather than purified product, urging readers to insist on obtaining the crude form from the druggist. The liquid is described as dark brown and dirty looking.
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Pierce
Seren
Hanne Scorn
Swan Creek
Mich
Dr. Pierce
Rattlesnakes and Ry e Growers in Wyoming
Carl Bopp reports from Niobrara County News on his homestead progress in Wyoming. Over five years he details oats yields, rye plans, and future acres while noting early hardships and persistent growth with a snowy April 20th forecast.
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Wyoming
Nebraska
Carl Bopp
Niobrara County
Tar Oil and Carbolic Acid Mentioned in Product Note
A brief note highlights inclusion of tar oil with tar oil bagea alongside pure carbolic acid. The fragment mentions the combination as part of a product description or safety reference.
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Leader Publishing Company
Carey Ave
Wyo
Fohn TD Clank
Aley Hastif
Leslie A. Miller
Eve
Busines Manager
Canaan
Benerit
BIG Business
Echeme
Rogby
Union States
John Wallace and
R. M. Brewer
Ined Jarme Parte
Alberta
Sackatchewan
The
United
Erang
Tov
Republican Party
Lyman Beecher
Republic
Iaat
Koo Pixley
Ezra
Wyomin
May Tat
Editur Shian Leeder
Bhian
Wiomin
Hank
Hankins
Itrby
Arrow Brand
the Hatter
Seventeenth Street
Chamberlain
Cheyenne Steam Baking Co
Cheyenne, Wyo
Stock Growers National Bany
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