Governors Advocate Federal Reforestation Plan Before House Panel
Georgia's Gov Hoke Smith led a forestry delegation of nearly 200 officials and industry leaders from eastern states to urge the Currier bill authorizing 5 million dollars to acquire about 7 million acres in Appalachian and White Mountain headwaters for national forest reserves. The aim is to conserve streams powering regional mills and ensure steady water and energy supply. Additional voices urged reclamation, reforestation, and control of stream flows for power production.
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Washington
Mississippi River
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Mississippi
Mouse Committee On Agriculture
Appalachian
White Mountains
National Forest
Ways and Means Committee
New House
Scott
Gov. Smith
Appalachian Chains
County road board re elects work house superintendent
At a Monday meeting of the County Board of Road Commissioners John T. Akin was re elected Superintendent of the County Work House by three to one. Dick Campbell and W J Thomas were named regular guards and John C Dodson extra guard. A proposal to guard prisoners for 120 dollars a month was discussed but no action taken. The western road work is nearing completion with southern county work to follow.
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County Board of Road Commissioners
John T. Akin
Dick Campbell
W. J.thomas
John C. Dodson
Squire Sanders
Gordon
Squire Hayes
Squire Gordon
Bryan on elections and public duty in politics
Willam Jennings Bryan states that elections are public affairs and political participation is a civic duty. He warns that when patriotic citizens treat politics as big business, public graft will follow.
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Willam Jennings Bryan
Miners Die in West Virginia Explosive Tragedy
Nine men perished at the Lower Boone mine near Hawks Nest after an explosion wrecked the New River colliery. Twenty five workers were inside. seven of the identified dead were named Grover Bowles Lawrence Shares Harry Wilson Wilber Wilson Grandison Coles Charles Workman and William Boffman. John Bowles survived with catastrophic injuries.
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Charleston
W. Va
New River
Lower Boone
Hawks Nest
Grover Bowles
Lawrence Shares
Harry Wilson
Wilber Wilson
Grandison Coles
Charles Workman
William Boffman
John Bowles
Boone
Boone Coal & Coke Company
Hamilton Cultivators Order Prompted By Car Load
Advertisement urges buyers to order the improved Hamilton cultivators from B. A. Satterfield & Co citing ready stock. An item promoting Dean's Reg ulats claims to relieve constipation and tone the bowels.
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Hamilton
B. A. Satterfield & Co
Dean
Sanders backs Taft for President in Tennessee
Washington January 30 State Chairman Newell Sanders left tonight for Tennessee. In a parting interview he again urged Secretary Taft for president as strongly as he did for a Roosevelt third term. Sanders says Tennessee is solid for Taft and Marshal Overall called on the President to report Tennessee is all right for Taft.
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Washington, D. C
Newell Sanders
Tennessee
Lening
Taft
Roosevelt
Sanders
Marshal
Installation of Rev G H Mack In Presbytery Meeting
A Presbytery of Columbia meeting at First Cumberland Church set Rev Geo H Mack for installation on March 1 with Rev W A Provine D D Rev B L Orr Rev M E Gabard and Rev W H Weedin to officiate. Also dismission granted Rev Ino Price to Cookeville Pres tery. business transacted reported work in hopeful condition.
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Presbytery of
Columbia
The
Presbyterian Church
First Cumberland Church
H. L. Orr
Fayetteville
L. J. Lewis
Lawrenceburg
W. H. Weedin
Hampshire
G. M. Spears
Pulaski
Geo. H. Mack
W. A. Provine
D. D
B. L. Orr
M. E. Gabard
Ino. T. Price
Cookeville Prestery
Roosevelt to Address Congress on Labor Policy After Erdman Ruling
President Roosevelt is troubled by the Supreme Court ruling striking down the Erdman act provision that barred interstate railroads from firing workers for union membership. He prepared a special message urging Congress to pass a constitutional employers liability law and plans a second message criticizing the Erdman decision while seeking labor protections.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Thaw Begins Life in Matteawan Insane Asylum
Harry Kendell Thaw entered Matteawan asylum for the criminal insane and was assigned to observation wards with no special privileges. He reacted angrily over smoking bans and claimed officials favored him, as Gov. Patterson offered a reward for the apprehension of a criminal. The item references his trial and state expense for subsequent punishment or pardon.
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Matteawan
N. Y
Harry Kendell Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Fire destroys Atlantic Compress plant in Americus
A blaze in Americus Ga totally destroyed the Atlantic Compress Company plant with 2000 to 2500 bales of cotton. Six freight cars loaded with cotton and merchandise burned in Central of Georgia yards. Loss estimated 140000 to 160000 covered by insurance. Electric and gas plants were briefly threatened. Origin of the fire unknown.
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Americus
Atlantic Compress Company
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Opera House
Asie
Clansman
America
Hoke Smith
West Virginia
Boston
Mass
Consolidated Steamship Company
Portland
New York
William A. Muller
Arlington
Consolidated
Eastern and
Metropolitan Steamship Companies
Muller
Berwynd-White Coal Company
Hamilton Cultivators
G. H. Mack
Moncourt
Harry Thaw
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