Taft visits Montana mines in dramatic descent
The article recounts President Taft descending 1,200 feet into the Leonard copper mine at Butte with officials and a guards of miners crowding to witness the spectacle. He emerges cheerful, vows not to miss the experience, and continues his Montana tour, including Anaconda and Helena stops and an auto ride through rugged terrain.
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Helena
Mont
Taft
Butte
Montana
Anaconda
Buttes
Leonard Mines
State Fair Grounds
Ayrace
Spokane
Beverly
Mr. Taft
Amalgamated Copper Company
Chicago
Joe
Court House
Leonard
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
Ballinger
John Hays Hammond
Father, Do Not Forget That It Isn’t Always Money
A child pleads with a father about fair treatment and inheritance, recalling grey Bess and a wish for ownership of future livestock. The speaker stresses that growing up requires more than money and emphasizes fairness, guidance, and the value of sons Joe Fred and Dan in shaping a man.
Guided Circle Lunch Offer To Aid Poor Incurables
The Guided Circle of the King's Daughters will serve an elegant lunch at The King Store on Hustaide Square on the first Monday in October. The group seeks funds to continue support of the Poor Incurables and asks liberal contributions and generous patronage from the community.
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King's Daughters
King Store
Hustaide Square
Lipton Eyes Another America Cup Challenger
Sir Thomas Lipton contemplates competing again for the America Cup. In his reminiscences in October Strand Magazine he notes the challenge of finding a British designer to build a yacht that can safely cross the Atlantic and rival the American boat.
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Strand
Thomas Lipton
Bla
Great Britain
Atlantic
North Pole dispute takes legal turn in Cook Peary saga
New York September 25 Walter Lonsdale secretary to Dr Cook says damages suits may be filed as the Cook Peary controversy gains a legal status. Dr Cook plans to present proofs to experts and take the case to court while Peary rejects the claims and Camp Bartlett backs Cook amid anticipated actions. The Arctic dispute continues with a Carnegie Hall lecture and Hudson Fulton parade skipped.
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New York
Cook- Peary
North Pole
Walter Lonsdale
Cook
Agathet
Commander Peary
Lonsdale
Peary
Utah
Moses Bartlett
Lonadale
Archer M. Huntington
American Geographical Society
The
Waldorf
Swept Over Niagara and Kidney Warning Adverts
A sensational warning about boating hazards on Niagara and a health testimonial praising Electric Bitters for kidney backache relief. Includes a dated testimonial from D. R. Blankenship of Belk Tennessee and a call to buy at druggists.
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Niagara
Bright
D. R. Blankenship
Belk
Tenn
Howse Declines Joint Debate With Independent Candidate
Nashville Tenn Sept 28 Senator Hilary E Howse Democratic candidate for mayor will not meet C 40 Johns Independent candidate in joint discussion He says he represents the Democratic party which offered Johns a chance to discuss municipal issues but Johns chose Independence He declines to give his candidacy the consideration a joint debate would involve and his campaign is now in the hands of the Democratic Campaign Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Hilary E. Howse
Nashville
Johns
Howse
Census Bureau Seeks Prolific Farm Enumerators For 13th Census
Washington dispatch details plans for April 15 enumeration of farms with 45000 temporary workers to collect data on farm size ownership tenancy equipment and production. The schedule targets areas crops livestock and farm value, plus woodland area and urban animal enumeration in cities.
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Washington, D. C
U. S
Durand
LeGrand Powers
Department of Agriculture
State Boards of Agriculture
Census Bureau
United States
Freight Trains Collide Near Big Sandy Killing Two
In Clarksville Tennessee on Monday at 1235 am Louisville and Nashville freight trains No 112 and No 115 collided head on one mile north of Big Sandy. Thomas Lewis Cumberland City killed. Engineer Gilson Bowling Green fatally injured. Fireman Bandy arm mashed. Conductor mix up of orders cited. Track torn up and several cars wrecked delaying northbound passengers.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Louisville & Nashville
Big Sandy
Thomas Lewis
Cumberland City
Thos. Lewis
Gilson
Bowling Green
Bandy
Lewis
No. 112
Ramey
Jackson
Words to Freeze the Soul and a Miracle Cure
A Springfield North Carolina merchant recounts doctors saying his son had Consumption with a hopeless case. After three weeks on Dr King’s Discovery the boy recovered fully, and the ad claims it can cure coughs colds and lung diseases with a guarantee and trial bottle offer.
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Blevens
Springfield
N C
Jones Cancels Campaign Speech at Columbia
J Grady Jones, rival of Congressman Padgett, has written friends to cancel his scheduled appearance in Columbia next Tuesday. He remains active in canvassing the district and will speak at Columbia later in the campaign.
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J. Grady Jones
Padgett
Congress
Coumbia
Mr. Jones
Columbia
Murfreesboro Welcomes State Education Board Visit
Rutherford County citizens push to host the State Board of Education as Murfreesboro seeks the Middle Tennessee Normal School. A home-coming day is planned with a mass turnout Monday to show the town and county’s support for locating the school, led by Mayor Crichlow and a general committee.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Rutherford County
Middle Tennessee Normal School
State Board of Education
Rutherford
Middle Tennessee
Bec
H. Crichlow
Mayo
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P. Garber
Earth
Grey Bess
Fred
Dan
Sir Thomas Lipton
Brookyin
Herald
Dobbins&Ewing
West 7Th Street
Columbia, Ten
Se and
le Doe
Rees
Maury County
Blue Grass
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