Preservation of our resources call for national convention
President Roosevelt announced plans to convene a Washington conference on January 3 to advocate conservation of natural resources including coal and water power. The Inland Waterways Commission presented details aboard the steamship Alton with Gov Folk presiding. The meeting sought broad endorsement ahead of executive action.
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Memphis
Tenn
Roosevelt
Washington
Boa
Inland Waterways Commission
McKenzie
Alton
The
Gov. Folk
Burton
Newlands
Dn McGee
Pinchot
Anti Jug Law in the Courts Reverses Railway Fine
The Court of Appeals reversed Boyle Circuit Court, ruling it blocked interstate commerce. A Cincinnati shipped liquor to Kentucky was deemed legitimate interstate transport. The Covington Brewing Company action, and knowledge of Kentucky local option status, did not alter the commerce nature of the transaction.
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Louisville, Ky
Boyle Circuit
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Texas Pacific Railway Company
Mqnor
Court of Appeals
Kentucky
Consignor
Covington Brewing Company
Consignee
Lquar
Boyle County
Off for the races trainer heads to fairs
Trainer Harrison leaves for the Alabama State Fair in Birmingham with Little Buddy and Pearl A. Smitty Thomas plans to travel to Guthrie Kentucky on the 10th with Allee L. Mary Gracey and Pearl A.
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Harrison
Birmingham
Little Buddy
Pearl A. Smitty
Thomas
Guthrie
Allee L
Mary Gracey
Pearl A
Deathbed utterances of notable figures recounted
Brief excerpts recount famous last words and deathbed scenes of figures ranging from Maj. John Andre to Queen Victoria and President McKinley. The passages note Andre’s brave farewell, Calhoun’s concerns for the South, Webster’s morbid curiosity, Lee’s retreat and Hillel, Danton’s request to show his head, and others.
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John Andre
Arnold
Greene
John Caldwell Calhoun
United States
South
Webster
Robert E. Lee
Ward
Hillel
Victoria
William McKinley
Metal Explosion Tops Standar Steel Plant Death Toll
An explosion in the Stand ard Steel Company No 1 cupola in Butler Penn on October 6 killed four workers and badly wounded twenty with ten more in serious condition Nearly all victims were foreigners The large wheel plant was demolished and damages estimated at 100000 The injureds conditions were dire with severed limbs and grievous burns reported and ten feared dead by midnight
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Butler
Penn
Standard Steel Company
Races Aim to Improve the Breed of Horses debated
A practical man questions whether horse races truly improve the breed noting that races may or may not enhance the breed. The discussion centers on the intended breeding outcomes versus observed effects on horse stock.
Concoction of Chinese M. D.'s Arrested in L A
A Los Angeles report says several Chinese herb doctors were arrested for practicing without licenses. The essay-like critique mocks their remedies using dog gall, horse hoof, deer horn, and frog spittle while warning of dangerous large-dose mixtures and Latinless prescriptions.
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Los Angeles
Orential
Herl
Los Angeles Times
New Theology Denounced by Bishop Ingram at Anglican Centenary
In Richmond on October 3, Lord Bishop Arthur Foley Winlington Ingram denounced the new theology during Holy Trinity church services marking the third centennial of Anglicanism in America. He warned the trend toward easy belief risks losing the church message and warned against worldliness on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Richmond
Arthur Foley Winlington Ingram
London
Holy Trinity Church
Episcopal Church
America
England
God
Jesus Christ
United States
At- Tamtle
Prohibition wave grips Alabama counties to go dry
The Birmingham News predicts a dry Alabama within a year as prohibition wins sweeping county by county. Talladega reports a 1038 majority for prohibition, Tuskaloosa surpasses four hundred, and four recent local option counties—Butler, Pickens, Talladega, Tuskaloosa—vote pro and pledge further contests in seven more counties amid petitions and planned elections.
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Alabama
Birmingham News
Talladega
Tuskaloosa
Talladega County
Butler
Pickens
Talledega
Lowndes, Lee
Calhoun
Wilcox
Bullock
Jefferson
Etowah
Decreased Rate Sparks Traffic Increase in Virginia
Bristol, Tenn. Oct 3. The first two days of the 2 cent passenger rate in Virginia show a material rise in travel. The Virginia & Southwestern reports trains crowded to the limit, prompting talk of adding extra coaches on all Virginia trains. The rate applies only to intrastate travel and not interstate coupon tickets.
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Bristol, Tenn
Virginia
Virginia & Southwestern
Hmit
Senior Senator Goes To Memphis
Senator James B. Frasier arrived from Chattanooga last night and will depart for Memphis to attend the waterways convention. He declined to speak on the pending contest between Gay, M. R. Patterson and ex Senator B. W. Carmack.
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James B. Frasier
Chattanooga
Memphis
Gay
M. R. Patterson
B. W. Carmack
Lieutenant Anderson Blown Up Handling Nitro Explosive
Lt Owen V. Anderson, recently named lieutenant in the U S Army, was blown to atoms today in San Antonio while handling a bottle of nitro glycerine. The blast wrecked the house and his mother escaped injury. He was en route to Fort Leavenworth when the accident occurred.
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San Antonio
Tex
Owen V. Anderson
United States Army
Fort Leavenworth
Cannot Defend Gov Patterson in Local Election
Editor Crawford of the Lowreesy Democrat denounces Gov Patterson for breaking pledges and power abuse. He cites past support but says Patterson has violated the platform and election pledge, urging supporters to stand for principle rather than defend the governor.
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Crawford
Lowreesy
Fluffy Ruffles Tries to Die in Owensboro
Miss Nina Bruns sixteen year old known at the skating rink as Miss Fluffy Botties attempted to end her life by taking laudanum. A doctor treated her for hours and she was revived. She said she would try again Saturday.
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Washington Post
Anaxagroas
Pericles
Athens
Athena
Cessare Borgia
Biano
Plato
Socrates
Walter Raleigh
Louis Xtv
Louis le Grand
Josephine
Napoleon
Lisle d'Eshe
Maria Louise
Elizabeth
Lord Beauchamp
England
Maria Theresa
Dr. Carik
Andrew Jackson
Owensboro
Nina Bruns
Gas discovery sparks excitement near Lewisburg Tenn
L B Reed struck a strong natural gas flow while drilling on his premises three miles north of Lewisburg. When lit, the flame rises several feet high, sparking local excitement and a belief that gas in usable volume may be found with proper effort.
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Lewisburg, Tenn
Lewisburg
Reed
Nervous Collapse Prompts Kidney Trouble Warning
Columbia women suffer fatigue irritability and sleeplessness from kidney issues. Dean's Kidney Pills promised to restore energy sleep and daily function. Mrs Martha Wilson of Clay Street Franklin Tenn endorses them, noting relief and renewed strength after trials with Downs Kidney Pills. For sale by dealers at 50 cents a box.
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Columbia
Dean
Martha Wilson
Franklin
Tenn
Doan
Price Sc
Non-Resident Notice in Tennessee Chancery Case
The 1907 notice from Columbia Tennessee states Hdsall, a non-resident, must answer by the next term. The order requires appearance within three days of the term, with a four week newspaper publication in the Columbia Herald to warn the defendant. Master Akin signs the copy.
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Mira. M. M, Allen
Hdsall
St. of Tennessee
Chancery Court
Jhold
Columbia
Pita
Akin
Comet
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