Irrigation Congress Elects Officers and Chooses Pueblo
The National Irrigation Congress approves a national irrigation movement while backing a $10,000 annual five year appropriation. Officers elected include Ralph Twitchell New Mexico as vice president and B A Fowler Phoenix as president. Pueblo Colorado to host next year’s meeting.
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Pueblo
Colorado
B. A. Fowler
Phoenix
Ariz
Arthur Hooker
Spokane
Ralph Twitchell
New Mexico
W. Young
Utah
L. Newman
Montana
F. W. Flemming
K. J. Watson
South Carolina
Gal
Cuba Un Rocking Crisis Foreshadowed in Havana
Washington dispatch reports Cuba facing political upheaval as Gomez's cabinet resigns and a new one forms. A proposed land sale near Camp Columbia outside Havana sparked graft allegations with a price swing from 145,800 to 445,800, signaling deepening government troubles and potential austerity for the Gomez administration.
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Gomez
Washington, D. C
Cuba
Camp Columbia
Havana
Mads
Postal Receipts Increase Across Fifty Cities in 1909
Washington D C July 1909 postal receipts among fifty large cities rose 8.78 percent from July 1908. The fifty cities collected 7 240 000 in fiscal year receipts, led by Seattle and Scranton with notable gains.
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Washington
D. C
Eroes
Scranton
1. Louis
Seattle
Washington and Lee statues placed in U S Capitol Hall
Bronze statues of George Washington and Robert E. Lee join the Capitol’s Hall of Fame. Lee wears southern uniform, standing near Fulton and Curry. Washington between Ethan Allen and Muhlenberg. Edward V. Valentine designed the Lee piece. Formal acceptance not required, ceremonies possible by Virginia statue commission with congressional permission.
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Washington, D. C
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
Virginia
Capitol
Lee
South
Robert Fulton
J. L. M. Curry
Alabama
Houdon
Richmond
Eliot Woods
Virginia Statue Commission
Congress
Blondes Warned by Doctor on American Climate
Dr. Chas E B Woodruff, a New York surgeon and Army major, warns that blue eyed light complexioned Americans, especially blondes, are unable to endure the climate. After touring prisons and asylums, he says blondes in New York and across the country face poverty disease and crime due to excessive sunshine, risking extinction as a type if they do not adapt or migrate.
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New York
New York City
Chas EB. Woodruff
United States Army
America
Dr. Woodruff
Canadian Strike Riot Forces Fort William Martial Law
Twenty four men shot as labor unrest erupts in Fort William Ontario where martial law is declared. A thousand dock workers mainly Greeks Hungarians and Italians clash with Winnipeg based Canadian Pacific police near the fright sheds. Two dozen injured including Chief Ball and two Greeks. militia Ninety-Sixth Regiment deployed.
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Ft. William
Ontario
Fort William
Ont
Canadian Pacific
Winnipeg
Ball
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw denies suit against Thaws
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw declared there was no truth in reports she would sue her husband Harry K. Thaw or any Thaw family member for 500000 dollars. She said she is practically penniless, having not received her usual 480 dollar monthly remittance this month, and does not know where her next dollar will come from.
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Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Mrs. Thaw
Davis, Daly and
Ohio Cooper Company
M. M. Joyce
F. Augustus Heinze
Donald F. Persch
Persch
John Sherwood
Porte
Greece
Crete
Athens
Legislature Adopts Near Beer Tax In Georgia 1909
The 1909 1910 general assembly adjourned after a long session marked by debate over near beer taxation and other measures. The body approved the McLendon suspension, a code purchase, and a large appropriation for state needs including Georgia Tech and the University. Bills for compulsory education and biennial sessions failed to pass.
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London
Chattanooga
State Board & of
Georgia
John L. Hopkins
Auanta
Atlanta
General Assembly
Holder
Senate
House
G. McLendon
Georgia Tech
School For the Deaf
Tnstead
Universit of Georgia
State Normal School
State College of Agriculture
Thaw Loses Bid for Liberty as Habeas Writ Is Denied
White Plains New York Harry K Thaw suffered a crushing defeat when Supreme Court Justice Isaac N Mills dismissed his habeas corpus petition ruling that release would threaten public peace and safety The 7000 word opinion upholds Thaws continued insanity delusions and paranoiac tendencies Thaw in jail at the rear of the courthouse received the news with forced calm while family and lawyers reacted with shock He vows to press the case to the court of appeals seeking a jury hearing to overturn his commitment to Matteawan.
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White Plains
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Supreme Court
Isaac N. Mills
Thaw
Justice Mills
Jerome
Stanford White
Court House
Court of Appeals
Matleawan
Seminoles On Warpath In Everglades Fight Fears For Whites
A Miami report states Seminole Indians on the Everglades reservation may have risen in arms for the first time in forty years after a fight with white hunters. The tribe is believed to be arming, with the mass of whites inside the swamp now endangered. Officials fear a punitive expedition could fail to reach the Seminoles in their swamp stronghold.
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Everglades
Miami
Fla
Mneager
Hyerglades
Arma
Big Swamp
Lkely
Daring bank robbery nets 2500 in cash at Franklin Bank
In Jacksonville Alabama a lone bandit dressed as a farmer entered the Farmers and Merchants bank in Franklin County and forced the cashier to surrender money. He received 1500 from the cash box and rifled 1000 more from the drawer before fleeing through an alley. one suspect has been arrested.
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Jacksonville
Franklin
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Cornfields Burn as Virginia Faces Severe Drought
Northern Virginia endures the severest drought in years with over six weeks without rain in Shenandoah and Page valleys. Streams are scarce, corn crops face near total loss, other crops are stunted, and apple prospects may suffer. Farmers report thousands of dollars in losses, railroads and hay fields threatened by fires from locomotives.
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Virginia
Winchester
Vas
Shenandoah
Page
Asked Ransom for Railroad Threat by Virginia Mayor
Abram Eby, mayor and bankruptcy referee from Burkeville, Va., wrote to the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia on July 28 demanding $45,000. He threatened to destroy the railroad with dynamite and high explosions, declaring a war against the company and the traveling public. He was arrested.
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Pennsylvania
A. R
Philadelphia
Abram
Eby
Burkeville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Difference Between Trespassing On Time And Eternity
A prony counselor argued a technical case before a Superior Court judge, drifting in long winded fashion. The judge remarked there is a difference between trespassing on time and encroaching on eternity, prompting a wry exchange from the courtroom.
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Wes
Superior Court
New York Times
Dead Man at the Scotch Club Four at Dawn
Four old Scotchmen, last of a fifty year club, sit in a club room at 5 a.m. Dougal notes an odd expression on Jock. Donald reveals Jock is dead, having been dead for four hours, and admits he did not tell Dougal sooner.
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Dougal
Donald
Jock
Donal
Simple Method to Preserve Eggs for Eight Months
An article explains freezing 34 degree storage inhibits bacteria and compares numerous preservation methods. It cites German tests showing water glass, a potassium or sodium silicate solution, as the best method besides cold storage. Eggs packed in a sweet vessel and covered with the solution keep for months with little appearance change though flavor may lag.
Coffee to Postum Switch Claims Restful Sleep
A reader recalls years of coffee caused nervousness and nightmares, credits Postum with calming sleep and steadier nerves after switching. The letter praises Postum’s flavor and urges others to quit coffee, noting a friend’s stomach relief and references to The Road to Wellville.
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National Irrigation Congress
L. H H. Bailey
New York Loge of Agriculture
Enid
John Parson
Chiecago
Ballinger
Interior Department
Farson
George A. Pardee
Pardee
Irrigation Congress
Hawaii
Statuary Hall
Herman
John Lynch
Steamer Ferry Landing
Coosa
Mineola
Foster Willard
Willard
Milledgeville
Brown
Henderson
Irwin
Slaton
McLean
Longley
Conley
Griffith
McCrory
Alexander
White
Screven
Upshaw
Douglas
Cates
Johnston
Barrow
United States
DeKalb
Tenn
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Wellville
Coe
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