Rain and Snow End the Ruinous Drought
Wintry cold and heavy rain and snow hit many states ending a severe drought. Frost damaged corn in Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma and Texas while forests quenched fires with the downpour. Water supplies revived factories and relief spread to farming regions as Minnesota Wisconsin Kentucky recorded snow.
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Weather Bureau
Wash- Wigton
Rahi
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Bjork
Tain
Bron
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Wihusau
Wis
St. Paul
Jack Frost
Mississippi Valley
Waco
Kansas
Topeka
Michigan
Pennsyvania
Ohio
Pittaberg
New York
Wise Conain
College Leaders and Education Notes Across the Midwest
Dakota Wesleyan University elects FP Kerfoot as president amid rising enrollment at Winona Normal School and a Rockefeller gift boosting Chicago University. Summer session attendance peaks at Imothola Institute in Wisconsin. Pierre South Dakota sees new superintendent of government Indian schools and stricter compulsory education enforcement. Western South Dakota agricultural college schedules farmer institutes, while a Chicago group launches a monthly Educodation magazine to guide teachers. Lawrence University lists trustees seeking national offices. An athletic director criticizes schools for producing quitters and poor attitudes.
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Dakota Wesleyan Uni Ai Mitchell
FP. Kerfoot
Monkato
Minn
Winons
Mau Claire
Wis
P Ch W. Ratsall
Government
Indian Achont
Pierre
Mon
Moris, Brantey
Fymoancoun
Chicago
Peyton Flonwell
Lawrence University
Sane Stephenson
Mart
United Boater Benater
W. Hutton
New London
United States Benate
Luther Lindauer
Kaukauna
Congress
A. Moehlenjan
Yen
George W. Ebler
Mmm Wold
Ioruleate Hablia
Politician Mack Optimistic on Campaign as Pacific Coast Tours
A long editorial review notes Norman Mack national Democratic chair hopeful. predicts cheerful tone, planned coast speeches by Bryan and Gore, and a favorable Pacific mood for Republican principles amid tariff debate and 1900 era political shifts.
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Mack
Norman Mack
Democratic Party
Pacific Coast
Bryan Vial
Gore
Oklahoma
Bryan
Washington
Oregon
California
McKinley
Pacific
The Farmer and Bryan in the Campaign Debate
A Des Moines Capital excerpt argues against William Jennings Bryan and his stance on farmers. It cites rising farm property and product values from 1860 to 1880, notes Republican control except Cleveland years, and asserts farmers have prospered, with few Iowa farmers sympathetic to Bryan.
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William J. Bryan
United States
Republican Party
Grover Cleveland
Bryan
Des Moines
Tariff Debate: Revenue Basis vs Protection Policy
Debate quotes support for a revenue tariff reducing protection, arguing it harms American industry and workers, while opposing views claim wages rise under protection and free trade has failed in other nations. The excerpt cites Democratic and Republican positions and cites various newspapers as sources.
Bryan's Tariff Talk Highlights Wage Gap and Protection
Mr Bryan attacks Taft over tariff explanation urging the public to compare wages in the United States and Britain. He argues protection raises wages, cites the era of Cleveland and Democratic reforms, and contrasts protection with free trade as a defense for American workers.
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Bryan
United States
Duffilo News
Etselt
Taft
Mir Bryan
England
Democraticc Party
Cleveland
Indelphin Luquirer
Old Oxygen Theory Reappears for Sky Color Mystery
The article reviews competing explanations for the sky’s blue hue. It notes the older oxygen theory, the dust theory refined by Tyndall, and contemporary challenges from Prof. Spring who argues dust cannot account for sky brightness. It also mentions Hagenbach’s layered-atmosphere idea as a partial alternative.
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Tyndall
Spring
Liege
Beletum
Hagen Bich
Farewell to the Spellbinder Campaign Methods
A 1900s style note argues that campaigners abandon spellbinding oratory for visual media like pictures moving pictures and cartoons. It predicts a shift toward quicker, clearer appeals and warns against overprofessionalization harming speaker audience rapport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortelyou
Ian Age
The Power of a Voice in Everyday Life
A fragment reflecting on how voices affect harmony at home and public life. The writer notes harsh voices and argues a calm, soothing tone from a woman can create peace, while discord can worsen tempers and temperaments. The piece closes with a plea for more gentle speech for happier homes.
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Womel
Clyde
Friday as the Haluck's last day in town
Residents discuss why Friday feels like the week’s end. Mra Peckem asks if Ie Doky is involved, noting few people get muntried on that day and suggesting local routines shift with the day’s mood.
U S Coal Mines Tire 195 Lives In A Year 1907 Stats
Geologic Survey reports 4125 coal miners died and 531 injuries in 1907. West Virginia led with 12.85 deaths per thousand, Alabama and New Mexico noted high rates, while Missouri had the lowest. Gas and dust blasts caused many deaths. falls and cave-ins also produced fatalities. Congress funding urged to study and reduce disasters.
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China
Gontoderry
Sialen
Weert Virginia
Sandhat
New Mexico
Alabama
BE. W. Parker
Congress
le Guys
European measures address European unemployment crisis
Reports from American charity groups warn of a grim winter as unemployment rises. The Bureau of Labor in Washington cites European policies, noting Germany's public employment bureaus and care for vagrants, while Belgium, the Netherlands, and Denmark move workers into work homes and relief programs.
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Bureau of Labor
Washington
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Denmark
Europe
Chavez's Venezuela clash inflames regional tensions and France link
The piece notes Castro's rebuke to Brazil over ranch interests in Venezuela fueling international strains. Caracas weighs Uraxis and France’s possible diplomacy while regional reactions unfold amid broader tensions and speculations about foreign representation.
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Castro
Venezuela
Caracas
Uraxis
France
International Congress on Tuberculosis Opens in Washington
Washington hosts the International Congress on Tuberculosis with doctors from Paris, London, Buenos Aires, and beyond attending. Officials including President Roosevelt’s era leadership, Vice Presidents and governors participate in ceremonies and exhibit displays on sanitoria and open air treatment.
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Washington
Hurmaniiy
Ainaig
Laycett
Wynn
Trent
Aieer
Gao
Roosevelt
Congress
Henry G. Beyer
Chiksman
Walling
Des. Beyer
John & Fulton
Hie
the Treasury
Cortelyou
National irrigation congress meets in Albuquerque
The sixteenth annual meeting opens in Albuquerque led by President Frank Goudy of Denver. About 1800 delegates attend as the convention hall fills with crowds eager for the sessions, which focus on approaches to webccum by Mayor Lester.
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National Irrigation Congress
Albuquerque
Frank Goudy
Denver
Gatlers
Webccum
Lester
President and Mrs Roosevelt Attend Central New York Library Dedication
Moonevel and two children visited Gordonville New York to dedicate a public library gifted by Douglas Roten son. Secretary Root and Congressman Sherman attended from Utica. The President’s speech urged farmers to energize country life with the new library and clubhouse as a foundation for progress.
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Moonevel
Roosevelt
Gordonville
New York
Douglas Rotenson
Lothar
Root
Congressmio Sherman
Utica
Mme
Outdated Health Crises Compare Plague and Tuberculosis
A garbled historic note contrasts bubonic plague in nectia with tuberculosis in the United States. It mentions proportional deaths, delayed statistics, and calls for easing strains on overworked farmers and their wives amid the disease burden.
Me ManesA and Harold T. Bile Marriage Notable Pair
Me. Mine A. widow of the Labrador explorer De Leonidas Wibbard and Harold T. Bile son of the former English under secretary of state for India wed in Torgate China.
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Mine A
Lubberd
Leonidas Wibbard
Labrador
Harold T. Bile
India
Torgate
China
Parading Figure Takes Command of Department
A prominent official assumed leadership during a public parade, directing activities and signaling a shift in departmental oversight. The event showcased the new command presence and drew attention from local residents and officials alike.
Digging Fast at Panama Labor Supply Notes
Colonel George W. Goethals reports satisfactory progress on Panama Canal digging as he sails from Colon to Washington. He notes natives and Jamaicans provide most manual labor, American workers unsuitable due to securing and recurring absences, and states the current labor supply is ample with more workers available than can be used.
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George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
New Orleans
Colon
Washington
Colonel Goethals
Eye sight restored by rabbit eye transplant in medieval record
Dr Henry of New York describes a remarkable medieval operation to restore sight in a blind man. A corneal disk from a rabbit eye was transplanted to the patient’s optic area and after three months he could count fingers and move about. He is also starting to learn colors again.
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United States
Robert Koch
Walter Wyman
W. Reid Blair
New York_Zoological) Society
New York
Congress
Henry
St. Lesser
Mie Winston
Aled
Climber Scale Peru Peak In Second Attempt
Vemon Climbs Mount Hioscoran in Peru in a second effort within a month. She estimates the height at 26 000 feet, after reaching 25 000 on the first ascent but retreated due to guide fatigue. Her Swiss companion suffered frostbite on one foot or both hands during the final ascent.
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Vemon
Annie
Peck
Providesce
Hioscoran
Peru
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Contaledon
America
Baron Speck von Sternberg
Lutechoan
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British Social Democratic Federation
Pothber
Copenhagen
Paul Haupt
Johns Hopkins University of Baltmore
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Asterica
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Mexico
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Department of de Colorado
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Mountain Sanatorium
Nectia
Ottawa
Manding
Panama
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