National Reform League forms in Evansville to target liquor traffic
Dr Winfield C Helt former Indiana Anti Saloon League official launches the National Reform League with Evansville as its base. The group aims to purify city politics and curb drink traffic while coordinating with other reform entities and forming state units this summer. The plan emphasizes voluntary support and non secrecy as it builds a nationwide network.
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National Reform League of America
League of America
Winfield C. Helt
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
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National Reform League
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Ilinois
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Oklahoma
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Illinois
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New League
Helt
Experiments Favor Alfalfa Over Timothy for Cows
University of Illinois dairy trials show alfalfa hay produced on par with or better than timothy and bran in milk yield. Cows fed alfalfa had about 17.7 percent higher milk than those on timothy, with soil nitrogen benefits from alfalfa’s root bacteria.
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Frof
B. E. Powell
University of Illinois
Mr. Farmer
Timothy
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Illnois
Split-Log for Road Drag Aimed by Farmers Alliance
Farmers favor a split log drag plan with D W King of Missouri promoting it as a road leveller. It smooths rough areas packs surface soil, best on clay roads and improves sandy soils though cannot harden poor material. Also notes on Emerald Gem melon harvest to pick when it separates from stem and store briefly before use.
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D. W. King
Missouri
Methods to Break Rocks by Blasting Studied
Prof Stewart of Minnesota Agricultural College outlines economical rock breaking. He favors drilling holes and tamping with damp clay, noting it uses the least explosive. Other methods include placing charges beneath rock with wet clay or using augers and tilting the rock, tested for cost and time.
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Stewart
Minnesota Agricultural College
When Hane Are Nulsance Farm Comment Sparks Debate
A farmer claims that hens are a nuisance based on his experience and method. His remarks reflect local sentiment on pest bird issues and farm management.
Harvard graduate Gamaliel Bradford Sr commits suicide after love rejection
Gamaliel Bradford Sr. of Wellesley Hills 25 a Harvard 1919 graduate and direct descendant of William Bradford shot himself in a hotel after a love interest engaged to another refused him. The rejected young woman fainted then stayed at his bedside until his death. Bradford was a bright student who finished in three years then worked in Boston banking. His grandfather Gamaliel Bradford of Brookline was a noted publicist and anti imperialist.
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Mass
Byron
Gamaliel Bradford Sr
Wellesley Hills
William Bradford
Plymouth Colony
Harvard
Bradford
Young Bradford
Boston
Gamaliel Bradford
Brookline
Massachusetts
Mayor Finch Found Working Under a Pseudonym
Former Toledo mayor Robert H. Finch, missing since last April, has been located in Middletown. Friends report he is masquerading as Bishon and leading a Jones Construction Co crew across the state. Finch's family says they are scattered. son Mark has heard nothing from him.
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Robert H. Finch
Toledo
Bishon
Jones Construction Co
Finch
Mark
Woman Confesses Murder in Arkansas Well Death
The dismembered body of Isaac Wisenhunt was found in a farm well near Nashville Arkansas. His widow and her three children were arrested on murder charges after she reportedly confessed killing him on January 24 when he returned home intoxicated and threatened the family. She said the body was buried in a farm cellar, later cut up and attempted to burn, then discarded in the well.
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Nashville
Ark
Isaac Wisenhunt
Wisenhunt
Memphimurder acquittal saves Eva Goldberg in accidental shot case
In Memphis Tennessee Eva Goldberg was acquitted of murder in the death of Edwin Boysen. The jury ruled the pistol wound that killed Boysen in Goldberg's bedroom likely resulted from an accidental discharge by either Boysen or Goldberg, leading to her release from prison.
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Tenn
Edwin Boysen
Eva Goldberg
Boysen
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Receivers Appointed for American Farm Products Co
Judge Cross in the United States district court appointed Herman B. Baruch of Elizabeth and Frank P. McDermott of Jersey City as receivers for the American Farm Products Co, insolvent per creditors. The firm, a large butter manufacturer with plants in Illinois Ohio and Michigan, owes several hundred thousand dollars. It organized in 1905 with capital of 17 million, later reduced to 3.5 million.
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Trenton
N. J
Cross
United States District Court
Herman B. Baruch
Elizabeth
Frank P. McDermott
Jersey City
American Farm Products Co
Inllnois
Ohio
Michigan
Peti Lion
Sailor Shot in Brooklyn Near Navy Yard
James Smith, a sailor aboard the battleship North Dakota, was shot without provocation in Brooklyn near the navy yard and was seriously injured. the unidentified assailant fled. Pickets repelled 300 strikebreakers attempting to reopen the Williamsboro plant of the American Sugar Refining Co., closed for weeks due to a strike.
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U. S
New York
James Smith
North Dakota
Brooklyn
Navy Yard
Williamsboro
American Sugar Refining Co
The Way of the Cross Leads Home
A religious reminiscence on Calvary and faith focusing on Franklin and George Eliot figures, noting belief in divine guidance and the crucifix as central to redemption. The piece blends quotes about God governing nations with reflections on sin, salvation, and the Sublime of Calvary.
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Calvary
Waterbrook
The Song of the Soul and its Quiet Hymn
A meditation on the soul’s song and inner worship as the mind and heart form a choir praising God. It speaks of a true ethos of life and a secret heaven within the breast where heavenly harmonies begin, urging authentic devotion beyond outward ritual.
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