Inland waterways plan urged by Roosevelt in 1908 message
President Roosevelt transmitted a special message and preliminary inland waterways commission report to Congress. He urges rapid development of U S river systems, says rail competition harmed river commerce, and calls for national coordination, forest and water conservation, and funding to begin projects promptly.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Inland Waterways Commission
Mississippi Valley
Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Mississippi
Atlantic
Gulf
Great Lakes
Commission
U S
Gulf Coast
Mare Saved or Sold: Vet Fails Cure on Sea Voyage
Sailors aboard the steamship Montezuma transporting 1,250 horses and mules to South Africa report Sloan's Sure Colic Cure failed to prevent a mare's death. Officer G. H. H. Rowe of Sparta I A states the remedy did not prevent mortality aboard the voyage despite extensive trials.
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South Africa
G. H. H. Rowe
Sparta
Sloan
Thor
Nervine Treatment Promises Relief for Nervous Ailments
An advertisement touts Dr Miles Nervine as a cure for nervous breakdowns and related disorders. It cites a testimonial of a man who recovered after using Restorative Nervine and returning to work, urging readers to try the product and noting a stated price for the first bottle.
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Miles’ Nervine
Milea
Anrose
Oregon
Wells
Indiana Supreme Court Upholds Blind Tiger Law
The Indiana supreme court ruled the blind tiger law, enacted by the last legislature, constitutional. The case originated in Muncie and was awaited with great interest across the state.
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Supreme Court
Muncie
The
Sentinel
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Supreme Court
Remains of Murdered Priest Taken to Tomb
Denver on February 26 saw the body of Rev. Father Leo Heinrichs moved from St. Elizabeth's church to Union Station for transport by Burlington train to Paterson New Jersey. The somber funeral procession drew thousands who stood bareheaded as the hearse passed.
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Denver
Col
Leo Hein-richs
St. Elizabeth's Church
Union Station
Burlington
Paterson
N. J
Wrong Man Slain In Denver As Assassin Claims Error
A purported confession by Giuseppe Alio and Angelo Gabriele claims the priest killed in Denver was not Father Leo but a different Italian priest targeted by Sicilian anarchists exiled to Buenos Aires. Alio says he identified the German priest by a scar and would face consequences if wrong.
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Denver
Col
Guiseppe Alio
Guiseppe Guarnacccio
Angelo Gabriele
Father Leo
Sicily
Avolo
America
Buenos Ayres
Alio
Lot
North Indiana Conference issues program for 65th session
The official program for the sixty-fifth annual North Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church has been issued by Rev. Cassius C. Cissell. Sessions run April 1 to 6 at First M E Church in Anderson with presiding Bishop Joseph F. Berry. The lay electoral conference to elect delegates to the general conference opens Friday morning, April 8 at Central Christian Church.
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Anderson
Ind
North Indiana
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cassius C. Cissell
M. E
Joseph F. Berry
D. D
Buffalo
N. Y
Central Christian Church
Despondent Huntington Woman Consumes Poisons
Miss Dora Buckley of Huntington swallowed poison Tuesday in an attempt to end her life amid despondency. Local authorities report she is in a hospital under observation for effects of the poison.
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Dora Buckley
Huntington
Proper Morals as Asset to the Farmer
R L Thompson spoke at the Allen County Farmer's Institute on improving farmer rank and success through morals, systematic thinking, and modern tools. Despite light attendance due to bad weather, sessions covered clover farming, home bacteriology, and a women’s talk, with prizes for corn samples and plans for a two day next year institute.
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Allen County Farmer's Institute
R. L. Thompson
Near Lagrange
Thompson
Purdue University
Institute
C. F. Hubler
Tompson
Margaret Boulfing
Nine Mile
Spindler
Maysville
H. G. Felger
Fort Wayne
Valentine Schafer
Monroeville
John Schives
Robert Mercer
Poe
George Ringwall
Sam Mills
Fred Kell
Huntertown
W. F. Devilbiss
Lawton
Allen County
City Association Perfects Its Organization In Fort Wayne
The Fort Wayne City Sunday School association refined its structure at a Wednesday meeting in Dr. M. A. Mason’s office. It adopted a constitution and by laws, named F W Miles superintendent of elementary grades, and planned citywide efforts with a March 23 meeting to follow.
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Fort Warne City
M. A. Mason
Fort Wayne
F. W. Miles
Sunday School Association
Postmaster General rules subscribers must keep up payments
The Postmaster General mandates that second class recipients pay subscriptions nearly up to date to continue receiving daily and weekly newspapers and periodicals. Publishers have no option but to collect or discontinue the paper.
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Postmaster-General
United States
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Theodore Roosevelt
Constitutional
County Farmers’ Institute
J. H. Gregory
Rosewead
Ge Mass
Gregory
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Eresory
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Mrakarmer
Adeaha Menue Ae Sar Buell
Ayant Mht
Arkansas
Texas
Southwest
L. O. Schaefer
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