Mills Would Close If Tariffs Drop on Wood Pulp
Rep N T Jones of Bangor Maine, manager of Katahdin Pulp and Paper Co, testifies before a congressional committee that Canadian pulp wood costs and cheaper European imports threaten U S mills. He urges a Canada U S treaty to cut pulp wood tariffs while raising European duties. He notes Maine supply may be inexhaustible but midwestern mills would need Canadian wood to avoid closures. Mills at Kaukauna Combined Locks Kimberly and Little Chute are inspected.
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Appleton
Wis
Canada
N. T. Jones
Bangor
Katahdin Pulp and Paper Co
Lincoln
Congressional Investigating Committee
Jones
Mann
Investigatitg Committee
Maine
Middle West
Wisconsin
Michilgin
Minnesota
Canaan Mills
Europe
United States
LP Cpime
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Scandinavia
Bureau of Statistics
Washington
Kaukauna
Combined Locks
Kimberly
Little Chute
Chicago and Boston Turn Back Boston or Chicago in League Action
National league notes with scores from Chicago Brooklyn Philadelphia and New York games. Key figures include New York Cincinnati Boston and Chicago standings and batters’ performances across multiple matchups.
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New York
Chicago
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston
Brooklyn
Bat St. Louis
Thoston
Chicani
Ietster
Kling
Mattern
Piscerminat
Cincinatid
Mits
Cinciinati
Irrors
Cinclonati
Cinciunati
Dubee
McLean
Wilhelm
Dunn
St. Louis
St. Tonis
St. Lois
Baldwin
Moran
Crandall
Bresnaluin
Pittshburg
GS Philadelphia
Caninitz
Leevers
Gibson
Spinks
Pooin
Pittshire
Leifield
Ritchte
Jacklitsch
P.c
Detroit
Cleveland
Owl St. Lous
Washington
Oyster Bay Hosts Roosevelt Reception for Village Day
Natives of Oyster Bay N Y wake to a civic celebration as President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt welcome townspeople at Sagamore Hill A German Saengerbund choir from Hicksville performs on the veranda while refreshments are served A large punch bowl is kept full and every attendee receives a souvenir glass Four years earlier a similar reception drew 2000 visitors and a punch bowl souvenir tradition continues.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
President Roosevelt
Sagamore
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Saengerbund
Hicksville
Lone Island
Powder magazine blast kills miner in Oklahoma
A powder magazine used by an wholesale powder company and the Samples Mining Co. was struck by lightning in MeaAlester Oklahoma. The explosion killed one miner, Arthur Richards, and seriously injured eight others.
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MeaAlester
Okla
Samples. Mining Co
Arthur Richards
Conditions in Japan worsening say Aki Maru arrival
A.S. Souza, who arrived on the Aki Maru, reports worsening financial conditions in Japan due to the Japanese refusing to fill contracts. He notes the situation is deteriorating rather than improving.
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Japan
Bnd. Victoria
B.C
A. S. Souza
Cleaning Tips From Old Housekeeping Sayings
A period piece notes simple remedies for textiles and fabrics. It suggests drying comforts in a stiff breeze to keep them fluffy and explains salt water to protect colored French handkerchiefs. It also mentions ammonia lime to remove wine stains from silks and turpentine for the same purpose. Gum arabic starch is prepared by soaking gum arabic in boiling water then diluting it for use on stiffened pieces.
Market quotes show varied futures and livestock prices
Chicago and Buffalo markers report mixed grain futures with wheat corn and oats quoted near prior levels. Live stock prices indicate steady hog and cattle values while quotes reflect regional buying and selling activity. A closing quip references a poet and a trader on speculative losses.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Notts
Sleoa
Timothy
Hline’s
Indiana
Wisconsin
Boqtice
Elinois
East Buffalo
Iast Buffalo
N.Y
Dunning & Stevens
Mast Buffalo
N. Y
Eight learners share forty eight apples peaches and melons
A teacher asks a division problem for eight students and a student answers Cholera morbus. Pathinder. The playful exchange hints at a basic arithmetic distribution of forty eight apples thirty two peaches and sixteen melons among eight people.
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Johnny
A Course of Ox as Antidote for Times Strain
A New York Sun excerpt advocates the ox over the horse as a model of steady labor. The ox plods unhurriedly, endures hardship without signs of exertion, and embodies restraint, contrasting with the automobile and modern bustle.
A Brier Pipe Collector Makes a New Purchase
A college student with a passion for brier wood pipes spends half an hour in a tobacco shop adding to his collection. He emphasizes smoothness inside the bowl and assesses various pines he rejects for certain reasons.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Helps Pancannla Woman
Seven years of female troubles left Sallie French of Pancannla Ind Ter run down. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports being strong and well. The ad cites widespread cures and offers free, confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Mass.
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Lydia EB
Pinkham
Sallie French
Pancannla
Ind
Ter
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ant Veneer Cleans Logs in Far East Timber Fields
In Burm and the far east sandalwood forests, a pestiferous ant aids loggers by consuming the soft sapwood that covers the valuable heartwood. Within weeks the ants strip the sapwood, revealing the heartwood and leaving trunks ready for processing.
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Burm
Rhode Island Reds Cause Coop Confusion in Rural Banter
In a humorous exchange from the Houston Post a speaker asks Mose about chickens. The dialogue centers on Rhode Island Reds, confusion over ownership, and a claim of buying birds to compare with another coop. The rural banter highlights practical poultry dealings and the potential for lighthearted mistrust.
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Houston Post
Tricking Hens For Fish Hatchery Offspring
A curious method describes Chinamen deceiving hens to hatch fish eggs. Eggs are sealed in shells and warmed beneath a hen, then the shell contents are released into a shallow pool to finish incubation with sunlight.
Fire escape sighted sparks blaze at tall building
Cumso claims a conflagration at a tall building after seeing a fire escape, per a Kansas City Independent report. Fangle questions the sighting as authorities assess the scene.
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Cumso
Fangle
Kansas City Independent
Local resident praises Jefferson namesake for town honor
Mrs. Bragley of gefferson City jokes about the writer of the Declaration of Independence earning the town’s honor. She notes the namesake Jefferson and references the Philadelphia Press in a humorous exchange.
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Waal
Little Carl and the bachelor tradesman tale
A six year old overhears talk of a bachelor and asks if a bachelor is a good tradesman. He wonders about his future vocation and whether bachelor status hints at a suitable trade. The scene centers on child curiosity and parental discussion about work and maturity.
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Carl
Canadian Fisheries Reach Vast Oceanic Frontiers
The article describes Canada’s fisheries as the world's most extensive, noting the eastern seacoast from the Bay of Fundy to the Straits of Belle Isle spans 5,000 miles and the salt water inshore area exceeds 1,500 square miles, highlighting vast maritime resources.
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Canada
Maritime Provinces
Bay of Fundy
Straits of
Belle Isle
Great Britain and Ireland
Great Lakes
Mountain Gliding Among Hawaii Schoolboys
Hawaii schoolboys enjoy mountain gliding on steep slopes near Honolulu and on the Big Island. Boys use ti leaves as sleds to slide down grass inclines, braking by lifting the leaves. The writer recounts a near-miss with branches and trees, noting accidents can occur when the leaf sleds break loose.
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Hawaii
Tionolulu
Island of
Honolulu
Mawatlin
Lucky
St. Nicholas
Swift Forgery Drops List of Robbers Cited by Eriston
An 18th century hoax tied to English burglar Eriston circulated a letter claiming to name all thieves and their haunts. The spoof, attributed to Dean Swift, prompted a widespread panic among criminals until exposed as fiction. The note urged informing government of rogues.
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Maghind
Eriston
England
Prince of
Evidence of tropical climate in Arctic fossil finds
The article argues climate shifts allowed tropical flora and fauna to exist within the Arctic circle and notes numerous fossil remains of plants and animals that, by current knowledge, would only fit equatorial conditions. The text suggests a past climate different from today.
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Europe
North America
Arctic Circle
Equatorial
Polar Cell Growth Threatens Global Farmland
A terse note predicts that the polar cell may steadily expand its influence across temperate and tropical zones, leading to widespread land degradation and eventual loss of fertile fields.
Behead and Defeat Define Ages in Delineator Passage
A Delineator excerpt shows a child asking what behead means and what defeat means. The mother provides literal meanings in plain terms, the four year old concludes defeat means to cut a man's feet off. The dialogue highlights literal explanations of violent terms to a child.
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Margaret
Theonald
Mamta
Reformer Burned Then Lectured for Zero Share
A satirical note contrasts past punishments with modern treatment as reformers are now invited to speak while receiving no gross receipts. The quotation from Washington Star hints at changing public approach to reformers and financial entitlement.
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Washington Ster
Briggins Enjoys Telling People Something Disagreeable
Washington Star quotes Briggins as saying the weather prophet might be ideal while noting differences between talking and eloquence. Public remarks mix blunt critique with a claim of foresight in climate commentary.
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Briggins
Wathington Star
Where They Get Of elderly traveler in wandering train tale
An elderly matron and a young boy ride a train when the woman falls asleep and the brakeman calls the approaching station. She asks the boy where they are and the boy replies he does not know. She struggles to help with their belongings.
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Matrott Witt
Wilke
Bobby
Ete
Efe
Bobly
McCarren Loses Bid at State Democratic Convention
The Democratic state committee voted to seat anti McCarren delegates in the sixth and ninth districts of Whings county at the state convention. Only five members supported McCarren and the seated faction faced threats from unseated men.
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Rochester
McCarren
Whings County
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MAVE
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S. Galena Ave
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Rosebud
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Tripp County
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