Utah Legislature Passes Multiple Labor and Public Works Bills
The Utah House passed labor bills favoring US citizens for public works and approved measures creating commissions, road, and school reforms. Senate approved ten acts including new capitol plans, a fish and game update, and a state reservoir fund financed by land sales. A night session occurred March 3 with action on Indian war records board.
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Roosevelt expedition to Africa advances preparations
Washington reports final preparations underway at the Smithsonian Institution for the African scientific expedition led by Theodore Roosevelt. Major Edgar A. Mearns oversees packing and equipment, with Roosevelt to review plans upon arriving at Oyster Bay.
Bluchers Lost Opportunity
M Arthur Chuquet relays a tale from L Opinion about Napoleon and Blucher at Finkenstein Castle before the Danzig siege. Napoleon praised Bluchers gifts, Blucher left delighted, and his aide lamented a chance to alter history by throwing Napoleon from a window. Blucher agrees he might have done so if he had thought of it.
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Should Not Be Ridiculed in Politics
A Ridgewood column urges respect for humble beginnings and warns against ridiculing lawmakers who rise from modest origins. It notes many now wealthy figures began their careers in the legislature and favors sober judgment of public service.
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Students Break Up Meeting in Oxford Town Hall
At a University Parliament society gathering in Oxford’s town hall James Kier Hardle a Socialist MP failed to speak due to hostile undergraduates. The meeting descended into disorder with firecrackers horns shouting songs and objects including guns and oranges thrown as the platform was stormed.
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Taft Expresses Confidence in Presidency at Yale Event
President elect Taft told about 700 Yale alumni he would strive to be a good president, declaring he feels in his bones the disposition to do well. He praised Yale spirit and democracy, while acknowledging some Yale men may have done more to deserve the office.
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Washington Enacts Comprehensive New Penal Code
A new federal penal code is enacted after adoption of the conference report by both houses. The measure, drafted by a joint commission first appointed in 1897, expands federal jurisdiction in admiralty and maritime cases and updates criminal statutes, including obscenity and liquor transport rules. It delays effectiveness to allow corrections when Congress reconvenes.
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Big Fire Destroys Arcade and Palace Hotels in Reno
A blaze in an overheated flue in an upper Arcade hotel room spread to the Palace hotel and gambling house of Jim May on Commercial Row. Within an hour the Arcade and the Palace were a mass of smouldering ruins, with the Washoe saloon and restaurant adjoining wrecked. The loss nears 100000 dollars, partly insured.
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Insane Regina Woman Murders Son Then Commits Suicide
Mrs William Finlayson of Regina Saskatchewan killed her three year old son Warren and then took her own life. Finlayson, away at his shop, returned to find the house locked. He forced entry to discover both bodies in a water tank in the basement nearly full. The woman had drowned the child and then ended her own life.
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Ten Meet Death in Tenement House Fire on Seventh Avenue
A five story tenement at 972 374 Seventh Avenue trapped ten residents, all Italians except one, age range from 4 to 60. Five others, including a fireman, were injured or overcome by smoke. Investigators ruled the blaze non incendiary after initial doubt.
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Minor Changes at the White House Named Stone Doorkeeper
Washington Thomas G. Stone becomes chief usher and will succeed Major Charles Loeffler as doorkeeper to the president. Stone has long served at the White House and once led the president travel cars. Policemen will be removed from the north door, the residential entrance of the building.
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Corsican Vendetta Saga Ends With Mountain Rescue
Burton Barnes seeks Enid and Marina amid Corsican vendetta. They scale a misty gorge to a remote cabin where Marina reconfirms her loyalty and meets Tomasso Monaldi, believed dead, who confirms Barnes’ innocence and the duel’s true culprit.
Even Blind Men Lose Their Way in Fog
A London fog confounds navigation even for a blind man who wandered a district while carrying notes and parcels. He says the ground sounds quite differently in fog, explaining his loss despite his habit of not getting lost. Birds fall silent and pigeons stay still, while animals relying on scent move more confidently.
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Duration of Animal Life Across Species
The article notes a wide range of lifespans from insects lasting hours to elephants and turtles living to ages well over a century. It cites a three day average for mosquitoes, toads around 16 years, carp up to 150, and chickens 12 to 15 years. Dogs reach about 10, occasionally more. parrots to extreme ages, with birds reputedly surpassing 200 years. Turtles, storks, and elephants are mentioned as long lived.
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Oldest Maine Bank Traces Roots to Bath Origins
The Lincoln National Bank in Bath claims status as Maine’s oldest bank. Started as a state bank in 1813 and later incorporated as a national bank in 1804, it has long operated in the region, reflecting a history spanning nearly a century.
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