Ammunition of ideas and talk from distant lands
The Grand Rapids Tribune surveys topics from suffragist tactics in England to Mars contact rumors. It notes American women marching for rights via jail routes, the Young Turks’ reforms, and wild tech fantasies of interplanetary wireless. It also ponders fashion harms, taxation, and a quirky Oklahoma prank, finishing with reflections on canaries and electric science.
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Klester
Tootpad
Maya
Nto
England
Galt
Tekering
Plamattrion
Mara
Turkey
Asia Minor
Waterway Plan Cut Back in Congress Report
The board of engineers rejected a 14 foot deep waterway from St. Louis to the Gulf, citing $128,000,000 construction and $36,000,000 yearly maintenance. Analyses said no large future commerce warrants such depth, noting eight to nine foot channels would suffice for current and near term needs. Estimates of costs per ton and vessel feasibility were highlighted, with December promised to Congress for further channel estimates.
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Washington
St. Louis
Board of Engineers
Kay
Mississippi River
Apectal Board
reKur Inc Board of Engineers
Orion
United States
Graat Lakes
Woard
Voard
Chicago
Cairo
Congress
Newfoundland ship canal flood damages gate doors
Storm and river pressure forced a partial shutdown of the Sault Ste. Marie canal floodgate system after the Perry G Walker steamer tore out gate wickets. Repairs remained in progress and the vessel was not as badly damaged as first reported amid the continuing crisis.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Canadian Ship Canal
Stearmer
Perry G. Waller
Stearer
Assinibola
Perry G. Walker
Edward Everett Hale Death Mourned by Nation
Boston news records the funeral of Dr Edward Everett Hale chaplain of the United States Senate Unitarian minister author and philanthropist died Thursday and buried Sunday at South Congregational church a senator delegation attended his service born April 1822 in Boston educated at Harvard 1839 and long allied with city state philanthropic efforts hailed as historian and social reformer with national mourning from President Taft and others
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Boston
Edward Everett Hale
United States Senate
Roxbury
South Congregational Church
Hale
Massachusetts
Haward
Doston Advertiser
Edward Hale
Worcester
Haile
United States
Dla
Taft
Dr. Hale
Miami University Celebrates Centenary Commencement
Oxford Ohio Miami University began its hundredth birthday celebrations during commencement exercises. The small institution reports 1,806 alumni and 1,100 students while noting its notable graduates include Benjamin Harrison, Gen. Schenck, Oliver P Morton, Calvin S. Rice, Stanley Matthews, and David Swing among others. The article lists distinguished alumni and historical figures connected to the university.
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Oxford, O
Miami University
Miari
Miami
Benjamin Harrison
United States
Robert Cumming Schenck
House of Representatives
Oliver P Morton
Indiana
Calvin
Hrice
Stanley Matthews
David Swing
Chicago
Murder of Russian Artist Bersin Baffles New York Police
A dismembered body found in New York near the Brooklyn Bridge is identified as Russian painter Samuel Bersin. Authorities suspect robbery or love jealousy as motives amid possible Italian blackmail rings. The case mirrors the Guldensuppe mystery with a missing head and wrapped bundles bearing cryptic labels.
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New York
Samuel Bersin
Bo Die Rect
Sual
Viscoim
Bersia
Catherine Street
Miashug
Hrooklyn Bridge
Sehnat
Monroe Gheel
A. Fox Torsiur
Uie & Cret Service
Middle West
Tersin
Mollie Isaneron
Plain
Tiat Bersin
Wright Brothers Honored by President Taft at White House
Wilbur and Orville Wright, famed American aeroplaniste duo from Bayton, received the Aero Club of America gold medal from President Taft in a White House ceremony. A Washington delegation and Aero Club officials accompanied them, with Lt. Lahm and Gen. Allen among the escorts. Taft praised their air achievements and the Wrights spoke briefly, amid a luncheon and formal reception.
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Weebington
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Okla Aeroplaniste
United States
Aero Club of America
Bayton
New York
Signal
Corps
Washington
James Allen
Frank P. Lahm
Tern-Club of
White House
Taft
Wrights
Herbert Parsons
Biost
Alan R. Hawley
Charles TM. Manly
Albert F. Zahm
Peter Cooper Hewitt
James Means
Octave Chanute
Charles K. Glindou
Henry B. Hersey
Alexander Grahan
Bell
Gutzon Borglum
D. J. McComb
J. Lake
DeWitt C. Morrell
Minnesota Bankers Meet At Lake Minnetonka Convention
Minnesota Bankers Association holds its twentieth annual convention at Tanka Bay hotel Lake Minnetonka with members and families arriving from across the state. Opening session heard speeches on mining and ore transport, bonds and burglary insurance and tariffs. Afternoon talks covered postal savings banks and bankers association affairs followed by a banquet cruise to Big Island Park.
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Lake Minnetonka
Minn
Tanka Bay
Tairty
Minnesota Bankers’ Association
C. J. Swain
Excelsior
Joseph Chapman, Jr
Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis
William J. Qlcott
Duluth
Lake Superior
William B. Joyce
New York
Frank N. Nye
Tarif
L. O. Thorpe
Wellner
George H. Roberts
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Col
Fred F. Farnsworth
American Bankers’ Association
Bankers
Big Island Park
Tax plan pauses income tax clash in tariff bill
Washington report says Taft and Aldrich proposed a two percent tax on net corporate earnings in the tariff bill to avert a Republican split over income tax amendments. Cummins and Borah leaders rejected the plan after consulting colleagues. Diphtheria closes Taft School Watertown Conn for the year. outbreak prompts limited student departures.
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Washington
White House
Taft
Aldrich Itas
Finance Committee
Senate
Republican Party
Watertown
Conn
Taft School
Knight Crowles
Chicago
Charles Tait
Sident
Tait
Sool
Ohio Black Hand Revealed as Mafia Style Network
Post office inspectors reveal that the Ohio Black Hand or Society of the Banana extended through Columbus Marion Dennison Bellefontaine and other towns with branches in Pittsburgh and Chicago and a line to South Dakota. Meetings were held, funds sent to Italy, and the group operated like a concealed mafia.
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Cincinnat
Black Hand
Columbus
Marion
Dennison
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Society of the Banana
Pittsburg
Chicago
South Dakota
Italy
Meat Probe Ordered In East St. Louis Packing Houses
Washington says the agriculture department accepted J F Harms charges from East St Louis a government meat inspector and ordered an immediate thorough investigation into Farm charges at the East St Louis packing houses. Two inspectors will be sent to East St Louis for the inquiry.
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Raps
St. Louis
National Stock Yards
Wilson
A. PF. Harte
Harms
Fremont
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington
Department of Agriculture
J.F. Harms
East St. , Louis
East St. Louis
Paye Guna
Engst St. Louis
Carry Water on Horseback in Upper Rio Grande Region
An 19th century style report describes water transportation in rugged upper Rio Grande country. Water is hauled from the river by pack horses using canvas bags placed over the back, each carrying ten to twelve gallons. Mexican drivers often oversee the trains moving water to remote ranches and villages along difficult terrain.
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Presidio
Rio Grande
Tesua
Oldest Soldier in Service Describes U S Army Veteran
Gen Rucker, long serving U S Army officer, claimed to be the oldest in active duty. Born before 1813 and joining before Osceola's campaign, he served under Presidents including Andrew Jackson for 72 years, with his daughter present in Washington.
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Rucker Haw
Washington
Sanj
Danie
Wolfery
United States
Ho Ulver
Wrahington
Hiis
Bira
Philps Sheridan
Apirit
Ure Stitle
Michigan
Andrew Jackson
Gen. Rucker
Great Britain
Black Lawk
Lost and Determined Hope Replaces Grief in the Hall
A grieving man declares past loss with new resolve after his peers offer aid. Amid scattered commentary, a sudden concern emerges as he searches the house for a missing collar button. The scene contrasts with a note on Fulton celebration funding and legal stamp requirements in Mexico.
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Ynan
Lfe
Fragmented OCR Leads to Unclear Local Item
A damaged OCR line provides sparse readable fragments including names and a place but lacks a clear event date or outcome. The readable bits hint at a local matter involving persons and a location, but no decisive action or results are stated.
Earthquakes in France strike Riviera and Lambesc
Two tremors rocked the Marseilles Riviera Friday night with shocks at nine and eleven. Major damage centered on Lambesc where a town of 2,500 reported eight deaths after several houses collapsed. Other Riviera localities reported lesser effects with no severe damage noted.
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Marseilles
Riviera Betavean
Lambesc
Train Fire Destroys Hillman Village in Aroostook Region
A fast moving blaze swept Hillman a new hamlet on the Ashland branch of the Banger and Aroostook railroad seven miles north of Smyrna Mills in northern Aroostook. The settlement of five residents was saved by an 8 o clock special train arriving in time.
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Presque Iste
Congregational Church
Masonic Hall
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Smyrna Milla
Aroostook
Hillman
Ashland
Banger & Aroostook
Smyrna Mills
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Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
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William E. Corey
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