Conservation Debates in Alaska Oil and Rail Clash
In a sharp clash at the American Mining Congress in Los Angeles, Gifford Pinchot’s conservation plan meets miners’ lax response. They demand state ownership of mineral lands, faster Alaska rail development, and rail access to coal resources, arguing transportation and outside capital are essential. The piece ridicules conservation as a cloak for limiting wealth and urges letting corporations claim resources.
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Giff Pinchot
American Mining Congress
Los Angeles
Congress
Giff
Gill
Tyre
Mosey
Teddy
Pinchot
Col. Roosevelt
Jones
Glavis
Alaska
Washington
Vassar
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Bureau
Department of the Interior
United States
Orother
Prejudice and the idle mind in literature and life
A compact meditation on prejudice as an invincible force, contrasting it with the human craving for ease and play. The piece references Lippincott's Magazine and poet Walt Mason, laments modern urban grind, and calls for rediscovering childhood joy amid toiling early 20th century life.
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Lippincott’s
Walt Mason
Americas troops readied to guard Americans in China
A wide array of brief items cover global and domestic tensions. Troops in Manila ordered to move toward Hunan Province to shield American citizens as Chinese anti foreign unrest grows. The Asiatic sect readies for Shanghai on orders from the War Department.
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Manila
Hunan
China
Shanghai
War Department
Legislative restraint to curb corporate greed and protect growth
The speaker urges Congress to enact laws that restrain corporate greed without stifling development. He suggests broad rules to ensure active oversight, enable fair profits for all, and curb crooked practices in the industry while allowing continued progress and investment.
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Congress
Mail service history reveals early routes and officials
The piece traces colonial and early American mail service origins from 1676 Boston court appointments to 1738 riders and the introduction of postage stamps. It cites John Hayward, Henry Pratt, and routes between Philadelphia and Newport while noting later 2016 scheduling concepts.
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Arly
Boston
John Hayward
Williams
Henry Pratt
Philadelphia
Newport
United States
Entertaining Prejudice and the Quiet Guest
A reflection on social bias as a lurking, invited force in life. The author notes prejudice enters unbidden, is welcomed, and embedded in our circles, with many biases coexisting once one takes root, shaping behavior and loyalties. The piece probes hypocrisy in acknowledging prejudice while defending it.
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Goldstein
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Hand Coeds
Illow Street
Wide-World News
Thricklayers’ Union
Seattle
Portland
Kid McCoy
Upiminta
Willard
McCoy
New Yor
New York City
Haskell
Okdalon
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Cleveland
Bel
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Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
New York
Melis Pedro
Fairbanks
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California
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First Ave
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