Profit in Sheep on Hill Farms in New England
A Greenfield Massachusetts company rents sheep to farmers, leasing about 5200 ewes with 700 on company ranches and 100 sold, aiming to use abandoned hill lands in Franklin County and southern Vermont. The plan risks and profits hinge on lease terms, care standards, and superior stock, with comparisons of lamb gains and marketing potential. The project faces skepticism over cash needs and farmer risk tolerance, while emphasizing high grade stock and managerial supervision.
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Greenfield
Mass
Franklin County
Massachusetts
Vermont
Hawley
Frank Sherman Peer
Greenfield Board of Trade
New England Farm Stock Company
Sheep Ranching in New England Faces Leasing Shift
A Massachusetts style scheme expands in New England as a company leases 1900s sheep flocks, buys ewes, and ranches on abandoned farms. A Scot shepherd, dogs Fleet and Pete, and Leyden and Chester VT properties illustrate the push toward leasing and centralized shepherd oversight to boost profits despite dog losses. The plan foresees 6000 more sheep and 15000 pounds of wool next year, with ranching reducing fixed costs and expanding customer access while dog-related risks remain.
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New England
Leyden
Kilmarnock
Scotland
Fleet
Pete
Greenfield
Millar
Chester
Massachusetts
Waiters Shy at Author of Anti-Tipping Bill
In Jefferson City Missouri waiters and porters have quit speaking to Dr Alonzo Tus of Gasconade County whose anti tipping bill has been passed by the house making a stir in the capital.
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Jefferson City
Alonzo Tus
Gasconade County
House
Alonzo Tubbs
Missouri
War With Japan Red War Not Like That With Spain
A bold editorial contrasts the Japan war with earlier Spain conflict, arguing our position could reverse with heavy costs. It suggests a strategic shift and a scathing take on current policy, pressing for reevaluation amid wartime strain and resource concerns.
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Japan
Spain
War with Japan seen as lengthy costly conflict
Washington observers warn that a war with Japan would be long and expensive, with risks to American coasts and the Philippines. They note potential strategic disadvantages, scattered U S naval forces, and Hawaii’s vulnerability, contrasting current tensions with the 1898 Spanish‑American War.
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Philippines
United States
Japan
Spain
Foe of 1898 and Possible Foe of 1907 Compared
A comparative outline of U S and Spain in 1898 and U S and Japan in 1907 shows population, area, debt, armies, and naval strength. It contrasts U S and ally forces with Spain and Japan across territories and deployment in Cuba Philippines Porto Rico and East Asia.
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U.S
Spain
United States
China
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Far East
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coast
Hawaii
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
Formosa
Misdemeanor Tip Law Faces Senate Action
A proposed measure would make tipping a waiter or Pullman car attendant a misdemeanor with fines from five to five hundred dollars. Dr Tubbs, who introduced the bill two years ago, argues its sincerity and believes the senate will pass it, as unions gather in anticipation of a governor signature. He likens tipping to an African prince impostor, calling it a holdup.
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Tubbs
House
Senate
Green gutta percha from caputchouc leaves
Green gutta percha is now sourced from the leaves of the caputchouc tree, claimed to be more durable than the sap from the stem. It requires no costly purification, reducing cost, with France adopting the material for submarine cables.
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France
Synchronizing crickets respond to warmth in chorus
A government naturalist notes crickets chirp in time with one another and speed up as temperatures rise. He claims the rate can increase by about four chirps per minute for each one degree Fahrenheit increase.
Runaway Train Charges Down Tehachapi Mountain Slope
Bakersfield report details a runaway freight train racing nine miles in six minutes on Tehachapi mountain despite icy tracks. Sixteen cars and two locomotives broke away from two others, speeding through canyon curves with automatic air brakes failing to stop them. A Bealville agent recalls the crash near the curve and crews worked days to clear wreckage after derailment.
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Bealville
Plead for Warmth from Edinburg Fuel Shortage
Washington dispatch reports immediate danger of fatalities in the far northwest due to fuel and food famine. Edinburg North Dakota village board says supplies are exhausted as rail officials have delivered only two coal cars in six weeks after repeated appeals.
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Far Northwest
Edinburg
N. Dak
Mutinous Tennessee Seaman Shoots Chief Master at Arms
Rear Admiral J. E. Craig reports from League Island navy yard Philadelphia that while escorting Seaman Burke to confinement around 11 o'clock, Chief Master at Arms Douglass of the Tennessee was shot twice and remains in a naval hospital in serious condition.
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Washington
Navy Department
Joseph E. Craig
League Island Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Douglass
The
Tennessee
Burke
Naval Hospital
Vizal Poisoning Ties Fortune-Teller to Family Slaying
Arsenic in the Vizal organs is reported by Prof. Walter S. Haines to Coroner Hoffman. The finding strengthens the case against Herman Billek, the fortune-teller and hypnotist jailed on the murder charges of a father, mother, and four Vizal children.
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Martin Vizal
Walter S. Haines
Hoffman
Herman Billek
Vizal
Say So of Dr Pierce Medicines Examined
A promotional piece argues Dr Pierce medicines rely on public ingredient labels and testimonials from eminent medical men. It highlights Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female disorders, notes patient confidence through disclosed formula, and invites sick women to consult Dr Pierce by mail with confidential correspondence. It also mentions Dr Pierce's Medical Adviser and pellet remedies for constipation.
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Pierce
Finley Eningwood
Bennet Medical College
Chicago
Hale
R. Verce
Buffalo, N. Y
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Chusetts
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Atlantic
Pacific
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Ceres
Stuart Maclean
Carnegie
Andy
Indy
Big Blue Sea
Bakersfield
Cal
Tehechaz Mountain
Baldwin Company
Scripps-McRae Preae Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Seri-ps-McRae Press Association
Vrzal
Scripps-McRae Press Association
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