Irrigation Projects Expand Across U S Across West
Washington’s Yakima value leads seven state plans including Sunnyside Tieton Wapato and Okanogan with thousands of acres to be irrigated. Idaho Oregon Montana and other states plan vast tracts with costs ranging from millions to tens of millions. The Canadian Pacific Bow River project is a 3 million acre plan begun in 1904.
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Spokane
Wash
United States
Washington
Yakima Valley
Sunnyside
Tieton
Wapato
Okanogan
Idaho
Minedoka
Payette-Boise
Oregon
Umatilla
Klamath
California
Montana
Huntley
Sun River
Milk River
Saint Mary
Flathead
Fort Peck
Salt River
Arizona
Yuma
Colorado
Garden City
Kansas
North Iatte
Wyoming
Nebraska
Truckee-Carson
Nevada
Honda
Carlsbad and
Rio Grande
New Mexico
Buford- Trenton
North Dakota
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Shoshone
Strawberry Valley
Utah
Texas
Oklahoma
Horse Heaven
Canadian Pacific
Bow River Valley
Calgary
Alberta
Quit Claim Deeds and Chapter 179 Provisions
Real estate men should study Chapter 179 of the last session laws now in force. It treats quit claim deeds as a special warranty deed carrying unexpected covenants. Attorneys say the deed may comply with the law and avoid unintended transfers for real estate dealers.
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Pierre
Greece and Turkey Edge Toward War Over Frontier Clashes
Salonika reports tension rises as Turkey drives Greeks from the frontier. Greek authorities accuse Turkish government of espionage and a Greek declaration of war is momentarily expected after several clashes leaving casualties.
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Greece
Turkey
Salonika
Ancient irrigation traced from Pueblo roots to world practice
Spokane report notes irrigation dates back to Pueblo Indians in New Mexico and Arizona with later global adoption. It cites 250000 U S farms under ditches watering over 1 million acres, lists leading irrigated regions and nations, and estimates global irrigated area at over 75 million acres.
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Spokane
Wash
National Irrigation Congress
Mediterranean Sea
America
New Mexico
Arizona
United States
Colorado
California
Washington
Canada
England
France
Italy
Japan
South America
Algeria
Australia
Switzerland
Belgium
Denmark
Bohemia
India
Spain
Scotland
World
Hostilities Resume as Rebels Clash with Persian Cossacks
In Teheran on July 14 rebels attacked the central square, seizing a large garden after three assaults. Heavy artillery and mutual shelling caused significant casualties while Cossacks retaliated. Foreign residents face danger as royalists and Saltabad forces clash at the north gate. Britain seeks Russian explanations over a flag at barricades.
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Teheran
Saltabad
Laikhoff
Evelyn Thaw to Testify at Thaw Murder Trial
White Plains July 14 Evelyn Thaw will testify this afternoon to aid in keeping husband Harry Thaw in the insane asylum. Thaw plans to take the stand Monday in his own defense as Attorney Morsehauser says he will not permit questioning about actions before the killing of White.
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White Plains
N. Y
Evelyn Thaw
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Morsehauser
White
Roosevelt backs progressive inheritance tax in Outlook editorial
New York July 15 Roosevelt says a heavy graded inheritance tax should apply to fortunes passing to those who did not render national service. He praises wealth creators but argues wealth concentration harms the country and supports taxing absentees most.
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New York
United States
Roosevelt
Suicide by Alcohol Leads Aberdeen Insurance Man's Death
Timothy Thomas, a well known Aberdeen insurance man, killed himself with a self inflicted gunshot to the abdomen after failing to conquer his liquor habit. He died three hours later at St Luke's hospital. He was about 30, single, and had many friends despite his habits.
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Timothy Thomas
Aberdeen
St. Luke's Hospital
Thomas
Dead Rode Storm Kills Four in Midwest Towns
A cyclone originating at Big Stone South Dakota Sunday afternoon killed four people and injured nineteen in Big Stone and Ortonville Minnesota. The Milwaukee roundhouse and coal sheds were demolished and many buildings damaged as the storm moved from Big Stone Lake to Ortonville and beyond.
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Big Stone
S. D
Ortonville
Minn
Big Stone Lake
John Degriss
Schminkle
Degriss
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Roundhouse
Will Try for Land in Northwest Openings At Coeur dAlene
James W. Witten predicts at least 30 000 veterans will register for Northwest homesteads from July 15 to August 9 through accredited agents. About 750 000 acres open at Coeur d Alene Idaho starting August 9 with registrations mainly from Middle Western states and large eastern cities.
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Spokane
Wash
James W. Witten
Coeur D'Alene
Flathead
Washington
Idaho
Montara
Northwest
Middle Western
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Indiana
Boston
Chicago
New York
New England
Mine Disaster Death Toll Believed High in Spain
Reports from Belmez say scores of bodies are recovered from the coal mine explosion yesterday entombing about 700 miners. Authorities suppress details to avoid public shock and it is believed most entombed will be found dead.
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Madrid
Spain
Belmez
Armistice Arranged as Royalists Balk at Surrender
Teheran July 15 Lieutenant Linkhoff ordered Royalist forces to cease firing. It is understood the Royalists are preparing a statement of terms for surrender.
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Teheran
Linkhoff
State Engineer Lea Deluged With Drainage Petitions
Pierre July 1 State Engineer Lea is swamped as drainage matters were placed under his department by the last legislature. Many petitions concern minor ditches but some proposed works require his personal inspection. He is called to commissions in Beadle Brookings Kingsbury Sanborn and Minnehaha counties for consultations with county officials.
Bryan endorses popular senator election plan in open letter
In Lincoln Nebraska on July 13 Charles W Bryan pledges support for an amendment to elect U.S. senators by a popular vote. He says passage would aid ratification of the income tax amendment and could make Taft's administration memorable. He urges Congress to act and vows to help secure ratification.
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Lincoln
Neb
Taft
Congress
Bryan
Wheat Soars to New High on Chicago Market
July wheat jumped in early trading reaching 1.25 and then 1.26 14 per bushel in Chicago. Traders showed excitement in the pit as reports linked Patton with 5 million bushels of jal wheat and his associates to the rise.
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Chicago
Patton
Missouri State Life Insurance Co Licensed in South Dakota
The department of insurance licenses Missouri State Life Insurance Co of St. Louis Missouri to transact business in South Dakota, announced at Pierre on July 12.
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New Insurance Company
Pierre
Department of Insurance
Missouri State Life Insurance Co
St. Louis
South Dakota
Cannot Remember Wives Yet Recounts Large Sums Earned
San Jose July 13 Christian Johnson told the sheriff he would not survive a seven year prison term and described a mercenary pattern of marrying women nationwide. He admits aliases Madison and Anderson and says he netted 50 to 100 dollars per marriage, hid in Portland to advertise for a wife, courted ten women in two months, and married Mrs Eliza Jones. He regrets none except Miss Helene and Mrs Debenett of Lance. He says he courted seven women at once in St. Louis and after marrying Mrs Bertha King of Memphis lived a year without a new marriage.
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San Jose
Cal
Christian Johnson
Marrie
Madison
Anderson
Johnson
Portland
Ore
Ile
Eliza Jones
Hleene
Debenett
Lance
St. Louis
Bertha King
Memphis
Roosevelt party faces danger on desert crossing
Naivasha July 14 Kermit and Roosevelt party members laugh at recent perils. They were imperilled crossing a desert toward the estate of Frederick Attenborough. Roosevelt aimed to minimize the danger they faced.
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Naivasha
Kermit
Roosevelt
Estat
Prederick Attenborough
Speaker’s odd roll calls spark partisan laughers in Congress
In the House a large group of Republicans grew hungry and a Democratic floor leader, sensing a majority, pushed a vote. The Speaker stretched the roll calls and ordered a third to meet his stated aim. A Democrat protested as the chair quipped he hoped more Republicans would arrive, prompting bipartisan laughter and hurried GOP arrival.
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House of Representatives
Cannon
House
Success Magazine
Courtroom Comic Misstep Sparks Laughter in Kansas City
In Harper's Weekly a Kansas City lawyer recalls a petty court scene where a long-time offender faces a stern rebuke. The magistrate lists prior convictions but the prisoner interrupts to explain his mother-in-law is present, fearing it could harm his prospects.
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Kansas City
Harper’s Weekly
False Colors and a Cabby Skeptic at Charing Cross
Sir Augustus Harris rides a London cab with black painted initials "A Harris I R D L" meant to signify Theater Royal Drury Lane. The taxi driver mocks the theatre title, but Harris pays the fare of six shillings and sixpence, plus a penny tip, proving his T R D L claim.
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Sir Augustus Harris
London
Charing Cross
Augustus Harris
Theater Royal
Drury Lane
Sir Augustus
Influence of Other Minds on Thought and Affection
A reflective note asserts that the strongest mental influence comes from another mind acting on yours. It compares this effect to a warm fire from a great heart near you, awakening affection in those nearby regardless of their desire.
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Cleary Ward Beecher
Sailors Laugh as Corpse Is Buried With Coal
While at sea an English vessel loses a crewman to fever. To sink the body amid sharks, two coal sacks are lashed to the corpse. As the burial rite begins, sister Pat Cassidy bursts into laughter. The captain demands an explanation and she quips that she has seen men go low before but never one taking his own coals.
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Pat Cassidy
Cassidy
Saintly quest ends in unexpected demon encounter
A famed Brittany lawyer sought a saintly favor from the pope. Blindfolded before a church he grasped the nearest image crying this be our saint. When unveiled he realized he clutched the devil under St Michael's feet, not the expected patron.
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Brittany
St. Michael
No Place Like Home After Dinner Tiff
In a quiet domestic scene Smithers cools from a minor quarrel over pie. He shifts to a softer point about fashion and dress, remarking on longer wear for dresses while the other person counters with a sharp jab about sheet iron. The exchange resumes with light, playful barbs.
Picturesque Japanese Peasant in Terraced Rice Fields
A Tokyo letter to the Boston Transcript describes the typical Japanese peasant as content with low wages of 8 to 10 cents gold per day. He wears a blue cotton suit and conical straw hat, lives on a raised wooden platform with a woolen floor and matting, and tends terraced rice fields with irrigation.
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Japan
Tokyo
Boston Transcript
Deceptive Air at Bushby Storefront Talk
The Bushby storekeeper discusses Jim Sloane with Mr. Gregg and a visitor notes Jim’s cheerful manner but doubts his strength for heavy lifting. The visitor observed Jimmy showing diligence while unloading in the delivery wagon and wonders if he should pursue bigger opportunities below.
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Mr. Leonard
Jimmy Sloane
Jimmy
Mr. Gregg
Holt and
Mighty Little
Dark Walls Provide More Efficient Illumination
Scientists report experiments on wall color affecting reading light. Dark walls behind the reader create the impression of better illumination when the light source is outside the field of vision. Introducing an internal light reduces pupil size spread and makes the paper seem dimmer, suggesting light walls lessen illumination efficiency.
The Picture In Disguise at Lord Leigh’s Warwickshire Home
The work known as The Picture In Disguise appeared to be a floral study for years. An art dealer unlocked a hidden Van Dyck portrait of Charles I beneath the flowers. The painting’s origin remains unrecorded but is thought to have been concealed by a royalist to protect it during the Revolution.
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Lord Leigh
Warwickshire
England
Charles I
van Dyck
Boston Post
Rosa Bonheur Reminds Pupils to Embrace Their Sex
A Paris design school tale recalls Rosa Bonheur scolding a class of girls for cutting their hair short. She jokes that the students should keep their hair to maintain the advantages of being female and do their best.
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Bonheur
Mile
Rosa Bonheur
Rosa
Rosalie
Paris
Easy Cure for Trouble Seeker on Police Force
A humorous exchange suggests the solution to a man who seeks trouble is to recruit him to the police. The witty remark frames policing as a deterrent and a cure for mischief.
Doctor questions habit as patient jokes about sleep
A doctor asks a patient if they sleep with their mouth open. The patient replies sarcastically that they have never noticed but will check tonight while asleep.
The Professor Remembers Professor Rabble Rumor
A fragmentary note references a professor and a private remark about rubbers. The line suggests an inside joke or mishap as a humorous aside from Fliegende Blatter.
Slippery Top Cartoon Banter Highlighted
A Philadelphia Record cartoon features Cynicus and Sillicus discussing the ease of reaching the top and the risk of falling off, with a wry exchange about ascent and danger. The dialogue satirizes ambition and popularity.
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Sillicus
Cynicus
Philadelphia Record
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