Wasteful gas gush near Shreveport sparks land rush
Terrific gas waste in the Caddo fields near Shreveport Louisiana draws attention of President Roosevelt. Public lands are withdrawn as investors rush in, real estate prices soar, and armed guards protect claims as two gas sand strata lie deep beneath the surface, with Morningsport showing the widest beds.
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Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
Shreveport
Roosevelt
Caddo
Bossler
Technical World Magazine
Morningsport
Taft praises Christian missions in China at Carnegie Hall
President Taft in an April 1 1908 Carnegie Hall address extols the value of Christian missions. He praises missionaries in China noting their sacrifice and overall positive impact despite occasional errors or political entanglements.
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Taft
Carnegie Hall
China
Peking
Chile Launches Longitudinal Railroad Link with Foreign Financing
South America, rich in resources, attracts foreign capital for a new 8000 mile Longitudinal rail line across Chile. The backbone route will connect multiple regions, spurring interior development and boosting the three Americas network in the near future.
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South America
Chile
Tetanus Microbe Warns of Dangers for Fourth of July
A physician warned that the tetanus microbe lurks on every workman hand and can enter a wound. He urged boys to remember the risk on the upcoming Fourth of July and noted the danger is not limited to workers.
Luther Burbank Pursues Pulque Shrub Study in Mexico
The report notes Luther Burbank travels to Mexico to study the pulque shrub. He aims to balance improving quality with preserving its essential traits and to promote temperance in pulque usage if possible, amid current flourishing conditions.
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Luther Burbank
Mexico
The Egg King of El Paso
Stanley Waterloo recounts Jim Peterson a Connecticut native who pivots from mining to business genius. He builds a nest lined shed on the U S Mexico border and ships American eggs from hens housed in Mexico, profiting as customs threats echo. The tale credits a wealth-making instinct akin to Rockefeller.
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Texas
Morgan
Rockefeller
Billy Higgins
Jim Peterson
Connecticut
el Paso
Old Jim
Washington
Mountains
Rio Grande
United States
Mexico
Jim
W. G. Chapman
Cats Dogs and Truth as a Tongue Twisting Chat
A rambunctious shopper at a dog store dominates the conversation with a bizarre tale about cats and dogs, a stray cat problem, terriers on climbers, and a punchy punchline about the buyer paying five dollars on deposit while the proprietor fumes at the bill and suspects deceit.
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W. G. Chapman
A Discovery in the Clouds by Masson
In an airship above houses a couple declares love and plots wealth from a new romance. They plan a vaudeville venture selling kinetoscope rights, claiming they alone know how to make love, a rare art in their age before they glide back to their odd pose.
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W. G. Chapman
Never was necessary to give him a benefit epitaph
A dying man requests his epitaph be starkly simple, telling his friend that the sentiment should read that it was never necessary to give him a benefit. The exchange unfolds beside his bed as the famous actor’s circle contemplates the tombstone inscription.
New Statesmen Modesty Shines In Congressional Biographies
Washington senator Wesley L. Jones recalls his wife Minda Nelson as crucial to his success while Edward Thomas Taylor touts a long record of laws and amendments. Missouri’s Falitte Elvins is noted as the house baby and Cameron’s Grand Canyon claim features alongside others from Arizona and Colorado.
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House of Representatives
Sixty-first Congress
Edward Thomas Taylor
Colorado
Senate
Caruthersville
Crow
Missouri
Congress
Cameron
Arizona
Mark Smith
Grand Canyon
Falitte Elvins
Dickinson
War Department
Secr
Tary MacVeagh
United States Senate
Possum Cabinet Now and Other Dictionary Charms
A humorous look at cabinet nicknames from Webster and era, noting Taft era mentions and the playful linking of names to meanings. The piece pairs slang like possum cabinet with dictionary entries for Franklin MacVeagh Dickinson Meyer and others, plus a brief on William and Theodore meanings.
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Taft
Washington
Secretary of State
Webster
Franklin
MacVeagh
Frank
Hitchcock
Richard
Ballinger
Interior
Charles
Nagel
Commerce and Labor
William
Theodore
Open Air Altar Sundial Landmark At Washington Cathedral Site
Historic open air altar of white marble crowns the cathedral grove near Washington as a landmark gift by Mrs. Julia James. The 1907 foundation ceremony featured President Roosevelt, the bishop of London, and 60 bishops with about 25 000 lay members present. The sundial marks debt freedom and genealogical donor notes.
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Old Oaks
St. Peter and St. Paul
Washington City
McKinley
Percy R. Pyne
Church of England
Church In the Wilderness
Church of Mount Zion
Henry Y. Satterlee
Washington
Julia James
Roosevelt
London
General Convention
The
Episcopal Church
Bethlehem
Autographs of Presidents and Notable Figures in Note Book
A Washington businessman owns a famed autograph book from the Lincoln era containing signatures of Lincoln’s era leaders and presidents. The volume includes Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, and McKinley with numerous cabinet ministers and senators. The owner notes coins once linked to presidents and public figures. Garfield’s brief presidency limited additions.
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Washington
Lincoln
Congress
Roosevelt
Johnson
Grant
Hayes
Arthur
Cleveland
Harrison
McKinley
Garfield
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Mont
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Georgia
Stanley Waterloo
Brand
W. J. Lampton
S. P. GO. A. Teamsters
Comic Paper
Catelopesey
Barkers
Thomas L. Masson
le Hee
Fale
Episcopal Cathedral
Teddy
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