Forest fires blamed on avoidable losses and policy reactions
Washington reports pinpoints loss of property and life in recent fires as unnecessary. Officials reject costly bombardment ideas to induce rain over Puget Sound and the Northwest forest district. The dispatch also notes appoints of engineers for the Grand Valley Colorado and Belle Fourche South Dakota projects and a Nicaraguan political exile invitation. The Boggs murder case concludes with death sentence for Monarres and ten years for Monte negro.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Government Forest Service
J. H. Miner
Phillipson
Mass
Frank C. Magruder
Webb City
Grand Valley Project
Colorado
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Honduras
Madriz
Managua
State Department
William R. Boggs, Jr
William R. Boggs
Winston-Salem
N. C
Durango
Mex
Jesus Monarres
Emilio Montenegro
Boggs
War Department
Puget Sound
Columbia River
Forest
Northwest
General strike called in Spain by Workmen's Federation
The Workmen's Federation of BH bao Spain proclaims a general strike across the country. Reports credit Korea sovereignty loss and Matsuhito to rule Korea after a Japan Korea accord. Portugal votes swing to monarchists as republicans win Lisbon and Oporto seats. full returns awaited. The Korea annexation convention text to powers says August 22 signatory, with effective date around August 29 or 30.
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Workmen's Federation
Korea
Japan
World News in Brief from Across 1908 Echoes
Reports sweep the globe with record cold in Colorado and August heat in the region. Roosevelt faces opposition in Nicaragua and mine labor tensions in Illinois draw his good offices. A forest fire toll rises to 203 and political shifts unfold in New York and Georgia. Anarchic religious figures Dowie and Schrader are arrested in Missouri as legal action burdens the Osage tribe. The cloak-makers’ strike in New York nears settlement while a British cruiser is lost near Korea with 81 dead. Copper ledge found during Reno street work and the Knights of Columbus show a large U.S. audience in a conference.
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Nicaragua
Estrada
Roosevelt
Ilinois
Northwest
New York
Atlanta
League of American Municipalities
St. Paul
Benford
Korea
Lake
Reno
Néy
Knights Fa Fi
Columbus
J. McGivney
Middletown
iKnights
Weather Weary Exchange Abroad the City
A clipped dialogue captures two passersby lamenting the foul weather and tough days. The exchange centers on gloom and fatigue as they note the cold and damp conditions.
Why He Was Sorry
A West Philadelphia mother faces a parenting challenge when her eight year old son swore after tripping while carrying a chair. He excuses the profanity by saying he forgot it was Sunday, prompting a stern lesson on appropriate language.
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West Philadelphia
Fourth of July Meeting Ends With Declaration Reading
At a small city Fourth of July gathering Mayor William Smith read the Declaration of Independence amid a pause. A whispered aside from a former schoolmate suggested the mayor was not smart enough to do so.
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William Smith
Bill
Lack of money a godsend in this case
A Green Forest Arkansas woman credits her recovery from long term stomach trouble to being unable to pay a specialist. She quit coffee, switched to Postum, and reports better sleep and pain relief. She describes coffee as harming her stomach and nervous system and notes she avoided cessation due to headaches.
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Green Forest
Ark
Evers
Roosevelt Addresses Labor Day in Fargo on Labor Struggle
Ex President Roosevelt spoke at Labor Day exercises in Fargo North Dakota. He argued wage workers must act through collective bargaining and organized unions to secure fair wages and safe conditions while preserving individualism. He urged strong leadership, public opinion support, and comprehensive worker compensation and anti child labor laws nationwide.
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Fargo
N. D
Roosevelt
Republic
Trades Unions
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Labor Movement
America
Pantea
Wisconsin
New York
Congress
Scranton
Walkesbarre
American Federation of Labor
Federation of Labor
Peculiar Church Ornament In Lambeth Old Window
A Lambeth Old church window reportedly features a full length figure of a peddler with pack staff and dog. The unknown donor who presented the peddler scene is linked to a village parish, with a proposed memorial and burial of the dog in consecrated ground.
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Lambeth
Doan's Kidney Pills Helped Severe Gravel Case
A Tulare man, Harrison A. Sturtevant, reports kidney trouble with frequent urination, bladder inflammation and abdominal pain. After taking Doan's Kidney Pills, he passed a gravel stone about three quarters of an inch long and colored variably, and his symptoms disappeared. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Harrison A. Sturtevant
Maplesta
Tulare
Doan’ A
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Gasoline Query Becomes Comedy Note in Local Page
A humorous dialogue shows a requester asking for gasoline to clean gloves, with a witty reply from a bemused lady. The exchange captures a slice of daily life and character in a small town.
How Lightning Splits Trees
Lightning makes trees explode by the bolt forcing moisture inside the trunk into steam. The steam’s explosion rips the tree open while the flame and flash do not burn or split the wood directly.
Quackery Adverts Mix Medical Claims and Prose
An OCR snippet lists a Fargo eye ear nose throat specialist and a collage of dubious claims and quotes. It promotes laxatives and soothing syrups with weak general health promises, including Mrs Winslow's Baby Soothing Syrup and various nostrums.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Suffering Woman
Graniteville Vermont letter from Mrs Barclay extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for menopausal and female illnesses. The ad claims wide endorsement, long history of cures, and calls it inexpensive to try, with promises of restoration of health and strength.
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Graniteville, Vt
Chas, Barclay
F.D
Graniteville
Lydia E. Pinkham
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WASP
Montana
SRS
Ahara
McDowell
Pub. S
Ature
Auust
Old Guard
Revolutionary Army
Munyon
Pana
Fargo Directory
N. Dakota
Monson Trunk Factory
Fargo, N. Dakota
Kodaks Sinci
Fargo Drug CO
Fargo, N. D
Mr. Jinks
Ada QM
Tulare, ‘Cal
Dean
Faulta
Shakespeare
Chas. Barclay
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