Abandoned farms feed debate on U S land values
The piece notes rising farm product prices paired with widespread farm abandonment. It cites 16 000 faware miles of abandoned farms and 10 000 000 acres, mainly in New England New York the southeast and middle central states, with causes including soil exhaustion and urban migration. Relic hunting at President Taft's church prompts a humorous plea for a dedicated seat.
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Conversation Commission
New England
New York
Middle Central States
United States
Canadian Northwest
Rhote Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Ohio
Cleveland Pain
Utica Boy Dies Laughing At Sunday Paper Come Supplement
A Utica boy dies while laughing at a Sunday paper supplement amid anxious public reaction to comic inserts. The piece notes widespread skepticism toward sensationalized content and hints at future technology and social trends.
Roosevelt at Vienna A Private Citizen Meets Emperor
Col Roosevelt travels to Vienna on a primed royal reception tour. He dines at a Wayside station with his sons and is treated with imperial honors by Emperor Franz Joseph. A lengthy interview with Austro Hungarian diplomat Count von Auhrenthal follows, amid crowds, police, and ceremonial attention.
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Roosevelt
Vapor
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Viremis
Dourney
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Mob Kills Two Black Men in Georgia Ashburn Area
Reports tell of a fatal mob incident in Ashburn Georgia with two Black men linked to a prior alleged crime near Amboy. Two Black women filed charges against five white men while one Black man, Charley Juve son, faced arrest for assault. Tensions rose as details emerged and residents warned of further violence.
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Ashburn
Amboy
Warrinta
Jenny Hint
Iynehsing
Optimistic Freight Report Signals Traffic Rise in Illinois Lines
Illini General reports a strong increase in traffic and earnings across multiple routes. March shows a marked year over year gain with Illinois Central estimated gross for the month up by 881,288 and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley by 3013,904, while April’s early week figures add 48,000 for Illinois Central and 40,700 for related lines. Lumber demand and early vegetable movement from the South to Chicago are notably heavy.
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Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Chicago
Tornado damages Gracey Kentucky area and homes
A tornado struck Gracey Kentucky shortly before midnight Friday causing heavy damage to Ward house and other structures. Merchant A. Metlovhe saw his store wrecked and residence unroofed while W. Cox and Nis residences suffered severe damage. many stoves unroofed and warehouse contents ruined.
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Gracey
Hopkinavitly
Tom Miles
Here
Tornato
C. Metlovhe
Cox
Nis
Torrente
Freezing Weather Prevails in Nebraska Friday Night
Frigid conditions across Nebraska with temperatures two to six degrees below freezing. In Omaha the thermometer stood about two degrees below freezing at 10 o clock. Fruit crops face damage as chilly storms continue, ending weeks earlier than normal.
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Omaha
Nebraska
President Faces Hiss At Suffrage Convention
In Washington the president addressed the National American Woman Suffrage Association. He admitted mixed views on suffrage and urged restraint to prove competence in governance. A loud chorus of hisses erupted but subsided as he continued, receiving applause at the end.
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Tat
Toft Assiver
Suffrage movement cites birth control and quality of children
A Washington suffragette denounces large families as wasteful and calls for action at the National Woman Suffrage Association convention. She quotes Roosevelt and argues most babies born to many couples are not loved children, urging a focus on quality over quantity to improve society.
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Washington
Liam Mich
Mdiag
Larein Motor Baker
National Woman Suffrage Association
Roosevelt
Dorneery
Mark Twain Suffering Angina aboard Ship
New York report states Samuel Clemens known as Mark Twain suffered angina pectoris while ashore and was assisted into a carriage to take a train for Reading. A witness described his condition and the overall scene as tense and troubling, with remarks recalling past health scares and confusion aboard the vessel.
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New York -Sainvet Creme
Redding
Clemens
Olen
Drunk With Power in Massachusetts Merger Debate
Washington notes drag in rail merger talk as Massachusetts moves to hold Boston and Maine with New Haven. La Follette assails the deal as a Morgan Rockefeler trust attack. He accuses federal officials of bowing to railroad interests and dismissing the government’s case. Whisky price shifts spark a price war among independent distillers and the whisky trust.
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Boston Air Maine
New York
New Have
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Cor
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Taft
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Fuer
Congres
Una
New Hivon Company
Massachusetts
Congress
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we + corporation
Thessinet
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Powelled “Whisky Trust
Cannon Defies House Over Automobiles for Speaker
Washington report shows Speaker Cannon clashing with insurgents over a $52,300 appropriation for the speaker and vice president autos. The vote 111 to 192 triggered a table slam and accusations of childish party maneuvering as Democrats urged economy and challenged Aldrich on federal costs.
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Washington
Cannon
Ube
Sims
Petinenses
Mann
Ilinois
Champ Clark
House
Pinchot Seeks Roosevelt Meet on Conservation Policy
Pinchot, former U S chief forester, again met with President Roosevelt on Monday. Roosevelt is believed to possess Pinchot's full case against Secretary Bullinger's conservation policy, amid charges of reactionary forestry mottos in Taft administration. He announced Roosevelt had accepted an invitation to address the national conservation conference this summer, with plans to be fixed.
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Roosevelt
Women Move on Capitol Chicago Suffrage Petition Drive
A faction calling itself advocates of Woman's suffrage arrives in Chicago from the West and Northwest bound for Washington. They describe themselves as part of an army marching on the capitol to present 1,000,000 names to Congress and the President. A campaign for a sixteenth amendment is organized to grant women the ballot. Foodstuffs Exports Lower. Washington exports for fiscal year 1910 near 330 million dollars, with nine months ending March at about 450 million.
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Taft
Washington
Chicago Record-Herald
Capitol
Chicago
Congress
Tait
United States
Department of Commerce
Walt
Veterans of blue and gray plan Gettysburg reunion
Civil War veterans from both sides who fought at Gettysburg are expected to reunite on the battlefield this year. Led by Lt. Col. J A Watrous, U S A, the group aims to hold a significant gathering sooner rather than wait for the fiftieth anniversary, with large annual responses to finial taps.
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Washington
Gettysburg
Lienty
J. A. Waterous
U.S.A
Watrous
Butter Price Protests Cut Price At Elgin Board
Butter price per pound was lowered to 31 cents by the Elgin Board of Trade quotation committee after fifteen Chicago commission men, all board members, traveled to Elgin to protest against the scent rate.
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Elgin
Chicago Commission
Ohio Blames Packers for High Food Prices Probe Report
A legislative food probe committee blames packers for high food prices, saying price drops for farmers were passed up to retailers. The expert analysis points to packers as the primary factor in driving costs upward while maintaining profit margins across the supply chain.
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Columbia, Hie
Legislative
No Tobacco for Minors In Columbus Senate Bill
The Columbus UIO notes a house bill banning tobacco use by anyone under 18. The measure targets all forms of tobacco and includes penalties ranging from 20 to 200 dollars.
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Columbus
Uio
Senate
Ditmar House
Pines
The Important Problem in Healthful Living
The article urges lasting benefits from a healthful lifestyle and warns against Syrup of Piga and Elixir of Senna. It extols a combination approved by physicians for gentle cleansing and widespread family use, endorsing the genuine California Pig Syrup Co. product.
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California Pig Syrup Co
It Seemed So Wide World of the Family Tale
The recollection describes a kitchen moment when a Black porter emerges from the cellar where he tended the heater. He grabs a towel and causes a startling reaction from a youth who shouts a racial remark, revealing attitudes of the time through a brief incident.
The Literary Fabricator and Public Prompts
A fragmentary piece blends dialogue from The Inquisitive youth and The Flippancy of John with disjointed phrases about George Washington a press agent and sympathetic strike. Nonsense echoes about remedies, petty gossip, and a nuisance ad for a low-cut gown.
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George Washington
John
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