Prodigious Waste of Coal Sparks Alarm
A report by Prof. J. A. Holmes warns that nearly half of the nation’s coal remains underground in mining, water power is wasted, and forest fires destroyed more lumber than used in building. He says current waste could exhaust coal resources by 2000 unless drastic reductions are made.
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Mr. Challoner
Agath
Mt Garet Winthrop
Everitt
Challoner
Percival Challoner
Margaret Winthrop
J. A. Holmes
Geological Survey
Holmes
Washington Gossip on New Faces in Congress
Washington Gossip notes new faces in Congress eager for change while old favorites depart. It praises Gen Charles H Grosvenor of Ohio and Champ Clark of Missouri, describes the shifting party balance with Democrats increasing and Republicans thinning, and foresees a rocky start for fresh members before spring.
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de Agatha
Consrese
Seasion
Washington
Congress
Charles H. Grosvenor
Ohio
Grosvenor
Champ Clark
Missouri
Clark
Williams to Again Lead Democrats in House
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi will again be the Democratic leader in the House for the next two years. Debate within the party remains spirited, but leaders expect Williams to guide party policy as in the past while DeArmond of Missouri contemplates a possible leadership challenge.
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John Sharp Williams
Ohn Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Williams
Amon
Mississppian
DeArmond
Missouri
Missouri Is An Abler Man Than Mr. Williams
Mipsissippian
United States Senate
Money
Williamis
Harlan Not Ready to Leave Supreme Bench
Justice Harlan resists stepping from the Supreme Bench contemplating a shift in work. Born in Kentucky, he moved to Louisville in 1861, raised a regiment in the Civil War, and later led the Kentucky delegation to the 1876 Republican National Convention aiding Hayes’s nomination. He joined the Supreme Court a few months after Hayes’s inauguration.
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Harlan
Supreme Bench
Justice Harlan
Kentucky
Louuisville
Hayes
Nanie of Bristow
Blaine
Lan
CHAMPION RIFLE SHOT NAMED AID TO THE PRESIDENT
THOMAS HOLGOMB JR of the MARINE CORPS has been appointed to aid to the president. He is the champion rifle shot of the world, a fact that may influence future White House visits. The president keeps an exact record of hits and misses from field practice, excluding certain misses due to extreme conditions.
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Thomas Holgomb, JR
Marine Corps
White House
Roosevelt
Dows
Tormidettiot
P Thie Tate
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