Senator Daniel travels to Florida for winter recovery
Senator John W. Daniel, kept away by his physician, goes to Florida for a month of rest. President Taft nominates Postmaster Bentley Kern for another term leading the Winchester post office. Kern is related to vice presidential candidate John W. Kern and has served under Roosevelt.
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John W. Daniel
Washington
Florida
Taft
Bentley Kern
Winchester
Kern
John W. Kern
Roosevelt
Onward Progress of the New South South getting on its feet after two calamities
Collier's Weekly argues the South has faced two great calamities slaver and reconstruction. It asserts slavery as the main hindrance, claims postwar diversification in agriculture and industry, and notes rising black population yet ongoing revival. It credits freed institutions, revived manufactures, and unified progress across regions.
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Collier’s
South
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
New England
France
High Cost of Living and Monopolies Cited by Northup
Dr Cyrus Northup president of the University of Minnesota argues that high living costs stem from capital combinations that monopolize key products and raise prices beyond supply and demand. He asserts that one product’s price drives others, as shoe and hat makers set higher prices in response, noting that prices are controlled by a few standards for many goods.
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Cyrus Northup
University of Minnesota
Flood Forecasts Democratic House Victory Prospects
Representative H D Flood of Virginia says the Democrats hold bright prospects for winning the next House and rallying the party amid Republican divisions. He notes unity among Democrats, division among Republicans, and higher living costs blamed on tariff defenders. A Pamunkey Indian delegation led by Chief C M Cook visited Governor Mann with ducks and fish, an annual courtesy dating to colonial days, witnessed by about fifteen legislators.
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Flood
Governor Mann
H. D. Flood
Virginia
Democratic Congressional Committee
Republican Party
Middle West
Senate
Richmond
West Point
Mann
C M. Cook
J. D. Grady
Jamestown
Cook
Ben Owen
Pawn shop tale sparks Kansas City bound tale
A Chanute man in a Kansas town buys a ticket to Kansas City using a pawned 2 bill routed through a pawn ticket. He explains he soaked the bill for 1.50 at a pawnshop, then traded the pawn ticket back to another man for 1.50 to obtain three dollars. The tale also notes storage plants claiming ample meats and eggs in the U.S. for six months and ends with a nudge to subscribe for the Gazette.
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Kansas Town
Kansas City
Kansas City Journal
United States
A Hint for Amateur Carpenters Tensioned Screw Trick
A reader describes a simple method to remove a stubborn screw from wood. Heat a red hot poker and apply to the screw head briefly, then let it cool. The screw expands when heated and loosens, making removal easier with the same screwdriver. The wood hole ends slightly oversized, enabling easy extraction.
To Protect Dry Towns Bill Introduced in Senate Saturday
Senator Owen introduced a bill to authorize city and county authorities to bar the import of intoxicating liquors where no license is granted and to punish express companies or carriers that violate the act. The measure allows prohibition on petition of 25 citizens where local votes oppose alcohol sales, with penalties for carriers. The report adds that Eastern States yielded gold valued at 259,143 and silver at 35,070 last year.
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Owen
Senate
Maine
Alabama
Better Roads Effort Spreads Across Virginia Counties
The State Highway Commissioner P St Julian Wilson reports for the year ending September 30 1919 on road improvements in Virginia. He notes steady growth in the good roads movement with many counties benefiting from state aid, convict labor, and bonds for bridges and roads. Rockbridge area surveys and bids are mentioned along with notes on machinery loans from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. A separate House bill seeks free textbooks in primary and grammar grades funded by local votes. Subscribe for the Gazette.
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P. St. Julian Wilson
4 County
Old Dominion
Wilson
Rockbridge
Buena Vista
Raphine
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Halley’s Comet Arrival At Earth In 1910 Prospect
The return of Halley’s comet after 75 years stirs wide interest as it speeds toward Earth at about two and a half million miles daily. Observers noted a faint nebulous spot in Orion last September and forecast its closest approach at fourteen miles on May 18, with the world watching a spectacle unlikely to repeat for generations.
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Halley
East
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Edmund Halley
Astronomer Royal
England
Orion
Jupiter
United States
Earth
Debt Commission hires Major Anderson as special counsel
Major H D Flood reports from Washington that Major William A Anderson, former Attorney General, is retained by the Virginia Debt Commission to assist in adjusting West Virginia indebtedness. The move charges no Virginia funds but blocks a Senate plan to take 10000 from the treasury. Also notes California and Kansas wheat crop contrasts from 1887 and last year.
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H. D. Flood
Virginia Debt Commission
West Virginia
Washington
Richmond
William A. Anderson
Debt Commission
Virginia
Anderson
State Senate
California
Kansas
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Manassas
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Wolfe
Abraham
Quebec
Canada
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George Stephenson
Edison
Gray
Poe
Raven
Thomas Jefferson
Oceana
Quebec Steamship Line
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NEW South
Agri
R. C. L. Moncure
Robinson Moncure
Gazette
Major Anderson
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