Home Course in Scientific Agriculture
A historical overview urges restoring soil fertility through domestic animals, leguminous crops, and careful use of fertilizers. It contrasts U S practices with Europe, highlights nitrogen role from legumes, promotes rotations and green manure, and cites Kansas Nebraska trials and farm case studies in New York Illinois and Missouri showing yield gains.
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Germany
United States
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Nebraska
New York State
Illinois
Missouri
A Home Course In Sixteen Articles Printed in Record
The Record will publish a home course consisting of sixteen articles. The first article appears in today’s issue and the remaining pieces will follow in subsequent editions.
West Virginia’s Hatfield Backs Woman Suffrage in Inaugural
Henry D. Hatfield, sworn in as West Virginia governor, endorses woman suffrage in his inaugural address. He asks for support from women voters and asserts they deserve ballot rights equal to men for civic progress.
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West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Henry D. Hatfield
William B. Glasscock
West
Lost 16 Years Whiskers In Barber Shop
Redondo Beach California March 4 An old fisherman named Charles E Dawson visited a barber shop and had sixteen years of whiskers shaved off He had vowed to grow them until the Democrats won hoping William Jennings Bryan would be elected and recognizing Dil Bryan as secretary of state he doubted Wilson’s broader victory could go far wrong.
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Dawson
Redondo Beach
Cal
Charles E. Dawson
Bill Bryan
Dil Bryan
Wilson
Parcel Post by Aerial Flight Ends Near Bridgeport
Harry M. Jones, flying from New Haven at 7 45 yesterday with parcel post sacks, reached Bridgeport at 8 15 covering about thirty five miles. Local item notes a long distance air delivery early in March. Fire near Tokyo destroys 2000 houses in Madan district with multiple fatalities and a 3 500 000 dollar loss.
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Harry M. Jones
New Haven
New London
Conn
Bridgeport
Tokyo
Mamadan
Cunning Wager on McKinley Election Surprises Backer
A politician offered a “majority” wager weeks before a presidential election. He wrote thirty states McKinley would carry, then added a second bet naming ten more states. After the vote, the first list yielded a win in the solid south but losses in doubtful areas, while the second list correctly included several states that did not vote Democratic.
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McKinley
South
Louisville ‘Pines
Lawyer Kennedy Predicts Thaw Will Be Freed
New York March 5. Dr Charles Kennedy the latest Thaw lawyer says a surprise is coming in the Stanford White slaying case. He asserts Justice Glegerich may grant a new hearing and vows to prove Thaw sane and eligible for release. Kennedy hints testimony will differ from prior hearings and could lead to Thaw’s freedom.
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New York
Charles Kennedy
Stanford White
Kennedy
Keogh
Keoel
Glegerich
Tha
The Grey Ghost Book tale of a haunted sixpence
A Suffolk widow’s furnished horse leads to a haunting as a boy specter weeps in a drawing room. The spirit repeats until the living woman discovers a sixpence hidden in a china jug and donates it to the church poor fund, ending the visits.
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Jesse Adelaide Miidieton
Suffolk
England
Two Phases and Snippets in a Detroit Free Press Voice
A Detroit Free Press item quotes two speakers who express aversion to Mrs Jones and Mrs Brown for revealing the cost of their outfits and purchases. The exchange highlights social attitudes toward expense disclosure in society life.
Man Walks from Perth to Portland to Back Roosevelt
A man named Anderson from Butter Pun left Perth to begin a trek toward Portland, Oregon, to back Theodore Roosevelt. He wagered that if Roosevelt is a candidate in 1910 he will be elected, promising to repeat the bet if necessary during his long journey.
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Maine
Oregon
Portland
Mfe
Anderson
Perth
Theodore Stoosevelt
Ore
Roosevelt
Pinero Club Epigram From Dinero Riffs On London Clubs
An epigram by Sir Arthur Dinero critiques Todhineclibs as goats and mocks London clubs as not London Standard. It quips that the father's virtue is the child his worth earns in Chinese proverb style.
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Pinero
Sir Arthur Dinero
London
London Standard
Inauguration Scenes of Wilson and Taft Handshake
The head of the parade moves along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington yesterday while the president and former president shake hands just after the oath of office was administered to Wilson.
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Taft
Me Wilson
Great Silk Strike Mobilizes Paterson Labor Leaders
Paterson March 5. Artore Giovannitti and William Haywood are due to arrive to lead silk weavers and related trades amid a growing strike. About 15,000 workers are idle as mills run on limited output. many strikers are women and children earning meager weekly wages. A rally is planned, with threats of further walkouts by ribbon and mill-supply workers. The Industrial Workers push for sympathy action among trolley crews as more than 200 silk mills and dye shops feel the impact.
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Paterson
Artore
William Haywood
W. W .Dretes
Drete Atribe
Giovannitt
Inauguration Twins Named Woodrow and Thomas Riley
In Hamilton Ohio twins were born to Mr and Mrs William Riley. The Woodrow Wilson Riley twin was born first. Riley sent letters to President Wilson and Vice President Marshall to confirm the names. He joked about naming a third twin William Jennings Bryan or William Howard Taft if triplets occurred.
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William Riley
Woodrow Wilson Riley
Thomas Marshall Riley
William Jennings Bryan
William Howard Taft
Moore for Hague Court Appointment Declined
President Taft named John Bassett Moore and George Gray to The Hague permanent tribunal for arbitration. The post was offered to Secretary of State Knox, who declined. Also reports of four Gabin laborers burned to death near Marburg Pennsylvania when a cabin fire started by an overheated stove.
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Taft Hack
Knox
Washington
Taft
John Bassett Moore
George Gray
The
Hague
Moore
Gabin
Kane
Marburg
Wilson Era Begins with Progressive Support in Congress
President Wilson faces a fractious Congress as he relies on progressive Republicans to back his policy agenda. New members learn the capitol routines while veterans spar over tariffs and pensions. Notable figures include Senators Nelson Owen and Hoke Smith.
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Arthur W. Dunn
Washington
Moreh
Wilson
China
Grover. Cleveland
Cléveland
Wilson Miay
House
Washingcom
Capitol
Congress
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