Roosevelt moves to set Breton Reservation for seabirds
The article notes President Roosevelt’s mandate to designate five southeastern Louisiana islands as the Breton Reservation under the Interior Department for old sea birds and agricultural use. It criticizes Mississippi's new death penalty burglary law and cites a Beaver County, Pennsylvania murder as context for harsh sentences.
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Roosevelt
United States
Louisiana
Department of
Mississippi
Beaver County
House power wanes as caucus rules suppress members in Congress
Washington dissects the growing strain on the House as strict caucus control trims debate and amendments. Critics blame size and seniority for inefficiency, noting caucus discipline hurts individual representation and props up party leadership. Anthony Michalek, Bohemian-born, emerges as a notable twenty seven year old member from Chicago.
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House
Reed
Warren
Hawley
Proctor
Senate
Quarles
Cockrell
Bate
Warner
Illinois
Wharton
Chicago
John Sharp Williams
Anthony Michalek
Bohemia
United States
Arthur W. Dunn
Bond Substitute Planned For Street Improvements
Akron residents hear a plan by Solicitor Clyde F. Beery and associates to replace bonds with notes issued in anticipation of tax collection for street improvements. The scheme aims to keep interest in the city and limit note duration to five years, with outreach to the state solicitor association and Cleveland’s Solici tor Baker.
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Akron
Clyde F. Beery
Solicitora’ Association
Baker
Cleveland
Abused Woman Free From Preacher Husband Divorce Granted
Mary Wannamaker in Elyria Ohio is awarded divorce from Rev Henry Wannamaker, former Second Congregational pastor. Judge Washburn grants alimony, custody, a Michigan house and lot plus a half share of a Wolver ine farm. He must pay 30 dollars monthly for five years. The judge condemns cruel conduct including urging wife to die and neglect during childbirth.
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Elyria
Dee
Mary Wannamaker
Henry
Wannamaker
Second Congregational Church
Michigan
Wolverine
Washburn
Appeal From Cruel Law Shatters Immigrant Family
In New York on December 23 a poignant tale unfolds as Marie Santangelo’s children Tortico age 6 and Assunta age 9, separated by immigration orders, face deportation. Tortico dies of scarlet fever while Assunta battles measles awaiting a court-ordered return to their mother in Youngstown, Ohio. The immigration department seeks the secretary’s decision to place Assunta with her parents.
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New York
Marie Santangelo
Youngstown
Tnrico
Assunta
Iit
United States
Immigration Department
the Department of Commerce and Labor
Five Men Mangled In Locomotive Boiler Explosion
An explosion at Swamp Siding near Van Etten Elmira N Y killed fireman Frank Morris and Leon Tennison and fatally injured engineer Fred Swarthout Brakeman Henry McMahon conductor Martin Gallagher of Sayre Pa witnesses reported a deafening blast the boiler blew from the engine carriage and rolled down the track tearing a deep hole across Lehigh Valley rails and adjacent lines multiple men suffered severe burns and mangling injuries.
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Elmira
N. Y
Lehigh Valley
van Eten
Frank Morris
Leon Tennison
Fred Swarthout
Henry McMahon
Martin Gallagher
Sayre
Elmira, Cortland
Battle on Flying Train Ends in Deaths Near Mount Carmel
Two prisoners in custody for larceny tried to escape a passenger coach on the Southern railway. Constable James Kingston and one prisoner, Isaac Marshall, were killed. Edward Marshall was mortally wounded. A brakeman was struck by a bullet but survived. about 25 passengers ducked bullets as the high speed chase unfolded.
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Mount Carmel
Southern Railway
James Kingston
Isaac Marshall
Edward Marshall
Senators urged to resign by Oswego grange in admin
Oswego N Y December 23 Hope Grange No 115 Patrons of Husbandry unanimously adopted a resolution asking Oswego county representatives to introduce a resolution calling for the resignation of United States Senators Platt and Depew over insurance scandals shown by the legislative insurance investigation. Hope Grange is the largest in the area with about 3000 members.
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Oswego
N. Y
Hope Grange
Patrons of Husbandry
Oswego County
United States
Platt
Depew
Lake Shore Brakeman Killed in Yard Crash
Erie Pa Dec 23 Frank Tally of Ashtabula was instantly killed in Lake Shore yards while serving as head brakeman on an eastbound fast freight. The train collided with a focal freight crossing the main tracks, throwing him under wheels and killing him. He leaves a wife and infant daughter at Ashtabula and a daughter in Erte.
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Lake Shore
Erie
Frank Tally
Ashtabula
Tally
Erte
Farm Life Notes and Commentary on Machinery and Markets
A long digest of farming practices, economics, and policy. Topics include farm machinery longevity, alfalfa and corn rations, drainage, seed corn vigor, and pest management. It discusses English taxes on farming, modern harvesters, dairy separation, and the rise of local creamery networks, urging practical adaptation and voter engagement.
Outdoor nature study as core of public school life
The author urges primaries to adopt weekly outdoor object lessons from April onward. Students explore sun power, seasons, rivers, birds, soils, farms, mills, insects, creams, depots, trains, telegraph, and brickyards with practical, interdisciplinary teaching. He argues outdoor learning yields richer understanding than extra book work.
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Wong
Profits of orange growing in distant states
A reader warns East and Central states dream of easy money in California oranges. He recalls selling 81 boxes for 44.81 dollars, 1,466 boxes for similar earnings, and 4,546 boxes over three years averaging far less than a cent per box after production costs.
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California
The Farmer's Friends and Their Interest in Agriculture
The article notes broad public interest in farmers and their fortunes. It argues farming drives commercial prosperity, as farmers are real wealth creators while others merely trade wealth from the soil. It suggests concern for calves, potatoes, and grain as signs of a larger economy.
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