Conservation League of America Outlines Broad Goals
Walter L. Fisher, president of the Conservation League of America, describes a nationwide movement backed by President Roosevelt and honorary vice presidents William H. Taft and William Jennings Bryan. The league aims to co ordinate public and nongovernmental efforts to conserve natural resources, reclaim swamp lands, irrigate arid regions, and develop all public lands with emphasis on mining and power. The movement seeks broad public education and nonpartisan, nonindustrial leadership, with Chicago as the headquarters and active vice presidents representing labor and industry.
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Walter TL. Fisher
Conservation League of America
Roosevelt
William H. Taft
William Jennings Bryan
Fisher
League
Washington
N National Conservation Commission
Reclamation Service
Forest Service
Deep Waterway Commission
Brian
Taft
Organized Labor
Cat
New League
Wilbe
Chicago
Horse Stung to Death as Hole in Road Yields Honey
Farmer Amos Gould driving to South Norwalk, Conn., drove into a roadbed hole. Bees swarmed from a fountain of honey, stinging Gould and trapping the horse, which died. Gould loaded nearly 200 pounds of honey from the hole, paid $21 for a new horse, and an investigation found bees had stored honey there for about a decade.
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Amos Gould
Mr. Gould
Norwalk
Conn
Farmer Gould
Gould
Bracelets for Men Debut in London Commerce
A new engagement bracelet for men arrives in London. A New Bond Street jeweler offers gold bands worn above the elbow and fastened with a buckle or hidden spring. Once secured only a needle touch opens the tiny hole to release the bracelet.
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London
Afl
New Bond Street
Kitchen Girl Heiress Inherits Large California Estate
Lillian Smith, a kitchen girl at a Shenandoah boarding house, is heir to 61000 from the late Charles P. Fair of California. Her father Frank Smith of Lamar Missouri inherits 200000 from the estate. Mrs Fair was a renowned figure in the world.
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Migs Lillian Smith
Shenandoa,, Jr
Charles P. Fair
California
Frank Smith
Lamar
Crown Prince Begs Sausage in Detroit Meat Shop
An Abyssinian prince, claiming royal lineage and future emperor Menelik, wandered Detroit seeking food and work after poverty. He told reporters he had traveled from Abyssinia to Jerusalem, China, Japan, Europe, Brazil, and San Francisco, plans to learn English, and expects to ascend the throne after Menelik’s death, staying in the city for months.
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Tierroit
Mich
McGregor Mission
Qed
Prince Wendrix Woh
Pulanksree
Menelik
Hid
Hendrix
Joan
New York
Vennisin
Chicago
Detroit
Jerusalem
Syria
China
Japan
Europe
Brazil
Pacific
San Francisco
Oxygen for Athletes Aims to Break Race Records
London physician Professor Hill reports oxygen as a performance aid for runners, citing a trial with English sprinter Holding who ran a quarter mile in 50.11 seconds after two minutes of breathing oxygen. Observers noted reduced muscle stiffness and fatigue, with Hill pursuing a world record breaker to showcase the method.
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London
Renners
Leonard Hil
London Hospital
Will
Runers
Holding
Hill
Derande
Giant new type telescope announced by Professor Wood
Professor Robert W. Wood of Johns Hopkins unveils a novel reflecting telescope design built by Lick and Yerkes with a mercury basin wheel. A small working model is under construction and the full instrument would vary focal length by rotation speed though specific diameters are not yet disclosed.
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Wood
Johns Hopkins
Robert W. Wood
Johns Hopkins University
Lick and
Yerkes
Fast Hampton
N.pepriarly
Filipino Professor Stare Studies Basuto on Mindanao Island
Frederick Stare, a University of Chicago professor and anthropologist, lives among Basuto in Mindanao while researching semi savage cultures. He has spent weeks with Igorrote tribes in northern Luzon and Negritos, and plans to return to Chicago around October 1 with a collection of measurements photographs tools and photographic records of tribal languages.
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Frederick Stare
University of Chicago
Mindanao
Philippines
Luzon
Chicago
Tom Greenland Found On Chesapeake Island Claim
Thomas Greene and wife discover an uncharted Chesapeake island, name it Tom greenland, and plan a summer home. They gather thirty eight partridges with a crab net and announce intent to return for partridge shooting and retirement on the island if their land claim succeeds, after cruising aboard the yacht Katie V.
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Thomas Greene
No Man's Land
Tomgreenland
Chesapeake
Lam Greene
de Lener
Alice
Washington
Greene
Katie
Tangier Island
Bloodsworth Island
Katie V
Tangier
Maryland
Tent
Katie Vin
Greenland
Tampreenhind
Tomegreenland
Telephones For Railroads Promise Faster Communication
Kansas railroads test telephones to link stations replacing telegraphers. Experts predict phones will supplant the telegraph in five years. Despite early doubts, recent strike proves telephone reliability and speed, even surpassing the old system.
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Kansas
Balloons for Weather Forecasting Use by Government
Government plans to use active balloons for weather observation and forecasting. The initiative aims to improve data collection and forecasting accuracy through elevated weather measurements.
Coyote Proof Fence Protects Sheep in Forest Range
An experiment in the Waliowa National Forest shows a woven wire and barbed wire fence keeps out minor predators like wildcats lynxes and coyotes though grizzlies pass with effort. About 2 200 sheep and lambs grazed June 20 without herders, gaining more sleep per acre. A hunter killed six grizzlies nearby, with private landowners like J W Emmons expanding similar fencing to study weight gains inside versus outside the fence.
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Peuchigithe
Waliowa National Forest
Forest Service
Election vow stalls painting until Bryan win in Cass county
In Washington township Indiana farmer George W Burkhart vows not to paint his house until William J Bryan is elected president. The dilapidated home has become an eyesore as weather and time pass while Betts of residents speculate on whether Burkharts political pledge will trigger a Bryan victory to save the house from ruin.
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Indiana
Bryan
Washington Township
Cass County
Ind
George W. Burkhart
Qute
Burkhart
Saminer
William J. Bryan
United States
Farmer Burkhart
George
Sash fashion gains popularity in fall and winter wear
Mrs Potter Palmer's London reception sparked chatter over sashes as a fashion accent. Sashes now appear on gowns, gowns, and suits, wrapping the waist or serving as a coat accessory, with wide adoption expected for their versatility and smart appeal.
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Potter Palmer
London
Ambassador Meld
Mrs. Palmer
New York Press
A German Inventor Demonstrates Handwriting Over Wire
A German inventor astonishes London by sending handwriting along with voice over a standard wire. Using twelve volts, the device can serve as a telephone auxiliary. Beyond sentiment, the invention is hailed as potentially commercially important.
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London
Playing a Hunch on a Streetcar Romance
Westcott helps a stranger by taking responsibility for a found child on a suburban train. Alma Sheldon arrives, praises his kindness, and hints at romance while Ben Royster mocks him. A mistaken custody moment ends with the grateful mother complimenting the couple and Westcott realizing he should have used a different ride.
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James Gisman Weatcott
Lils
Alia Sheldon
Jancor
Jimmie Verjer
Ife
Lewis Wet
Jim
Westcott
Gohd
Jimie
Lfe
Ben Thoyster
Compitnions
Shelton
Ben Royster
Ens
Alma Sheldon
Royster
Miss Sheldon
Cme
Attends
Teyster
Micky
Susie
Divil
Alma
Green Spots in Chile's Desert Oasis Economy
Zion's Herald notes the Atacama desert conceals oases like Pica and Ila, fed by Andean water, supporting crops through capillary moisture. The region fuels nitrate works, supplies vegetables for workers, alfalfa for cattle, fruits, and acts as fuel for industry amid a rainless landscape.
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Chile
Great
Atacama Desert
Europe
United States
Zion's Herald
The Woodchuck Name Explained and Aesop Tale
A short legend explains how the woodchuck earned its name from throwing dirt from its burrow. In an ancient tale animals live under a judge dog and a boastful marmot, whose defiance leads to a fateful decision by the arbiter.
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Woodchuck
Marmot
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