Conservation conference to focus on natural wealth at White House
Washington hosts an unprecedented May 12 meeting led by President Roosevelt to discuss conserving national resources. Governors, cabinet members, lawmakers and five private citizens including Grover Cleveland are invited. The bipartisan gathering aims to unite regions and advance waterway, forest, mineral, and land-use policies.
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White House
Roosevelt
Mississippi
Memphis
States
Union
Inland Waterways Commission
Cabinet
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Congress
Grover Cleveland
William J. Bryan
Andrew Carnegie
John Mitchell
James J
Sr Totwant Party
Seo Chana
Ars
Desert Irrigation Drives Idaho Settlement Boom and Growth
The Carey act spurs desert reclamation turning a sage plain in southern Idaho into a thriving community. Twin Falls shows rapid development with housing, electric power, sewer systems, banks, churches, and booming commerce as irrigation expands. Forest protection and internal waterways are linked to the broader irrigation effort and national policy.
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Congress
Idaho
Sage
Twin Falls
Gems of Religious Thought From Denominational Leaders
A column compiles brief gospel excerpts from multiple ministers across denominations. Notable quotes address seeing Christ in the heart, the art of making others comfortable, learning from mistakes, resisting temptation with moral strength, balancing respectability with spirituality, and the church’s need for active workers.
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Jesus Christ
S. Edward Young
Presbyterian
Pittsburg
William A. Quayle
Methodist
Chicago
Frank Crane
Congregationalist
Worcester
Mass
Rev
W. Smith
Baptist
Providence, A. 1
William W Russell Venezuela Minister Faces Rough Politics
William W Russell, United States Minister to Venezuela, has faced renewed friction with President Castro in Caracas after three years in office. A naval academy graduate and former engineer, Russell previously served eight years as secretary of legation in Caracas and has held posts in Panama and Colombia amid ongoing diplomatic tensions. His career reflects the era’s volatile Venezuelan politics and the challenges of maintaining good relations with Castro.
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Venezuela
William W. Russell
State Department
Washington
Castro
Herbert W. Bowen
Messrs. Bowen
Loomis
Russell
Legation
Caracas
Bowen
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Edward B. Vreeland
Salamanca
N.Y
House of Representatives
Aldrich
Congress
Tie
Salamanca Trust Company
Cannon
Foss
Gems in Verse and the Bluebird's Song Echoes
A collage of verse fragments and poems from a 19th to early 20th century era, noting Riley and Miller pieces. The page includes nostalgic musings on spring and nature, plus sentimental reflections on motherhood and joy, with ragged OCR showing garbled lines and stray letters.
Mrs Donald McLean Leads D A R at National Congress
In a Washington Continental Hall session of the Daughters of the American Revolution the president general Mrs Donald McLean urged harmony yet sparked customary debates during the seventeenth congress. Her long service includes a New York regency and state expositions, with a life steeped in American history.
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Donald McLean
D. A
Daughters of the American Revolution
National Congress
Continental Hall
Washington
Congress
Seventeenth Congress
McLean
Order
New York City
New York State
Emily Nelson Ritchie
John Ritchie
Prospect
Donald M'Lean
Frederick Seminary
New York
John McLean
Stile
Clinton
Mela
Jimmy
First of Its Kind Hindoo Temple in San Francisco
San Francisco hosts the first Hindoo temple in the United States, hailed as unique in the Americas. Swami Trigunath Bahal conducts a dedication ceremony amid local interest and notable attendance at the new religious site.
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San Francisco
America
United States
Americas
Swami Trigu
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