Englishmen to Present Roosevelts with Sporting Rifle
Prominent English hunters led by the Earl of Warwick plan to gift President Roosevelt a custom rifle for his African trip. He recounts armory details, expected dangers from rhinoceros, elephants, snakes, and giraffes, and notes English guns as capable as American models.
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New York Times
Washington
England
Roosevelt
Earl of Warwick
Earl
Willard
Africa
North Buxton
Selous
Hart
Bayons
Florida
President’s African hunt gear listed with multiple rifles
Describes several rifles the President uses for big game in the West and Africa. It cites models 1886 and 1904 calibres .405 and .400, their effective ranges and bullet energies, and notes hundreds of cartridges prepared for each gun for hippos crocodiles and small game.
1908 Farm Yields Show Record United States Crops
Secretary James Wilson reports 1908 farm value at 7.778 billion dollars, with Indian corn at 2.643 billion bushels worth 1.615 billion. Cotton, hay, and wheat also set records, while beets and sugar cane rise sharply. Exports reach 1.017 billion, imports 540 million, and overall farm wealth accumulates across crops, livestock, and dairy.
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Washington
Department
James Wilson
United States
Panama Canal
Diplomatic Shakeup Hinted For State Department
Secretary Root told a Congressional committee that the State Department is a temporary arrangement and should be reorganized into divisions by world regions. He cited rising foreign trade from 1.66 billion in 1896 to 3.315 billion in 1907 and increased U.S. outbound travel as drivers for a politico geographic reorganization. He noted tariff revision would add to the department’s workload.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Root
State Department
Roosevelt to Ship Four Rifles for African Expedition
President Roosevelt has ordered four Winchester rifles for his African trip. The Model 1895 .405 calibre targets large game such as rhinoceros and elephants, delivering 3,500 foot pounds of energy. The No 30 Government Rimless Cartridge Type fires a 220 grain bullet for long range, 500 to 1,000 yards, requiring precise aim.
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New Haven
Conn
Roosevelt
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Nile
Manufactures Abroad Dominate Year for U S Bureau
The annual report of Major John M. Carson, chief of the Bureau of Manufactures, notes millions in contracts via the foreign trade opportunity service, a boom in home trade, and expanded consular efforts. It cites orders for waterworks for Oman, steam plows in South Africa, wireless gear, and power machinery from Europe Asia and Africa.
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Washington
Foreign Trade Opportunity Service
Globe
Bureau of Manufactures
John M. Carson
Carson
Sultan of
Oman
Maskat
Europe
Asia
Africa
Decline in Liquor Receipts Reported by Internal Revenue
Commissioner Capers cites a $17,998,072 drop in last year's receipts and a $7,262,238 decline in the first three months of the current year. Full-year revenues are estimated at $250,000,000, down $1,665,000 from last year. Distilled spirits production fell by 40,600,000 gallons to 126,989,740 tax gallons, due to prohibition, grain prices, and distiller curtailment. Denatured alcohol output totaled 3,321,451 wine gallons, about 240,000 gallons less than the prior year, reflecting high distilling material costs but growing use for fuel and power.
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Washington
Capers
Internal Revenue Bureau
New Two Sided Printing Introduced for Blind Books
A New York invention by William B. Wait and B. B. Huntoon enables interlined point embossing, allowing both sides of the page to be printed for the first time. This breakthrough will transform Sunday school lessons and secular reading for about 80,000 blind readers in the United States.
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New York
William B. Wait
New York Institute For the Blind
B. B. Huntoon
American Printing House For the Blind
Louisville
Agricultural exports underpin nation’s favorable trade balance
The Secretary notes that 31 percent of exports come from agriculture and related sectors, including 16 percent in animals and animal products, 27 percent in cotton and products, 12 percent in grain and products, 6 percent in other agricultural goods, 8 percent in forest or dependent products, and remaining exports not agricultural or forest. He argues these strong figures persist despite population growth and immigration and despite a shrinking agricultural workforce, reflecting efficiency gains from agricultural science.
Lincoln Centenary National Holiday Proposed by Senator
Senator Dick will introduce a concurrent resolution to set February 12 as a National holiday honoring Abraham Lincoln on his hundredth birth anniversary. It calls joint Senate House sessions, nationwide observances in colleges and schools, and urges steps to erect a Lincoln monument in the National Capital.
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New York Times
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Senate
House
United States
Lincoln
Army Aims to Supply Militia with Latest Army Gear
Washington wires say War Department order ensures militia requisitions for clothing and equipment are filled from army stocks with the newest patterns. Officials contend the move favors militia needs but sidelines regular army supplies, keeping militia up to date while the regular force is affected.
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Washington
National Guard
War Department
Prison officials reject electric chair revival experiments
Albany reports prison officials refuse any plan to revive an executed inmate using electric chair methods. Dr. Spitzka, Philadelphia anatomist, says revival is impossible, noting the body stiffens at contact and shows no life signs when current ceases. He cites minimal respiratory effort and rapid loss of vital function as proof of instantaneous death.
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Albany
New Jersey
C. V. Collins
State Prison Department
E. A. Spitzka
Jefferson Medical College of
Philadelphia
E. F. Davis
Secret funds in election stir Albany inquiry
The Association to Prevent Corrupt Practices at Elections reports all Republican County Committees filed expense statements with the Secretary of State. Nassau was last to file. Franklin and Orleans among Dems are still lacking. Critics note pervasive sub committee spending and vague accounting, with much listed as payments to watchers and poll workers.
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Albany
Association To
Nassau
Franklin
Orleans
Association
Child labor cases fail in New York state court
Albany December 13. Commissioner John Williams reports difficulty obtaining convictions in labor law violations. In Sep, Oct, and Nov the Labor Department opened 165 actions for alleged breaches including five for illegal child employment in mercantile shops and 27 for overtime by women and children. Jury trials yielded no convictions despite thorough case prep, with a case showing two women working twenty hours in one day and another where a seven year old was employed near a canning factory.
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Albany
John Williams
State Labor Department
Williams
Department of Labor
Department
Second Raid Strikes National Athletic Club in Williamsburg
A police raid from the Hamburg Avenue station led by Inspector George Titus and Acting Captain Bourke hit the National Athletic Club at 11 and 13 Cedar Street Williamsburg during a boxing bout in progress. Five arrests were made as Billy Schumacher of Jersey City and Charley Palmer of Brooklyn fought in the third round.
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Hamburg Avenue Prlice Station
Williamsburg
George Titus
Bourke
National Athletic Club
Cedar Street
House panel delays report on President's speech amid party fears
A House select committee delays its report on the President's message fearing Democratic alienation and Republicans fear of public disclosure. Democratic Rep James T Lloyd says they will support Republicans if actions stay reasonable while avoiding a full probe. White House remains silent as diplomacy appears strained.
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New York Times
Washington
House Select’ Committee
Congress
Secret Service
Noet
Aldrich
Senate
House
James T. Lloyd
Oroles
Lloyd
White House
Darwin Centenary Meet Sails Toward Baltimore
Nearly 1,000 scientists from U S educational institutions will gather in Baltimore for the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting at Johns Hopkins University during the week of December 28. They will mark Charles Darwin birth centenary and the 150th anniversary of Origin of Species with papers and a full programme plus receptions and informal events. Prof B B Poulton of Cambridge England will represent Cambridge and speak at the Darwin celebration as a noted evolutionist.
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United States
Baltimore
Charles Darwin
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Johns Hopkins University
B. B. Poulton
Cambridge
England
Poulton
Centenary Observances for Edgar Allan Poe Planned
Preparations for Poe birth centennial on January 19 include a commemorative pamphlet by the North Side Board of Trade and an all day program by the Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences with a bronze tablet dedication at Pole Park. The Authors' Club schedules a memorial January 28 and admirers plan a West Point library memorial funded by subscription.
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Edgar Allan Poe
North Side Board’ of Trade
Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences
Pole Park
Eppeese
Fordham Cottage
Authors’ Club
Poe
West
Maine Battleship Maine Leaves Port for Hampton Roads Inauguration Fleet
The Maine sails from its port bound for Hampton Roads to join a Cuban fleet for President Gomez's Havana inauguration on January 23. The Third Squadron ships include Wisconsin class battleships and accompanying cruisers Chester Salem and Birmingham among others.
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Hampton Roads
Gomez
Havana
Maine
Thig
Ganwas H. Repre Gin
Senator Hansbrough Improves After Hospitalization
MINNEAPOLIS Minn December 13 Senator H C Hansbrough of North Dakota who was operated on at Asbury Hospital on Friday remains seriously ill but his physicians see no cause for worry. He had a fairly comfortable day and rested easily with no complications reported.
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Hansbrough
Minneapolis
Minn
H. C. Hansbrough
North Dakota
Asbury Hospital
New York Port Society Holds 90th Anniversary Meeting
The New York Port Society held its ninetieth anniversary meeting last night at the Broadway Tabernacle. The society formed in 1818 and marked its long service to maritime interests with a formal gathering and remarks from officials.
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New York Port Society
Broadway Tabernacle
Cophines
Hag
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