Receipts of General Land Office Fall Near Year End
The General Land Office reports total cash receipts for the fiscal year ending June 30 at 11.63 million dollars, down about one million from the prior year. Public land sales brought 9.24 million and water right charges 159 thousand. reclamation lands may yield about 8.5 million. North Dakota leads with 1.283 million in sale receipts, Oregon next with 969 thousand.
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Washington
General Land Office
North Dakota
Oregon
Taft Opposes Maryland Suffrage Restriction Targeting Negroes
President Taft declares in a letter to a local paper that proposed Maryland franchise amendments denying rights based on race are a gross injustice. He argues the measure relaxes qualifications for some while excluding others and violates the fifteenth amendment. He urges a vote against it from all parties in favor of a square deal.
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Washington
Taft
Maryland
Internal Revenue Increases for Last Month
Washington reports a total internal revenue rise of $1,190,037 from the previous year, reaching $20,284,735. Spirits brought in $9,319,872, up over $285,000. tobacco $4,740,083, up about $500,000. fermented liquors $6,078,540, up near $500,000.
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Washington
Deaf mutes urged as potential pantograph operators
Secretary Nagel of the Department of Commerce and Labor favors appointing deaf mutes as pantograph operators and tabulators if capable. He notes the work requires great care and has no external check on results, but sees no reason they should not be especially efficient.
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Washington
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Japanese Laborers Readmitted After Canada Work
The Department of Commerce and Labor ruled that Japanese workers who had been detained by U S immigration officers after working in Canadian canneries last summer may re enter the United States. They went to Canada for temporary work and did not intend to abandon their domicile here.
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Janese Heeee
Canada
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Cuba Tornado Destroys Towns and Tobacco Barns
Report from Havana says a tornado swept the Pinar del Rio province in Cuba causing over ten deaths and more than 2,000 people left without shelter. The disaster destroyed hundreds of houses huts tobacco barns and thousands of acres of tobacco along the coast and damaged several vessels valued at over two million dollars.
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Cuba
Washington
Pinar del Rio
Havana
Red Cross Appeals for Flood Assistance to Mexico
The National Red Cross issued an appeal to U S branches to provide food and clothing for flood sufferers in Mexico. Consul Hanna in Monterey described vast losses and severe suffering and said he is aiding efforts.
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Red Cross
Washington
National Red Cross
United States
Mexico
State Department
Hanna
Monterey
Roosevelt riding test draws fire from Army officers
Washington September 22 criticism rises over the Roosevelt riding test for army officers. Rev Albert L. Myer commanding the Department of Texas calls the test a detriment to service. General Hever supports yearly examinations to judge officers fitness for duty.
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Washington
Albert L. Myer
Department of Texas
Hever
Rasin Wine Fight On Faces Taxation Dispute
A five hour hearing before the commissioner of internal revenue addressed the taxability of raisin wine. The case, argued for five years, centers on an order that raisin wine is taxable, suspended then delayed to allow the new commissioner to review.
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Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Washington Mourns Death Of Capitol Guide John C O Loughlin
John Callan O Loughlin former Confederate soldier and longtime Capitol guide died today. He was a familiar figure around the capitol and guided thousands of visitors sharing the building’s historic objects during his many years of service.
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Washington
Capitol Building
John Callan O’ Loughlin
Capitol
Penate
Canal Zone Junk Put Up For Sale In Panama Zone
Washington bids opened for sale of over 100000 tons of old French machinery junk left in the canal zone. The items include locomotives dump cars barges dredges and other remnants accumulated since operations began by the French and later by Americans.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Eee
Canal Zone
Isthmus
Uncle Sam to Rescue from Nome to Seattle
Washington Sept 25 One hundred American citizens stranded at Nome will be brought to Seattle on a revenue cutter. Telegraphic orders direct the Seward Alaska collector to dispatch a cutter at once to Nome to take on board the destitute men and women.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Nome
Seattle
Hill
Seizure of Japanese Poachers at Walrus Island
Washington reports a new seizure of Japanese seal poachers at Walrus Island in Alaskan waters. Special Agent Judge seized two boats with six Japanese on September 2, and the men were transported to San Francisco aboard the revenue cutter.
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Washington
Walrus Island
Alaskan
Treasury Department
San Francisco
Judge
Revenue Cutter
Tonnage Tax Collection Set For Oct 6
Washington Sept 23 Acting Secretary Ormsby McHarg of the Department of Commerce and Labor has sent notices to all customs collectors directing the collection of the tonnage tax under the recently enacted tariff on October 6.
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Washington
Congress
Ormsby McHarg
Department of Commerce and Labor
Customs
Lear to Succeed McHarg Washington on September 22
Charles Lear of California, solicitor of the Ormedy, sails September 22 from the depart with dive dn October 1. Mel Etna Soney ct ation is noted in the memorandum.
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Lear
McHarg
Washin
Charles Lear
California
Department of Commerce and Labor
Ormedy
Mel H
The Census Positions Explained for October Exam
Appointment Clerk Pindell of the U S Census bureau outlines the October 23 census examination and the transfer rules for permanent census rolls. Eligible civil service registrants may apply, with a later test on October 28 to gain the largely transfer based positions.
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Pindell
Washington
U. S. Census Bureau
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Civil Service
U. S. Civil Service Commission
D. C
Census Bureau
Taft Initiates Water Flow Through Gunnison Tunnel
President Taft visited the western slope and witnessed the Gunnison tunnel irrigation system start a water flow. The project will divert Gunnison River water from the Gulf of California to valleys on the east side, reviving arid land and enabling alfalfa fields and orchards to flourish.
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Montrace
Colo
Taft
Centae
Foo
Gunnison
Gunnison River
Gulf of California
Austrian capital for California project advances
Count Apponyi, famed engineer and former Austrian colonel, cites rapid maturation of a plan to use waters for electric power in Los Angeles. He says backers include Lascio Ssenyi who married Gladya Vanderbilt and connections to the Rothschilds through aedor Rothschilds.
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California
Los Angeles
Sept
Count Apponyi
Int Lascio Sschenyi
Gladya Vanderbilt
Aedor Rothschilds
Madrid Denies Defeat In Morocco Fighting
Madrid reports the government will not confirm casualty figures in the latest clash with Moors in Morocco and calls the Spanish victory complete. Tribesmen are expected to seek peace. losses are reported heavy with 400 killed on each side according to unverified accounts.
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Madrid
Morocco
Paris
Frederick Dent Grant Named Prohibition Presidential Candidate
Major General Frederick Dent Grant son of a famed Civil War commander is projected as the Prohibition party’s presidential candidate as supporters gather in the city to mark its fortieth anniversary and rally behind him.
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Frederick Grant
Chi
Frederick Dent Grant
Lwin
The Illusion of Government and the Path to Humanity
The author argues government is temporary and life evolves across centuries. Individual happiness stems from self love and inner growth. Notable figures inspire but may not reach happiness themselves. their struggles guide others on the common path.
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Fairy Palace
Brotherhood of Men
Delight
You
The Secret of Happiness by Sidney Dark
The essay argues happiness comes from seeking essential needs rather than dull routine. It contrasts the dull man who merely rate-pays with the imaginative person who laughs at life and questions appearances. It links religion and art as shared paths to wonder and meaning.
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Sidney Dark
England's Hold on India Faces Inevitable Loss
A 19th century column argues India will gain full self rule as educated natives demand control. It cites Indian awakening influenced by Western literature, American example, and rising discontent with British governance, noting large native population and English dominance over military and finances.
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Salat Nital Singh
India
America
United States
England
Lord Ripon
Peculiar Rules for English Bank Clerks and Guards
The article outlines unusual bank practices from smart uniforms and strict discipline to odd restrictions. It notes night watchmen with a pegs clock, junior staff guarding after hours, and varied rules on dress, behavior, and even marriage and body size topics. It recalls a robbery attempt where a money bag hid only chickens for the teller’s private use.
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