Conservation plan for a North America conference
Announcement from the White House outlines a planned North American conference on conserving natural resources. Gifford Pinchot will travel to Canada and Mexico to coordinate with officials and state departments. The effort follows two Washington conferences and aims to show resources cross borders require joint action. The plan envisions advising on a general continental conservation strategy and possible concurrent actions. A separate note describes cooperative firefighting efforts in Boston and nearby cities with hundreds of apparatus and personnel planned. Additionally, camel postal service is touched upon as a separate item.
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White House
North America
Roosevelt
Canada
Dias
Mexico
Gifford Pinchot
National Conservation Commission
United States
Piochot
Diaz
Mexico City
Washington
Taft
Lord Grey
Government of
Republic of Mexico
United States Forest Service
Howlett Plans 4000 Mile San Francisco to New York Coach Trip
Merrin K. Howlett the four in land whip aims to drive the Magnet from San Francisco to New York in about ninety days. Starting at the Palace hotel San Francisco and ending at the Holland House New York the trip follows the old overland route to the Missouri then through Iowa and Illinois to Chicago before proceeding via New York Central and Lake Shore lines to Albany. The voyage requires about 1500 animals with Howlett driving his own horses from Albany. The 4000 mile road trek would surpass prior American coach journeys in length.
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Howltt
Merrin K. Howlett
Wil
San Francisco
New York
Palace Hotel
Holsh
Holland Bourne
Fifth Avena
Turtleth Street
New York City
Howlett
Pacific Coast
Missouri River
Iowa
Hilnels
Chicago
New York Central
Lake Shore
Albany
Holland House
Navy Officers Face Annual Physical Tests by Walking Riding
The Navy issues an order requiring officers below rear admiral to pass a yearly physical test. Options include walking 50 miles in three days, or riding 90 miles on horseback or 100 miles on a bicycle, with specified daily limits and rest periods. The test starts after July 2 by special request, and motor bicycles are not barred.
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Navy
Newberry
Washington
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Gald
Missouri Plans Inaugural Parade With Missouri Mules
Missouri's adjutant general Rumbold aims to take Light Battery A to Washington for President Taft's inauguration with Missouri’s mules drawing the cannon. Local dealers offer seventy forge mules and fund-raising via five dollar subscriptions to showcase Missouri at the event.
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Missouri
Rumbold
Hadley
President Taft
Jefferson Cily
Washington
Calloway County
Pike County
Taft
Clara Morris Power Electrifies Audiences in Dramatic Memory
J Hi Brodder quotes praise for Clara Morris famed actress known for expressive acting and stage tears. He recalls her dramatic death scene in Dr Ox/Norton and how her facial reactions and sudden shifts in delivery electrified audiences and colleagues alike.
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Pameus Actinas
Clara Mortia
J. Hi. Brodder
Ain
Gevat
Macready
Charlotte Cushman
Kean
Clara Morrie
Dr. Oxborne
Mbsx Netton
Maurice
Morris
Cishman
Indian sprinter Longboat aids in thief capture in New York
Tom Longboat, famed Indian marathoner, chased a fleeing thief on Sixth avenue and Thirty-first street with a crowd calling stop thief. He tackled the man between Broadway and Fifth, with Policeman Haggerty arriving to detain the suspect. Other text promotes old lace shawls and garments for transformations into draperies and aprons.
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Tom Longboat
Arthur Shrubb
Sixth Avenue
Thirty-first Street
New York
Tom
Bin
James Smith
Haggerty
Wan
Ge Fugitive
Yan
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Experimental air propeller petrol car tested in Calcutta
Consul General William Michael of Calcutta reports trials of an air propeller driven motor car. The mechanism relies on the propeller pattern and has reached fifteen miles per hour on Calcutta roads with a fire horsepower engine. Tire wear is negligible and motion is smooth. The device is in experimental stages but may soon reach the market.
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Wiliam FA. Michael
Calcutta
Frederick market prices from Frederick County exchanges
Quotations listed January 20 1900 for grains, feeds, and seeds including No 2 red winter corn $1.02 to $1.00 per bushel, new yellow and white corn barrels priced, timothy and clover hay per ton, cornmeal and oats per bushel, and other farm staples with varied price ranges.
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Frederick County
Farmers’ Exchanges
Canandas
Timothy
Kroon
Government urged federal plan to supervise corporations
The sixth annual report of the department of commerce and labor calls for a federal constructive system to regulate interstate corporations, require regular reports, publish impartial facts, and protect business secrets. It also advocates better compensation for work injuries and a scientific labor distribution to curb unemployment and manage immigration.
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Straus
Fpders
Employers
United States
Red Bank Women Enter Pie Eating Contest Spreads
In Red Bank New Jersey women join a pie eating contest started by the Daughters of Liberty of the Highlands. Contestants must eat blackberry or huckleberry pie using only mouth and nose, with hands and utensils banned. Prizes include porcelain bowls and chafing dishes as witnesses cheer.
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Red Bank
N. J
Daughters of Liberty of the Highlands
Acetylene Shells Tested for German Navy Lights
Experiments on German warships use acetylene shells with calcium carbide to create underwater to surface light. Fired by a specialized gun butt, the shell shines up to three hours with about 3,000 candle power. The system aims to illuminate target areas while keeping the rest of the ship in shadow.
Questioning Medical Advertising and Lydia E Pinkham
A skeptical note on doctors lawyers and advertising notes that genuine professionals exist despite quacks. The piece extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a trusted long standing remedy with letters of endorsement, inviting readers to write for advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Gheater, Ark
Lt. Pinkham
Lydia EL. Pinkham
Lydia K. Pinkham
Ella Wood
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Lyon
Maas
Taft Endorses Southern Dish Fame Amid Sleep Digestion Jest
President Elect Taft's Atlanta visit highlights his praise of possum as a southern favorite. He claims it never harmed his digestion or sleep, despite a Chicago man's warning and Leviticus verse, while a Marquette university crew may join the Rutherford regatta on the Hudson.
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Taft
Atlanta
South
Faust Possum
Taft Exid
Chicago
Lowell
Bigion
Purified Stomach Cure Promises Fast Digestion Relief
An old advertisement hawks Pape's Diapepin as a quick fix for sour stomach indiges tion and bloating. It claims five minute relief and a clean stomach by removing poisons and excess acid, with references to heartburn belching and nausea.
Nine year old girl to stay in bed a year for cure
Nine year old Helen Kelley daughter of Walter N Kelley of Traverse City Michigan will stay in bed for a year to aid a medical cure for a leg disorder. Doctors warned the condition may cause lifelong lameness and a heavy brace may be required to prevent deformity as a treatment unfolds.
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Helen Kelley
Walter N. Kelley
Traverse City
Mich
A Sure Tip on Seven Small Hs and a Big Cinch
A brief public notice suggests merchants may favor lighter trade despite a major betting sense. The item reads like an advice column note without explicit outcomes or dates.
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Maxine Elliott
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Rienaridathen
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Phive
Clara Morris’ Power
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Wasar
Hiade
Prevent Congress
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Etraus
America
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Gul
Marquette
Milwaukee
Marquette University
Poughkeepaie
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