President Roosevelt Leads Memphis Waterways Convention Observers
The second Memphis waterways congress in 1907 centers on inland river improvements from the Mississippi to the Great Lakes. Roosevelt, amid plans for deeper channels and river competition against rail monopolies, also heads to a bear hunt in canebrakes of northeast Louisiana with camps near Alsatia and Joe’s Bayou.
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Robertus Love
Istory
Memphis
Tenn
John GC. Calhoun
Theodore Roosevelt
Calhoun
United States
South
Republic
Roosevelt
Louisiana
John A. McIlhenny
National Civil Service Commission
John M. Parker
Mississippi
Tensas River
Monticello Road
East Carroll Parish
Alsatia Station
White House
Joe's Bayou
River traffic decline and canal plans reshape trade routes
The article traces the rise of steamboat transport on Mississippi valley rivers and the decline as railways expand. It discusses waterways advocacy, proposed river improvements and canals, and the Panama Canal as a catalyst for deeper inland channels. It notes estimates of trillions in rail investment versus hundreds of millions for rivers, plus plans to connect Chicago ports with the Gulf via fourteen foot channels.
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Memphis
United States
Snap River Trust
Mississippi
Hudson River
Great Lakes
New York
New Orleans
Buffalo
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
Memphs
Podunk
Miss
Florida
Cuba
Sandy Hook
Seven Seas
Florida Peninsula
Florida Keys
Gulf Ports
Atlantic
Missouri
Sam
Northwest
Dakota Country
Anthony
James J. Til
Great Northern Railroad
Congress Ia
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Lilinois River
Japanese Attache to Attend British Naval Maneuvers
Under Lord Beresford the combined fleets will sail from Portland around Oct 14 for autumn maneuvers in the North Sea. The exercise aims to train officers for war with Germany, with journalists excluded except the Japanese attache. The fleet may anchor at Cromarty and Rosyth as potential bases for big ships.
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Charles Beresford
Atlantic
Channel
Portland
England
North Sea
Portugal
London
New York Times
Admiralty
Germany
Wheither
Lord Chiles Beresford
Cromarty
Mounty Firth
Rosyth
Firth of Forth
Self Lighting Life Buoy On Lusitania Attracts Crowds
The Cunard liner Lusitania featured an automatic life buoy on a cross shaped frame that releases by a bridge button. It has weighted copper balls and brass carbide lights that flare when contact with water, aiding night rescues and swimmer recovery.
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Cunard
New York Swan
Army Riding Test Sparks Debate on Promotion Motives
A fifteen mile rough ride ordered for all officers in General Grant’s East Department prompts claimed motives of whim and age bias. Critics argue the test favors younger staff, questions its necessity, and highlights fitness as a barrier to promotion while noting many seniors would struggle or be unfit for such endurance riding.
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Army
New York
General
Grants Department of the East
Washington
Lst
Roosevelt
West Point
Leutenant
General Shafter
Cuba
Bhaftor
Coast Artillery
Fort Jackson
Sandy
Oliverarian
Rpiy
Navy
Green Hats for Men Spread from Europe Fashion Wave
A New York Journal report notes the green Alpine style hats worn by returning travelers. King Edward’s green hat becomes a craze among Europeans and U S travelers, with prominent figures like R A C Smith and J De Monte Thompson seen in bright or olive greens. Hatters worry the fad may not cross the Atlantic.
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Edward
Europe
King Edward
New York Journal
Tyrol
United States
R. A. C. Smith
Thomas Lipton
J. De_ Monte Thompson
Thompson
Baltic
New York
Fishing From Trains Rare Sport On Southern Pacific
Passengers on land trains in the Salton region troll from car windows to catch fish in the Salton Sea. Water depth runs fifteen to twenty-five feet as the dining car staff feed scraps overboard. A train crossing a trestle over the arroyo now supplies the dining cars with fresh fish. A recent incident saw a three foot long catfish hauled aboard a Pullman. The trend has grown into a regular oddity for train travelers and diners. A separate note mentions a near fire injury to a child near Annapolis and a grocery ad from Belant and Knott near the City Hotel.
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Southern Pacific
Southern Pacifc Overland
Salon Sea
Salton
San Francisco Chronicle
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Pennsylvania
Tucle Sam
American Bankers’ Association
Atlantic City
N. J
Secretary of the Treasury
October
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Sheldon
Annapolia
Belant & Knott
Nort
A. G.quynn & CO
Fredaorick, Ma
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Jouan T. Lewis & Pros. CO
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Central
Howe, CO
South Market Streef
James E. Doll
First Nat. Bank
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