Conserving America's Natural Resources Urged by Experts
Washington experts warn the nation faces rapid depletion of timber coal iron and gas if current use continues. A new Forest Service primer advocates preservation, notes past waste and urges prudent use ahead of the national conservation commission sessions.
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Washington
United States
Tresdwell Weveland, Jr
United States Forest Service
Bureau of Forestry
Cleveland
National Conservation Commission
Inland Waterways Commission
Granite Reef Dam Diverts Salt River for Arizona Irrigation
The Granite Reef diversion project near Phoenix Arizona is nearly complete. It diverts rainfall and Roosevelt Dam water into two canals to irrigate about 200000 acres, with a 1000 foot long structure and 70 foot bottom width. L C Hill oversees the work under government guidance.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Granite Reef
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Salt River
Roosevelt
Balt
Roosevelt Dam
L. C. Hill
Government Reclaims Desert Land With Arizona Irrigation
The government bought out the Irrigation company for 320000 and began permanent operations under the reclamation act. Benefiting landowners will pay 30 per acre for water in ten installments, with existing holders paying only maintenance taxes. The project aims to reclaim the desert and boost Arizona’s wealth, drawing attention at the Albuquerque Irrigation Congress.
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Arizona
Hoosevelt
Allinquerque
Enormous Candy Bill Highlighted By Gazette Figures
The Confectioners and Bakers Gazette reports U S candy output for the year may exceed 100 million dollars with consumer cost around 30 million more. US census data show capital invested rising from 5.5 million in 1880 to 49.1 million in 1906 and about 667 million pounds produced this year averaging 15 cents per pound at the factory.
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New York
Akeors' Gazette
United States
Henry W. Hoops
National Confectioners’ Association
Woman Walks 8900 Miles Across Ohio Studying Farmers
Norwalk Ohio Miss Eva Cornwell of Wakeman finished a ten month 8900 mile tour within Ohio to study rural conditions for farmers. She walked 26 miles per day on average and up to 40 miles on some days covering seven counties and many towns. She says farmers need greater intellectual development to match material gains.
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Norwalk
Eva Cornwell
Wakeman
Ohio
Roosevelt
Mins Cornwell
Jury awards 65255 damages in White suit against Southern Pacific
George C. White an employee who lost both legs in a yard accident at Gilroy sues the Southern Pacific Company. The jury in San Jose returned a verdict in favor of White for 65255 damages citing company negligence.
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Sega
San Jose
Cal
George C. White
Southern Pacific Company
White
Gilroy
Canada praised for law and liberty in Western report
The Fulton Gazette editor extols Canada’s reverence for law, noting strict liquor rules, regulated taverns, and early closing. He commends churches and schools, describes thriving Western Canada wheat fields with high yields, and recalls generous land offers and favorable railway rates from the Canadian Government Agent.
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Canada
Gazette
Fulton, Ney
England
Java
Quenta
Western Canada
Charlea Dickens
Scaninealien
Ottawa
W. W. Bennett
New York Site
Fragmented OCR Mosaic of 19th Century Ads and Notices
A jumble of names, medicines, political notes, and promotional lines. It mentions JONES and CHENEY sworn statements, a Toledo court, tiny snippets of product ads like Quaker history in Derby and Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and generic lines about cigars and eye cures.
Migration Trends and a Domestic Quarrel in One Passage
The excerpt notes nine months of the year with 10 000 aliens arriving and 870 000 Jorcian-born leaving for Europe, contrasting last year’s 1 195 000 arrivals and 290 000 departures. It shifts abruptly to a domestic dispute with a quarrelsome exchange about love and memory, ending with a heated fight.
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Europe
America
Pettit's Eve Salve Ad Offers Quick Eye Relief
An old advertisement promises Pettit's Eve Salve for tired congested inflamed eyes and quick relief from eve aches. The copy urges purchase from druggists or Howard Crew Buffalo N Money ten t and notes value with Lewin factory Peoria.
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Pettit
Eve
Trelieves
Howard Crew
Buffalo
Lewis
Lewin
Peoria
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