Nine Foot Channel Fight Looms For $31 Million Project
Washington reports that army engineers may not finish a December report on a eight or nine foot channel from St. Louis to Chicago. Supporters push for deep water, but many favor completing an eight foot Mississippi stretch. If delayed, lawmakers expect a fight next winter over a $31 million plan.
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Washington, D. C
Army
Congress
St. Louis
Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Cain
Washington
New House Committee
Penuch E Not Gambling in Yorkville Court
Solomon Hinstein and two others faced the Yorkville police court for alleged penuchle betting. Einstein claimed it was a game of penuchle and tried to reclaim $14, but Magistrate Kernochan ruled penable was not a gambling game, freeing all prisoners.
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New York City
Solomon Hinstein
Robert Heller
Yorkville
Einstein
Kernochan
Penable
Dalzell Brown Freed After San Quentin Release
Dalzell Brown, former vice president of the California Safe Depositions Trust, completed a term of imprisonment and was released from San Quentin. He accepted 5.55 for travel, shook hands with officials, and left for San Rafael with his son driving. The brief notice also mentions unrelated family milestones about twins and a 76 year old man.
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San Rafael
Cal
J. Dalzell Brown
California Safe Depositiond Trust Company
San Quentin
Brown
Santafael
San Francisco
Respected Prisoners Demand More Food in Jail
Asheville North Carolina grand jury reports prisoners in the county jail say they are treated with the greatest respect by jailers but request larger portions of food.
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Asheville
N. C
The
Grand Jury R
County
Prison Car Escape Tricks County Jail Doors
Three prison cars confined in the county jail escaped by prying up the iron slabs of the floor. One inmate claimed the heat outside was intolerable and returned to be locked up again.
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Coll
McLweansboro
Wai
Argentine lifts ban on American cattle imports
Buenos Aires reports the agriculture minister annulled the 1965 decree prohibiting American cattle imports into Argentina. The move eases restrictions and could affect trade relations between Argentina and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ATE EE ‘Ine
Buenos
Martial Law Declared After Fort William Dock Riot
Rioters from three ethnic groups clash with Canadian Pacific police near freight sheds in Fort William. Dozens wounded, including three fatally. militia called, troops en route, guards protect the district.
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Fort William
Ontario
Canadian Pacific
Ball
Railway Company
Charles M. Dickenson
Sergi. Taylor
John Lane
Carter
Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway
Col. Steele
Abyssinian Crisis Deepens Over Menelik Custody Fight
Ras Tesama, the Abyssinian regent in Addis Ababa, demands custody of King Menelik from Empress Taitu amid reports of a plot to slowly kill Menelik. He backs Prince Sidk Jessu, a 12 year old heir presumptive, against the empress who resists and warns of war.
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Rome
Italy
Ras Tesama
Abyssinia
Menelik
Tatu
Addis Abeda
Sidk Jassu
Young Shah in Peril Amid Persian Succession Crisis
Russian officials doubt the Persian crown prince Ahmed Mirza will die by his own hand, suggesting a staged suicide report to excuse a royal death. They note two rivals to the throne. Bakhtiaris leader and Satar Ed Dowleh with Luristan tribal forces marching on Tehran.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Ahmed Mirza
Persia
Satar Ed Dowleh
Luristan
Teheran
Vision in Blue Sought by Pinkerton Detectives in Manchester
Pinkerton detectives and plainclothes men search Manchester Massachusetts for a robber called a "vision in blue" who robbed Gerrard Comly proprietor of the Eliot National Bank of Boston of 2000 dollars in cash and jewels. Entry occurred while servants ate dinner and the family watched the lawn. The thief is believed to have worn a female disguise.
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Manchester
Massachusetts
Pinkerton
Gerrard Comly
Eliot National Bank of Boston
Tramp Stops Freight Wreck Near Byrdsboro
A tramp running at full speed waved a signal to stop a Wilmington and Northern freight near Byrdsboro Pennsylvania. The engineer shut off steam and halted the train just before a broken rail. The crew rode in the engine.
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Pottstown
Pennsylvania
Wilmington & Northern Railroad
Byrdsboro
Government to Probe Coal Land Grab in Alaska
Government land office reports that dummy entry men acting for six large coal companies have acquired about 200000 acres of coal lands in Alaska including areas with 60 foot veins. A Seattle hearing begins next month to expose the land procurement system. Secretary Ballinger will oversee the inquiry.
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Denver
Colorado
Government Land Office
Alaska
Seattle
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
Log Cutter Severely Injured in Kentucky Accident
Barker Stokes, 30, a log cutter in Elkon Kentucky, was nearly crushed while cutting logs. His collar bone broke and his right ear was torn off with head and chest lacerations.
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Elkon
Kentucky
Barker Stokes
Judge and Giri Drown in Minnesota Lake Fishing
Judge Busey of Urbana Illinois and his daughter Mrs McLean drowned at Man Trap lake near Park Rapids Minnesota while fishing. Their bodies have not been recovered.
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Judge
Giri
Duluth
Minn
Judge Busey
Urbana
Illinois
McLean
Man Trap Lake
Park Rapids
General Review of Crop Conditions August 1 1909
United States crop conditions on August 1 1909 were slightly higher than 1908 and above the ten year average. Acreage of cultivated crops increased about 1.6 percent. Northern and southern regions show varied changes with wheat corn oats and potatoes mostly above last year in several regions while cotton and rice lag. Overall regional indices list North Atlantic 79.7 versus 85.4 last year and 86.1 average. North Central east of Mississippi 88.5 80.9 83.0. North Central west 8 8.8 81.4 81.7. South Atlantic 80.1 71 83.2. South Central 72.2 88.0 80.5. Far West 91.4 84.7 88.8. United States 83.4 83.1 82.6.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
United States
North Atlantic
New York
Pennsylvania
Mississippi River
Ohio
Indiana
Tinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
South Atlantic States
South Central States
Far Western States
North Central
South Atlantic
South Central
Far West
Lincoln Quote on Sovereignty of the People
A Lincoln quotation asserts that the will of the people is the only true sovereign of a free nation. It argues that limiting constitutional checks must adapt with public opinion to prevent anarchy or despotism.
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Abraham Lincoln
Mrs Taft buys painting titled The Young Man Rising From the Chair
Mrs C P Taft purchases a 500000 painting described as The Young Man Rising From the Chair showing William H entering action with Nelson W Aldrich. The note appears in the Chicago Evening Post.
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C. P. Taft
William H
Nelson W. Aldrich
Chicago Evening Post
Suffragette Ticket Nominates Jane Addams for President
Chicago News questions if suffragettes will nominate Jane Addams for president with a man as vice president, suggesting a political move aimed at broadening female leadership.
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Jane Addams
Chicago News
Addams Would Bring Hull House to White House If Elected
The Kansas City Star notes that if Jane Addams wins the presidency she would, unlike Mr Taft, carry Hull House with her to the White House.
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Jane Addams
Mr. Taft
Hull House
Kansas City Star
Alabama Senate Votes on Constitutional Prohibition
The Alabama Senate passes a constitutional prohibition measure as a thermometer reads 97 in the shade, a remarkable day noted as a wonder of the world.
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Alabama Senate
United States Seeks to Exclude Foreign Rats
Editorial quip questions why the U S government does not enlist Mr Aldrich to handle the task of excluding foreign rats, reflecting a humorous take on policy or bureaucratic effort.
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United States
Mr. Aldrich
Chicago Evening Post
Absurd Ad Fragments and Teething Syrup Pitch
A collage of vintage ad lines and product pitches appears, including Lewis Single Binder cigar sale claims and Abs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, minting a tone of old newspaper advertisements and household goods.
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Lewis
Abs
Winslow
They Were Good Mothers from Famous Women
Elizabeth Cady Stanton urged women to develop all powers to guide the next generation. Mrs. Stanton reared seven healthy children, praised by admirers. Julia Ward Howe’s offspring also attest to her virtues as a mother. The eagle may be as good a mother as the hen.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Atchison Globe Notes Family Feud and Illness
Andra fainted after a family row as Chauncey doused her with water. The boy sobs that the mother objects to their family while doctors work on her at three o'clock. Cayse Mayme is teased as a fool for praising the family.
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Andra
Cayse Mayme
Chauncey
Atchison
Kan
Globe
Tuberculosis Publicity Campaign Launches Million Dollar Drive
At the National Association of Bill Posters meeting in Atlanta Georgia it was decided to donate 1 200 000 in publicity to the anti tuberculosis campaign. Bill posters across the United States and Canada will cover 3 500 boards with posters on prevention and cure. The Poster Printers' association adds 200 000 in printing and paper. The effort runs under the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis in cooperation with the National Bill Posters' association.
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Omaha
United States
Kellogg
Holden
Iowa State College
Neb
National Corn Association
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake CO
Battle Creek
Mich
National Association of Bill
Atlanta
Canada
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
National
Bicycle gauge sales pitch from 19th century dealer
A cycle dealer recommends a cyclometer praised for accuracy over faulty cheaper devices. A speaker named Miss Ge Byke questions if the device overstates distance, noting it should reflect real mileage rather than inflated readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ge Byke
Proposal Asked In Comic Exchange Atop Social Banter
In a humorous skit, Mr Hardup requests five dollars from Miss Aughtumn after stammering and delaying the point. The exchange centers on a lighthearted offer and financial request within a playful dialogue.
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Mr. Hardup
Miss Aughtumn
Gompers Responds To Attack In Baltic Smokeroom
Samuel Gompers mocks a recent newspaper attack on a wealthy firm calling it cruel. He compares it to a jab in the Jonesville Clarion obituary column about Deacon Hiram Ludlow of Frisbie township, aged 82, who died after a short illness amid a mock tribute to marriage.
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Samuel Gompers
Baltic
Detroit Journal
Joke Exchange From A Historic Punchline
A quip about marriage and timing, with a husband explaining that his wife’s first husband had been dead about eight months when he married her. The joke hinges on their long engagement of nearly two years before the wedding.
The Secret of Happiness Unselfish Life Transforms All
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt argues personal happiness comes from unselfish living. By making others better through daily kindness and help, a person gains joy, courage, faith, and gratitude, turning life into gold through small acts.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Fitted for the Job and The Forlorn Hope
A general and colonel discuss a risky attack on enemy fortifications. The general insists on extreme danger and demands that the assault team be composed of amateur chauffeurs as the entrusted forlorn hope for the operation.
Her Intentions Stirred by Repeated Visits
A neighborly dispute unfolds as a man questions marriage with his sister’s consent while another warns of consequences if visits continue. The exchange hints at pressure and potential family tensions.
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