Farmers of the Future Impress Indiana County Corn Club Youth
The New York Tribune lauds about five thousand Indiana boys in county corn clubs for practical, productive farming. It highlights yields of 75 to 100 bushels per acre and urges expanded access to short courses, institutes, and corn shows to develop their proven talent. A Madison Wisconsin example shows how proper seed cleaning and field care boosted a seed oats crop to 1,400 bushels sold at a profit, inspiring others to grow seed crops.
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Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Madison
Wis
New York Tribune
Women Workers and Suffrage Link to Health Legislation
The text argues that improving women workers’ health requires special protective laws and links this to woman suffrage. It cites Justice Brewer’s view praising suffrage as a means to ensure laws limiting hours for women laundry workers and protecting maternal health for the race.
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Justice Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Oregon
Trade Tax Reform Urges Freeing Industry From Unjust Taxation
A historical reflection argues that current laws and taxes throttling wealth consumption create a panic. The key issue is how to relieve industry from unfair taxation to let capital and labor employ themselves productively.
Earle warned Roosevelt on sugar frauds in 1906
Philadelphia banker and sugar refinery receiver George H. Earle Jr said he warned President Roosevelt and Attorney General Bonaparte in 1906 about scale frauds and rebating by the sugar trust. He recalled pressing for action, while noting a settlement was already under review and he could not discuss the case publicly.
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Philadelphia
George H. Earle, Jr
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
Earle
Roosevelt
Bonaparte
Department of Justice
New York
George H. Earle
Real Estate Trust Company
Frank L. Neall
Peter Wright
Pennsylvania
Posi
Moody
Mr. Earle
William A. Moody
Supreme Bench of the
United States
Supreme Court
Mr. Harle
Knight
Skimmed Milk Sale Blocked by Court of Appeals Decision
New York City sale of skimmed milk can be halted by court ruling. The Court of Appeals sustained lower courts in upholding a $5000 penalty against a dairy company for selling skimmed milk. The company argued the statute was unconstitutional and demurred.
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New York City
Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Liquor Man Warns Trusts Of Possible Property Confiscation
Atlantic City says G C Dempsey of the National Liquor Dealers Association warns trusts that prohibition laws have confiscated breweries and distilleries and cautions that similar measures against corporations would seize their properties. He blames pig corporations for financing anti saloon movements.
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Atlantic City
N. J
G. C. Dempsey
National Liquor Dealers’ Association
Dempsey
Pirates Win Great String Of Victories
Clark's crew at the park extended the longest winning streak of the year for the Pirates, showing sustained improvement and defeating a slate of clubs that had appeared strong. The undercurrent is a record run of success rather than luck or easy opposition.
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Pirates
Clark
Warriors
Buccaneers
Pirates rolling to pennant after home-field streak
The Pirates reel off eight straight wins at home over St Louis Boston Philadelphia and others as Exposition Park hoodoo fades and Forbes Field looms. Analysts say Pittsburgh may clinch the 1909 flag if current form continues.
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Chicago
Buccaneers
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Exposition Park
Pirates
Forbes Field
Clarke
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Jack Johnson
Stanley Ketchell
Sam, Langford
al Kaufmann
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Johnson
Jeffries
Jack O’brien
O’brien
Klause
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Harry Lewis
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Johnson Feller
Burns
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Keemaway
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Granger
Wyo
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Sam Berger
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