New Day Religion on Faith and Moral Change
A sermon argues religion is a living, evolving force in modern times. It contrasts Bunyan era beliefs with today’s science and ethics, praising Meredith and Stevenson quotes and urging a strong, humane faith guiding action for social reform and personal growth.
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Thorne
Kingsley
Despond
Vanity Fair
John Bunyan
Bunyan
George Meredith
Meredith
Newman
Robert Louis Stevenson
Mississippi trial ends in acquittal for W S Mustin
The trial of W S Mustin Columbus wealthy liveryman ended after two hours with a peremptory acquittal by Judge Buckley on testimony from Henry Betts who confessed to paying Mustin to kill J W Smith Betts testified Mustin offered $100 for the murder The case highlights Mississippi statutes on accessories in crimes and local tensions.
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W. S. Mustin
Columbus
J. W. Smith
Mr. Mustin
Buckley
Henry Betts
Smith
Bette
Mustin
Mississippi
Armour Talks Meat Go After Beef Trust
Chicago reported J Ogden Armour at Armouria warned that high meat prices are driven by natural laws and limited production. He said increasing production could lower prices and blamed rising costs on hog and sheep prices. A government probe targets Swift Co Morris & Co Armour & Co and the National Packing Company over alleged price control in the fresh meat market.
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Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Armouria
United States
Washington
Beef Trust
Department of Jas Tier
Department
Swift & Co. Morris & and Armour & Co
National Packing Company
Roosevelt urged to run for New York governor amid graft scandal
Cablegrams and letters from machine Republicans urge Theodore Roosevelt to quit hunting and seek the New York governorship to salvage the party. He plans to delay returning from Africa until June, hoping to avert a looming party disaster.
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Roosevelt
New York
Albany
Theodore Rosevelt
New York State
Chower Cleveland
Searly
Africa
Roosevelt Were
North Carolina Senator Proposes Altering Eleventh Amendment
Senator Overman introduces a resolution to modify the eleventh amendment prohibiting state-to-state suits except boundary disputes. The move targets holders of outlawed North Carolina bonds who seek to collect by transferring bonds to other states.
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Washington
Overman
North Carolina
Harry Thaw Declared Bankrupt and Estate Liquidation Ordered
Pittsburg, Pa. Harry Kendall Thaw is declared bankrupt under U S bankruptcy laws. Referee William H B Blair issues an opinion on Roger O Mara trustee's petition to sell real and personal property to obtain funds for Alice Copley Thaw at private sale.
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Pittsburg
Harry Kendall Thaw
William HB. Blair
Roger O'Mara
Thaw
Alice Copley Thaw
Millions for Reclamation Bonds Loom in Senate
Washington moves to authorize certificates or bonds up to twenty million dollars to extend reclamation projects already begun. Senator Rah and a Taft-Allinger conference shaped the bill, proposing a fifty million dollar bond authorization with three percent interest paid quarterly.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Irrigation
Taft
Allinger
Hetty Green Skips Meat Over High Prices
New York report notes Hetty Green, famed for her wealth, dining uptown where she refuses meat due to cost. She questions value of steak at 50 cents and roasts at 35 cents, choosing halibut instead while the waiter asks about a boycott. The stance reflects her view that meat prices are excessive for ordinary diners.
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New York
Hetty Green
Boycott Impact Hits Cleveland Meat Trade
A Cleveland canvass of retail butcher shops shows a drastic drop in trade in the middle city area with livestock receipts tiny yet prices held. Beef prices fell about 15 cents per hoof and lambs 10 cents while 200 country wagon loads of chickens were rejected as Fowls cannot be sold.
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Cleveland, O
Cattlemen to Seek Federal Action Over Meat Boycott
Austin reports fear among stockmen from Tena to the Southwest as the meat boycott spreads. James Callahan, president of the Texas Cattle Raisers' Association, plans to travel to Washington to urge federal intervention against the boycott, arguing it will harm cattle owners far more than meat packers.
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Austin
Tex
Tena
Southwest
James Callahan
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
Washington
Post Office Inspectors Report on Black Hand Cases
Theodore Ingalls, acting chief of the post office department, notes Black Hand investigations occupied much of the past year. The annual report highlights that 66,360 cases were under investigation by year end.
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Washington
Ohio
Fice
Theodore Ingalls
Post Office Department
National Waterways Commission Report Seeks Unified Waterway Policy
The preliminary report to Congress urges a general plan for water power conservation and coordinated federal state and local funding. It favors joint rail and water rate policies, non proprietary tolls, and dam construction within reasonable timeframes, stressing harmony between railways and waterways to boost traffic and efficiency.
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Washington
National Waterways Commission
Congress
Rxport
Commission
Treasury honored Lee in Newport News customs closure
Secretary MacVeagh told the Senate that Newport News custom house closed January 19, the birthday of Gen Robert E Lee, for a state holiday. He said permission was granted per a collector's representation and that public business allowed the closure on state holidays.
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Washington
Ewe Tom Hose
Newport News
Robert Bo Ley
Treasury Department
MacVeagh
Senate
Heyburn
Gunness heirs to receive over $1000 from estate
La Porte Indiana three heirs of Mera Belle Gunness receive more than $1000 from the estate. Executor reports cash 1500, personal property nearly 900, murder farm sold for 5000. Final estate total 5659 with about 3259 remaining after expenses.
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la Porte
Ind
Mera
Belle Gunness
Nor LaPorte
Burnhill Larsen
Chicago
Petera Poulsen Moen
Peter Paulsen Storreth
Norway
Guoness
Andrew Helgelein
Aberdeen
N. D
Swann calls Kansas farmers to meeting over union meat boycott
Dwight Kansas dairyman W J Swann has mailed 10 000 circular letters to farmers in Kansas Iowa Illinois and Missouri urging delegates to convene in Kanacity to retaliate against unions he blames for a meat boycott affecting the city.
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Dwight, Kans
W. J. Swann
Kansas
Lews
Ilinois
Missouri
Kamaeity
Negro cadet at West Point sparks rare tension
West Point faces the prospect of admitting a Black cadet for the first time in 25 years. Ollie R. Smith of Cheyenne Wyoming has been named as the alternate for the next Wyoming vacancy by Senator Clark. Officials warn that Black cadet entry often provokes trouble at the academy.
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John A. B. Jones
E.G. Peale
Magnolia
Mississippi
West Point
N. Y
Ollie R. Smith
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Senator Clark
Three Cadets Dismissed From Naval Academy
Washington Taft approved the dismissal of midshipmen James M. Whitehead of New Jersey Scott Lynn of Utah and Greer C. Clevenger of Missouri for intoxication during Christmas holidays. They were near graduation when the action was taken.
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Washington
Taft Meeday
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Mikb
James M. Whitehead
Seu Jersey
Scott Lynn
Utah
Greer C. Clevenger
Missouri
Lower Prices Abroad Highlight Farm Goods Costs
Washington report notes Agriculture Wilsom testifying at a House District of Columbia subcommittee hearing on high living costs. He presents evidence that farmers receive slightly more for food products yet consumers pay higher prices, with focus on cheaper foreign markets.
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Washington
Amercam
Wilsom
House Committee On
District of Columbia
Wilson
Betzville Tale of Crone M Doodle and the Stone Uncle
In Hetaville a satirical tale recalls Crone M Doodle and Orone as they clash with a petrified Uncle Hiram. Orone exploits the stone uncle for money and power until a committee ousts him and recovers the spinning relic. The episode ends with Uncle Hiram fleeing in a runaway automobile.
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Hetaville
Orewe McDoodle
Eiaht
Hiram Mepa
Orone
Old Grove
Metzville
Main Street
Hiram
Uncle Hiram
Crone
Hilly Parnes
Dilly
Hilly
Uncle Ashdod Clootz
Betzville
Ozone
Crewe
Wiekedsers
Billy
Cruse
Uae
Seeort
Orcas Mere
Ueck Hires
W. G. Chapman
Giant Ashokan Dam Project Uses Steam Rollers
More than 6,000,000 cubic yards of earth are spread in air-inch layers to form a 300 foot high and four mile long dam at Ashokan in the Catskills. Steam rollers with corrugated front rolls knead moist earth, covering the work of 1,200 men, 48 teams and a cableway, guaranteed to operate for seven years without breakdown.
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Ashokan
Catskills
Massive Morena Dam Cavern Blast In Feathern California
A tunnel 125 feet long was drilled into granite and loaded with 15 950 pounds of powder and dynamite. Detonated by electric fuses, the blast removed 120 08 cubic yards of rock. The operation marks a significant blasting milestone in the dam project.
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Morena
Feathern
California
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