Public school essay contest on Life and Character of Gen Stephen D Lee
Mississippi teachers advise public school superintendents on awards for essays about Gen Stephen D Lee. Best papers from each school enter a regional contest in May. Forrest County Farmers Union to host a meeting at Etowah. Notable speakers include Prof Moore and Prof Garner on agriculture and climate, plus a U S Department of Agriculture officer discussing diversified crops.
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App Division
United Daughters of Poeteterary
Stephen D. Lee
Farners’ Union
Forrest County
Etonvgle
Moore
Garner
Asod M. College
Starkville
Garner Tee
United States Det of Agriculture
Senator Owen Calls for Federal Health Department
In a broad speech Senator Owen urged creation of a federal health department to curb needless deaths. He argued centralized oversight would unify policy, improve medical care, and reduce preventable fatalities nationwide.
Early 20th Century Push for National Health Dept
Senator Owen of Oklahoma urged a cabinet headed federal health department in a senate speech. He warned 600000 annual U S deaths from preventable diseases cost billions and cited polluted water bad foods, tuberculosis and typhoid. He argued pension rolls swell from illness and called for government operation to wipe out hookworm and plague.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Owen
Oklahoma
Senate
Department of Health
Havana
Pacific Coast
Japdpeare 2
San Francisco
Marine Hospital Service
Three Buried in Grave in First Galesburg Funeral
The first triple funeral in Galesburg history was held for Henry L. Pennington, his wife, and infant. Pennington died in the Rock Island wreck near Marshaltown, Iowa. His wife, who was in Albert Lea, Minnesota, gave birth the day after the wreck news arrived. the infant lived a day. The wife died Thursday night, her death attributed to grief. She was a daughter of J. F. Yoitan of Kahokia, Missouri. Authorities tried to keep the news from her, but she sensed the truth.
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Galesburg
Henry L. Pennington
Pennington
Rock Island
Marshaltown
Albert Leaf
Minn
Kahokia, Mo
Child Heroic Rescue On Pennsylvania Railroad
Nettie Caskey aged fifteen risked her life to save her infant niece Marielle Caskey from an oncoming locomotive on the Pennsylvania line. The pair rolled down the embankment as the train rushed past, and engineer George Jardine was so startled he halted his run.
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Pairmont
Ind
Nettie Caskey
Marielle Caskey
Pennsylvania Railroad
Nettie
George Jardine
Administration railroad bill reported favorably by House committee
The administration railroad bill, containing many changes to existing law and largely amended since its introduction in the House by Mr Townsend of Michigan, has been ordered favorably reported by the House committee.
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Washington, D. C
Administration
Townsend
Mich
House
Identification of wreck victim named in Iowa crash
B F Graham of Hermon Illinois identified the unidentified Monday wreck victim as Mrs Annie Robertson of Galesburg Illinois, declaring her his mother-in-law. The announcement ended days of uncertainty for Marshalltown readers.
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Marshalltown
B. F. Graham
Hermon
Ill
Annie Robertson
Galesburg
IIL
Child Drowns in Sheep Dip
Three year old daughter of Frank Dinwiddie a former Literberg resident died after falling into a vat used for dipping sheep in Jacksonville effort details not fully clear.
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Jacksonville
Frank Dinwiddie
Literberg
Yarb Doctor to Be Tried for Unlicensed Practice
Kansas City man known as Jordan, who administered so called yarbs to the Swope family, faces trial on the charge of practicing medicine without a license in Kansas City on April 26.
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Kansas City
Chase Jordan
Swope
Kas
Hobson Builds Clear Field in Sixth District Race
Friday Davis withdrew from the congressional contest in the Sixth District leaving Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson unopposed as a candidate. The move leaves Hobson with no opposition for the seat.
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Hobson
Clear Field
Ala
W. ©. Davis Friday
Capt
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Mount Etna Eruption Worsens Threatening Several Towns
Lava streams pour from Etna as ash and rocks rain down on Borelio Bell Passe San Leo and Henazzi. Cracks open across the mountain as authorities warn visitors to stay away. The prefect of Catania directs aid while tremors and dense ash blanket the area.
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Naples
Italy
Mount Etna
Borelio
Bell Passe
San Leo
Henazzi
Volta St Giacomo
Castello
Albanelli
Catania
Texan Sues Family for Five Million Dollars
William A. Brown of Brownsville sues his brothers James A. Brown and Albert Brown his sister Mrs. M. C. Sanreman and James B. Wells former chairman of the State Democratic executive committee alleging they conspired to place him in the South western Insane asylum in San Antonio for eleven years to deprive him of his share of their father's estate worth about five million dollars.
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Brownsville
William A. Brown
Southwestern Insane Asylum
San Antonio
James A. Brown
Albert Brown
M. C. Sanreman
James B. Wells
Mr. Wells
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Weeks Bill Aims to Conserve Headwaters with $11 Million
Conservation of waterways in Washington D C moves forward as the Weeks measure seeks up to $11 million over five years to acquire land for preserving headwaters of navigable streams. The House committee reported the bill favorably, advancing the proposal.
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Washington, D. C
House
Fire destroys Lehigh Valley Coal facility in Wilkes-Barre
A $250000 blaze in Wilkes Barre destroyed the Mineral Springs breamer owned by Lehigh Valley Coal Company. The fire is listed among the state's largest. Wright brothers to license airship for Indianapolis aviation meet at Speedway the week of June 12.
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Wilkesbarre
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Wrights
Indianapolis
Ind
Wright Brothers
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Mrs. Guy E Smith Dies After Diphtheria Antitoxin
Minneapolis woman dies in convulsions five minutes after receiving diphtheria antitoxin from a physician. The case notes she was unvaccinated. Authorities report the death followed the injection in the city.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Guy E Smith
Republicans Name Members for New Rules Committee in Congress
Washington DC Republicans selected Walter Smith Jews John Dalzell Pennsylv ani a George P Lawrence Massachusetts J Sloat Fassett New York Henry S Boetell Illinois and Ayices ter Smith California for the proposed ten member rules committee. Democrats chose Champ Clark Missouri Oscar W Hedder wood Alabama Lincoln Dixon Indiana and John J Fitzgerald New York as minority members.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Committee of Ten
House
Walter Smith
John Dalzell
Penn Sylvania
George P Lawrence
Massachusetts
J. Sloat Fassett
New York
Henry S Boetell
Inois
Ayicester Smith
California
Champ Clark
Missouri
Oscar W. Uedderwood
Alabama
Lincoln Dixon
Indiana
John J. Fitzgerald
Patrol Wagon Dynamited Injuring Six In Philadelphia Riot Alert
A patrol wagon was dynamited as it returned from a false riot alarm in northeast Philadelphia. Six patrolmen including the driver and a sergeant were thrown from the vehicle and badly hurt. Authorities say strike sympathizers are behind the attack.
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Philadelphia
George N. Pierce Dies at 64 in Buffalo Apartments
George Norman Pierce 64 former head of the George N. Pierce automobile company died in his Buffalo New York apartment. He led the Pierce-Arrow firm in earlier decades and was known as a pioneer in auto manufacturing.
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Buffalo, XN. Y
George Norman Pierce
Automobile Manufacturing Company
George N. Pierce
Calcutta Riots Leave Seven Dead in Religious Clash
Riots between Hindus and Muslims in Calcutta left seven dead and forty injured as shops burned. In Abyssinia Ras Tafari regent seized power during Menelik II’s retirement. Mount Hope fire ruined a village, leaving two hundred families homeless.
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Calcutta
India
Addis Abeba
Abyssinia
Ras Tedama
Con
Ei Menelik
Mount Hope
W. van Over
Kansas City Court Considers Ruling on Injunction
In Independence circuit court Yates Mastin and Harvey filed a petition for injunction to restrain Dr B Clark Hyde from taking depositions in Kansas City while also pursuing a $100000 slander suit against John G Paxton executor of the Swope estate. The petition argues Hyde is unlawfully taking depositions in Illinois and Missouri concurrently.
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Kansas City
Reed
Yates, Mastin & Harvey
Independence
B. Clark Hyde
John G Paxton
Illinois
Maouri
Navy orders Ducali gunboat to Santo Domingo from Havana
Washington reports the navy department dispatching the gunboat Ducali now at Havana to Santo Domingo as a prudent precaution amid potential trouble. Jere F. of Kansas City, a banker, recently aligned with Jack Cudahy, travels from Albuquerque toward California.
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Washington, D. C
Ducali
Havana
Santo Domingo
Lillison
California
Albuquerque
N. M
Jere F
Kansas City
Jack” Cudahy
Abeqque
Gompers Linked to New Party at St Louis Farmers Meet
Rumors say Samuel Gompers may help launch a farmer and worker party at the St Louis convention May 2 to 8. Leading speakers include LaFollette Gore Graves and Pinchot with extensive programs and farm education themes amid talks on the farm economy. A factory fire south of the city damaged Louisiana Stave and Heading plant, loss about $60,000.
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St. Louis
St. Louie
Farmers
United States
Farmers’ Filucatone and Co-Operative Union of America
American Society of Equity
Bulies
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Washington
Senator LaFollette
Wheconsin
Gore
Oklahoma
John Temple Graves
Hearst Publications
A. M
Mississippi
Louis
Gifford Pinchot
Conservation of Natural Resources
BR. Kane
Texas
South
Ew. L. Norris
Montana
E. J. Watson
Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Industries
Columbia
Convention Bureau
A. M. Lawrence
R. M. LaFullette
Jett Temple Graves
C. Porter Johnson
Louisiana
Missouri
Louisiana Stave and
Bootlegger convicted in Mt Vernon Illinois
Mt Vernon and Waltonville residents report J. S. Norris a wealthy Waltonville merchant fined 200 dollars and jailed 90 days for bootlegging. In Chanute Kansas oil agent Joseph L. Roe of Standard Oil Co. was killed by an unidentified assailant who crushed Roe’s skull with a club.
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Mt Vernon
Illinois
J. S. Norris
Waltonville
Here
Chanute
Kansas
Joseph L. Roe
Standard Oil Co
Roe
Wreck death toll rises to 50 with latest victim
Marshalltown Iowa. The total death list from the Rock Island Kansas City express wreck near Green Mountain last Monday increased to 50 when L M Wallie of Washburn North Dakota died in hospital here Saturday.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Rock Island Kansas City Express
Green Mountain
L. M. Wallie
Washburn
N. D
Grass Land Weeds and Improvement Strategies for Grazing Land
The article argues land drainage as the first step to grassland improvement and increasing grazing capacity. It lists common weeds on wet, poor, and good grass land, including eye daisy, mouse ear chickweed, speedwell, and creeping buttercup, with methods to control via manure, mowing, and breaking up pastures. It notes persistent weeds like silverweed and buttercup resist eradication, and mentions parasitic weeds broom rape and yellow rattle, plus beneficial wild plants when moderation is kept.
Small Poultry House Design By Mrs Belle Bear
The simplest best building is easily cleaned and avoids red mites. Open room with wall hinged perches, single nests, and drop-in cleaning. many small connected houses with large attached scratching sheds improve warmth, ease of cleaning, and protection during storms.
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Belle Bear
Fertilizer Practice for Corn Yields Boosted by Green Manure
The article states plowing under green leguminous crops greatly benefits corn. When such green manures are used, only moderate fertilizer is needed for higher yields. Without vegetable matter, heavy fertilizer applications appear advisable to increase production.
Traction Engines Drive Plows in Virginia Farm Field
In southern farming traction engines grow popular near Fredericksburg Virginia Captain M B Rowe operates a Caroline engine pulling six three horse plows with harrows behind. The setup does the work that would normally need twenty one horses and seven men.
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Fredericksburg
M. B. Rowe
Symptoms of Hog Cholera Alert in Herds
The onset in a herd begins with one or two hogs showing illness. Early signs are not distinctive and outbreaks may be missed for a week or two. As cases rise, healthy animals become exposed and may all be infected. Severity depends on virulence and herd resistance. The acute form features strong, noticeable symptoms.
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M Dorset
Hog Disease Symptoms and Fatal Progression in Pigs
The passage describes acute and chronic hog illness with symptoms including fever, eye inflammation, loss of appetite, weakness, diarrhea, coughing, and rapid weight loss. It notes red or purple skin blotches, especially on the abdomen, legs, ears, and neck, and states recovery is extremely rare. Death often follows a few days to weeks.
Manner of Saving Cow Feed
Instructions describe a feeding method using a pail attached to a cow’s head with a halter to prevent slobbering or spillage. The device keeps the cow from removing her head, avoids upsetting the pail, and prevents feed from being scattered.
Farming Notes on Stock Care and Dairy Practices
The text outlines livestock feeding and care tips including Saturday mash for horses, crepe sales planning, milk preservation using ice and cleanliness, and feeding regimes for sows and ewes. It emphasizes separate handling of early lambing ewes, boosting dairy milk with proper nutrition, and avoiding overfat sows to maintain breeding.
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Dairymaz
Rio
Nutriment in Milk Compared With Beef
Scientists say six cents worth of milk contains as much nutrition as one cent worth of beef steak and is much easier to digest.
A Word to Parents On Immortal Souls and Homes
A Christian Herald meditation urges parents to value children as souls in God’s sight. It contrasts a fortune builder and a dying boy whose father cannot pray with a humble, loving mother who guides children toward Christ. The piece ends by praising old fashioned motherhood and enduring memory.
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Arkansas
Christ
God
Jeane Christ
London
Gal
Jesus Christ
Ike
Jesus
Mississippi River
Christian Herald
Reflections on Love Joy and Shared Human Kindness
A meditation on how love happiness sorrow deepen empathy for others and inspire helping others. The author contrasts wasted days with aiding others and cherishes humanity through experience and inner growth.
Peace and War Within The Christian Path To Eternal Rest
Rev. Robert P. Kerr argues that peace with God requires spiritual conflict with the world. The Christian endures war without and peace within as sins are forgiven, the soul is cleansed by the Lamb, and a heavenly place awaits in the house of many mansions with a crown that fades not.
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God
Jesus
Christ
Rev
Robert P. Kerr
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