Taft backs deep waterway plan at New Orleans convention
At New Orleans Taft pledged administration support for a lakes to gulf deep waterway while opposing bonds seen as pork barrel. Cannon and Dickinson echoed backing as senators and reps pressed for federal funding and a 560 million bond plan to finance the project. Kavanaugh opened the convention outlining the Illinois river Des Plaines to Mississippi route surveys and progress toward Creek to Gulf construction.
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Lost In the Shuffle
fragmentary note references an obituary and a foreman handling the notice in a paper titled People and Pleasant. no clear event or names. readable bits imply a discussion about obituary content and editorial control.
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Skinflint
Neighborly Consideration
A fragment where a neighbor explains hearing a baby cry and describes choosing not to move loudly to avoid disturbing others, mentioning fear of waking someone by tapping the floor above.
Fragmentary Medieval Note on Fruma and Rowan Wealth
In a scattered fourteenth century reference the Fruma are compared with the wealthy Rowans. The text notes the use of dried wood to heat rooms, implying fire risk and absence of chimneys in some dwellings.
Clerk Fired Over Attempted Threat in New York Law Office
A New York law office discharged a clerk after he attempted to cane a coworker named Mia Aimee Bay. The incident prompted internal review and personnel action.
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New York
Mia Aimee Bay
Rare aviation postmark stamps draw collector interest
A newly announced vari ety in stamps centers on a rare hexagoral postmark from Rheims aviation week. Dealers warn that eager buyers may flood thousands of envelopes with the mark, risking overvaluation and questionable Brune provisions amid speculative demand.
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Kansas Geographical Center Details Bordered by Lat Long
The article explains Kansas lies between 94°35′ and 102°W and between 37° and 40°N, describing its central U S location and broad geographic bounds.
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Kansas
United States
When a Man Says I Know What I'm Talking About
A quip analyzes argument and pride as the Philosopher of Folly challenges the speaker to prove his claim, noting the risk of escalation when certainty meets scrutiny. The line exposes the folly of confident but unverified assertions.
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Philosopher of
Atchison Girl's Ordeal From Misguided Poison Fear
An Atchison girl believed she faced smallpox exposure and received vaccination, vinegar doses, formaldehyde, and home fumigation. After learning there was no exposure, she cried and felt deeply disappointed, per the Atchison Globe.
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Atchison Globe
Damascus Adopts Electric Tramway Plan
City officials approve an electric tramway project aimed at easing transport in Damascus. Officials cite improved efficiency and reduced pollution as key goals while outlining funding steps and timelines for street upgrades and vehicle procurement.
Deep Waterways Plan Gaining Front in Convention
At New Orleans the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterways convention endorses a 500-strong Washington lobbying push to fund deepening the Mississippi. Gov. David R. Francis of Missouri backs Taft’s call to end speeches and push federal action, framing Mississippi needs as federal responsibility. The motion to appoint delegates to Washington and attend the Rivers and Harbors Congress was adopted amid cheering.
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Prosperity Arrives in September Trade Report
Washington reports prosperity as the bureau of statistics notes September business and railway freight exposed strong year over year gains. Coal and iron trades show the sharpest improvement while lumber movement rose. Virginia and the Carolinas posted a 56 percent lumber surge. Grain receipts along with rice at interior markets lagged behind September last year.
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Committee to Seek Yarn Price Parity In New York
A NC cotton manufacturers committee will travel to New York City on Thursday to confer with yarn commission men about establishing parity between cotton and yarn prices. C F Hutchins of Nims Woodlawn Mills chairs the committee and will choose other members. Mill men say current selling prices ruinous to manufacturers and seek help from commission men to improve profitability.
State Bank Deposit Guaranty Totals Paid at Columbia Bank
State Bank Commissioner A. M. Young reports that the deposit guaranty fund has paid creditors of the insolvent Columbia Bank & Trust Co. with over 100000 dollars still due and only 1123 dollars cash on hand. Assets appear sufficient to cover the remaining deposits.
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State Banke
Columbia Bank & Trust Company
A. M. Young
Mercy Tempered Justice in Murder Case at Market Tree
In Market Tree Arkansas Tom Gann was involved in the killing of William Thomas II. The court found mercy in the case as £30 taken from the victim during sleep or after being shot was recovered from Mrs. Gan. She faced no charges due to her two young children as she prepared to board a train for jail.
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Market Summary: Bulls Lead Cotton Prices Rebound
Memphis Tean notes bulls drive cotton futures as prices close at season highs. March gains over 1 cent while January lags near the magic peak. Opening dips briefly revived hopes of 141 futures with a brief tease of higher gains before settling.
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Insult to the South over Rockefeller gift in Atlanta
Bishop Warren Candler denounces John D. Rockefeller’s Shuommo contribution as an ill advised reform for the South. He warns that such funds affect minds and bodies, urging locals to resist perceived attempts to reform and uplift the region.
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Ir. Rockefeller
May Substitute for Cotton German Kapok Fiber Spun in Chemnitz
German textile experts seek a cheaper cotton substitute and chemnitz researchers, led by Prof. Goldberg, spun kapok seed fiber into yarn. The fiber, brittle naturally, is stabilized by treatment to spin, yielding a soft silky fabric. Kapok offers cost advantages but wear quality data are limited.
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Chemnitz
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Cadet Byrne Dies After Harvard Army Game
Cadet Eugene A Byrne of Buffalo New York a fourth year at West Point died in the cadet hospital Sunday morning from football injuries. His father Civil War veteran Jobe Byrne was at his bedside. The tragedy follows a massed pile during the Harvard Army game last Saturday with Byrne’s neck twisted under the weight, leaving others unable to assist.
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Eugene A. Byrne
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Senator Ed Smith Touts Cotton Crop Estimate in South
Florence report notes Senator Smith received a letter from Statistician EL Neal with advance sheets of a circular claiming the cotton crop this year could reach 10 520 000 bales. Exporters indicate a government report next week could confirm the figure and push cotton to famine prices.
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Ed Smith
EL. Neal
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Cottom
Cotton production curtailment meeting in Burlington
A statewide Cotton Sam meeting in Burlington, Alabama County, resolved to cut production for two days each week until February next. The pact aims to reduce spindles by about 20000 and involve 10000 workers across the industry as part of wartime efficiency. Balloon to Fly Around Globe is announced with hydrogen propulsion advances credited to Prof Thadiews Lowe at Mount Lowe Observatory.
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Bank Robbery Probe Sparks County Ledger Dusk
Sheriff pursues six men linked to a ballot theft and counterfeit money scheme. Officials say a store clerk and others were harmed as a public sale of assets proceeds under warrants for arrest of Maret County clerk and Wille Stethan. Authorities allege the ballots involved were tampered and stolen during the incident.
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Negro murderer hunted after fatal assault in Terre Haute
Report states a 70 year old white watch tinker Arthur Smith was battered to death by Sam Swope, a Black man, who demanded a nickel for beer. Witnesses saw the brutal crime but no one aided or pursued the suspect. The killer left the scene warning whites who oppress him.
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Sam Swope
Arthur Smith
Ami
Mor
Cune
Funeral for Prince Ito to be held in Tokyo
Tokio reports the funeral rites for Prince Ito will be held at Hibya Park with interment at Omori near Tokyo. The state allocates 22,500 for the funeral expenses as the ceremony proceeds. later a tomb at Shite Park will honor the prince among temples and tombs.
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Hibya Park
Omori
Tokio Bay
Ikegami
Shite Park
Chicago Health Bulletin Details Male Death Rate Surges
The Chicago health bulletin reports a rising male death rate over females over five years. Alcoholism shows a 65 percent excess per 10 000, with pneumonia and tuberculosis around 50 percent.
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Chicago
Chicago Heath Bulletin
New York Court Rules City Debt Capacity Boosts Subway Plan
The Court of Appeals ruled New York City has more than 59 million dollars borrowing capacity. The Board of Estimate approved a 15 million dollar Fourth Avenue subway project in Brooklyn and its site, funding a line toward Coney Island.
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New York City
Court of Appeals
Board of Estimate
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Cleveland man torched building after drink row
Michael Dacklovits, tortured and denied drinks by coworkers, crawled five days without food or water. He set a structure on fire as a signal, was arrested on arson charges and jailed, claiming he endured a heated wire incident.
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Michael Dacklovits
Dacklovits
Taft Faces Western Rift Over Aldrich Tariff Stand
Taft must explain his position to western Republicans after endorsing the Aldrich tariff plan, provoking backlash from Minnesota Wisconsin Indiana South Dakota Nebraska and others. The rebuttal claims the administration betrayed the party pledge and damages Taft’s standing as he tours the West.
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Taft Tawney Split On Tariff Bill Support
The piece notes Taft and Tawney backed the tariff bill for expediency to restore business and party unity. It argues their defense did not merit full endorsement, except for the woolen schedule. It asserts the president has cooled consumer hopes for price reforms as the Aldrich Payne plan faces criticism.
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Tawney
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Tariff Debate Sparks Trust Grievances Across the West
The Butte Miner reports that early protection arguments for infant industries collapsed in the tariff debate. It notes high tariff champions shifted to new defenses while trusts allegedly plunder vast sums by underselling abroad and robbing American consumers at home. The western public sees a wide pattern of manipulation in the recent tariff bill.
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Aldrich School
Democratic Tide and Tariff Reform Debate
The piece argues that tariff policy will dominate 1910 1912 politics. It predicts Democratic victories as reformers realign with opposing Republicans. Taft is praised for shaping events, with tariff revision urged from the West.
Alaska Stirs For Territorial Self Rule And Rights Protest
Readers are urged to consider Alaska’s rights as they protest for territorial self government. The article notes Alaska’s vast area, growing white population, and push to form a territorial government while warning against federal tariff burdens and political interference.
Taft faces tariff questions before Western farmers
President Taft addresses Western farmers about the new tariff commission and its scientific basis for future tax adjustments. He defends veto decisions and pledges, but Westerners demand clearer explanations on why tribute goes to eastern mill bosses and how solidarity affects Republican politics.
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Taft
Tam
Tariff Battle Casts Split Between Parties
President Taft’s Winona speech marks a hard line on tariff reform, ending Republican unity on the issue. He signals that Democratic leadership now directs tariff reform strategy and Congress divisions, leaving Republicans without a clear platform for northwest and midwest reformers.
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Liyad
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Tariff Rise Aimed at Trusts Ahead of April One
The 25 percent tariff increase takes effect April 1, with a horizontal lift over current rates averaging two percent above the old Dingley schedule. The measure is expected to swell trust coffers more than past gains, according to the Johnstown Pa Democrat.
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Critique of Tariff Politics and Lemon Trade
A columnist denounces revised tariffs as political cover that harms consumers while protecting manufacturers. They note Congress raising duties to aid California growers, railroads raising freight on lemons, and argue the railroad, producer, and consumer each take a share, with the public footing the bill.
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Unclear quotation targets judge and Gompers relation
The fragment suggests a judgment on a judge who sentenced Gompers and associates, likening him to someone inflated by petty power. The text is fragmentary and lacks identifiable names, dates, or locations for a fuller summary.
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Water Valley public meeting on Knights of Pythias drawn
A public assembly in Water Valley attended by Farmers Union members and local officials discussed agricultural plans for 1921. Speakers included Jerge J. T. Bivent and Jedrge Mieust who defended the Knights of Pythias and outlined tenets while other talks covered fall farming, livestock, school improvements, and regional railroad plans.
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