President Roosevelt Pushes Mississippi River Waterways Plan
Roosevelt urged restoring the Mississippi as a commercial artery and backed a lakes to gulf 14-foot channel as a national task. He warned against wasteful plans but supported liberal waterway policy during stops in St. Louis Cairo Memphis and Lake Providence. He also called for a Washington convention on natural resource conservation.
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Roosevelt
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Lakes
Gulf
Cairo
Memphis
Deep Waterways Convention
Church’s Ferry
N. D
Taft
Congress
Big Four
Carthage Pike
Cincinnati
New York Diamond Importers Association
Europe
Canada
China
F. J. Cannon
United States
Utah
G. Q. Cannon
Washington
Tobolsk
Siberia
William Egler
Traverse City
Mich
Lake Michigan
Hekemers
German-American National Alliance
New York
Gulf of Mexico
Army Engineers
Association
Chicago
William Burns
August Banter
Cumberland
Peter Mathieson
John Johansen
Teastrike
Minn
Bemidji
McClenahap
David Rowland
Raleigh
Wayne County
Michigan
Detroit
Odessa
Raisuli
Caid
Harry Maclean
Butler
St. Cecilia's Catholic
Omaha
Neb
Ireland
America
Lake Shore Limited
Gary
Ind
Meyer
Hartford Manufacturing Company
Hartford
Salt Lake City
Ledyard Bill
New York City
Worcester
Mass
George F. Whitworth
Whitworth College
Tacoma
Wash
Seattle
Mary J. Holmes
Brockport
N.Y
Bennett
Fort Dodge
Nolan Snow
Mabel
George W. Kirkman
Leavenworth
Statements on trust prices and global cotton interests in Atlanta meeting
Record of diverse delegates at an international cotton spinners and growers conference in Atlanta, discussing oil pricing by Standard Oil and competition. Other items note rail labor wage increases, arbitration at The Hague, and various court and political actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Oil Trust
International Conference of
Cotton Spinners and Growers
Atlanta
Thomas Madine
Pennsylvania Superior Court
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Henry B. Hersey
Government Meteorological Service
St. Louis
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company
Committee On Arbitration
San Jose
Panama
San Francisco
Acajutla
Salvador
Atlee
Bonaparte
Louisiana
Alvah H. Martin
J M Barr
Marconi Wireless
Port Marien
Cape Breton
Manila
Ed Turner
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lilly Turner
Camden
N. J
Joseph Wood
Ethel Nevins
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Egypt
Bank Robbery and Global News Roundup
Bank at Churchs Ferry North Dakota was robbed of five thousand dollars and valuables with the safe dynamited. Secretary Taft seeks five million five hundred thousand dollars for military clothing. A murder found near Cincinnati and multiple international incidents follow in this roundup of crime, politics, and disasters.
Indictments in Little Black Book Lumber Probe
A Minneapolis federal grand jury returned 19 indictments charging conspiracy to defraud by mail from the Little Black Book investigation. Named defendants include Ralph Burnside, W G Hollis, George C Ingram, Stanley Moore, C E Greer, Theo S McLaughlin, Leonard R Welles, George P Thompson, E Hudson, I Nesbit Tate, James O C Halville, Rufus Clake, R F French, William J Bruce, J W Lucas, O H Botsford, A R Rogers, George H Rogers, N S Darling and other lumber firm executives across Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin and Oklahoma.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Federal Grand Jury
Northwestern Lumbermen’s Association
Ralph Burnside
Hawkeye Lumber Company
Oskaloosa
W. G. Hollis
Western Lumbermen’s Association
George C. Ingram
Sauk Center
Stanley Moore
Waterloo
C. E. Greer
Fedora
Theo. S. McLaughlin
Phoenix Lumber Company
Leonard R. Welles
North Star Lumber Company
George P. Thompson
E. Hudson
The
Central Lumber Company
Nesbit Tate
Wisconsin Lumber Company
James OC. Halville
Rufus Clake
J. H. Queal Lumber Company
R. F. French
Hawarden
J. H. Que
Taft in Shanghai Receives Grand Welcome From Locals
Secretary of War William H. Taft and his party arrived by steamer Minnesota and were greeted with a historic welcome in Shanghai. Taft dedicated the Young Men's Christian Association building and attended a four o'clock reception led by Chinese aristocratic women who presided at tables and served refreshments. The American residents hosted a banquet that evening.
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Shanghai
William H. Taft
Minnesota
Japan
Manila
Tatt
Young Men’s Christian Association
China
First Test Ride Taken by Army Officers at Fort Myer
President Roosevelt ordered a ride to test horsemanship of officers above captain. The 29 riders left Fort Myer at 2 PM and returned about 4:30 PM after traveling a little over 15 miles through Virginia roads. General Duvall led the cavalcade and was pleased with the showing.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Fort Myer
Fort
Virginia
Court clash looms on cotton carload rates fight
The Alabama railway commission prepared to take evidence on cotton rate to compresses after the Central of Georgia refused to rule on rates, arguing the matter is enjoined by the federal court. The commission claimed authority to regulate the rate and proceeded with testimony despite protests from Central of Georgia officials.
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Montgomery, Als
Central of Georgia
Railroad Commission
Simple home remedy claimed to cure kidney and rheumatic issues
An article promotes a homemade mixture available from pharmacists containing Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. It claims to cleanse kidneys, relieve urinary problems, and ease back ache without stomach injury, citing an eminent authority from a New York daily paper.
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New York
Shah Travels and Odd Farm Tale Highlight 1900 Chronicle
The article recalls Poultney Bigelow’s Maiden chicken farm plan and a humorous hour with Rash Rogers boasting a rare $55 bluebottle fly. It also recounts the Shah of Persia’s 1900 Teheran departure for Europe, with a four hour baggage procession and a traveling astrologer carrying a large telescope.
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Poultney Bigelow
Maiden
Horatio Rogers
Rash Rogers
Mr. Bigelow
Rash
Rogers
Shah
Persia
Teneran
Europe
Teheran
Knew What She Wanted From A Book Title Mix Up
A foreign looking woman in an east side library asked for Cottage Cheese, insisting it was the book title she sought. The librarian deduced she meant Scottish Chiefs, a misheard book title leading to a humorous mix up.
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East Side
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Transformation from coffee to Postum described as health benefit
An old coffee user compares quitting coffee to stopping whisky or tobacco, claiming Postum served with cream tastes better than modern coffee. He notes a ten to fourteen day body transformation after abandoning caffeine, replaced by a nourishing liquid food. He urges readers to try the test and cites The Road to Wellville.
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Wellville
S & Reason
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George Fekes
London
Joseph H. Choate
Count de Rozan
Marquis de Sardelys
Bois de Boulogne
Paris
Ohio
State Railway Commission
Africa
New York Lubricating Oil Company
James H. Farrand
Davenport
Katherine Rittenhouse
Northwestern University
Isaac Wing
Owen V. Anderson
United States Army
San Antonio
Tex
Ambassador Tower
Fred Hartweg
Mississippi
Clarences. Darrow
Boise City
Germany
Elihu Root
Mexico
Chamber of Deputies
Republic
Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation
Root
Mexico City
Country Club
Tokio Chamber of Commerce
New York Chamber of Commerce
New York Organization
New York Chamber
Union Pacific
South Dakota
United
United States Court
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
John Mbohnrueller
Brooklyn
Republican State Committee of
Edward T. Bartlett
Willard Bartlett
Associated Justices
the Court of Appeals
Democratic Committee
Elizabethville
Northwestern Association
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