Roosevelt Warns Against Free Giving Of Stream Rights
President Roosevelt rejects a dam bill and warns Congress against granting navigable stream rights without price. He urges a policy to treat grants as options with development deadlines, safeguards, and eventual license fees to protect public waters and ensure proper use. The message emphasizes controlled development of water power and cautions versus perpetual grants to unknown grantees.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Rainy River Improvement Company
Rainy River
United States
Army
Wirth Provision on Termination of Grants in Public Policy
Wirth calls for a provision to terminate grants or privileges at a definite time and to leave future generations the power to renew or extend the concession under prevailing conditions. The idea emphasizes controlling grants through time limits and adaptable renewal.
Guerrera Takes Command of Cuban Army in Havana
General Pino Guerrera assumed command with ceremonial honors as Cabanas fortress fired seventeen guns. He informed Governor Magoon of forming his staff, who gave consent. Anticipation of clash grows between Guerrera's regulars and Rodriguez's rural guards.
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Havana
Pino Guerrera
Cabanas
Guerrera
Magoon
Alexander Rodriguez
Roosevelt road plan aims to connect Atlantic to Pacific
Denver April 14 A project to unite connecting roads into a single Roosevelt way runs from Colorado mountains to St Joseph Missouri with an absolutely straight route. It has backing from three state governors five urban chambers of commerce and major U S auto makers.
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Denver
Col
Atlantic
Pacific
Colorado
St. Joseph
Striking Chester Traction Workers Clash With Police
In Chester Pennsylvania April 14 a wave of strike action by conductors motormen and other employees of the Chester Traction company led to the importation of about 150 strike breakers and a state constabulary detachment. Clashes with strike sympathizers followed with police stoned and mobbed and several officers and civilians hurt though none seriously.
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Chester
Chester Traction Company
State Constabulary
Indictment Names Atlas Officials in Bribery Case
An April 1907 conspiracy to bribe county commissioners in Indianapolis targets Thomas R. Rackley, Atlas Engine Works ex-general manager and second vice president, and James M. Broucher, Atlas general sales agent. They allegedly offered 3800 dollars to three commissioners to win a county power plant contract. Evidence links Arthur W. Willcats and “men higher up” to the scheme.
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Indianapolis
Thomas R. Rackley
Atlas Engine Works
Jamesm. Broucher
John McGregor
John MecGaughey
John M. Mendenhall
Rackley
Broucher
Atlas Concern
County Heat, Light and Power Plant
Arthur W. Willcats
Atlas Company
Hugh H. Hanna
Racksey and
Atlas
Earthquake-like Nitro Explosion Wrecks Aetna Powder Plant
In Hammond Indiana an overheating separator at the Aetna Powder works near Miller Station caused nitroglycerine to explode and the building to be blown apart. No injuries were reported though the blast rattled Calumet region. workers evacuated after a warning by George Argot. Citizens in Gary Lake Station and Miller vow legal action to move the plant, which has had prior deadly blasts in years past.
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Hammond
Ind
Aetna Powder Works
Miller Station
Calumet
George Argot
Gary
Lake Station
Miller
Chesterton
Indiana Harbor
Dane Park
Train Wreckers Thwarted In Georgia Bridge Fire
In Oostanaula, Ga., fires were set on the Southern Railway bridge in five places before dawn. An alert farmer's discovery saved an early train from disaster as the trestle and main spans suffered serious damage near Dalton.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Railway
Oostanaula
Dalton
The Price of a Kiss in Hibbing Trial Verdict
Mrs Olga Bergerman of Hibbing was awarded 4700 dollars after a verdict reduction of 250 on her claim that landlord Jacob Kitz kissed her by force while collecting rent. Kitz denied the charge, alleging blackmail.
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Duluth
Minn
Olga Bergerman
Hibbing
Jacob Kitz
Kitz
Evans Improves Asquith Reordains Ministry Amid Dispatches
Rear Admiral Evans is reported to be much better. The new British premier Asquith has completed the reorganization of the ministry. The Michigan coal miners and operators have agreed on a wage scale for the coming year. An electric car was halted by a negro highwayman near Powderly Alabama. Conductor Adams was killed. Weather favors seeding in the Northwest. Chicago wheat edges lower. Conway Penny is under arrest in Mobile on embezzlement charges. Chester Pennsylvania nears martial law after a streetcar strike. The American battleship fleet is due off Coronado Beach near San Diego. Many Republicans doubt the Aldrich currency bill will pass the House. The Schneck and Stewart murder trial is under way in Ottawa Kansas. Haiti shows improvement as two of four American warships withdraw.
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Michigan
Powderly
Ala
Adams
Northwest
Chicago
Conway Penny
Mobile
Chester
Pacific
Coronado Beach
San Diego
Senate
House
Frank Schneck
Mollie Stewart
Schneck
Centropolis
Kan
Raked Up Kettle of Gold in Indiana Yard Find
Waynetown Indiana April 14 James Weaver while cleaning his dooryard uncovered a teakettle partly filled with gold. The amount and origin of the treasure are not disclosed but Weaver expects more riches may follow.
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Waynetown
Ind
James Weaver
Primary to decide Greene county congress choices
Bloomfield hosts a county primary on April 25 to determine the Greene county delegation for the Bloomington convention on April 30. Five candidates vie for the district seat: Cyrus E. Davis, Charles W. Wellman, Robert W. Miers, Alvin Padgett, and William A. Cullop. The winner gains the full Greene county delegation.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Bloomfield
Greene County
Bloomington
Cyrus E. Davis
Greene
Charlies W. Wellman
Sullivan
Robert W. Miers
Monroe
Alvin Padgett
Daviess
William A. Cullop
Knox
Arrested as a Supposed Murderer
Edward Jump, a farm laborer near Lawrenceburg, Ind, was arrested and taken to Walton, Kentucky, as the supposed killer of Edward Long from Walton who was shot after an argument on a train. Jump protests that the arrest is a mistake.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Edward Jump
Walton
Edward Long
Long
Jump
Fire Destroys Taylor Hotel in Shelburn. Loss $10,000
Fire in Shelburn Indiana April 14 destroyed the Taylor hotel with an estimated loss of $10,000. Twenty guests fled in their night clothes. The blaze, driven by high winds, swept to C E Brewers undertaking establishment, which was also destroyed.
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Shelburn
Ind
Taylor Hotel
C. E. Brewer's Undertaking Establishment
Preacher Identified Among Hudson River Found Bodies
The body recovered from the Hudson River was identified as Rev. Dr. Charles Elmer Allison, pastor of the Day Spring Presbyterian church in Yonkers, missing since January. The cause of death remains unknown.
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New York
Hudson River
Charles Elmer Allison
Day Spring Presbyterian Church
Yonkers
Allison
VanHorn Declared Nominee for Fifth Indiana District
Terre Haute Ind April 14 Socialists announce W D VanHorn as congress candidate from the Fifth Indiana district He is president of District No 11 United Mine Workers of America Indiana unit.
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VanHorn
Congress
Terre Haute
Ind
W. D. VanHorn
Indiana
Mr. VanHorn
United Mine Workers of America
Boy Mark Leonard Drowns in McFaddin's Creek Near Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Indiana April 14. Fifteen year old Mark Leonard son of Fred P Leonard vice president of Mt. Vernon National Bank drowned in McFaddin's creek near the city.
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Mt. Vernon
Ind
Mark Leonard
Fred P. Leonard
Mt. Vernon National Bank
Boiler Explosion Kills Four in Bell’s Yard
An explosion at Bell's fire yard in Paw Paw, sixteen miles north of Mendota, April 14 kills Frank Moyter and Arthur Moyter instantly. George Barnett 5 H Elliott Joseph Williams and W Marks suffer fatal injuries.
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Mendota
Bell
Paw Paw
Frank
Arthur Moyter
George Barnett
H. Ellott
Joseph Wiliams
W. Marks
Distant Real Estate Transfers and Mortgage Filings
A sequence of property deeds shows Isaac McDaniel to Curtis Painter and Carrie Tilley to Charles Brown among several land transfers. Mortgage notes include twenty-one mortgages, ten releases, and an association article recorded in the past week, naming George E. Davis et al to Martha R. Davis and others in towns like Grandview and Chrisney.
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Isaac McDaniel
Curtis Painter
Carrie Tilley
Charles Brown
S. Side
Joseph Schum
Peter Brenner
John W. Wedeking
Dale Bank
Dale
Joseph Mehling
Wm. K. Fischer
Lgt
St. Meinrad
C. V. Jones
L. O. Walters
Chrisney
Jos. M Fella
George A. Guth
Frank W. Guth
Caroline Higenmann
T. E. Snyder
John Feigel
Rockport
John
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Pills Sold by Basye
An advertisement notes DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills sold by T. C. Basye. The brief listing emphasizes a product line and distributor in a classic period notice.
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DeWitt
T. C. Basye
Tobacco editors ignorant of growers' plight and tobacco trade
Cynthiana Democrat critiques city editors for ignorance of tobacco growers' needs and the trust. It claims editors favor corporations and misread labor, time, and risks in producing and marketing tobacco amid conflicts and unrest. An unrelated Pineules ad offers a 30 day trial for kidney and back pain relief by T. C. Basye.
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Cynthiana Democrat
T. C. Basye
Gunpowder Ignition and Expansion Explained
Gunpowder’s explosion unfolds in three stages ignition inflammation and combustion. Ignition starts at the first grain inflammation spreads the flame and combustion speeds up each grain. On heating gunpowder becomes a rapidly expanding gas producing an explosive effect even in a closed vessel.
Why Snow Is White
A Chicago Tribune summary notes that snow appears white because blended elementary colors produce white light from crystal surfaces. Air gaps among crystals amplify whiteness, with over a thousand crystal forms noted. Reflections reveal pinks and other tints, and daytime glare can strain eyes while night light aids travelers when artificial illumination is absent.
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Chicago Tribune
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Robert Moody
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H. H. Robertson
Fred Saunders
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Hartsville
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Thirteenth Congressional District
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W.C. Mason
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J. W. Burns
Court House
R. E. Roberts
Main Street
Occidental Hotel
W. M. Smith, W. A. McCullough Smith & McCullough Lawyers
WH. Brown
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F. J. Reinhard
Arch Stevenson
B. F. Hufeman
Allen J. Fayton
Sargent’s Drug Store
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J. Philip Burns
Eva Buxton
Krieger
Fourth Street
Cumberland
Wm.e. Hartley
Bolh
Rub’t Luckado
Rockport Indiana
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