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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1908
Page
5
The Rocky Ford Enterprise summarizes a Review of Reviews piece noting nearly 1,000 U S miners were killed or injured in 1906 and calling for stricter mine regulations. It contrasts European limits on explosives and gas with the lack of U S restrictions and urges adoption of proven foreign practices.
The article urges rest for eyes and good habits to prevent disease, warns about reading conditions and posture, and notes benefits of adequate lighting and glasses. It also mentions Mrs Roosevelt’s Mississippi trip, river travel charm, and a 1907 state reading circle report boosting library use for children and adults.
The plan outlines a 1909 Arctic trek from New York aboard the Roosevelt with 200 dogs 25 sledges and 25 men aided by Eskimo assistants. The aim is to reach Cape Sheridan Grant Land via Greenland Baffin Bay Smith Sound and Kane Basin before routing to the pole in March with a six month sun and polar star overhead.
A speaker argues that criticism of American institutions exaggerates flaws, praising moral progress from past to present. He recalls Washington, the end of public saloons, and the army canteen, insisting real solutions lie in applying Christian gospel to daily life and society. The future, he says, will see a world viewed as a house of prayer.
Congress debates a harbor and waterways bureau and free trade measures while the president transmits Venezuela correspondence. Bills on finance, mining, and paper duties move through committees. Ambassadors, appointments, and Populist conventions mix with New York subways scopes, strikes, and local incidents from rail, coal, and industry.
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