National Affairs in Congress faces duel over Roosevelt agenda
Washington April 23 Congress is labeled a do nothing body at war with the President as Republicans tell Roosevelt via Rep Watson what measures will pass before adjournment. They push currency reform child labor DC bans tariff hearings inland waterways funds and other reforms delaying major programs. The fight tests whether Roosevelt can lure enough Republicans to join Democrats to defeat party machine control and influence presidential candidate momentum for Taft Bryan Johnson and Gray amid uninstructed delegates.
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Town progress depends on communal effort not wealth
The passage asserts that a town thrives through unity and collective action rather than individual riches. A person with modest means and town spirit can contribute more to development than a millionaire who hoards capital and withholds effort.
Judge clarifies Byrd law on wine use in communion
Winchester Virginia April 25 Judge Thomas W. Harrison explains the Byrd law does not ban wine in communion services. He says the restriction applies to selling or dispensing intoxicants on Sundays and holidays, not giving wine in church rites.
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Tillman speaks on national issues from sanitarium
Senator Jh R Tillman visiting a private sanitarium in Atlanta says Republicans fear Roosevelt and prefer Taft, but he doubts Taft can win. He predicts Bryan could beat Taft, arguing voters think Bryan will act on Roosevelt’s ideas if given the chance.
Fine Farm Bought Near City By Captain Harman
Mr Thomas Statham sold his Ivy Creek farm three miles from the city to Captain Frank P. Harman for 6875. The 162 12 acre property includes a eleven room dwelling, outbuildings, and eight hundred bearing apple trees. A prior plan for a New Jersey poultry venture was abandoned after partners moved away. Harman, a former Salem citizen, is expected to develop the farm into a premier summer home and fruit poultry farm in this area.
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Lynchburg News
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Sign of Returning Prosperity in Northern Pacific Plan
A dispatch from Seattle notes the Northern Pacific Railroad will spend 1 1/2 million dollars in six days on freight car purchases and car construction. The move promises jobs, boosts iron and steel sectors, and signals an improved business outlook with rising demand for railroad capacity nationwide.
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Juror Questions Law On Ute Case In Macon Missouri
In Macon Missouri a juror named Aldeman complained during witness questioning that sitting through testimony not relevant to the case wastes time. Judge Holmin noted the law and suggested the juror endure a day of court. The jury ruled against the attorney and Aldeman said he was bored.
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Marvelous Electric Gun Promises Vast Firepower
The London Daily Mail reports on inventor W. S. Simpson and an electric gun with claimed muzzle velocity up to 30 000 ft per second, capable of launching 2000 lb projectiles 300 miles, with no recoil or smoke. The piece touts revolutionary range, accuracy, and potential to outshoot explosive guns.
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Victoria-street
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Paris
Rogel Coor Bapovietore
London Daily Mail
Metropolitan Life Tower to rise 700 feet in New York
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Tower on Madison Avenue and Twenty fourth Street plans to add four more stories pushing height to about 700 feet making it taller than the Singer Building. An interview notes a close call with pneumonia and touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy for coughs and lung diseases with a trial bottle offered.
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Rockefeller on Prohibition and Liquor in Georgia
John D. Rockefeller told Augusta Herald representatives he never drank whiskey and supported prohibition as a force that uplifts and saves people. He predicted growing anti liquor sentiment in the United States and England as well, and favored state level action to keep liquor away from all classes.
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Augusta
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England
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Electric Bitters Restored Life for Mill Creek Man
Nine years ago C Farthing of Mill Creek Indian Territory faced a near fatal decline. A druggist recommended Electric Bitters and after a bottle he recovered strength. He credits the remedy with saving his life and notes it is sold under guarantee at W T Younger's drug store for 50 cents.
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Photographs on Apples and Fruits Demonstrate Printing Method
A writer describes a simple, printerly technique using apples, tomatoes, and pumpkins as photographic surfaces. By guiding light exposure, skin tones, leaf silhouettes, and egg white adhesive, images can be printed directly on fruit, yielding deep red prints on green backgrounds. The article notes similar methods for all three fruits and urges experimentation. It ends with immigration figures: 109,151 returning to Europe and 82,260 immigrants arriving in January and February, with March outlooks.
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Europe
Money market may grow as easy as a drug on market
Henry Clews, the famous financier, says money may soon be a drug on the market. We hope so.
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Henry Clews
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