Garbage disposal across cities shows varied solutions
The piece compares New York’s ocean dumping and Chicago’s water safety crisis. It notes incinerators in Chicago and the challenges of tailoring garbage strategies to local conditions. In San Antonio burning emerges as the chosen method, with questions about implementation.
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San Antonio
Texas
8. C. Beckwith Special Agency
Representatives
Newark
Tribune
Chicago
New York City
New York
Lake Michigan
City discusses hillside incinerator plan for waste
Alderman Boynton endorses a hillside incinerator placed miles from the city with garbage fed by dump cars. The proposal hinges on the incinerator’s capability and demands extensive, careful investigation to find an economical, effective solution.
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Boynton
Snubbed and Slapped by Canada on Reciprocity Vote
The Canada reciprocity vote shows Canadians favor less trade with the United States driven by personal, not commercial motives. The Toronto Globe calls the result an objection to Yankee trade, a sentiment felt from Newfoundland to Saskatchewan. Champ Clark notes U S money aided defeat, but the core is Canadian reluctance to engage with the United States.
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United States
Toronto Globe
Dominion of Canada
Canada
Newfoundland
Saskatchewan
Texas
Maine
Washington
Florida
Champ Clark
America
Great Britain
Trade Combinations and Wall Street Turmoil Amid Antitrust Shifts
The Department of Justice urges breaking up large industrial combinations into distinct entities to avoid restraint of trade. Wall Street reacts as United States Steel leads a selling surge while financiers unload holdings. The president comments on the Supreme Court Standard Oil ruling, praising law and injunctions and warning against monopoly and ruin from confiscation of capital.
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Department of Justice
Washington
Wall Street
United States Steel Corporation
New York
Detroit
Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Financial tone clears Supreme Court fog on business duty
The article argues that business leaders must align with public necessity and that New York financiers have accurately assessed the situation, as shown by Wall Street conditions over the past week.
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Supreme Court
New York
Wall Street
Reyes Plans Trouble In Mexican Election
Gen. Reyes declares he will not be an active candidate on October 15 and warns the election may be illegal amid unrest. The piece argues Reyes intends to dispute the result to gain the presidency, risking civil war and gravest disorders, noting Madero welcomed him at the border.
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Reyes
Madero
Mexico
Gen. Reyes
Farmers Seek Court Dismissal in Snyder Harvest Case
Farmers at Snyder Texas push for court dismissal as crop harvesting plans loom. For once the defendants are in hearty accord, signaling a rare agreement on legal action.
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Snyder
Tex
Domestic Science Misses and Young Bachelors Debate Biscuit Quality
A witty confrontation questions how young bachelors, used to rough fare in boarding houses, can judge the light flaky biscuits expected from domestic science students. The exchange highlights gender and expertise in a humorous tone.
Australian lady bugs attack fruit pest at Beaumont
The report notes Australian lady bugs are used to fight a fruit pest in Beaumont. It suggests releasing them among thrips in the onion districts. A wry closer line on language skills adds humor about linguists and wives.
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Beaumont
Onion
Tures
Brother Morgan
Washington
Real Holes in Air Explain Aviators Claims
The New York Mail reports meteorologists prove holes in the air exist as centers of air whirl where the atmosphere is less dense. An aeroplane hitting one loses buoyant support and tends to drop. birds navigate these holes by swift movement and instinct.
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New York Mail
Rival Recognizes Etna Eruptions Push LaFollette to concede
The Charleston News and Courier notes that only Rival sees a path to victory if Etna keeps erupting, predicting LaFollette may have to give up. The remark frames a political contest as shaped by ongoing volcanic disruption.
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Etna
LaFollette
Charleston News and Courier
Peaches and crops falter in New York Nature Notes
New York nature notes report peach trees along Main road failing to flush due to a lamb crop decline near Wall Street. Cherries suffer from a blight called the Martini or the Bronx affecting Manhattan. olives rise in popularity from California and abroad. Mint beds shrink as Henry of Hall's calls it poor, though he remains pessimistic.
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Wall Street Way
Bronx
Manhattan
California
Doc Wiley
Agricultural Department
Luther Burbank
World distress as Yangtse floods and famine spread
The Indianapolis News reports severe heat and famine across Asia. The Yangtse floods have swamped central China grain lands, with hundreds of thousands possibly perishing. India faces unprecedented drought, while Russia and Europe feel the heat. Prices and livestock collapse amid food scarcity.
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China
Yang-tse Kiang
Hoang Ho
Yellow River
Yang-tse
Yenessei
Asia
Central China
India
Russia
Europe
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Imperial Service
Delhi
Gujarat
Siberia
Meat eating in France shows regional and horse meat rise
From the New York Sun the article notes meat consumption by class in France with beef 25.5 percent veal 13.6 and mutton 12.1 and regional variances such as Nancy 33 Brest 24 and Bourges 23. Horse meat use increased from 1895 to 1909 with slaughter rising from 16000 to 48795 horses. Paris inhabitants eat about five pounds per person while Roubaix nears seven. In 1907 Paris had seven hundred horse butcher shops. current numbers are not stated.
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New York Sun
France
Nancy
Brest
Bourges
Paris
Roublax
Tourists Seek Texas Mission Then Meet Language Gap
Observant visitors from the east travel to a Texas mission to learn about early colonial history. A reluctant guide charges ten cents, speaks little English, and offers few answers, while nearby a nervous man watches a shabby figure with baggy knees on the sidewalk.
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Texas
Spain
Southwest
Senor
Poems Worth Preserving by Kipling: Fuzzy-Wuzzy Ballad
A lyric piece praising Fuzzy-Wuzzy the Sudan War hero, recalling clashes with the Paythan Zulu Burmese and Boers, and lampooning the British soldiers’ bravado. It notes the poet’s admiration alongside humorous threats to sign a certification and anecdotes of battles, comrades, and mockery.
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Suakim
Fuzzy-Wuzzy
Sondon
Smotherin' frogs and tadpoles remark shocks crowd
A nervous speaker declares in a vivid outburst about jumping. The moment arrives as he urges action with a humorous line about frogs and tadpoles, reflecting a tense, charged atmosphere.
Nat Goodwin to marry again stirs public debate
The Chicago Post notes Nat Goodwin plans a second marriage and asks why public ire against him lags behind the hostility once shown toward Colonel Astor. The item reflects press curiosity about social standards for prominent figures.
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Nat
Nat Goodwin
Colonel Astor
Chicago Post
Be Kind to Your Husband Poem Fragment
A 1910 poem extols wifely kindness to the husband, urging care for his meals, home, and happiness while noting the preacher received “five bones” in a troubled marriage. The verse uses vivid working world imagery and contrasts cheerful home life with hardship.
Why Sugar Prices Rise Says Short Supplies Cited
Congressman Hardwick chairing the sugar trusts inquiry argues price hikes stem from reduced raw sugar output. He notes shortages in Cuban, European beet, and American beet crops and expects October hearings to explore costs, not trust manipulation, as Savannah reports higher prices.
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Springfield Republican
American Sugar Refining Company
Congressman Hardwick
Congressional Committee
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Hardwick
Savannah
Trust
Down South Umpire Scouting Indicator Anecdote
A Negro league game in Atlanta between the Atlanta Deppens and the Birmingham Gold Dusts features an umpire using a base on balls count with a distinct dialect. He calls balls aloud and rules the batter out after four balls, prompting indignation from the batter and a throwback remark about base occupancy.
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Atlanta Deppens
Birmingham Gold Dusts
Atlanta
Gold Dusts
Atlanta Journal
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