President Taft Defends Southern Hospitality in Travel Row
President Taft denounces a southern hospitality criticism raised in the house debate over his traveling expenses. In a letter to Chairman Tawney and remarks to Rep. Bartlett, Taft says southern hospitality was never in question. The dispute involves Georgians Bartlett and Hardwick and a contested appropriations date set to July 1.
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Washington, D. C
Tawney
Appropriation Committee
Bartlett
Taft
South Board
Sreeraeniee Bartlett and
Harnawick
Committee On Appropriations
House
Bartlett and Hardwick
Georgia
White House
Macon
Heat theory debunked by army in tropical clothing trial
Washington reports that a Philippine study found orange red underclothes and matching hat bands failed to ease tropical heat for soldiers. Half the unit wore the colored garments and the other half standard wear. measurements showed no relief, though khaki and tan hats offered similar sun protection.
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Washington, D. C
Tropics
Army Board For
Philippines
India
Medical Board
Confederate Flag Beaded on Buckskin Gift to Columbus Group
Columbus Georgia Lizzie Rutherford Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy receives a beaded Confederate flag on buckskin, crafted by a Sioux woman in South Dakota. The gift comes from James A. George of Deadwood South Dakota, a Confederate veteran awarded the Confederate Cross of Honor by the Columbus chapter, and a recipient of other courtesies from the group.
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Columbus
Lizzie Rutherford
United Daughters of the Confederacy
South Dakota
James A. George
Deadwood
S. D
Roads Inspector Winslow Reports Clarke County Progress
D H Winslow US superintendent of roads construction inspects Clarke county roads for the government. He travels from Alabama where counties issued bonds for road work and Florida where counties approved 1.8 million in bonds. He will then direct 200 thousand dollars for Marion South Carolina road improvements.
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Athens
D. H. Winslow
United States
Clarke County
Winslow
Clarke
Alabama
Butler County
Florida
Marion
S. C
South
Fertilizer bulletin notes varied brands and inspection need
Washington reports a Department of Agriculture bulletin on soil composition urging factory inspection and certified material data on fertilizer packages. It lists 1907 Connecticut 279 brands and 1908 Georgia 1 822 brands among others, with Alabama revenue over 93000 dollars and a call to adopt a rational fertilization system.
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Washington
D. C
Department of Agriculture
Streau of Soils
Alabama
Georgia
Bureau of Soils
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maine
North Carolina
State Department of Agriculture
Whitney
United States
Michigan Central runs record long distance without stop
The Michigan Central claims a world record for fast long distance running with two trains of twelve coaches each traveling Detroit to Niagara Falls Ontario without stop. The first completed 224 miles in 224 minutes and the second in 217 minutes. Other items note a Georgia court of appeals ruling on self defense, a ranch in Idaho using talking parrots as guards, and a critical view of women by Dr Max Baff of Clark College Worcester.
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Michigan Central Railway
Detroit
Niagara Falls
Atlanta
Rossi
Harris
John S. Smith
Placer Creek
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Poultry Disease Remedies From Indiana Farmer Column
The reader asks for a cure for a new disease in chickens with white throat sores and swollen tongue. Remedies include cleaning drinking vessels with boiling water and carbolic acid, isolating birds, feeding soft food with ginger, kerosene head dip for severe cases, and a doughy mixture of lard ginger cayenne mustard and flour given as a slug daily.
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Indiana
Quitting Brain Foods Gains Man a New Start
In Dallas a man known for punishing himself with brain foods finds sense to quit the habit. The reflection signals a new path away from self-deprivation and toward healthier routines.
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Dallas News
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