Worthless farms reveal 16,000 square miles abandoned
American agriculture shows a stark contrast with high farm product prices yet declining land values and rising abandoned farms. Conservation figures report 10 million acres deserted across New England to the middle states, driven by soil exhaustion and urban population shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Conservation Commission
New England
New York
Southeast
Middle Central States
United States
Canadian Northwest
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Relic Hunters Target Tafts Washington Church Pew
A Chicago Record-Herald note says relic seekers have twice required rebuilding President Taft’s pew in the Washington church and that officials remove movable items after services. The writer jokes about supplying a soft wood plank for the president to sit on so relic hunters can carve and divide it, sparing the church from loss.
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Taft
Washington
Chicago Record-Herald
War on Lagnappe Faces New Orleans Legislature
New Orleans merchants seek a law to ban lagnappe a century old custom of giving small gifts to shoppers. They argue the practice is trivial yet pervasive and want it made a misdemeanor, backed by druggists and marketmen. The move follows attempts at mutual restraint and reflects pressure from grocers to curb the long standing practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
New York Sun
Tate Fair
Laughing at Comic Supplement Ends In Fatality
A Ulica boy died while laughing at the Sunday paper's comic supplement. The incident sparks debate among critics and readers as the public weighs the risks of humor and the role of the Sunday edition.
Edison Battery Could End Trolley Dependency
Edison street car storage battery may render the trolley obsolete as science advances. Some foresee a future strap or harness for easy use, but caution is urged to avoid overoptimism about this direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Wizards of Science
Boston expert warns women to wear rats in hair
A Boston expert warns that women who neglect protecting their hair may go bald, judging by the large fashionable coiffures. He suggests wearing rat traps as a drastic alternative to avoid hair loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Hyde trial opens with defense and broad charges in Swope case
Kansas City April 19 James A Reed chief counsel for the state in the Hyde murder trial outlines the case to a jury claiming Dr B C Hyde plotted to exterminate the Swope family and that Thomas H Swope was murdered by a skilled physician alleging typhoid fever and poison in a vast conspiracy including alleged poisoned water and paid scientists the narrative covers autopsy issues and the handling of the Swope bodies and the role of Mrs Swope and others in the alleged plot.
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Kansas City
James A. Reed
B. C. Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
Colonel Swope
Doctor Hyde
Swope
Moss Hunton
G. T. Twyman
Mrs. Hyde
Dr. Hyde
Chrisman Swope
Margaret Swope
Mr. Reed
Heéy
Col. Swope
Hyde
Walsh
Chicago
Dr. Hektoen
Swope Murder Trial Opened with Vicious Charges
Kansas City April 20 Frank Walsh chief counsel for Dr Hyde opened the trial of Dr B Clark Hyde for murder of Thomas H Swope. He accused Dr Walter S Haines of Chicago of not finding strychnin in ejecta until told by John G Paxton a hired man. He painted a sensational picture of the Swope family and their circle accusing many associates of complicity and discounting medical care except a Fort Scott negro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Walter S. Haines
Chicago
Margaret Swope
John G. Paxton
Frank Walsh
Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
Dr. Hyde
Mr. Walsh
Lucy Lee Swope
Paris
Swope
Chase Jordan
Fort Scott
Frances Swope Hyde
Moss Hunton
Hyde Trial Reveals Full Story of Deaths and Typhoid Ties
In Kansas City on April 21 the Hyde murder trial takes in the deaths of Moss Hunton and Chrisman Swope and typhoid events in the Swope family. Miss Pearl Kellar resumes testimony as Judge Latshaw allows grand jury notes to be used, amid controversy over lost papers and ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Bennett Clark Hyde
Moss Hunton
Chrisman Swope
Swope
Latshaw
Pearl Kellar
Col. Swope
Dr Hyde
Col. Moss Hunton
Molineaux
New York
Frank An Walsh
Dr. Hyde
Walsh
Ruby D. Garrett
The
Star
Hyde
Miss Kellar
Twyman
Mark Twain Dies at Stormfield in Connecticut
Renowned writer Mark Twain dies at his country home Stormfield after a five hour illness. Attendants include daughter Clara married to pianist Ossip Gabrilowitsch and secretary Albert Paine. Death attributed to angina pectoris with heart asthma linked to smoking.
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Reeding
Connecticut
Mark Twain
Stormfield
Camarack Hills
Clara
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Albert Gigellow Paine
Hig Chum
Henry H. Rogers
Mr. Twain
Change in House Rules Barrages by Insurgents
Representative Fowler of New Jersey, an insurgent, proposed a rule change to elect the house committees. Georgia's Mr. Hardwick demanded a quorum. The move was sent to the rules committee and set for May 2, with Speaker Cannon saying it must take its regular course.
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Washington
DD. C
Fowler
New Jersey
Hardwick
Georgia
Rules Committee
Cannon
Two Companies Must Pay 1908 Taxes in Oklahoma Suit
Guthrie Oklahoma authorities won a federal case against Western Union Telegraph and Pullman companies over 1908 taxes totaling over $50,000. Judge John S Cotteral dissolved the temporary injunctions, allowing tax collection unless a higher court intervenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph and Pullman Car Companies
Guthrie
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pullman Company
John S. Cotteral
Federal’‘Court
Western District of
Oklahoma
Tree named Pinchot in Muirwoods grove by interior
The interior department granted authority to name a tree after Pinchot in the Muirwoods monument grove in California at the request of the Sierra Club of San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinchot
Washington, D. C
Department of the Interior
Muirwoods Monument Grove
California
Sierra Club of
San Francisco
Jeff Davis Captor Preston Brown Dies in Indiana
Preston Brown, one of the four men who captured Jefferson Davis, has died at Leesburg Indiana. The former Union soldier is noted as a participant in the Civil War era raid that ended in Davis's capture. Brown's death closes a link to a pivotal Civil War moment in U.S. history.
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Jeff Davis
Warsaw
Indiana
Preston Brown
Jefferson Davis
Leesburg
Ind
Sand Found In Stock Food In Missouri
Kansas City reports state dairy and food inspector Dr W P Cutler at Union depot stating an interstate shipment of stock food contains 12 percent sand an analysis of a sample showed. He will pursue prosecution in federal courts once the manufacturer is located in Jefferson City.
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Kansas City
Missouri
W. P. Cutler
State Dairy and Food Inspector
Union Depot
Tariff and the Meat Trust Debate in New Jersey
Pierre P. Garvey Hudson county prosecutor campaigns against the alleged monopoly in New Jersey urging tariff removal from cattle as a tactic to break the beet trust and punish its members.
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New York
N. Y
Pierre P. Garvey
Hudson County
New Jersey
Wheat trade links Germany Canada spur western settlement
Winnipeg dispatch notes Germany seeks Canadian wheat to meet imports as trade with Canada loosens. U S demand grows with 650 million bushels produced. Canada’s vast acreage and cheap homesteads lure American farmers north. Farmers like John Munter recount rich yields and easy land sales, urging timely move before prices double.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Germany
United States
Canada
John Munter
Hyebrow
Saskatchewan
Minnesota
Quotable Wisdom on Friendship and Independence
A brief reflection notes that while good friends are valuable, individuals should avoid being dominated by others' example for too long. The quote, attributed to Rev. William Dickie, emphasizes balance between fellowship and personal autonomy.
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William Dickie
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Aids Many Women
Suffering for years Park Rapids Minnesota and Brookville Ohio women report relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims the remedy cures irregularities nerves backache and other female ailments with testimonials and free advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Park Rapids
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ep.la Dau
Park Rap
Brookville
Ohio
Lydia FE. Pinkham
KR. Kinnison
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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McTaggart Bros., Publishers
Scandia
Eer
Haines
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