Conservation of Our National Resources Urged by President
President urges comprehensive conservation of public lands forests soils water power and inland waterways. He calls for private development under public control sets funding needs for reclamation projects and favors river and harbor improvements including Ohio and Mississippi river works with bonds if needed.
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Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Alaska
Secretary of the Interior
Department of Agriculture
United States
Far West
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River
Missouri
Ohio
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Cairo
Mississippi
St. Paul
St. Louis
Kansas City
Boards of Army Engineers
Gulf
Waterways Commission
Europe
Germany
France
England
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interior Department
Forest Service
Agricultural Department
Stockmen Pass Resolutions at Denver Convention
The American National Livestock Association adopted a resolution praising ex President Roosevelt and Taft while endorsing Gifford Pinchot's forest policy and grazing land leasing. H A Jastro was reelected president with Murdo MacKenzie and Joseph M Carey as vice presidents. Fort Worth will host the next meeting. Other actions criticise Taft’s commerce court, the Payne tariff, and Oleomargarine tax. call for ICC power over stock train speeds. Theodore Roosevelt invited to return via the Pacific. Executive committee listings by state follow.
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Denver
Colorado
Roosevelt
Taft
Gofford Pinchot
American National Livestock Association
H. A. Jastro
Bakersfield
Cal
Murdo MacKenzie
Trinidad
Col
Joseph M. Carey
Cheyenne
Wyo
Fort Worth
Commerce Court
East
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Theodore Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
West
Executive Committee
California
Boice
E.G. Greening
Henry Kuipstein
H. S. Stephenson
Fred H. Jacey
Ilinois
S. W. Allerton
A. H. Sanders
Iowa
A. Sykes
H. C. Wallace
Missouri
Diplomatic Signs Favorable to Knox Plan for World Court
Washington officials report that several major European powers are considering Secretary Knox's proposal for a permanent international arbitral court. While formal replies to the joint note are absent, diplomats recognize the proposal's significance for international justice.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Europe
Knox
Confession by Lamphere Not Taken to Grave
Lamphere who died in Indiana’s Michigan City prison after serving time for arson linked to Bella Gunness murder case did not reveal all secrets. He confessed near death to Rev. Dr. E A Schell who kept the confession secret in the confessional.
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St. Louis
Ray Lamphere
Indiana
Michigan City
Bella Gunness
LaPorte
Ind
Gunness
Post-Dispatch
E. A. Schell
la Porte Methodist Church
Companies Shut Down Multiple Properties Over Nonunion Policy
In Deadwood South Dakota the 13 largest hill properties announced a plan to operate only under nonunion conditions and to implement a card system. Management issued notices to employees and all properties shut down with a pledge to resume once nonunion staffing suffices.
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Deadwood
South Dakotta
Treasure found in priest’s house in New Orleans
Nearly 380000 dollars in cash was recovered from the home of the late Father Nicholas Simon by his estate’s executors. Much of the money had been carelessly tossed into bookcases and desks. Father Simon longtime head of St. Francis de Sales church in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Father Nicholas Simon
Father Simon
St. Francis de Sales
Test of Federal Income Tax Begun in Cleveland Court
Chicago stockholder Lewis W. Jared files suit in the United States circuit court here testing the constitutionality of the federal income tax as applied to corporations. He petitions against the American Mulligraph Company, a $5,000,000 concern, challenging the tax on corporate income.
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Cleveland
Ohto
United States
Lewis W. Jared
Chicago
Jared
American Mulligraph Company
Peruna Restores Health After Doctor’s Failures
Miss Ninette Porter of Braintree Vermont says she survived several lung hemorrhages after doctors failed to help. She began using Peruna following a testimonial in an almanac and soon felt relief. She reports coughing up stringy material, then improvement, gaining strength and calling herself well.
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Ninette Porter
Braintree
Vermont
Peruna
Brash Quip About a Peculiar Theft Case
Miss Cayenne calls a joking exchange petty larceny over a fantasy theft. Tom fears Dulky may siphon his brains with a mouthful. The line reveals a snide, satirical tone in a lighthearted exchange.
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Tom
Dulky
Miss Cayenne
Charity and Courage Sketch
A light humorous exchange contrasts charitable impulses with cautious humor as a couple jokes about bread and water. The quip-set showcases domestic wit and playful dynamics between Char and Knick.
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Lamphere
St. Louis Post Dispatch
la Porte
Dodds
Guar
Sloan
G. T. Roberts
Resaca
R.F.D
Sweeney
Earl 8. Sloan
Boston, Mass
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