Old age pension bill introduced by Williams of Blossburg
The Brooklyn Eagle reports Willia Bauchop Wilson, former United Mine Workers official and Blossburg representative, has introduced a house bill for old age pensions. It proposes $120 yearly for those over 65 with limited property or income, a modest figure critics call too small for a wealthy nation.
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House of Representatives
Willia Bauchop Wilson
Blossburg
United Mine Workers of America
Brooklyn Eagle
Wilson
New Jersey Mobilizes in Mosquito War Bayonne Leads Campaign
The mosquito season nears as New Jersey towns including Bayonne adopt organized measures to oil and ditch infested areas. Officials expect millions of larvae killed and grave consequences averted through combined scientific methods and broad state effort against the pest.
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New Jersey
Bayonne
Cuba Plans Cheaper Paper From Cane Fiber
Reports from Cuba claim successful experiments in turning sugar cane fiber into paper at far lower cost than wood pulp. The cane residue after sugar extraction yields a by-product, and there is also speculation that American cornstalks could be converted to paper, promising near unlimited raw material and significant conservation impact.
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Cuba
Englishman Rolls Repeats Channel Crossing in Wright Airplane
Charles Stewart Rolls completed a nonstop round trip from England to France in a Wright aircraft, matching a rising series of channel crossings by early aviators. Earlier pilots Louis Bleriot and Jacques de Lesseps, both French, had first crossed from France to England, with de Lesseps achieving the May 21 flight. America claims part of the credit for the record.
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English Channel
Louis Bleriot
Jacques de Lesseps
France
England
Charles Stewart Rolls
America
Dispatches from Seattle on Alaska gold rush and alchemists
Dispatches from Seattle describe an almost unprecedented rush to Alaska's gold fields. The piece notes skepticism about a Scranton chemist discovering a method to transmute baser materials into gold and silver, arguing such a discovery would undermine values of gold and silver and reduce interest in the philosopher's stone.
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Seattle
Alaska
Railroads to lead on passenger safety sanitary rules
The movement to devise sanitary rules for passenger trains and stations originated among railroads and was suggested by Dr. W A Applegate chief surgeon of the Southern railway. Railroads have long promoted traveler safety and comfort and will work with the United States public health and marine hospital service to combat germ diseases.
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W. A. Applegate
Southern Railway
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Ballinger Refuses Resignation Talks With Taft on Reclamation
Secretary Ballinger asserts he will not resign and plans to stay in office. He and President Taft discussed reclamation and national conservation during a Beverly conference and Ballinger’s upcoming West inspection. The talks hint at continued support from Taft despite Roosevelt’s stance on Ballinger.
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Beverly
Mass
Ballinger
Taft
Ballinger- Pinchot
Secretary of the Interior
Col. Roosevelt
Washington
Taft-Ballinger
NOT SO MANY FOURTH VICTIMS
Chicago reports restrained Fourth of July observance reduced casualties. The nation lists 28 dead so far this year versus 44 last year and 1 785 injured this year compared with 2 361 in the previous year.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Chicago Tribune
Chief Justice Fuller Dies Suddenly at Sorento Home
Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller of the United States Supreme Court died of heart disease at his Sorento summer cottage Mainstay. He had appeared in good health after attending church and was found to have died about 6 o'clock. His daughter Mrs. Nathaniel Francis and Rev. James E. Freeman were with him.
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Great Jurist
Maine
Bar Harbor
Melville W. Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Sorrento
Nathaniel Francis
James E. Freeman
Justice Fuller
Sorrento Cottage
Aviator Wachter Dies in Crash at Rheims Meeting
The second aviation meeting at Rheims opens with a fatal accident. Wachter, piloting an Antoinette monoplane, fought a gale and rain, then a wing explosion sent the aircraft plummeting. He died instantly before witnesses including his wife and young daughter.
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Wachter
Rheims
France
Latin American protests eyed at Buenos Aires conference
Diplomatic circles in Washington discuss a possible coordinated protest by at least three Central and South American republics against U S policy in Central America at the Buenos Aires international conference. Rumors persist though officials refrain from comment as the State Department monitors developments.
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Washington, D. C
Buenos Ayres
United States
State Department
Escort for Roosevelt to Osawatomie in August
Col R H R Loughborough announces two troops of the Fifteenth cavalry will escort ex President Roosevelt to Osawatomie Kansas for the John Brown memorial celebration later in August. The Thirteenth infantry band will also be sent to Osawatomie.
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Leavenworth
Kansas
R. H. R. Loughborough
Fiftenth Cavalry
Osawatomie
Roosevelt
John Brown
Secret Japan Russia Alliance Threatens Pacific Naval Balance
The state and navy departments warn that a secret alliance between Japan and Russia, openly backed by Great Britain, undermines the U S double standard policy and endangers American naval power in the Pacific as battleships under construction could shift to counter the combined fleet.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Navy Department
Japan
Russia
United States
Pacific
Great Britain
State holds six month residency rule for voting
Kansas Attorney General Fred S. Jackson states a person must be a Kansas resident for six months prior to the primary election to vote. The opinion notes a provision allowing a young man who reaches majority before November to vote in the primary while still a minor, but does not apply to new state residents.
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Topeka
Kan
Fred S. Jackson
Kansas
To Fight Infantile Paralysis In Kansas
Dr. S J Crumbine secretary of the state board of health went to Newton to investigate July cases of infantile paralysis He hopes to prevent the recurrence in the next two months The disease had more than 100 cases across Kansas last year
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Topeka
Kan
S. J. Crumbine
State Board of Health
Newton
Crumbine
Kansas
State Ousts Waters-Pierce Oil Co Settled With Fine
Oklahoma files suit to remove Waters-Pierce Oil Co for antitrust violations. The company agrees to pay a 75000 dollar fine and stop unlawful practices. Conduct settled in Enid Oklahoma with state action closed.
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Waters-Pierce
Oklahoma
Enid
Waters- Pierce O.1 Company
Capital Commissioner Chosen for Oklahoma City Site
Gov. Haskell will appoint Dr. Leo E. Bennett of Muskogee the Republican commissioner to lay out the state capital site at Oklahoma City and W. S. Hawkins of Muskogee chief engineer, per reliable authority.
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Muskogee
Oklahoma
Haskell
Leo E. Bennett
Oklahoma City
W. S. Hawkins
Ballinger Heads West on Inspection Trip
Secretary Ballinger left Washington for a westward inspection journey that could last several months. He is accompanied by E C Finney assistant to the Secretary and a stenographer.
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Ballinger
Washington
D. C
E. C. Finney
Guthrie Opinion Says State Campaign Contributions Not Personal Expenditures
Oklahoma Attorney General West holds that a candidate’s contribution to a general state campaign fund is not part of personal expenditures subject to a legal limit. The opinion was issued to the secretary of the Democratic county committee at Talihina.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
West
Democratic County Committee
Talihina
Minnesota Republicans Nominate Slate in St Paul Convention
The Republican convention in St Paul Minnesota nominated A B Eberhart for governor George T Simpson for attorney general Jutilre Schmah for secretary of state and Charles F Staples for the board of railroad commissioners and warehouse commissioners.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
A. B. Eberhart
George T. Simpson
Jutilre Schmah
Railroad One
Charles F. Staples
Sentenced Dr Hyde for life in Swope poisoning case
Kansas City authorities report Dr B C Hyde, convicted of poisoning Col T H Swope, was sentenced by Judge Latshaw to life imprisonment. Bail was refused as liberty cannot be allowed pending appeal. Hyde to remain in county jail until final state review.
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Kansas City
B. C. Hyde
Col
T. H.swope
Latshaw
Supreme Court
Hyde
Des Moines Carpenters Locked Out by Builders Union
Four hundred union carpenters in Des Moines were locked out by the Master Builders association after refusing to work with non union iron workers. All large city building contracts are halted pending the dispute.
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Des Moines
Igwa
Master Builders’ Association of
Record Iron Ore Shipment Peak in 1909
A United States Geological Survey report shows Lake Superior ore shipments reaching 42,504,110 long tons in 1909, the highest annual total on record.
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Washington, D. C
Lake Superior
United States Geological Survey
Cure of Eczema With Cuticura Remedies Promoted
A Philadelphia mother recounts her six year old son’s severe eczema and the quick improvement after using Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills. She notes two boxes of each product completed the cure with no relapses and endorses the remedies for others.
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A. J. Cochran
Columbia Ave
Philadelphia
A Hibernian Verdict
A New Yorker employs an aged Irishman who laments Ireland while praising Englishmen. The old man recalls the late king as a fine man among people, noting no ruler surpassed him, but warns he will watch George closely.
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Emerald Isle
Pat
England
George
Lewis' Single Binder 9 500 000 case in cigar-annual history
A fragment notes Lewis' Single Binder 9 500 000 case and a remark about a woman bearing suffering if she remains loud.
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Lewis
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J. H. Swope
Eczema
Harold Schers
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