Taft Urges Conservation Of Nations Resources
Washington Jan 14 President Taft sends to Congress a special message on conserving national resources. He urges reform of public land use including classification of lands, water power rights, and reclamation funding. He calls for authority to issue bonds for reclamation work and tighter control to prevent land monopolies and waste.
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A Bird's Savings Bank in California Woodpecker
A woodpecker in California stores acorns in several holes in a pine tree each fall. It does not eat them, showing foresight and reasoning rather than instinct. Winter brings decay and maggots, enabling the bird to reap a harvest when food is scarce.
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Penitentiary Den Reveals Editor’s Humble Working Nook
A renowned author guides visitors through a small private room he calls the penitentiary den. He explains it is where he retreats when his fame inflates his ego, noting the walls are lined with rejected manuscript forms editors send to decline his submissions. The seven by seven foot snuggery features a distinctive wallpaper draft.
White bear corpse found in Alps challenges ancient vanishing belief
Italian zoologists report a white bear found on Mount Blane and brought to Aosta. Initial thinking suggested a 300 year gap before death, implying extinct white bears in the Alps. Later tests indicate death occurred only days before discovery, prompting experiments to test the persistence of the species in the region.
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E. H. Carter
Law and order misread in court’s cryptic exchange
A lawyer asks the distance between towns, the witness offers a flow pun, the judge corrects with a crowing fly. A comic courtroom moment leaves all unsure and amused in Everybody’s Magazine.
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Tooly Lural
Des Moines Leads Nation In Building Gains For 1909
Des Moines shows a 172 percent 1909 building gain ranking third among twelve large U S cities, with Oklahoma City first at 233 percent and Manchester second at 207 percent. In December 1909 Des Moines led the country with a 112 percent gain over December 1908. Also reported are Des Moines postal receipts rising to 736,260 60 and overall city boosts, including raises for county officials and notes on local events such as the Burns anniversary banquet and the Des Moines Woman's Club plans for conventions.
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