Increase of Game Laws Changes Noted in Several States
Washington report highlights new wardens civil service changes and funding gaps in Kansas Oklahoma and North Carolina. The 1909 game season shows fewer deer in most eastern states and quail numbers fluctuating with heavy snows later causing scarce hunting prospects. Ducks remain plentiful in large centers and spring shooting bans boost nesting in North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
T. 8. Palmer
Henry Oldy
C. E. Brewster
Minnesota
Ontario
Wyoming
Idaho
Michigan
Wisconsin
Pacific
New York
New Jersey
Civil Service
Kansas
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Board of Supervisors
Audubon Society
Mississippi
Maine
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Ilinoia
Virginia
Texas
Illinois
North Dakota
Susquehanna Flats
Maryland
California
Logs Return to Mountain Home After Delayed Voyage
An old Pike county timber rafted down the Delaware and reached New York markets before returning to its native Long Island mountain range. Harry Bragan, descendant of the Brouchard family, preserved the beams from the ancient Sunnyside homestead and shipped them to Pike county where mountaineer John Smith identified the logs by Delaware raftsman marks dating back over fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pike County
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Harry Bragan
Mr. Bragan
John Brouchard
Palatine
Sunnyside Secion
Long Island City
Brouchard
Brokaws
Mr. Bragant
Delaware River
John Smith
Smith
Tidewater
Quote about wife and ballet from Mr Grouchley
A Washington Star exchange features Mr Grouchley joking that his wife will likely trim a hat with a large ballet, implying playful domestic use for an odd or unexpected item. The lighthearted remark reflects casual conversation and humor.
Ezra Meeker Starts 2200 Mile Oregon Trail Memorial Drive
The eighty year old pioneer Ezra Meeker travels by ox team from The Dalles Oregon to the Kaw River Kansas to mark the Oregon Trail. He recalls early westward days and recounts Roosevelt’s 1908 push to fund trail monuments, which stalled in Congress. He vows to continue his mission regardless of obstacles.
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Ezra Meeker
Oregon Trail
Portland
Ore
Dalles
Kaw River
Arkansas
Far West
Meeker
Ocean
Canadian
Washington
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Congress
Lindeberg Wins Suit Over Siberian Gold Dust Seizure
Jafet Lindeberg, California and Nome mining magnate, returns from St. Petersburg after winning a judgment of 77000 against Governor Kalmakoff and officials of Siberia plus the Northeastern Siberian company. He claimed ten thousand dollars in gold dust seized at Amadir Bay and Adenau Creek. The dispute involved a naval officer backed seizure and threats of saltpetre mine imprisonment.
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Seattle
Wash
Jafet
Lindeberg
California and
Nome Mining Milsionaire
Amadir Bay
Alaska
Kalmakoff
Siberia
St. Petersburg
Northeastern Siberian Company
Lindaberg
State Department
Adenau Creek
Edward Johnson
Johnson
RIPLEY ACTIVE RAIL CHIEF LEADS WESTERN FREIGHT TALKS
Edward Payson Ripley president of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway rose to influence during a western rate dispute. He joined E A Delano and S M Felton in Chicago to seek White House intervention, securing an injunction withdrawal and a pledge not to raise rates. Ripley, born Dorchester Massachusetts, rose from clerk to Santa Fe president in 1896 and presided during steady growth.
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Edward Payson Ripley
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
West
Mr. Ripley
Naaul Freight
E. A. Delano
Wabash
S. M. Felton
Great Western
Chicago
White House
Taft
President Ripley
Congress
The
Santa Fe
Theodore Roosevelt
Ripley
Dorchester
Mass
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New England
Norton Named President's Secretary in Taft Era Fray
Charles O Norton new secretary to the president buffed Francis Burton Harrison from the White House after Harrison criticized Tafts Ballinger Pinchot stance. Norton, in his fortieth year, formerly assisted secretary of the treasury and later led Northwestern Mutual Life links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O. Norton
Taft
Francis Burton Harrison
Congress
White House
Mr. Norton
Empire State
Harrison
New York
Norton
Fred W. Carpenter
Treasury
Carpenter
Washington
Morocco
Grover Cleveland
Daniel Lamont
McKinley
George B. Cortelyou
Cortelyou
William Loeb
Lamont
Loeb
Roosevelt
Winnebago County
Wis
Oshkosh
Franklin B. Norton
the Treasury
Nothwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Milwaukee
Chicago
A. W. Kimball
Bir. Kimsball
Barrett Seeks Model Gals for Public Good at Belcourt
Diplomat and author Barrett addressed Belcourt seminary graduates in Washington urging young women to be worthy ambassadors of the United States abroad. He urged graduates to influence their communities nonpolitically, urging contact with leaders to promote duty to country state and city while noting his long advocacy for closer U S Latin American ties through the International Bureau of American Republics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Join Barrett
South America
Barrett
Belcourt Seminary
Washington
International Bureau of American Republics
United States
Successor to Gov Hughes Named in Empire State Hope
Lieutenant Governor White would become chief executive of New York if Hughes retires in October to join the Supreme Court. White, age 44, comes from a Syracuse family. An drew D White, ex president of Cornell and former ambassador to Russia and Germany, is his ally and a Republican veteran. White is described as meticulous about routines and fearful of germs, with a noted appetite for party battles and a long career in state politics.
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Charles E. Hughes
United States Supreme Court
White
Empire State
Horace K. White
Syracuse
Andrew ‘D. White
Cornell University
Russla
Germany
Lisanele
Republican Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Senate
Roosevelt
Man Offers Help To Distressed Autoists
Charles A. Gager, an optician, recounts aiding two exhausted women trying to crank a stalled car in front of the Colonial theater on Superior avenue. He offered assistance, but one driver snapped that he should mind his own business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Gager
Optician
Superior Avenue
Colonial Theater
Cleveland
Why He Quit Smoking Innuendo Sparks Public Curiosity
A rumor spreads about Bondsonby quitting smoking. A dialog suggests a stenographer, overheard by a listener, said she would kiss a pig rather than kiss a man who smokes. The tale underscores social pressures and personal habits in a humorous anecdote.
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Bondsonby
The Enemy Calls the Appendix a Useless Organ
A witty exchange frames a foe deriding a newspaper appendix as a useless organ. The dialogue recalls political satire and media taunts in a sharp, period voice.
Man on Saxophone Nickname and Its Listeners Tone
A dialogue quotes a musician's self reference vs audience label for a saxophonist. The exchange hints at identity and perception in a jazz context without naming individuals or events.
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Chapel Royal
the Dliiprep Rirgkir Carter
Ondon
St. James’ Palace
Mildred Carter
Viscount Acheson
Miss Carter
John Ridgely Carter
Balkan States
Lord Acheson
Countess of
Gosford
Long Island
Wilk
Active
Western Railroads
Dyer
United States District Court
Gov. Hughes
Food Products
Libby
Vienna
Post
Postum Cereal Co
Battle Creek, Mich
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