Ducks and Rice Hold Key To Louisiana Game Laws
In New Orleans the Louisiana legislature faces a clash over game control between state versus parish authority. The game commission proposes protecting mallard ducks and green winged teal to aid rice planters as other species like the robin wild goose and sapsucker require attention, while catfish and buffalo fish seasons are reconsidered.
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Game Commission
Game Commissioner
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Custodian of Yosemite Passes After Decades as Park Keeper
Longtime Yosemite custodian for nearly a quarter century and close associate of naturalists including John Burroughs is noted in tributes highlighting his dedication to the park and his role in guiding generations of visitors and researchers.
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John Burroughs
San Francisco
Galen Clark
Yosemite Valley
Elvira Lee
Oakland
Yosemite Falls
Clark
National Park
John Muir
Joseph le Conte
Yosemite Park
Theodore Roosevelt
Yosemite
Mr. Clark
Bachelor’s Hall
California Cotton Company Formed to Plant Imperial Valley
Articles of incorporation filed in Los Angeles for the California Cotton Company to grow 2000 to 3000 acres in the Imperial Valley. Capital of 26000 dollars funds a planting program with an experienced superintendent and a business office to handle products. An unlimited demand for cotton and cottonseed products is cited. Cotton mills in California, and mills in Germany and Japan, are noted as potential buyers.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California Cotton Company
Imperial Valley
Memphis
California
Germany
Japan
Perkins for Publicity
George W. Perkins, partner of J. Pierpont Morgan, urged national control of large corporations and compulsory publicity as a remedy for business life in a Harvard graduate school address. He implied Morgan shares this view, while noting some Washington statesmen dismiss such remarks. Perkins argued giants could be public benefits if properly regulated and that corporate officers must be held to honest methods.
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George W. Perkins
J. Pierpont Morgan
Graduate School of Business Administration
Harvard University
Mr. Perkins
Mr. Morgan
J. Pier
Frye to quit Senate aging Maine statesman retires
Senator William Pierce Frye of Maine will not seek re election when his term ends in 1913 and Hale of Maine also plans retirement. Frye born 1834 will be 79 next September and has served since 1881 including as president pro tempore since 1896. He has held public office throughout life from Maine legislature to Lewiston mayor and Bowdoin graduate.
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William Pierce Frye
Maine
Congress
Frye
Senate
Senator Hale
Hale
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Texas
Depew
New York
Washington
Blaine
United States
Spain
Lewiston
Bowdoin College
Chanler Weds Singer Lina Cavalieri in Public Hopes
Robert Winthrop Chanler, heir to the Astor line, says he is the happiest man in the U S after Lina Cavalieri, famed singer, answered yes. The bass of doubt comes from a brother while Cavalieri's rise from Rome cafe to vocal stardom is noted and her fortune reportedly tops $500000.
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Robert Winthrop Chanler
John Jacob Astor
United States
Mr. Chanler
Mme
Lina Cavalieri
Songbird
Europe
New York
Cavalieri
Paree
Madame
Dutchess County
Everyody
Chanler
Cavalleri
Chantant
Rome
Leoncavalla
Bees Flee Before Boulder Crushes Hive in New York
In Hog mountain country a ten ton boulder rolled down risking a hollow tree that housed 700 pounds of honey. Bees had moved to another tree hours before the crash. Owner Reuben Van Winkle bore the loss and noted honey profits from Montclair purchases.
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New York
Hog Mountain
Reuben van Winkle
Montclair
Central Hotel
van Winkle
van Winkles
No Smoker Engine Demonstrated In Coal Gas Combustion
A smokeless locomotive using the Doylair system was tested on the Chicago Junction Railway for weeks. Inventor Francis B. Doyle claims perfect coal gas combustion cuts smoke and lowers fuel use by 25 to 35 percent while reducing continuous stoking. The test was shown to city officials and railroad representatives. London. The London county council plans to probe lodging houses for unwashed inmates and force washing of people and clothing within 24 hours.
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Chicago
Chicago Junction
Francis
Doyle
London
London County Council
Rush to Gold Fields In Alaska Trails Thaw Risk
Mild weather in Alaska spurs a rush to interior gold country ahead of spring thaw. On the steamer Olympia bound for Valdez steerage hosts mine owners and merchants seeking to beat the thaw. Nome expects strong year with gold dust output around 15 million dollars.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Olympia
Valdez
Valdez Trail
Yukon River
Fairbanks
Nome
Japanese envoy denounces war talk in US interview
Baron Uchida, Japan’s envoy to the United States, criticizes war rumors as unfounded and insists Japan does not want war with the United States. He notes ties with Americans, cites Fairbanks, Taft admiration, and Roosevelt’s peace role in 1906.
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Japan
Baron Uchida
United States
Leslie
Charles W. Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Doshisha
Legation
Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
Russia
Woman Wins Year’s Joyful Home Prize Subscription
A determined woman won a year’s Joyful Home subscription after compiling a list of three thousand framed from Constantinople. Judge notes her victory as final, marking the end of the contest.
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Constantinople
Joyful
Her Way in Button Shoes Advice
A father urges button shoes to keep laces tied while a young woman replies that even if shoes stayed tied she could not ask someone she has in mind to die them. The exchange hints at a troubling plan behind domestic talk in a quiet scene.
What are you affixing to these park benches
The Kansas City Journal notes a playful motto about opera glass privilege and a nickel dropped to view a comet, reflecting a witty street scene and entrepreneurial humor of the era.
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Kansas City Journal
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