Pathfinders Endure Hard Trek From Denver to Mexico City
A four man team in an 80 horsepower car left Denver May 1 and reached Mexico City June 3 amid sand storms, cactus, and near totals. They survived zebra deserts and quicksands, endured three days without solid food, and were aided by relief parties near Tierra Blanca. President Diaz greeted the explorers upon their arrival and a bullfight welcome followed their ceremonial parade through Mexico City.
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Denver
Shafroth
Colorado
Old Mexico
United States
Mexico City
George A. Wahlgreen
Old
Mexico
Billy Knipper
F. Ed. Spooner
W. B. McCarton
James H. Howard
el Paso
James Howard
McCarton
Howard
Tierra Blanca
Tula
Diaz
Geneve
Lee
Presi Diaz
Old Street Cars Made Into Summer Camp for Working Girls
About two dozen Avenue A street cars repurposed by the Ethical Culture Society of New York form a camp in Mountainville Orange County. From May to October the camp welcomes working girls for 3 50 a week with sleeping cars, kitchens, dining area, and recreational spaces along a stream.
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Pretty Valley
New York
Hudson Valley
Mountainville
Orange County
Ethical Culture Society of
Ella Flagg Young Named Chicago Schools Leader
Ella Flagg Young, born in Buffalo January 16 1845, becomes Chicago superintendent. A Chicago product she studied at local schools earned a PhD from the University of Chicago and taught since 1862. She led district schools 1887 1889 and authored educational works while heading the city’s women principals club.
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Chicago
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago Normal School
University of Chicago
William Young
Young
No Injustice Here In Division Of Chairmanships
Cleveland Leader argues against claims of sectional bias in congressional chairmanships. It cites committee totals, census population, and party balance to show western states are not unfairly treated, noting New England and Pacific coalitions and stating the west has substantial Republican representation and honors.
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Taft
Congress
House of Representatives
Mississippi
Cannon
New England
Pacific Coast
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Colorado
Missouri
Massachusetts
California
Washington
Oregon
Nevada
Idaho
House
Cleveland
President's Prestige Soars After Tariff Victory
The Taft administration gains high prestige as the ending of the tariff struggle is seen to confirm the president as the pivotal figure in the bitter contest over party pledges. The narrow victory for downward revision is framed as a Taft triumph signaling trust in the president and the square deal, with lasting beneficial impact.
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Taft
Republican Party
Bryan Signals He Will Remain a Nebraska Fixture
Mr. Bryan asserts he will stay a fixture in Nebraska while signaling he may run again for the presidency. The remark hints at renewed political ambition without retreating from his staunch Midwestern base.
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Bryan
Nebraska
Tariff War Not Probable Under New Act
The proposed tariff act with its maximum minimum feature will abrogate existing trade pacts except Cuba and trigger expert investigations. No near term tariff war is expected as the maximum will not hit countries that do not unduly discriminate. Germany France and others anticipate cautious adjustment without retaliation.
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Cuba
Taft
White House
MacVeagh
Treasury
Germany
Berlin
France
United States
Senate
Taft to undertake national tour after short summer break
President Taft will shorten his summer vacation to about six weeks and then embark on a 13,000 mile nationwide trip. He will travel through the north, west, south and coast, visiting the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition and hearing about the Mississippi Valley waterways project. The journey, though arduous, is framed as work rather than leisure.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Valley
Tariff Law Portrayed As Harbinger Of Prosperity
A columnist criticizes a tariff law as misrepresenting economic gains likening it to praising a farmer during a good harvest. The piece argues political rhetoric inflates benefits while reality remains uncertain for producers.
Worth Mountains of Gold for Women in Change of Life
Graniteville Vermont woman Mrs. C A Barclay reports relief from nervousness and other symptoms during the change of life after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims decades of cures for female ailments and urges readers to try the remedy as a safe, low-cost option.
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Graniteville
Noes
L .Pinkham
Mars
Cas. Barclay
R.F.D
Lydia E. Pinkham
Conor
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Juanacatlan
City OF
Wiexico
Ella F. Young
Ella Flagg Young
Superintendent of Schools
West
Chas. Barclay
Mior
Smitha
Underwoods
Remingtons
Olivera
Portuni
United
Corporation
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