Fort Ticonderoga Restoration Honors Tercentenary
The effort to restore Fort Ticonderoga is led by Mrs. B H Pell of New York with support from her husband Stephen H Pell and Col. Robert Thompson’s family. Alfred Bossom, architect, projects a ten year restoration costing about 100000. Work focuses on the west barbette with records and French and English archives guiding accurate reconstruction.
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Lake Champlain
Old Fort Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga
United States
Ethan Allen
Continental Congress
H. P. Pell
New York
Fort Ticonderoga
War Departments
England
France
British Museum
Grena
Canada
Gen. Amherst
Champlain
Abercrombie
Montcalm
Gen- Amherst
Green Mountain Boys
Allen
Willow Point
Pell
Taft at the Helm Sets Broad Tax and Reform Agenda
The article argues President Taft will push wide ranging domestic reforms, including possible corporate tax plans and capital reform of interstate commerce and the bureau of corporations. It stresses his adherence to Roosevelt policies, readiness to act on tariff revision, and a disciplined, forceful approach to legislation.
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Taft
Incorporated
Bureau of Corporations
Interstate Commerce Commission
Justice
Roosevelt
Enactment and Enforcement Urged by President Hill
President Hill argues replacing years of lawmaking with stronger enforcement would aid business. The Milwaukee Sentinel notes legislators chase new laws, clutter statute books, and many good laws go unenforced. A just enforcement framework could steady business and society amid constant legislation.
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J. J. Hill
National Congress
Milwaukee Sentinel
Hill
Menacing the Race and Civilizational Decay
A New York World evaluation warns that defective teeth of civilized races threaten their future while contrasting with primitive dentistry in early republic fathers. The piece questions how Anglo-Saxon civilization survived such dental decay and implies racial anxieties in dental reform debates.
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Duatal
Africa
Antipodes
Republic
New York World
Advance In Price Of Wool On Steady Rise
Prices of many wool types have risen over the past year due to a recovery from the panié and limited supply of clothing wools. Costs moved from 48 cents per pound last June to 66 cents last month and have continued higher this month. Woolen cloth prices have advanced 25 to 80 percent in a year. Senator Aldrich might well remark that he did not cause it.
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Aldrich
Courtroom Repartee Sparks Quick Exchange
In a courtroom the defense lawyer harshly challenged the prosecutor who then asked if the attorney thinks him a fool. The reply was swift and pointed, stating the question was not answered and the speaker would not deny the insinuation.
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Sato
Let Bill Stand on Its Own Merits in Tariff Debate
The editorial argues tariffs should be considered on their own merits without entangling propositions. It endorses President Taft's view as sound for intelligent tariff making and careful discussion.
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Taft
Criticism of tariff policy draws presidential questions
The piece debates whether the president should actively press Congress on the tariff, noting reactions to Taft and Roosevelt era tactics, and arguing the presidency should not bully lawmakers. It suggests the president will judge schedules in due course, without premature commitments.
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Congress
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Roosevelt
White House
Taft
Navy preservation vs Panama canal cost and partnership
Secretary of War Dickinson and Gen. Bell returned from Panama fortifications study. They estimate 20 million to 30 million needed but argue that partnership would duplicate costs and limit naval efficiency. The Chicago Inter Ocean criticizes multilateral control as folly, recalling earlier Clayton-Bulwer lessons.
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Dickinson
Gen
Bell
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Pahama Canal
Panama
Chicago
Two Price Schemes for Cash Registers Draw Ire
The article condemns American manufacturers who use two price sets for cash registers, one fair for foreign buyers and another higher, protected price for Americans. It notes foreign prices include a 45 percent duty, and urges Congress to reduce this price discrepancy to aid U S shopkeepers and users.
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Congress
Madge
Grey
Free Tribune
French-Canadian cattle linked to Jersey breed
The French-Canadian cattle of Quebec trace closely to Jersey and Channel Island stock. They average 700–900 pounds, display iron constitution, and produced high butter value at the Pan-American exhibition. Six-month tests show 6,263 pounds of milk, 4.19% fat, butter worth $63.86 with feed costs $23.64 and a $40.22 butter profit.
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Canada
Normandy
Brittany
France
Channel Islands
Jerseys
Guernseys
Islands
Quebec
Channel Island
New Yorker
Breeding Ewes Should Have Fall and Winter Range
Farmers advised to let breeding ewes roam after harvest and again in bare winter, for exercise and milk during lambing. Clover hay and corn fodder ranked best. timothy poor. A grain mix of shelled corn oats and bran preferred. begin feeding early to prevent decline before lambing. Use a pure bred ram to improve flock quality and size for market or breeding.
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Timothy
Picking Cucumbers From Hidden Vines
The note urges careful selection of cucumbers as they ripen. It stresses surveying vines to avoid missing any fruit, noting 60 cucumbers to pick and two or three large specimens that could sap strength if not picked properly.
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Heel Fort
Fort TR Owl
Ayernie
Orhe Ess
Ghenplain
Chas
Ethan Allen Tower
Jersey
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