No Foolish Latin on Statues at Agriculture Building
Secretary James Wilson objected to Latin inscriptions on the new U.S. Department of Agriculture building pediments. He ordered stonecutters to replace the words Fructus Cereales Forestes Flores with up-to-date English equivalents, noting no such Latin word for forests exists.
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Tama
Jim Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
Beverly T. Galloway
Bureau of Plant Industry
Galloway
Wilson
United States
President creates eighth bird reservation at Tern Islands
President signs order creating a new bird reserve at the Tern Islands near the Mississippi mouths. The mud jumps host thousands of brown pelicans and terns during breeding season. the islets are non productive for commerce or agriculture and are protected by wardens via the Agriculture Department. Audubon Society endorsed the reserve and reports its breeding grounds and feeding areas.
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Eget Roosevelt
Tern Islands
Mississippi River
Secretary of Agriculture
League of American Sportsmen
Navy to Study Uniform Changes for Sailors Protesting Gear
The United States Navy forms a committee led by Capt. Hugo Osterhaus to consider replacing old pancake caps and blouses with more practical coats and visor caps. The plan could affect 30,000 sailors and implies a sizable cost, with trousers unlikely to change immediately.
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United States
Navy Department
Hugo Osterhaus
Connecticut
North Atlantic
Government to Probe Alleged Coffin Trust
An official inquiry into a coffin trust is postponed as the Department of Justice finds time. The article claims almost all coffins are made by a nationwide trust with millionaire leaders whose dividends rival those of major oil firms. Coffin prices have risen yearly, driving funeral costs higher, and cremation is cited as a cheaper alternative reducing demand for coffins.
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Coffin Trust
Department of Justice
Eaf Trust
Standard Ol Company
Bean Day and Sauerkraut Day Highlight Iowa Calendar
Webster City hosts central Iowa bean day and sauerkraut day with big bean dinner and outdoor amusements. G L McKay from the State Agricultural College at Ames will give the principal address, with sauerkraut day scheduled for a later date than usual.
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Webster City
Iowa
G. L. McKay
State Agricultural School
Ames
Jamie Wasted Time Bath Night comic tale
Jamie delays washing his face and hands until morning after a long half hour bath. His mother scolds him as he insists the bath was enough and that his face will be cleaned later, revealing his cheeky plan to skip facial washing.
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Jamie
Prescriptions in Latin and the public’s right to know
The piece argues against Latin prescriptions, urging patients to request translations from pharmacists. It claims Latin keeps the public ignorant and inflates doctor fees, and proposes a patient ethic to obtain readable prescriptions, enabling informed treatment and easier future care.
Tipping System Blamed for Hotel and Restaurant Thefts
A New York hotel and restaurant theft trend is rising as staff rely on patrons for most wages. A restaurant manager argues the tipping system erodes morals and makes workers view guests as prey.
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New York
Colleges Fire Risk and Rice Crop Value Noted
An article notes colleges as undesirable insurance risks with 784 fires in 18 years causing about 10.5 million dollars in losses and an average of 13 thousand dollars per incident. It adds Louisiana and Texas rice potential of 21 million acres valued at 400 million dollars, ranking fifth in cereal value.
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Tt Ia
Louisiana
Texas
Open Tariff Favored Over Open Shop By Manufacturers
An editorial argues the National Association of Manufacturers shifts to tariff revision to weaken unions. It cites H. E. Miles backing tariff cuts as a path to open shop and warns many members remain protectionist despite Miles influence. The piece contends tariff reduction would curb labor power and ruin protective gains.
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National Association of Manufacturers
New York Herald
H. E. Miles
Miles
Congress
Tariff and Reciprocity Committee
Keep the Money at Home
If protection for American manufactures vanished the per capita money in the United States would fall from 34 dollars to less than 17. The nation would face a surge of vagrant workers roaming the country like an army of beasts of prey, far larger than Xerxes’ force in ancient Hellas.
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United States
Xerxes
Hellas
Tariff dispute upholds actual market value rule against export price
The American Protective Tariff League contests a German tariff accord, arguing the export price method conflicts with a federal law that requires duties to be based on actual market value in the exporting country. The United States circuit court of appeals’ March 26 1907 decision is cited, insisting that duties must use actual market value, not export price or locally named values. The piece urges Congress to join in a joint resolution to repeal the tariff agreement deemed illegal.
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American Protective Tariff League
Congress
Chamber of Commerce
American Economist
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Customs “Administrative Act
Turkey
Customs
Secretary of the Treasury
Tariff revision debated as economy prospers in Scranton
The Tariff Tinker provokes debate over balancing business interests and free trade while noting that current schedules aid national prosperity. Critics warn revisions ignore workers and small manufacturers amid a period of peak prosperity.
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New York
Scranton Tribune
O'Brien urges tariff reform as path to trust cure
Morgan J. O'Brien former New York Supreme Court justice argues the Democratic party should return to Cleveland's tariff reform platform and links trusts to tariffs. He notes Britain forms the Universal Steel Trust in free trade and questions how free trade would cure British trusts.
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Morgan J. O'Brien
New York Supreme Court
Democratic Party
Cleveland
London
Great Britain
Universal Steel Trust
United States
Concrete Telegraph Poles Promising Cheaper Durable Alternative
The article reports concrete telegraph poles as cheaper and longer lasting than wood, with designs tapering from eight to six inches or ten to five inches, reinforced by wires or triangular pieces. A 35 foot pole tested with a cedar line showed cracking under 975 pounds but recovered after load removal, and concrete poles are claimed usable for heavy guy wires for over a year.
Germ of Unsuccess and Trade Proximity to U S Markets
The essay argues the germ of unsuccess arises from doubt after disaster and urges focus on the present filled with hopeful resolve. It extols conquering changing conditions to gain strength, honor in struggle, and a life ending with victory over adversity. It then notes West Coast South American nations lie nearer U S factories than European ones.
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America
South America
United States
Europe
Peculiar Love Making Threats Stir Love Letters
A German baron schemes to win a woman by threatening to reveal she murdered her mother. The note underscores for readers the odd ideas people employ in romance and the peculiarities of pursuing love.
Better Collateral from Tomatoes in Delaware
The New York Sun notes three million dollars in Delaware tomato crops as stronger collateral than Arkansas’s diamond reef. The contrast highlights the value of agriculture over mineral wealth in Pike county.
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Diamond Reef
Pike County
Ark
Delaware
New York Sun
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Carlyle
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Cincinnati
Burley
Chicago
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