Forester Pinchot Urges Fire Prevention Over Conservation
Washington October 26 Gifford Pinchot chief of the forestry bureau warns that this year's forest fires are among the worst. He says fires devastate timber, water supplies, and land, urging preventive range patrols and early detection to curb losses and aid watershed protection. He stresses public access to burned regions and criticizes reactive fire fighting as ineffective.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Bureau
Adirondacks
Fies
National Forest
Chicago society women blamed for rapid pace of life
Theodore A. Johnson of Yale warns at a Woodlawn Woman's club that Chicago society women suffer ill health from excessive social activity, travel, and pursuit of smartness. He says the fast pace harms body and mind and that society pushes women toward silliness rather than substance.
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Chicago
Theodore A. Johnson
Yale University
Woman's Club
Woodlawn
Moros Attack Laborers at Shepherdangar Plantation
Five Pilipino tar borers and their superintendent were killed in a surprise Moros assault on the Shepherdangar plantation near Tigan in Mindanao. The Moros also set plantation buildings afire as they withdrew, and laborers rallied to repel them.
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Manila
Shepherdangar
Tigan
Mindanao
For Sale and Rent Notice Honorably From John H Miller
A large second hand range cook stove in good condition used about one year and a second hand hay baling press in good working order offered by John H Miller. Also a house for rent inquiry of Anderson over Huronite. Phone Red 269.
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John H. Miller
Anderson
Minnesota and Ontario Power company formed for vast projects
Articles of incorporation filed in St Paul reveal a $7,000,000 Minnesota and Ontario Power company backed by Minneapolis, Chicago, and New York interests. It plans to develop Canadian boundary water power into electricity, build a dam at International Falls and Fort Frances, plus a ground wood sulfate and news print plant. Initial output includes a 200 ton daily news print and 50 ton surplus sulfite, with 30,000 continuous horsepower.
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St. Paul
Minnesota and Ontario Power Company
Gigaantic Corporation
Minneapolis
Maine
Itast
Flauela
Chicago
New York
B. W. Backus
Backus-Brooks Company
Canadian
J. G. White & Co
International Falls
Fort. Frances
Duke of Abruza Under Close Press Watch in Turin
Reporters swarm Cisterna palace as the Duke of the Abruza leaves by motor car amid rumors of a secret trip to the United States. He visits a personal friend, a senator, and stays for hours. Authorities deem marriage reports to Miss Catherine Elkins premature.
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Turin
Abruza
Cisterna Palace
United States
Senate
Matherine Elkins
Suffragette Leaders Refuse Peace Lend in London Trial
Mrs Pankhurst and Mrs Drummond, noted suffragette leaders arrested for urging public action to “rush” the House of Commons, were ordered by Bow Street magistrates to post sureties for good behavior for a year. Failing that, Mrs Pankhurst and Miss Drummond face three months imprisonment while Miss Pankhurst receives ten weeks. The women announced plans to go to prison as witnesses and defenses were not heard.
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London
Misa Pankhurst
Drummond
House of Commans
Bow Streat
Consul General McFarland Ends Life on German Train
Silas C. McFarland, former editor of the Marshalltown Times, shot himself on a Berlin bound train from Hamburg. He died near Ludwigslust. he had just left Washington six weeks earlier to return to his wife in Norlin. Born June 3, 1859 in Mount Pleasant Iowa, he had served as consul general at large for Europe since 1908 and previously led postings in Nottingham Reichenberg and St Gall.
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Berlin
Silas C. McFarland
Hornburg
Ludwigslust
McFarland
Washington
Norlin
Bethlehem Hospital
Lucwigslust
Mount Pleasant
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Old Wesleyan University
Des Moines
Marie Efboeck
Marshalltown
Iowa
Won by an American in Vanderbilt Cup race on Long Island
George Robertson won the fourth Vanderbilt automobile cup on the new Long Island Motor Parkway in a 120 horsepower Locomobile, setting a new American long distance record. Herbert Lytle driven a 50 horsepower I Allan freto finished second, under two minutes back. Crowd exceeded 250000, track officials halted the race after the second car crossed. Average speed 64.3 mph, best previous American mark 64.2 mph set by Lytle two weeks earlier.
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Motor Parkway
L. 1
George Robertson
Long Island
Herbert Lytle
Lytle
Western roads adopt uniform bill of lading
Western railroads plan to implement the uniform bill of lading by December 1, following a decision by Western lines at the Railway Exchange, aligning with Eastern lines which start November 1. The measure, formulated by shippers and railroad reps, requires shipments to follow contract provisions detailing loss or damage liability and rates.
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Western Roads
Chicago
Iterstate Commerce Commission
United States
Railway Exchange
Ines
Scarlet fever and diphtheria outbreak in Jungle district
Chicago authorities report an epidemic of scarlet fever and diphtheria among foreign born children in the Jungle area. More than sixty cases are listed as the health department struggles to curb spread, noting families conceal cases to avoid quarantine.
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Chicago
Health Department
Areck Yards
Jungle
Candiate Dies Sudden in Wisconsin Campaign Bus
In Appleton and Kaukauna a Democratic sheriff candidate Julius Kuehne died after a long day of campaigning. Mayorship of Kaukauna and local Democratic figures walked in the country before his collapse, with officials attributing the strain of campaigning to his death. In Chicago Jenna Dempsey, 18, shot and fatally wounded Joseph Georgopoliz after claiming her life had been wrecked by him.
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Appleton
Wis
Julus Kuehne
Kaukauna
Kuehne
Chicago
Jenna Dempsey
Joseph Georgeopolis
Georgeopoliz
Fire Encloses Skioner Village North of Lowelltown
October 26 report from Lowelltown Maine says Skioner village five miles north is entirely surrounded by flames and millions of feet of lumber burned. Forty thousand acres of Amber lands, walkable, have been consumed by the fire.
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Lowelltown
Skioner
Metcalf cancels political engagements due to illness
Washington Oct 27 Secretary Metcalf is confined to bed with ill health and must cancel all political engagements. He is unable to leave bed and will remain resting for several days before possible return to duties.
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Metcalf
Washington
Feeble minded man perishes in farmhouse fire
In Norway township North Dakota October 284 a fire destroyed the Anne Byvanson farm home. Jost Evanson, a sixty six year old feeble minded man, refused to leave his burning house despite his sister’s pleas. Neighbors arrived too late to save him. Evanson had lived in Traill county for thirty three years.
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Hileboro
N. D
Anne Byvanson
Norway Township
Evanson
Trafil County
Sheep perish in snow storm near Winniper Man
Larry Martin of Martin Bron Sheep ranchers district of Maple Creek Sack lost fifteen mites from town in recent snow storm and died from exposure. Thousands of sheep perished in the storm. Ivey Wilson north of Maple Creek lost 2,500. The storm drove animals into a lake near this reich. Thomas Kerr Inst r and Marlin Gres lost several hundred.
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Winniper
Man
Larry Martin
Martin Bron
Maple Creat
Ivey Wilson
Maple Creek
This Reich
Thomas Kerr
Marlin
Seven Tickets for 25 Cents in Cleveland Fare Plan
Cleveland announces a new city wide fare plan after a board meeting. Seven tickets for 25 cents will be issued with universal transfers and double transfers on all cross town lines. The rate applies to suburbs as well.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Railway Company
Immerdiatel Yipon Repellig
Taft Ends Indiana Tour With Large Crowds in Gary
William Howard Taft concluded his Indiana tour in Gary amid sizable enthusiastic crowds. He continued by train to meet farmers in nearby towns after a funeral procession through fifteen cities including Richmond, Portland, Decatur, Fort Wayne, Goshen, Elkhart, South Bend, LaPorte and Gary.
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Taft
Indiana
Gary
Ind
William, Taft
Short Tall
Richmond
Portland
Decatur
Fort Wayne
Goshes
Ilkhart
South Bend
Laporte
Why and How Kodol Helps Your Digestive System
A promotional piece explains Kodol as a perfect digestive aid that enables the stomach to digest all foods. It claims the formula builds the system, wards off ailments, and helps extract nourishment to provide rich blood. It urges eating normally and using Kodol to digest food completely.
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Yate
MOROS
WII
Detroit
Lower Peninsula
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Tran
Open Switch
Carl Volkenins
Detroit United
Gigantic Concern Incorporated
Adrlzzi
Jah
Vas
Silas Co. McFarland
Marshalltown Times
Moore
Huron
Longs
Homs
C. DeWitt & Co
Kodol
John Breen
Weatsocarey
Tony Crastt Branday
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