Global competition expands as nations push foreign trade
American consular reports show keen efforts by Germany, France, Austria, Russia and Japan to establish their products abroad. Traveling sample expeditions, local language expertise, and strategic warehouses aim to win markets as world consumption rises amid education gains and growing wants.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Germany
France
Austria
Russia
Japan
Siberia
Smyrna
Asia
Jackson
la Rochelle
United States
Prize for Best Corn Movement Starts in Iowa Ads
Prof G P Holden and the Iowa Corn Growers Association launch a campaign to boost corn yields by planting a hundred live kernels in every thirty hills. They claim proper stand could raise Iowa and seven-state output by about 490 million bushels annually.
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Sioux City
P. G. Holden
Ames Agricultural College
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
Holden
Iowa
Corn Belt
W. C. Whiting
Whiting
Iowa Commission
Ames College
Corn Growers’ Association
Illinois
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Indiana
Ohio
Pope crowned in solemn Vatican ceremonies
The narrative describes Pope Pius X's crowning and ascent to the throne, accompanied by the pontifical jeweler and a guard. It recounts the Papal procession through the Sistine Chapel to the basilica, the Cardinal Rampolla’s tribute, the pope's faintness yet calm, and the people’s ecstatic demonstrations with chants and blessures.
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Cope
Pius
Pontifical Jeweler
Sistine Chapel
Vatican
Sala Regia
Constatine
St. Peter's
St. Paul
Pius X
Father
Macchi
di Pietro
Segna
Vannutelli
Pontiff
Sacred Vessela
Coronation of Pope Pius X at St Peters Declares Vatican Ceremony
Crowds filled St Peters for the coronation of Pope Pius X with bishops and cardinals performing blessed rites. The ceremony featured a velvet pallium, triple crown, and indulgences as Cardinal Macchi praised the pope while bells rang and choirs sang. Baronial processions, fatigue of the pontiff, and orderly crowds marked the solemn launch of his pontificate amid Italian politics and global church presence. The cardinal Gibbons and the American college party attended alongside other church leaders. illuminations brightened Rome.
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Prix X
St. Peter
Macchi
Baldacchino
Parthenon
Christ
Vannutelli
Mocenni
Agnard
Satolis
Segna
Vancutelli
Holy Father
Sacred College
Palestrina
Cardinal Macchi
Pius X
Jesus Christ
Pius
Cardinal Gibbons
Villa of the American College
Castel Gandolfo
Mgr. Kennedy
Church
Reizion
St. Peters
Zanard Hill
Rome
Italy
Vatl
Quirinal
Vatican
Macrennedy
Manila
Mgr. O'Connell
Washington University
Charles P. Grannan
Wall
John E. Burke
New York
Railway Wrecks Conclude From First Page
Washington and Bethel form two crowded cars were badly damaged with sixteen hurt many seriously. Collision blamed on misunderstanding of telephone orders. Seriously injured include F Truhkeit motorman Cincinnati foot amputated. William Paris Covington arm and head injuries. Others listed from Mount Washington Cincinnati Bethel with head wounds and contusions.
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Washington
Bethel
F. Truheit
Cincinnati
William Paris
Covington
J. E. Metzger
Joseph W. Lewis
Mount Washington
Lena Lewis
Ee Mattie Lewis
George Hopper
Edward Hopper
Stanley Hopper
Henry Christhoff
George Copeland
Martin Wheatley
Alice Hngelhart
Mrs. Schwartz
Trouble in Zion in The Lions of the Lord extract
The Wild Ram of the Mountains laments Zion's decay as railroads and city fashions threaten piety. He rails against women adopting new styles from St Louis and Chicago, claiming homespun life, simple foods, and unbolted flour fade as contraband temptations enter Zion.
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Zion
Brother Rae
Babylon
St. Looey
Chicago
Soap, labor, and stern virtue in a Southern household
A speaker defends strict gender roles and domestic economy while railing against vanity items such as pink soap. He describes controlling his household, assigning weekly work for his women, forbidding spending on frivolous goods, and maintaining order with faith as the guide, citing lye and soap making as practical gentility.
President Roosevelt not party to color line episode
President Roosevelt, at Sagamore Hill with Ambassador Von Sternberg and family, learned from today's papers that a White House picnic was blocked by a color line. He had no prior knowledge of the affair and paid no heed to appeals to withdraw objections. The White House grounds are usually opened only for Easter egg rolls.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
von Sternberg
Christ Church
White House
Washington
White Horse
Charles P. McClelland
Twenty-second
New York
General Appraisers
McClelland
Praise and warning on mob violence and lawlessness
A strong call to denounce lynching and torture by mobs, urging public thinkers and leaders to defend the rule of law. It argues that mob justice harms liberty, inflames racial and social tensions, and threatens democracy as wealth, race, or creed do not justify defiance of law. TheNation cannot tolerate crimes without impunity.
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Daily Press
Governor Durbin Silent Over Roosevelt Letter
Governor Durbin did not publish a Roosevelt letter received yesterday and declined discussion after learning it was released at Oyster Bay. Secretary George Lockwood said the letter addresses the American people and expresses the President’s views on lynching, a growing national concern. Followers note Durbin’s Evansville riot actions boosted his national profile, with speculation about future political opportunities, though he aims to finish a successful term.
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Durbin
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
George B. Lockwood
Secretary Lockwood
Evansville
United States Senate
Litcal
Public support grows for sheriff who repulsed Danville mob
The World cites rising sentiment backing Sheriff Whitlock after he blocked a mob at the Danville jail. The American Review notes police in mob emergencies, stressing firmness and nonparley. Governor Durbin and orderly citizens' approval bolster calls to curb mob violence nationwide.
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New York World
Danville
Ill
American Review of Reviews
New York
Whitlock
Durbin
Indiana
The Rotation of Crops in a One Hundred Acre Farm
The Philadelphia Record outlines a five year crop rotation plan for a 100 acre farm. It emphasizes dividing land into fields for corn, oats or wheat, grass for hay and pasture, and potatoes, with lime and potash as needed. The method aims to avoid permanent pastures, improve soil, boost yields, and reduce fertilizer costs.
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Philadelphia
United States
Manitoba
North Dakota
Kansas
State Penitentiary
Nitrogen rich crops improve wheat yields and seed cleaning tips
Correspondence from Country Gentleman discusses plowing before seeding, using clover or cow pea sods to boost nitrogen, and applying balanced fertilizer. It outlines two brine methods to clean seed wheat of hulls and cockle, including salt molasses and nitrate options, and warns against continued use of light grains. L. H. Bailey cites farmer profitability and farm investment considerations.
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New Jersey
Georgia
Inoculation of soil aids nitrogen absorption and farming progress
The United States Department of Agriculture promotes a soil inoculation method that enables plants to absorb atmospheric nitrogen. It claims soil rejuvenation, higher yields, and a government certified “farming made easy.” The piece also surveys advances in wheat harvesting tech with headers and binders, plus farm practices on soil, livestock, and poultry care.
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Bureau of Statistics
Europe
Aemaican Mills
United States
Richard Guenther
Wisconsin
Frankfort
State Department
Germany
Turkey
Wallace
Griscom
Leishman
Portland
Markham
Western room changes reveal spilled bag of dollars
Boston Globe notes an incident on Washington Street where a bag containing 2,000 silver half dollars spilled onto the sidewalk. This curious event drew onlookers as coins scattered across the pavement in a public disturbance.
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Boston Globe
Washington Street
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