Winning the Fight Against Consumption
Washington reports on the International Congress on Tuberculosis at the National Museum. Prominent physicians and leaders including Robert Koch and Edward Trudeau attend as presidents and vice presidents coordinate global efforts. Open air treatment, sanatoria, and exhibits highlight progress in combating tuberculosis worldwide.
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Washington
National Museum
Roosevelt
Congress
Edward L. Trudeau
Saranac Lake
Fairbanks
Cannon
Robert Koch
Landoury
Paris
Sprouck
Utrecht
Tendeloo
Leyden
Philips
Edinburgh
Conli
Buenos Ayres
Flugge
Brealau
Bang
Copenhagen
Vargas
Barcelona
Marchiafava
Rome
Egger
Basel
Wladimiroff
St. Petersburg
Kayserling
Berlin
Calmette
Lille
Diplomatic Corps
Henry G. Beyer
Desert to Bloom Aim at National Irrigation Congress
The sixteenth annual meeting of the National Irrigation Congress opened in Albuquerque with 4600 seats filled and about 1800 delegates present. Mayor Leste delivered the welcome address as sessions began with openings and crowd enthusiasm.
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National Irrigation Congress
Albuquerque
Rank Goudy
Denver
Convention Hall
Leste
Tuberculosis Threat Highlighted By Government Leader
President's representative extols tuberculosis dangers from hygienic and economic angles. Cortelyou notes yellow fever deaths pale beside last year's tuberculosis toll, cites US and India contrasts, and urges a united front to curb the disease as parading officials promote public health work.
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United States
Mr. Cortelyou
India
Digging Fast at Panama Progress Report by Goethals
Colonel George W. Goethals, Panama Canal chief engineer, reported on the Cartago’s arrival in New Orleans from Colon that natives and Jamaicans provide most canal labor. An American labor effort failed due to security issues, but current labor supply is strong with many workers returning after spells away, leaving more labor than can be used.
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George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
New Orleans
Colon
Washington
Colonel Goethals
Woman Climbs Huascaran Top in Peru
Miss Annie S Peck of Providence succeeds in reaching Mount Huascaran's summit in Peru, estimating the peak at 26 000 feet. In a prior ascent she reached 25 000 feet before retreating due to a guide's illness. her Swiss companion in the latest climb suffered frostbite on a foot and both hands. Mrs Mina A Hubbard widow of explorer Leonidas Hubbard and Harold T Ellis married in Toronto.
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Huascaran
Annie S. Peck
Providence
Mount
Peru
Mina A. Hubbard
Dr. Leonidas Hubbard
Labrador
Harold T. Ellis
For India
Toronto
Coal mine deaths peak in 1907 across United States
The Geological Survey reports 3,125 mine deaths and 5,514 injuries nationwide in 1907. West Virginia had the highest death rate at 12.35 per thousand and the lowest output per life lost, while Missouri logged the lowest death rate despite high coal output. Roof falls caused the most fatalities, with explosions contributing substantial injuries. E. W. Parker urges Congress to fund disaster research and stricter mine discipline.
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United States
Geological Survey
West Virginia
New Mexico
Alabama
Missouri
E. W. Parker
Congress
European relief effort for unemployment eyed in Americas
Reports from American charity groups warn of a grim winter as unemployment rises. The Washington Bureau of Labor notes European measures to curb joblessness, highlighting public employment bureaus in Germany, work homes in Belgium Netherlands and Denmark, and new commissions across Europe. Colonies for the unemployed and public relief works are reported as favored remedies.
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Bureau of Labor
Washington
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Denmark
Europa
Castro's Venezuela clash fuels international tensions
Castro refuses to let Brazil's charge d affaires assume French interests in Venezuela, sparking speculation in Caracas over Brazil's possible insult and France's response. The Paris cotton congress urged confederations to curtail production, study colonial cotton expansion, shift to net weight purchases, and promote mutual mill insurance in Europe. Baron Speck von Sternberg's funeral was held near Leipsic. The German Social Democratic Congress reported a 10 percent gain. a British SDP delegate urged democratic control over war decisions.
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Venezuela
Caracas
Brazil
France
International Cotton Congress
Paris
Cotton Contract Commission
Europe
America
Speck von Sternberg
United States
Lutzchena
Leipsic
Nuremberg
German Social Democratic Congress
British Social Democratic Federation
Killing Prairie Dogs War Declared By Forest Service
The Department of Agriculture and forest service launched a massive poisoning campaign against prairie dogs in Leadville and Pike forests. Farmers had pressed for action to protect range and soil. by using poisoned wheat, about 90 percent of the 75 acre dog town died in a single day, with further culling planned for spring.
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Uncle Sam
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Leadville
Pike National Forests
Labor unions and reforms across nations and regions
The text covers global labor topics from the Utah State Federation of Labor and Porto Rico cigarmakers to a New South Wales court ruling on union labels, to the Scottish Trades Union Congress on pensions and dispute intervention. It notes workers in St. Louis writing on cooperation, England's Trade Union Congress proposing prosecutions for strike organizers, and growth in France and Germany since 1901. It also mentions the Brisbane eight hour demo with women workers, a pension proposal in Wilkes-Barre, and age limits for mining labor in Italy. It cites Pennsylvania mines chief James E. Roderick proposing coal tax relief for widows and orphans, and Liege’s city government promoting work and preventing idleness.
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Utah
Federation of Labor
Cigarmakers Union
Porto Rico
Federal High Court
Sydney
New South Wales
Scottish
Trades Union Congress
St. Louis
John Samuels
Trade Union Congress of England
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Brisbane
Australia
Clothing Trades
W. G. Weaver
Wilkes-Barre (Pa
Italy
James E. Roderick
Department of Mines
Pennsylvania
Timeline of historic events from 1519 to 1907 in brief entries
A compact list of events and milestones across centuries including explorations, battles, political shifts, and notable incidents. Highlights cover Cartier, Frontenac, Paul Jones, Osgood, Harvard monument, treaty signings, fires, riots, and leadership visits.
Wheat yields improve in Norman county with strong barley barley and flax
In Norman county Minnesota threshing yields reach twenty bushels per acre for wheat while barley and flax show exceptional quality. South Dakota State lands offer the Fort Sully reservation to settlers though much was previously claimed. Authorities monitor southeastern anthrax outbreaks as Governor’s office handles complaints. Red River valley sees seed house agents seeking local potatoes for seed stocks moving toward Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Texas. Kentucky Governor grants pardons after night rider incidents.
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Minn
State Land Department of
South Dakota
Old Fort Sully
Red River
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Gov
Kentucky
Ter Duncan
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Desert TO Bloom Aim
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