U S Senate Quests Tight Shipbuilding Reform and Tax Plans
Senator Nye's committee urges strong laws to curb collusion and protect government costs in navy construction, including limits on profits and mandatory lobbying disclosures. President Roosevelt proposes tax reforms, inheritance taxes, and corporate changes to curb wealth concentration while expanding social security and unemployment provisions.
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Bnator Nyc
North Dakota
Committee On
Byes
Huey Long
Roosevelt
Congress
Toeax
BSAA
Hastinge
Delaware
Hate
Maine
Méteait
Rhode Island
Austin
Vermont
Townsend
Wing Y. Mitchell
Bureau of Air Commerce
Steamship Inspection Service
Mitchell
Senate Committee On Commerce
Sheep Drives Surpass Cattle on Old Western Trails
In a shift from cattle by rail, about 300000 sheep move from southern Salt River Valley pastures to northern Arizona for summer grazing. The wool harvest fuels the industry as government designated routes monitor routes, water, and feed. trips can reach 400 miles, with new suspension bridges easing crossings over Salt River.
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Salt River Valley
Arizona
Salt River
Mountain Lions, Wolves, and Coyotes Threaten Sheep Range
The alertness and sacrifice of herders are noted as mountain lions are not a myth but common in parts of the sheep range. Wild dog packs menace the Salt River valley, with nightly bloodshed. Coyotes roam everywhere, vigilant for stragglers.
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Salt River Valley
Pension Rolls Slow to Show Much Diminution
Deathfinder Magazine notes pension trends from the Civil War era, with projections that Civil War veterans and their widows will receive pensions or compensation into the mid 21st century, while later wars fade from ongoing rolls. It cites dwindling numbers but long tails for survivors and dependents archived by the Veterans' Administration.
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Uncle Sam
Veterans' Administration
Deathfinder Magazine
Homemade telescope reads time at two miles in Chicago
A Chicago amateur astronomer and printer built a powerful long distance telescope as described by Popular Science Weekly. He ground the concave mirror himself and assembled a 500 pound instrument with a pipe frame and hinge joints. Wheels on the stand ease movement despite its weight.
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Chicago
Elaima
Popular Science Weekly
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Texas
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Washington
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