Back to the Farm and Food Prices Debate
Nine hundred million dollars of agricultural goods were shipped abroad last year, with total exports reaching 8.776 billion dollars. Secretary Wilson links high prices to few farmers and many distributors, urging more farming to meet both European and American demand. Crete remains a European flashpoint, keeping major powers on edge.
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United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Wilson
I Wilson
Europe
America
Women Efficiency at Oyster Suppers Defies Male Claims
The piece argues men could not improve foreign mission fundraising by managing the affair better. It notes women leaders have cut oyster servings to one per bowl, suggesting even top business talent could not do more with less.
Plant wizard Burbank touts cactus as future meat substitute
Luther Burbank suggests the spineless cactus could eventually replace meat on the table. Yet present meat eaters may still prefer traditional meat while recognizing Burbank’s long term idea.
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Luther Burbank
Burbank
Turk Deported Over Threatened Marriage Rule
A Turkish national seeking U S residency was deported after telling immigration officials he believed it proper to marry all the women he could support. Officials likely considered his judgment about support to be faulty and thus rejected his application.
Accused Woman in Court Denies Murder in Self Defense
In Watseka Illinois Lucy Sayler widow of banker John Sayler sobs denial of murder charges to Dr William Miller wife of the physician charged with joint murder. She claims jealousy and self defense while detailing the tragedy and pressing innocence as jury selection proceeds and a hospital cell scene mirrors a mansion.
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Watseka
Illinois
Hicks
Lucy Sayler
Banker Sayler
Miller
William R. Miller
Sayler
Mrs. Miller
Dr. Miller
Mr. Sayler
Taft Seeks Law To Stop Seal Slaughter In Alaska
President Taft sent a special message to Congress urging legislation to protect Alaska fur seals from hunters. He noted the 20 year contract with New York Commercial Company will expire and warned of possible early extinction after seal numbers fell from 375,000 to 134,000 and breeding seals from 130,000 to 56,000 in twelve years.
Red Cross Sends Additional Flood Aid to Paris
The American National Red Cross cabled 2000 more for Paris flood relief, bringing total aid sent for this purpose to 45000 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
American National Red Cross
Paris
Fastest Flight Yet in City Exhibition by Paulhan
Louis Paulhan, the French aviator, set a record with a six mile flight in 8 minutes 10 seconds at Jamaica track New York City. He reached 70 mph at times while battling treacherous winds, completing a figure eight before a 2000 strong crowd. The perilous ascent and landing drew tense scenes as the Farman bi plane finally touched down safely.
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New York City
Jamaica Racetrack
Louis Paulhan
Paulhan
Farman
Edwin Cleary
Match head poison kills Marion restaurant proprietor
Sanford Love, proprietor of a Marion Indiana restaurant, fatally hurt Dottie Murden after she refused to marry him. He died in Allen County jail from eating match heads. He was brought to Fort Wayne to avoid mob violence.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Sanford Love
Marion
Dottie Murden
Allen County
Love
Roose velts Son To Take San Francisco Post After Marriage
George Perkins of Hartford Carpet Corp says Theodore Roosevelt Jr will assume a senior role in the San Francisco branch after his marriage to Eleanor Butler Gareler. The couple plans to reside in San Francisco immediately following the ceremony.
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New York City
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
San Francisco
Eleanor Butler Gareler
George Perkins
Hartford Carpet Corporation
Rooseevit
Widow of Gettysburg general heads to stage in Boston
Mrs Lasalle Cor belle Pickett widow of Gen George Pickett appears on the B F Keith circuit in Boston to lecture on Gettysburg and the Monitor Merrimac battle.
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Gen. Pickett
Gettysburg
Boston
Mass
Lasalle Corbelle Pickett
George Pickett
B. F. Keith
Pickett
Kenyon Named Assistant Attorney General Aide
Washington D C William S Kenyon of Fort Dodge Iowa was chosen by the president to replace Wade Ellis of Ohio as assistant to the attorney general Ellis has been selected as chairman of Ohio's state Republican executive committee The appointment was announced by the Department of Justice
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Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
William S. Kenyon
Fort Dodge
Wade Ellis
Ohio
Ohio State Republican Executive Committee
Devlin Nomination Rejected by Senate Judiciary Panel
Washington D C The senate committee on judiciary voted to recommend rejection by the senate of Robert T Devlin's nomination as United States district attorney at San Francisco.
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Senate
San Francisco
Washington, D C
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Robert T. Devlin
United States
Taft to Attend St Patrick's Banquet in Chicago
President Taft will travel to Chicago to attend the St Patrick's Banquet of the Irish Fellowship Club. The visit underscores Taft's ties with Irish American organizations and public events hosted in the Windy City.
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Taft Boes
Windy City
ST. Patrick’s
Tour of the East to Chicago and Rochester Trip Ends in New York
President leaves White House for Chicago aboard Pennsylv a railroad train at 9 10 a m narrowly avoids striking a woman and a trolley car. The journey includes Rochester Albany Providence New Haven and New York with engagements at the Irish Chib banquet St Mick s day and a series of receptions and dinners. The trip continues through March 22 and includes meetings with governors and industry groups and a banquet by the American Peace Arbitration Society.
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Chicago
Washington, D. C
Taft
Pennsula
Ktago
Rochester
Alay
New York
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Washston
Irish Ionship Club
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Traffic Club
Hamilton Club
Marcel
Chamber of of Commerce
Albany
Gov. Hughes
Executive Mansion
University Club
Yale Corporation
Providence
New England
Aldrich
New York Press Club
American Peace Arbitration Society
New York County Republican Committee
Herbert Parsons
Georgia's Governor Denounces Peary Fraud Claim
Atlanta officials denounce Peary as a faker. Governor Brown and Mayor Maddox refuse Peary introduction at the Auditorium lecture, saying he is a paid lecturer not a city guest. Brown says Peary's tale matches Cook's and Peary should defend Cook's story.
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Atlanta
Robert I. Peary
Cook
North Pole
Joseph Brown
Peary
Brown
Maddox
Night Watchman Dies After Slipping at Construction Site
John Spier, a night watchman for a building under construction in New York City, slipped and fell backward striking the back of his head on a plank. He sustained a fractured skull and died shortly after at a hospital.
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New York City
John Spier
Winter Cold Cure Promises Fast Relief
A published advertisement touts a cure for coughs and colds using glycerine concentrated pine, whiskey, and water. It claims to cure severe colds in 24 hours and urges buyers to obtain genuine Concentrated Pine from any druggist, warning against weaker pine preparations.
Well Conducted Visitors and Spitting Danger
George W. Vanderbilt praises the public and faith in freedom while recalling a polite, orderly visit at Biltmore with a hissed warning from a passerby. A Birmingham health officer links sidewalk spitting to health risks, noting seven percent of samples carry consumption germs, contrasted with Adirondack Cottage sanitarium dust free of tuberculosis germs.
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George W. Vanderbilt
Asheville
George Washington
Biltmore
John Robertson
Birmingham
England
Adirondack Cottage
He Was Immune By Married 28 Years Stagecoach Tale
An elderly man in a stagecoach endures a chatty duel between two women. Asked if the talk tires him, he replies with naive humor that after 28 years of marriage, words no longer affect him. The anecdote highlights his calm acceptance and long marriage as shield.
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Indianapolis
Laska
Enock Ardens
Elislery
Ullery
Stoutenborough
Writer's Cramp Costs Tramp Work in Town Scene
A weary tramp tells a housekeeper his cramping hands hinder his job search. He explains he has been keeping a list of all people who did not offer him work, highlighting a quiet plea for dignity and aid. The exchange captures social neglect and the humor of the era.
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Tor
Mium
Fighters Yeast Family Ties In Yonkers Speech
In Yonkers a Statesman piece notes a boy from a fighting lineage. The father served as a colonel in the army while the mother was a suffragette, shaping public conversation about his upbringing and public duties.
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Yeast
Crimsonbeak
Yonkers
Come up Mrs. Come up on aviator son pledge
A remark attributes aviation to Mrs. Come up’s son, then notes he has abandoned that path and taken the pledge. The quote captures a brief family story about a son once drawn to flight and now committed to a vow or pledge.
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Come Up
Coffee to Postum Switch Aims at Health Rebound
A modern Midwestern woman recounts severe liver and stomach trouble from coffee. After abandoning coffee for Postum she improves steadily, gains strength, and ends up in good health. She notes coffee had been the supposed cause and urges others to heed the many letters praising Postum.
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Wellville
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