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Newspaper

Upper Des Moines Republican

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1909

Page

8

Secretary Wilson Indefinitely To Remain In Cabinet

Washington May 24 reports say Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson will stay in the Taft cabinet indefinitely. Dispatches state Wilson is to remain beyond customary tenure, extending cabinet service and maintaining a place in the administration despite past hopes for a longer break in service.

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Robbers Take $500000 In Registered Mail Pouches

Early Saturday a train east of Omaha, six miles west of Seymour and South, was robbed by four bandits in long raincoats who escaped by auto westward. Seven registered mail pouches, valued at about $500,000, were stolen from the Union Pacific train. No shots fired and no injuries reported. Authorities, including U.S. Marshal and sheriffs, search for the robbers across the plains.

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Missouri Supreme Court Backs $50,000 Salary Cap for Insurers

The Missouri supreme court upheld a state law denying licenses to insurers that pay officers salaries over 50 000 a year. The ruling, issued en banc, follows a two year legal fight by Equitable Life Assurance Society Prudent al Insurance and Metropolitan Life. Local managers say the decision changes nothing in Missouri until the US Supreme Court weighs in and that operations continue pending appeal.

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Conservation Plan Urges State Inventories of Resources

Washington May 24 Inventories of natural resources in every state and territory are proposed by the national Joint Committee on Conservation. The plan asks 48 major organizations to assist, aims to apply conservation principles nationally, and suggests early state meetings to tackle pressing issues such as gas waste in Louisiana water power in Oregon Michigan and Wisconsin and forest questions across states.

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Anniversary Week in Boston Unitarian event spans meetings

Boston hosts Anniversary Week celebrations by the American Unitarian Association with public meetings receptions and notable speakers from ministers wives and prominent figures. Events include an address by Prof William H Carruth of Lawrence Kansas a gathering of liberal Christian women with Rev Edward Everett Hale and a Somerset Hotel reception attended by dignitaries.

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Miniature Colorado Midland Train Attracts Denver Mathematicians

A six inch high six car miniature train greets Denver visitors in the Colorado Midland ticket office window. The display recreates Hell Gate near the Continental Divide with a two and one eighth inch gauge track. The puzzle asks how far outside wheels travel in ten hours versus inside wheels, and how far the train would go in a year. Seventeen Columbus? The feature spurs a math challenge, with a circular four foot track and a round trip every twelve seconds. A pamphlet Thru Hell Gate details the scene and is free by asking the Colorado Midland Railway in Denver.

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