Public lands exhaust soon under new land act outlook
Senate public lands report warns sustained high filings could exhaust the federal domain within five years. It cites 6,109,000 acres filed in the first ninety days of the current year and projects 25 to 30 million acres more this year. The clash pits western range interests against federal home builders. The article notes U S land stock once near two billion acres, now about 600 million remaining, with absorption accelerating.
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Senate Committee On Public Lands
West
United States
Sam
Land Office
North Dakota Bishop Denounces Capital Conditions
Bishop Mann of North Dakota denounces conditions in Bismarck during the legislative session calling them disgraceful corrupting and inexcusable He cites the leading hotel as a saloon gambling house and brothel urging a legislative investigation The hotel proprietor defends its status noting the bishop stayed there and witnessed a convivial gathering involving legislators and aides Born in New York Mann rose from Grace Church Kansas City to head the North Dakota diocese succeeding Bishop Edgar Cameron Mann is a son of Rev Duncan Cameron Mann.
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Bismarck
Mann
Bann
Edgar
Protestant Episcopal Missionary Diocese
North Dakota
Duncan Cameron Mann
New York
Albany
N. Ywhen
Grace Church
Kansas City
Old Chest Sold Cheap at Bristol Auction
An oak chest dated 1670, described as an old heirloom, sold at Bristol for £2 14s. The item drew interest from local collectors, with the sale marking a modest return for the seller.
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Bristol
Dutch Farmers Hide Grains Under Sticky Paper Caps to Stop Crows
Dutch farmers use small stout paper caps smeared with sticky substance placed over grains in fields. Crows peck and find the cap stuck to their heads, unable to see, then struggle to escape. After the ordeal the birds avoid the field, preventing further thefts.
Sankey Eye Report Denied by Family
Allege reports claiming Ira D. Sankey is totally blind are denied by Allen Sankey, who says the evangelist has eye trouble and surgery but is not seriously disabled. He notes overwork and worry affect health but expresses cautious optimism about future sight.
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Moody & Sankey
Ira D. Sankey
Allen Sankey
Ramsey, J. P.: Rise of a railroad man of force
Joseph Ramsey Jr. emerges as a leading railway executive within Gould railroads. A civil engineer by training, he rose from Big Four to St Louis Terminal, then to Wabash where he became president and general manager. At forty six, his authority reportedly goes unchecked by directors.
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Wabash Railroad
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
Gould Railroads
Wabash
Ramsey
Ingalls
Big Four
Indianapolis
St. Louis Terminal Association
George Goulds
Judge Adams Legal Career in St Louis Background
Judge El lmer Bragg Adams and Joseph Ramsey Jr are notable St Louis residents tied to the Wabash strike. Adams came to St Louis in 1868 to practice law, native of Vermont, Yale graduate, and spent his entire professional career in the western city. Ramsey is a comparatively new arrival.
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Joseph Ramsey, Jr
Ellmer Bragg Adams
St. Louis
Ramsey
Judge Adams
St. , Louis
Vermont
Yale
Curious Divorce Variations Across U S Cities
Washington compiled figures show Chicago leads in yearly divorces with about 1800, far surpassing Greater New York. Philadelphia and St Louis show divorce patterns linked to population, Boston and Baltimore differ, San Francisco tops large cities for divorces relative to marriages, Seattle Tacoma Butte display smaller ratios, and Camden Buffalo Los Angeles Syracuse vary in divorce activity in this New York gun era report.
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Washington
Charleston
D. C
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
San Francisco
Seattle
Tacoma
Butte
Camden
N. J
Buffalo
Los Angeles
Syracuse
N. Y
Woman Sues, Sues In District of Columbia Supreme Court
Miss Rebecca Taylor, dismissed from the War Department six months ago after criticisms of Philippine policy, asks the DC Supreme Court for reinstatement. She appears as her own attorney, a first in the court's history, seeking a writ of mandamus to compel reinstatement and asserting violations of civil service rules and free speech rights.
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District ‘of Columbia Supreme Court
Rebecca Taylor
War Department
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Miss Taylor
Bingham
Secretary of War
Miss Stewart as attorney defends woman on burglary trial
Miss Gabrielle T. Stewart, a Cleveland society figure and new attorney, appears in criminal court as counsel for a young woman charged with burglary and larceny. The defendant is the wife of a burglar, Frank Hough, who already served ten years after conviction.
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Cleveland Society
Gabrielle T. Stewart
Best Society
Cleveland
Ohio
Stewart
Frank Hough
Purdy and Day Named to Assist Attorney General
President Roosevelt and Attorney General Knox approve two DOJ appointments. William A. Day of the District of Columbia is named assistant attorney general at $7,000 a year. Milton D. Purdy of Minnesota is appointed assistant attorney general. Day has long served as ICC attorney. Purdy is a prominent St. Paul lawyer.
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Minnesota
Department of Justice
Roosevelt
Knox
William A. Day
District of Columbia
Milton D. Purdy
Day
Interstate Commerce Commission
Purdy
St. Paul
Typhoid Fever Cure Probe at Ann Arbor University
A bold experiment at Ann Arbor University Michigan aims to discover a cure for typhoid fever. Large tanks with a gelatin layer grow fever germs on 144 square feet at a time. The germs are scraped, killed, and boiled. Two ounces could kill 70 000 guinea pigs. Researchers hope to extract poison from germ bodies to feed animals and find an antidote.
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Ann ‘Arbor University
Michigami
No Arrests Yet Made in Burdick Murder Case
Buffalo police report a trail toward Burdick murder salvation as a cabman says he drove a young woman with a satchel to Ashland avenue and Sumner street near the crime scene. Investigators question Burdick family workers, retract surveillance of Mrs. Seth T. Paine, and search sewers for a bottle tied to the case.
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Boordick
Buffalo
Ashland Avenue
Sumner Street
Burdick
Familly
Seth T. Paine
August Meyer
Bryant Street
Mrs. Paine
Cusack
Burdick House
Cook to be Rear Admiral after Crowninshield retirement
Captain Francis A. Cook will become rear admiral by virtue of Rear Admiral Crowninshield's retirement. He commanded Schley's flagship Brooklyn at the Santiago battle where Cervera's fleet was destroyed, marking a pivotal naval moment.
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Cook
Schley
Crowninshield
Francis A. Cook
Brooklyn
Santiago
Cervera
Weight Reduction Plan Mentioned by Congressman Lessler
Fragmentary text shows Congressman Lessler of New York discussing weight loss with humor about being the smallest man in Congress. A line mentions a 110 pound weight and a plan to "unite my weight" and a drastic phrase about cutting off a leg, but context is unclear. The source is garbled OCR with uncertain names and quotes.
Senator Depew’s Fine Cook Dominates Corcoran House
Senator Depew employs a highly skilled woman who earns 100 dollars monthly and acts as chief of the kitchen and pantry. A graduate of several cooking schools, she has effectively managed domestic operations, outperforming professional caterers and safeguarding the senator’s hospitality. She was entrusted with a 6000 dollar preliminary fund to ensure renowned entertaining.
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Depew
Corcoran House
The Humour of Soldiers in Ostend Siege Anecdote
An anecdote from the Ostend sieges during Elizabeth I’s reign recalls a soldier boasting with a bread loaf when a bullet split it. He survived unhurt and claimed the bullet was fair, since it left the better half behind. The tale links to a Tomnay ancestor known for a similar quip in South Africa.
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Ostend
Queen Elizabeth
Francis Vere
Tomnay
South Africa
Congress Quoting Scripture Provokes Roaring Laughs
On the last legislative day in the house several congressmen quoted scripture in short speeches with evident inaccuracies. Mr. Vindiver of Missouri commented on misquotations and recalled a satirical extract about the cow and the bear feeding their young and the lion eating straw. Laughter and the hammer cut him off.
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Missouri
Van
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