Pinchot Defies Ballinger on Conservation Rights
Pinchot, head of the U S forest service, asserts Congress must decide at its next session whether coal and water powers remain public or fall to private holders. In a letter to Dr Lyman Abbott, he warns perpetual franchises threaten public rights and urges elimination in favor of citizen control.
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Sulman Abbott
Tafford Pinchot
United States Forest Service
Inrevier Ballinger
Congress Wim
McNopalses
Wudget
Imminn
Abbott
Conode
Pinchot
Dr. Abbott
Theravadun
State Conservation Talks Aim to Boost Regional Control
Fallequng and Chief Forester Gifford met Monday at the Forest Service offices to discuss state conservation in partnership with the National Conservation Association. Jeft Washington traveled to Cambridge to confer with Sir Charles W. Stet regarding conservation of state resources, with My Shippe noting support for state-led action within a federal framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gifford
Forest Service
Pumas
Stipp
Naal Conservation Association
Jeft
Washington
Gambridge
Mass
Charles W. Stet
Shipp
Wetec
Hughes for Conservation in New York Event
New York speakers urged preservation of the state's waterways and forests. The meeting stressed no selfish use of forest lands and the need for federal funding for the barge canal under construction. A Texas trial segment noted Henry Clay Pierce faces false swearing charges with jury empaneled and testimony to start soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York State Waterways Association
Gil Whes
New York State
MacNarcan
Congress
Henry Clay Pierce
Austin
Tex
State of Texas
Henry Clay Ee
Tomorow
Roosevelt Party Returns From Jungle Expedition
Col. Roosevelt Kermit Roosevelt Ed mund Heller and Leasta A. Tarlton arrived today from the Guas Inghisu plateau, in good health and delighted to meet Am erican party members led by R. J. Cun ing. They witnessed a Mandi spear event and will visit Lord Delamere at his ranch near Nioro before proceeding to Nairobi in December.
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Londiazi
Londlant
Britah Hast
Africa
Col. Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt
Edmund Heller
Leasta A. Tarlton
Guas Inghisu Plateau
R. J
Jon Killi Ng
Nioro
Lord Delamere
Nairobi
Investigation of Title Fraud Targets Smelting Company in Colorado
Reported move by Interior and Justice departments seeks to recover about 8 million dollars in land value tied to dummy entry titles owned by the American Smelting and Refining Company. Wickersham notes papers are active, awaiting a settled statute of limitations ruling before court action, with lands near Canyon, Colorado, tied to Carton Coat and Coke.
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Wickertaham
Wickersham
Bureau of Corporations
Sm Rely
Canyon
Colo
American Smelting and Refining Company
Carton’ Coat and Coke Company
Interior Department
Department of Justice
Colorado
West
Daniel V Guggenbeim
Heney Out Of Graft Cases In San Francisco
A San Francisco superior court order delays all Uriberg Evatt graft cases until January 10 or 11, removing Heney from prosecution duties. District Attorney Fickert will decide future actions. Abraham Stvet, once a political boss, petitions for bail, arguing continued confinement harms health during appellate review.
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San Francisco
Superior Court
Uriberg Evatt
Francis J. Heney
Fickert
Abraham Stvet
Boas
Superior
Ila Rade
Japanese Sail for Home After US Tour Ends
Haron Shibusawa head of the Japanese honorary commercial commissioners sent a telegram to President Taft from San Francisco thanking him for his personal courtesy and American hospitality after a three month tour of nearly every state ending in November.
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Commercial Commission
Tait
San Francisco
Enron
Japan
Haron Shibusawa
Taft
Virginia District to retrocede Alexandria county for national needs
Chamber of Commerce leaders call for a presidential commission to study retrocession of part or all of Alexandria County to the federal government. They argue the move would clarify views, avoid court action, and support park development across Potomac marshlands.
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Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Territory
Maj. B. W. 8. Ewing
Virginia
Washington
Ballston
Colorado
Gude
Sinclair
Alexandria County
Maj. Ewing
Casselmat
Alexandria
Taft
Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Gudefeld
Potomac
Committee On
United Sates Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Gindall
Revenue to the Ultimate Amount of 250 Million in Leases
A government suit against Colorado to recover 35 000 acres of mineral land is under consideration by the Interior Department. The land office reports widespread mineral lands taken and a state lease boom that could yield about 140 million. Secretary Ballin is investigating possible fraud and damages. Attorney General to rule on standing. Also notes veteran Civil War Captain Downing dies at 100 in Delaware and Edward Bowditon named private secretary to Manila Governor Forbes.
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Colorado
Department of Justice
Board of Law Review
Interior Department
General Land Office
Gov. Forbes
Manila
Edward Bowditon
Harvard
Gen
Forbes
Whiteman Stays in Prison Parole Refused Swindler
Albany Nov. Alonzo J. Whiteman once a national committeeman, released from Erie county sentence for eight years and ten months for obtaining money by false pretenses must finish term. Attorney General O Malley ruled Whiteman not a fiat offender due to 1901 Massachusetts guilty plea. Wakeman, a former Minnesota legislator and Duluth mayor, rose to national prominence before a downfall tied to gambling and forged checks.
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Swindler
Albany
Alonzo J. Whiteman
Erie County
Whiteman
O'Malley
As” Whiteman
Massachusetts
Wakeman
Dunville
Minnesota
Duluth
Congress
Boys Trick Rope Prank Kills Man in New Jersey
In Trenton on November 2, a group of youths stretched a cord across a sidewalk, tripping William Steinmetz, a blacksmith, who suffered a fatal head wound. He was found unconscious and rushed to a hospital. The pranksters fled and have not been identified.
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Trenton
N. J
Wiliam Steinmetz
Steinmetz
Kagn
Navy officials modify walking test for rear admirals
Secretary Meyer said eight rear admirals are relieved from the 50 mile walk or 90 mile ride test ordered by President Roosevelt. He noted retirement would not benefit anyone and that more than a third of 900 navy officers have not yet taken the test. Wainwright is among those exempted and rebels against the order are mentioned. Usher reports most will complete the test within a month as arrangements allow testing where officers are stationed. Three hundred officers remain unaccounted.
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Wey
Roosevelt
Meyer
Navy Department
Navy
Wainwright
Bureau of Navigation
Apneas
Tajed
N. R. Usher
Plan to Fortify the Bay Against Invasion
Norfolk officials seek Washington backing to fortify Chesapeake Bay and make it impregnable. An Industrial Commission letter asks for a city delegate to join regional talks, aligning with Taft’s call for a Cape Henry fortress, and urging Congress to consider fortifications.
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Washington
Chesapeake
Chesapeake Bay
Industrial Commission
Board of Industrial and Commercial Interests
Norfolk
Army Orders For December Career Assignments
Army orders list December retirements and reassignments across units. Frank P La and Frank A Tarnar are among Lieutenants moved within Seventh Cavalry and Artillery. George Beaman and James Metres receive new postings. several others from Infantry, Coast Artillery, and Engineers are named or released from duty. Retirement of Maj West noted. inspection moves cited.
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Firat
Frank P. la
Seventh Cavalry
Imo Monte
Perm'saian
George BE
Thermo
Mtyfourth
Dafyarry
Ccba
Toast
Frank A.tarnar
Geld Artilery
George G. Beaman
Serond
Llery
da G. Meynolds
Fifih
Armin
Amity
James A. Metres
Eighth Infantry
Courtney AL Hod
Eolle
M. Charles
Morton
Geeral
Peagreits
Fredk Coa
Coast Artillery Ocris
Ts Apsignetid
Edkst
Nechieey Paar
Frank PF
Fash
Trottacob Flom
Eubstatetes
Parker West
Fourtgesth
Afanbilit
Orders to Naval Officers and Assignments From Navy Yard
A garbled dispatch lists officers and duties across Navy Yard locations including Wantage, Mar Island, and Portsmouth. Mentions Commander T Washington assigned to navigation duty, Gardiner and Holtère at New Orleans, and various shipboard postings and retirements with dates and destinations.
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Ommander T. Washington
Navy Gapartment
Wantage
Liu. Gomér
Jamun
Dolphin
Grawo
Ravy Yard
Mar Ieland
Cal
Navy Yard
Paget Sound
Ward
Teel
G. A. Gardiner
G. A. Gardiner, 40 Duty Aa Y Sth, Tos fan"Maes, 3 Assisisat
Taibe
Tor Af Abchin- Steinigone
J.T. HL
Hear
Duty New
Neo
Natal Gonst Nc
F. B. Zaw
Miesia
Hoviimbe
The Force Bill and Cloture in the Fifty-First Congress
The article surveys the Fifty-first Congress, Reed and the House rules, and the failed effort to force cloture on the Lodge Federal elections bill amid Reconstruction era conflicts. It traces Republican and Democrat dynamics, Southern disfranchisement, and the political fallout through 1890 and 1892, concluding with the lasting impact on Senate rule and Reconstruction era end.
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United States
Reed
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Conexeas
Tiesp
Banate
Free Tribune
House
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
George Frisbie Hoar
Arso
Old Bay State
Andrew Johnson
White House
Gen. Grant
Republican Movement
Greeley
Gen
Grant
Republican Party
Pitty Dhat Congress
South
Lodge
Mississippi
Supreme Court of the United States
Benater Pugh
Alabama
Committee On Electiors
Hoar
Chandler
Hampshire
Quay
Ie Campelen
New House of
Republcan
Peffer
New Hampshire
Dakotah
Montana
Washington
Idaho
Wyoming
Stuster
Harrison
Aldrich
Committee On
Owa
Daniel
Virginia
Leland Stanford
California
B. Wolcott
Colorado
Walcott and Teller
Stewart and Jones
Nevada
Washburn
Minnesota
Cameron
Pennsylvania
Ingalls
Kansas
Stanford
Miles
Tas
Respite for Mae Wood Forgery Trial Delayed Again
New York Nov 1 ex Senator Thomas G Flatz ill health postpones Mae C Wood forgery and perjury trial tied to a suit accusing the former senator of marriage. Trial now set for December 15. if not held, Wood's attorney will seek indictment dismissal. Chihuahua Nov 3 state legislature grants eight days leave to Gov Creel. Jose Maria Sanches acts as governor while Creel may join cabinet in Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Grandfield
Washington
Martin W. Littleton
Charles W. Morse
New York
White House
Wickersham
Littleton
Morse
Thomas G. Flatz
Mae C. Wood
United States
Platt
Migs Wood
Creel
Chihuahua
Enrique Creel
Josa Maria Sanches
Mexico City
Father John’s Medicine Promises Charity Donation Prize
An old advertisement extols Father John O’Brien’s Medicine claiming to cure coughs throat and lung troubles without alcohol or dangerous drugs. It promises $25000 to any charity and $5000 to any institution proving false claims, stressing its 50 years in use and “pure and wholesome” ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father John
Charitebie
John O'Brien
Lowell
Masg
Pathan John
John
Pape's Diuretic Claims Quick Kidney Relief
A hoarded remedy ad touts Pape's Diuretic as a guaranteed cure for kidney and bladder trouble. It promises rapid relief from backache, nervousness, and urinary symptoms, with a fifty cent treatment available nationwide through druggists.
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Pape
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Thomas R. Shipp
A Hughes For Conservation
Ismelter Trust Next
Heney
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Wsspro
Sureto
District of Columbia
Ghambey of Commerce
Willam F. Gude
Cham Per of Commerce
A. Leitwich Sinclair
Thia
Amos B. Cusnelman
Chamber
Dover
Del
John Downing
Little Creek
Herd
Downing
FLRST
ARMY
Chariton
Montgomery
Pensa
Etringham. Batley
Shubylek
Dupowi
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THE
American Congress
Cleveland
MAE
Platt Ili
Meee
W. B. Moses & Sons
F Street
A. F. Barnet Bro. Co
EF Street
Fifp
Fairmount Arcos
Philadelphia
Tour Oneeteian
Pape, Thompson & Pape
Cincinnati
Henry B. Harris
Charles Lain
Clon
de Mourg
Belasco
Walter, Jones
Laurence Wheat
David Belasc
Cc the Lily
Watt & Laror
NEW National
Anna
Tamerran
M. Gaites
Essean Ont
Wlorecca Hulbrook
Charifioxs
James J
Jeffries
Frank Gotch
Frank Gotch Aig, HigbeClare Athletic Vande
Burma
Wit F Masong
UNG
Aye
Byersheina
TanDo
Conlimusrs Moving Pictures
Vaudevile
T. Arthur Smiths
Plaza Theater
AL Quste
van Biene & CO
Muafelan
Harry de Cae
Medford & Winchester
Baunters
Eowards
Davis & Ce
Irene Jermon
Locgacre Guartz
Steve
Clark
Jersey Lilies
Leon Errol
Tannie Ve"der
James Band
Lucia Cooper
Roen Jers
Lyceum
Matin Z Daly
Maryland Theater
Ninth Street
Charles Howarth
Columbia
Homer
Styerember
Boston Symphony Orchestra
AX Fiedler
Oat Theater
M. Belole
MME
Olgs Samarip
Neemngon
Jeremice
Girls’ Friendly Society
Washington Club
Izig I
Santarday
Admington
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