Taft and Baden Powell greet scouts amid White House review
President Taft hosted Gen Baden Powell as the Boy Scouts and Girl Pioneers gathered for a national event. The day included speeches on scouting for peace, a dinner at the White House, and plans for expanded youth programs in America and abroad. Representatives from Calvary Baptist Church and the Noel House joined the pagent with Taft, Mrs Taft, and Ambassador Bryce viewing the ceremony.
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Richard Wainwright
Ernest Thompson Seatou
Luther Gulick
Boy Scouts
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Taft to Urge Battleships at Navy League Dinner
Secretary Meyer Alec Wail to speak for battleship program at Navy League dinner on February 12. Taft backs naval buildup while arbitration treaties are praised as steps toward peace, opposing delays and political logrolling amid Democratic caucus debates on new ships.
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Navy League
Taft
Meyer
Congrema
Nwy
Naval Committee
Burleson
Capitol
Water and life hinge on ample U S water supply
Dr W I McGee chief of the division of government contests at the Interior Department spoke on Water at the Leverary Club. He warned sunshine and water are essential to life and that significant water is needed to sustain food production. He noted 2 pounds of water per person daily are required to assimilate food and cited that 4900 tons of water grow 200 pounds of wheat.
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Unitel
WI McGee Crief
Interior Department
Lelverary
Farmers sue for seventy thousand in Alabama case
Montgomery suit filed in federal court claims seven Crenshaw county farmers led a December 1910 mob that drove Ben Salter from his Crenshaw county farm burned his home and destroyed property worth thirty thousand dollars while Salter was forced to leave Alabama. case names Warren S Reese as federal attorney and charges Salter was suspected in the killing of two white men.
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Montgomery
Ala Fed
Ben Salter
Fensacola
Fla
Warren S Reese
Crenshaw County
Alair
Salter
Weather forecast recounts a shifting cold wave and Atlantic warnings
An early 20th century weather bulletin describes a cold wave and fast moving fronts predicted to travel from the Northwest toward the Appalachian region. The forecast notes high winds and extended cold across the central states, with temperatures expected to fall from Connecticut to Florida and gusts along coastal areas. Storm warnings are issued from Eastport to Tigette, with northwest winds on the New England coast and strong northerly gusts near Lake Michigan. Local readings list temperatures around 92 overnight and various hourly figures, alongside humidity and sunshine estimates.
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Tassington
Dakota
Smiddie
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Balmaen
Ishe
Case
Gulf
Connecticut
Florida
Rio Grande
Atlantis
Eastport
Tigatte
Oogit
Biowansite
New England
Ipotcartne
Heroming
Auantin
Gulf Coset
Lake Michigan
Stubs Toe, Loses Leg After Civil War Service
New York report confirms Col Beverly Winfred Wrenn who served as Gen Lees orderly in the Civil War lost his left leg today after a stab wound from a month ago led to amputation below the thigh. He endured the operation well and is believed to recover, despite advancing years.
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New York
Lees
Beverly Winfred Wrenn
Hood's Sarsaparilla Advertisement Parody
An OCR fragment promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla and a 1 cent variant called Sarwatabs, claiming steady sales due to consistent merit and familiar liquid form. Strange marketing phrasing suggests a dated promotional tone and product names.
How Again Heads Hobo Migratory Workers Union
James Eads How of St Louis was elected national chairman of the unakified migratory and casual workers era union. Officers include Murray Youtt as vice chairman and Alexander Tyler as secretary. The convention closed with Prof Frank Bohn’s address. protests to Safety Director Cash followed as hoboes marched to city hall over lodging and heat complaints and a demand for city action.
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James Eads
St Louis
United States
Murray Youtt
Cleveland
Ohio
Alexander Tyler
Cincinnati
Cora D Herney Strows
BB Woodard
Chicago
Frank Bohn
University of Chicago
Socialism
Cash
Hunt Jasking Jim
Society on Horses Exhibitors At A Driving Event
A horse show segment lists Col Robert M Thompson Gifford Pinchot and others among exhibitors. Events include sextet driving, jumping and ladies tandem riding with ribbons awarded to Margaret Brooke Helen Buchanan Katherine Dennison and Mildred Grable. William F Ne captured the Dive and Alice Bradford Shepard starred in the exhibition with Katherine Dennison delivering notable riding. Committee members A D Addison J J de Sibour and J William Henry coordinated arrangements.
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L E Heneberger
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James Allen
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Park
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Diomet
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Clover
Rik M Gorham
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Long
Rockingham
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Tuekba
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Winclair Bowen Wers
Dasha Allen
Regent
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Bold Thieves Steal Two Autos From Local Firm
Four alleged joy riders entered the Losier Safes Co salesrooms via a duplicate key and stole a car, wrecking it and causing about 10 dollars in damage. Police later found the vehicle abandoned on Mount Vernon Ave. A second car was stolen from in front of Abbott House on Fifteenth Street, with the owner, William Harper, away briefly in the hotel. no further sightings by press time.
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Ace
Johns Hopkins Committee Examines Tech School Establishment
A Maryland delegation led by Jesse P Price and Tia Remsen visited the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University to study how Johns Hopkins University might establish a school of technology. The party toured campus facilities and discussed planning, aiming to identify best practices for building a new tech division.
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Boston
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Maryland Senate
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Seattle bankers indicted in Alaska bank fraud case
Federal grand jury indicted five Seattle bankers Falcon Joslin John Schram W H Parsons Po F Barbour and I Webster connected to the Washington Alaska Bank of Nevada. Warrant dispatches went to Seattle for their arrest as the Washington Alaska Bank failed after lending about $800000. Parsons, president of a trust company, disclaims involvement though he helped organize the original bank and later sold its merged form.
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Famous Beanery Closed After 31 Years in New Haven
Special to the Washington Post reports the famous Beanery on State Street in New Haven Connecticut was closed today. Propriety Lyza Judd, whose Boston sandwiches drew many notables including former Gov Truxerrell, was ordered to vacate as changes in landlord policy took effect. The doors were found locked, ending a three decade run in the city’s dining scene.
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State Stleet
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Lzya Judd
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Hen lays two eggs a day challenges state record
Special to The Washington describes a Connecticut Agricultural College contest where a Rhode Island Red hen from Fridgerton Westlingtor laid two eggs daily. The report notes careful watching and a strong claim of the feat, amid other local notes.
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