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Prosperity Through The Great Crops Warned By Harvest Prospects
A period editorial lauds rising harvests with winter and spring wheat forecasts, strong corn and cotton yields across many regions, and growing European demand for Texas cotton. It urges politicians to stop reform talk and let business and agriculture pursue prosperity unimpeded, calling for adjournment to restore economic growth.
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Mississippi
Texas
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States
Congress
In Memoriam Col W W Bennett Inventor of Self Playing Piano
Col W W Bennett died in New York at 88. He introduced the self playing piano, a notable innovation in a tale of inventors often overlooked. The piece reflects on inventor recognition and contrasts past devices with modern mechanized music.
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Organella and the village band echo in memory
In a rural tale of music and hardship, Col Bennett introduces the organette to the village, transforming humble tunes into a beacon of culture. The old era fades as the new instrument marks a shift, leaving a lasting cultural imprint and questions about lasting legacy.
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Cost of Government Critique Juxtaposes Public and Private Waste
A Saturday Evening Post critique argues government costs echo private excess, comparing city and federal spending. It praises Congress for careful scrutiny of appropriations, notes growth tempered by population and wealth, and suggests state legislatures and city councils should imitate Congress’s thrift to curb high government costs.
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Missouri Cob Pipe Fame Spreads From Franklin County
A 1913 labor report shows Missouri produced corn cob and wooden pipes worth 537000 dollars, with Franklin County as the world center of cob pipe making. The craft employs 100 delicate steps to transform raw corn cob into bowls smoked in cities from Sydney to Cairo, celebrated across continents and crises alike.
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Mexican Dictator Carranza Faces Pressure and Uncertain Peace
Carranza confronts a fragile future as his leadership in southern Mexico tests his ability to balance revolutionary factions, secure foreign loans, and maintain public support. The piece weighs his past actions against Americans, hints at a potential quick collapse if money or power is withheld, and notes looming international tensions with Britain, Spain, France, and Germany.
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Royal Pagets Draw Warm Welcome in New York Arrivals
Sir Ralph Paget and Lila Lady Paget arrive in New York aboard the Cunard’s Aquitania from Liverpool. He is assistant under secretary of state for foreign affairs. she, an artistic socialite, champion of animal welfare in Belgrade and a favored guest at Sandringham. Their linked, palace-spun family history and royal connections are highlighted amid commentary on Queen Alexandra and King George relations.
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Senate and House Proceedings Highlight Trade, Rivers and Lands
Senate discussions cover Newlands trade commission bill and Yosemite site sale to private interests. Burleson urges Jones nomination. judiciary committee advances trial bill. Burton cites errors in river and harbor bill. adjournment at 6 06 pm. House debates extending payment time for irrigated lands. Mulkey wins Alabama Third district seat. Hynek proposes Hudson River improvements funding. adjourned to noon.
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100-LB Turtle Shocks New York Fishermen
The port celebrates a 100 pound turtle captured by local fishermen. The South Bay Fish Company valued it as a commercial bonanza and shipped it to Manhattan. Express, commission, and ice fees cut into proceeds. pay arrived on Wednesday after a b-cent stamp surfaced in the envelope. Fishermen vow to press the case before the legislature.
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Copperhead Bite Potent Threat Kills Woman at Bear Mountain Picnic
Miss May J. Lere died from poison after a copperhead bit her ankle during a woods picnic behind Bear Mountain village. She was the second woman bitten in a week as Mrs. Albert Myer of Brooklyn survived after treatment by Dr. Lewis in Haverstraw. Medical aid arrived too late to halt the poison’s progress.
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One Owl Worth Eighty Dollars A Year
A Farm and Fireside note explains prairie owls or marsh owls hunt in the afternoon, distinguishing them from other owls. Their diet includes rabbits mice squirrels gophers and occasionally quail and water birds, with over 95 percent of food being destructive quadrupeds and insects.
Dog Hero Aved At Sea Receives Gold Medal Honor
Boston Globe reports Captain Dante Probst of the Hansa Line ship Wildenfels rescued survivors of the Danish steamer Ekliptka after a February disaster in the Bay of Biscay. The Wildenfels saved ten men. a Newfoundland dog named Jack, belonging to Captain Hemmingnan, aided the rescue, nearly saving a mess boy before drowning.
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Hobble skirt ruins firm in bankruptcy exam
Landon Cable reports in New York that James Henry Wilson and wife Maude Taylor, coutumiers at 58 New Bond Street West, failed after hobble skirts cut demand. Liabilities reached £29413 with assets of £14113 net, stock woes blamed on the fashion trend, stock sold below cost.
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James J Montague Portrait of a Hard Hero in Verse
A mixed portrait of a fearsome leader with cold nerve and harsh temper. The speaker mocks and admires the tyrant’s grit, claiming only a spark of heroism could emerge from such a stern, ruthless heart as battles loom and soldiers wait.
Warning Cry Misfires In Newburgh Shooting
A Newburgh World dispatch reports Clarence Brooker, 10, of Middle Hope was accidentally shot when Emerson Dye, 21, of Jerome Avenue New York picked up a rifle left by men practicing. A warning shout startled Dye and the weapon discharged, hitting Brooker in the left eye and exiting the right, threatening his sight and life.
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Belmont Pet Pelican Found After Weeklong Search
Mrs C H P Belmont's pet pelican, missing for a week, has been found by a Buzzards Bay fisherman who captured the bird from the water without injury. The recovery ends the search, with the pelican likely to be returned to Belmont. Possible escape route cited via cliff and Narragansett Bay.
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Woman Performs Own Surgery After Three Years
Huntington dispatch reports Mrs. Suele McCay endured a skull fracture above the left eye for three years due to a door slam. Fear of surgery kept her from hospital care until she, with her Angels, probed the wound and removed a skull fragment the size of a silver dollar. Her wound now heals rapidly, doctors call the case remarkable.
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Can A Leopard Change Spots Heat Turns Othello White
During a performance of Othello in New York the Moor suddenly appeared white as heat melted his black paint. The audience panicked briefly until Othello explained the effect was caused by the intense heat.
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Weather and tide table for July 16 with regional temps
The sun and tide table shows high tides at 4549 and low tides at 22 with a cooler trend across the upper Mississippi valley and northern plains while the middle plains stay hot. West of the Mississippi generally fair, with heavy rains in Tennessee and Kentucky. Forecasts call for showers Friday across the Atlantic states and lower Ohio Valley, with fair weather Friday and Saturday in the upper Midwest and plains. Temperatures span 79 to 86 during the day, with humidity around 62 to 82 percent and typical sunshine hours.
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Visitors to the capital discuss business views and politics
Kansas City businessman J B White describes meeting with the President and his stance on business and tariffs. He recalls paying for Limestone township votes and notes Roosevelt’s nomination absence. Former Rep Charles Landis predicts Republican victory and laments Democratic promises and rising living costs. Consul Clement S Ward discusses Acapulco’s growth potential tied to Panama Canal and Mexico City access. A P Wyatt recalls Harrisburg race violence and corruption in 1812 politics.
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Seven Die In Quicksand At Balkan Mine
Dispatch reports in the Detroit Free Press say seven miners were killed when sliding sand caused a cave in at the Balkan mine near here. About 20 men were working inside the tunnel when the drill bit sank, trapping the crew as they rushed toward the mouth. Two were caught while fleeing toward a ladder, one stripping to shed clothes to escape. Bodies unlikely to be recovered for weeks.
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False Teeth Revery Death by Own Action in Dover
Henry M Dager, a 4 year old farmer near Dover Delaware, died by suicide after drinking car bene acid and jumping into Moore's Pond. His false teeth, removed earlier, were found on the pond bank near the head gates, aiding the suicide discovery. Dager had been melancholy for some time and died about dawn, leaving a wife and two sons.
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Home Ties and Poker Fines in City Raid
Altoona dispatch to North American reports Mayor Walker ruling on a poker raid. Four men faced fines for gambling with a schedule that discounts married men, single men, and expectant fathers. The married man paid 4 dollars and 80 cents, the bachelor 15 dollars 8 cents, and the man expecting a child 10 dollars 80 cents.
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Mother Cat Adopts Wild Kitten In Pennsylvania Tale
A Baltimore Ohio engineer Frank T. Robinson owns a house cat that mothers a wildcat kitten. Two of the tabby’s kittens share care with the wild one. a groundhog hunter found four wildcats near Foley on the Alleghenies, brought two home and gave one to Robson who placed it with the mother.
Fallsburg child electrocuted turning off light
Morris Betick aged 3 dies instantly at Fallsburg home after a string attached to a light chain breaks and shocks him as he pulls the chain while turning off the lamp. His wife and son were present in the room.
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Store calls on 24th visit to Morris Conner home
Altoona dispatch reports in Pittsburgh Leader that for the twenty fourth time a storl ing visited Morris Conner, a longtime theatrical operator in the area, bringing him a girl. Conner has two marriages with eighteen and six children born to his first and second wives respectively. The article notes alarming circumstances and references his departure.
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Is Your Client Going to Plead Insanity
In a Birmingham Ags-Herald exchange the lawyer says a client has not decided whether to plead insanity. The defendant wants time to weigh options and consider which would be easier to escape from, the prison or the asylum.
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