President urges federal control of railroads and reforms
In his annual message to Congress the president calls for stronger federal oversight of big corporations especially railroads. He seeks abolition of rebates, enhanced interstate commerce regulation, and a maximum reasonable rate system. He also urges actions on labor, insurance regulation, and world peace efforts.
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Washington
Congress
Commission
Department of Justice
Maine
Tuuway Coblinuva
GTR
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Seaboard
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Hague
the Hague
Santo Domingo
Telp
Euswere
President outlines military reform and immigration policy
The president urges stronger promotion for merit in both army and navy, expanded coast defenses, and continued navy growth to balance forces. He calls for improved training, selective retirement, and purging aging officers. Immigration controls are tightened with penalties for carrier noncompliance and limits on immigrant intake. Chinese exclusion policies are debated. Panama Canal work proceeds, Philippine stability remains good, and currency as well as election integrity reforms are urged. Indian Territory, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona statehood push is noted.
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West Point
Army
Navy
United States
Philippine Islands
Congress
Merchant Marine Commission
Pension Bureau
Porto Rico
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Kherson Oats From Russia Boosts Nebraska Crop Varieties
The Kherson oat, brought from Russia by Prof. F. W. Taylor of the University of Nebraska in 1896, was tested and found well suited to central and western Nebraska. It matures early with short straw and light yellow berries, offering drought resistance and good yields, outperforming other oats in western trials while matching or exceeding eastern yields in some areas.
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Russia
F. W. Taylor
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
United States
Kherson
Great Plains
Farmer Advice and State Education Quote
Davis urges careful work and planning to grow profits and even children can assist by pruning old bark to kill insect eggs. Gov Deneen endorses teaching elementary agriculture to every farmer's child, then focus on adults.
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Davis
Deneen
The Horse For Sale And Finishing Touches
Farmers learn how weight and grooming affect horse values. Fat, sleek, well groomed horses fetch higher prices. grass fattening and careful conditioning before sale boost profit. Buyers favor well conditioned animals ready for heavy work, with extra grooming and blanketing add extra value.
Growth of Young Animals and Feed Efficiency
The article notes that young lambs and calves gain more weight per unit of feed than older animals. It argues feeding early maximizes profit, warns that buying feeders later loses early growth benefits, but on many farms buying feeders remains more profitable. The Country Gentleman emphasizes high current prices for feeding lambs and east farms converting to beef or mutton.
The Chinese Wife and Women in Old Chinese Society
A discussion of classic depictions of Chinese wives and women in literature and history. It covers constancy and chastity, widowhood, family roles, gender expectations, child gender preferences, and the harsh practice of slave girl trafficking during famine, noting common disfavor of slave ownership.
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Voltaire
Lines for Three Horses Do Not Change From Two
A Prairie Farmer diagram explains three horse driving lines. The line for three horses extends ten inches longer than the line for two. The diagram shows how lines cross and fit on three horses with the third line added and placed as indicated by the bits in the sketch.
Sauerkraut for Fowls as a Farm Market Idea
A Farm and Home note suggests feeding hens sauerkraut with regular rations boosts egg production. It recounts feeding several quarts daily to 100 hens last spring, noting hens' greed for kraut and increased egg laying. If cabbage price drops, a barrel of kraut could become a marketable surplus.
This in denture witnesseth and the old bar terms
A discussion tracing legal phrases to historic practices. It explains why phrases like this in denture witnesseth hand and seal remain and notes parchment use and seals, the origin of court terms such as dock and bar, and how these relics survived despite changes in law.
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England
Court of Law
Took Him at His Word Vessel in Dock at Cardiff
A greengrocer’s boy presents vegetables to a ship in Cardiff dock. The surly mate orders the lad to toss items ashore one by one. The boy replies with a shout and flings a single pea toward the mate, claiming a sack for the captain.
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Cardiff
Sanitarium and Sanatorium Clarify Health Facility Terms
A note explains the difference between Sanitarium and Sanatorium. Sanitarium derives from sanitas and means a healthful resort for convalescents. Sanatorium comes from senate to heal and refers to institutions treating the sick, such as tuberculosis sanatoria.
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Senate
Myerson
American Family Magazine
Alpine Accidents Record 165 Incidents Since January
The Alps have seen 165 accidents resulting in 65 deaths since January, with ongoing concern for climbers and hikers amid harsh conditions and rugged terrain.
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Alps
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Panama
Secord
Farmers’ Bulletin
Kherson Oats
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