President Roosevelt Urges Mississippi Waterways Plan
President Roosevelt addressed a Memphis audience of delegates, officials and citizens urging expansion and canalization of the Mississippi valley waterways. He warned against piecemeal funding, called for a national plan to develop rivers and railroads, conserve forests and public lands, and emphasized inland transportation as vital to national prosperity.
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Memphis
Tenn
Roosevelt
Gulf
Mississippi Valley
United States
Alleghenies
New Orleans
Pittsburg
Madison
Mississippi
Easy After All and Wedding Day Reflections
A friend notes the day after weddings that losing a daughter is hard. The bride’s father counters that though it seemed tough, the daughter found a husband just as they began to fear the loss.
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Weill
Loving Cup Rum Punch Banter and Conversion Claims
A humorous exchange centers on a large Loving Cup used for rum punch and related items. The dialogue touches on affection and misuse while a sermon references religious conversion. In Lincoln Nebraska a preacher named Wilbert Ferguson sues for 25000 dollars over slander after leaving the Methodist conference.
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Lincoln, Neb
Standard Oil Monopoly Alleged In Rail Lubricant Case
Federal suit against Standard Oil of New Jersey resumes with government evidence claiming the oil combine through Galena Signal Oil and Waters-Pierce controls about 97 percent of railroad lubricating oils, charging high prices and discriminating against certain railroads. Galena auditor C N Steinbrenner testifies the only suppliers known are Galena and Waters-Pierce, with Waters-Pierce sourcing from Galena which buys from Standard at set rail prices.
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New Yorki
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Frank B. Kellogg
Oil
Galena Signal Oil Company
Waters-Pierce Company
Standard
Kellogg
Cc. N. Steinbrenner
Railway Department
Galena
Waters-Pierce
Galena Company
Boni Divorce: De Castellane Divorce Absolute
The divorce decree of Count Boni de Castellane from Anna Gould is now absolute after the timemit passed. Gould has settled creditors' claims out of court against both herself and the count.
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Boni
Paris
Boni de Castellane
Mme
Anna Gould
Countess de Castellane
Mme. Gould
Woman Turned White Then Darker In Philadelphia Mystery
A West Philadelphia woman, once a mulatto, has reportedly changed color from white to a much darker shade due to a mysterious power. The case unsettles her and those around her as she undergoes this strange transformation.
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Philadelphia
West Philadelpha
Noted Methodist Leader Rev James M King Dies in Philadelphia
Reverend James M King LL D longtime head of the board of home missions and church extension of the Methodist Episcopal church died at his Philadelphia home Tuesday He was widely known in the world of Methodism and served as executive head of his board.
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Philadelphia
James M. King
Board of ‘Home ’ Missions
Methodist _Episcopal church
Indiana University taps newspaper man to head journalism school
Indianapolis reports Fred B. Johnson, longtime local newspaper writer, leaves active reporting to lead Indiana University School of Journalism. A farewell dinner was held with about 20 local scribes in attendance as Johnson plans to study law at the university in conjunction with teaching. In Muncie, Charles Nicholson, recovering from severe injuries after a fall from a railroad track hole, leaves City Hospital claiming miraculous improvement and a mostly unexplained recovery, with doctors noting his fortitude and a possible psychological factor.
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Indianpolis
Fred B. Johnson
Indiana University
School of Journalism
Johnson
Muncie
Charles Nicholson
Nicholson
Buried Treasure Found Near Charlestown by Divining Rod
Jeffersonville farmer John W. Crum using a divining rod uncovered about 70 dollars in a buried earthen vessel containing silver and Spanish coins and a French gold coin worth ten dollars near his home above Charlestown. He suspects the trove dates to Civil War era possibly Morgan’s raid and hopes to locate a cave of treasure near the tunnel mill.
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Jeffersonville
John W. Crum
Charlestown
Crum
Morgan
Mr. Crum
Fowler Escaped Death During Polar Expedition
Bluffton reports Dr. W M Fowler of this city, physician to the Walter Wellman polar expedition, will arrive October 19. He recounts a near fatal fall into a deep ravine after the America airship flight, saved by a rope as he led a rescue party.
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Wellman’s
Glass Factory Destroyed In Evansville Fire
The American Lamp Glass company plant on the city fringe was totally destroyed by fire believed incendiary. Firemen could not save the large frame building, worth about 100000 dollars with 40000 dollars insured. The plant employed over 300 workers who will be left unemployed indefinitely.
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Evansville
American Lamp Glass Company
Gov Hanly Buys 223 Acre Farm For Timber Sawmill
Gov J Frank Manly private secretary Cir Fred Gemmer and R Harry Miller join Seymour to buy a 223 acre farm five miles east of the city. The tract includes 85 acres of timber. a sawmill will be built with Miller in charge. The Millers will relocate here for at least a year.
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Hanly
Seymour
J. Frank Manly
Cir
Fred Gemmer
R Harry Miller
Miller
New Insurance Company's Officers
Following the election of officers in this city the Indiana Retail Merchants Mutual Fire Insurance company began business at the office of Ralph B. Clark. Officers include President T. J. McKiernan Fort Wayne Vice President L. H. Rule South Bend Treasurer W. M. Madden Secretary and general manager Ralph B. Clark Anderson. Only association allied merchants are eligible for policies. Risks limited to 3090 dollars. Insured property may be merchandise business building residence or household goods of a member.
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New Insurance Company
Anderson
Indiana Retail Merchants’ Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Ralph B. Clark
Indiana Retail Merchants’ Association
T. J. McKiernan
Fort Wayne
L. H. Rule
South Bend
W. M. Madden
Merchants’ Associations
Surveyors to Study Water Quality in Nearby Counties
Representatives of the United States geological survey will spend 30 days in St. Joseph and Elkhart counties after completing investigations in Kosciusko and Marshall counties. They aim to determine water quality for drinking in cities towns and rural districts.
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South Bend
United States Geological Survey
Kosciusko
Marshall
St. Joseph
Elkhart
Laporte County Hires Deputy Game Warden for Crusade
The Laporte County Fish and Game Protective Association voted to hire Deputy Game Warden Hill for one year at 50 dollars a month to lead a crusade against violators of game laws. Hill currently has six alleged violators in custody, with aggregate potential fines totaling about two thousand dollars.
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Laporte
Laporte County Fish and Game ‘Protective Association
Hill
Typhoid Claims Life in Tipton Family
Typhoid fever sickened the Pennock family near Tipton with the mother and two children seriously ill. A daughter was buried two weeks earlier and now son Charlie Pennock, 20, has died. The virulent illness has struck four children and the wife in this household.
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Tipton
Taylor Pennock
Here
Charlie
Sewer cave-in buries two workers in Flora
A sewer under construction by the waterworks in Flora collapsed, burying James Walker and William Root up to their necks. Both were rescued, Walker badly crushed with possible internal injuries but not believed fatal, Root's injuries not serious.
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Flora
James Walker
William Root
Walker
Root
Madison dedicates Eggleston school with ceremonies
Madison marks the formal opening of the $50,000 Eggleston school. President Bryan of the State University at Bloomington delivers the principal address. Greetings were read from George Cary Eggleston and others.
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Madison
Eggleston
Bryan
The
State University At
Bloomington
George
Cary Eggleston
Anderson Sevenths Corps Relief Society closes in city
A fragment notes the closing of a local Seventh Relief Society chapter in the city, reflecting a community interest in fraternal or charitable organization activity.
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Anderson
Spiriee
Railways Contracts Spark Oil Rivalry
Grabbing by trust, railways secure contracts while rival firms allege coercion and misappropriation of oil supplies. Officials investigate the contested deals and path to supply stability remains unclear.
Lower price no help in Standard Oil oil trust case
Testimony in the federal suit to dissolve the oil trust says railroads bought lubricants from Standard Oil at higher prices than rivals. Philip Harrison of New York Lubricating Oil testified that Louisville & Nashville declined renewal and chose Galena Signal Oil, paying $30,000 more annually than if they had contracted locally. He noted Central Railway of Georgia bought from his firm with satisfactory results.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
Oil Trust
Philip Harrison
New York Lubricating Oil Company
Standard
Louisville & Nashville Railway
Galena Signal Oil Company
The
Oil Combine
Harrison
New York Company
Central Railway of Georgia
Hartje renews his fight in Pittsburgh divorce case
Augustus Hartje of Pittsburg seeks to reopen a sensational divorce suit against Mrs Mary Scott Hartje after counsel cites letters between Thomas Madine the coachman and Mrs Hartje. The petition claims later letters from Helen Scott and Ida Scott to Howard A Lappe threaten exposure if monthly sums are not paid. Dates cited are April 27 and April 29 1907.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Madine
Mary Scott Hartje
Augustus Hartje
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Superior Court
Helen Scott
Ida Scott
Howard A. Lappe
Cotton Congress Opens Atlan ta Delegates Gather In Georgia
Delegates from many lands attend the Atlanta conference reigniting the cotton chain from plantation to market. Over 500 participants include nearly 100 from major mills in Germany Britain France Italy Spain and Portugal with farms crops and mills valued around 4 billion dollars. Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia welcomes attendees urging ginning compressing and baling on plantations.
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Atlanta
International Conference of
State Capitol
Great Mill
Germany
Great Britain
France
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Rebels dispersed near Piura after Peruvian police clash
A large band of Ecuadorian rebels was defeated by a detachment of Peruvian police near the city of Piura in Peru. The rebels hoped to invade Ecuador and awaited heavy reinforcements after crossing the frontier.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Piura
Peru
Arbitration project gains approval at Hague committee
The Anglo American arbitration project was approved at a Monday evening session by the committee on arbitration by 81 votes to 9. The plan provides for obligatory arbitration and outlines the path forward for the project.
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