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Winchester News

Location

Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1908

Page

2

Conservation Means Development Not Just Saving

The piece argues that conserving natural resources requires preventing destruction and waste from nonuse. It highlights forest fires, soil erosion, and underused water power as wastes, urging use of rivers for navigation and power. It stresses development alongside preservation for long term national good.

Lesson of the Faded Leaf by W C Bitting Detroit

The sermon uses autumn leaf imagery to compare personal moral decay with national decline. It urges citizens to uphold justice and avoid lawbreaking and idleness, warning that a nation fades only as its people fade, and calls for accountability from all social strata.

Great Men Remain Obscure Prophets of Knowledge Unseen

The piece argues that many world changing contributors are unknown in their own land and abroad. Lester F Ward is cited as a luminous example whose Dynamic Sociology and Pure and Applied Sociology reveal hidden great minds behind scientific progress. It praises investigators who labor without fame, whose findings power modern devices and medicine, yet remain largely unrecognized in public discourse.

Lester F. Ward America

Political Returns Show Varied Victorys and Losses

State Senator Foelkner rode a sick bed to vote against the anti race track betting bill and then won a Congressional seat from Brooklyn. Sunny Jim Sherman, Vice President elect, lost his city to Bryan and Cannon but won Congress by a larger margin than two years ago. John A Johnson narrowly re elected Minnesota Governor amid a Taft landslide. Stevenson was beaten in Illinois. Longworth returns to Congress with a reduced vote. Oklahoma backed Bryan despite Haskell’s defeat. Newark voters supported Taft locally but chose Democrats for mayor and other offices. Taft did not vote. Bryan carried his district for the first time. Chanler led ticket in New York yet lost Dutchess by 168. Big shifts in Southern Democratic margins noted. Boston backed Bryan by 22. McAdoo defeated by Bennet in Congress race. Sullivan returns to State Senate. Renew re elected with large lead. Socialist hopes for 1,000,000 votes fell short by about 500,000. Details from Barboursville water vote show strong local unity for fire protection. Taft cabinet list published with Root, Meyer, Wright, Kellogg, Hitchcock, Loeb Jr., Garfield, Wilson, Straus named.

Foelkner Senate Congress Brooklyn Sunny Jim’ Sherman Bryan Joe” Cannon John A Johnson Denver Minnesota Adlai E. Stevenson Grover Cleveland Illinois Nicholas Longworth Roosevelt Charles Haskell Oklahoma Newark N. J Taft Everett Colby Luke E. Wright Chanler Greater New York Dutchess George B. Renew Hughes Barboursville We S Water Company Mountain Advocate Washington William Howard Taft Elihu Root Treasury George von Lengerke Meyer Massachusetts

Quote by Emerson on truth and crowd echo

A short reflective line attributed to Emerson warns that truth sounds stronger when spoken by a single clear voice and not bolstered by many supporters. It emphasizes independent conviction over crowd approval.

Emerson

English Fleet May Tour World In Imitation of American Battleships

London reports officials avoiding confirmation about a British fleet world tour following American naval maneuvers. While not considered likely given European conditions, a squadron under Sir Percy Scott in South Africa could head home via the Far East and the Suez Canal.

London Admiralty Europe Percy Scott South Africa South America Far East Suez Canal

Murphy Explains Defeat and Taft Vote Impact

New York November 7 Murphy Tammany Hall leader explains Democratic defeat for governor citing Taft land slide as the key factor. He states the election is over and plans to win the city next fall in local election. He acknowledges occasional movements to depose him, saying such moves exist among a few.

Murphy New York Hughes Charles F. Murphy Tammany Hall Mr. Murphy Tammany Chieftain

Taft Accepts Invitation for Brooklyn Monument Address

President-elect William H. Taft accepted an invitation to speak at the unveiling ceremony of the Martyrs' monument in Brooklyn on November 14.

Taft New York William H. Taft Brooklyn

Exhibition of Weakness In Controlling Temper

A concise statement argues that an uncontrollable temper is not a sign of strength. It portrays temper as a weakness and emphasizes restraint as a key measure of true resolve. The line frames anger as dangerous and self-defeating in personal conduct.

The world doesn’t grow worse with medicine says Galveston News

A Galveston News quotation asserts medicine does not worsen the world, reflecting a steady stance on health care and its role in society. The remark emphasizes medicine as a stabilizing force amid daily life and global challenges.

Galveston

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Gifford Pinchot Forestry Department United States Dept. of Agriculture Rev W. C. Bitting Detroit Ada May Krecker Boston William McAdoo Bennet Tim” Sullivan State Senate Luke Wright Tennessee Frank B. Kellogg Frank H. Hitchcock Navy William Loeb, Jr Interior James Rudolph Garfield Ohio Agriculture James Wilson Iown Commerce and Labor Oscar S. Straus Winchester Lumbers Manufacturing CO People’s State Bank Co. Telly J. M. Hulgkin J. L. Brown L. B. Cockrell D.B. Hampton B. F. Curtis Cashier THE Clark County National Bank Main Street Winchester Kentucky Jack Chicago Tribune Cincinnati Brown-Proctoria L. M. Butsch Pennsylvania News Clark County the News the Winches TER News Winchester News
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