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Old Bickory Chips on World Affairs and Weather Talk
A rambling 1910s column surveys Balkan tensions via humorous allusions to Col. Roosevelt Alfonso and Villa Huerta politics, notes rain and picnics ahead, and laments news from Mexico. It scoffs at moving pictures speed, rail passes, and Kipling, while urging anti fly campaigns and health vigilance.
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Balkans
Alfonso
Colorado
Tom Edison
Phila
Congress
Ralronda
Kentucky
Kipling
Huerta
Villa
Mexico
Pancho Villa
Becker
Mellen
New Haven
Daily News
Lincoln Highway
Senator Root
New York
T. R
Harry Thaw