Leadership hopes and nominating contest at Standard
The piece discusses party unity and potential nominees including Root Weeks Turton and Burton amid conflicts among old leaders Penrose Gallinger Crane and Murray Crane. It notes eastern Republicans’ interest in certain candidates and the need to prove availability before nominating. Subscription and distribution details follow, with multiple city newsstand locations listed.
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Fring
Chew
Justice Hushesfa
Root
Weeks
Penrose
Gallinger
Murray Crane
Turton
Troot
Burton
Wes
War weariness and high casualties loom in Europe
A lengthy digest argues German and Austrian offensives against Russia are the war's broadest push yet, with 1,000 miles of front. It questions Western Front headway, notes Justice Hughes avoidance in politics, and presents casualty tallies from the French relief committee: France 400,000. Russia 723,000. Britain 116,000. Germany 482,000. Austria 341,000, totaling over 2,000,000 killed and about 7,500 daily losses at peak.
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Baltic Sea
Yerabia
Ruselan
France
Stteceat
Russi
Great Britain
Austria
Germany
Prussia
Turkey
Italy
Belgium
Russia
Europe
Against the Law and War Talk Across Nations
A fragmented column rails at political patronage in Chicago and rails about law ignorance. It cites Edison, Gatling, and naval tech, notes WWI era figures like Roosevelt and Wilson, and mocks international events with a flap of opinions on peace, industry, and emerging weapons. The piece blends satire with brief mentions of figures and places, maintaining a dated editorial voice.
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Chicago
Felow
Montana
Short Stories and City Tales Mixed Voices and Theft
The piece mixes domestic scenes with a color coded theft, a washing bill gripe, and portraits of local figures. A chimney sweep romance contrasts with politicians and a Taft era photo portrait. A child resists a substitute doctor while seeking the familiar physician.
Humor Through Generations and Spoonerisms at the Conservatory
The piece presents light dialogue and quips from multiple periodicals. It features a joke about three generations at a conservatory entrance, mentions a pudding cooked from a cookbook, and shows the era’s playful exchanges reflecting social newspapers.
Keep Well in War Time Labor and Soldier Health
The article argues government protection of soldiers against disease outpaces private employers and families. It cites drops in sickness and venereal disease rates, malaria reductions, and lower alcohol use, claiming national health gains from military measures could benefit workers, families, and society if applied more broadly.
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Supreme Court
Hughes
New York
United States
Philippines
The Conciliatory Howes at Charleston and New York
The Howes reached New York on June with 20 000 troops poised for landing to pursue peace. Admiral Lord Howe joined in July and British ministers sought unconditional pardon from Americans. The Howes were seen as honorable negotiators, intent on ending hostilities rather than coercion.
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Charleston
Howe
New York
Washington
Brooklyn” Heights
Dor Chester
Charlestown Heights
Boston
Sir William
Lord Howe
England
Lkely
Howes
Ticonderoga
Mowe
Hook
Congress Philadelphia
Csi Winans
Brooklyn
Long Island
Ing Island
Jon
Gu Fa
Dorchester
William
Congress
Hispris
Double Cross echoes and old political squabbles
A jumble of city column clippings and editorials references press scuffles over the Double Cross slogan amid quotes from Wall Street Journal and Detroit Free Press. Mentions Washington, Howe, and Washington’s delays as war and pardons unfold across letters and public notes.
Bed and window cooling tips for summer comfort
A 1915 article advises arranging beds in front of windows to pull fresh air, removing window panes and using full frame screens for ventilation, and using movable window screens to control light and air. It also recommends light summer furnishings, linen sheets, and frequent laundering to stay cool. In Wheeling West Virginia, July 19, workers return to Riverside plant of National Tube. 6,000 idle workers to be employed over two weeks to restart departments.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Wheeling
W. Va
Riverside
National Tube Company
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Standard Publishing Company Publishers and Proprietors
Postoffice
Nation Ofice
Standard
Anaconda, Mont
Butte Branch
East Broadway
Morton Co
Alaried
Fifth Avenue
Chicago—Tribune
Carter
North America
Sunday Standard
Hoteline
Park Row
Thirty Eighth and
Broadway
Congress Hotel
St. Paul
St. Marie
Clear and News Cole
Fast Fifth Street
Detroit
Metropolitan News Co
New Woodward
Michigan
Med
D. Kelly
Tacoma
Treco
Beattie Whitney
Nowe
Beattie
Acme News Co
Occidental
Yerer Way
Spokane
Stubeck, Wall and River
Standard,publishing Company
Mont Pene
Mien
Wate
R Thomas A. Edison
Robert Fulton
John Ericsson
Philadelphia
Ericsson
Holland
Richard Gating
North Carolina
Fryons
Derringer
White Cott
Winchester
Springfield
Bryan
Roosevelt
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Leo M. Frank
Georgia State
Dr. Holmes
Federal Bureau of Mines
Mother Earth
Pee
Huerta
el Paso
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Woodrow Wilson
Kingland
Chaos
Moses
Rrussia
Petrograd
Berlin
Poland
Egypt
von Mackensen
Vor Hindenberg
Wilson
Roman Empire
America
Mr. Hobson
Jane
Rar
Welome
Taft
Sidney J. Meyers
Dr. Meyers
Juggs
Buysgh
Grandsensational Monthly
Puck
Peavish
Galveston News
Ungerwood & Underwood
Newarknd
Lata
Lord Brooke
W. A. Evans
Chicago Tribune
The
Spirit of the Press
Eunee
Toston
Lumbia
Cope
Mexico
Wall Street
Cindy
Lousville Courier Journal
Tom
Detroit Free Press
Canada
Mr. Bryan
Chicago News
Cass
R. P. Robson
Boston Advertiser
Cincinnati
Reds
Los Angeles
Tim
Transcript
Glassy
Fearfat
Romania
Rumania
Florida Times-Union
Frances Marshal
Gom
Valparaiso
Henry B. Brown
Oliver P. Kinsey
Box University Hall
Ind
Rice, Fulton & May
A. C. M. Hardware House
Quartz
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