Navy strength and ships under construction outlined
Edward B. Clark reports on American naval power including 859 vessels in service or under construction, 63 ships authorized, and a projected $532 million budget for next year. He notes secrecy around ship locations, lists battle line and support vessels, and cites Navy League recruiting efforts and wage competition with industry.
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Wees
Kings’ Ryvice
Edward B. Clark
N Vas
Sam
Chary
United States
Congress
Bowin Commission
Firstiss
Atie
Pacific
Atlantic
Ing
Navy League of the United States
Navy
Department
Navy League
Navy Department
The
Legisla
Tior
Salesman Wins Big Fortune in Russia Orders
Memphis businessman Arthur Biggerstaff returned from Russia with orders totaling over 2,000,000 for American shoes. He kept his own expenses after the company refused funding for an invasion plan, earning nearly 500,000 in profits. He plans another trip to Russia next spring, urging optimism and effort by American manufacturers to expand business.
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Memphis
Tenn
Russia
Arthur
Biggerstaff
Widow of Lincoln partner seeks pension in San Francisco
Mrs. B. M. Cox, widow of Capt. B. M. Cox who led Illinois volunteers in the Civil War, has applied for a pension in San Francisco. She recalls her husband died in 1876 and that she never expected to seek a pension, but circumstances changed. Cox was a law partner of Abraham Lincoln when Lincoln was a struggling lawyer in an Illinois town.
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B. M. Cox
San Francisco
Leather prices stay high in footwear substitutes rise
Boston reports leather prices to remain elevated as shoe authorities predict increased use of substitutes like fiber soles and cloth uppers. Alfred W. Donovan, chairman of the state board of labor and industries, and a shoe manufacturer say substitutes are a natural development in the industry.
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Boston
New England
Alfred W. Donovan
State Board of Labor and Industries
Stork Brings Triplets to Katonah Gardener
Victorine of Katonah near Peekskill proudly announced that the stork visited his home three times delivering triplets. He earns $22 a day as a gardener and plans to raise ten children on his small wage. The newborns include a boy and two girls, each weighing about five pounds. Mrs. Victorine previously gave birth to a child a little over a year ago.
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Peekskill
N. A
N. A. Victorine
Katonah
Victorine
First State War Census Enlists Connecticut Men and Munitions
Connecticut leads the nation in a statewide military census of available men and munitions. Governors, mayors, and local officers mobilized quickly as blanks filled in within 48 hours. Factories, rail lines, and shipyards are being surveyed, with Bridgeport, New Haven, and Hartford cited for munitions output and preparedness. Yachtsmen prep patrol craft. Rockfall mills expand to produce blankets. Connecticut positions itself as the nation’s arsenal amid heightened vigilance.
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Middletown
Conn
Connecticut
Marcus H. Holcomb
Hartford
Hartford Insurance
Boston
New York
Bridgeport
New Haven
Willimantic
Waterbury
New Britain
United States Army
Rockfall
Washington
Fair and Warmer at Colonial Theatre Athens Ga
The Avery Hopwood farce Fair and Warmer plays at the Colonial Theater in Athens Ga with matinee and night shows. The review highlights Billy and Laura and Phil and Jack in comic misunderstandings and a lively ensemble led by Sager Midgeley Dorothy Mackye Harold Tucker and LuHan Herne. Richards the wizard leads a week of mystery musical fun with scenery and a baby giveaway.
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Avery Hopwood
Blanche
Billy
Jack
Laura
Phil
Branny
Blanny
Mr. Hopwood
Adam and Eve
Sager Midgeley
Dorothy Mackye
Harold Tucker
LuHan Herne
Wizard” and Company
Colonial Theater
American
Athens
North America
Richards
Selwyn & Company
Dodson's Liver Tone Promise Beats Calomel
An advertising claim touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, harmless remedy to replace calomel. The ad warns calomel causes sickness, urges taking a spoonful at night, promises quick health improvement, and asserts the product can be given to children without causing salivation.
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Dodson
Son’s cryptic remark on letters of credit quoted
A fragment quotes a man asking about letters of credit as he speaks to his son. The text reveals a cryptic exchange with the phrase What are letters of credit. Further context is unclear due to the fragmentary source.
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Pat
L. O
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