National Common Sense Forecast From Steel Boss in Pittsburg
James A. Farrell of United States Steel predicts a bright business outlook in the United States. He cites steel as a barometer of conditions and notes improvement in cotton, urging national common sense to overcome demagogues. He advocates cooperation within industry and firm stance against financial excesses while predicting a broad revival with patience and level-headedness.
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Pittsburg
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Farrell
Wilson
Warrell
Firmness May Return in US Stance Toward Britain and Germany
The article notes possible renewed firmness from President Wilson and advisers toward England and Germany after recent notes on American shipping. It reports Germany planning a new war zone around Great Britain and Ireland and cautions that neutral shipping regulations may revert to a hazy status, risking worsened American commerce amid European conflict.
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Wilson
England
Germany
Great Britain
Ireland
Europe
Nations weigh balance of diplomacy and trade in war’s aftermath
The article argues for careful diplomacy with belligerents to protect American commerce after a war shock. It warns against entanglement while stressing the high stake for the nation, including cotton exports and grain surplus, in negotiations over restricted seas and contraband. It notes a likely outcome of talks leading to a defined understanding benefiting shipping and economic recovery.
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South
Bundle Day in Atlanta Promotes Charity Drive
The Associated Charities leads Atlanta’s Bundle Day urging citizens to donate clothing and shoes to help the jobless and needy. No cost to participate, but the impact could be large as bundles are sorted to reach deserving destitution.
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Atlanta
Associated Charities
Charities
A.attizen
Adams Eagle
George Bailey
Houston Post
Georgia
The Duel for Warsaw in World War I
The article contemplates a possible dramatic clash between German and Allied forces over Warsaw. It describes two massive armies fighting across a broad front in harsh winter conditions, noting immense suffering and losses on both sides while hoping capable writers will later chronicle the epic struggle.
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Paris
Warsaw
D A R Atlanta hosts seventeenth Georgia conference
The D A R Georgia division holds its seventeenth annual conference in Atlanta with delegates from across the state attending deliberations and social events. Hostess Joseph Habersham chapter is led by regent Mrs John A Perdue and honorary regent Mrs W L Peel. The article notes the D A R’s role in preserving American traditions and patriotism.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Joseph Habersham
John A. Perdue
W. L. Peel
Daughters of the
Frail I Stanton a Valentine in Georgia verse note
A fragmentary verse includes a Valentine poem to a person named I Stanton in Georgia with lines about love, heaven, and flowers. The text also contains a humorous New Town Correspondent column showing local gossip about conspiracies, a Carnegie library request, and a brief poem about the arrival of winter and spring.
Firing 8 and Obscure Verses in Adams Eagle Reflections
A fragmented reading collates street chatter and verse from Adams Eagle and The Americas Times-Recorder. It includes a candid outsider calling for political resignations, revival hymns, jailbreak imagery, and satirical quips drawn from The Arkansas Gazette and The Houston Post about war and crime.
Wheat Price Surge Sparks Talk Of Automatic Corners
The Holland Letter notes that high Chicago prices push fears of an automatic corner as two strong demands from Europe and the United States lift wheat futures. Rail and export congestion mirror 1907, with potential export limits and a wider acreage shift to meat and other crops.
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Produce Exchange
Chicago
James R. Keene
Joseph Leiter
United States
Buffalo
Commission
Keet
James J. Hill
Howard Elliott
Hill
Great Northern Railroad Company
Elliott
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
North
Northwest
England
Europe
Holland
England Had Quit Knitting During War Time
The London Chronicle notes a shift in wartime habits with English women returning to knitting after years of reduced activity. It contrasts England’s decline in the craft with French Belgian and Italian patterns showing stronger knitting engagement, linking wool usage to historical national strength and the wool century.
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England
The
London Chronicle
France
Flanders
Great Northern Railway: James J. Hills Backbone System
George Fitch narrates the rise of the Great Northern from a frontier line to a vast network. It starts at St Paul, stretches through North Dakota Montana and Washington, reaching Seattle and the Philippines by ship. The system shows 8000 miles of track, vast wheat shipments, and the imposing sight of Hills residence in St Paul. The piece contrasts the Great Northern with Northern Pacific, notes shared ownership, and mentions the Burlington acquisition and government intervention.
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Great Northern Railroad
James J. Hill
Dakota
Montana
Boundaryes
Great Northern
St. Paul
North Dakota
The
Republic
Spokane
Seattle
Pacific
Philippines
Minnesota
Belgium
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Hil
Hills
The Charitable Burglar Reported In Los Angeles Times
Fragmented clipping describes a masked intruder who offered help via general delivery letters after robbing Mrs. Carrie Watkins and others. It notes a $3,500 gold nugget found near Red Rock Canyon by Dave Bowman, and follows with brief items on the Bell-in-Hand tavern closing, a Harvard worm named Pete, and a Jersey resident exaggerating budget savings.
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Los Angeles Times
Carrie Watkins
West Fifteenth Street
Maud Clark
Bronson Street
Bakersfield
Red Rock Canyon
Mojave Desert
Dave Bowman
Lance Underwood
Mossaye
Bowman
Underwood
Indictment of Jefferson Davis for Treason Emerges From 1866 Copy
A reconstructed 1866 indictment outlines Jefferson Davis’s alleged treason in 1864 Richmond and Norfolk proceedings. It describes Davis and hundreds of armed conspirators forming and executing war against the United States, with the grand jury accusing him of traitorous designs and warlike preparations.
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Jeff Davis
United States Circuit Court
Norfolk
United States
Aerica
District of Virginia
Towit
Circuit Court
United States of America
Jefferson Davis
Richmond
Henrico
Virginia
District of
Circuit Court of the United States
Fourth Circuit
Henneo
Circuit Court of the
James FP. Milligan
George P. Zaibury
John Good, Jr
Hardy Henden
Patrick O'Brien
Opera Court
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Rippling Rhymes and Anecdotes by Walt Mason
A miscellany of light verse and prose pieces critiques a hard boss in a workplace, a tale of Napoleon and Wellington as seen by a boy, and a medical note on trichotillomania from The Kansas City Star, with reflections on care and psychology.
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Walt Mason
Kansas City Star
Journal of the American Medical Association
Kansas City
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Atlantis
Mexico
Bynee
Bes
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Carrlex
KR Holliday
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Washington
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John Corrigan
Constitution
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Villa
Frail I. Stanton A
Valentine
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Arkansas
Arkansas Gazette
Davy
PeAne
George Fitch
Bosterk
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Boston
Pleusley
Newspaper Row
Harvard
Jammie Wilson
John the Baptist
Worm
Cambridge
Masa
Philadelphia Record
Syed Pete
Harvards
M. Yerkes
Pete
Yerkes
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Newfoundland Quarterly
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Wellington
Prince of Wales
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Therince
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