Wilson vetoes bill repealing daylight saving law
President Wilson vetoed the agricultural appropriation bill over its daylight saving repeal. He attacks this as punishing farmers while defending urban interests and cites concerns over labor groups and national economy. He also objected to a sundry civil bill salary limit for the vocational training bureau and urged a larger appropriation to fund rehabilitation for disabled soldiers and extended training.
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United States
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Hearst
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Senator Capper
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Senate
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Atete
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Georgian Justice: Immediate Sentence For Larceny in Dalton
In Dalton Georgia on July 14 Cangaht was tried and sentenced within six hours for larceny. The crime occurred at four in the morning and by ten Parke was seeking a work gang to use the reeds, reflecting a harsh speedy justice scene.
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Dalton
Cangaht
Charley Parke
Parke
The History of Zinc in Brass Making Through Centuries
The article traces brass origins from ancient claims of zinc as a distinct metal to late notes of zinc’s role in alloying. It covers early references in India and the Mediterranean, medieval secrecy, and export bans under Henry VIII. It notes Elizabethan patents, 1721 brass founding employment, Kunkel’s alloy theory, and 18th century production methods leading to modern brass with 15 to 20 percent zinc.
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India
Mediterranean Sea
Ietus Magnus
China
Bengal
Intea
Moses
Fadigus
England
Kunkel
Seanad
Emer
Cape
United States
Silver Fox Mill Burned Saturday
A fire originating in the hot box of the Silver Fox Mining Company's mill derrick destroyed the mill six miles west of Baxter Springs shortly after 5 pm Saturday. Loss estimated at 100000 with only 26000 insured. Only office and boiler room saved. watchman E R Hiatt was present. Mill had shut down for Saturday. fire reached boilers and pumped water unavailable. Mill, once a top local producer, faced extensive repairs and debris clearing in the shaft. Two Miami stockholders named H H Martin and George A McConnell are involved.
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Silver Fox Mining Company
Baxter Springs
E. R. Hiatt Gio
Miami
H. H. Martin
George A. McConnell
B.J. Con
Smiths and Harmen Take Spring River Fishing Trip
Mr and Mrs L A Smith and children and Mrs Ray Harmen motor to Spring River for a fishing excursion and family outing in a brief local chase of leisure and travel.
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L. A. Smith
Ray Harmen
Spring River
Fragmentary Note Mentions La Rue and a Dire Plea
A dated fragment from August 29 1862 records an undated plea written in trembling words. It asks to send all money to Madan Susanne La Rue near Tarascon France if the writer cannot escape, and mentions consul Marseilles seeking relatives with little hope of finding them.
Hotels for Babies Only in English Cities During War
London reports a wartime development with hotels dedicated to babies while mothers work abroad. Stoke Newington will open two such houses offering board from birth to seven for children of professionals at up to two guineas weekly, and a workers’ version at fifteen shillings weekly for emergency cases. Both aim to train infants for future nursery school work, charging fifty guineas per year for boarding and lodging.
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London
Stoke Newington
London Chronicel
Able Seaman Takes His Limousine Aboard Dutch Steamer
In San Francisco a July 1401 limousine was hidden among crew belongings on the Dutch steamer Nias bound for Batavia. H. B. Tan, car owner and Java millionaire’s son, could not obtain passage home and took a job as assistant purser aboard the ship. He has learned American methods and customs during his stay.
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San Francisco
Nias
Batavia
Tan
Java
Pairies Come But Not According To Wishel
Six year old Alice Plant, in Boston on July 14, was injured while attempting to grab a horse’s tail. The horse kicked, causing contusions and facial abrasions. She was treated at the Relief Hospital.
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Wishel
Boston
Alice Plant
Sued for Divorce Yet Wife Not Notified in San Francisco
Benristta M. Andrews was sued for divorce on February 17 but remained living with Robert Andrews as his wife until May 20 when she learned of the action. She filed an answer and cross complaint in Superior Judge Graham’s court denying the charge that she threatened him with a gun.
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San Francisco
Benristta M. Andrews
Robert
Andrews
Graham
Was Looking for Heaven Man Sentenced in New Castle
New Castle Pa July 14 Carrying a large Bible Steve Mangoski told police he was looking for heaven He was sent to the county jail for two days.
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New Castle
Steve Mangoski
Mining Mills Spring Up In District Boom
Ore advances to $50 a ton trigger several leases and mill starts. The 250 foot ore deposit lies below water, with continuous pumping enabling profitable operation. Lead Boy and Diamond Joe mills near start this week, Jim Ladd's 160 ton mill rises near Hi. Longhant mill nearly complete on adjacent lease. Picher and Cardin mills reopen as labor returns.
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Atmc
Jim Ladd
Fayetteville, Ark
Longhant Mining Company
Picher
Cardin
Benzine Capsules Fuel Gasoline Jag Spreads In New York
New York on July 14 reports a spike in benzine pill use as a cheap stimulant described as the gasoline jag. The ad hoc remedy promises four hundred capsules for bensine and claims a wallop after twenty to thirty minutes, with doctors saying small quantities are not harmful.
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New York
John D 15 Homeless in Cleveland Report
A fragment notes a 15 year old named John D identified as homeless in Cleveland with unclear context and additional garbled text. No further usable details or dates are available to expand the item into a fuller report.
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John D
Cleveland
Anthow
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