British Minister Balfour Welcomed in Washington
The British minister for foreign affairs Arthur Balfour arrives in Washington with the British commission to seek closer cooperation for peace through a lasting war. The welcome is simple and solemn with no social fanfare as officials recount a secretive voyage via Halifax McAdam and Vanceboro, arriving amid quiet ceremony.
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McAdam
International Bridge
Werner Horn
Long
Admiral Fletcher
Wood
Army
Navy
Argentina Prepares to Join Allies in Great Conflict
Reports from Washington say Argentina moves toward alliance with the Allies. Across the nation, demonstrations surge as the country readies for participation in the war effort.
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Washington
Indiana
U. S
Hiffel Tower
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Vocabulary sizes across classes and eras discussed
The piece surveys estimates from The Chautauqua Magazine and an English encyclopedia on word counts for farm laborers, artisans, and educated readers. It cites Dr. Joseph Jacobs and The New York Times, comparing vocabulary ranges from about 5 000 words up to 70 000 terms with prefixes and proper names adding breadth.
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Joseph Jacobs
New York Times
Lincoln
Widows Name Changes Spotlighted in London News
A London News item traces the sequence of titles and names worn by the widow of the late Sir McGarel-Hogg. Lady Magheramorne, now eighty two, has held numerous styles through marriages and peerage shifts, from Douglas to Douglas Pennant to Mrs Hogg and Hon Lady Flogey, then Hon Lady Magheramorne and Dowager Lady Magheramorne, finally becoming Lady Magheramorne again as the current peer is a bachelor.
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England
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Hogg
Penrhyn
Dutch Tobacco Exports Backed by 20 Million Capital
The Netherlands Association of Tobacco Dealers forms to finance Holland to Germany tobacco exports with a 20 million dollar capital. Berlin requires German two year treasury bills guaranteed by the Reichsbank and six major banks as payment, stabilizing exchange. If shipping remains stagnant or space tight, plans consider moving tobacco to America, altering the usual American buyer pilgrimage to Amsterdam sales.
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Netherlands Association of Tobacco Dealers
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Reichsbank
America
Amsterdam
Germany Finds Substitutes for Copper in War Effort
In Germany copper is scarce as the army uses most of it. Iron wire replaces copper in house wiring though it rusts and is costly for long runs or exposed use. Locomotives now use Siemens steel with little copper. Enameled iron replaces copper in brewing and cooking vessels to conserve copper for essential needs.
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Germany
Siemens Steel
Cigarette Addiction Spreads Among Chinese Children
The Continent reports that child smokers in China include women girls and babies in arms. A Woman's Christian Temperance union society forms in Chefoo to fight the vice as candy peddlers target nurseries with penny cigarettes.
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China
Revival of lieutenant general rank in U S army debated
Washington dispatch analyzes likely revival of lieutenant general as war looms. President Wilson will select senior regular officers from names like Pershing, Wood, Sibert and Bell for high commands as conscription expands to 500000 men and promotion becomes more competitive.
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Clark
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Sibert
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Wilson
United States
Real Estate Agency Seeks Buyers in Bloomfield Indiana
C E Combs Real Estate Agency Bloomfield Indiana announces a large list of farms and city properties for sale urging prospective purchasers to inquire promptly. The notice emphasizes urgent soliciting of business.
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Real Estate and Loan Agency
Bloomfield
Indiana
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Patriotism Lesson From a Cigarette Coupon Tale
A New Bedford Standard anecdote from New York describes an Italian immigrant in a coupon shop asking for a United States flag, while a clerk offers an Italian flag. The narrator reflects on national pride as he departs with 89 cents.
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New Bedford
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Unita
Bedford Rail Notice Crowded Train Schedule Fragment
Train departures from Bedford listed with south and north bound pickups. Times include 10:33 am 1:53 pm 5:50 pm 11:44 pm with no. 5 percent Sunday only and agent F E Rees Bloomfield Indiana.
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Must Carry the Danger Mark for Whooping Cough
Newark health department orders children under ten with whooping cough to wear a conspicuous sleeve badge reading Whooping Cough for six weeks. The ordinance aims to identify infectious cases in public spaces.
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