Italy extradition stance on Cocchi echoes Charlton case
The article argues Italy may refuse Alfredo Cocchi's extradition for the Ruth Cruger murder, recalling Italy’s earlier request for Porter Charlton to be tried in Italy. It suggests the U S should apply the same standard of reciprocity, noting that turnabout is fair play.
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Italy
Alfredo Cocchi
Ruth Cruger
New York
Charlton
United States
Porter Charlton
Just the Man Taft for Draft Exemption Board
The report says ex President Taft may be asked by Mr Wilson to head the board ruling on exemptions for men of military age. Taft would apply impartial judgment, be trusted by the public, and act impartially, with exemptions likely for causes beyond physical disability.
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Taft
Wilson
Naval Arm II Voices Support For Aggressive Allied Action
American naval officers and experts align with Churchill in arguing that bold allied naval moves are essential to win the war. They note growing ship advantages and the potential to deal critical blows to German bases, with the caveat that such actions bring costs and possible losses. The prospect of landing troops on the Belgian coast to threaten German flank is discussed as shortening the war.
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Winston Churchill
Germany
Teutons
Economy or Munitions for Humanity in Final Reckoning
The fragment hints at a broader debate where end goals mix humanitarian aims with material power. It notes potential shifts toward munitions, money, and manpower as decisive factors shaping outcomes and policy directions.
No Demand for Daylight Saving Here and Abroad
The piece argues against daylight saving as unnecessary and impractical. It cites Halifax referendum results, the Marinette and Menominee Paper Company’s workers’ rejection, and Hanover New Hampshire where Dartmouth College faces nuisance. It asserts universal adoption is needed but not supported and urges Congress to refrain from action.
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Marinette and Menominee Paper Company
Wisconsin
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth College
Congress
Ex-Mayor Fitzgerald Presses Alien Draft Fairness
The Post lauds ex Mayor Fitzgerald for pushing reform on aliens exempt from the draft. It argues non-citizens should not benefit from government protections while avoiding service, noting draft chances depend on local population counts. It calls for an amendment to the army bill to correct the anomaly.
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Fitzgerald
Washington
Post
Congress
Venizelos Returns as Greek Premier and Sets War Mandate
Venizelos resumes leadership in Greece with broad citizen support in Athens. He pledges not to enter the war without a clear popular mandate and insists constitutional government will rise above the pro-German King’s influence. Greece can no longer threaten the Allied forces at Saloniki, a shift the Allies will welcome.
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Venizelos
Greece
Constantine
Athens
Saloniki
New York Cotton Exchange Warns Against Price Variations
The New York Cotton Exchange board of managers warns members to avoid pronounced movements in cotton prices. The communication says extreme disfavor will be shown for actions causing unnecessary price swings, with a suggestion that forbidding gambling on the floor would prove sincerity.
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Board of Managers
New York Cotton Exchange
Dynamite Case Found Near Fort Snelling
Ninety sticks of dynamite were discovered half buried in a beer case about 300 yards from the First Minnesota Infantry camp near Fort Snelling. Guards challenged a man crawling on his hands and knees. he fled.
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Fort Snelling
Minnesota Infantry
Russian Hebrew man granted U S land after four years
Simon Sitner a 42 year old Russian Hebrew arrived in Boston aboard the Cunard Franconia on May 7 1913 after four years of litigation has been officially permitted to remain in the United States.
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Simon Sitner
Boston
Cunard
United States
All Sorts By Newton Newkirk Boston
A reflective piece centers on a friend loved enough to forgive yet not forget. The voice weighs memory and the balance of affection with unresolved strife.
The Troubles of Pa and the Lost Clippings
A reader requests the reprint of a poem titled The Troubles of Pa printed years ago, and the columnist explains why reproducing old items is often impossible. He jokes about the endless requests from readers seeking long-lost clippings and the futility of digging them up.
Observant Citizen notes wartime meals and local dames
The column reports on a fat free dinner at the Brunswick Hotel for preparedness, praises the meal of clam broth salmon and lemon water ice, and mentions Mrs Juliet Calhoun Blakeley’s 99th birthday and car travel. It also covers J Dana Hutchinson’s arrival in France with an ambulance unit and health updates on Jeremiah McCarthy and Conductor John Pousland.
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Brunswick
Juliet Calhoun Blakeley
J. Dana Hutchinson
France
Hutchinson
Harvard
la Touraine
Young Hutchinson
Milton Academy
Margaret Changes Her Mind About Engagement
Margaret ends her four year engagement to Bruce Warren and meets Captain Robert "Bobby" C., who recalls old hometown landmarks. After a walk home they plan an early wedding and propose a double wedding with Sadie and her slow fiancé.
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Carrie
Margaret
Bruce
Miss Fain
R. C
Bobby
Robert
Mexico
Bob
Sadie
Bruce Warren
Wanted: Widow Housekeeper for Four Adults and Elderly Man
Advertisement from the Springfield Republican seeks a middle aged, good looking widow to serve as housekeeper for a family of four grown ups and an old man. The listing offers steam heat electric lights a piano grafanola and a mandolin and weekly moving pictures. Address withheld.
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Springfield Republican
Reversible Hat Invention Idea From East Boston
In a playful note from East Boston, the writer suggests a reversible hat with fur on the inside and straw outside. The hat can be worn inside-out or right-side-in, keeping its orientation, with the aim to preserve brainpower and reduce hat output. The author signs as PAPA GUN.
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Brother Newt
Newt
Newtie
Boston
Commencement Held at Suffolk School for Boys on Rainsford Island
Four hundred attendees including officials, civic workers, judges, and probation officers joined the closing exercises of the Suffolk School for Boys on Rainsford Island. The 107 boys sang patriotic airs and staged a tableau titled Drafted. Major John E. Gilman, soldiers' relief commissioner for Boston, gave the principal address on behalf of the mayor.
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Suffolk School For Boys
Rainsford Island
John E. Gilman
City of
Boston
Major Gilman
Mayorunty
Mildred Champagne Advises On Love and Labor Roles
A young man asks how to balance pride and finances with marriage to a woman who earns as well. The columnist notes many couples blend work and home duties when funds are tight and urges yielding to the partner’s happiness, suggesting the man follow his fiancée’s wishes.
Magnificent Mazarin Bible Tops Historic Book Prices
The Mazarin Bible on vellum led a list of rare books selling for ten thousand dollars or more. Hoe’s 1911 sale paid fifty thousand dollars for it, the record price for a book. Malory’s Morte d Arthur bought by J Pierpont Morgan for forty two thousand eight hundred. Mainz Psalter and others followed with high sums. The Hoe collection, once the finest private library, rivals national repositories, with public institutions now buying rarities as they appear.
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Shakspere
Thomas Malory
Hoe
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mainz
Paris
Moliere
Robert Hoe
Foxe
Literary Association
John Bunyan
Cardinal Mazarin
Edi
Gutenberg
Fust
William Caxton
Morgan
Question and answer round on national symbols and state dates
A reader asks about making The Star Spangled Banner the national anthem and queries the Kaiser's wife nationality. The reply identifies Auguste Victoria as from Schleswig Holstein and explains how US state stars are ordered by admission dates up to 1907, listing states and dates in sequence.
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United States Army
Navy
Sir
Auguste Victoria
Schleswig-Holstein
Prussia
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maryland
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Virginia
New York
North Carolina
Rhode Island
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Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
Louisiana
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Maine
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Arkansas
Michigan
Florida
Texas
Towa
Wisconsin
California
Minnesota
Oregon
Kansas
West Virginia
Nevada
Nebraska
Colorado
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Washington
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
Oklahoma
Arizona
High Prices Hint at Dark Debt Days in Mason Verse
The verse by IW Walt Mason from 1917 warns that costs rise and debt wounds lives as nations fight. It imagines bankers pressing credit at high rates, turning thriftless people cold and landlocked in hardship.
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Greenland
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Helen Keller’s Rise From Deaf Blindness to Public Figure
A brief portrait traces Helen Keller’s early illness at 19 months and rapid progress after Miss Sullivan and Miss Fuller taught her to communicate and speak. By 14 she prepared for Radcliffe College, later graduating with honors and becoming a lecturer and prolific writer who reads multiple languages and enjoys swimming and canoeing.
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Helen Keller
Helen
Perkins Institution
Radcliffe College
Needlework and Arts Friendships Noted in Memoir Snippet
In a reflective passage a woman fondly recalls moonlit hours with knitting and crochet. She enjoys tactile sculpture and board games, cherishing friendships with notable figures including Phillips Brooks Joseph Jefferson and Alexander Bell.
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Phillips Brooks
Joseph Jefferson
Alexander Bell
Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston June 27 heat records
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls hot records for June 27 in Boston with official figures showing 90 degrees in 1875 and 1878 and highs through the years 93 in 1880, 94 in 1900, and 92 in 11, while noting lows of 52 in 1884 and 53 in 1905. Rain fell on the date in 1505 and 1914.
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Boston
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