Wilson Urges Rail Labor Settlement Legislation
In a December address from Washington, President Wilson urges rapid passage of measures to settle railway labor disputes. He backs enlarging the Interstate Commerce Commission, an eight hour day for interstate train workers, a public merits inquiry of disputes, and executive power to operate railroads in war or national need. He notes Congress already acted on the eight hour day and observer commission, and pushes urgent action on Porto Rico and election expenditure reforms.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wilson
Congress
Union
Interstate Commerce Commission
House of Representatives
United States
Commission
Porto Rico
Unusual Experience Reported by Sandy
The piece recalls a peculiar remark by Sandy about sleeping sober and waking up unscathed the next morning after twenty years of not doing so. The anecdote emphasizes gratitude and a rare moment of clear-headed rest.
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Sandy
Few Beggars in Panama City
Panama city with 60 000 residents is highly cosmopolitan yet reports almost no beggars. Only a few blind men observed, highlighting rare poverty in the bustling urban center.
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Panama
Fragmented lines hint at a literary passage
The text presents fragmented quotes about love fate and meeting a destined one. It references a dream of a forthcoming figure with a gold glow around the head and cites L. M. Steele in Doctor Nick. The remainder consists of garbled phrases and stray quotes.
Fishermen Debate Simple Simon Style Fishing Efforts
In a humorous exchange an amateur sportsman argues that years and effort spent chasing fish often yield little more than minimal success, while a contrasting view upholds common fishing wisdom. The dialogue highlights frustration with overhyped expectations versus practical results.
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Simon
Bread Substitute Claim Sparks Kitchen Rivalry
In a lively remark a reader mocks a scientist claiming a bread substitute, noting that a local cook has long produced such a substitute. The exchange highlights competitive kitchen ingenuity and public skepticism of new ideas.
Proofs of This Love Told by a Sobbing Grace
Grace weeps that he does not love her insisting he is not jealous. Maude Mullins has been married nearly a year and her husband, known for jealousy, has shot at her twice and tried to kill himself three times, according to Puck.
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Grace
George
Maude Mullins
Puck
Flaw In His Honesty
A brief quip questions the virtue of unyielding honesty, noting that strict adherence to the maxim may not suit practical conduct or personal integrity in everyday actions. The remark hints at nuance in moral behavior and prudent judgment.
Exploding Dynamite Tops Logging Trees For Masts
A description from the Engineering Record explains using dynamite to remove tree tops for mast logs. Workers blast at a 12 inch trunk level, rigging cartridges around the trunk, lighting a long fuse, and retreating as the top shoots away. The detonated trunk is then prepared for rigging and dragging to load logs.
All He Saw of Battle At Jutland Told by a Stoker
A London Mail anecdote recounts a naval stoker who survived Jutland and aboard a railway carriage tells a fellow passenger that “half I saw of the bloody battle was coal nothing but coal.” He explains his role and conducts himself with quiet dignity as cigars are offered and a foreign man listens.
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Bluejacket
Jutland
Stoker
London Mail
Not to Be Thought Of Weight and Expense Talk
Fashionable dames discuss weight loss efforts openly while privately fearing humiliation if others suspect they are cutting costs. The exchange highlights vanity and frugality as competing social pressures among the fashionable.
Unsatisfactory Remedy Debate On Steady Work
A dialogue between Henry and Omar presents a comic clash over the idea that steady work prevents worry. Henry argues steady labor cures concern while Omar retorts that steady work itself wears him down, highlighting a humorous, rustic worldview.
Remain the Same
A brief note anchored in a Houston Post line about progress seen in most directions while old forms of profanity persist as cheap and vulgar in English-speaking cultures. The quote underscores ongoing contrasts between improvement and enduring coarse language.
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Houston Post
A Certainty in Saving Money Versus Spending Wisely
A Fort Worth Star-Telegram quote notes that nothing is certain except the shift of saved funds toward unexpected expenses. It reflects a cautionary view on budgeting and financial planning.
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Fort Worth
Placing the Blame in a Childs Bedtime Struggle
Dorothy Ann was put to bed at 7 80, against her wishes. She spent about twenty minutes asking questions, and her mother insisted she be still and sleep. She replied, I want to sleep, but myself won’t.
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Dorothy Ann
Fooling the Boy Inference on Castor Oil Hesitation
A fragmentary dialogue shows a caregiver revealing a trick to coax a boy into taking castor oil. The speaker claims to have instructed the child to sample first and stop if he dislikes it, suggesting a pragmatic approach to administer medicine despite potential harm or deception.
United States installs military rule in Santo Domingo
In Santo Domingo the U S Navy proclaims military government and disembarks 1800 Marines to supervise native officials and customs revenues. The action, effective at 4 p m on November 29, proceeds without bloodshed and is expected to maintain order until elections in January.
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Santo Domingo
U. S. Navy
Little Republic
Haiti
Navy
Daniels
H. S. Knapp
U. S
Watson acquitted in obscene mail case at federal court
Augusta editor Gay Thomas E. Watson was found not guilty on all four counts of sending obscene matter through the mails. The jury acquitted him in federal court, after a previous mistrial a year earlier on the same charges.
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Gay
Thomas E. Watson
Watson
Canada Revenue Rises to New High for Eight Months
Canada’s wartime revenue climbed to 144,812,570 for eight months ending Nov 30, the largest in the country’s history, exceeding the 1915 figure by over 40 million. November totals 23,164,765, up about 5 million from the prior year. In Waco, Texas, Roscoe Watson in a courtroom offers to take his father’s penalty for the murder of John Patterson, the state banking and insurance commissioner, who was sentenced to 99 years.
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Canada
Ottawa
Ont
Dominion
Waco
Texas
Roscoe Watson
Texas National Guard
R. I. Monroe
T. R. Watson
John 8. Patterson
Banking and Insurance
Archbold Improves After Blood Transfusion At Home
Archbold, head of Standard Oil of New Jersey, is reported improving at his Tarrytown home after an appendectomy. Family says blood transfusion by his chauffeur aided the recovery. Also in brief local notes: corn stalk cerebritis outbreak hits central Illinois cattle near Springfield with about 30 cases.
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Archbold
Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Springfield
Duffy Stands By His Flag as Chemung Sinks
A Madrid dispatch reports the American steamer Chemung torpedoed by a German submarine after the crew refused to lower the American flag. Captain Duffy and 23 others abandoned ship in lifeboats, were towed near the coast, then picked up by a Spanish steamer and returned to Valencia. Duffy reported the incident to the American consul in Valencia, John R. Putnam.
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Madrid
Duffy
New York
Valencia
John R. Putnam
Shoots in Self Defense Exonerates Amos in Booneville
Alexander Amos of Magazine Arkansas was acquitted by Judge J W Castleberry after a Booneville street shooting that killed Ned Laad. Amos claimed self defense as Laad allegedly drew a pistol to shoot him while Amos fired. A bullet wounded Todd Shepard, who was with Laad and Mrs Amos.
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Booneville
Ark
Alexander Amos
Magazine
J. W. Castleberry
Ned Laad
Amos
Laad
Todd Shepard
Shepard
President Wilson Keeps Thanksgiving Quiet at Home
President Wilson spent Thanksgiving day with family and attended church, declining several public celebrations. A White House turkey was chosen for dinner from donations nationwide. That night he and Mrs. Wilson attended a Navy Relief Society ball at the Washington navy yard. In Richmond, Va, Col. C. D. Langhorne created a trust fund from his estate for his children, including Mrs. William Waldorf Astor, Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, Mrs. Harry Phipps, and Mrs. Phyllis Brooks.
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Wilson
St. Patrick’s Church
White House
Navy Relief Society
Washington Navy Yard
Richmond
Col
C. D. Langhorne
Albemarle
Langhorne
William Waldorf Astor
England
Charles Dana Gibson
New York
Harry Phipps
Boston
Phyllis Brooks
Bryan to Build Summer Home in Asheville Mount Calm
William J. Bryan announced plans to spend summers in Asheville North Carolina where he will build a home titled Mount Calm. He will retain Lincoln Nebraska as his home and spend part of each year there including election day.
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Bryan
Washington
William J. Bryan
Asheville
N. C
Mount Calm
Lincoln
Neb
66 Soldiers Die In Wreck At Herczechalen
A railway disaster at Herczechalen claims 66 lives, most soldiers, and leaves about 150 injured, 60 seriously. Among the dead is Ludwig von Thal loczy, noted Austrian diplomat and governor of Servia. In Salina Kansas, Rev. F H Saunders, pastor of the Second Methodist Episcopal Church, collapses and dies beside his wife's coffin.
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London
Herczechalen
Ludwig von Thalloczy
Servia
Salina, Kan
F. H. Saunders
Second Methodist Episcopal Church of
Salvna
Oklahoma Liquor Law Punishment Shocks Choctaw Official
Robert K. Warren Choctaw county attorney and newly elected state representative received sixty days in jail and a $100 fine in U S district court for introducing liquor into Oklahoma. Wright Bomford of Hugo was convicted on the same charge and sentenced to a similar fate.
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Oklahoma
Muskogee
Okla
Robert K. Warren
Choctaw County
Ralph E. Campbell
United States District Court
Warren
Wright Bomford
Hugo
Seven Churches of Revelation Lesson Notes
A compact study of Revelation chapters two and three focuses on Ephesus Smyrna Pergamos and their messages. Jesus commends steadfast endurance in Smyrna and warns Ephesus to repent while Pergamos faces danger from worldling liberalism and Nicolaitans teaching.
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Ephesus
Roman Empire
Diana
John
Christ
Jesus
Smyrna
Man
Philadelphia
Polycarp
Pergamos
Satan
God
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