U Boat Dash Easy Capt Koenig Describes Atlantic Dash
Captain Paul Koenig of the German submarine Deutschland recounts a 4,000 mile voyage from Bremerhaven through the North Sea and the Channel to Baltimore. He details microphonelike soundings, minefield tricks, champagne nights, a four hour watch cycle, and a mainly mechanical interior with a small crew library.
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Iowa Alfalfa Farmer Cares for Diverse Experiments
Writings on W. Lau of Magnolia Crest farm near Davenport detail his 160 acre operation. He rotates two years of corn followed by barley sown with alfalfa, maintains 30 acres in alfalfa, tests pasture improvements, silage and alfalfa as key feeds, and uses Red Polled cattle and horses to work the land. He highlights a 85 bushel per acre corn test, 36 bushel barley harvest, and substantial manure use to sustain production.
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Farmer Lau Proves Alfalfa And Hog Care Pay Off
Mr Lau operates a diversified Scott County farm with 26 acres of alfalfa yielding over five tons per cut and netting 1050 cash from 1914 crops. He raises 70 to 90 Poland China hogs yearly, treats with serum, and uses a concrete cow-yard system with water and feeding improvements. His orchard and vineyard include apples pears plums cherries grapes with annual spraying and fruit sales totaling 247 in 1913. He emphasizes manure conservation, poultry, and efficient chore operations via a gasoline engine truck for multiple farm tasks.
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Will Go to Wilson as Independent Voters Shift Side
The piece notes Roosevelt supporters in 1912 who stayed independent may back Wilson and Marshall rather than Hughes and Fairbanks. It warns a Republican split could push several traditionally Republican states into the Democratic column, with Wilson appearing favored if voting occurred today.
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New Revenue Bill Praised for Inheritance Tax Feature
Chicago Journal lauds the new revenue measure highlighting the inheritance tax as its standout feature. It argues the tax will endure and compares the proposal to the old tariff system. The paper critiques income tax exemptions and urges lower thresholds for high earners and a clear split between earned income and wealth-derived income. It notes munitions profits as emergency legislation likely to raise needed funds.
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Peculiar Campaign Feature in the Gop Ranks
The piece mocks Republican peers for rising in a highbrow class, rebranding old faults as new terms. It questions the impact of attacking the Supreme Court in seeking a presidential candidate and warns of political penalties for such tactics.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Wilson Has Made Good in the Eyes of Voters
The president, praised for constructive effort and handling of new American life questions, is viewed as having made good. Voters will decide if this is the moment to avoid risky experiments with an unproven leadership.
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Wilson
Explaining Roosevelt Return to Republicans
The passage argues Roosevelt returned to the Republican fold without losing dignity by portraying Wilson as a villainous figure and his re election as a dire national calamity. It frames the tactic as a deliberate political strategy to shape public perception in the era's partisan climate.
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Republican shibboleth through grant era summarized
Quote-heavy historical note compares party slogans: Democrats in 1872 aimed to beat Grant, Republicans now seek Hughes. Observes shifting political aims from defeating an incumbent to electing a preferred candidate. Mentions Wilson and Hughes as focal figures in party strategy.
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Sour Grapes In Nomination War Headlines
A clipped political squib notes the colonel’s reluctance toward a nomination, quipping he’d sacrifice an eye and an arm to avoid it while indicating public scorn and sarcasm from the Macon Telegraph.
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