Editorial Noted Parallels Between Caesar and Modern Mexico
The piece observes recurring patterns in history linking Caesar's assassination and Mexico's political turmoil with modern events in Mexico, noting parallels to Diaz and Madero, past graft, and public reform. It traces the evolution of dentistry from barber-patient roles to odontology, citing early practitioners and institutions.
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B. C
Rome Evening News
Julius Caesar
Caesar
Madero
Pom- Pey
Diaz
Rome
Mexico
Soaking the Taxpayer in Police Expansion
On Saturday March 15 1913 the city appointed 41 policemen nine lieutenants and additional sergeants amid a push to enlarge the force. The plan promises a smaller actual force with new burdens on employment and possibly a new station. Citizens face higher fixed city charges to empower political figures seeking advantage.
Direct Primaries and Judge Perry
The bill for direct primaries appears likely to be favorably reported with Democrats and Judge John H. Perry of Connecticut leading support. Perry notes direct primaries have satisfied voters in 37 states and allow broad public nomination choices, crediting Perry and colleagues for their long effort since 1905 on a state commission.
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Judiciary Committee
John Hi. Perry
Perry
Judge Perry
New England
Connecticut
Col. N. G. Osborne
The
New Haven Journal-Courier
Charles Hopkins Clark
the Courant
Leave the Farmer Out in Connecticut Compensation Debate
A Connecticut hearing before the Judiciary Committee shows 93 farmers in the lower house oppose a compensation bill if it includes them. The farmers’ leaders argue exclusion is essential, noting Massachusetts workers faced no farm labor shortages, while critics warn the measure could harm industrial workers. The newspaper urges excluding farmers from any compensation bill.
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General Assembly
Judiciary Committee
Hartford
Massachusetts
Petition Denied as Alderman Criticizes Counsel Fees
Catherine Rob bins petition for abatement of 1911 taxes was heard by the claims committee. Alderman Stephen Meaney, the chairman, noted the petitioner hired a lawyer and remarked on the cost to obtain a small abatement. The petition was denied amid a slate of usual tax abatement requests.
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Catherine Robbins
Claims Committee
Stephen Meaney
European Powers Prepare For War
Paris reports a European drive to war with Balkan militancy spreading. Belgium plans to raise its army to 150000 and urges quick funding. Swiss authorities warn citizens abroad to return if war erupts. France lifts service to three years, boosting peace strength by over 200000, while Germany funds a larger army and advances aerial tech, signaling a strategic gap with France in air power.
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Paris
Europe
Balkan
France
Germany
Austria
Russia
Belgium
Switzerland
Baron de Broggueville
Beghum
United States
M. Cheron
Appropriations Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Bran bath promises whitening and soothing beauty treatment
The article extols a bran bath as a restorative beauty routine. It instructs filling a tub with hot water, adding a perfumed bran bag, cooling, swirling to milky water, then soaking quietly for several minutes to soften skin and renew nerves.
French dirigible debate and a missing General Dumas
The article discusses French and German airship opinions with emphasis on rigid versus supple airships and a wireless coast compass aiding fog navigation. It also reports the public sale of Major General Alexandre Dumas’s Paris property after his unexplained disappearance and pension withdrawal.
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Paris
Alexandre Dumas
General Dumas
British Aerial Corps Threatened by Club Exclusion
The Royal Flying Corps faces a manpower crisis as English service clubs bar civilian officers from joining. The corps plans to supply crews by creating officer ranks for civilians, provoking club resistance. By next month the RFC will field about 100 aeroplanes from War Office, Admiralty, constructors, and training units at Salisbury Plain Eastchurch and other headquarters.
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London
Royal Flying Corps
England
War Office
Admiralty
Central Flying School
Salisbury Plain
Naval Flying Headquarters
Eastchurch
Royal Aircraft
Rubber Footwear Leaders In Rubber Rubbers Ad
Advertises a wide stock of rubber footwear in every size and style for men women boys and children claiming leadership in rubber products.
Rubber Boots and Rain Gear on Sale
All kinds of rubber boots including short, storm king and hip boots with leather soles. Oil clothing for rain, full length oil coats at 3.50, 34 length coats at 2.50, oil trousers at 1.25, oil jackets at 2.18, oil hats at 1.25.
TRY OUR SPECIAL DRESSING for Oil Clothing
A brief note promoting a protective dressing for oil clothing with a price cue of minus 35 cents.
D M Read Co Showcases Spring Goods at Bridgeport Fair
Bridgeport Fair Week features the D M Read Co with world market reach and spring fashion forecasts. New York Plectrum Orchestra performs daily with Beynon Operatic Quartette, plus demonstrations in furniture weaving, handloom linen, glass etching, and a toothpick machine that prints on each pick. Souvenir offered for purchases of two dollars or more.
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Bridgeport
New York Plectrum Orchestra
Mr. Valentine Abt
Beynon Operatic Quartette
Eicke
Chine
H. A. Dorr
Hat designers and high salaries in Paris and London
The article notes exceptional salaries in millinery with top designers earning up to $20,000 a year in Paris and $4,000 annually for a London head designer. It explains that senior designers rarely touch work themselves, delegating tasks to lower paid assistants, while attracting many women seeking high pay.
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London
Paris
Yale President Hadley Rebounds From Illness
President Arthur T. Hadley of Yale is slowly recovering from a nervous breakdown and will resume duties at New Haven in several weeks He has been convalescing at C M Pratt's winter home in Los Angeles for two weeks after neck abscess surgery His refusal to see callers is attributed to his condition by his brother in law
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Los Angeles
Cal
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale
New Haven
C. M. Pratt
Hadley
Pratt
Medical Update Indicates No Major Change in Condition
Strict instructions from his physicians warn against any serious changes in his condition, as officials emphasize careful monitoring and stabilization efforts.
Pretty Heiress Runs Off And Weds Chauffeur
Washington reports a society elopement as Anna Middleton heir to wealth marries chauffeur Storty after meeting at H. Butler’s home. The couple wed in Alexandria on December 17 and returned to Mrs Middleton’s home amid public scrutiny. Gifts from the Board of Aldermen included a cut glass wine set and water set sent to Alderman Robert G. DeForest, shortly after his own quiet marriage.
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Washington
Anna Middleton
Williem
Storty
H. Butler
Supreme Court
Middletes
O4 Board of Aldermen
Robert G. DeForest
Alderman de Forest
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Nevada
Idaho
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British Columbia
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Mass
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General Lacroix
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Havre
Farnborough
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Navy
Seer
Harvey Stapleton
Stapleton
West End
British Aerial Corps
English Admiralty
Auxiliary Motor Boat Fleet
Alling Rubbar Co
Main Street
D. M. Read Co
House of the D. M. Read Company
Bar Harbor
Deerfield
Miss Childs
Main St
Fairfield
ST. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick Motiors
Peper
St. Patrick Postale
Garland
Alderstam
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