The Test of Value and Ballot Use in Primaries
An editorial on scientific method versus social judgments notes how many editors neglect approved tools. It argues primaries reveal public preference, showing many Republicans oppose Roosevelt while favoring Wilson, and that direct measures like initiative aid accountable governance.
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Ifi
S. Murray
Smith
Schmidt
Woodrow Wilson
Republs
Roosevelt
Republi
Wilson
Republican Party
War and social stability in a protracted European conflict
A. E. Americans reflect on peace mediation prospects as Europe remains bleakly unsettled. Germany’s trenches reach into Russia and France, and terms seem to demand Germany’s prewar boundaries. The war could last years, with national will and industrial output shaping endurance more than exhaustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Germany
Russia
France
Gering
Farm Loan Bill Marks Revolutionary Change in Congress
The rural credits legislation signals a revolutionary shift in congressional thinking. It reflects new leadership from the people and greater direct power vested in the public, a development seen as unlikely in older government eras. The article notes ongoing improvements as experience shapes implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
New Deal Era Reforms Highlight Rural Credits Law
A tribute to President Wilson and advisers for pioneering the federal reserve act the shipping law and the rural credits law described as a major constructive measure for American farmers. The piece notes the law as a European inspired American reform and praises land banks as key to reorganizing finance since the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Treasury Department
Springfield Republican
Congress
Federal Reserve
Concrete Roads Gain Backing in Connecticut Debate
Connecticut supports concrete highways as the top material for modern roads with experts nationwide backing the choice. Bridgeport plans a country road surface on busy streets at one dollar fifty two cents per square yard.
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Connecticut
United States
Bridgeport
Nations mark Peace Day amid historic reminders
Peace Day honors the 1899 opening of The Hague Universal Peace Congress with delegates from twenty six governments and calls by Czar Nicholas II to halt arms race. The piece traces arbitration efforts, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, and a century of peace societies, noting limited success yet hope for a universal observance in the future.
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Europe
The
Hague
Nicholas II
Czar
Russia
Teuton
Germany
Hague Court
the Hague
Great Britain
United States
France
Norway
Sweden
Turkey
Italy
Peru
Mexico
Venezuela
International Tribunal
Vespasian
New York
London
Brussels
Paris
America
Birth of Islands in the Bogoslof Group
On May 18, 1796 a great sea convulsion near Unalaska created the first Bogoslof island rising about 3,000 feet. Subsequent eruptions near 1882 and later formed additional islands in the Aleutians, with islands hosting seals and birds. Rome reports a violent Adriatic earthquake from Rimini to Cesena injuring several, with forewarnings from Florence observatory.
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Bogoslof
Aleutian Islands
Bering Sea
Unalaska
Alaska
Gogoslof
Penn
Aleutian
Rome
Adriatic
Rimini
Cesena
Father Alfani
Florence
Four Orpet Jurors Chosen In Wisconsin Murder Case
In Waukegan on May 18 the Orpet murder trial progressed as prosecutors and defense each tentatively accepted only four jurors. More than 130 men were examined the day before, with one excused. Separately Saxon Motor Car declared an initial dividend of $1.50 per share.
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Waukegan, Wis
Joseph Orpet
University of Wisconsin
Marian Lambert
Saxon Motor Car Corporation
Home of Good Raincoats Offers Durable New Styles
Find your size in a Rubber Coat style with modern, unused options. Men's coats range from 4.50 to 6.50, boys 2.75 to 3.25, English slip-ons 4.50 to 12.00, and ladies coats 4.25 to 10.00. Step in today and be prepared for bad weather.
Garden hose sale with four and five ply pricing
A seller advertises garden hoses in 25 foot lengths with four ply price at 1.98 dollars and five ply at 2.48 dollars. The item is a lawn and garden staple offered at a special price. The listing emphasizes value and quantities for homeowners shopping for hoses.
Color Prints and Frames on Fourth Floor
Read Co At $1.25 Color Prints of large size with gilt frames featuring Ruysdael Corot Israel Breton works. At $2.00 Large Color Prints 22 by 16 in dull gilt frames Tarael Dupre Benson Richard. At $3.00 and $4.50 Thompson Color Prints offering New England landscapes and interiors, repeatedly described as very pleasing and charming for any room.
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Venice
Rosetti
Corot
Nymphs
Reynolds
Innoncence
Henner
Ruysdael
le Lac
Israel
Tarael
Dupre
Thompson
New England
Read House showcases Louis XVI ivory enamel Chamber Furniture
In a spring display the Read House presents a Louis XVI ivory enamel set with French cane panels and rope border in the Exhibition Suite. Special ivory enamel sets drive attention with prices from 85.50 and 98 to 115 for Birdseye Maple and other woods, plus a four poster bed suite now 92.00 from 115.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Read House
Pieces at the Art Section Household Goods Sale
A fragment listing discounted items in the art section includes furniture and household goods such as Noxall Furniture Polish 12 oz at 25 cents, Handy Household Oil 8 cents, various polishes, scouring soaps, scouring powders, Lux flakes, Brooks furniture renovator, laundry soap four for ten, Dutch Cleanser seven cents, Qzone Ivory and Fels Naptha four cents, Gold Dust four pound package 19 cents, gas toasters, white enamel bowls, galvanized pans, and assorted linens and garments with prices ranging from a few to about one dollar.
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Campbell
Black Knight
Kirkman
Lux
Brooks’ Furniture Renovator
Domestic Muslin Flash Sale in Unbleached White Fabrics
Unbleached muslin and white muslin offered in bulk through the domestic section. 1 by 2 yards priced at 25 cents, 2 by 2 yards at 30 cents, and 4 yards at 6 8 and 10 cents per yard depending on length. Limited quantities advertised for quick purchase.
Textile Prices for Sheets and Pillow Cases
A catalog listing varies sizes of sheets and pillow cases with prices in cents and dollars. Items include 72 x 90 sheets at 75 cents, 81 x 90 at 85 cents, and 81 x 99 at 90 cents, along with good quality 81 x 90 at 75 cents. Pillow cases measure 42 x 36 at 17 cents and 45 x 36 at 19 cents. Fringed quilts priced 1.50 2.00 and 2.75 and hemmed quilts at 1.35 1.50 and 1.75.
Sport Ties With Hatbands to match Crepe de Chine
Sport ties with crepe de chine feature stripes and dots in blue green and pink on pongee grounds priced at 1.00 per set or 50 cents each. Quite new.
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RIAL
Galy
Haces
Associated Press Service
ORPET
Alling Rubber CO
MAIN
Radford
B.smith
Fairfield Ave
Broad ST. Co-Operative—Ca
Custossns
Che
Read Co
Forum
Rheims
Franz Hals
van Dyke
Romney
Benson
Richard
Ockwear
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