Washington fights veto attempts and fiscal aims in congress
Congressional actions span attempts to override President Wilson’s veto on the Knoxpence resolution with a 21% to 1521 vote, a push to repeal wartime laws, a proposed $1,000,000 post losses, and measures on liquor sale controls. House debates, Senate cuts, and labor, army, and Armenia mandates mark broad legislative activity across tax, security, and policy fronts.
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Wilson
House
Senate
American Federation of Labor
Senator Johnson and Campaign Ties Stir Chicago Boardroom
Senator Hiram Johnson faces intraparty tension as Charles Wheeler and others maneuver in San Francisco. The Chicago committee hears claims of underwriting funds for McAdoo and Wood campaigns. Major figures such as Ogden Mills and Nicholas Murray Butler appear in a sprawling inquiry into Democratic politics.
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Hiram Johnson
Charles §. Wheeler
San Francisco
Chicago
Hiram Johnson, Jr
Louis 3. Lang
New York American
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Mimself
Weiter
McAdoo
San Francisc
Democratic National Committee
Tang
Nicholas Murray Nutler
Columbia University
New York
Ogden L. Mills
Wood
Heante
Col
Willard Coop
Troeter
Foreign Threats and Political Turmoil Reported Worldwide
Reports from the state department note Ville threatening Alvarado Mining at Phrral Mex unless paid 850000. Aterbeay consul in Chihualia relays the menace. In Berlin Chancellor Mueller praises American warehouse policies to the Hanver committee. Ireland reports incitement and fighting amid Bolshevik activity. Warsaw cites Polish counterattacks on the Berсena river and prisoner captures. Mexico buries President Carranza at Dolores cemetery near Chapultepec. Mexican poor rest at the famous hilltop site.
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Ville
Alvarado Mining Company
Phrral Mex
State Department
Aterbeay
Chihualia
New York City as Country Within Its Skyline
The piece describes New York as a vast city of contrasts with countryside glimpses. It highlights Fort George in upper Manhattan, the subway tunnels, and hilltop views over the Hudson and Palisades. It notes truck farms on Broadway, White Church façades, Van Cortlandt Park, and views of Westchester County, the Harlem River, and the Hall of Fame, portraying a city where rural and urban elements coexist and inspire awe.
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New York
Sulranieon Antity
New York City
Moses Ft
Wonder City
Christ In Science Monitor
Podunk
America
Old Fort George
Upper Manhattan
Agist Street
Hilla
Fort George
Fur Vley
Hudson
Majescia Palisades
Billings Establishment
Fort Tryon
Ip von Winkle
van Cort- Tandt Park
Westchester
Hartema River
Isilstite
Bronxelie
Hall of Fame
Old and Profitable Trade in Tatsienlu Tea Market
The tea trade at Tatsienlu in Szechuan near the Tuytan border dates back about two centuries under Yang Cheng. It is now government controlled with over 100 licenses issued quarterly, allowing five bales per license. the annual revenue surpasses 1,000,000 taels. Major firms buy up to 20,000 bales, while others purchase 10,000. licenses shifted from Chengtu to Tatsienlu in 1918. The system tax is paid on license issuance, with competition from India likely to reduce trade in the long run.
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Tatelenlu
Szechuan
Tuytan
Yang Cheng
Tatslenlu
Tnatstenty
Bates
Chengtu
Tatsiuntu
India
Wanted Her Fish Adventure On Train Carriage
Augustine Birrell on a north England railway third class carriage shares a humorous moment discovering a passenger reading his newspaper. He apologizes as the woman asks for her fried fish, prompting a brief exchange aboard the train before arrival.
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Augustine Birrell
England
Bon Witt
Mr. Herre
New Commonwealth
Swift Times Profiteer-Well Aristocracy Echo
A clipped sentence from Swift Times notes a boastful tone about six months of profit and social ascent with a hint of Parisian flair as Le Pele Mele is invoked, reflecting early modern society’s mercantile attitudes in a fragmented clipping.
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Paris
Prestige Gone and Averages in Private Stock Dispute
A fragment discusses decline of prestige and a claim that a cimel can lower without drinking. It notes that anyone without a private stock or close associate stock may face similar limitations. The text centers on scarcity and social standing rather than a clear event or person.
Plea for U S Hero Remembrance at Arlington
Washington honors Memorial Day with President Merching delivering a solemn address urging Americans to honor fallen service members and support less fortunate peoples, while Navy and Marine ceremonies mark the day across cemeteries and commemorations.
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Washington
Gegernt Mershing
Arlingtote Natluyat Cemetery
France
Crsant
Cent
Pan
Maine
Nwo
Mear
Charles Wilkes
Antarctic
Stabert EL. Peary
Riotous race clash shakes Waukegan in June clash
Serious rioting broke out in Waukegan as hundreds of sailors on leave gathered around the Sherman House hotel for colored guests after a car windshield was broken. Provost guards and police rounded up sailors and marines and sent them back to Great Lakes as the situation was reported under control.
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Waukegin
Waukegan
Sheridan Road
Blatter
Water
Sherman House
Great Lakes
Forty two hurt at memorial meet in Marshalltown
A June memorial meet in Marshalltown Iowa left 42 injured when shots from a firing squad discharged into a crowd of about 1000. A man aimed the rifle at an angle tearing the barrel and scattering lead pellets. Mrs Dart St Clair of Conrad IA suffered the most serious injuries.
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Marshalltown
Liscoml
Dart St. Clair
Conrad,ia
Flowers Stolen From Soldiers Graves in Kansas
More than $200 worth of cat flowers was assembled at the First Baptist church in Flowara for decorating veterans' graves but were stolen during the night. Authorities believe the flowers were carried away by thieves in a motor truck.
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Flowara
Atehinan
Kan
First Baptist Church
Poolle
Tite
Thisres
Au Tor
Lift off Corns with Freezone Product Ad
A brief drugstore ad touts Freezone as a cheap remedy to remove corns and calluses. It claims tears the skin away effortlessly with a few drops, giving instant relief and painless removal without ingestion. The copy emphasizes low cost and no hype.
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Troy
Do You Keep All the Popular Magnets
A folded fragment discusses magnet types and consumer options, noting no one can stock every kind. The speaker mentions about 3400 varieties as a striking figure in the context of bargaining and retail choices.
Cuticura Toilet Card Promotes Complexion Care
An advertisement extols Cuticura products for clearer complexion and clean scalp. It describes Cuticura Soap and Powder as essentials, and adds the fragrant Cuticura Toilet as a complete set. A brief dialogue follows about nerve and pride.
Freckles Fade With Othine Double Strength
A vintage drug advertisement promises removal of freckles using Othine double strength. It claims tremors and fading spots after daily application, with a money back guarantee if freckles fail to disappear, urging readers to buy from their druggist.
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Ft Fala
Frecklen
How do you like your new fiat
Rungos Cley Star reports a brief, ironic exchange about dissatisfaction and room constraints. The item notes a playful tone and a local reaction to a new vehicle or policy, without extended detail or sensational language.
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
A widely circulated medical ad notes kidney trouble is common yet often undetected. It promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as effective, citing insurer concerns and a test sample offer through Dr Kilmer & Co Binghamton NY.
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Kilmer
Dr. Tilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Ady
Aspirin Bayer Tablets of Aspirin for Pain Relief
Aspirin proven safe by millions and prescribed for over twenty years. Accept only an unbroken Bayer package with proper directions for relief of headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. 18 tablets cost a few cents. larger Bayer packages also sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Bayer Stanufaetire
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Burleson
Congress
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Ute
United States
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Armenia
Homer Cart
MacDonal
Qwismer
Jimines
Chituntita
Chihuahua
Ygnacio Bontlias
Mexico City
Weeds, Inc
Binghamton Clothiers
Ned
Martin T. Manton
Byr Use
N.Y
Lahor Party
Cat Cleveland
Politen
Samuel Gompers
Henry I. Allen
Kansas
Chlenko
Fkirt
Rex Balen
Oscar Mayes
Federal Fair Price Committee
Allegheny County
Retail Merchants’ Association of Pittsburgh
Coul Commission
Wilkes-Harre
Thomas Kennedy
Digtriet No. 7
Carl Jandorf
University of Wisconsi
Madison
Wis
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Methodist
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Des Matheg
Minneapolis
McCoy
District Supreme Court
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Marie Elkins
Stephen B. Elkins
West Virginia
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Fnhor
Ood Gnaman
Leonard Tripple
Geary
Jim” O'Brien
Horn Palace
South Halstedtreet
Harry J. Reckus
Osm
Cuba
Lusk Joint
News York
Hira Johnson
California
Conor
N. Y
Dan Hanna
Cleveland
Leonard Wood
John T. King
Connecticut
General Wood
Hanver Committee
Berlin
Mueller
Chamber of Deputies
Myris
St Germain
Austrn
Bercelna
Borisov
Warsaw
Carranza
Mexico
Dolores Cemetery
Chapultepec
New
Broadway
Calla
Solitude
Broad River
End of
Manhattan
Alana
Szechuan Province
U. S
Pershing
Arlington
Wik
Ligtomb, In
Yoashamed
Aman
Mie Gleoget
Naor Gale
Rael
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