Wilson Calls for War on Austria in Historic Congress Address
President Wilson urges immediate declaration of war against Austria while abstaining from Turkey and Bulgaria. He states the war must end in victory, condemns German autocracy, and argues only justice and generosity can shape the postwar settlement.
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Congress
Wilson
America
Austria
Turkey
Bulgaria
The
Germany
Russia
Jesson
Espeosto
Belgium
Austria-Hungary
Balkan
Asia
France
Balkans
Europe
Balkan Peninsula
Turkish Empire
German Empire
Senate
Serbia
Poland
Depreciation and its treatment in corporate costs
The article questions whether depreciation is a real cost, comparing it to coal burned in operation. It notes that about half of corporations provide for depreciation at year end, implying inconsistencies between profit level and depreciation policies.
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House of Representatives
House
Congress
Farris Case Dismissed Over Premature Bribery Conspiracy Claim
Judge Miller ruled there was no bribery conspiracy in the Farris Cummins case because the agreement to raise money for the police salary bill occurred before the legislature met and funds were collected after adjournment. Indictments against Farris and Cummins were dismissed. Mackey’s case tentatively to be dismissed on similar grounds.
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Miller
Frank H. Farris
Missouri House of Representatives
Ray H. Cummins
St. Louis
Court of Criminal Correction
Farris
Circuit
Baer
Sidener
James J. Mackey
Rolla
Forty-ninth General Assembly
Farm Hand Accused of Treason Near St. Joseph
Joseph Paden a 30 year old farm hand was arrested by federal authorities at St. Joseph on treason charges He allegedly wrote a letter to a fellow worker in Troy Kas ordering him to quit the farmer's employ an enemy of the Kaiser with death threatened for disobedience
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Joseph Paden
St. Joseph
Paden
Troy
Kas
Missouri State Press Association Plans Midwinter Meeting
The executive committee met in Kansas City to plan the midwinter meeting set for January 25 in St. Louis. A preappointed committee will report on an association buying plan at the St. Louis gathering.
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Missouri State Press Association
Kansas City
St. Louis
Insane Patient Sets Push Car on Wabash Track Near Macon
An escaped patient from a local hospital placed a push car on the Wabash track near Macon. A passenger train struck the car but no one was injured. He admitted planning a joy ride when the train appeared.
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Macon
Nevada Chamber of Commerce Fund Raised in Eight Hours
A. L. Donlin announced in Nevada that a $12 000 fund was raised in eight hours to form the Nevada Chamber of Commerce. The new body will include departments for Publicity industrial agricultural traffic civic trade and commerce and credit.
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Chamber of Commerce
Nevada
A. L. Donlin
National Federation of Commercial Clubs
Nevada Chamber of Commerce
Commerce
Credit
Rural Carrier Dismissed Over Disloyal Remarks and Pledge
George Russell a rural mail carrier from Benton City has been dismissed after federal inquiry found he made disloyal remarks and forced his son to be erased from the Hoover conservation pledge. He had served since the county’s postal service was established.
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George Russell
Benton City
Hoover Conservation Pledge
Russell
Farmman Dies After Accidental Gun Discharge
Floyd Brashear of Ray county was killed near Norborne when a shotgun he carried discharged accidentally tearing a section of his skull. The incident occurred recently in the vicinity of Norborne.
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Floyd Brashear
Ray County
Norborne
Pair of Foxes Sold for 3000 Dollars in Fox Farm Sale
S. L. Smith of Mexico operates a black silver fox farm and sold a pair of foxes to a Michigan resident for 3000 dollars. The sale matches the price he paid for his first pair, which heads his enterprise.
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S. L. Smith
Mexico
Michigan
Heroic sacrifice at Ahwaz oil station saves the works
At the Anglo-Persian Oil Co. pumping station in Ahwaz Persia a valve failure caused a high pressure oil spill. The superintendent and his assistant ran through an oil shower to shut off furnaces and pumps. Both men were engulfed by flames. the superintendent died, the assistant escaped but died shortly after.
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Anglo-Persian Oil Company
Ahwaz
Persia
Private’s Rope Joke At Draft Camp
A reluctant farm boy drafted for military duty meets an officer and forgets to salute. He jokes that once he is trained he will be “onto the ropes” and fears being “on the end of a rope” while adds there’s no mule on the other end.
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America
Cap
Peruvian Dealers Seek Shoes Clothing and Groceries
Peruvian dealers express intent to buy shoes clothing men’s furnishings and groceries. Trade interest targets local suppliers and wholesalers for upcoming shipments and inventory replenishment.
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God
Eve
Dean
Lydia Shuster
Lise
Doan
F. W. Cassidy, JR
Notary Public
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Persian Oil Company
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