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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
2
President Wilson frames national preparedness as essential to security and hemispheric independence. He calls for expanded navy and army, a 400000 citizen militia, ship construction, and tax-based funding while warning against domestic disloyalty and urging swift action.
Fragmentary text hints at friendships and changing tastes and dispositions. It references Spain and a distant concept of communion of dreams, suggesting themes of enduring affection amid shifting moods. The legible portion remains unclear and non-specific.
A vast Hopewell Virginia town housing twenty five thousand people was nearly destroyed by a fire that began in a restaurant and raged for hours. The DuPont Powder Company plant escaped direct damage but was threatened. Martial law was imposed with seven militia companies arriving from a special train. Three hundred homes were lost and thousands left homeless as fire and chaos followed looting rumors. Special trains carried evacuees to Petersburg and Richmond for shelter.
Berlin reports Von Bethmann Hollweg refused to spell out peace terms after a request by German Socialists. He said proposals must come from Germanys foes and defended the war as a defense for the nation. He opposed surrender of Alsace Lorraine and criticized British rule in India and other lands.
Washington reports Ambassador Page in London advised the state department that Great Britain had agreed to the American protest against requisitioning ships of the American Trans Atlantic Company. The ships Genesee and another were kept held rather than requisitioned.
In Chicago on December 10 press reports stress Taft's focus on national defense as a priority for the United States. Officials outline strategic measures and emphasize the role of a world power in global stability.
The article notes wild turkeys roaming near the newly formed Gatun lake as a consequence of canal construction. It mentions wild pigs along the upper Chagres river, goats in western Panama, and snakes forcing into higher ground, with dangers to lighthouse crews from the tomiga rattlesnake. It also comments on cayuco crews shooting snakes and local habits like marriages and mountain climbing by women.
A California wife recalls switching from Mocha and Java to Postum after nerves and headaches. Her husband quit coffee months earlier and avoided headaches until resuming coffee at her table.
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