President Wilson Urges Rail Regulation and Foreign Policy Action
The President’s Message to Congress outlines proposed railroads and labor reforms, stronger Interstate Commerce Commission powers, and investigations into higher freight rates. He also cites needs for foreign commerce legislation, election spending oversight, and Porto Rico law, praising Congress for recent constructive measures.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Porto Rico
Wyoming Urges Immigration Bureau to Aid Homesteads
A historic push urges Congress to pass a rural credits bill enabling farmers to borrow cheaply and backs a 6410 acre homestead bill this session or next. Wyoming amends its constitution to restrict state funds on farm security, while calling for an immigration bureau to guide homeseekers with better literature and statistics to accelerate state growth and lower taxes.
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Wilson
Congress
Sparrows for Food in High Cost of Living Debate
The article discusses using English sparrows as a food source to counter rising prices. It notes sparrows are pests, sometimes hunted for meals, and suggests eradicating the pest could also ease food costs. It mentions sparrows and human diet considerations.
What the Colonel Forgets
The piece argues Colonel Roosevelt misreads the 1916 campaign dynamics. It portrays progressives as sincere critics of old guard Republicanism who rose to support Wilson after seeing an alleged Roosevelt sellout. It notes a large vote shift favoring Wilson and frames Roosevelt as morally obtuse for aligning with the old guard.
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Mr. Wilson
Wilson
Pool
Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
George W. Perkins
Mr. Hughes
Old Guard
Nughes Campalen
Hughes
Roosevelt, Penrose, Morgan & Co
Belgium
Forty Cents a Day Diet Plan Advocated
A Chicago dieting group boasts a 40 cent daily menu including breakfast fruit cakes syrup coffee and dinner consommé with lamb and vegetables. The squad is said to be in excellent condition and the article urges universal adoption of the diet despite harsher real world costs.
New South Wales Price Controls Feature in New York Report
New South Wales touts state and municipal regulation of food as curbing price rises. FE Quinn argues government control stabilizes butter cheese and bread pricing, citing Sydney loaf costs and low local retail bread prices. He praises Australia’s approach amid wartime strains and notes municipal and state efforts to counter profiteering. Helena political note follows, naming Rankin’s private secretary appointment.
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New York
FE Quien
Ecovernment
New South Wales
Sydney
Australia
Quinn
Commonwealth
Wuiter
Brooklyn
England
America
Victoria
New York Tribune
Old Army Saved England Says London Times
The Times lauds the British army’s prewar strength, discipline, and reserves, noting its flawless organization across infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineers, and support services. It attributes the empire’s expansion and the war mobilization to the old army and its officers, whose legacy shaped today’s Allied forces.
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England
London Times
Drithih
France
Army Reserve
Special Reserve
Trim
United States
Afghanistan
Burma
Africa
Egypt
Sudan
Haldane
Europe
Plons
Germany
Dominion
Territorials
Lord Roberts
Lord ©Ursen
Lord Milner
Morning Exercise and Coal Wastage Highlight Beaumont Note
A Beaumont Journal clipped item extols ten minutes of daily body training with a morning walk and cold bath for fitness and productivity. It also critiques coal waste, noting US output potential and a need for a comprehensive electrical plan to improve mining, transport, and use of coal.
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The
Beaumont Journal
United States
Dashed Hopes in a Fortune Hunter Tale
A Jacksonville Times-Union snippet portrays a fortune hunter remarking that a woman has money and a coin collection from various countries, though the coins themselves are said to carry little value. The exchange hints at motives behind romantic pursuit and the social satire of wealth.
Way to CME Im and the Jackson Visit
A fragment from the Jackson Union recounts a humorous exchange about going to a gathering tonight and a person’s reassurance about visitors. The note includes a line about coal and a brief nod to an article by Nickola Teste in Collier's Weekly.
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CME IM
The
Jackson Union
Nickola
Collier's Weekly
Prosperity of Russian villages amid war shocks observers
Prince Troubetzkoy argues in Russkoye Slovo that Russia’s rural prosperity rises during war due to alcohol prohibition, government support for peasant wives, and rising wages. He claims an added billion rubles in savings and a unique productivity boost, noting peasants’ usual complaints fade in crisis.
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Prince Troubetskoy
Russkoye Slovo
Moscow
Troubetckoy
Sas
Russia
Motor car care and the dangers of racing engines
In this column Albert L. Clough warns that racing a motor wastes fuel energy as heat, causes excessive friction, and damages bearings and parts. He advises against unnecessary racing, proper throttle use with clutch release, and explains magnetic transmission and headlight concerns for motorists including battery charging limitations.
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Addreas
Albert L. Clounh
Wives of soldiers gain from larger allowances
The writer notes that larger allowances for soldiers’ wives and more children benefit families, reducing alcohol spending in some cases. An anecdote is shared about an ex drunkard whose boots are the first shoes he has ever worn, illustrating changing fortunes.
The Sad Rols of the Missing
A Detroit News item contemplates the fate of an old time character known for his quip about not being a hairpin. The piece reflects on vanished local figures and nostalgic social types.
Thanksgiving Menu and Livestock Board Meeting Notice
Wyoming guardsmen menu pages list oyster soup turkey with oyster dressing cranberries and pies from Cheyenne Douglas Lander and Afton companies. Also a livestock commissioners meeting in Cheyenne December 14 to discuss current laws and amendments.
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Mate Board of Livestock Communsioners
Cheyenne
Aock
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Liem
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York
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Meat
Helle Piegelmas
Helens
Vonloohe Zeitung
Agi
Jacksonville
Union
Alweye
Hina
Motor Service Bureau
Albert L. Clough
International Syndicate
Detroit News
Wyoming
Raul Eee
Douglas Company
Soreen
Reston
Reveille
Combre Toux Remy
Company GB
Lander
Afton
Lee Tea
Pred L. Thompson
Pannelly's
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