Political party rifts prompt call for a specialist
A Wyoming Tribune critique mocks standpat supporters while urging reform within the Republican and Progressive camps in Uinta County. The piece cites a Wyoming Press clipping noting anger between leaders and warning that reconciliation seems unlikely without change.
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Wyoming Tribune
The
Tribune
Leader
Deming
Wyoming Press
Uinta County
Thermopolis
George E. Pexton
Wyoming
Washington
Fom
Clark
National Committee
Harvard Honors Negro Orator at Class Day
Harvard selects a negro student Bealdes A. Jackson of Englewood as class day orator, marking a second recent departure from color lines in the prize. Roscoe Conkling Truce, a negro from Mississippi, held the post eleven years ago, showing evolving, merit based recognition at “America’s Oxford.”
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Harvard
Bealdes A. T. Jackson
Englewood
Roscoe Conkling Truce
Mississippi
Gold Coast
Lfe
Perental
Hha
America
Oxford
New York
Filipino self government debate and imperial tutelage
A Philippine assembly debate defends American tutelage by citing $2,000,000 annual savings from salary cuts while arguing natives cannot govern. The piece mocks anti-imperialists and portrays native legislatures as inefficient, arguing self-rule is not imminent. It ends with a farmers briefing on rising living costs and the burden of grower costs.
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Croeking
Philippine Assembly
Tan-Waters
Manila
Agricultural reform urged to boost U S crop yields
Secretary Houston cites that only 12 percent of U S farmland yields maximum harvests while 40 percent is reasonably well cultivated. He compares U S to Europe, noting far higher per acre yields abroad and urges expanded college extension work, railroad support, and farmer education to align sectors and stabilize markets.
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Houston
Department of Agriculture
United States
Europe
Atlantic
Departentes
Crop quality and market aims in certela districts
A Denver Times excerpt urges boosting crop quality and farm output to reach markets quickly. It warns against coercive selling or price manipulation, arguing higher farmer incomes would raise overall prosperity and stimulate broader economic activity across trades.
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Certela
Denver Times
Christmas at Home with Dad Mother and Me
A nostalgic Collier's Weekly verse paints family warmth around a tree. The speaker recalls father mother and baby sister, candlelight scenes, gifts, and the changing season as winter lasts.
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Dad
Poem Fragment by John A. Tabb on Peace and Penitence
A literary fragment presents John A. Tabb's meditation on Christmas and peace. The verse contrasts worshipers and mothers, urging penitential tears as the horizon glows with solemn devotion.
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John A. Tabb
Captain Alfred Brown Returns From Panama Canal Swim
Captain Alfred Brown, the first to swim the full length of the Panama Canal, described battling swift currents and whirlpools from Gatun Lake and entanglement with submerged tree branches. He credited Colonel Goethals for organizing the endeavor and began on November 23 in Colon Harbor, advancing 24 miles on the first day with a motor escort.
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Alfred Brown
Panama Canal
United States
Atlantic
Gatun Lake
Brown
Colonel Goethals
None
Colon Harbor
Long-distance swim from Gamboa to Balboa marks a grueling crossing
The swimmer began at Gamboa and, at 6 AM on the 24th, completed a 41 mile two-day crossing to Balboa. He spent 24 hours 45 minutes in the water, facing extreme heat and sun exposure even with a head shield. Captain Brown noted snakes in the lake and odd animals dropping from trees above the water.
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Culebra
Gamboa
Balboa
Pacific
Brown
Decline in U S Medical Schools and Student Numbers
The United States Bureau of Education reports 14 fewer medical schools than a year ago and 1,200 fewer medical students in 1915 versus 1912. Seventeen hundred more women pursued medicine in 1913 though overall graduates fell. several states impose stricter prerequisites and licensing rules to raise medical training standards.
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United States
United States Bureau of Education
American Medical Association
North Dakota
Connecticut
Kansas
Utah
Vermont
Pennsylvania
California
California Syrup of Figs Laxative Ad Claim
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for constipation and stomach cleansing. It claims safe use by all ages, pleasant taste, and physician endorsement for decades, urging buyers to ensure the product is correctly labeled and produced by California Fig Syrup Co.
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California
Return of Dick Gilder Brings Tense Courtroom Verdict Debate
In a melodramatic scene, Dick Gilder returns home to find his son Dick and Sarah address the judge’s three year sentence for Mary Turner. Lawyer Demarest warns the store chief that truth and motive shape the verdict while Mary’s poignant appeal to mercy unsettles all.
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Ladiel
Haray
Jasary
Rajab
Mr. Gilder
Gilder
Lim
Sadie
Eadle
Turner
George Demarest
Demarest
Mary Turner
Smithson
Nolle
Mary ‘Turner
Hex
Glider
Pty
Lawlor
Gl Toy
Dill
Mimn
Anders ii
Leven
Ton Tie
Burnsley
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Alex Hastin
Chicago
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A. W. Allen
Ida
Mr. Deming
TNPT
Mother
Glohe
Wother
Binooth
Ley Mere
Seo Ae
Collier's Weekly
Eradie
Peace On Earth
Mothers
Alvyred Browen
Japan
Berry
W. 17Th St
Cheyenne Trading CO
Pamala
Tomorre
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