Opportunity for Cheyenne to Grow as Agricultural Hub
A short course for farmers planned in Cheyenne in February aims to boost agricultural development and draw trade from surrounding districts. Mentions Cheyenne merchants and bankers should support the program led by Secretary Lamon to make Cheyenne a regional trading center or risk losing the opportunity to mail order houses and Denver merchants.
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Consuty Acem Ko B
Cheyenne
Mae
Lamon
Industrial Club
Renault
Realian
Middle West
Persips
Denver
Collier's view on Wilson and future judgments
The passage argues Collier's misread Wilson by judging him on future impact rather than past deeds. It claims Collier misreads the Keronean war as a warning to arm all nations and urges unity against militarism, suggesting Wilson’s aims are misunderstood yet supported by public opinion.
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Bistoriane
Witron
Collier's
Wilson
Collier
What the President Proposes
The article notes heavy debate over President Wilsons Senate address. It argues he did not prescribe terms of peace and cautions readers to read plainly what his language conveys about postwar aims.
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Boon Wed
Wilton
Senate
Crite
Berlin
Sven
Charles Adkins
Linte Fox
Hiopkine County
Kentucky
Adkins
Wilson defines peace terms and keeps United States from permissive gulfs
The article reports President Wilson outlining peace principles and guarantees for a lasting settlement. It notes allies and Mr Balfour discussing sanctions to curb future aggressions and warns against peace imposed by victory. It criticizes Republican opposition as retrogressive. Poland for the Poles.
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Mr. Balfour
United States
British Warships in South Atlantic Chase German Raider
The British cruiser Glasgow leads a fleet pursuing a German sea raider that has swept the South Atlantic. Other warships involved include Essex, Suffolk, Lancaster, Cumberland, Vindictive, Edinburgh, Castle, Orama, and a supply ship, with French and Japanese cruisers also believed to join the hunt. The Drina, an 11,485 ton Mail Steam Packet from Rio de Janeiro to Liverpool, was among the captured ships.
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Drina
South Atlantic
Rio de Ja
Glasgow
South America
Essex
Suffolk
Lancaster
Cumberland
Vindicotive
Edinburgh
Castle
Orama
Neither England Nor Germany Ready Yet to Make Peace
London editorials assess peace aims in World War I, noting Germany seeks submarine leverage to starve Britain and Britain favors crushing victory to force terms. Labor’s rise signals political change. Lloyd George faces press attacks while editors maneuver to shape cabinet views and public opinion.
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England
Germany
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Tabor
Labor Party
Manchester
Lloyd-Cheorge
America
Lloyd George
Northcliffe
War Council
Loydeorge
Money Dictator Proposed to Curb War Loans Rates
Pall Mall Gazette urges a money dictator to force down interest on war borrowings. It argues a four percent free of tax may satisfy investors while Britain, like Germany, could issue five percent loans if money markets are controlled. The piece claims American bankers in London hold limited deposits and cannot push rates higher.
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Ence
The
Associated Press
Pall Mall Gazette
Bonar Law
Bankera
London
Ben Franklin Ahead of Time on Fresh Air and Health
A historical excerpt notes Ben Franklin in 1772 argued moist air is not the cause of illness and that over wrapping and restrictive habits hinder health. The piece contrasts Franklin’s view with common fears about air and temperature, citing observations from his era.
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Ben Franklin
New York Board of Health
England
England Ramps Up War Railguns and Equipment
The clipping notes Britain expands rifle production in vast quantities for itself and allies, delivering rifles by the million and cannons, boots, and coats in the thousands and millions as it supports the Allied war effort.
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United States
England
Pastor Builds Church In Trenches On Somme Front
A French padre serving at Combresa erects a chapel inside a firing trench. The bombproof structure is earth-walled and protected by earthbags with a wooden belfry and spire. A bell marks devotion hours when wind allows.
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Somme Front
Combresa
Great Britain's Global Power Revealed in War Effort
The text notes Britain maintains manufacturing and overseas commerce unimpaired while cutting off enemy supplies. It calls Britain a gigantic power combining physical strength, trade reach, and war capacity, capable of supporting allies by arming and feeding 10 percent of its population.
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Great Britain
Strike Cripples Australia Coal Miners Halt British Trade
The New South Wales mining strike keeps miners out for weeks over an eight hour demand. Workers reject arbitration and Premier Hughes appeals. London Times reports 100 plus ships tied up in Sydney harbor and railways cut back. Sydney enforces blackouts to preserve coal. Allied transport and metal ships suffer from empty coal bunkers.
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Australia
New South Wales
Hughes
London Times
Sydney
Marching Out To Coon Song At Fire Alarm
In Lambeth at Messrs Hampton’s factory 180 female workers calmly evacuated during a fire. Miss Parsons supervised the three floors as employees formed ranks and marched out singing a chorus to a coon song. The blaze was extinguished quickly with little damage.
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London Chronicle
Messrs. Hampton
Lambeth
Miss Parsons
Business Men's Booze Reveals Modest Drinking Bill
Collier's Weekly notes the Advertising Club of New York spent about 30 dollars on liquor for a month, serving around 4000 meals across 26 working divisions, suggesting the typical drink bill per person is not high.
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Advertising Club of
New York
Drink habits of diners in advertising age
In a New York advertising journal an eight-tenths of a cent per diner figure shows not over one in forty took a drink with his meal. The note is not a temperance organ but provokes young men in other cities to draw conclusions about habits in a modern profession.
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Persey
New York
Sinn Fein Leader Thomas Kenny Reaches Hoston After Hiding
Kenny, a Galway County Sinn Fein leader, fled British pursuit for months and reached Hoston. He claims a living grave disguise and an underground railway helped him evade authorities. He says he will stay in the unit until Ireland can be struck.
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Thomas Kenny
County Galway
Hoston
Kenny
Ireland
Sinn
Speeder Suspect Claims Spite Behind Arrest
In a Washington State report, Mr. Chuggina contends his speeding arrest was spite work. He suggests jealousy over his faster vehicle, a flivver, compared to a rival motorcyclist.
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Washington Stat
You shouldn’t have spun your top again Robbie
A fragment from London Opinion notes a child named Robbie spinning a top, while Mollie cannot say her prayers as a hymn hums in the background, reflecting domestic scene and quiet disruption.
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London
Robbie
Mollie
Yvight
Modest Pa Woman Quips About Youthful Flirt Repute
In a light exchange from Modest Pa a mother’s daughter asks if she was flirtatious in youth. The reply deflects humorously, claiming the speaker is the best her mother could land.
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The
Detroit Free Press
Four Veshka Past Ingor At Milwaterh Harbor
In Milwaukee Wisconsin on January 2 a small fleet including the steminer Nevada Miigels and Missouri were jammed by a lee harbor block, the east wind driving them into a harbor jam. The vessels are not in danger and may be freed tonight.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lake Michigan
Nevada
Miigels
Missouri
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