Pan-German threat cited over Germany war aims debate
Washington reports a May 5 Pan-German Union letter warning that renouncing victory would trigger revolution. Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg replied that duty to the Crown requires patience, noting responsibility would lie with those who fueled such calls. The exchange centers on war aims and public sacrifice.
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Washington
Germany
Pan-German Union
Vorwaerts
Berlin
von Bethmann- Hollweg
Obituary of John William Brinley 1859 1917
John William Brinley born May 19 1859 died May 12 1917 aged 57 11 23 married to Matilda G Kessinger April 5 1883. Survived by wife five children Lola Wiseman Freda Chinn Nina Earl Cleo Brinley two sisters ten grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at Methodist church Rose Hill cemetery. The Toops family attended Corydon high school commencement.
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John William Brinley
Matilda G. Kessinger
Matilda Brinley
Lola Wiseman
New Middletown
Ind
Freda Chinn
Nina
Earl
Cleo Brinley
New Albany
Sabina McRae
Muncie
Stacy J. Farnsley
Locust Point
Methodist
E. E. Young
Rose Hill
God
Scot’s Badger Bet Ends To Three Times Lost
A Scottish owner arranged a £100 challenge to back his badger against a friend's dog. Rumors of foul play surfaced as the match neared. McTavish accepted £50 in lieu of £190 after suspicions rose, prompting outraged calls that the dog was unfit to kill a rat while the badger was reportedly dead.
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McTavish
Mac
London Globe
Early Marriage in China Practice Across Ages
The article notes that child marriage is common in China with boys twelve to fourteen marrying while parental guardians choose timing regardless of physical or moral development. An aphorism asserts marriage ends life’s great business and parents often prevent postponing marriages until after their deaths.
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China
Hubby digiginds tied to cash in Louisville note
A Louisville Courier Journal snippet claims digiginds are treated as cash. The dialogue questions their value and whether the idea means immediate spending power, reflecting a local interest in new currency language.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Just a Shade
A brief dialogue excerpt hints at family lineage and a playful claim of a “shade the best of it” as characters reference an old clan and two heralded traits or possessions. The lines evoke social nuance of lineage and pride in heritage.
Do Not Lose Sleep Says Dr Cabot on Sleep Habits
Dr Richard C Cabot argues in American Magazine that self control helps avoid overeating alcohol and tobacco and that sleep prevents minor illnesses. He says obtaining all sleep in twenty four hours requires courage to skip evening fun and face ridicule, else life remains out of balance.
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Richard C. Cabot
Bridge Party in Japan Reveals Harsh Labor Realities
Jean Price in World Outlook describes a scene near Nikko where twenty women haul timber pilings for a new bridge under a scorching sun. An overseer abuses them as old Japan’s gender norms confine women to low paid, grueling labor while producing children is also expected.
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Japan
Old Japan
Nikko
Balya
Jean Price
World Outlook
Alaska the biggest prize in the Pacific
Alaska is an outlying possession bought from Russia in 1867 for 7200000 dollars. It is vast beyond earlier view, ten times larger than eastern states, with mountains rivers and valleys. Since Klondike days Alaska has been underused and could be made impregnable with modest care. Century.
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Alaska
Seward
Russia
Mississippi
Switzerland
Mount McKinley
Klondike
Pacific Ocean
New Yorks Great Bridges Span East River
Five giant steel bridges link New York and Brooklyn with immense spans. Three are suspended from long cables that could encircle the Earth when laid end to end. If set side by side the five structures would rival a six mile long bridge, carrying 125 000 surface cars daily over the Brooklyn Bridge alone.
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New York
East River
Crooklin
Washington Monument
Hawaii Republic and Annexation Timeline
A summary of Hawaii’s transition from a provisional government to a republic under Sanford B. Dole, the deposition of Queen Liliuokalani, failed annexation efforts, and eventual U.S. annexation as a war measure in 1898, followed by territorial organization in 1900. Ex-president Dole later served as governor under McKinley.
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Hawaii
Tlilinoxalani
Committee of Public Safety
Sanford B. Dole
United States
Islands
Spain
Dole
McKinley
Odd Bequest From Bristol Mariner’s Will
In a Bristol will proved in 1795 an elderly mariner left the executors to pay his wife from the first money collected one shilling to buy hazelnuts. The gift was to honor her preference for cracking hazelnuts over mending stockings, described as a token of his love.
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Bristol
Plant Species Used Commercially Worldwide
The record notes 4,200 plant species used for commercial purposes with 420 species specified as used for porfulues.
Contentment as a Comparative Virtue Cited in Plain Dealer
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet notes contentment as a comparative virtue. It mentions Bigsby using a dozen fifty dollar tires from April to October and repairing a patched garden hose to last through the summer.
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Bigsby
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Small One Way: Wife-James Exchange Sparks Laughter
A humorous exchange from the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph features a wife teasing her husband about always being short for money to go shopping, while he insists he is nearly six feet tall.
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James
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Local Resident
Mrs Roy Davis of Corydon on Walnut Street praises Doan's Kidney Pills from Riely's Drug Store for kidney trouble. She reaffirms her public endorsement over two years later, noting ongoing benefit and continued use at 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y advertises the remedy.
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Roy Davis
Walnut St
Corydon
Doan
Riely
Obituary and local notes from Indiana and nearby towns
Obituary reports Francois Thevenot dying May 18 1917 at his daughter's home in Depauw after a two week illness from cancer. He was born in France December 18 1529 and came to America as a youth. survived by five children Frank Theodore Henry Mrs Charley Goss and Mrs Andy Steersteder. Ladies, gents, and relatives gathered for services and burial. notes his Civil War Union service and that his wife and two daughters predeceased him. Contained are brief local items: a Bethany society snowball shower for Miss Mary Mosser, new residents Mr and Mrs Arthur Fleshman at 1318 East Main, Capt J E Stucker's fire rescue, a Morton's Shoe Repair ad, and several short notices about education, business openings, and sales with names and places such as New Albany Kokomo Corydon Harrison County Williams, Elizabeth, Valparaiso, Bam Foley, D W Neely, J E Ashton, and Mauckport.
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Francois Thevenot
Depauw
Mr. Thevenot
France
Frank
Weldon
Theodore
Henry
Charley Goss
Kokomo
Ind
Andy Steerstedter
Thevenot
Indiana
Arthur Fleshman
Harrison County
East Main Street
Fleshman
New York
Washington
New Albany
Locust Posts for Sale Near Bridgeport Farm
Several hundred locust posts offered for sale at the farm of H. Pocker along the Ohio River in Posey township two miles south of Bridgeport. Large posts at 10 cents each and smaller ones cheaper. Mr Pocker will sell to interested buyers.
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H. . Pocker
Ohio River
Posey Township
Bridgeport
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Monarcy
Zim
Cartoons Magazine
W. A. Toops
Margaret
Armstrong
Keller
Loveriyson
Pittshburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Brooklyn Bridge
Public Health Service
al Cline
Christian Endeavor Society of Bethany
Mary Mosser
Indianapolis
J. E. Stucker
Paoli News
Morton
Fred Smith
Presbyterian Church
Atlanta
Paul Neely
University of Louisville
D. W. Neely
Bam K. Foley
F. I. Wolfe
New Albuny
Mise Kathleen
Charles Yeager
Mauckport
Al&tf
Coach Horse
J. E. Ashton
Elizabeth
Rowena Dannreuther
Clara Heuser
New Salisbury
Valparaiso
Meech’s Bakery
Oscar
Mrs. Almond Best
White Cloud
Corydon National Bank
Farmers Savings and Trust Co
U. S
Rosenbarger
Jersey
State of Indians
Board of Commissioners
Harrison Township
Fred Messler
Said County
Sam C. Mauck
C. M. Evans
Cosydon, Ind
Posey
Webster Townships
Towit
Commissioners Court
Harriss County
Posey and
Webster
Owen McPhillips
SAMC
MAUCK
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