Political Gossip From Washington On Republican Momentum
Washington gossip notes strong Republican momentum in Wisconsin West Virginia and Oregon with talk of large majorities for Hughes and Fairbanks Democrats conceding House loss The western states reportedly rally for the ticket while Progressives and former Democrats drift toward the Republicans amid enthusiasm in several districts
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Virgil L.hyland
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Capitol
West Virginia
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Clifton N. McArthur
Portland
Oregon
Col. Roosevelt
Pacific
Cyrus A. Sulloway
New Hampshire
Hughes
Outlook For New Jersey Potatoes Shows Good Prospects
Observations from Monmouth County and South Jersey indicate a favorable potato season overall. Some areas may yield below average, while diseases curly leaf and Rhizoctonia complicate forecasts. Weather has been cool and moist, aiding crops. early South Jersey plantings sold well, with ripening phased into mid July in South Jersey then Monmouth County.
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Monmouth County
South Jersey
New Jersey State Agricultural College
Warning on travel without Chamberlain's remedy
Public health notice urges travelers to carry Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, warning that bowel attacks can strike suddenly and that the preparation is not available on trains or steamships. It recommends obtaining the remedy everywhere before journeys.
War and romance collide in postwar mail order matrimony
In Minneapolis a long distance marriage paper reports dwindling male prospects due to European war. A Titian haired officewoman notes fewer applicants as men become scarce, with numerous personals, including a gray eyed wagon yard worker seeking a wife. The paper struggles to match brides and wary women are urged to beware triflers.
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America
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Aujot
Iquer
Montana
Adonis
Hidden Fortune Surfaces After Colonel Kittredge Death
Anita Kittredge and her mother, once disinherited, inherit a fortune hidden behind portraits chosen over family treasures. Lawyer Drayton reveals a stash of stocks and bonds worth hundreds of thousands, while Tom Baldwin weds Anita and the clan relocates to a hill mansion. The rug and other keepsakes prove far less valuable than the portraits.
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Colonel Kittredge
Anna
Daniel Kittredge
Kittredge
Anns
Bedlam
Anita
Ania
Amos Kittredge
Pauline Clark
Greediy
Anita Kittredge
Colonel Wittredge
Mother
Mr. Drayton
Grandfather
Mrs. Clark
Tom
Tom Baldwin
Drayton
Woman Runs Lumber Firm After Death of Founder
Mrs Bertha Young widow of John D Young has closed the La Crosse offices and moved to Minneapolis to be closer to the market. The company founded twenty three years ago now operates six retail yards in Fairmont Fulda Wahlen Dunnell Alpha and Chandler. She is a noted social figure and mother of a large family.
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Minnesota
Fairmont
Fulda
Whalen
Dunnell
Alpha and
Chandler
Young
Record cattle sale yields $54,000 and top bull at $4,000
In Norway Iowa a ranch stock sale saw eighty head move in three hours bringing $54,000. A bull sold for $4,000 the highest price paid for a bull. a bull calf brought $2,100 and a heifer calf $500. Attendees included stockmen from across the United States and Canada. In Lawrenceburg Indiana George W. Coombs, 49, gathered nearly 200 pounds of snapping turtles from Tanner's Creek and sold part of his catch at 15 cents a pound.
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Canada
Lawrenceburg
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George W. Coombs
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Coombs
Arbitration or industrial warfare debate over rail wage demands
The train workers vote on giving leaders power to strike to press a 100 million dollar wage increase, arguing rail service is a public duty. The piece cites rail transportation costs and payroll data from Eastern Railroads in 1915, noting 75 percent of employees earned wages shown by payrolls.
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