International Peace Parliament urged for world court at The Hague
The American Peace Society backed a plan for a permanent world court to replace war with legal arbitration. The proposal cites The Hague conferences of 1899 and 1907 as laying groundwork for a supreme court of nations and urges the United States to lead in creating judicial mechanisms for peaceful settlement of disputes.
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Washington
Hague
Supreme Court of the World
American Peace Society
Arthur Deerin Call
United States
The
Pease
Permanent Court of Justice
America
American Institute of International Law
Europe
Serbia
Austria
William Ladd
Hen Eugenics Sparks Demand for Egg Standards
United Press report from Columbus Ohio outlines dealer driven egg sorting by size color and weight. Experts say hens from certain lines will be culled if they fail to produce eggs matching crate packing specs.
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United Press
Columbus
Ohio
New York
Boston
Death in Zeppelin Prompts Narrow Escape for Singer
Gertrude Hale, a prominent New York concert singer and descendant of the Hale family, survived a Zeppelin wreck after a miraculous escape from death. The article notes her unique and unfortunate experience during the disaster.
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Eirshin
Gertrude Hale
Ow York
Miss Hale
Nathan Haleamily
Quail Disease Halts Imports From Mexico at U S Ports
The department suspended new permits for importing Mexican quail after outbreaks of quail disease. Quail shipped January 20 were quarantined. further entries are barred. Many states restrict quail trade, and Mexican birds often die within days of exposure. A public hearing in Washington will decide next season’s import permits.
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Mexico
New York
N. Y
Eagle Pass
Tex
Department
United States
Washington, D. C
West Virginia Roads Push Gains Across State
West Virginia readies massive road upgrades with $10 million planned for roads and around $16 million more for construction and maintenance this year. Counties including Marion, Harrison, Preston, Upshur, Randolph, and Brooke push bond issues. Bridges Bristol to Grasselli and other routes targeted for modern highways. The state automobile association backs the effort as voters weigh bond issues in districts statewide.
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West Virginia
Ites
Marion
Harguson
Taylor
Preston
Upshur
Randolph
Wood
Wetzel
Monongalia
Brooke
Marion County
Harrison County
Simpson
Bridgeport
Grasselli
Clarksburg
Grafton
Preston County
Buckhannon
Upshur County
Randolph County
Leadasvile
Randolph County Good Roads Association
Brooke County
Bethany
Wellsbure
Short Creek
Wellsburg
Wheeling
West Virginia State Automobile Association
Wheeling Register
Funeral for G A Wilkins in Confluence Pa
Funeral held at sister Mrs Orville Hillman home for G A Wilkins who died by his own hand in Confluence Pennsylvania Interment took place at Addison Pennsylvania.
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G. A. Wilkins
Confluence
Orville Hillman
Addison
Fate of Child Labor Bill Lies With Senate Committee
Washington reports the Keating Owen bill to restrict child labor in interstate commerce sits with the Senate Labor and Education Committee led by Senator Hoke Smith. If brought to the floor early, supporters say it can avoid a talk it to death. The measure passed the House amid southern opposition and ties to state rights while backed by the National Child Labor Association.
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United Press
Washington
Senate Committee On Labor and Education
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Friends of Child Labor
Senate
National Child Labor Association
House
North
South Carolina
Alabama
House Judiciary Committee
Charles E. Littlefield
David A. DeArmond
Richard Wayne Parker
New Jersey
Parker
Congress
Former Colorado mining camps saloons now closed under dry law
Denver reports that after nearly two months of prohibition Colorado is prosperous, with saloons in Rockefeller mining camps converted to Y M C A buildings. The Rockefeller company urged miners to quit alcohol, supplies dwindle, and mail order houses in Cheyenne note booming Colorado business. Some men who engaged in main order whiskey before the dry change have become wealthy selling whiskey.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Rockefeller
Rockefeller Company
Cheyenne
Wyo
Danagreely Columnrule Attacked In Dopetown
Dopetown editor Danagreely Columnrule was found under a railroad culvert near town after being beaten with a patent eeg beater. August Schnitz, a local saloonkeeper, is under shadow by the constable as authorities hunt the culprit. Columnrule, a prohibitionist, had warned that May 1 will be the last of August in the wet and dry clash.
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Dopetown, Inc
Danagreely Columnrule
Colummarule
August Schnitz
Dopetown
Schnitz
Columnrule
Cleveland Mayor’s Wife Bakes Her Own Bread
Mrs. Harry L. Davis, wife of Cleveland mayor, bakes three loaves twice weekly and says no housekeeper should buy from the baker what she can make herself. She recently won fourth prize in a bread baking contest at a food show.
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United Press
Cleveland
Harry L. Davis
How long will war last asks a British upbeat view
United Press dispatch from New York reports British mood remains resolute in war of endurance. Premier Asquith avoids timing but signals no peace while Germany continues fighting. Britons see inevitable Allied victory despite setbacks and misfortunes in the Balkans and Mesopotamia.
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Reh
Europe
England
Baltic
Germany
London
Asquith
House of Commons
Russia
France
Bulgaria
Serbia
Montenegro
Gallipoli
Mesopotamia
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Ed. L. Keen
U.S
Gerard Leigh
Helen Goudy
Chicago
First Life Guards
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Theresa Victrola
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