Simple directness marks two funeral orations in Wilson address
The Springfield Republican lauds President Wilson and Pericles for their plain candor in praising fallen soldiers. It compares Wilson's consolation to Thucydides and Lincoln, noting the virtue of duty over personal gain and urging national unity despite sorrow.
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Wilson
Vera Cruz
Springfield Republican
Greece
Pericles
Athens
Thucydides
Lincoln
Editorial Afterthoughts on Politics and Local Industry
The piece riffs on law and justice in prosecuting Sunday sales while noting Lonaconing’s readiness to fund a glass plant. It mentions Pennsylvania Senate nominees Penrose Palmer and Pinchot, remarks on mail order bargains, and Roosevelt’s weight claim. It cites direct state elections and Morgan influence, reflecting on political and civic themes.
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Penrose
Palmer
Pinchot
United States Senate
Pennsylvania
P’s
Father Penn
Timely Topics on Mexico and World Affairs
A collage of dispatches and opinions covers Mexican politics with Huerta’s fate, Zapata’s land aims, and cross border tensions. Churchill and Britain fear a vacancy at the admiralty while American debates on entangling alliances and railroads loom. Spokane meeting notes include bankers, taxation, and legal banking topics.
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Great Britain
the Admiralty
Churchill
Annual conference on weights and measures opens in Washington
The annual conference on weights and measures opened today at the Bureau of Standards and will run through May 28. Sealers from all states are present to hear reports and discussions on the campaign to improve accuracy in scales and measures used in wholesale and retail commerce.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington Bankers’ Association
Cor Winfree
S&s Kane Tile Company
Kizer
Washington
Bureau of Standards
18 Month Wee Is Fourth Child Adopted by Ely
Louise Broas aged 18 months becomes Wilhelmina Rosebloom Ely after adoption by Mr and Mrs Robert Erskine Ely of Newburg New York. Ely directs the League for Optical Education. His wife is Rodolphine Scheffer Ely, daughter of botanist H Rudolph Scheffer. The couple, married five years, has adopted three other children.
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New York
H. Rudolph Scheffer
Wilhelmina
Staten Island to Host War Department Mobilization Camp
The War Department plans a large mobilization camp on Staten Island for state troops preparing to embark. Semi permanent wooden barracks will house 108 men per building with a covered runway linking each to the camp company. The State militia will occupy adjacent tents as engineers finalize water system integration.
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Charles Henry Adams
Staten Island
New York
War Department
Eastern Department
Public Works Department
City Club proposes art regulated ads for city beauty
The City Club pushes a voluntary advertising scheme with major New York firms to regulate billboards under a new fire prevention oriented ordinance. A proposed commission would assess ad art with leaders from municipal art, mural, architectural, and real estate groups plus ad firms.
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New York
City Club
Club
Theunicipal Art Society
The
Mural Painters of America
Architectural League
Bells toll as dry victory in Charles County vote
Lew Plaza Md May 20 bells tolled for the dry win as the local option election produced a 374 majority in favor of the dry side, with nine districts counted and three remaining wet. Speaker Thomas Parran of Calvert County addressed supporters.
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Lute
Thomas Parran
Calvert County
State Roads Commission
Florida Fruit Growers Meet in Eustis Addressed by USDA
The Florida State Fruit Growers hold their annual meeting in Eustis on May 20 with U S Department of Agriculture representatives discussing topics of interest to the fruit industry. The local packing house, touted as the most modern in the state, will be used as an object lesson as delegates report statewide fruit trees in lush bloom and bumper crops expected.
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Eustis
Fla
Florida State Fruit Growers
United States Agricultural Department
National-Standard Ice Cream Ad Promises Clean Kin
An advertisement claims National-Standard Ice Cream as the clean kin product and urges readers to call 214-921 to supply their wants. The tone is promotional and directs inquiries via telephone.
A Bit of Everything For The Press Readers
A collage of light jests and social quips on law, money, dining, ships, and culture. The column riffs on mispelled names in indictments, honors for Colonel Goethals, and playful exchanges about tongue and fish dishes. It surveys rumors, literature, and humor from public and elite life.
Sayings of the Editors from Various Papers
A collection of editorials and quips from papers including Springfield Republican Richmond Dispatch Indianapolis News New York Press Manchester Union Rochester Herald and Houston Post. The remarks cover figures from Rockefeller to Roosevelt Wilson and Washington with humorous and critical asides.
Greenman grand opera season opens with Ango-American support
London reports a strong Ango-American backing for the Greenman season of grand opera opening tonight. The list features King Manuel of Portugal Princess Arthur of Connaught and several titled figures and society women including Mrs. John Astor and Mrs. Sam Newhouse. The Meecha season is set to follow with a serious Covent Garden program.
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London
Greenman
King Manuel of
Portugal
Prices Arthur of Connaught
Princess Hatzfeldt
Countess of Craven
Cora
Countess of Strafford
Randolph Churentil
Canard
John Astor
Sam Newhouse
Ernest Gunara
W. RB
Leeds
Covent Garden
Ex-Congressman Ben Johnson Profile
Ben Johnson a Bardstown Democrat was born near Bardstown Kentucky on May 20 185%. He attended St Marys College class of 1878 and Louisville Law University class of 1882. He won a seat in the Kentucky House in 1885 and again in 1887 becoming chair of the Democratic State campaign committee. In November 1905 he was elected to the Kentucky State Senate and served in the Sixtieth sixty first and sixty second Congresses.
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Ben Johnson
Bardstown
Kky
St. Mary's College
Louisville Law University
Kentucky House of Representatives
Kentucky State Senate
Notable 19th Century Deaths and Political Milestones
Chronology notes 1834 General Lafayette dies in Paris. 1846 Mexican Congress selects Santa Anna as president. 1904 South Atlantic squadron deployed to Tangier after kidnapping of an American citizen by Moroccan bandit Raissuli. 1910 funeral of King Edward VII held in London.
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Santa Anna
Tangiers
Raissuli
Edward VII
London
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