Government Ownership of Telegraph and Telephone Lines Debated
A New York World summary notes President Wilson and Postmaster General Burleson discussing government ownership of telegraph and telephone lines. News covers preparedness, Prohibition petitions, lobby investigations, and other national topics from Washington and New York, with various official reports and notable events including a boxing draw in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burleson
Washington
House Lobby
McDermott
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
National Civic Federation
New York
Mexican revolt and political shifts ripple through Tampico
Rebels mounting an attack on Tampico with about four thousand men prompt talk of landing U.S. Marines. Mexican congress nullifies the October 26 election and sets July 1, 1914 for a new vote, confirming Huerta as provisional president. Reports detail Huerta’s faltering forces, civilian desertions to the U.S. side, and related international notes from France, Britain, and Italy.
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Mexican Congress
Huerta
YMC A session details and officers reelected
Indiana Y M C A state meeting closes in Fort Wayne with President C B Kessinger presiding. Next spring the executive committee will decide Lafayette’s bid to host the next convention. Officers and executives reelected, and group conferences held at First Baptist church.
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Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
First Baptist Church
Kessinger
Vincennes
Association
C. B. Kessinger
Rank EB
Smith
Elkhart
Thomas A. Howe
Irvington
E. M. Haas
Richmond
C. L. Surprise
Hammond
Marie N. Doodnow
Chicago
John F. Wallick
G. A. Trimble
Evansville
Sharon E. Jones
M. Gregg
Crawfordaville
C. S. Rhoades
John C. Haswell
Marion
C. D. Emmons
South Bend
J. W. Landrum
Terre Haute
H. M. Dowling
E. A. Hantey
Franklin
Lafayette
State Association
Careless Smokers Cause Fires Across Indiana
Reports to the state fire marshal show more than sixty five fires in seven months tied to careless smoking. Twelve fires started by sleepers smoking in bed. Total losses near thirteen thousand eight hundred six dollars. July saw the most smoker related fires with sixteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Reichea and Phillipa Brookes Duty and Character
A clipped fragment discusses duty and faithful living. It reflects on how performing duty shapes character, making men strong, useful, and aligned with God’s life, attributed to Phillipa Brookes in a didactic voice.
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Phillipa Brookes
Quick Meals and Pantry Tips for Busy Households
Practical kitchen guidance for speedy dishes using canned tomatoes milk and spices. Tips include premeasured ingredients in two columns, simple suet puddings, tomato based dishes with cheese, milk toast with cheese, quick ham white sauce ideas, and efficient seasoning setups. Ends with a reflective note from Lord Houghton on daily bread.
Toothsome Dishes Salad And Dessert
Unusual salad recipe uses banana on lettuce with banana puree and lemon juice, topped with pecan meats and a mayonnaise dressing. Alternative oil dressings suggested, plus a cherry and date dessert featuring cherry juice and related notes.
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Wilson
Margaret Catherine Sullivan
Supreme Court
Timothy D. Sullivan
Tammany
Big Tim
McReynolds
House
Hensley
United States
Winston Churchill
National Woman's Suffrage Association
House of Representatives
Houston
Bryan
State Department
Joseph W. Folk
Norrie
Owen
National
Popular Government League
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Utah Junction
Cole
Filer Au Tale Lis Ethbren
Shera Ruesell
Lawler
Alaska
John D. Rockefeller
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Charity Hospital
Cleveland
Packey McFarland
Jack Britton
Milwaukee
Wis
Tampico
Mex
U. S S
Mexico
Ojinaga
Presidio
Tex
Chihuahua City
Leon Letort
Barbezleux
Department of Charente
France
Letort
Paris
Berlin
Fnr
Mise Helen Goudy
Gerard Leigh
St. George's Hanover Square
London
Gaston Doumergue
Parle
Naples
Italy
Francis Bowes’ Sayre
Ambassador Page
Westminster Abbey
Wachsemuth
Libau
Russia
Sister of Charity
Willian Deering
Miami, Fla
Samuel Hill
The
American Road Builders’ Association
Philadelphia
Frank Avery. Hutching
Eixty
Wisconsin
University of Wiscon' i
Mission Anc
YMC
David
Durbin
Winfield T. Durbin
Michigan City
Mr. Durbin
Lawrenceburg
Ind
New Albany
Thirteenth
Indiana Infantry
Charles Harley
George Durbin
Robert
Sherwood Durbin
State Grange
Indiana State Granger
Madison
Crozer
McGregor
Commercial Elub
Donall Dushane
Madison ‘School
Grange
Clayton Apes
Indiana Society For Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Huntington
Montgomery
Fountain
St. Joseph
Wayne
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Dodds
Awithin
Reichea
Lord Houghton
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