President Wilson urges government control of railroads during war
President Wilson urged Congress to authorize government operation of railways and related water transport with compensation guarantees to owners. He argued for unified management, safeguards for private investors, and alignment of railroad finance with national war needs.
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Washington
Wilson
Jaste
Botl House Wind Senate
Congress
Cnumidions Oy Flv
Wean
Railronde
Rt Way
Rt Way Securitieg
Mqintes Hanes
Congrete
Thie Countey
Federal Treasury
Walt Way Securities
Narrow escape acquittal in insanity verdict
A young lawyer boasts of winning an acquittal for murder by self defense, then reveals the jury found the defendant not guilty due to insanity after a two day deliberation and a judge’s clarification about retained counsel. The story mocks legal theatrics and the judge’s remark on defense.
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America
Fuerar
Roney
Hasluin
Tourening
Routaix
Gertunt
Verre
Ardennes
Enay
Sinee
Wiley Tosi
Warning on Emetine Variability in Medical Preparations
The Journal of the American Medical Association warns that emetine hydrochloride products vary widely in strength, with at least one manufacturer producing a dangerously toxic preparation. Two Johns Hopkins cases of poisoning and one death prompted analysis by Dre R L Levy and L G Rowntree. The alert notes quacks selling "cure" for pyorrhea often containing emetine.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Johun Hopkins Medical
Dre R
L, Levy
L. G Rowntree
Testing a Bullet Proof Coat Demonstration by Inventor
A Manchester Guardian correspondent recounts a wartime encounter in Paris where a French inventor tested a thin chain armor shirt. The demonstration featured a wearer risking the chest with an automatic pistol to prove resilience, drawing praise from a war official who hailed him a brave man.
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Manchester Guardian
Parte
Hin
Daily Thought Expresses Gratitude in Archival Verse
A short reflective line for contemplation credits Lesqing with a grateful thought turned heavenward, described as a macfed prayer. The fragment presents a literary note rather than a news item.
Barbarous as Slave Drivers Exposed in Occupied Belgium
A French embassy note details German deportations in Belgium and northern France, portraying occupation forces as barbarous slave drivers. It cites forced relocations from Tourcoing Lille and surrounding districts, with families separated, civilians bundled into trains, and widespread misery amid claims of provisioning failures and terror.
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France
Belgium
Gerard
Ty Creech
Grean
Wonen
Hilpls
New York
Dornn
Lille
Ardenes
Fyurtern
Knicker Lawhers
Fietier
cuMrney
Rue Tait Bout
Charis Drealers
Dae Bythiedwain
Louis Lorthlais
Belgian War Atrocities Mocked to Prompt Neutral Aid
Summary of a Belgian commission report detailing German war practices with explicit charges. It cites killings of thousands, outrages against women and children, looting, arson, and desecration after German troops entered towns, aiming to sway neutral nations.
Justifiable Adoption Or Not Aft The Pie Theft
A Philadelphia Star report quotes Officer Casey describing a case where a hungry man allegedly attempted to steal a pumpkin pie from a WIC recipient’s home on Marguerite Street. The judge’s reaction and sentiment are noted with a local dialect, reflecting a rough selection of phrases about justice and theft.
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MacGregor House
Marguerite Street
Casey
Winder
de Cheistiais Sperrit
Philidelphia
Recipe for Gray Hair and Egg Shell Strength
A how to for coloring hair using Rum Karte Comp and glycerine with Barbo Compote to darken gray streaks and leave hair soft and non greasy. Also notes egg shell strength: white eggs require 112 pounds to crack, brown eggs 159 pounds, with shell thickness around .013 inches.
Medical Tonic Promises Quick Heart Aid
An advertisement urges use of Renovine at first symptoms to cure heart issues before organ damage. It touts Re Ine as a heart and nerve tonic with prices listed as 50 cents and $1.10 plus additional charges.
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Medical Journal
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