America Must Open Gates of Trade and Build Navy
President Wilson urged Congress to legislate for sea transportation of commerce, stressing Europe’s empty markets and the need to mobilize ships and distribution. He called for shipping and rural credit bills, Philippine self-government, and a strong but nonaggressive navy tied to civilian preparedness and national defense. The speech framed peace, economic mobilization, and prudent government expenditure as central duties.
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Iowa Supreme Court to rule on workmen's comp law
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Jasper County involving the life of the state workmen's compensation law after a federal ruling upheld it. Attorneys for Colfax Consolidated Mining Company challenge the law as unconstitutional. If the court acts early in January, the legislature could revisit the issue in session.
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Roude
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St. Paul
Efficiency and Reform Committee
Claus Anderson
Stanton
Montgomery County
Pasetta
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General Assembly
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Snakes and Exotic Menu at Fourteenth Street Cafe Dinner
Guests at Cafe LiAlglon on Chestnut Street endured a bizarre snake dinner honoring Dr. Raymond L. Ditmara. A five foot plus snake and a tank of frogs and toads shared a table with a chamber of chirping insects from Japan. The menu featured eel, frogs legs, a Bronx Zoo salad, and porcupine steak as the centerpiece amid the odd display.
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GOOD PROSPECT FOR SPORT
Dr Dinner B Copley and Uncle Joe Cannon opponent recall a hunting season incident from a hotel veranda. A nimrod named Smith telegraphed for reservations and quail feasts were described with comic boasts about the game near the hotel in Philadelphia Telegraph style.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Long Journey Rail Link From Nome To Cape Horn
Popular Mechanics reports several routes for a Nome to Cape Horn railroad with through-sailing from one end of the Americas. Some lines already exist covering more than half the distance, making the dream seem possible while recalling Rhodes’s Africa railway notion.
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Getting Double Value
Senator Sniffensnuff chews a lengthy cigar and munches two thirds of the weed while the lighted end remains. A boy at a hotel forecourt pulls his coat and warns that the chew is going out, in a brief Youngstown Telegram anecdote.
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Youngstown
Respect for Trees in War Time
A fragment notes that German forces in Belgium spared park trees and forbade cavalry tying horses to tree trunks to prevent bark damage. It claims Germany pioneered large scale forestry with crown forests under scientific management for over a century.
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Belgium
Germany
Ambiguous Exchange Traced in Private Conversation
A fragment shows a speaker remarking that two people share a single thought as a wife listens or resists answering about her spouse. The dialogue hints at hidden motives and unspoken plans within a relationship, with half of the time the thought remains unnamed.
Socially Impossible Quote Sparks Car Talk
A playful exchange reveals friends and a cheap car as the setup for a broader reflection. The speaker notes affection for new friends but hints at giving them up due to the car’s value, suggesting not all well done deeds are worthwhile.
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