President Wilson urges belligerents to state views for peace
President Wilson seeks a worldwide discussion of war terms not as mediation or peace offers, but to compare views on ending the conflict. Two notes were sent to entente and central powers, urging all nations to articulate terms to safeguard independence and prevent future wars.
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Wilson
Washington
Dac
Europe
Lansing
United States
United Stats
Vatican
Entente
Teutonic Allica
Germany
Department of State
W. H. Page
J. W. Gerard
Oly
A. Guarantes
Fle
Haehsida
Simul
League of Nations
U. S
Evan
Nona- Hon
Four Jean
State Board of Outro
Snow on the Other Foot: Gasoline in Kerosene Standards
The piece recalls a past era when kerosene dominated petroleum use and gasoline was diluted into it by unscrupulous oilmen. It notes the dangers of gasoline mix in heating and lighting, including house fires and fatal explosions, urging safer standards and cooperative efforts between the bureaus.
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Bureau
Standards
Bureau of Mines
Kingdom Come
Legislation plans for coming session outlined
Iowa lawmakers push repeal of the primary law and return to convention methods. Proposals include consolidating the fire marshal with the state insurance department and merging the industrial and labor commissioners. Iowa electors meet Jan 8 to cast votes for Hughes and Fairbanks. State boards discuss Christmas programs, parole cases, and new staffing.
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State Republican Central Committee
State Insurance Department
Fira Marshally
Office of
Iowa Industrial Commissioner
Thirty-fifth General Assembly
Free Employment Bureau
Iowa
Charles W. Hughes
Charles W. Fairbanks
Innes Moines
State House
Clarke
Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
Bernard Murphy
Vinton
Ralph Pringle
Red Oak
David J. Palmer
Elmer
Johnson
Johnson County
Iowa Rating Bureau
Ths Bureau
Cupid Buttins In Law Office Prompts Bold Confession
Kansas City tale shows lawyer John J. Tecumseh and his stenographer Miss Ethel Mary Wapello crossing romance lines after a long day. She responds by resigning to marry the “best man in the world,” leaving the boss with a note and a plan to talk that evening.
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Kansas City
Cupid
John J. Tecumseh
Ethel Mary
Tecumseh
Snake on Fourth Street car in Louisville ends with doctor killing it again
A snake carried by a picnic party on a Fourth Street car in Louisville was found among passengers from Jacob Park. Dr H B Mechling killed it again and hung it by the tail after it grew unpopular with women and children. The 8% foot long reptile was black with yellow and white spots and resembled a viper in behavior.
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Louisville
Jacob Park Place
H. B. Mechling
Doctor Mechinn
Brothers Meet After 67 Years in New York
Henry Nelson, a San Francisco ship owner, surprised his brother John M. Nelson at the golden wedding anniversary in New York after 67 years, believing his brother dead.
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New York
John M. Nelson
Henry Nelson
San Francisco
Bach
Western Canada Dominates at Dry Farming Expo
Western Canada swept top prizes at the International Dry Farming Congress in El Paso Texas. Wheat oats barley and rye led, with alfalfa gaining notable attention for feeding cattle. Prospects include the Hudson Bay Railway expansion and new outlets via the Pacific coast route. Virgin land sells from 15 to 20 dollars per acre with easy terms. Dominion Government offers land options for homesteaders in high quality districts near railways.
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Canada
Texas
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Paso
Western Canada
Chicago
Hudson Bay
Bay
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Hfe
Dominion
Peace River
Russians Kind to Captives as War Enters Its Fourth Year
Quote from Harold Begbie in the Atlantic Monthly notes that even in war with Germany, Russians show mercy to captives. He recalls Russian soldiers sharing chocolate and coffee with prisoners, patting their backs, and reassuring them with kindness despite battlefield hostility.
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Russia
Harold Begbie
the Atlantic Monthly
Ministers Learn From Short Sermons
A Sunday school anecdote from Tit Bits recalls a minister questioning pupils about Paul’s fall from a window and death, prompting a little girl to quip that preachers should learn not to deliver too long sermons.
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Euonu
Paul
Not Her Style and The Queen of Sheba Remark
A dialogue discusses a woman who acts regal and refuses to seek wisdom from others. The passage also notes an accident policy's irrelevance to a young man in love and states there are 6,073 radio stations in the United States.
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Sheba
United States
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