Government Builds Navy and Continental Army Plan
Washington reports Secretary Daniels seeks a 500 million five year naval program including two dreadnoughts and three battle cruisers in year one plus submarines destroyers and scout cruisers. Garrison proposes a 640,000 strong continental army with a 400,000 central force and a 125,000 National Guard, serving six years with two months annual training.
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Daniels
Wilson
Garrison
Continental Army
Continental United States
Medical Corps
National Guard
Submarine E-19 Sinks German Ships in Baltic
A lone British submarine E-19 operating near Faxe sank a German torpedo boat on Wednesday and later destroyed another torpedo boat after a German flotilla fled. The submarine, attacked by a German cruiser and two destroyers, lodged a torpedo in a destroyer that exploded and sank with its crew lost.
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Baltic
London
Sweden
Copenhagen
Faxe
One slain in vote quiz in Charleston
Six men are under arrest as militia and deputy sheriffs patrol Charleston streets after a gunfight outside the Democratic city executive committee room where returns from last Tuesday's municipal primary were to be canvassed. Reporter Sidney J. Cohen was killed and four others wounded, with W. A. Turner in critical condition.
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Charleston
S. C
Democratic City Executive Committee
Sidney J. Cohen
W. A. Turner
Banker banker Fuller reappears vows to reimburse losses
Freeport HL Oct 18 J Bradley Fuller of Winslow HL the banker missing since September 13 and whose bank was placed in receivership reappeared in Winslow on Friday. He told friends he planned to reimburse the bank patrons for every dollar lost.
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Freeport
J. Bradley Fuller
Winslow
Canada wheat crop tops 836 million bushels in 12.99M acres
Ottawa report shows Canada's wheat output at 836,258,000 bushels from 12,986,400 acres yielding over 25 bushels per acre, more than twice last year's. In Aurora, Illinois, wealthy Hlindsan Weds Laura H. Zimmerman. Thomas H. Snow, former Batavia mayor, marries and travels to Chicago after the ceremony.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Hlindsan
Aurora
Thomas H. Snow
Batavia
Laura H. Zimmerman
Chicago
Man of Many Parts Boards Ship to Jail Alone
David Esaacson a sixty year old inventor alchemist and dreamer is on a steamship to Atlanta after being convicted in New York of swindling via a mail scam. He declares himself both prisoner and guard claiming a parole pledge to himself while praising Marshal McCarthy who will escort him to jail. He says he has rediscovered enameling once practiced by the Etruscans.
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Atlanta
David Esaacson
City of Columbus
New York City
Diehl
Hsaacson
United States
Esancson
Isaacson
Savannah
Esaacson
Marshal McCarthy
Espacion
Inventor foresees future work in Atlanta to aid Uncle Sam
The man claims he predicted future events and describes a difficult exit from New York. He denies duping investors for 500000 and vows to continue experiments in Atlanta, pursuing discoveries tied to painting. He hopes to invent something useful to the United States government and enforce laws more effectively.
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David Esaacson
Atlanta
United States
Sam
Enterprising White Sketch of Natal Game
A writer recalls a scene in Natal with a white boy about fourteen and raw natives playing a coin betting game. They shoot a bottle on a case with an old muzzle loader. the boy pays a tickny when the bottle breaks and the natives pay him when they miss. The boy explains I load the gun.
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Natal
Ladies Look Young Hair Health Restores Color
Report from a small town details May's Hair Health claiming to restore natural hair color. The preparation allegedly makes air oxygen affect hair for youthful color while removing dandruff and deterring scalp issues. Available in many bottles through drug stores or Philo Hay specialties Co Newark New Jersey with a price refund if it fails.
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May
Dleana
Jones
Val
Joe
Price
Philo Hay Specialties Co
Newark
N.d
Good Reason. First Motorist and Second Motorist Converse
In a brief exchange two motorists discuss the heat and persistence of the scorching conditions. The first laments the terrible heat while the second reminds that they have endured and continue through the day.
Denison's Coffee Ad Echoes in Silent Market
An old advertisement asserts Denison's Coffee as a fallback when others fail. A wry quip notes that marriage can fail and so can staying single, reflecting a humorous social aside rather than a news event.
Sparrow Drowning Reported in Hutchinson Storm
A sudden rain and wind storm in Hutchinson Kansas reportedly drowned about 100000 sparrows. Local observers estimate the flock was swept from the area with the fierce weather. Wildlife officials consider the event notable for its scale in a single locality.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Acting In One Lesson
A Louisville Courier Journal note recalls a lesson in acting: embrace emotion through a heaving chest to convey surprise fear or hate, showing how physical cues shape moving picture performance. The piece emphasizes practical tip over theory.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Saved Minister's Life by Dodd's Kidney Pills
Frederick Maryland minister Rev W W Warner credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with saving his life after severe sciatica back pain lumbago neuraglia cramps and kidney distress. He notes pills helped and advertises 50c per box with mail offers for dyspepsia tablets household hints music and recipes from Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo NY.
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W. WH. Warner
Frederick, Md
Dodd
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo
Too Much for Them Minstrel Show Banter Ends Night
A minstrel performance ends with a string of stage jokes as intervals pass. Sambo asks the difference between an old maid and a married woman and Bambo explains the punchline. Several patrons rise and quietly leave into the night.
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Sambo
Bambo
Careful Diagnosis in a Jokes and Anecdotes Snippet
A dialog from Stray Stories features a Young Doctor admitting a multi organ diagnosis and an Old Practitioner applauding the lack of error. In a separate quip a boy asks about the first line of defense and is told the navy in war and the telephone line in marriage as a humorous aside.
Do you know Dick acts bashful around you
A quoted exchange hints at Dick's bashfulness in private with a companion. The dialogue suggests a couple share a moment away from others, implying a hidden or intimate dynamic without explicit detail.
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Dick Acta
The Menu Cartoons Across Ontario’s Woodlands
The item hints at a playful exchange about food and labor in Ontario’s vast area of 487,262 square miles, suggesting a humorous regional note on menus and work themes.
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Ontario
Rufus Choate and the Sam Weller Meeting
Judge Parry notes Choate would meet with his Sam Weller. In a theft case a witness turned state's evidence saying Choate's client instigated the robbery. Choate asked how the witness was approached and what was said, the witness recalling a Boston man named Choate who would help if caught with the money.
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Rufus Choate
Parry
Choate
Sam Weller
Boston
Apartment Hunt Through a Clergyman’s Hint
A woman seeks a first class apartment with ten rooms three baths and modern amenities for 40 dollars a month. The real estate agent suggests consulting a clergyman to learn how to find it, implying a coded route or guidance through church connections.
A Religion With Him
A humorous exchange about a family habit centers on Sundays. A child jokes that his father’s “religion” is golf, implying golf is the sole Sunday activity. The quick quip reflects light, everyday humor in a domestic setting.
The acid test for a woman is the way she looks when she is forty
A reflective adage highlights society’s measure of aging and beauty. It frames forty as a turning point where appearance reflects inner composure and social expectations rather than mere youth. The remark underscores cultural pressure on women’s aging.
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