Advancing town interests through public institutions and trade
A discussion on how a town grows by building courthouses and schools, distributing wealth, and ensuring broadly shared prosperity. It notes Villa’s punishment by the United States, cites Henry Ford’s Detroit hospital, and explains wartime shipping restrictions on German instruments and Dutch serum destined for America due to Britain’s prohibition.
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Henry Ford
Detroit
Germany
Holland
United States
America
Britain
Cost of lengthy rail case tops three quarters of a million
The New Haven and Hartford Railroad directors faced a trial lasting 51 hours with 55 hours of proceedings. Stenographic recording costs reached 24000 dollars and overall government costs totaled 200000 dollars. Defense bills stood at 575000 dollars, bringing the total to 775000 dollars.
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New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Lawmakers warn of looming crisis over submarine policy
Representative Slaggyn voices concern over German submarine policy and Lans ing's protest, urging swift action to avoid war. He condemns Americans traveling on belligerent ships, arguing they risk national peril despite legal right. The piece cites precedent from 1894 and calls for caution. Also notes shade trees planned along the Austin San Antonio road, praising future beauty along the route.
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Slaggyen
Lansing
Europe
Great Britain
Austin
San Antonio
Ferguson to run again rely on public judgment
Governor Ferguson confirms another candidacy, saying he will not campaign on the stump but depend on the people’s judgment of his record in office. The remarks frame him as a true Democrat and statesman in the current political moment.
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Ferguson
Uncle Sam To Square Off With Villa In Mexico
The piece compares U S soldiers chasing Villa to rabbit hunters chasing a bear and mocks the bandits as ignorant greasers. It notes the six week span since Groundhog Day and whimsically requests rain to break the sunny spell.
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Villa
Uncle Sam
Mexico
United States
Samuel
Screen Doors and Windows Sale With 5 Percent Discount
In Screen Doors and Windows will be sold from now on up to July 1, at 5 percent discount. F, STEIN & SON.
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F, Stein & Son
Henequen Dominates World Binder Twine Fiber Supply
The text details henequen or sisal as the primary binder twine fiber, noting over 80 percent of 400 million pounds comes from henequen grown mainly in Yucatan Mexico. It explains cultivation, harvesting, processing, and the extensive U S use, with Mexico and Cuba as key producing regions and several other fibers being secondary options.
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Yucatan
Campeche
Chitapas
Sinaloa
Mexico
Cuba
United States
Penitentiaries
Manila
New Zealand
Henequen fibers and global prospects in 1916 markets
The study compares henequen with sisal and other fibers, noting cultivation zones in the Philippines, Cuba, and Hawaii. It discusses fiber quality, cleaning methods, and price trends, emphasizing the need to expand production beyond Yucatan and to promote sisal plantations abroad. It also references price movements from 1916 and the potential for new varieties and locales.
De Morgan on German Militarism and the German Song
British novelist William De Morgan argues in Everybody's Magazine for the United States to join the Allies to curb German militarism. He defends Deutschland ueber Alles as harmless patriotism and condemns anti German sentiment, noting Hoffmann von Fallersleben’s poem urging unity.
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William de Morgan
Everybody’s Magazine
Germany
United States
D Morgan
Goethe
de Morgan
Mr. de Morgan
Hoffmann von Fallersleben
Heligoland
Gasoline From Shale Across Colorado Utah Wyoming
The shale in northwestern Colorado, northeastern Utah, and southwestern Wyoming could yield crude oil, gasoline, kerosene, and ammonia. While costly to distill, shale oil may greatly supplement dwindling well oil, with potential to supply large gasoline outputs and by products for fertilizer. United States Geological Survey tests show high yields from thick shale beds, and Scotland’s historic shale industry is cited as a contrast. Secretary Lane notes the development potential.
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Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
United States
United States Geological Survey
Scotland
Lane
Senate
Enigmatic Rose Statement on Future Fuel Use
An oblique note suggests time may come when gasoline or other distillations are no longer used. It implies these shale resources could be drawn upon long before field exhaustion, hinting at future energy limits.
AfterwarE Immigration Debate Shapes Policy Action
Opinion argues postwar Europe will send many refugees and workers to the United States. It urges immediate restrictive immigration measures, noting uncertainty about numbers and the need to act now rather than wait for Congress.
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Burnett
Europe
United States
Delinquent Taxes Law Described By Legislature
The Thirty fourth Legislature passes a tax law requiring notice by the tax collector to the county attorney for all delinquencies. Unpaid taxes become delinquent with a May 1 deadline for notice, nine days later for settlement, and suits filed by August. Penalties include removal of flier status. many counties have no taxes listed for years, and delinquents must be sued by January 1, 1917.
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Noti
Fed
Ladie For Ladies Victor Tailo High Class Dresses Ad
Miss Ida Henne advertises made to measure dresses and skirts for ladies. She offers Spirella Corsets and World Star Hosiery and Underwear and invites readers to place orders locally.
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Victor Tailo
Spirella Masure
Worlds Star Co
T.f
Ida Henne
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