Congress Hears Wilson Message on Rail Trouble Relief
President Wilson, addressing a joint session, urges rapid action on rail labor reforms, interstate commerce commission expansion, eight hour rail workday, public dispute investigations, and wartime rail control. He also calls for bills to regulate foreign commerce promotion, Porto Rico’s organic law, and campaign finance reform.
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Ourth
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Commission
Senate
House of Representatives
Porto Rico
Bound to Make Good in the Drug Store
A well-dressed stranger visits a drug store and compliments proprietor Mr. C- citing friend Mr. Quorn. The man asks to consult the directory while noting the store offers stamps and railway timetables as possible purchases.
Franklin Shows Off Its Town Pride In Mix Up Tale
In a lighthearted note from the Indianapolis News, Franklin, a county seat with a college, factories, mills, railways and a Masonic home, hosts a Methodist conference while a Presbyterian delegate arrives at Hopewell, mistaking the venue. The mixup underscores Franklin’s regional prominence.
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Franklin
Indianapolis
Deaf Attendee Repeats Joke At New York Authors Banquet
War correspondent Irvin Cobb, home from Europe, attends a New York authors banquet. A deaf man at the table laughs loudly at a story, then offers to tell it. The toastmaster allows him to stand and recount the same tale told earlier.
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Irvin Cobb
Europe
New York
Cobb
Charlie
Undertaker invites remarks at memorial in sunny California
A funeral scene opens with mourners urged to speak and a young man seizing the moment to pivot the tribute toward southern California and its climate, eliciting silence before his inquiry.
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Southern
California
World Happenings Terse Report of War Fronts and Incidents
Klopp news from Kalafat and London wires report Bulgarian troops capturing Kalafat Romania and German naval raids on the east coast of England with torpedo boats. Lowestoft damaged. ships like the American Chemung sunk. Zeppelins shot down. Greek government moves toward war. combat near Bucharest and Danube crossings.
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London
England
Lowestoft
Aonee
London War Office
Mexican War Dispatches Show Chihuahua Evacuation
Carranza forces led by General Treviño evacuated Chihuahua City at five o’clock Monday afternoon. Gonzales, Juarez garrison commander, announced the loss of the state capital to Pancho Villa in the first official Carranza statement. Also noted are wartime withdrawals, diplomatic notes, and various political and military updates from Washington and Europe.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Carranza
Trevino
Chihuahua City
Gonzales
Juarez
Pancho Villa
Not a Breath of Suspicion in Court
A prisoner told a story to Lord Russell about an offense he denied. The judge asked him to speak louder and to repeat his last sentence. The prisoner responded, Six months, m lord, revealing a lapsus linguae and a surprising admission.
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Lord Russell
Russell
Kidney danger signals warn of urinary troubles
Swollen feet and hands, stiff joints, and sharp pains signal kidney problems possibly leading to dropsy or Brights disease. The ad promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a standard remedy, urging buyers to insist on the pure original Haarlem Qi! in Capsules and to look for the GOLD MEDAL name to avoid counterfeits.
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Bright
Haarlem
Adv
Is this really cut glass and savings on ads
A playful ad style mixes a question about cut glass with a price drop from $1.25 to 98 cents for a promotion. It also promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver, bowels and stomach and ends with a quip about a preacher’s life being dull without weddings.
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Dr. Pierce
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Roy Bayes
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Reuter
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