Main Street Crossing Sparks Local Traffic Talk
Various notes from Greensboro and Wilmington papers discuss Main street crossing safety and calls for fixes. An editor mocks costs of clothing reductions while others comment on political figures, Irish finances, and delayed rail service. The Dispatch notes six hundred forty three Boston grocers charged with short weighting in a statehouse lecture setting.
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Wake County Tuberculosis Hospital Proposal Favored
A call to revive efforts to establish a Guilford County tuberculosis hospital funded by public contributions. The piece argues TB is preventable and curable with proper treatment, noting the need for a local facility for the uninsurable and urging church campaigns to support the project.
Empress Eugenie Sees Flowers in Exile and Cardinals Turn 60
The piece notes Empress Eugenie visiting the French gardens in her old age, unbothered by guards, recalling former glory. It also marks William Cardinal O'Connell’s 60th birthday as a senior American member of the Sacred College, tracing his education and rise to archbishopric. A German note describes a starch shipment fraud where a carload rose from 40,090 to 80,060 marks through repeated resale.
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Coblenz
Odd Sample Copy From Soviet Russia Mailer
A mysterious paper labeled Soviet Russia, claimed to be an official organ of Trotzky and Lenine, was found in a mail packet. The item, printed in New York and distributed nationwide, caused suspicion yet remained harmless.
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Trotzky and Lenine
New York
United States
Wait One More Opportunity in Mexican Crisis
The piece argues Jenkins should be cleared or convicted after flawed testimony, urges slow action in Mexico as Carranza nears term end, and warns against precipitating war amid uncertain succession and potential fresh revolutions. It stresses cautious diplomacy and avoiding hasty moves.
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Carranza
Rio Grande
A Strange Sight at the Tuilleries Gardens
Visitors to the Tuilleries gardens in Paris recently witnessed a strange scene described as bov'ed with unusual behavior and curious reactions from onlookers.
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Tuilleries Gardens
Paris
Bov'ed
Republicans miss chance to snatch revaluation bet
The text argues Republicans may fail to seize a political opening on revaluation policy. It notes some GOP lawmakers supported the act and Frank Linney endorsed it, while Democrats are likely to act similarly, or perhaps differently.
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Frank Linney
Today’s Events Highlight Nations Relations and Local Dates
Observances mark Feast of the Immaculate Conception and the fifth anniversary of Britain’s Falklands victory. Cardinal O Connell of Boston celebrates his 60th birthday, while the North American College in Rome notes 60 years since opening. Viscount Grey visits Harvard as Pershing hosts Savannah reception. A federal espionage trial begins in Kansas City and U.S. Supreme Court rules on wartime prohibition awaits decision. Primary elections in Wisconsin precede state actions in Colorado on woman suffrage. Manitoba leads with equal suffrage for women.
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American Occupation Targets German Food Speculators
In Coblenz and nearby areas intelligence officers launched a campaign against profiteers blamed for high fodder prices. The first day of the roundup deported twenty profiteers to unoccupied Germany as part of the effort.
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Coblenz
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Princeton University actual gift per student exceeds tuition
Princeton figures for 1912 to 1917 show an average annual cost of 641.60 dollars to educate an undergraduate while the student paid 174 dollars in tuition. The university’s statement, attributed to President Hibben, says each student received an annual gift of services worth 467.60 dollars, not offset by tuition raises, with reliance on endowments. The note mentions Mme Patti’s farewell in Paris, whose banquet crowds filled eight carriages.
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