Washington the Real Washington and His Public Service
A reflective tribute to George Washington, detailing the real man behind myth. It highlights his selfless leadership, dedication to the people's will, and framing of government for the people and by the people. The piece contrasts mythic heroism with Washington’s lasting principles and his stance on liberty, equality, and national unity.
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Pega
George Washington
Washington
George Ili
Delaware
Press Comment on Woodrow Wilson and Lansing Departure
A political column denounces Woodrow Wilson for autocratic control and praises Robert Lansing for speaking his mind. It warns against imperialism, urges Americans to study Washington, and laments Lansing’s removal while questioning Wilson’s fitness and the nation’s constitutional balance.
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Woodrow Wilson
Robert Lansing
Palmer
Howes
Wilson
Baker
Daniels
Democratic Party
Curacao Cure for Kaiser and Political Quips
A jumble of satirical notes references sending the Kaiser to Curacao as a cure for troubles, Americanization debates, the Sky Pilot label for Parson Thomas L. Trott, a nod to Herb Hoover in Chapel Hill politics, printer humor about a stick, and reactions to Russia peace talks as Lloyd George ponders opening negotiations with Russia.
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Thomas L. Trott
Hussia
Lloyd George
Russia
Contested Views Stir Reader Letters In News Clippings
A mix of editorial jabs and comic wit appears in periodical clippings. The Raleigh and Wilmington papers spar over southern figures and foreign policy while a Russia divorce quip mocks bureaucracy and bread shortages.
Nighttime Sounds Spark Bets in New York World
Eleanor Schorer recalls a night in New York as a bugle echoes in her bed. The column hints the sounds may be a nightmare neighing, framing a playful bet of ten to one on what she actually hears.
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Eleanor Schorer
New York Evening World
Eleanor
Quotable Political Roast Mentioning Historic Figures
A vivid line critiques a political figure by saying give him enough rope and he will hang himself referencing Louis XVII George III and Wilhelm II as symbolic dooms. The quote appears in a Durham Sum context.
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Louis XVII
George III
Wilhelm IL
Durham
Today’s anniversaries spread across notable born and died dates
A list of historic figures with birth and death years. George Lainéon born 1749 died 1820. Elizabeth R Thompson born 1789 died 1891. John Quincy Adams born 1767 died 1848. Benjamin Disraeli rose to British premier. Cuba insurrection ended. Leslie E Keeley born 1836 died 1900. Harriet Hosmer born 1830 died 1908. date 1917 notes U S House action banning liquor shipments to prohibition states.
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George Lainéon
Elizabeth R. Thompson
U. S. House of Representatives
Rutland
John Quincey Adams
United States
Washington
D. C
Braintree
Mass
Benjamin Disraeli
Great Britain
Spain
Cuba
Leslie E. Keeley
Los Angeles
Harriet G. Hosmer
Watertown
William Phillips Nominated U S Minister to the Netherlands
William Phillips, named by the President for the post of United States minister to the Netherlands, has served in the state department since 1914 and was for some time first assistant secretary. He has held posts in London and Pekin and worked at Harvard University before returning to Washington in 1914.
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Robert Lansing
Tumulty
Lansing
Woodrow Wilson
United States
America
William Phillips
Netherlands
State Department
Syme
Ayrts
Roosevelt
Taft
Soech Vetio
Hervard
Philins
Tendon
Ambassa Yorbot
Today’s National and Local Observances Across the Nation
Celebrations mark Santa Anna birth anniversary in Mexico and a slate of events in the United States. The Massachusetts dealers association holds its Worcester convention. Aviators join the Pan American aviation congress in Havana. Georgia Republican delegates convene in Atlanta. Princeton dedicates a war memorial hall honoring 145 Princeton men who died in World War I. Rear Admiral William S. Sims will speak at the University of Pennsylvania birthday event.
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Santa Anna
Massachusetts I Number Dealers’ Association
Worcester
United States
Pan-American Aviation Congress
Havana
Progressive Republican Party of Georgia
Atlanta
Princeton University
Princeton
William S. Sims
University of Pennsylvania
Today’s Birthdays Noted Public Figures
Hampton L. Carson former American Bar Association president born in Philadelphia aged 68. Thomas Sterling U S senator from South Dakota born in Fairfield county Ohio aged 69. Brandon Matthews author educator born in New Orleans aged 63. Otto H. Kahn financier philanthropist born in Mannheim Germany aged 53. Edward Ainsmith Detroit American League catcher born in Cambridge Massachusetts aged 63.
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Hampton L. Carson
American Bar Association
Philadelphia
Thomas Sterling
United States
South Dakota
Fairfield County
Ohio
Brandon Matthews
New Orleans
Otto H. Kahn
New York
Mannheim
Germany
Edward Ainsmith
Detroit
Cambridge
Mass
Swiss inventor builds ceiling-reading sickroom clock
A Swiss maker created a sickroom clock with a button activated lamp behind the dial. The light casts a magnified shadow of the clock hands on the ceiling so invalids can read the time from bed without moving.
Colombia Denounces U S Rights Over Isthmus Panama
Buenos Aires reports La Epoca published Colombian Senate and House resolutions dated November 3 protesting U S infringements on Colombia's rights over the Isthmus of Panama. Lawmakers condemn the April 6 1914 treaty and oppose a new pact while reaffirming sovereignty and justice.
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Buenos Aires
la Epocha
Argentina
Legation
Senate
House of Representatives
Colombia
United States
Panama
United States of America
Senate of the Republic
Sound proof room urged at Bedford women’s reform school
The annual report of the State reformatory for women, sent to the Legislature by President William G. Barrett and the board of managers, calls for a sound proof room in the hospital to confine hysterical inmates. It also proposes employing a psychiatrist and psychologist to assess and separate those with abnormal mental states for special treatment.
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Bedford
N. Y
State Reformatory For Women
Board of Managers
William G. Barrett
Helen Cobb
Greek NT dialect proves Masson conjecture on 1st century speech
Recent discoveries confirm Masson's 60 year old claim that the Greek of the New Testament was not an illiterate remote dialect but the ordinary colloquial speech of the educated Greek gentleman in the first century.
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Masson
One Year Ago Today in the War Kurt Eisner Shot
The Bavarian premier Kurt Eisner was shot and killed by Lieutenant Count Arco Valley as Eisner traveled to the diet in Munich. The event is marked as a significant wartime incident in Bavaria during the ongoing conflict.
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Kurt Eisner
Count Arco Valley
Eisner
Diet
Munich
Hall's Catarrh Remedy Ad in Toledo Ohio
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County oath states hall’s catarrh remedy claims to cure mucous membranes and internal issues. Hall's Catarrh Remedy is advertised by J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio with 15 cent price.
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State of Ohio
City of
Toledo
Lucas County
J. Y
F. J. Cheney
J. Cheney & Co
Ohio
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Mehes
Jefferson
Randolph
Hamilton
Knox
John Jay
Cushing
Rutledge
Europe
Woodrow TI
Paris
Troy
Curaco
Herb Hoover
Chapel Hill
Groves
Furgurson
Robert I. Lee
South
Wilmington Dispatch
England
Prohibition
U.S. Isthmus
Columbia
House
United States Senate
Bank of Commerce
Member
Federal Reserve System
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