The Great White Plague Serum Claim Sparks Debate
A German scientist Dr Frederick Frans Friedman claims an effective turtle serum cures tuberculosis except late stages and could be globally supplied at a nominal cost. He withholds release citing fear of misuse while noting broader social reforms may curb the disease. The article cites rising death rates and improved ventilation as progress.
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Rederick Frans Friedman
Friedmann
Hoe
HerAnce
Onan
Is There a Limit to Wireless Achievements
The article extols wireless progress since its discovery, citing a Christmas message from Mare Island to Washington as proof. It argues skeptics will hoot, but wireless has repeatedly exceeded hopes, saving lives at sea and promising future links even to Mars.
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Mare Island
San Francisco
United States Capitol
Washington
Mayo
Mare Island Navy Yard
Arlington
Navy Yard
Secretary of the Navy
Navy and
Marine Corps
Wright Brothers
Wireless
Eafl
Earth
Mars
Turkish Society Founded Aiding Balkan Wounded
Mane Tijant Pasha wife of a Muslim diplomat, represents Turkey at the British court and helped establish a Turkish organization modeled on the Red Cross to assist the sick and wounded amid Balkan troubles.
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Red Cross Society
Mane Tijant Pasha
Turkey
Dorine
Balkan
Tateria Ves
Panama Canal to Cut Distance and Costs
The Panama Canal will shorten the Atlantic Pacific freight route, reducing a 14 000 mile journey from New York to Oregon and Washington ports around the Horn to far less. The time savings will be four sevenths of the old duration, and transportation costs are expected to drop, helping ease the nation’s high cost of living.
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Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
New York
Oregon
Washington
Horn
Uncle Sam
His Name Meant Business Too In A Political Headquar
A near election scene in a Long Island town shows a visitor greeting a party at the local headquarters. One character greets him by name and introduces several town figures including an inspector of weights and measures and an undertaker. The visitor reveals his own modest trade and new farm location.
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Long Island
Scales
Graves
Kur
Hovise
Agrmemont
Othr
Newidlow
Monatrui
Tiberstite Conmmores Commission
Luther Conant
Nowen
Long Island Sounds
Severnt
Strongest man in our college boasts during holidays
A farmer's son returns from college for holidays and claims to be the strongest student on campus after testing with various strength machines in the gym. The physical director labels him a modern Hercules, and the father gratefully praises the news while joking about staying home to help with the mortgage.
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En Loge
Lecture disrupted by heckling audience in Boston Transcript
A Boston Transcript item recalls a lecturer frustrated by a rowdy audience. A man demanded questions and another called him out, while others urged calm and order during the talk. The scene ends with the lecturer asking the hecklers to sit and continue.
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Syou
Jetus
Boston Transcript
Investigation of Camp Tign fonds Prompts Senate Panel
Vaudeville performer quips about an immuturation as the Senate Committee in Washington weighs its probe. The act pauses for two minutes of darkness before resuming.
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Senate Committee
Washington
Camp Tign Fonds
Chicago
Prunes and Dates Dialog Reveals Mixed Memory Lapse
A humorous exchange features a man with poor memory asking about dates and another with digestion replying he knows prunes well from past experiences. The dialogue plays on wordplay around pruning and pruning dates.
Kiss Question Sparks Ward Gossip
Report suggests Merie Cawker hesitantly confirms a kiss with Mr. Smith last night. The exchange described as pressed upon her by the other party fuels local gossip in the ward.
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Mrs. Gawker
Marie
Mr. Smith
Merie Cawker
Convict Leasing System Revealed as Brutal Labor Network
The article traces the convict leasing system’s rise after the Civil War, detailing harsh conditions in camps, long workdays, and packaged cruelty. It notes profits for contractors and state officials, high death rates, and biased justice enabling exploitation of Black prisoners. It suggests reform is possible as public sentiment shifts.
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Georgina
Vain Bopet
Ebingie
Iit
Arkansas
Isistet
Enyt
Sherman anti trust law in operation and Patten case
The Supreme Court affirms the indictment of Janos Patten and associates for cornering the cotton market in 1610 and faces a broader push against monopolistic practices. The decision signals tighter scrutiny of stock market manipulation and its impact on suppliers and consumers.
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Supreme Court
Patten
United State Supreme Court
New York
Adern Court
Janos Patten
Hie
Vorner
Justic White
Lutton Amd Holmes
Stock Exchange
Justice Vandevanter
Farm Record Book Promises Big Profits For Modern Jest
A farmer offers a Simplex Record Book to track costs and profits for grain, livestock, dairy, and poultry. He cites an August 1912 testimonial from B J Novak of National Bank Building Chicago and urges readers to write for information without obligation.
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B.J. Novak
National Bank Blds
Chicago
South
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Founds Turkish Society
Sehmell
Ieremae
Moet
Charles S. Mellen
New York, New Sloven & Hartford
Moston & Maine
Edseo J. Chambertin
Grind Trunk Railway of Canal
Wala
Grand Trunk
New England
Grand Trunk Steamship Line
Providenia
Periany
Ripperty
A. W. Smithers
Grand Tryoh
Lacietmont
Hagaani
Murphy
Murphy Varnish Company
Chicago, Ills
Newark, N. J
A. C. Reich
Dept. I
Riverdale
Til
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