British railways lose mail haul as trucks take over short routes
A syndicated editorial roundup notes Britain’s post office using motor trucks for short hauls up to about 125 miles, leaving railroads to handle the unprofitable long-distance mail. It contrasts this with U.S. rail payments and mentions Edison’s Civil War pulp printing profit, plus various world notes on technology, travel, and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Rairroad
British
Post Office Department
Office Department
Pleasant Inns Will Come With Good Roads
Washington, D. C. In a discussion of American travel, the piece notes that Switzerland’s inns once enabled walking tours that linked scholars and business leaders, and argues U.S. roads and open spaces deserve similar development. It cites Secretary Lane’s interior department work, highway tourist economics, and revived inns as travel booms grow with improved routes and national parks.
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United States
Washington
White House
Matt
Jeff
Congress
Lane
Department of the Interior
Benenge
Alpe
Italy
Howt
The Smoke Tree Fairy
A tiny garden fairy selects a rose tree and a neglected bush to judge by looks alone. She tests them, befriends the bush, and learns true character. The rose tree is humbled, the bush becomes a famed smoke tree, and a lesson on vanity emerges.
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McClure
Hugh
Rome
His Unyielding Attitude From Judge
A district judge recounts a heated domestic scene with Brother Clank advocating firm male authority. The tale depicts a wife defending herself with a skillet, a drawn out confrontation, and the man’s insistence on being firm or risk losing respect and posterity.
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Brother Clank
United States Courts Organization Explained for Students
The U S federal judiciary includes the Supreme Court nine circuit courts of appeals and district courts within each circuit. Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico insular and territorial courts vary by region with the District of Columbia having its own court of appeals. The Philippines has an insular judiciary and no district judges.
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Imilanapolis
United States Courts
Supreme Court
Courts of Claims and Customs Appeals
District of Columbia
Sideoe
Feders
Circuit Courts of Appeals
District Cour
Circui Court of Appeals
Justicn
Supreme Cour
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Kilauea Crater Photographs Captured by Kites
C F Haworth used kites over six months to photograph Kilauea crater. The images supply extra data for Harvard University geological department’s ongoing naturalistic model of the volcano, now in its third year of construction.
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Kilauea
Hawaii
Socience
C.F. Haworth
Geological Department
Harvard University
The Power of Money in Henry Ryecroft’s Papers
A fragment from The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft by George Greaing reflects on money’s power. The speaker laments poverty’s impact and the joy lost from simple happiness, imagining how wealth could ease sorrow and broaden life within the realm.
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Henry Ryecroft
George Greaing
Phan
Galfer
Cavalry Training for Farmers and Horses at Fort Riley
The United States Mounted Service school at Fort Riley Kansas trains horses and riders using thoroughbred bloodlines. It emphasizes riding skill, balance, and obstacle jumping to instill discipline and confidence, improving horse performance and safety for cavalry tasks.
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United States
Fort Riley
Kan
Mounted Service School
United States Army
Saumur
Noth
Galt
Fes
Germany War Claim Echoes Through Wichita Eagle
The Wichita Eagle reports President Wilson may seek Congress on the von Bernstorff affair, with diplomatic caution prevailing in Washington. Germany could declare war if the envoy is expelled, though Berlin’s balanced diplomacy and Greece’s Bulgaria moves complicate the outlook. US entry would bolster Allied finance, but preparedness lags in men and ships while funds reel.
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Wichita Eagle
Wilson
von Bernstorff
Germany
Diplomatic Corps
Bellethers
Washington
Congress
United States
Von
Italy
Atlantic
Bernstorff
Dumba
Battle Hymn and island salt notes in dated report
Includes a corrupted excerpt of Battle Hymn of the Republic with scattered readable lines and phrases, plus a 1916 salt production note from the Hawaiian Islands and a Chicago engineers finding on car fenders. Names and places include Honolulu Salt Company and Chicago engineers, with figures on salt tonnage and values.
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Hawaiian Islands
Islands
Honolulu Balt Company
Public Health Concerns About Malaria and Fever
Fragmented OCR discusses malaria and typhoid fever in the United States, noting public health concerns. It mentions malaria prevalence among southern inhabitants and references New Orleans and yellow fever history, with alarming figures about child deaths in America.
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United States
South
Gervic
Nas
Gate Rede
New Orleans
Child Slavery Still Disgraces the United States
A 1920s critique of U S child labor in mills urges passage of the Keating Owen bill and condemns mills for exploiting children. It recounts historical abuses, cites English factory reports, and argues emancipation is a civilizational test for America.
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United States
William L. Chenery
Europe
Washington
Ellyson Smythe
South Carolina Textile Manufacturers’ Association
Senate
Captain Smythe
Keating-Owen
Bmythe
Scott Roberts
Adelaide Mille
Anniston
Roberta
Congress
England
France
Germany
America
The Vain Valentine Mystery Found Beneath the Parlor Organ
Ruth Tyree, living with her Aunt Rachel, discovers a crushed old valentine and a hidden checkbook and bankbook beneath the parlor organ. The relic reveals her grandmother’s banking to fund Ruth’s future lessons, contrasting with a newer valentine urging modern status. The tale blends memory, wealth, and a warning about clinging to the past.
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Vain Valentine
the McClure News Paper Syndicate
Ruth Tyree
Ruth
Rachel
Huth
Valentine
Valentine Prandma
Tommyrot
Call It the Gift of Loving in The Living Church
A poem inspired note by Chester L. Sax echoes on devotion and duty as it ties nature, religion, and sorrow to the divine. It invokes tracing symbols, from nature to order to God, and ends with an homage to loving sacrifice within a church context.
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God
Mr. Carruth
Chester L. Sax
Living Church
Tafts Pork Story and New Haven Post Office Increase
Burton J Hendrick recounts Congressman Burnetts quotation from the Congressional Record. President Taft favored a bill of a certain size and supported a college building in a city where he would teach. Tennessee's Mr Austin suggested offering a larger appropriation to engage Taft. The New Haven post office appropriation rose from 500000 to 1200000 dollars.
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Taft
Burton J. Hendrick
Congressman Burnett
Congressional
Burnett
Congress
Austin
Tennessee
New Haven
Fragmentary Nebraskans Scene Hints at House Visit
A damaged extract shows a dialogue in which a father asks about a visitor named Myrtie and mentions Perils, implying a domestic scene with a distracted moment and a pipe left behind. The exact context and full names are unclear from the fragment.
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University of Nebraska
Angwan
Myrtie
U S Lacks Preparedness in Mexico Campaign Failures
Kansas City Star notes U S military unpreparedness in Mexico with eight airplanes sent, three broke down, one last. Warns lack of aviation and naval plane production hurts future operations. cites funding gaps and outdated equipment endangering defense. Calls for immediate modernization and training as essential lessons from the war in Europe.
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Kansas City Star
Mexico
United States
General Pershing
Europe
Army
Navy
Aol
Wonder City of the World New York Declares Its Magnitude
A New York World tour feature argues New York is the Wonder City of the World. It cites diverse populations, vast municipal debt, educational and water investments, and a booming economy with thousands of factories, parks, theaters, and a record port commerce outlook.
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New York World
New York
Knickerbocker
United States
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Panama Canal
Ashokan
Manhattan Island
London
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Mother's Birthday from the Worcester Poet
A Kansas rural teacher who is newly trained asks students their view of the best day of the year. Replies include Washington's Birthday and Christmas, but he argues that Mother's Birthday is the greatest day. The piece praises maternal influence and urges all to honor mothers and make their day central to life.
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Clayton Griff
London
Board of Education
London City Guilds
Kansas
Washington
Mother
Malachi O Rourke in Chicago Larceny Hearing
In Chicago a police magistrate hears Malachi O Rourke in a larceny case after two witnesses testify they saw him take goods. The judge quips about the certainty of the testimony, while Malachi challenges the reliability, offering to find who would swear otherwise.
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Chicago Herald
Malachi O'Rourke
Chicago
Malachi
Bridften
Preparedness Could Have Prevented Columbus Raid
An aeroplane in time would have spared Ning and, if the army on the Mexican border had proper aeroplane scouts, Villa could not have raided Columbus. A preventive expedition would have been unnecessary.
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Kansas City Star
Villa
Columbus
SN. M
The Buralars Awful Rick. sep From the Washington Star
A garbled Washington Star excerpt shows a confrontation in a room during a robbery attempt. The intruder declares the resident is asleep while the robber claims ownership of the property and warns of reclaiming the balance. The fragment hints at an installment plan motive and escalation.
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Buralar
Rick
Sep
The
Washington Star
Det
Gevinatime In a Dry Town
A fragment from the Baltimore American notes a dry town issue with scattered phrases mentioning practical lists and easy points. It is a brief, unclear OCR snippet lacking clear facts, names, dates, or concrete events.
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Baltimore American
Influence. Ram Hiempfleld By David Gray
Fragmentary text appears to discuss influence in life and perception. It mentions a character likely named Hiempfleld and an author David Gray, contemplating what he would do under various circumstances. The passage is sparse and unclear, with many garbled phrases.
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David Grayson
American Magasine
Mali
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