Canning Plant For Green Sea Turtles Opens In Walett
A new canning factory at Walett in Crook County will process green sea turtles caught in Central American waters. It aims to produce about 15,000 cans daily totaling 700,000 pounds yearly, offering clear green soup green turtle soup turtle beef in creole style and caliper. By‑products include turtle oil for medicinal use.
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Do You Plant A Tree For Future Generations
An essay extols tree planting as a lasting blessing to communities. It notes trees provide shelter, fuel, paper, timber, shade, protection, and beauty, while preventing erosion and supporting wildlife. The narrator recalls admiring a grand elm and urges planting trees along roads and yards for unborn children to bless.
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Germany's Choice Between Porte and Vatican Stirs Controversy
A stinging dispatch argues Germany backs the Turk against Christian realms, praising old German valor while condemning Berlin for aiding Ottoman rule in Holy Land sites. It accuses Berlin of defying international norms and elevating power over decency, likening it to betrayal of Christendom.
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Berlin
Ban Cigar Band Customs Spark Protest Among Smokers
In a satirical critique, Lo Mencken argues against the practice of placing gaudy bands on cigars. He contends the bands damage wrappers, irritate smokers, and push customers to switch brands, asserting the cost to enforce is heavy and unhelpful. The piece reflects early 20th century debate on branding and consumer burdens.
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New York
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American Cigare
Electric industry earnings and output rise sharply in 1917
Central Station industry reports show 1917 earnings between 470 million dollars and 470 million with a 4.5 percent rise and output of 27 billion kWh, up 2.9 percent from 1916. The gains are among the largest on record, aided by power demand and coal factors, though capital limits restrained expansion.
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Vernon Castle Maman Killed in Fort Worth Gap Crash
Fort Worth Texas February 16 Captain Vernon Castle of the British Royal Flying Corps was killed lying 1 1/2 miles west of Fort Worth during a training flight. He had logged more than 156 flights over the German lines and was famed for front line exploits. The cadet piloting with him R Peters survived with a black eye. Castle died in a field hospital about 20 minutes after the crash.
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Increased Postal Pay Likely From Senate Committee
Washington D C Feb 15 The Senate payroll committee likely will recommend a 2 percent pay rise for rural mail carriers and a 15 percent increase for other postal employees. Many requests for relief have come from Iowa and other states.
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Count Czernin Plans Long Statement to Delegations
Amsterdam February 15 Count Czernin the Austro Hungarian foreign minister announced his intention to deliver a long statement to the delegations of the two kingdoms on Saturday concerning Brest Litovsk negotiations and President Wilson's latent speech. New York February 15 prominent tennis men from across the country met at the 37th annual meeting of the United States Lawn Tennis Association to consider restoring all national championship tournaments this summer. A note mentions an old copper trick that allegedly defrauded $4,000,000 in solvencies.
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Sausages Spread Sedition In German Army
Washington reports Allied propaganda uses sausage meat and other items to drop messages to German troops urging surrender and promising peace. Messages carried by air and by relatives aim to undermine the Kaiser's army as spies are reportedly few, with pamphlets and exiled German groups in Switzerland also promoting the republic idea.
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Weeks Charges Wilson With Injecting Politics Into War Policy
Washington, Feb 16. Senator Weeks accuses President Wilson of injecting politics into war policy while criticizing the War Department. He defends centralizing war plans and highlights Baker’s role, calling for firmer coordination to improve military efficiency amid ongoing tensions.
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Cattleman Dor se y Convicted of Crooked Practices
Chicago February 16 James Dorsey a cattle raker from Gilberta L was sentenced to eight years in Leavenworth federal penitentiary and fined 15 000 for fraud linked to tubercular cattle. Dorsey had sold diseased cattle to dealers across the northwest claiming they were disease free. Bond set at 15 000.
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German Plans to Renew Northern Russia War Move
London reports on a Berlin conference at Imperial HQ with William, von Herting, von Hindenburg, von Ludendorff, and von Kuehmann. They rejected Trotsky’s “no war” stance and pledged to resume operations to occupy Petrograd, arguing the armistice ended.
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Liberty bond issues take upward sport on stock exchange
New York February 16 Peare talk furnished the basin for activity in Liberty bonds on the stock exchange. All three images displayed unusual strength with the 4 and 344s rising from prior quotations. The fleet or unconverted 4a moved from 06.22 to 6.40 at a minimum, while the 3ie and other issues showed gains and fluctuations amid a broad rally.
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January anthracite shipments fall from 1917 levels
Philadelphia February 16. January shipments of anthracite totaled 6,636,383 tons, down 209,342 tons from January 1917 and 62,?2 tons below December. For the first ten months of the coal year total shipments reached 64,602,456 tons, up 9,064,216 over the same period last year.
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