Roosevelt and Bunau-Varilla Defeat German Panama Plot
The article recounts how German-backed schemes aimed to derail the Panama Canal project by influencing Colombia and Paris leaders. Bunau-Varilla and Theodore Roosevelt confronted the plan, exposing German press manipulation and securing a U S transfer of the canal zone from Colombia. The effort, praised as a decisive act by Roosevelt, is framed as thwarting a world domination scheme.
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Eya
Theodore Roosevelt
Panama Canal
betWcahine
Bunau-Variva
Sinardi
Canal
Roosevelt
Bton Tarot
Panama Zone
Nicaragua
Newsembia
Paris
Wgarner Ferdinand DeLeeseps
Suez Canal
DeLessos
France
Germany
Bunau-Varilla
Berlin
Bogota
Colombia
Canal Zone
United States
Panama
Lunau-Varilla
Straits of Gibraltar
C. W. Barron
Birth Registration Aids Prevent Blindness in Babies
The piece argues for universal birth registration to prove age and rights and cites ophthalmia neonatorum as a major preventable cause of blindness. It describes protocols used by health workers, including boracic acid washes and silver nitrate drops, stressing careful eye treatment and immediate hospital care if infection appears.
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Union
Frank Allport
Wolves and cubs story from the St Louis paper
A fox of a tale reports capture of a wolf and nine cubs near St Louis across the river in Dilnels. The piece debates wolves as a species and mentions human attitudes toward civilization, labor, and education with quotes from a Bowdoin College address on discrimination between killed and trained work.
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St. Loula
Ptatoe
Christian Belinee Monitor
Kenneth Co M Hiln
Bowduin College
Bilis
Head Invention Lets Guests Ring for Wake-Up Calls
A Boston man staying in a southern hotel asked the porter to be called early. The porter explained that guests simply press the headboard button to summon service, a modern invention he claimed.
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The
Boston Transcript
Boston
Vampire seeks work in Rochester ad response
A Rochester shoe company advertises for vampires and close-ups. A reply from Miss Mabelle Jones asks for a job, claims long study in vamping and eye work, mentions Theda Bara, asks about clothes, and offers to call and show her abilities.
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Rochester Herald
L. P. Ross Shoe Company
Rochester
Mabelle Jones
Py.s
Fortune Built On Rubbish from The Christian Herald
An English inventor rose from Yorkshire spinner to founder of a method turning waste silk and rope ends into valuable fabrics. Bought at a halfpenny per pound, his machine transformed rubbish into hundreds of thousands of pounds in output, proving waste can yield wealth with ingenuity.
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Yorkshire
London
York Shire
Manningham
Gome
What is a Blimp From Minneapolis Journal
A discussion on the term blimp and its wartime development notes that the German navy faced patrol gaps and gas bags were adapted into a nonrigid fuselage allowing faster air travel. The piece contrasts a Zeppelin type KM with the blimp concept and cites sources from the New York World and New York Times. It also includes a light aside about social receptions and a humorous exchange about parades.
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Minneapolis
Waldemar Kaempfert
Theew York Times
Critteh Admiralty
Meels
Great Pirumin
Tie
York World
Maud Be’ Vith
Vol
The Mysterious Stranger and Racial Theories
The piece cites Mark Twain’s tale contrasted with a Yale professor Huntington’s semi scientific views. It argues climate and environment shape human evolution and race differences, citing the Black Death and Jewish racial traits, concluding Twain’s imagination is a blind worm.
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Mark Twain
Satan
Truntington
Yale
Africa
Huntington
China
America
Why He Didn't Rise from the Chesapeake and Chico Employer Magazine
A numbered list outlines personal failings hindering advancement. It cites habits like procrastination, self-doubt, poor judgment, fear of action, reliance on bad company, and undervaluing steady effort. The piece frames success as earned through discipline and self-improvement.
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Chesapeake and Chico
Feisal's Path to the Peace Table via Lawrence of Arabia
In Red Cross Magazine an account recalls Emir Feisal's rise as Arab leader and ally to the Allies. Lawrence of Arabia guides Feisal to march north from the Hijaz to Syria inviting Arab unity with British support, shaping the route to Paris peace talks.
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Arabia
Red Cross
Emir Feleal
Thi Son
Hussein
Sherif
Mecca
Mohammed
Allenby
Felyal
Hajes
Syria
Emir Felsal
Paris
Wonder of Thyme and Heather in a Fairy Wood
A lyrical meditation on dreamlike woods filled with thyme and heather. Vivid imagery of ladybirds, crimson gems, and twisting emu-like forms evokes a forest quest through fragrant boughs and violet glades toward a hidden, mystical retreat.
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Wilthyme Woods
Dirk
We Have the Choice and the Pantry or Oratory
Lowell and Southey recount a stormy day meeting an old woman who says any weather is better than none. The text argues reading variety, choice, and personal agency in selecting books and actions, urging readers to decide how to use their opportunities.
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Lowell
Southey
Ambition and Oddities From A Juxtaposed Page
A composite from the New York Sun and Los Angeles Times includes a satirical note on ambition and youth by Omura Yor, then a bizarre item about X-ray screening of diamond theft in South Africa, followed by a reflective piece about roses and impermanence. The fragmentary nature yields a mixed, era-tinged collage of voices and curiosities.
Crossing the Andes and Notable Mountain Incidents
The Buenos Aires Standard recalls bold crossings of the Andes with mentions of Jorge Newbery and others, noting condors disturbed at high altitudes and a Chilean aviator Lieut Armando Cortines who landed at Mendoza after departing near Santiago de Chile and faced arrest for discipline while earning credit for his ascent. An unrelated anecdote from Everybody’s Magazine describes a painter delaying work for a cut of his bail money and a pricing note on bacon and lamb.
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Andes
Jorge Newbery
Cordillera
Francia Douglas
Hadow
Matterhorn
Armando Cortines
Mendoza
Lo Kaco
Santiago de Chile
Cardinal Mercier Backs General Prohibition in Interview
Cardinal Mercier of Belgium, a wartime hero, told the New York Times in Malines on June 18 that he supports general prohibition. He urged gradual steps to reduce alcohol use, arguing alcohol kills more than war and should be made harder to obtain. Prohibitionists see his stance as reflecting Atlantic leadership thinking toward worldwide prohibition.
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Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
New York Times
Archepiscopal
Malines
Times
Atlantic
America
Why Not Insure Our Ships
Homer L. Ferguson argues in The Nation's Business for a comprehensive American rating and insurance system for ships. He cites the war risk bureau and Lloyds as models and urges U S insurers to cover American ships and global cargo to secure domestic and international recognition.
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Seattle Times
Homer L. Ferguson
Newport News
Lloyd’s
London
United States
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Lloyd's
Kingdom of Beauty marches through emerald ranks
A poetic piece by Margaret Sherwood in the July Scribner celebrates a triumph of nature and growth. It extols grasses, blooms, trees, birds, and flowers forming an irresistible host advancing toward a radiant, victorious conquest.
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Kingdom OF
Beauty
Margaret Sherwood
Brief Study In Alimony
The Oregonian notes rising divorce statistics and alimony trends. It cites a shift from rare alimony awards a century ago to more frequent support in 1916, with women largely receiving alimony. Regional variation is highlighted, with Pennsylvania under 1 percent and Michigan over 60 percent.
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Oregonian
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Pot Luck in London Tit Bits Restaurant Misorder
A stylishly dressed woman and a companion unable to read French order dinner from a French menu using a few dashes. The waiter serves beef steak and chips, but she stays silent and pays at the desk as read back on the bill.
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London
Inflated Savings And The Real Value Of Money
The piece argues that dollar value has fallen since five years ago as prices rise and money loses purchasing power. It urges measuring savings by current value and planning accordingly, noting deposits now buy less than in the past and urging thrift through the existing value scale.
Hat Dispute Highlights The Argonaut Mra Case
Juggine bought a hat and, angered by a near identical copy owned by Melfry in a caid style, confronted the milliner. Feathera Metoned explained the difference noting the hat was not for the same place of worship. PF Theodore PF Shonts, head of the Interborough Hapid Transit Co. in New York, faced a Sunday night incident.
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Argonaut
Mra Melfry
Mme
Feathera
Theodore PF. Shonts
Interborough Hapid Transit Company
New York
Labor's Logical Stand from Milwaukee Journal
The Senate would gain public esteem if its members echoed the common sense and high ideals voiced by organized labor in a world covenant. Labor leaders urged preventing war, supporting the League of Nations as the only means, and spoke with earnest sincerity and clear reasoning. The event was memorable for America's strong workingmen.
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Labor
Milwaukee Journal
Senate of the United States
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
League of Nations
America
Private Har old W. Ross and the Stars and Stripes Rise
Private Harold W. Ross, once a reporter, stayed noncommissioned and led the Stars and Stripes from its start to a vast role in the American expeditionary forces. The paper grew in a year to a circulation near 600000 and became a widely read journal worldwide.
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Ghosce
Christian Science Monitor
United States
The
Stars and Stripes
United States Army
Harold W. Ross
Echoo
France
Did His Gest Village Constable Question Villager
A village constable questions a villager after a motorcyclist knocks him down. The villager recalls seeing the man but doubts his own hearing.
Prison Chaplain Counsel to Detention Inmates
An Army chaplain visiting men in a detention cell offers consolations. He notes afflictions are temporary and the prisoners face time behind bars while one inmate, just sentenced to 16 days, resists the idea of serving his sentence.
Wright brothers interview on early flight limits
Orville and Wilbur Wright discuss heights from 300 feet to 1000 feet and speed limits around 160 mph. They foresee aircraft used for military operations and sport, with ocean crossing remaining uncertain and contingent on interest.
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Orville
Wilbur Wright
Willian G. Shepherd
Wright Brothers
Europe
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