Democratic Deficit Alarm After Big War Year Spending
Democrats tout prosperity while the administration runs a near two million dollar daily deficit for the year ending June 30 1917. Congress appropriations total 1 930 583 000 with revenues expected to fall short by 444 814 000. Expenditures cite military naval needs and war costs plus plans to issue Panama Canal bonds of 240 509 000 to cover excess spending.
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Congress
Charee
Durie
Mide Rer
Europe
Ancient North Indian Hieroglyphs From River Bank
Fragmented OCR text describes ancient script found near the Tittle Sburnte river mouth. It mentions hieroglyphic seals, unreadable writing by current tribes, and quark-like marks north of Little Spo. Also references stars, light, and cerebral processes in a speculative, archaic tone.
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Mey Pyenee
Araff Treisus
Teinkley
Odd Christian Names At Somerset Tribunal Inquiry
An appellant named Resin drew attention at a Somerset tribunal over his curious name. The judge cited Bible reference Seven Chronicles seven thirty noting a single occurrence. The tale mentions a twin birth and a division of a predestined mate between parents in a village called Pwerten.
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Somerset
Tle
Pwerten
Math
Jeremiah
Jerce
Visual Mirage Through Heated Air Reveals Refraction
A fragment describes how heat distorts light, making a flame appear to waver. It notes the effect is stronger in warm weather and near heat sources like radiators or candles. The description mentions shimmering layers of air and rapid flickering as signs of weather conditions.
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Gil Reat Depsithes
Cong
Flessieg
Four Dollars Weekly in Old New Yearboo Dilemma
Mark Townin arrives in New Yearloo and starts work at a printing shop on CUM street earning four dollars weekly. He complains about the bread and dialect of New Yorkers and notes his dislike of the diet as he adjusts to life with his future publishers, the Trarpers.
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Mark Townin
New Yearloo
Dane Street
Albert Bisedaw
Cum Street
The
Trarpers
Hie
Wildcat
Conditions After the War and Trade Policy
The article argues that postwar demand will require war experts and that neutral Europe will rely on U S supplies. It notes a strong home market and export trade, urging a protective tariff as the most effective measure to secure American economic interests and maintain wealth after the conflict.
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Europe
Economic Strain Hits American Lumber Industry
The passage notes that under the Wilson-Underweagd bill the government must intervene only on certain points, leaving American lumber firms largely out of business. It claims consumer protection favors, while Canada appears to gain. The text is garbled but suggests policy shifts hurt domestic lumber, benefiting Canada.
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Vieler Dive Payne
United States
Diabertu
Atsementy
Canada
Resuits Tell the Story of Tariffs and Industry
A Brooklyn Standard Union editorial argues tariffs strengthen many industries while free trade harms growth. The piece asserts protection has built up hundreds of U.S. industries, large and small, and warns free trade cuts them or blocks development.
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Buit
Brooklyn Standard Union
Seed and Democracy Revived by Wilson Era
A brief note claiming Seetiongisin slumbered for twenty years until Woodrow Wilson and his fellow Democrats revived it in their deeds. The text asserts democracy is sectionalist and reflects political bias of the era.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democraats
Underwood Tariff Burden on Farmers Highlighted
The Underwood tariff aimed to cut living costs but left farmers with heavy losses on corn and wheat as the theory proved costly for the agricultural sector.
Protecting Farmers Raises Debate Over Farm Commodities
A fragmented note claims Republicans protected farmers by a 15 cent per bushel tariff on corn and 25 cent per bushel on wheat. It alleges the Underwood Democratic tariff bill moves both commodities from Argentina to the free list.
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Underwood
Tariff Enriches Canada Cited by Detroit Lumber Buyer
A Detroit lumber machinery buyer, Eldridge Sr. Bacon, argues in favor of a tariff aiding Canadian lumbermen. He claims thousands of Wisconsin and Michigan tanbermen protested yet the tariff boosted Canadian lumber profits by about 11 million dollars.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
Eldridge SR. Bacon
Detroit
Ruth Law Aviator Sets Continent Crossing Plan
Ruth Law, noted American aviator, aims for a nonstop cross continent flight from Chicago to New York in three jumps, outlining a plan amid growing interest in long distance air travel.
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Ruthlan
Amement
Chieago Toe Tlornell
N.Y
Shackleton and Captain Worsley Plan Fourth Rescue Run
Sir Ernest Shackleton and Captain BLA Worsley, photographed in San Francisco, prepared for a fourth expedition to rescue ten members marooned on a Ross Sea island. Worsley commanded the Endurance, the expedition’s steamer wrecked in ice.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton
Bla. Worsley
San Francisco
Ross Sea
Worsley
City of Memories in Cracow Amid Historic Tombs and Heroes
In Cracow the old church and its tombs honor fallen kings and heroes. The statue of King Casimir and monuments to Kosciuszko and King John mark a lineage of battles and victories. The piece notes Polish reverence for wartime leaders and their legacies from Europe to the United States.
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Cracow
Casimir
Kosciusko
West Point
Dudson
United States
John
Europe
Christianity
Mostem
Fadiay
Headed for It in a New Car Down the Wrong Road
A couple drives an expensive car and loses their way. A roadside sign reads To the poorhouse as the husband confirms they are on the tight road, realizing they are headed toward financial ruin.
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Tie
Unclear Dialogue Sparks Thematic Debate In Unnamed Setting
A fragmented exchange questions reform efforts and self blame among unnamed speakers. The dialogue hints at personal accountability and social pressures influencing reform movements in a local context.
Mean Hint Shows Oldgirl Refuses Glasses in Reading Confusion
A clipped note questions if the woman can read fine print without glasses and humorously remarks she cannot. The phrasing suggests the subject is unable to read small print clearly and uses dialect to convey the joke.
Bells to Frighten Wolves in Open Range Cattle
A cattleman reports wolves kill stock across the open range and prey on calves. He uses cowbells to scare wolves and has fitted over 2,000 bells to newborn calves this season with good results.
Where He Goes Lame
Omar Bright is a man who usually knows what he is talking about. Ifeiny Yes, but there is one drawback. Omgar Whats that Heinuy He never knows when to quit talking about it.
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Omar—Bright
Ifeiny
Omgar
Heinuy
Has-Been Boxer Henry Outboxed In Return Match
Omar teases a faded fighter as Henry admits defeat in his own sport. The exchange hints at a comeback attempt and a loss that underscores faded glory.
Close Shaves and Cheers From Mons to Ypres
In Frederic Colman’s account from Youth's Companion the British retreat's chaos near Saint Quentin is described. A staff usher tries to cheer exhausted troops as a Mary coffee party distracts them. A Scots Irish cheers and a Mauser bullet hole in an Irishman's ear provoke laughter, lifting spirits amid mud and fatigue.
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Frederic Coleman
Mons
Ypres
Saint Quentin
Prench Iady
Jock
Trish
Youth
Wood Green Urban Council Plans Maternity Welfare Scheme
England's Wood Green Urban Council provisional plan creates a maternity and child welfare center in the town hall with a qualified nurse to advise expectant and nursing mothers on designated days. The medical officer will arrange special care, and home visits will be made. Nonmaternity hospital care for complicated cases and meals and clothing provisions are arranged through local committees.
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England
Wood Green
Women’s
Living Church
Highest Telephone Pole Erected Near Aberdeen Washington
The Pacific States Telephone pole reaches 126 feet to clear river traffic by the Chehales river near Aberdeen. A single Washington fir log weighs about 6000 pounds and was towed 12 miles for erection by 12 men using a 12 horsepower hoisting engine.
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Pacific States Telephone Company
Chehales River
Aberdeen
Wash
Real Bride of the Plains Dies at Junction City
Mrs Julatha Ann Cox Richardson a pioneer bride who crossed the plains in 1848 with Benjamin B Richardson dies at Junction City aging over ninety. She mothered 12 children with seven surviving and fifty one descendants including a great great grandchild. The couple settled near A Source then Lancaster where they lived twenty years before Mr Richardson's 1908 death and Mrs Richardson later lived with her children.
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Julatha Ann Cox Richardson
Plains
Johnson County
Missouri
Junction City
Ove
Benjamin BP. Richardson
Miss Cox
Lancaster
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