Tarnowski An Able Diplomat Named Ambassador to Washington
Count Tarnowski, a Pole and seasoned Austro Hungarian diplomat, appointed ambassador to Washington. He helped smooth relations with Germany on the Polish question and is noted for cool, deliberate judgment. The Countess Tarnowska, a Russian Polish Princess, is graceful and fluent in English but has never visited America.
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Austria-Hungary
Count Tarnowski
Washington
Germany
Bhesring
Tre
Conant von Bernstorff
Countess Tarnowski
Czeroyertinska
America
Rhode Island's New Senator Theveh Peter Gerry
Rhode Island elects Gerr y Peter Gerry as senator after a political rise from socialite circles He organized Wilson clubs and served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention His family ties include Elbridge Gerry and a Harvard education shaping a prominent political path.
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Theveh
Peter Goder Gerry
Wyde Island
Inun
Gerrs
Rhede Island
Comrattes
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Gerry
Congress
City Marketing Expert Seeks Clear Districting Methods
A city marketing expert from the Department of Agriculture discusses districting methods and referencing peers in Washington. The article mentions Miss Alysh, Tate, and Taprineotr amid a muddy OCR with scattered details about investigative work and testing facilities.
Watson Loses Vote Amid Rowdy Indiana Audience
Ambiguous dramatic account from Fort Wesrne describes Watson of Indiana facing taunting cries in a crowded hall. He responds with a quip about voters and a wary nod to a rough crowd as the crowd pressures him to yield.
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Joos FE. Watson
United States
Toyeedeet
Indiana
Ft. Wesrne
Jimi
Wreesell
Why Shivering Warms Us and Spanish Jewry in Saloniki
The piece explains shivering as an involuntary muscle response that generates warmth when extreme cold is sensed. It notes that Saloniki houses many Spanish-speaking inhabitants due to historical exile of Spanish Jews. It also mentions the Colombian high plateau as another region where Spanish-Jewish types are prominent.
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Anyvene
Saloniki
Near Must
Colombia
Secret Service Traces Counterfeit Bills Across Cities
A Cleveland bank clerk detects a counterfeit $20 bill. An expert traces it through a chain from a shoe dealer to a dentist, a New Orleans brother, a Pittsburgh tenant, and a traveling oculist. Philadelphia engravers and a blind shop lead to twelve implicated, including prominent engravers. all are jailed afterward.
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Secret Service
Cleveland
Insan
Qorienus InaAn
Pittsburgh
Middle West
Perkins
Berond
Uidmere
Philadelphia
Washington
Steve
Phes
Phi
Taylor and Bredell
Florida
Federal game preserve proclaimed in Pisgah forest
President Wilson issues proclamation making Pisgah national forest in western North Carolina a federal game preserve. It is the first such preserve east of the Mississippi. The forest near Asheville and Biltmore includes much of the George W. Vanderbilt estate now acquired by the government.
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Wilson
Piscah National Forest
North Carolina
Mississippi River
Pisgah National Forest
George W. Vanderbilt
Asheville
Biltmore
N.C
Potatoes May Fuel Future Alcohol Manufacture in U S
U S experts see a future use for part of the potato crop in making alcohol. European reports show tubers are already used for starch spirits and fodder. Germany’s potato output far exceeds the U S, and officials believe U S manufacturers could copy European methods. In 1909 corn supplied about 40 million 56 pound bushels for starch while potato starch totaled around 823 thousand dollars in value.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Department of Commerce
Germany
Uncle Sam Advertises Navy Life To Boost Enlistments
A vintage recruitment feature extols life at sea to lure sailors, highlighting steady work, food, reenlistment allowances, and promotions. It details Atlantic fleet drills in West Indies, shore leave, and sea adventures, plus education paths to the Naval Academy for enlisted men and training at Newport Norfolk Great Lakes and San Francisco.
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Sam
Navy
Navy Department
West Indian
Cuba
Naval Academy
Congress
Conetess
Uat
Newport
Norfolk
Val
Great Lakes
Giorth
Chienee
San Princisco
Bnd
John Paul Jones
German life insurers form company to cover unsafe risks
A Berlin report says Die Hilfe, the new German life insurer with 3 million marks capital, will insure risks rejected by 10 percent of applicants. Initiated by Stuttgart insurers, the venture aims to fill gaps after wartime insurance needs and will pool funds from 20 major companies.
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Germany
Uncle Sans
Berlin
Stuttgart Insurance Association
Die Milfe
the Aid
Estimate of Earths crust water depth seen as 100 feet
A U S geological survey estimate suggests free water in the crust would form a uniform sheet about 100 feet deep across the globe. This figure is only a small fraction of higher estimates by other writers.
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United States Geological Survey
Birds Protected as States Align with Federal Migratory Law
The annual Bureau of Biological Survey report highlights a treaty with Great Britain to extend migratory bird protection to the United States and Canada. It details state law realignments, new national parks and bird reserves, and deer hunting restrictions across multiple states.
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Uncle Sam
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Bureau of Biological Survey
Department
West Virginia
Kentucky
Missouri
Kansas
Utah
Nevada
Mount Lissen
California
Mount Kilauea
Hawaii
Congress
Crater Lake
Oregon
Mount Rainier
Washington
Mount Desert Islind
Maine
Goat Island
San Francisco Bay
Nebraska
Connecticut
Michigan
New Hampshire
Tennessee
Thingis
Alaska
Arizona
Idaho
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Wisconsin
Will Show Uncle Sam Institute for Government Research
The Institute for Government Research backed by wealthy donors in Washington aims to study government efficiency and cut waste. It will publish phase by phase reports to Congress, addressing budget, records, central administration, and treasury reforms, with goals to save public money.
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Institute For Government Research
E. H. Harriman
Washington
Uncle Sam
Aldrich
Taft
Cleveland
New Institute For Government Research
Cleveland Commission
Hhe New Institute
Congress
Eliot
Tforvard
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale
J. L. Garriman
Cesar Lombardi
A. Lawrence Lowell
Sarmuel Mathee
Frederick Strauss
Theodore N. Vail
W. F. Willoughby
Johns Hopkins University
Uncle Sams
Mf Directors
Bureau of Administration
Treasury
Postmasters to Dispatch Marines Recruiters Quietly Work
Postmasters are directed to aid Uncle Sam by recruiting for the Marines. They will use posters and appeals to attract young men at the post office. A military look may attract recruits but risks sparking jealousy from sweethearts over rumors of “mules” and departures.
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Uncle Sam
The Burden of Wealth Drives Social Isolation
A reflection on how extreme riches push the wealthy toward seclusion and ostentation. The piece cites gated estates, private yachts, and exclusive entourages as costly means of retreat, cutting them off from society and public life.
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Ennot
Wotman
Women of Capri Serve as Porters Amid Coral Trade
The article notes that Capri’s women have long acted as porters while many men sell coral specimens, highlighting gender roles in the island’s traditional economy.
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Capri
Insects Nest in Oak Tree Count Reaches Thirteen Hundred
A report notes about 1,190 insect species inhabit an oak tree. Researchers document diverse life within a single tree, highlighting ecological complexity and biodiversity.
Fossil Whitt Traced as Ancestral Ginkgo in North Dakota Find
Uncle Sain's geologists report Whitt as an immediate ancestor of the ginkgo, or maiden hair tree, once widespread in the Jurassic era. The tree has changed little since Mesozoic times and is now represented by a single living species in Japan and China.
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Uncle Sain
North Dakota
Whitt
China
Japan
Arctic
Far East
Europe
United States
Washington
Money cannot mend a broke man’s hard luck
A man with no money finds little comfort in knowing there are many things money cannot buy. The saying underscores the harsh reality that wealth often fails to resolve life’s deeper troubles.
Nitrate Deposits Declared Worthless by U S Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey states domestic nitrate deposits are practically unusable for practical needs. If war occurs, the U S must rely on Chilean nitrate supplies or establish plants to fix atmospheric nitrogen for nitric acid.
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Uncle Sam
United States
United States Geodetic Survey
Chile
Germany
Protection for Trees Against Cottonwood Borer
Uncle Sam advises protecting cottonwood and willow shade trees by placing a one foot high cone of wire screen around the base. The screen extends an inch into the ground to prevent beetles from laying eggs and larvae that cut bark, disrupt sap flow, and tunnel wood, weakening trees.
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Uncle Sam
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