Hovey Reports Three Months Studying Caribbean Volcanos
Edmund Otis Hovey of the American Museum of Natural History returns from a three month expedition to the Lesser Antilles. He studied Guadeloupe Martinique and St Vincent volcanoes, focusing on Soufriere Mt Pelee and crater changes, vegetation recovery, and ash deposits with a growing dairy of observations.
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Edmund Otis Hovey
American Museum of Natural History
Lesser Antilles
Guadeloupe
Martinique
St. Vincent
West Indies
Mt. Pelee
Doctor Hovey
St. Pierre
Lac Des Palmistes
Leche
Blanche
Change in Tariff Policy Urged After Temporary Boom
The piece argues that the current prosperity under Democratic tariff policy is unsustainable. It cites the Dingley era as a catalyst, notes factory shutdowns and job losses after the new administration took charge, and warns that postwar readjustment will require a major tariff policy shift to preserve any lasting prosperity. It urges a broader shift in government policy to prevent future shocks and sustain foreign trade gains.
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Democratic Party
United States
France’s 1870 Defeat Attributed To Unprepared State
Historian Prof. Charles Downer Hazen argues in the American Magazine that France failed in 1870 because the nation was unprepared in government administration diplomacy and the armed forces. He notes optimistic statements from Olli vier Gramont and Leboeuf contrasted with reality of lacking long term readiness.
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France
Charles Downer Hazen
Ollivier
Chamber of Deputies
Warlike Cake Decorations At London Weddings
In modern London weddings the groom's military service is celebrated with cake toppers and decorations. Sugar toy cannons, tiny planes, and miniature battleships symbolize his branch of the service, reflecting a wartime or military theme in wedding imagery.
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London
Duluth Ore Dock Structure Collapses in Storm
A large overhead unloading structure at Duluth failed to withstand coastal winds and was toppled by a storm while handling multiple tongs of ore, causing damage but no immediate reports of injuries.
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Duluth
Optimistic Thought on Worth and Wealth
A concise aphorism notes that a wise man honors intrinsic value over material wealth and implies prudence in spending. It links moral worth to gratefulness for nourishment and wealth as a broader outcome of wise living.
Roosevelt's Democratic Critique and Convention Gamble
The passage challenges Colonel Roosevelt to clarify his political stance. It argues that if he truly condemns Democratic rule and rejects past White House affiliation, he should align with Republicans and openly declare his support in the upcoming national convention. It frames his actions as either sincere opposition or plotting for self nomination.
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Roosevelt
White House
Messrs Perkins
Murdock
Republicans Must Be Put Back for a Clean Sweep
The piece argues for a Republican victory next year to transfer power from Democrats to Republicans. It predicts a Republican president and majorities in Congress, restoring a system that fostered U.S. industrial growth and widespread prosperity, and urges preparation for normalcy rather than current abnormality.
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Congress
United States
Perkins Addresses Progressive Plans for 1916
George W. Perkins declares the Progressives will press forward with 1916 plans regardless of Republican or Democratic actions. He may yet focus more on what his allies, the Democrats, are doing.
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Perkins
George W. Perkins
Imports Surge in 1914 Hurt American Industry
The article argues that while total imports under the Underwood flow rose modestly, certain products surged dramatically. Butter rose 668 percent, corn 4,658 percent, and eggs 2,800 percent, signaling that targeted imports could devastate specific American industries despite a small overall rise.
How Business Is Hurt by Tariffs on Imports
The piece argues that Democratic tariff policies raise competitive imports, reduce labor demand and purchasing power, and after an initial revenue tariff period, imports fall to normal levels. This increases competition for manufacturers, narrows markets, and lowers output while total import value changes little.
Baby Sayres Yule Tree From Oquosoc Kiddies
In Oquosoc Missouri a 12 foot Christmas tree is donated for Baby Sayre President Wilsons first grandchild. IL L Meserve known as the Christmas Tree King of America stands ready to cut the tree as 14 schoolchildren witness this gesture.
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Oquosoc
Santa Claus
Baby Sayre
Wilson
IL L. Meserve
America
Friendship as a guiding light in life and success
A reflective note on friendship elevating prosperity and easing adversity for those who use it wisely. The excerpt emphasizes friendship as a vital support replacing other guides, urging readers to value steadfast companionship.
Humility and Self-Reliance Theme Cited by Louis Kossuth
A quotation highlights humility as wisdom and urges balance with self-reliance, stating it as the greatest quality of true manliness per Louis Kossuth.
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Louis Kossuth
Man on the Farm
Farmers congress discusses wide range of topics highlighting how any issue affects rural life and agricultural work, according to the Omaha Bee.
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Congress
Omaha Bee
Suspicious folk in Uncle Eben’s swamp tale
In a colloquial rural voice an old man jokes that even a fairy would be swindled by suspicious men. The narrator uses vivid regional dialect to describe distrustful characters and a humorous premise about wishes and deception.
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Uncle Eben
Bees Sting Not Queen of the Hives
News notes claim queen bees have no sting alongside various world statistics. The message lists population counts, meat yields, salt production, and canal cargo totals, and mentions Toronto's committee to rename streets by erasing German names.
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United States
Panama Canal
Toronto
JLD Names for New Ships in Navy Nomenclature Debate
The Cincinnati Times-Star reports a proposal to name new ships after historic American frigates and heroes. Advocates say this would revive naval tradition by reusing names like Bonhomme Richard Constitution and Constellation, Hartford, and other storied vessels.
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Congress
Navy Department
Cincinnati
Navy
Jackson Youth Builds Bach Era Clavichord
Frank M. Watson, 22 and a Jackson musician, built a clavichord after studying at the New England Conservatory of Music. He used Bach era techniques and consulted a Michigan University clavichord in repair to ensure accuracy.
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Bach
Frank M. Watson
Jackson
New York World
Wratson
Baton
New England Conservatory of Music
University of Michigan
Watson
Ann Arbor
Seals Rebound Prompts Reconsideration Of Hunts In Alaska
Precautions to save fur seals in Alaska and Pribilof islands have yielded rapid growth. The bureau of fisheries now recommends resuming killing of male seals. Census shows US ownership at 301,844 versus under 20,000 in 1906. Seal meat could be shipped to the United States for food.
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Alaska
Pribilof Islands
Bureau of Fisheries
Russia
England
Japan
High Seas
United States
English Writer's Ignorance and Naval Banter
Duke Chalmers notes war writers shifted to military correspondence during conflict. A writer praised calm naval talk, while a young lady confessed ignorance, prompting Admiral Mahan to remark that such talk may reveal more than it hides.
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Duke Chalmers
Guinea
Admiral Mahan
New World Records Set at International Telegraphic Tourney
Richard C. Bartley set a fast and accurate telegraph record in San Francisco transmitting 40 railroad messages with zero errors in 28 minutes 13 seconds beating automatic transmitters. George W. Smith Jr won the receiving event with 40 messages correctly traced in 31 minutes 12 seconds.
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San Francisco
Richard C. Bartley
George W. Smith, Jr
Not a Mourning Suit
A fragmentary exchange shows Browning recounting a meeting with Whyte downtown about his son’s body. The quoted reply suggests confusion, but Browning clarifies the son’s death was not the issue, instead mentioning the need for a new suit of clothes.
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Browning
Whyte
Greening
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