Blank verse and editorials anger Iola and Lawrence
The piece criticizes Tom D. Smith's candidacy verse for Attorney General as blank and poor. It notes the Iola Register's May 1914 edition arriving with no editorial page and argues editorials supporting Germany for sinking the Lusitania harmed national sentiment. A Lawrence reader forwarded pro German views predicting German naval dominance.
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Tom D. Smith
Iola Register
Chas. F. Scott
Germany
Lusitania
Lawrence
Former Terre Haute Mayor Studies Languages in Prison
Former Terre Haute mayor Dr M Roberts, jailed for election frauds, has been studying languages in federal prison. He mastered German Spanish French and Hungarian but gave up Russian after rheumatism struck.
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M. Roberts
Terre Haute
Ind
Socialists fund I W W defense in Chicago trial
The Socialist party has undertaken to finance the defense for the I W W on trial in Chicago. The piece notes the I W W sabotage program and questions loyalties, suggesting farmers might vote socialist tickets while warning of the consequences of supporting the I W W. The Salina Union cites fear of arson and threats to families to paint the socialist ticket negatively.
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Socialist Party
Chicago
Kansas
Salina Union
Telephone numbers and monopoly in Japan cause market chaos
The article explains Japan's government controlled telephone system, its annual budget for extensions, and the market for numbers. Brokers trade numbers like stocks, with players renting, pawning, and lending against numbers, creating complex financial activity. It uses Mr Jones as a hypothetical to illustrate entry into business.
Tokyo telephone market fuels a risky wait for service
A Kansas City observer notes Japan’s public system forces long waits, high brokered prices, and collateral loans tied to telephone numbers. About 61 000 lines exist in Tokyo with 120 000 on the waiting list, while private exchanges remain uncommon and numbers trade for hundreds to thousands of dollars. Subscribers face annual government charges and a booming market where numbers are bought, leased, or pawned for profit.
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Japan
United States
Tokio
Kansas City
Kaiser Uses Hell Talk to Pressure Editor in War Idle Claim
A reader letter recounts a fanciful telephone call in which the Kaiser allegedly consoles the Devil and seeks counsel on pursuing war. The piece parallels WWI era anxieties and later cites Congressional Record remarks by Callaway about newspaper control and wartime propaganda.
Truths and Trifles by Paul C Rankin
A column of humorous vignettes on social roles, gardening sales pitches, defense pleas, and wartime sentiment. The piece riffs on Red Cross helpers, garden demonstrations, emotional appeals, U boat campaigns, and the satire of probes, using sharp, playful observations.
Callaway Exposes Millionaires Plan To Control Newspapers
The Congressional Record entry from February 5 cites Congressman Callaway reading into the record details about a proposed plan by wealthy interests to control the press. Harman quotes Callaway in response to a jovial remark about published charges in the Peoples' Forum.
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Cling Ae Rend
Congressmain
United States
United State
Comptes Die Ehead
Nite States
Sinte Moreh
National Congress
Army
Navy
Liberty Garden Tips for Year Round Planting Advisers
The United States Department of Agriculture bulletin offers guidance on planting crops to ensure a continuous summer harvest. It includes a two zone map showing average first frost dates and tables listing latest safe planting dates for outer open sowing of various crops.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Jack Frost
Fevc
United States Department Agriculture
United States
Controversy Over Bread and Waste In Party Incident
A Kanza group outlines accusations against Myr. Wall and The Parker town party, alleging improper bread and food handling. Witnesses describe bread and rolls missing, turkey carcasses with meat gone, and waste, while officials dispute the claims and call for accountability within the fraternity context.
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Lis
Rotary
Henry Gerhardt
Ma. Bryant
Wall
Trey Club
Lee Bryant
Turkey
Hall
Late Food Discoveries Suggest Novel Staples
Suthens proposed as a staple article of diet with a scientist recommending Tea fund mass as flour for bread and reindeerness as suitable fodder for animals. The note underscores evolving ideas on alternative food sources and livestock feed.
Lorene Ringe Serves as Monetary Official in Purchase
Lorene Ringe is described as a serving monetary official involved in a purchase matter. The fragment notes her role and indicates ongoing financial duties within the transaction context. Further specifics are not readable in the supplied text.
Lawrence Business College Seeks Young Women Stenographers
Advertises an excellent position for qualified young women, urging immediate entry to Lawrence Business College to prepare for stenography work.
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Lawrence Business College
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