Japan Adopts Monroe Doctrine Style Policy in Asia
Testimony before the Philippines committee on independence notes Japan's far eastern policy mirrors a Monroe doctrine. W Morgan Shuster cites Japan as first power in the Orient, resisting encroachment, favoring independent republics, and opposing colonization of the Philippines. Programs emphasize research backed settlement decisions.
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Private Wedding in Bank Vault in Houston
J. E. Jones of Spur Texas arranged a secret marriage with Miss Edna Carraway. The ceremony was held in the bank’s safety deposit vault to insure privacy with Rev. Mr. Williams of the Star of Hope mission officiating in Houston.
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Wisconsin study sets woman minimum at 9.50 a week
The Wisconsin industrial commission reports that the lowest weekly wage for a woman to maintain a bare standard of living in Milwaukee and across the state is 9.50. The figure allocates 6.50 for board and room and 3 for basic necessities, with added costs for clothing and laundry and minor items, excluding sickness or savings. The commission studied 40 cities and 448 establishments with 23,187 women.
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Teddy Ryan hailed as hero by Servians in Belgrade
Mme Slavko Grouitch lauds Dr Edward F Ryan of Scranton Pa as a major Belgrade figure for stopping Austrian war abuses and guiding quick reconciliation with the invaders. He is celebrated for diplomacy during Crises with Mexico and for shaping American influence in Servia. A treasury note description follows.
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A Marvel in Metal The German Steel Flea in Russia Tale
A Russia folk tale remembers German craft when peasants claim to imitate a steel flea sent to the czar. They return with a flea lacking the German shoes, proving skill with metals can replicate form but not origin.
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Deep Sea Explorations On the Albatross Vessel
Cleveland Moffett notes the Albatross has long supported oceanographic expeditions for the U S Fisheries Service since 1882. The ship uses lines three to six miles long to haul specimens like sponges crinoids jellyfish sea urchins and sharks teeth from uncharted depths. It is the first steel steamer built in America and ventures into forgotten seas to gather trophies for scientific study.
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United States Fisheries Service
America
Cleveland Moffett
American Magazine
Death on the Guillotine in 19th Century France
Sardou recalls Tropmanns 1875 execution in the Paris prison La Roquette. Deibler explains the mechanism as the crowd jeers and the head drops. Clemenceau, witnessing Emile Henrys execution in 1894, writes of the brutal process and its sickening horror.
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Advertising Push Drives Roofing Firm to 70 Percent Gain
In St Louis the George M Brown roofing company reports a 70 percent rise in some departments and at least 19 percent in all during January and February 1915 compared with 1914. The firm maintains 1600 workers with no layoffs and three shifts daily through fall and winter.
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Brown
Educating the Indian in a Hard Education Path
The Southern Workman essay argues Indian students face greater hardship than white peers due to remote reservations, scarce supplies, harsh climates, and unhelpful nearby whites. It claims natives must master trades, English, Bible study, and leadership, or education is deemed a failure.
Masked Women of Zanzibar Dress in Silk and Silver
Upper class Swahili women wear leather and bead masks in wooden frames derived from Muslim face coverings. Arab trade over centuries shaped local customs, with silk clothing, silver shoes, and heavy silver jewelry among prosperous women. Moslems in Zanzibar are less strict than those in Morocco and Turkey.
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Morocco
Turkey
Wide World Magazine
Allies or Enemies in Early International Relations
The article traces how ancient nations viewed neighbors as allies or enemies and rejects neutrality. It notes no neutral rights or duties, cites early international law in rudimentary form, and credits Grotius as father of international law for De Jure Belli et Pacis while mentioning Bynkershoek after the Westphalia era.
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Herbert W. Bowen
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A Big Birdcage at the New York Zoo
A peculiar institution called the flying birdcage is described as the world’s largest aviary. It stands 55 feet high, 72 feet wide and 150 feet long with large trees inside. The iron pipe frame is covered by thin meshed netting and birds live within its bounds in freedom.
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New York Zoo
By Proxy Perhaps in a Reticent Chorus Tale
A metropolitan choral conductor held voice trials for a colored jubilee singers club. One soprano applicant refused to sing a scale, saying she would not sing personally when pressured by the director.
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Argonant
Forged Indorsement Man Fails at Bank
A Baltimore American note recalls a man who forged a friend's indorsement to cash a check. The friend rushed to the bank to challenge the cashing, amid a tense attempted fraud scenario.
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Baltimore American
Forgive your enemies and politics intertwine
A witty exchange contrasts religion and politics as an earnest man urges forgiveness. Senator Sorghum adds that forgiveness can serve political ends, highlighting the overlap between faith and public life in a light newspaper quip.
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