President attacks Essex county politics at Jersey City rally
In a Jersey City auditorium speech, the president denounces Essex county political bosses, says Democratic leaders betrayed promises, and argues for reform of criminal justice free from party influence. He calls out corrupt managers and urges the people to back the god of justice over intrigue.
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United States
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Hudson County
Essex
Essex County
America
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When Fish Go to Bed in Winter
Prof Dyche Kansas state fish and game warden says fish hibernate in winter. They gather under logs or eddies, stacked four or five deep in spaces three by ten feet. Water freezes and sluggish fish can be caught by hand by slipping beneath the ice hole.
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Dyche
Intercity Meal Tickets Devised by New York Restaurateur
A New York restaurant posted meal tickets valid in Boston Baltimore Washington and Chicago with addresses of partner houses. The proprietor said he had no stake in the other establishments but arranged ticket exchanges to funnel customers town to town to ensure steady business and cover slack or overspending.
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New York
Boston
Baltimore
Washington
Chicago
Wilson Leaves Jersey City Conference on Jury Reform
President Wilson ended a long talks with New Jersey senators and assemblymen at the Carteret club Jersey City with no decision. Legislators pledged to reconvene in Trenton next Monday to devise a jury reform plan, but the session produced no concrete action.
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Presdent Wilson
Geoaone
New Jersey
Carteret Club
Jersey City
Trenton
Wilson
Whooping Cough Dangers And Precautions For Care
A Youth's Companion excerpt warns whooping cough is highly contagious with high child mortality under age five and emphasizes prompt medical care. mothers and nurses should avoid public places to prevent spread and seek physician guidance to mitigate cough and prevent complications.
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United States
A Mother's Kiss Inspires Tears in Gratitude
Mme Schreck recalls a moment when she offended her mother yet received a kiss that moved her to tears. The Mothers' Magazine account highlights a daughter's feeling of unending loyalty and the powerful healing of a mother's gesture.
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Mme. Schreck
Mothers’ Magazine
A Sad Fall Mention in Baltimore Paper
In a brief local item a child asks about injuries after a fall while a parent explains the incident involved a water wagon reference. The dialogue captures a neighborhood mishap and a humorous misunderstanding reported in the Baltimore American.
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Jimmy Stith
Baltimore
French cookery in Paris menu sparks amused remark
A reader notes a Paris restaurant menu featuring quirky spellings such as American reading the menu at a restaurant in Paris Norwegian ancho vies York har Frankfurt saugiges Doteh cheese and exclaims this is what they call French cooking Pele Mele.
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Paris
York Har
Frankfurt
Nicholas Again Defies Powers Over Scutari Crisis
Austria readies to march against King Nicholas as Vienna awaits the London ambassadors conference. Montenegro resists, while Russia counsels retreat. Reports from Cettinje and Vienna describe tension over Scutari and broader Albanian questions amid uncertain peace talks.
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Russia
Montenegro
Vienna
Nicholas
Scutari
London
Francis Joseph
Powers
Cettinje
Baron Giesl
Leutart
Daily Telegraph
Italy
Albania
Tibetans Visit Europe In Historic First Travel
A party of four Tibetan boys aged eleven to sixteen, a Tibetan officer and his wife travel from Tibet to Europe with approval from the Dalai Lama. They plan to study in England at Aldershot after a trek across the Himalayas, and will carry a portable shrine. They tour Marseilles and Plymouth and observe new experiences en route.
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England
Europe
Dalai Lama
Aldershot
Tibet
Darjeeling
Marseilles
Plymouth
Dalai Jama
Minute "Movies" of the News Right Off the Reel
Fragmentary notes mix social crusades and odd facts. Mentions suffragettes in clubs and a crusade about pajamas. Ireland is labeled the sober member of the UK while a Kansas judge adjourns court for spring planting.
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Ireland
United Kingdom
Kansas
English barrister still active at 102 in Brighton
The oldest barrister in Maghind, W A Gordon Hake of Brighton, aged 102, celebrated his birthday and credits long walks and abstemious habits for longevity. He lives at 3 Old Steine in a house dating to George II’s era and recalls the etiquette of his profession guiding his choices.
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Maghind
Gordon Hake
Brighton
General Cordon
Hirthiebin
Hake
Old Steine
George TL
Tornado recovers wedding certificate from debris
The Omaha Nebraska tornado recovered a 1907 marriage certificate for George E. Ritchie and Anna M. Smith after five years. The couple had previously misplaced it and requested a duplicate. Rev. Charles W. Savidge in Omaha had the original returned by Mrs. W N Dorward. The document was found in wreckage in a backyard.
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Omaha
Neb
George E. Ritchie
Anna M. Smith
Kansas City
Charles W. Savidge
W. N. Dorward
Swiss Hotels Trial New 4 Percent Service Charge
Swiss hotels experiment with a 4 percent service charge added to bills to cover ordinary services and remove tipping obligation for waiters porters and staff upon departure. Extraordinary services may still earn tips, while earlier winter trials of tipping suppression with 10 percent failed. A note mentions record elderly father with fifty children.
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Switzerland
Suffrage Fever Strikes Family in New York Times
A nephew recounts a family stricken by illness amid suffrage debate. Ma suffers from suffrage fever while Pa and siblings face eye trouble and nerves. The letter notes turmoil as relatives cope with health and political tensions during the vote period.
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