Americans and Marines Guard Mexican Consulate Amid Tense Affairs
Vera Cruz reports a German naval shipment to the German legation including two machine public safety items and 40 000 rounds of ammunition. A guard of marines replaced a bluejacket detail at the American consulate under Sergeant command. Washington notes Wilson and Bryan discuss the Mexican situation as a full report on the Juarez execution of William S Kenton is awaited to shape policy. Villa raises claims about Kenton and possible missing Americans in Mentéo with a batch of recruits discussed for Juarez transport by train.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Dresden
Gustave Maas
Villa
Washington
Wilson
Bryan
Juarez
William S. Kenton
Penton
Kim
Great Britain
United States
el Paso
Tex
Thomas TD
Menteo
Americade
Government bill seeks $500,000 to fight malaria and typhoid
In Washington, Senator Ransdell proposed a bill to appropriate $500,000 to eradicate malaria and typhoid fever, arguing federal funds are as proper for disease control as for cattle disease regulation. The measure frames malaria and typhoid as national health priorities, contrasting with debates over other agricultural doctrines.
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Washington
Ransdell
Banker's Widow Hangs Self in Arcola Home
Mrs Jounie E. Snyder, longtime Arcola resident, died by hanging herself at her home using a skirt tied to a bed post. Her death follows the recent passing of her husband, a local tinker, several months earlier.
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Arcola
Jounie E. Snyder
Wer bin Band
Dome Collapse at Frisco Exhibition Damages Palace
A portion of a Pan-Pacific exposition palace of manufactures in San Francisco collapsed, the dome fell sixteen feet, causing about 29000 dollars in damage. No workers were present at the time.
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San Francisco
Cal
Panamoa-Macific Exposition
Ialace of Manufactures
Philadelphia industrialist Joseph Fels dies at 88
Joseph Fels, head of the Fels Naptha Soap Company and noted single tax advocate, died at his Philadelphia home. Death followed pneumonia after an attack of gout. He was 1 years old.
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Philidelphia
Pat Joseph Fels
Fels Naptha Soup Company
Philadelphia
Two Boys Impersonate Bandits Shot Dead in Detroit
Two young brothers in a stolen car robbed two Detroit stores and tried a third before Myer Ravenport fatally shot the trio’s alleged ringleader. Police say the others fled as the gunfire ended the spree.
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Detroit
Mich
Myer Ravenport
Vider
Three Earthquakes Felt in Eustis Maine
Three distinct tremors were felt in Eustis and surrounding Maine. The first shock was mild, five minutes later a stronger shake rattled houses, and the third, one minute after, was light. No damage reported.
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Eustis
Ths
Hebt
Germer Named by Miners in Illinois Union
Adolph Germer of Mount Olive has been elected vice president of the United Mine Workers of Illinois, according to referendum results announced at state headquarters in Springfield. The announcement confirms his leadership position within the miners union in Illinois.
Bandits Grab About 260000 On Queen and Crescent Hold Up
Bandits secured about 260000 in cash during the Thursday night hijacking of the New Orleans and Birmingham line near Birmingham. A railroad official corroborated the amount and described the hold up and theft as the chief incident of the night.
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Birmingham
Als
New Orleans
Congress Seeks Eight Foot Deep Waterway From Great Lakes
Senate debates large expansion in infrastructure and foreign policy moves as army engineers urge a canal from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi. Key actions include Alaska railroad funding, anti trust measures, and post office rate reforms amid broader congressional activity.
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Great Lakes
St. Louis
Congress
Special Board of Army Engineers
Interstate Trade Commission
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Senate
Burleson
Lewis
Bristow
Kenyon
President Wilson Face Over Anti Trust Exemption Plot
Washington scene as President Wilson weighs potential Democratic moves to exempt labor unions and farmers from Sherman act prosecutions. The piece tracks past vetoes, sundry civil acts, and looming battles over water power leases and conservation in Congress. It notes McReynolds prosecutions and the political stakes for party unity.
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George Clinton
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Attorney General
Taft
McReynolds
West Virginia
Ince
United States
Drowning the Nolve and Manners Jokes from a Comic Exchange
A humorous dialogue features a hostess describing a singing maid who sings loudly at work. The caller praises the maid’s happy disposition while the host notes her volume sometimes breaks something. A separate joke recalls a father sharing lessons on manners, implying the son’s question about where his dad learned them.
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Mercy
Great View From Mountain Over Malvern Hill
A clear day offers a sweeping panorama from Malvern Hill in England. From the summit the tour spans as many as sixteen counties, revealing a broad rural and urban vista across the surrounding landscape.
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Malvern Hill
England
Scholarships Replace Washington Trip for Farm Club Winners
Federal Agricultural Department proposes replacing prize trips to Washington with year long practical training at state agricultural colleges. Arkansas leaders support scholarships for corn canning and poultry champions, plus short winter or summer courses and prizes like seeds and equipment. The plan aims to deepen farming as a business and boost rural education alongside road and school improvements.
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Jefferson City
Washington
Agricultural College
Willie I' Brown
Arkansas
Arkageas
Etrl
Canning Clube
Department
Pripes Eye
Ecocity
Hannibal
Ula
Missouri wool output and value in 1913 1915 report details
The Missouri bureau reports 1915 wool production at 278 400 farmers with prices around 500 pounds per round at 20 cents each, value about 1 417 500. 1913 wool output fell to 2 598 125 pounds due to severing, value about 1 458 3. Shrinkage during scouring about 6 percent, average price 58 cents per pound. Missouri’s wool economics compare with New England states. 1913 output would match several large states combined. Missouri produced more wool than Maine New Hampshire Vermont and several others. the state’s crop could clothe its population if cotton used.
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Jefferson Iy
Missouri Bureau of Labor
Missouri
Wool Bulletin
Kanea
Nebraska
Maine
New Hampshire
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Masmartusett
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
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Delaware
North
South Carolina
George
Merida
Arkateas
Tengerer
Jefferson City Attorney General heads to Richmond for overcharge suit hearing
Attorney General John T. Darker with Assistant WoM Bites travels from Jefferson City to Bar county where the state’s overcharge case against the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul railroad is set for hearing before Judge Frank FP. Divilbims of Kay county eirowit court.
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Jeferson City
John T. Darker
Wom Bites
Jefferson City
Richmond
Bar County
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Pex Ratireet Company
Frank FP
Kay County
Eirowit Court
Suffragists Meet in Columbia for Missouri Equal Suffrage Meet
Suffrage delegates from Missouri plan a state gathering in Columbia on May 18. The Missouri Equal Suffrage Association state board announced the city’s welcome and expressed readiness to host.
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Columbia
Miscouri Equal Suffrage Association
Otern Sation
C Thay
Jefferson City Motion to Reduce Supreme Court Fines
A motion to modify the Supreme Court conclusions and orders concerning the chamber of 25 lumber companies fined and ousted by Judge B Parts in the December 24 1915 opinion was filed by former Judge W L Scarritt of Kansas City. The plea seeks reduction of the fines and notes Veramitiar Fruit and an old farmer remark about beneath husk and cob.
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Jefferson City
B Parts
W. L. Scarritt
Kansas City
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