Preparing for War and the Hidden Plans Behind Peace
Washington dispatch outlines how the army and navy staff craft war plans even in peacetime. It notes efforts to secure treaties, scope of weaponry and logistics, and contrasts U.S. attitudes with continental Europe toward inventors and military innovations. The piece frames readiness as ongoing, inevitable, and rooted in historical warnings.
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George Clinton
Washington
Senate
Army
General Board of the Navy
General Staff of the Army
Military and Naval Board
Weelington
Thrat
Germany
Amerian Seaboard
Philippine Tea Board
Samoa
Iinwell
Guam
Alaska
England
Japan
France
Italy
War and Navy Departments
United Sates
America
Eben
Looma
Lenet
Lilife
DCI
Rail Board Orders Train Over Snowbound Mobridge Faith Line
State Rail Board orders Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul to push a rotary plow through heavy snowdrifts blocking the Mobridge to Faith branch. Multiple trains and a rotary plow failed, relief efforts delayed, as residents of Faith receive provisions yet the line remains blocked awaiting the mountains’ large plow.
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Mobridge
8. D
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Faith
Palth
Ine
Bridge
Citiens
Five Joyriders Die In Ice Water Plunge Near Trenton
Five youths and two women aboard a Lorier touring car perished when the vehicle skidded on an icy highway near Mrookville, plunging into the water power canal. Rescue and investigation followed as authorities worked to determine the cause and identify the victims. Mrs Kate Sheiley, famed for a daring bridge crossing, is reported critically injured at her Boone area home.
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Trenton
Mrookvile
Lorier
Des Motnet
Kate Sheiley
Hieh Bridge
Peone
Boone
Arkansas Steamer Sinks on Ice on L'Anguille River
The Arkansas steamer Nettle Johnson en route from Marianas Ark to Helena struck heavy ice on Lake LAnguille and sank with two passengers drowned while fourteen were rescued. The incident marks a deadly voyage with loss of life and a rescue outcome.
Mill workers strike fears sweep New England region
Lawrence Masa reports a general strike threat after 21,400 New England mill operatives walked out Friday in protest of wage reductions under a 14 hour week. Rioting followed the walkout and the mills are at a standstill as authorities assess the impact.
Family feud ends in Arcadia with double tragedy
In Arcadia Florida W D Moore shot and killed his father in law J R Robinson after a quarrel over a young caller at the Robinson home. Moore was then killed by Robinson's son John L Robinson who also wounded but did not fatally strike follow up details indicate the wife had separated from Moore and had received a visitor.
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Tampa
Fla
W. D. Moore
J. R. Robinson
Robinson
Arcadia
Here
John IL
Columbia professor seeks summit on third Mount McKinley attempt
Prof Horacle Parker of Columbia University heads west for a third bid to reach Mount McKinley's summit. He travels to Seattle then to Tacoma to reunite with companion Belmore Brown for the expedition. In Logan West Virginia a $100,000 Mingo County courthouse and several buildings burned, with an estimated $260,000 loss.
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New York
Horacle! C. Parker
Columbia University 14
Mount McKinsey
Seattle
Belmore Brown
Tacoma
Logan
W. Va
Mingo County Court House
Frontenac Hotel in Frankfort Destroyed by Fire
The Frontenac hotel in Frankfort Michigan, valued at $150,000 and owned by the Ann Arbor railway, is ruined by a fire of unknown origin. The hotel, used as a summer resort, was reportedly burned to the ground.
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Frontenac
Frankfort
Mich
Ann Arbor Railway
Webb
United States
Brazil
Seatts Post-Intelligencer
Knickerbockers Cause Church Confusion in Sunday Service
A boy named Barry, an orphan cared for by his grandmother, caused a stir in church when his new knickerbockers bunched and showed in back. The grandmother and choir tried to quiet him as he stood, then sat, then stood again during the sermon as the attire drew attention.
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Washington
United States
Secewas
Department
Tle
Wen
Barry
Harry
Warry
Mill Supplies Wanted and Gloves for Sale
Readable lines request mill supplies and a pair of boxing gloves. The fragment shows a seller asking for mill supplies and confirming a desire to buy gloves, with a terse back-and-forth style. No clear event or participants beyond generic trade terms.
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Fdike
Verommtyjliter pmt scene with baby mention
Fragmentary line shows a character Marie instructed to bring out a device and take a baby up for an alpina. Names and context are unclear, but suggests domestic action amid incomplete dialogue.
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Marie
Jude
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Army and Navy
Ching
Peking
Chaffee
Jecat
Forbidden City
War Department
Lifm
Inter Fornisher
Fincher
Tn Army
Philippines
American Tropice
Ewing Golcondas
Congress
House
W Ho
Ho‘es
Imberile
Umade
Europe
State Rail Board
Tella C. M
Iowa
Ili
Arkansas
Nell
Coffer Trust
Java
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek
Michigan
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