Ford Plans Peace Steamer to Europe by Christmas
Henry Ford seeks to charter a passenger vessel from New York on December 4 with a peace delegation to stop the war. He aims to convene a conference of neutral nations and return soldiers home by Christmas. Edison Wanamaker Addams Tarbell are named as potential travelers.
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Henry Ford
Europe
New York
Ford
John Wanamaker
Thomas Edison
Mr. Edison
Jane Addams
Ida Tarbell
Mr. Wanamaker
Republicans in Power Would Have Avoided War Tariff Deficit
The piece argues that if Republicans had remained in power the current financial strain would not exist. It claims Democratic policies increased government expenses and reduced income, noting a 177 million dollar higher 63rd Congress appropriations total, dwindling treasury balance, and a projected deficit near 100 million dollars. It contends tariffs and free imports under Underwood would have prevented a deficit.
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Republican Party
Treasury
Noame
Payne Aldrich
Georgia fights liquor issue via strict laws
Georgia leads in liquor crackdown with penalties banning manufacture and sale of drinks over 0.5 percent alcohol. A monthly limit allows two quarts of alcohol, one gallon of wine, and forty eight pints of beer per person, while ads and promotions for liquor are barred across the state to curb demand and recreation.
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Georgia
Parmesan
Alec
Fighting Around Bagdad Described in Lively War Picture
An opulent historical panorama links modern clashes near Baghdad to legends of Harun al Rashid and the Thousand and One Nights. The piece recalls Bagdad’s past as a center of art and science, its changing hands through centuries, and the enduring splendor of its palaces despite turmoil.
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London
Hagdad
Tomance
Sherazade
Times of
Harum al Rashid
Tigris
Land of Dreams
Europe
Bagdad
Haroun
Turkey
Ghengis Kahn
Suleymen the Magnificent
Murad TV
Theris
Stresia Ars Daitoy
Caning
Aca
Engers
Fragmentary Travel Echoes on Haroun al Rashid
A traveler recalls legends of Haroun al Rashid as he reads fragments about AH d Talaid mirrors and britging beck. The text hints at a golden era memory, blending reflective mementos with archival phrases.
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Haa
al Rashid
The crowing rooster method of plantation justice
A historic account describes a postwar slave discipline ritual where suspects enter a dark room with a soap kettle and a rooster beneath. The guilty are identified by soot on fingers or fear of touching the kettle’s bottom, as the rooster is said to crow to reveal the culprit.
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Desi
Scarpia
Mason and Dixon’s
The Coming Wedding of the President and Mrs. Galt
A humorous verse laments the President’s marriage delay and mocks Mrs Galt as coverage shifts from German papers. It contrasts public plans with gossip about shopping, meals, and Bunyan’s works while imagining the couple’s church vows and future happiness.
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Wade
Edward Masters
Walt Mason
Fear of Prosperity and Its Political Risks
The Chicago Tribune argues that legislators fear prosperity and large public undertakings, hindering business initiative. Charles M Schwab cites fear of inequality and unfair gains as a reason to penalize prosperity, suggesting inheritance taxes as a remedy to curb wealth accumulation and level economic outcomes.
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Charles M Schwab
Relef
Schwab
United States
Chilcago Tribune
After the War Ends: Protect Tariffs to Save American Prosperity
Analysis at the City Club argues war debts will force Europe to export goods to the United States. Edward A. Filene predicts renewed European production and low prices, risking a flood of imports unless a protective tariff restores balance and preserves American prosperity.
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Edward A. Filene
National Chamber of Commerce
City Club
United States
Europe
Peace Ship and the Civil War perception
A counterfactual meditation compares a so called peace ship from Europe during the Civil War era to a hypothetical modern aid mission. The piece weighs Union resilience against Confederate triumph and imagines Allied mediation as meddling, warning of moral and political repercussions if outsiders push a peacemaker platform.
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Folderel
Chancellorsville
Confederacy
Tannenberg
America
The
Chicago Journal
Lincoln
Europe
North
France tops world public loan with victory bond surge
French public subscription to a wartime loan breaks world records, surpassing the German flotation by about sixty percent. Paris announces that over two billion francs have been subscribed to fund the army’s push in the war.
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France
Paris
Illinois extra session hangs on governor call and house votes
The Illinois senate finished work and left, stating they will not return without a fresh call from Gov. Dunne. The house plans to act on senate bills, aiming to secure 102 votes for emergency appropriation measures tied to Fergus suits, with the session possibly recessing to mid February.
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Illinois
Senate
House
Springfield
Supreme Court
Chicago
Foley Kidney Pills Backed By Wisconsin Testimonial
Fred Smith of Green Bay Wisconsin says Foley Kidney Pills relieved back soreness and pain and left him strong and well. Cold weather worsens aches and irregular bladder action. kidneys eliminate poisons with Foley Kidney Pills. For sale at City Drug Store.
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Fred Smith
Green Bay
Wis
Foley
City Drug Store
Woman Swallows Table Knife Found In Stomach
Mrs Elizabeth Hochberger of Chicago was found to have a ten inch silver table knife in her stomach last Wednesday after a hospital operation. She claimed she swallowed it during delirium while recovering from typhoid fever. X ray guided doctors to the knife which had corroded from stomach acids.
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Elizabeth Hochberger
Chicago
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Endorsed for Croup
W. C. Allen of Rosely Missouri recommends Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for croup after using it for eight to ten years. He says it is the best cough and croup medicine he has ever used and endorses it for children. The City Drug Store carries it with other cough remedies.
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W. C. Allen
Rosely
Foley
City Drug Store
Calomel Used By Mistake In Biscuits Endangers Family
Five members of the Patton family at Merom Indiana near death after eating biscuits made with calomel instead of baking powder. Doctors say the calomel chemically changed to bichloride of mercury during baking and that the amount swallowed would have been fatal if not baked.
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O. D. Patton
Merom
Ind
Timely Hint On Over Eating From Foley Cathartic Tablets
A brief health note mentions over eating causing distress and undigested matter in the stomach and bowels. It endorses Foley Cathartic Tablets to relieve belching bloating and regulate the bowels and stomach. The ad urges readers to consult the Guy Drug Store for the remedy.
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Foley
Confederate submarine torpedo boat and its doomed crews
The article recounts an 1864 Confederate submarine devised by Hundl and McClintock. It describes its teak hull, watertight compartments, ballast, side fins, and a torpedo linked to a lurched keel attack. Payne, Lt. Payne, and volunteers perished twice aboard, with Captain Hundley eventually losing the craft at Fort Sumter and Charleston harbor wrecks revealing the torpedo.
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Smolette
Hundl
Charleston
Lieut. Payne
Payne
Fort Sumpter
Hundley
Stone River
Hurdley
Lieut Dixon
Alabama
Housatonic
Aca
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