Ford sails peace mission to end the war by Christmas
Henry Ford plans to charter a steamer from New York on December 4 with a delegation of peace advocates to negotiate a conference of neutral nations. He aims to halt the fighting by Christmas, inviting figures such as John Wanamaker Edison Jane Addams and Ida Tarbell.
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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 Deficit says era article
The piece argues Republicans would have faced the 1914 1915 fiscal shortfall differently, claiming deficits and increased government expenses arose under Democratic rule. It cites 1913 1914 tariff policy, import shifts, and wartime tax effects to claim the GOP would be $177 million better off with economy measures and Tariff protections intact.
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Republican Party
Treasury
Payne Aldrich
Georgia Against Prohibition Boom in New Legislation
Georgia leads states in handling the liquor problem through new laws. The measures ban manufacturing and sale of drinks with over half a percent alcohol and cap monthly alcohol intake for residents. Advertising of liquor within Georgia is barred, aiming to curb demand and consumption nationwide.
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Georgia
Nmbo
Senate
Parmesan
Alec
Fighting Around Bagdad in the Great War Echoes
A London dispatch recalls fighting near Bagdad as Allied and Turkish forces clash within eighteen miles of the ancient city. The piece threads history from Haroun al Rashid to Suleyman the Magnificent, noting Bagdad’s once celebrated culture amid modern wartime turmoil and ongoing interior opulence despite upheaval.
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London
Hagdad
Tomance
Sherazade
Tigris
Islam
Europe
Bagdad
Haroun
Turkey
Ghengis Kahn
Suleymen the Magnificent
Murad TV
Oo Theris
Stresia Ars Daitoy
Caning
Aca
Fragments Recall Haroun al Rashid Era Echoes
The fragmentary text recalls memories of Haroun al Rashid’s golden age as a traveler notes a modern parallel to the famed Caliph’s era. The garbled lines hint at a reflection on ancient splendor and legendary travel.
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Haa
al Rashid
The Crowing Rooster Test of Guilt in Slavery South
A regional tale describes a planter era method to reveal guilt. Suspects enter a dark room with a soap kettle covering a rooster. the guilty party supposedly touches the sootless hand and avoids the rooster’s crow, exposing the culprit.
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Desi
Scarpia
Mason and Dixon’s
The Coming Wedding
A humorous verse laments the President's delayed marriage and parodies public appetite for Mrs Galt. It contrasts media focus on Mrs Galt with the President’s plans, imagining their wedding as a relief from gloom and noting whimsical details about fashion, meals, and Bunyan.
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Wade
Edward Masters
Walt Mason
Fear of Prosperity and the Politics of Prosperity
Chicago Tribune commentary argues that fear of prosperity blocks public undertakings and biases lawmakers toward leveling wealth. It cites Charles M Schwab on aiding merchant marines and warns that anti prosperity sentiment hampers business initiatives and favors punitive measures like an inheritance tax.
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Charles M Schwab
Schwab
United States
Chilcago Tribune
After the War Ends What Will Happen to American Business
Edward A. Filene argues at the City Club that postwar debts will be paid by exporting goods to the United States, risking a flood of cheap European products. He warns tariffs must be restored to prevent America from becoming a dumping ground after the war and to sustain domestic prosperity.
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Edward A. Filene
National Chamber of Commerce
City Club
United States
Europe
Peace Ship analogy to Civil War diplomacy and public mood
The piece imagines an English French peace delegation arriving during Civil War chaos to urge peace over conflict. It contrasts Confederate triumph at Chancellorsville with Northern resolve and mocks meddling outsiders. A Chicago Journal question hints Lincoln’s wit and Northern fury at foreign interference.
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Folderel
Chancellorsville
Confederacy
Tannenberg
America
The
Chicago Journal
Lincoln
Europe
North
France raises record public loan for victory war effort
France announced a record public loan to fund World War I efforts. The so called loan of victory exceeded the previous German issue by about sixty percent, with two Paris auctions and subscriptions reaching over ve billion francs.
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France
Paris
Illinois Extra Session Winds Down With Unclear House Path
The Illinois senate finished its work and left the extra session, sending bills to the house but risking failure without 102 votes to pass emergency appropriation measures. The house aims to secure a quorum and advance the January 1916 payroll bills tied to Fergus suits, while the direct primary amendments face uncertainty as the senate adjourns.
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Senate
House
Springfield
Supreme Court
Fergus
Chicago
Strong and Well As Ever Fred Smith Claims Foley Pills Help
A Green Bay resident says Foley Kidney Pills relieved back soreness and restored strength. Cold weather worsens joint and muscle pain and irregular bladder action. pills help kidneys eliminate poisons. For sale at City Drug Store.
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Fred Smith
Green Bay
Wis
Foley
City Drug Store
Woman Swallows 10-Inch Knife Found in Stomach
Mrs Elizabeth Hochberger of Chicago was found to have a ten inch silver table knife in her stomach after doctors followed an X ray when she complained of a long standing obstruction. The knife had been swallowed during a delirium after typhoid fever and had resisted digestion by gastric acids.
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Elizabeth Hochberger
Chicago
Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Endorsed for Croup
W. C. Allen of Rosely Mo recommends Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for croup after using it for eight to ten years on a family of four. He says it is the best cough and croup medicine he has ever used and endorses it for croup with satisfactory results for coughs and colds. The City Drug Store offers it.
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W. C. Allen
Rosely
Foley
City Drug Store
Calomel Mistaken for Baking Powder Sicks Indiana Family
Five members of O. D. Patton's Merom family near death after eating biscuits baked with calomel mistaken for baking powder. Doctors say the calomel chemically changed to bichloride of mercury and was partly neutralized by other ingredients in the biscuits.
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O. D. Patton
Merom
Ind
Timely Hint On Over Eating Digestive Aid Ad
A tiny newspaper item promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets as a remedy for over eating and indigestion. It links large meals to stomach and bowels distress with undigested matter and belching. The ad claims the product banishes bloating tones the bowels and sweetens the stomach and liver.
Confederate submarine torpedo boat tale of Payne and Hundley
The 1864 submarine built by Hundl and McClintock sank twice with all hands after torpedo missions against blockaders. Lieutenant Payne survived the first dives, but both expeditions ended in tragedy as the boat submerged and failed to cast off ballast, with casualties including crew members and Captain Hundley.
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Smolette
Hundl
Charleston
Lieut. Payne
Payne
Fort Sumpter
Hundley
Stone River
Hurdley
Aca
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