New Apportionment Shapes Republican Delegates
The national committee adopts a 1913 plan reducing delegates from 1078 to 985 and creating one district delegate for each district with 76000 GOP votes in 1908 or 1914. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Hawaii, the Philippines and Porto Rico lose seats totaling 93. With 985 delegates, 494 votes are needed to nominate.
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Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Hawaii
Philippines
Porto Rico
Illinois Vice Report Sparks Debate on Causes of Immorality
A Chicago editorial questions the Illinois Senate Vice Investigating Committee findings on immorality. It criticizes broad claims that poverty drives vice and notes unverified statistics about wage earning girls and domestic service. It argues social reforms should not be blocked by errors in the report.
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End of the Champagne Jag Warns of Postwar Shift
A commentator warns that wartime exports fed by huge orders will shrink after the war. Europe will stop buying and flood the market to recoup losses, forcing Congress to reform fiscal policy. Chairs a sober postwar plan to avoid a lasting economic crash.
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Boyan
A. B.C
Europe
Congress
Congress Delays Amid War Tax Extension Claim
Analysis of congressional inaction over six weeks highlights extended war tax, missing appropriation bills, and a looming deficit. Observers cite leadership gaps, party dynamics, and delayed revenue measures as factors hindering proposed legislation before national conventions.
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Congress
Toto
House
Turkish Submarine Sinking Persia Report Circulates
Berlin dispatch claims the Turkish ministry will announce that a Turkish submarine sank the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Persia off Crete on December 20. The German and Austro Hungarian governments deny sinking Persia and US diplomats have not confirmed the cause. The ship carried 119 passengers and 21 crew members and went down in five minutes after a forward shell fired.
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Berlin
Turkish Ministry of Marine
Persia
United States
Crete
Hrava
Foley Honey and Tar Compound Praised by Evansville Reader
A Evansville reader cites instant relief for a six year old with croup using Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound. He and his wife also use it for colds cough and throat trouble. The ad claims relief and promotes the product as a cure for related ailments and discusses kidney health as well.
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W. E. Curry
Evans‘ville
Foley
The Enigmatic Bandit Pancho Villa Revealed
The article sketches Pancho Villa born 1868 in Las Nieves Durango, his rise from cowboy to bandit, then guerrilla leader. It notes his alliance with Madero, clashes with Huerta, capture and escape, and his raid era across northern Mexico with a war chest and 20 000 men while opposing Spaniards and vices.
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Villa
Las Nieves
Durango
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
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Doroteo Orange
Francisco
Pancho” Villa
Robin Hood
Chihuahua
Diaz
Madero
Huerta
Orozco
Mexico City
Texas
Rio Grande
Juarez
Torreon
Bernhardt to Perform Friday Matinee for Philadelphia Antiquated Scene
A Philadelphia company sought a Friday matinee of Madame X to clash with Bernhardt’s run. The Bernhardt camp agreed to loosen rest period, prompting praise and jokes about her extraordinary stamina. A ticket seller cries extra matinee, startling staff and painting the era’s theatre fervor.
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Philadelphia
Bernhardt
Sarah
Bernahanit
Kira
Green Book Magazine
Active Mas Asquith and Lady Haig Shape British Politics
Two women, Mrs Asquith and Lady Haig, influence English politics by backing their husbands to high office. Mrs Asquith aids her husband with tact and charm, including Gallipoli withdrawal guidance, while Lady Haig, wife of General Haig, impacts his advancement at court. The piece notes their royal connections and lists their two daughters, Alexandri and Victoria.
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Monro
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Aldershot
South Africa
Haig
Lady Haig
Lord Kitchener
Douglas Haig
India
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Douglas
von Haig
Alexandri
Henrietta Louise
Victoria Doris Rachel
Cure for Bichloride Poisoning Found at Cincinnati Hospital
Physicians at Cincinnati General Hospital report an antidote for bichloride or mercury poisoning. After Miss Birdie Talbott ingested four tablets, she was treated with a drug combination from Professor Martin Fisher of Cincinnati University and recovered fully.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati General Hospital
Birdie Talbott
City Hospital
Martin Fisher
Medical
Cincinnati University
Oldest Lady Auto Enthusiast Claim Shocks Estherville
Mary Estherville county resident proclaims she owns the oldest lady automobile enthusiast status in the state or country. John Sleb, 73, proprietor of Estherville greenhouses, recently bought a car and after a few test sessions with a demonstrator took charge of the vehicle and plans regular driving.
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Estherville
Its
Sleb
John
Thea
Theryille’ Greenhouses
Early gramophone records and the recording process
A New York Times description explains the evolution of sound recording from wax cylinders to copper negatives. It details the gramophone’s recording box, wax tablet, sapphire cutter, and the electroforming of copper shells. It notes the use of shellac records pressed under heat with a hydraulic press and finished with trimming and labeling.
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Edison
Bell and Tainter
United States
Singer
Jis Secret, Ag
New York Times
Roosevelt Praises Germany and Its Industrial System
The speech in Philadelphia last Thursday praised Germany's industrial system and national cohesion. It argued America should imitate Germany in regulating business to promote prosperity and fair distribution while addressing immigrant workers and the need for social and industrial justice.
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Fedi
Philadelphia
Germany
Belgium
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Europs
America
Amateurs rehearse as two youths scan the stage for their girls
A Detroit News quote recalls a backstage moment where a dozen pretty girls parade across a stage during an amateur theater rehearsal while two young men observe from the last row. One asks which girl is in the show and a bald youth replies that the "pretty one" is on stage right in earnest.
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Detroit News
Sewing Machine Origins Disputed by Early Drawings
Historical note challenges Elias Howe as the sole originator of the sewing machine, citing an Englishman’s 1790 drawings and a Paris machine in operation by 1800. The text weaves through scattered quotations on exercise and social duty as well.
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Elias Howe
Paris
Administratrix Notice Estate of Samuel Haddix
Administratrix Lilli Haddix of Samuel Haddix late of Clark County Illinois gives notice she will appear at the Clark County Court at Marshall for the March term to hear and adjust claims against the estate. All indebted parties must pay promptly. Dated January 6 1916. Attorney Wm T Hollenback.
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Haddix
Samuel Haddix
Clark
State of
Illinois
Clark County
Marshal
Ps‘tate
Lilli Haddix
Row
S Wm
T. Hollenback
Vandalia Line Railway Time Table Brief
Rail timetable shows several Vandalia Line trains with numbers 18 35 1 39 34 37 12 21 and times ranging from 1:08 am to 12:17 pm with occasional formatting gaps.
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Vandalia Line
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