German Plot to Stir Indian Revolt Tied to Zimmermann
Federal grand jury evidence in New York links Alfred Zimmermann to a worldwide plot against British interests. Dr Chakraberts and Dr Irvest Schunna allegedly coordinated with Zimmermann’s circle, arranging funds and official approval for operations in India. Payment of about $66 was wired through a German intermediary.
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John Knox
United States
New York
Wilhelmstras
Chakraberts
Berlin
Zimmermann
India
Chakraterts
Herr Zimmermann
Wolff von Igel
Dr Chakraborty
Postmasters Merit System Promoted by Wilson and Burleson
On the eve of the election President Wilson and Postmaster General Burleson pledged to push for placing postmasters of all classes in the classified service. Congress defeated the proposal at the short session, prompting a plan to conduct examinations for vacancies with top nominees awaiting Senate confirmation. Critics split, with civil service advocates urging exams by the Civil Service Commission and opponents arguing political considerations. The reform aims to reduce patronage and lighten the president’s burden while preserving post office expertise under a government monopoly.
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Burleson
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Taft
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Civil Service Commission
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Barber Poles to Mark Illinois Grade Crossings
Illinois railroad officials order diagonal barber pole markings on gates and barriers at grade crossings to curb rising auto related accidents. A white 16 inch stop disk will replace flags, with signals required by April 1. 95 deaths and 241 serious injuries in 1915 spurred the plan amid 7,090 crossings awaiting costly elevation.
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Public Utilities Commission
American Railway Association
Ilinois
Wurst Sobs But More Fed Than Showed To Others
A fragment notes concerns over food distribution or aid for a group, with emphasis on fairness and sufficiency. It hints at gathering people and resources, contrasting generosity with neglect, in a community setting.
Count Zeppelin Dies at 78 in Berlin Suburbs
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, famed dirigible inventor, died in Charlottenburg near Berlin after a lung ailment. He celebrated his 78th birthday in Stuttgart and navigated his twentieth airship on his 75th birthday. He spent decades and his fortune on air experiments, serving in the Civil War era United States during his early years.
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Charlottenburg
Berlin
Count Zeppelin
Stuttfart
Gertia
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Zeppelin
Unio
United States
United States During the Civil War He Subsequently Bepated Paden
Tao
Senate Limits Filibusters With Two-Thirds Rule
The Senate adopted a two-thirds rule to end debate and curb filibusters. It targets recent tactics attributed to Stone, Vardaman, and La Follette, aiming to prevent delays in lawmaking.
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Ursday
US_ Senate
Stone, Vardaman
LaFollette
Jol Before the Gasoline Age
Seventy years ago Herbert Spencer hoped to patent a flying machine before the aeroplane solved flight. He planned a kite inspired system using an endless wire rope drawn by stationary engines, but the rope’s weight doomed the device though it might have had little wartime use. Winter coughs mean weak bronchial tubes. Step them promptly with Foley's Honey and Tar standard family medicine for children and grown-ups.
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Herbert Spencer
Foley
Bell Clapper Theft at Westfield College Leads to Reprimand
A 1917 reminiscence recalls Westfield College pranks including a dangerous rooftop climb to steal the bell clapper weighing about 25 pounds. The writer, James Bell, escaped punishment after confessing partial details and paying for a makeshift clapper. Sherlock Holmes Armentrout and President Allen figure in the ensuing campus drama and investigations.
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Joe Kretsinger
Riley Smith
Dr. York
West York
Terra Firma
Winfield Scott Hancock Reese
Crawford County
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Sherlock Holmes
Reese
College Yard
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College
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Sherlock Sholmes
Pry
College Gate
Allen
Bell
Westfield College
Sherlock Holmes Armentrout
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Armentrout
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