Asquith returns to Parliament and Wilson names Colby
England resumes normal politics as former premier Asquith wins a large plurality to lead the Liberal party again. In the Caribbean proposal, the Dutch Curacao island is talked of as a place for the ex Kaiser’s internment. President Wilson appoints Bainbridge Colby as Secretary of State, a move seen as aligning with the President's policies and signaling cross party progress ahead of 1920.
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England
Asquith
Hollater
Curaca
Venezuela
South America
Curacao
U.S
Wilson
Bainridge Colby
New York
Progressive Party
Robert Lansing
Colby
Congress
Senate
Mourning for Vice Presidents Adopted Son Morrison Marshall
Morrison Marshall, adopted son of Vice President and Mrs Thomas Marshall, died last Thursday after a brief illness baffling top specialists. The couple cherished him as a prized gift, and his loss underscores the ironies of birth and belonging within political households.
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Morrison Marshall
Thos. Marshall
United States
Smethport men favor Hoover as presidential hopeful
A group of prominent Smethport businessmen and professionals discussed presidential possibilities and all favored Herbert Hoover. They set aside partisanship for a common sense business approach, noting Hoover’s past achievements as evidence he is the suitable choice. They suggest such sentiment may reflect a national trend.
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Smethport
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Political unrest and a Mississippi clemency tale emerge
The piece warns that workers and producers will resist old party leaders and warns of a Mississippi case where a man nearly hanged for a crime he did not commit may be owed restitution. It recounts a 1903 murder, a botched execution, and later pardon and life imprisonment, ending with praise for the sheriff's blunder.
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Mississippi
Jackson
White Caps
Supreme Court
Mooney and the Elephants Show Self Control and Flaws
A long-winded anecdote recounts Mooney, a trainer at Barnum and Bailey, famed for calm with elephants yet prone to springing a springtime spree in New York. His nighttime stampede quell by his own intoxicated voice illustrates a paradox of leadership and self-control. The piece ends with social commentary on government mercy versus personal restraint and human flaws.
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Mooney
Madison Square Garden
New York
Madison Square
Farly
Branigan
Random Rambles in Springtime Misadventure at Bradford Hotel
A Bradford gentleman, while registering at a local hotel, laments a failed train connection and being forced to stay overnight in a strange town. The hotel clerk suggests a move to a cinema or billiards as a minor diversion amid a sense of quarantine and rust in the garden.
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Bradford
Hkushequa
Allence
Woman Falls Down Stone Steps In Sunnyside Valley
Mrs Victoria McDonald of Sunnyside valley lost her balance while opening an outside cellar door on Friday morning and tumbled backward down stone steps. She struck her head and shoulders, was bruised and shaken.
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Victoria McDonald
Sunnyside Valley
Man’s whiskers caught in syringer during wash near Warren ad
A clipped sentence fragment notes a man assisting his wife with family washing when his whiskers became caught in a syringer. Another fragment references Joan Warren’s advertisement blocking the clothing subject.
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Joan Warren
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