New Idea of Wealth Shapes United States Politics
The piece notes a shift in American sentiment toward reducing vast fortunes and distributing wealth more evenly. It cites regional differences with the South and West leaning toward this ideal, while the East, especially New York, remains more dazzled by luxury. It discusses federal reserve reforms and the proposed federal farm mortgage banks as stabilizing tools for small farmers, reducing foreclosures and easing pressure on cities, amid calls to move back toward rural living.
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New York
West
Federal Reserve System
Wall Street
Federal
Federal Reserve Banks
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Peddler Tricks Wife With Potatoeserde Potatopat?advertise
A wife opened her door to a traveling salesman praising a legendary potato patter device. She paid a quarter on impulse but her husband revealed he had a bulk stock selling for ten cents. Her reply urged letting people know what is for sale. The tale ends with a moral: advertise.
The Farm Mortgage Banks Experiment Begins
Two years into a major policy shift, the nation experiments with farm mortgage banks as Europe relies on central banks for safety in peace and war. Despite warnings from the Bank of England, Bank of France, and Reichsbank, interest groups push the idea forward while public attention shifts to other issues including elections.
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Europe
Bank of England
Bank of France
Reichsbank
Maryland Considered Lost In Ocean Disaster
Nantucket December 28 The steamer Maryland is considered probably lost with a crew of thirty five. Searching vessels report no trace and it is hoped the crew escaped in boats and will be picked up. Hawkeye State Has a Birthday Des Moines Iowa December 28 Old Glory atop the capitol dome marks Iowa’s seventieth birthday anniversary with observance and pending laws for a diamond jubilee. Population growth figures from 1846 to 1910 are noted alongside statements on Iowa’s agricultural strength and industrial progress.
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Nantucket
Maryland
Hawkeye State
Des Moines
State Capitol
Iowa
Union of States
Polk
Union
Commonwealths
Bit of Holiday Philosophy from Herman n Wolf
A reflective meditation on human imperfection and mercy during the holidays. The piece argues perfection isolates and that wisdom comes from faults shared among mankind. It urges faith in humanity, acts of kindness, and a kinder, shared code guiding society beyond rigid creeds. Published by Herrmann & Wolf and dated December 1416 in New Orleans.
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Star of Hope
Herrmann & Wolf, Diet
Morrisen
New Orleans
Son of British Consul Weds in London
Arthur Beresford Mortimer, son of C. W. Mortimer, the British consul at Los Angeles, married Flora Mac Ivor of County Tyrone in a London ceremony today.
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London
Arthur Beresford Mortimer
C. W. Mortimer
Los Angeles
Flora MacIvor
County Tyrone
Birthday roundup of notable figures turning today
The item lists several prominent individuals who are observed to be reaching birthdays. It notes President Woodrow Wilson turning 60, Gen Roques and Gen Lyautey both at 60, Librarian Fortescue at Windsor Castle age 57, Governor Willis at 45, Prof Taussig at 67, Congressman Coleman at 45, Perry Vermont at 65, and other figures among a brief context of contemporary events and roles.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
New Jersey
Wilson
Roosevelt
Charles E. Hughes
Europe
Mexico
Pierre Auguste Roques
Gallieni
Hubert Lyautey
Warland
John William Fortescue
Windsor Castle
Great Britain
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
President Wilson at sixty care old on birthday
Washington December 18 President Wilson is sixty years old today and greeted by congratulatory messages from friends and admirers across the country. Foreign diplomats in Washington visited the White House to extend wishes while the president kept to his routine of work. A small dinner at the executive mansion was the only observance planned as he remains energetic and in good health.
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Washington
Bb. C
Wilson
White House
Intercollegiate Socialist Society Convention Opens in New York
In New York on December 28 a high profile gathering assembles for the eighth annual Intercollegiate Socialist Society convention with J G Phelps Stokes as president presiding. Speakers include Prof Scott Nearing Morria Hillquitt Willard D Straight and Prof Vids PD Scudder from Wellesley among others. Springfield Mass December 25 transportation and industrial future topics at a Massachusetts State Board of Trade conference presided by Governor Hamney McCall featured Howard Elliott of the New Haven railroad on Federal Regulation Victor S Clark of the Carnegie Institute on the Canadian Disputes Act and John F Tobin of the Boot and Shoe Workers Union on Labor.
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New York
Intercollegiate Socialist Society
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Springfield
Mass
New England
Massachusetts State Board of Trade
Hamney McCall
Howard Elliott
New Haven Railroad
Victor 8. Clark
Carnegie Institute
John F. Tobin
Boot J and Shoe Workers’ Union
Chronology of notable events from 1694 to 1916
A compressed timeline lists events tied to monarchs and wars, including Queen Mary II’s death in 1694, France’s renewed pope conflict in 1797, 1846 Iowa statehood, 1856 Woodrow Wilson birth, and 1908 Calabria Sicily earthquake. It also notes landmark legal and military items such as Leo Frank habeas corpus appeal, Wilson’s 1914 diplomacy, a New York grand jury indicting lawmakers, and a Persian city capture report.
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Iowa
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Staunton
Canton
China
Lord Macaulay
George Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Susan Goodwin
Ichabod Goodwin
New Hampshire
Calabria
Sicily
Messina
Justice Lamar
Supreme Court
Leo Frank
Atlanta
Republic
Wilson
Greatritain
New York
Kaeflan
Persia
Trial of Frederick Small in New Hampshire Murder Case
Frederick N. Small, once a Boston broker, faces an indict ment for the murder of his wife Mrs Small in a lakeside cottage near Mountainview New Hampshire. The case features a burned cottage scene with a rope strangulation and kerosene evidence, and potential alibi defenses placing Small in Boston at the time.
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Omsipee
N. H
Frederick N. Small
Boston
Mountainview
Small
Tyler Commercial College in a Moral City Debate
The piece argues parents must weigh a school's moral surroundings when choosing for their children. It claims large cities teem with saloons and evils, noting Tyler Texas as a healthy city of 15 000 with saloons and dangers, urging caution about student roaming outside classrooms.
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Business College
Tyler Commercial College
Tyler
Texas
Tyler Commercial College Promotes Moral Business Training
Morning exercises strengthen moral character for students at Tyler Commercial College. Lectures by prominent national business figures emphasize truthfulness and honesty as key to true business education. The college claims superior moral training, endorses its program by religious and rail industry leaders, and offers a free illustrated catalogue.
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America
Tyler Commercial College
East St. Louis Plan to Reduce Saloons by Year Start
East St Louis officials led by Mayor Molignan backed by clergy and merchants vow to cut saloons. If measures fail he will revoke licenses. about 160 saloons must close permanently by January 1 to meet the target.
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St. Louis
Dee
Molignan
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