National Capital News Highlights and Texas Fire Losses
U S actions ease restrictions on exporting munitions to Mexico. Senate seats Blair Lee from Maryland under direct election rules. Texas fires wipe out Imperial Sugar mill at Sugar Land with $300,000 loss. Montgom ery State Bank robbed of about $8,000. Texas rail commission sets new baggage rules. Multiple states expand cattle tick quarantine relief and radium land fights spark state involvement. Governors from Colorado and Texas weigh federal policy impacts.
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Wilson
Congress
Army Board of Engineers
Key West
Fla
Sherley
Kentucky
Edu
Imperial Sugar Company
Sugarland
Texas
Gonzales
Railroad Commission of Texas
South
Secretary of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Texas Railroad Commission
Montgomery
Colquitt Friday
Austin
San Antonio
Ammons
Colorado
Fire devastates Southern Pacific Clinton shipping facilities
Damages exceed 1 250 000 dollars as a fire wrecks cotton shipping facilities at Clinton eight miles east of Houston on the ship channel. About 17 000 bales of cotton 16 box cars and the tug Sterrett were destroyed. Exports of cotton from Galveston in January 1914 totaled 341 etc.
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Southern Pacific Company
Clinton
Houston
Sterrett
Galveston
Texas
Department of Commerce
Global Tides and Local Conflicts Mark Early 20th Century News
Reports note battles in Haiti with hundreds dead and mutinies in Mexico while French officers die in Bourges. Church leaders die in Rome as Alaska's mineral wealth rises to 248.3 million. Canada honors Strathcona's will with 500k, Montreal college 100k. Japan expects 263.934 million bushels of rice. Torreon reinforcements ordered as Villa seeks leadership but backs Carranza. Mexican currency to be deemed counterfeit after Feb 10 amid silver coinage plan. Boni de Castellano's annulment case with Anna Gould resumes in Rome.
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Mexico
Lionel Carden
Gonalves
Haiti
Guaymas
Maytorena
Ojeda
Gaston Niquet
Jean Louis Delvert
Twenty-first Artillery
Bourges
France
Casimir Gennari
Congregation of the Council
Rome
Italy
Oregola
Rampolla
Alaska
Bank of Sonora
Bank of Minero
Boni de Castellano
Anna Gould
House
Congress
Senate
Wood for Isthmus Governor Spot Hinted by Wilson Era
Washington dispatch reports strong talk that Colonel Goethals may become Panama Canal Zone governor for a short period with Major General Leonard Wood as possible successor. Wood’s medical and administrative background, tropical experience, and prior governorships are cited as assets for handling military, sanitary, and civil needs.
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Goethals
George Clinton
Washington
Army
Leonard Wood
Panama C Zone
Secretary of War
Wood
Governor’s Island
New York Harbor
Panama
Canal Zone
United States Army
Metcalfe
Cuba
Moro
Philippine Islands
Goethala
Panama Canal
American Congress
Panama Canal Commission
The Happiest Wife Maximizes Her Partner’s Promise
A concise maxim about marriage happiness noting that joy comes from making the most of one’s husband rather than marrying the best man. It emphasizes effort, partnership, and positive everyday choices over idealized matchmaking.
Doctor's First Question Pointing to Constipation Link
An article promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a permanent remedy for digestive ills linked to constipation. It cites Lieut G W Vaughan of Decatur Illinois as a testimonial and offers free sample by mail from Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
G. W. Vaughan
W. North St
Decatur
Ill
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Hat ruined by passing during act change remark
In a brief exchange from a theater scene, the man in the orchestra chair complains that his silk hat was ruined by moving between acts. The other replies that leaving during the acts would have avoided the damage, implying it was the act transitions at fault.
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Puck
Danderine Promise: Quick Dandruff Stop and New Hair
An advertisement claims Danderine cures dandruff and hair shedding within ten minutes. It promises new fine hair after weeks of use and describes the product as boosting hair luster, softness, and volume. A 25 cent bottle is sold at stores.
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Knowlton
Adv
Tax on tea in 1660s Crown customs officials duty
The London Mail notes it became customary from 1660 to levy a hereditary crown duty. In 1660 a duty of eight pence per gallon on tea sold in coffee houses faced tea drinkers due to twice daily survey by excise officers, delaying brewing.
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London Mail
St Jacobs Oil Ad Claims Quick Rheumatism Relief
An advertisement promotes St Jacobs Oil as a harmless cure for rheumatism and related pains. It urges rub-on use on tender spots for instant relief and claims it relieves soreness stiffness as well as sciatica neuralgia lumbago back ache and sprains. A small trial bottle is suggested.
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St. Jacobs
Not for Home Use Air Attracts Attention
The dialogue hints at a public figure whose outward appearance on away games is notably distinct. The phrase offense driven aura contrasts with a more casual home demeanor, suggesting commentary on presentation and persona rather than performance.
Putnam Dyes Advertised For Long Lasting Color
An advertisement proclaims Putnam Fadeless Dyes will last until the goods wear out. A proverb warns that worshiping wealth corrupts. Another ad promotes Hanford's Balsam to heal deep cuts.
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Putnam
Adv
Baptism tale with a sleeping gator in a tropical river
A southern baptism tale features a colored convert wary of a crocodile across the stream. The preacher taunts him asking if he fears the gator, citing Jonah and the whale as a cautionary memory about conscience and danger.
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McDowell
Darkey
Brudder
Jonah
Passon
Jad Salts touted as kidney aid for meat eaters
An advertisement claims Jad Salts clears sluggish kidneys from excess meat by using grape and lemon acid with lithia. It describes backache, urinary symptoms, and suggests a daily morning dose to restore kidney function, calling Jad Salts a life saver for meat eaters.
Dodging Grin in a Leap Year Quip Exchange
A brief comic exchange features a caller asking for a name and the reply noting that the request falls outside a leap year. The vignette captures a witty misunderstanding in a concise, lighthearted moment.
Quack Patent Remedies Advertisements And Observations
An assortment of 19th century advertisements tout cures for colds flu and chills with 25 cent tonics. The copy promotes Liver and stomach regulating pills, suggests a variety of tonics and tonics with little medical backing, and closes with aphorisms about money beauty and humor.
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Sengator Myers
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California
Pacific Ocean
Santa Barbara
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
W. F. Doughty
Public Schools of
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Monroe
Norfolk
Viola Bradfield
Dick Dowling
United Confederate Veterans
Jacksonville
Department of Agriculture
Colquitt
New Orleans
Lord Strathcona
Mount Royal
Canada
London
Royal Victoria College
Montreal
Japan
Torreon
Francisco Villa
Huerta
Ojinaga
Chihuahua
Carranza
House of Representatives
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National Ass
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Representatives
Lieut
Hanford
Toper
Dr. Peery
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