Panama tolls repeal and water power policy debated in Congress
The Senate weighs repealing the Panama Canal toll exemption as part of foreign relations efforts. President Wilson and cabinet outline early steps on public land water power development with focus on conservation. Army and navy appropriations are set, with subsidiary notes on copper strike inquiries, Indian legislation, and a Saudi of other policy items. key figures include Garrison Lane Hamlin and Burnett.
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Co op Hospital Planned for Corpus Christi Texas
Arrangements for a new co operative hospital to be run by the St Louis Brownsville and Mexico Railroad in Corpus Christi Texas. Employees will pay a monthly fee between 35 and 50 cents to support the facility. Roy Aiken signed by Manager Ellis Hardy for the 1914 Waco baseball season linking to his 1912 and 1913 play with Houston and Waco.
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Boston Navy Yard
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Hereford teachers win minimum wage strike end
Elementary school teachers in Hereford County England won a minimum salary agreement on Tuesday, ending the strike that began February 2. The report notes restored labor peace in the county and the successful settlement of a major wage dispute.
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Texas seeks fair share of geological survey maps
Texas lawmakers launch a congressional drive to rebalance the U S Geological Survey funding and mapping efforts. They seek cooperation from states in need of topographic and hydrographic surveys to improve flood control swamp reclamation water storage and highway projects citing uneven distribution and underfunded states such as Florida Mississippi Indiana Minnesota and Michigan while others like Ohio Utah Connecticut Rhode Island and New Jersey show higher coverage.
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Oklahoma jury exonerates Senator Gore verdict in damages suit
The Oklahoma City district court juried verdict cleared Senator Thomas P. Gore in a $30,000 damage suit brought by Minnie Ek Bond over an alleged hotel assault in Washington. The courtroom erupted in cheers as Gore and his wife thanked the jurors.
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Two Convict Guards Drown in Buffalo Bayou
Houston Texas two county convict guards Isam Taylor 82 and Roy Bailey 21 died as they tried to recapture Joe Brown and Sam Jones who escaped from a county ditch gang, both Black men.
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Mill Foreman Finds Windfall for His Son
After forty years at the mill, Michael Peters inherits five thousand dollars from a Philadelphia lawyer. He plans a farm, but his wife Katherine urges funding a college for their son Donald, to escape the mill life and give him a chance, even as Michael hesitates to change their routine.
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Stops Just Short of Death in Anabiosis Experiments
Russian scientist Professor Bachmetier studies extending anabiosis to higher organisms with aim to suspend life for future use in medicine and transport. Experiments on insects show a range between life and death where vitality resumes with gradual warming, potentially affecting tuberculosis treatment and long distance animal transport.
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Canton to get electric railway amid ancient walls
Canton plans an electric street railway despite crowded alleys and fortifications. Engineers will remove city walls to build a three track belt line encircling the city and use canal beds as feeder lines for the system.
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Vanity and a Winged Theft Tale
A humorous dialogue explains a man jailed over a joke theft when his wife insists on wearing a chicken wing as a feed in her bonnet. The tale cites Colonel Gunnerton as the accuser and Mr Woolerton as the jailed husband describing the incident in mock old fashioned black dialect.
California Syrup of Figs Promotes Gentle Children’s Cleanse
A vintage parenting advertisement urges mothers to switch from harsh castor oil and calomel to California Syrup of Figs. It claims the fruit laxative safely cleanses the liver and bowels, is loved by children, and helps prevent sickness, with directions for all ages on the 50 cent bottle.
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University of Wisconsin Madison Offers Theoretical Football Course
A paper notes UW Madison now provides a theoretical course in football. A playful query asks if a person could potentially lose an ear or a nose in theory, prompting discussion on extreme sports risk.
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University of Wisconsin, Madison
Jill
Sage Tea and Sulphur for Graying Hair Remedy
An old time hair dye claims Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy darkens hair naturally and evenly. The ad promotes a 50 cent bottle used with a comb or brush to restore color, reduce dandruff and itchy scalp, with results by morning and after one or two applications.
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Wyeth
Followed the Colors
A quoted exchange reflects on following orders and fleeing when colors fly, likening duty to a soldier’s vigilance. The dialogue contrasts courage with flight in battle moments.
St Jacobs Oil Advertises Quick Rheumatism Relief
An aggressive ad claims rheumatism is pain only and promises instant relief by applying St Jacobs Oil directly to the tender spot. It asserts the product is harmless, non burn, and effective for sciatica neuralgia lumbago back ache and sprains with a lifelong track record of success.
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Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Ad Promotes Free Sample
For 75 years Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills have been their own recommendation in conditions of upset stomach liver and bowels. If you have not tried them, a test now will prove their benefit to you. Send for free sample to 372 Pearl St. New York.
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Comet Defined as Gas Cloud in Astronomy
In this note astrology discusses Sonny-Pa and defines a comet as a star-like gas cloud. It contrasts with planetary ideas and links astrological motifs to a cosmic view. The text then pivots to medical claims about constipation and Dr. Pierce’s Pellets as a cure.
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Dramatic Rise in Admissions Stalls Stage Elevation
A wry remark suggests that only higher admission fees could elevate the stage, while Hanford's Balsam is proposed as a last resort remedy. A Bryn Mawr College note claims zero girls in the swimming class, indicating enrollment concerns.
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