Wilson tents on White House grounds for summer breeze
President Wilson sets a headquarters tent in the old fashioned White House garden to stay in Washington through the hot months. Prohibition and woman suffrage battles move to the House floor as members face pressure to vote amid fears of electoral backlash. Congress tees up recognition and promotions for Isthmian Canal personnel, with Goethals and Gorgas advancing to major general and other officers boosted to fill new slots.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Taft
Tumulty
Great South
Monument
Potomac River
Roosevelt
Fennty
Wison
House
White Lot
Monum Ul Grounds
Potomac Drive
House of Representatives
Senate
United States
Congress
Ees
Vnsta
Rueree
Ite
Artes
Navy
Isthmian Canal Commission
Army
George W. Goethals
Wiliam C. Gorges
William J. Sibert
Gatun Dam
Gatun Lake
F. Hodges
H. H. Roussen
Panama Canal
Goethals
Gorgas
Engineer Corps
Sibert and Hodges
Corps of Engineers
Sibert
Hodges
William C. Gorgas
David D. B. Gaillard
Culebra
Gaillard
Sympathy Wanted Not Truth Quotes
A dialogue shows a person blaming Alice for her troubles as the speaker notes they stopped her complaints by pointing out her own guilt. The exchange reflects tension and shifting accountability within interpersonal dynamics.
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Alice
Post estate valued at 20 million after Santa Barbara death
The will of Charles W. Post was admitted to probate in Washington. The estate valued at 20.5 million includes properties in Texas California Connecticut Michigan and Washington with portions directed to daughter Marjorie Post Close and widow Leila Y. Post along with granddaughters Adelaide Close and Eleanor Close. A list of specific bequests to cabinet members and others is noted with overall division to widow and daughter. Debts are about ten thousand.
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Washington
Charles W. Post
Santa Barbara
Texas
Post
District of Columbia
Battle Creek
Marjorie Post Close
Rockbridge
Conn
Marjorie
Cal
Adelaide Close
Eleanor Close
Mr Post
Carroll Lb. Post
Marshall K. Howe
Henry
Hawk
Harry KE. Burt
Samuel H. Small
Edward
Branson
Frank C. Grandin
Arthur B. Williams
Postum Cereal Company
A. A. Post
John H. Post
EB. Close
Calhoun County
Michigan
Greenwich
Garza County
Lynn County
Hockley County
Fort Worth
Birmingham
Ala
Quarantine Released From Scabies in Montana and Regions
The secretary of agriculture orders release from quarantine for scabies in Montana on June 1 1914 and surrounding areas in Wyoming and Texas. The total area freed reaches 60 821 square miles. In Texas the named counties Moore Potter Randall Deaf Smith Swisher Terry Dawson Crosby Kleberg and part of Palmer County north of the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway. In Wyoming Natrona County is released.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Cate
Montana
Wyoming
Texas
Moore, Potter, Randall, Deaf Smith
Swisher, Terry, Dawson, Crosby and Kleberg
Palmer County
Pecos and Northern Texas
Natrona
Escape From Huerta Enemies Sent to Galveston
Vera Cruz five days of confinement in a hotel ended when Dr. Aureliano Urrutia minister of the interior fled the capital. American authorities took him aboard the United States transport Hancock to be carried to Galveston on Sunday.
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Vera Cruz
Aureliano Urrutia
Huerta
United States
Hancock
Galveston
Royal Funeral in Japan Draws Grand Procession
In Tokio a vast crowd lit a million torches and lanterns as the body of Empress Dowager Haruko was carried through the streets in a carriage drawn by white oxen. The ceremony matched the grandeur of Emperor Hatsuhito's funeral a year and a half earlier.
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Tokio
Haruko
Hatsuhito
Title Holder Eliminated in Metropolitan Golf Matches
Miss Georgianna Bishop, former champion, defeated Miss Marion Hollins 6 up and 5 at the Essex County Country Club in Orange New Jersey. The win knocked Hollins out of the women's metropolitan golf tournament as the championship matches proceeded.
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Orange
N. J
Marion Hollins
Westbrook
Long Island
Georgianna Bishop
Essex County Country Club
Bishop
Five Suffragettes Denied Bail After West End Raid
Five suffragettes arrested in a west end flat raid on May 21 appeared before a magistrate on Tuesday. After reviewing the exhibits the magistrate rejected all bail offers, indicating a serious view of the case.
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London
West End
Senator Bradley Dead After Fall and Illness
United States Senator William Bradley of New York died Saturday after a prolonged illness aggravated by a fall. Bradley served in the Senate for several years and his death ends a notable political career.
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Washington
William ©. Bradley
United States
Nea Aie
Texas Grain Dealers Report Strengthening Wheat and Oats
Texas wheat 10 percent stronger and oats 7 percent better in condition, while corn trails 16 percent below last year. Acreage shifts show wheat up 31 percent, oats down 1 percent, corn up 10 percent. Harvesting expected June 1–15 with rain-dependent timing. Rust damage feared if wet spell continues. The Texas Grain Dealers Association seeks to suspend spot tariff charges on private spurs, endorse the Lever bill, and notes record membership at 183 with $4,220.80 receipts and $4,184.33 expenditures.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Texas Grain Dealers’ Association
T. G. Moore
Texas Grain Dealers
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Association
I. B. Dorsey
Dorsey
Ship's Crew Crown
The hulk of the new lightship Halifax No 19 was found among breakers on Liscombe Island five miles from the mainland. It struck in dense fog Sunday and it is believed her twenty five Scotch crew were lost. Six bodies with life belts were recovered.
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Halifax
N. S
Liscombe Island
Mexic an ex minister arrives in Galveston aboard Hancock
Dr Aureliano Ur ruttia formerly interior minister in Huerta’s cabinet fled Mexico City to escape the dictator’s wrath and arrived in Galveston on the U S naval transport Hancock Monday.
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Galveston
Tex
Aureliano Urrutia
Huerta
United States
Hancock
Railroad lease seals 2 million dollar deal in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway gains a five year lease on the Oklahoma Central Railroad properties with an option to buy at any time for about two million dollars.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Oklahoma Central Railroad Company
Villa's Army Returns to Torreon in Southern Campaign
El Paso Texas reports Villa's army has returned to Torreon on Saturday, puzzling spectators. One view is Villa may move from Saltillo toward Zacatecas via Torreon, clearing the country along a direct east west route.
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el Paso
Tex
Villa
Torreon
Saltillo
Zacatecas
Fort Worth Named 1915 Red Men Meeting City
Fort Worth was chosen as the 1915 meeting city for the Red Men of Texas by the council of great chiefs. February 16 was set as the date, and this year's state gathering was postponed.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Council of Great Chiefs
Texas
Vaterland Sinks Barges in Collision Near Pier
The Vaterland steamship struck and sank two coal barges as it departed its berth in New York, tearing into a slip near shore and causing damage along the riverfront. No injuries are reported in the fragment.
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New York
Vaterland
Two Negro Officers Die in Houston Gun Battle
In Houston Texas a pistol battle Sunday left two negro officers dead and two white men jailed. The incident centers on a confrontation that ended with authorities detaining suspects and securing the scene for investigation.
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Houston
Tex
San Antonio Donates to Exposition Building Fund
San Antonio gave more than 1000 dollars Saturday to boost the fund of 50600 dollars for a Texas building at the San Francisco Panama Exposition.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Brenham County to Aid Delinquent Girls Home
Brenham Texas Washington County plans to provide the site and necessary tangibles for a home for delinquent girls and will contribute more than its share toward the project.
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Brenham
Tex
Washington County
Care of the Centerpiece Storage Guide from Home Pages
The article explains ironing embroidered centerpieces flat or while damp, rolling them on a broomstick, or wrapping in newspapers. It describes making a storage tube from a mailing tube covered with cretonne and ribbon, to roll and secure centerpieces with ribbon or snap fasteners for neat safekeeping.
Household Tips From a Past Page
Practical kitchen and home care notes advise washing dishes after use, selecting narrow saucepans with lids for vegetables, placing a linen cover on a hot water bag, and roasting meat at fifteen minutes per pound plus fifteen minutes. Suggestions include cleaning satin with denatured alcohol, stringing soaked allspice, pressing sheer fabrics on soft surfaces, and orange desserts with whipped cream.
Braising Lettuce Inspires Many Vegetarian Dishes
Parboil five minutes then cook lettuce in water or stock slowly with or without seasonings. Cooked lettuce supports numerous vegetarian meals when combined with vegetables like peas and asparagus, or used ornamentally as a rosette or wheel with surrounding carrot and beet rounds. It pairs with many sauces, including Hollandaise.
Jelly Custard Mold From Vanilla Gelatin Mixture
Soften one half cup gelatin in one cup cold water. Heat one pint milk to custard with three beaten egg yolks and one cup sugar. Add vanilla and gelatin, stir till dissolved. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites, mold, cool, then chill. Beat thoroughly to prevent separation of jelly and custard.
Saving Time and Labor with a Large Preserve Kettle Cover
A tip for bakers to save space and effort by using a large preserve kettle cover with a turning ring. Place the cover ring-side down on a hot oven to use the ring as a handle and bake about fourteen cookies at a time.
Simple Oatmeal Bread Recipe
A vintage bread recipe using one cupful rolled oats two cups boiling water one teaspoon salt two tablespoonfuls sugar butter size of an egg half a yeast cake mixed with bread flour to a stiff batter left to rise overnight kneaded and baked in tins in the morning.
Suffering and cure described for STELLAVITAE remedy
Mrs Blair recounts five months of flooding cramps and vomiting and credits STELLAVITAE with rapid improvement after one bottle. She purports a strong success rate, assures a money back guarantee, and urges widespread trial through druggists in Chattanooga Tennessee. The ad also promotes Roman Eye Balsam for eye inflammation.
Orator Sets Lectures on Comet Course with Special Train
A civic speaker announces a lecture tour by train to distant venues aboard a special train. The plan emphasizes a space theme as part of the travel and speaking schedule.
Australian stamps feature the Kookaburra
The Kookaburra on the new Australian stamps is a laughing jackass of the king fisher tribe about crow size. It kills snakes and is described as an optimist by nature, laughing at sunrise and sundown.
Shakespeare and Bacon authorship debate continues
The piece notes unresolved questions about whether Bacon wrote Shakespeare's plays. It argues that no alternative author has been proven and that Stratford’s man remains credited, though no other candidate is definitively established.
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Shakespeare
Bacon
Stratford
Queen Mary a Master of Conversation Says Report
The account notes Queen Mary speaks with great focus and ease during introductions, comforting the listener. Yet she abruptly lapses into silence, leaving companions unsure whether to resume or depart, showing concentration as the key to her dialogic skill.
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Mary
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