German Hope Endures as War Stretches On
The Times cites an observer in Switzerland describing Germany's mindset. Germans feel victorious and believe only a German peace is acceptable, with unwavering confidence in their leadership and military aims despite the war’s long duration. Bavaria shows deep loyalty to its generals and soldiers.
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Switzerland
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Belgium
Notwehr
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Paris
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England
Bavaria
Prohibition Hike Ends After 10000 Miles With McGahan
Laurence P. McGahan, 22, a Prohibition lecturer, arrived at the convention after a 10000 mile hike. He joined a sheriff s posse and state militia chasing Villa in Mexico desert, traveling with them into the desert and back. He says a desert bush resembled Villa at times and the sheriff fired on it. He wore out six pairs of shoes on the journey.
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Columbus
N. M
Villa
Mexico
Crocker Land expedition member recalls long dog sled voyage
Professor Maurice Tanquary describes a 1,360 mile sled journey from Parker Snow Bay to Holstenborg with eight sledges and about one hundred dogs. He recounts delays at Etah, a crippled ship Cluett, and arrival in Copenhagen seeking a relief ship for the remaining party and collected specimens.
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National Museum
Denmark
Irish Delay Over Daylight Saving Quirk
London reports a humorous Irish delay in obeying daylight saving rules. A tipperary gardener admits he set his clock only half an hour, preferring to talk about roses rather than confirm compliance with the clock change.
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London
Daily Chronicle
United Kingdom
Sweden and Norway Power Growth and Baltic Trade News
The article reports Sweden's water power potential and existing stations, Trollhattan and Portus developments, Porjus electrification, and farms seeking electric lines with long loans. It also notes Norway’s Bank centennial plans, mackerel rich coast yields, price rises, and a fragile trade situation under war laws with Britain.
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Vestergotland
Minnesota
Trollhattan
Squirrel Hunter Claims Killing 2000 in Oregon
KE O McConnell of Beaver Creek claims to have killed 2000 gray squirrels in the past week, asserting himself as the champion single handed squirrel killer of eastern Oregon and possibly a larger area.
Red Tape Delays Permits for Small Metal Export
The Evening Standard reports a neutral government bought a tiny machine in January. A permit to export a prohibited metal wandered through Whitehall from June 21 to 22 before returning to the approving minister, with Christmas seen as the likely arrival amid delays.
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London
Evening Standard
Ham preserves a 37-year-old cured by father in 1878
Dan Rhodus of Liberty near Mosby displays a country ham hung in his smoke house. The ham, cured by his father in 1878, is described as plump and solid like a rock, still fine in appearance after all these years.
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Liberty
Dan Rhodus
Mosby
Republicans Endorse Chicago Platform at Quiet State Convention
The Republican state convention met in orderly fashion and endorsed the national Chicago platform. The party favored Americanism readiness and protection, direct primaries, better roads, toll-bridge elimination, journalism schooling expansion, state railway commission support, nonpartisan offices, a peace league, and a constitutional convention. It urged cooperation across past affiliations and opposed the current federal Mexican policy.
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Union News Service
Lincoln
Ints
Republican Party
Chicago
State Railways Commission
League of Nations
Democratic state convention at Hastings approves nonpartisan ballot and road policy
The Hastings convention closed with harmony while endorsing continued state control, nonpartisan school elections, water power development, and road improvements. Delegates lauded administrations, read congratulatory letters from Wilson and Shallenberger, and praised Wayne county road profits and concrete mileage gains from 1906 to 1914.
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Progressive convention endorses Hughes and Sutton in Lincoln
Delegates at a local hotel met Tuesday noon to mourn Roosevelt's loss and push for prohibition. They endorsed Hughes and Sutton and re elected F P Carrick as state chairman. Carrick declined to predict the bull mooser fate in the state saying they will stay on the ballot for at least two years and may not open headquarters.
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Roosevelt
Hughes
Sutton
F. P. Carrick
Lincoln Prohibition Convention backs broad platform and woman suffrage
The state prohibition convention held Tuesday adopted a platform favoring national and state prohibition, woman suffrage, international arbitration, economy in state government, Sabbath observance enforcement, good roads, jury revision, state employment for needy citizens and preparedness to love and not to kill, endorsing the national platform and inviting supporters to join.
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Lincoln
Commission to Relieve Distress in Petrograd
The czar appoints a special commission with interior and railway ministry experts to organize efficient food distribution for the poor in large cities and industrial centers. It can arrest all speculators accused of cornering supplies to drive prices higher.
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Petrograd
Department of the Interior
Railway Ministry
Meat price pressure as feed surplus wastes billions
Washington reports meat prices rising while vast feed for cattle is wasted or diverted to unprofitable uses. Secretary Houston estimates annual losses from grain straw and corn stores at 100 million dollars. With 1.2 billion tons of straw produced yearly, experts say only two thirds support livestock production.
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Washington
Houston
Location matters more than crop yield in farm values study
A Missouri Experiment Station study of 650 Johnson County farms shows proximity to market drives land value more than crop yields. Values range from 78.80 per acre within two miles to 55.90 per acre over eight miles, with road quality noted as a key factor.
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Johnson County
Missouri Experiment Station
Road upkeep urged with weekly repairs
A road builder should be employed to mend permanent roads weekly. Neglect leads to rapid wear and weather damage, risking costly rebuilding within a few years. Regular attention in the early stages proves economical.
Makes Good Road Booster
Auto creates a kicker that becomes a road booster. The device aims to improve road quality by adding support and resilience to pavement surfaces. No dates or organizations are mentioned.
Shorter Distance to Market Boosts Farm Value
A good road shortens the distance to market and raises farm value. With reliable year round access, farms five or ten miles from town can compete with nearby properties, as easy long hauls level the playing field and make distant farms more profitable.
Butter Quality Requires Clean Milk and Healthy Cattle
Good butter depends on clean milk and healthy cows. Proper dairy hygiene and cattle health underpin butter quality and safety for consumers.
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