Congress Hears Wilson Message on Rail Troubles
President Wilson outlined a program to expand the Interstate Commerce Commission, establish an eight hour day for railway workers, and grant powers to study disputes, with further measures to regulate elections, foreign commerce, and Puerto Rico governance. He urged swift action to prevent industrial strife and to strengthen national transportation and economic policy.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
United States
Commission
Largest Peanut Fields in Guinea Feed World Trade
The largest peanut fields lie in Guinea on Africa’s west coast where hundreds of tons are grown. Much of the harvest is shipped to France as part of regional trade.
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Guinea
Africa
France
No Ambulances in London Clings to Old Accident Practice
London holds to a 19th century method with victims carried on two wheeled stretchers. The text notes no ambulances are used, raising questions about safety and modern medical response.
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London
It All Depends on Ice Man and Coal Man
The Kansas City Star quips that cold days sour some and sweeten others as the ice man remains dour while the coal man prospers, reflecting seasonal shifts in utility labor and prices.
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Glick Fockele
Kansas City
Willing to Go Half Way
A light exchange from the Boston Transcript shows a couple debating smoking limits. The wife asks Tom to quit for her sake, while Tom counters with a pledge to smoke only for his own sake.
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Tom
Boston Transcript
Well Dressed Stranger Seeks Help At Local Drug Store
A polished stranger visits a drug store and compliments proprietor Mr. C- on reliability as he asks to consult the directory. The exchange mentions a customer Mr. Quorn and shop services including stamps and railway timetables available to customers.
Franklin Surges in Indiana Town Pride Joke
Franklin, county seat with a college and several factories, hosts a Methodist conference with a stray Presbyterian delegate misrouted at Hopewell. A local quip captures Franklin’s self-styled prominence amid the proceedings.
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Franklin
Methodist
Indianapolis
Deaf guest retells story at New York authors banquet
Irvin Cobb, returning from Europe, attends an authors banquet in New York. A deaf man sits near Cobb and laughs louder than others after a tale. He then asks a companion to tell a story, and another guest prompts the deaf man to tell the same story again.
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Irvin Cobb
Europe
New York
Cobb
Charlie
Undertaker prompts remarks at funeral as climber seeks talk on California
In a funeral gathering the undertaker invites tributes. A quiet pause follows before a young man asks if any wish to speak. He then pivots to request permission to discuss southern California and its climate, drawing a cue from the moment.
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Southern
California
Banana Diet Yields Extreme Longevity Claim
A Cleveland Plain Dealer blurb notes a scientist’s claim that a banana only diet could extend life to 250 years. It then imagines consequences if a banana shortage occurred.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
England and Wales Fish Industry Worth Over 35 Million
The annual value of all fish landed in England and Wales exceeds 35 million dollars and more than 40 000 men and boys are employed in the industry.
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England
Wales
Pershing Prefers a Tent as Troops Build Winter Camps in Mexico
Field Headquarters of the Punitive Expedition report preparations for cold weather living from the border to El Valle. Regiments construct mud huts and adobe dwellings with fireplaces while soldiers bake bricks, heat water, and improvise baths. Pershing favors a tent though a bungalow is planned, and a complete soldiers village will remain after withdrawal.
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Pershing
Mexico
el Valle
General Pershing
Sibley
Quartermaster's
Princess Alice of Greece Backs Greek Women and Chops Trees
Princess Alice of Battenberg, 30, spends last summer at Villa Mon Repos Corfu chopping trees to stay fit. She plans to return to Athens with her children for winter and resume promoting home sewing for Greek women. Her daughters Marguerite and Theodorg, ages 11 and 10, swim daily in Corfu Channel. Prince Andrew’s wife is a strong swimmer. she was once rescued from the water by Sheldon Whitehouse. The royal couple, poor for their rank, own four daughters and live at the former King George’s villa, left without upkeep funds.
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Villa Mon Repos
Corfu
Greece
Alice
Battenberg
Spain
Athens
Marguerite
Theodorg
Prince Andrew
Sheldon Whitehouse
American Legation
Mon Repos
Princess Alice
King George
Europe
Coyote Hunting by Car Leaves Fatal Pursuit in City
In Los Angeles the San Fernando Boulevard sees a coyote chased at night by an automobile. Deputies Cooper and Sweeney report the animal dodged along the roadside until the headlights blinded it and the car struck, killing the coyote in a burst of speed.
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Los Angeles
Cal
San Fernando
Cooper and
Sweeney
Fall and rise of Germanys popular General Kaiser story
A New York wool merchant reports German public adoration for Field Marshal von Hindenburg after his return from Europe. He recalls a prior clash with the Kaiser, Hindenburg’s later recall to command, and the public’s reverence along with calm food conditions and surprisingly friendly treatment of French prisoners in Nuremberg amid wartime sentiment.
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Germany
Kaiser
New York
Austria
Holland
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
von Hindenburg
Berlin
Empire
Nuremberg
Burglary Tools in Auction Chest Surprise Bidder
Edward Betson, a Wooster farmer, bought a chest at an unclaimed express packages sale for 80 cents. Inside he found burglar tools, $27 in bills, two suits of clothes and auto caps. He fears trouble after realizing the loot.
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Ohio
New Deaf Hearing Device Compact Cylinder Design
A modern hearing aid in a small cylindrical case is shown. It is held by a handle similar to a lorgnette, illustrating a discreet portable device for the deaf.
Remarkable Lewd? No. Young Pullet Lays Eggs in Hawthorne
Hawthorne California resident Mrs Ella Emerson reports a chicken hatched March 13 laid its first egg July 13 at four months old. It then produced 14 eggs and sat August 16, hatching 12 chicks.
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Hawthorne
Cal
Ella Emerson
Place
Large Dixie yam on display in Whiteville farm show
Mr H G C Moffit displays a Dixie yam potato measured at 29 inches long grown on his Whiteville area farm. Neighbors view the oversized specimen on the farm near town.
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Whiteville
N. C
H. GC. Moffit
Mr. Moffit
Town
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