Secretary Garrison Defends National Guard System
In a New York address Secretary Garrison argued America drifted with forty eight separate armies and authorities and ridiculed the idea of a unified command. He warned that reliance on the national guard is unsafe and urged strengthening a regular army system to ensure discipline and national unity. He cited revolutionary history to show the need for a capable, centralized force.
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America
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Army of the Couth
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Princeton
Bran Greene
Carolinas
Tamiec
Aulitary
Washington
Greco
Tees
Gattisoni
Aed
Alletisa
Centurs
City waterworks plan sparks lengthy ownership debate
A long debate over municipal ownership of water utilities shows cities often face funding hurdles and potential debt. Mayor Abbott notes that taking over the water plant would require bonds and substantial funds, risking a fragile balance and opposition from neighboring towns. Details remain under committee study and further discussion.
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Abbott
Quincy
Tan Pavers
Qinnes
Amd Sa Tall Praktic
Life as a Business Proposition in a Privileged World
A fragmented meditation on happiness, wealth, and social status presents life as a proposition for profit. It contrasts wealth display and intellectual achievement with genuine joy, noting the allure of credit and debt, feast and gambled risk, and the coercive pull of capitalist value.
Editors Night Cap On The Baralong Case And War Echoes
The piece notes public endurance since the war began and mentions Villa and a Tlavatia voyage. It reports a submarine E-2 explosion did not injure its battery and ponders the Grips wave and demon germ aftermath. It cites Memtenegra peace steps and reactions to Greece and the Ford peace party.
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Greece
Ford
Congress and press mix in early campaign chatter
Across papers such as Burlington Hawkeye Springfield News Record and Bloomington Daily Bulletin summaries note Senate weeks comments on presidential prospects and policy sentiment while Davenport Times reports on party dynamics and legal matters. The St Louis Globe Democrat cites calls from former ABA leaders to Taft for the Supreme Court, reflecting broad political maneuvering and media skepticism in early campaign coverage.
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St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat
Amerian Bar Association
Geerm
Wilson
Taft
Peter Must Stay Home In a Cold Forest Night
Peter Rabbit fears Shadow the Weasel and longs for the Green Forest but a storm grows as Little Mrs. Peter worries and guides him. The old Brier Patch hole offers shelter as rain and north wind sting, and Peter chooses safety with his wife over roaming tonight.
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Green Forest
Qld Brier
Shadow
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Jolly
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Shaun
Weasel
Jolly Mr. Sun
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Billy Possum
Tohnny Chae
McKinley Memorial Coin Plan Backed by House Panel
A plan to coin $100,000 McKinley birthplace memorial coins was favorably reported by the House committee on coinage weights and measures. The association would sell the coins at a premium to fund construction and upkeep of the memorial building in Niles, Ohio.
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Washington
Niles
Ohio
Walram McKintey
House Committee On Coinage Weights and Measures
McKinley Birthplace
Brady takes oath of office in Idaho Senate
Reading of newspaper editorial on President Wilson is objected to and voted out. Senator Smith attacks British blockade. Secretary Garrison explains continental army plan to military committee. Naval committee hears steel officials on armor plate plant costs. Prohibition amendment adopted to Philippine self government bill. Adjourned at 4 55 p.m. to noon Wednesday. London denounces preparedness and urges neutral peace conference. Aleshire testifies before military committee. Ferris stock raising homestead bill passes. Good roads bill postponed. Warehouses bill favorably reported. Sherwood proposes 5 000 010 government munition factory at Toledo. Adjourned at 5 05 p.m. to noon.
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Idaho
Wilson
Smith
Georgia
Garrison
Continental Army
Naval
London
Aleshire
Ferris
Sherwood
Ohio
Toledo
English Voting Tests Proposed by American Society
New York January 19 The American society proposes identical bills to require English reading and writing tests for voting and to place Spanish and Portuguese on par with French and German in public school studies. The group also asks Congress to use immigration funds to support immigrant welfare education and an English reading and speaking test for naturalization.
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New York
American Society
Congress
Uns
Standard Oil California declares fifty percent stock dividend
In Richmond California the Standard Oil company (California) announced a fifty percent stock dividend at its board meeting. The par value is $100 a share and the dividend accounts for just over half of the accumulated surplus. The last annual statement showed a sizable surplus.
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San Francisco
Standard Oil Company
California
Richmond
Cal
Ohio man claims selfoperating typewriter invention
An Ohio man is said to have invented a selfoperating typewriter, but the public remains more interested in a machine that can think for itself.
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Ohio
Instant relief from stuffed nose with Ely's Cream Balm
No waiting for relief as air passages clear and breathing frees up. The antiseptic cream is applied in the nostrils to soothe inflamed mucous membranes, penetrating head passages for instant comfort. Don’t stay stuffed up with a cold or catarrh. get a bottle from your druggist.
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Catarr
Ely
Schoolyard mischief and forgiveness linger in Our School HEN
Read like a diary of misfit students and teachers. Andy Anderson, Phil Wigglesworth, and Ex Brigham are late, Miss Palmer forgives. tale weaves in tooth powder mishaps, a cake stave theft, and a famed Word lesson.
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Phil Wigglesworth
Brigham
Miss Pahner
Milliken
Auiss Palmer
Andy
Sean
Maude Muldinkey
Manny Ares
Clase
Genevieve Hick
Miss Palmer
Ile & Ast
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Rowler
Aopin
Kind Words
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