Bethlehem Steel Shell Quest Exposes Navy Standards Debate
Bethlehem Steel contends it cannot meet US navy 14 inch shell standards after spending over $500,000 on tests and losing $50,000 in penalties. The company argues government testing is too strict while noting Britain leads in shell quality. Secretary Daniels says the Navy has no lower standard and criticizes Bethlehems focus away from ordnance.
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Bethlehem Steel Co
Cmpany
Navy Department
Sys
Quant
Daniels
Planta
United States Navy Department
Seertare
Opidien
Retileher
Bethlehens Co
United States Navy
Ireland
Switzerland Notion Of German Invasion Sparked Debate
The Militantly Neutral notes Swiss action to mobilize scattered army units, amid reports of a German plan to invade Switzerland to flank France in Alsace. No official substantiation exists, officials say the move safeguards neutrality and preparedness. Switzerland is portrayed as better able to defend itself than Belgium in 1914, with public sentiment split between Entente and Central Powers while urging noninvolvement.
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Witzerland
Switzerland
Alsace
France
Germany
Belgium
Mackenzon
Rumania
Sailors for the Navy call for reform of naval training
Park Benjamin, naval critic, argues for a United States Naval academy to educate young sea officers and for better seamanship aboard ships. He warns that current programs mix engineering, football, and other duties, failing to produce true sailormen. He cites Titanic lessons and urges skilled seamen to handle lifeboats and navigation in modern steel vessels.
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California
Park Benjamin
United States Naval Academy
Rag Doll Theory of Theatre Shifts Audience Imagination
A critic argues that cheap stagecraft stimulates imagination better than lavish spectacles. The Yellow Jacket revival is praised for allowing audience imagination to act, contrasting with fifty dollar productions that overwhelm with detail and fail to engage. The rag doll metaphor emphasizes theater as a participatory art.
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Sir Herbert Tree
Mansfield
Irving
Ben Greet
Democrats strike out revenue bill tax increase clause
Washington January 26 Democratic members of the House Ways and Means Committee have struck from the new revenue bill the provision agreed by the subcommittee for an automatic income tax increase and for lowering the exemptions whenever necessary.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Plan to exceed revenues outlined for caucus
The bill aims to curb deficits and will be presented to the Democratic caucus tonight. It is expected to reach the House early next week under the current timetable and plan.
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House
Rev Varnell 86 Dies in Phillipsburg Home
The Rev Henry Faulkner Varnell 86 a retired Episcopal clergyman and author died at his Phillipsburg New Jersey home Thursday after a long illness.
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Varnell
Philipsburg
N. J
Henry Faulkner Varnell
Dare Devil Brophy fugitive hunt at Our School
Readable tale shows NdY Anderson Steve Hardy and peers sending 10 badges to capture Dare Devil Brophy. They consider Blinky Mam mond the janitor a suspected lookalike, plan to confront Stuffy Balch, and warn of contacting Amerikan Secret Service head if needed.
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Ndy Anderson
Steve Hardy
Phil Wigglesworth
Thare
Amerikan Secret Service
Aron Prat
Waseut
Pete
Balch
Dare Devil Brophy
Anny
Blinky Mammond
Jannitor
Brophy
Blinky
Steve
Andy
Phil
Blinkey
Amerikan
Secret Service
A Dinner For Two From The Forest Tales
Thornton W. Burgess recounts Granny and Reddy Fox sneaking into Farmer Brown's hen house for a meal. The duo argue about right and wrong as Granny uses cunning to snatch two hens and escape, planning another night for more, while Farmer Brown contemplates a trap.
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Granny
Reddy Fox
Farmer Brown
Mrs. Grouse
Reddy
Bowser
Gram
Biddy
Granny Fox
Senate agrees on new rail law for strikes and trespass
Washington Jan 26 The Senate interstate commerce committee has nearly agreed on railroad legislation to back the Adamson law. The bill would make it a crime for an employee who quits to trespass to block trains by violence or threats with a $100 fine or six months imprisonment. It would not bar picketing or peaceful persuasion. A new section preserves the Clayton Act against anti trust repeal and authorizes the president to seize essential railroad parts or equipment.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Newlands
Move of troops or munitions debated in war laws
Discussion on extending powers to move troops or munitions during war threatened war or insurrection. attempts to include emergencies in peace times were rejected.
Lansing Denies All Resignation Rumors
Washington January 26. White House and Secretary Lansing flatly denied published reports that he plans to resign. The secretary said continued rumor was aimed at discrediting President Wilson's policies by suggesting discord within the cabinet.
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Washington
Lansing
Wilson
Train strikes buggy in Peotone killing Mrs Evan Lewis
In Peotone a railroad collision Thursday killed Mrs Evan Lewis and possibly fatally injured her sister in law Mrs Morgan Lewis. The two month old baby in the buggy escaped unharmed while the incident occurred on the grade crossing in Kankakee UL.
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Kankakee
Evan Lewis
Morgan Lewis
Peotone
How to Check That Cold Cold Remedy Ad
Painful breathing and fever chills signal a cold. Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey stops sneezes and sniffles as pine balsam loosens phlegm and clears bronchial tubes. Honey soothes sore throat. Antiseptic qualities kill germs and relieve congestion. Croup and whooping cough relief also claimed. At all druggists 25e.
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Dr. Bell
Thrift contest aims to engage school children nationwide
A notice praises a partnership with the American Society for Thrift and the National Education Association to promote thrift among school children. It highlights a $1,000 prize fund, 2,500 medals, past participation, and invites counties to lead the program so every school child may enter for medals and cash prizes.
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Society For Thrift
National Education Association
National Educational Association
United States
B. Franklin
Man Proposes and Risks Losing Control
A man proposing faces potential loss of control as the moment unfolds, highlighting the delicate balance between hopeful commitment and personal steadiness.
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