Editorial on naval policy and battle cruisers debate
The piece argues the new naval bill should build 26 ships in three years, including battleships and battle cruisers, with destroyers and submarines. Admiral Dewey is cited supporting the dreadnoughts. It stresses Britain's naval supremacy and warns against overemphasizing submarines and cruisers, noting geography and strategic balance.
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Congress
Jutland
Admiral Dewey
Great Britain
Britain
Germany’s Domestic Truce and War Endgame
The Berlin Tageblatt editorials on war profits sparked censorship yet spread worldwide, revealing a domestic truce between the imperial government and Socialists. The note by General von Kessel hints at an official understanding, implying renewed radical-conservative strife after the war. Two former presidents back Hughes while Wilson lacks support as candidates run.
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von Kessel
Junk Dealers Paradise and Global Waste Views
An excerpt notes the National Association of Waste Material Dealers held a New York convention discussing honest country mixed rags and high freight on old rope. It comments on European thrift, garbage disposal in French cities, and how junk men keep living costs down, then shifts to Mexico, clashes, and farm life during spring harvesting busy days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Waste Material Dealers
New York City
Europe
Tyro
New York
Attention to Detail Builds Business Success
A veteran reflects on graduates entering business life, stressing how inattentiveness to detail harms efficiency. An NY case shows a single spacing error turning a memo unreadable, illustrating that small, accurate practices underpin larger achievements and future demands.
First 1916 Sociability Tour by Quincy Chamber of Commerce
The first 1916 sociability tour by the Quincy Chamber of Commerce drew about thirty boosters and covered Southern Adams and Northern Pike with a 90 mile return. The trip showed friendly reception, noted local prosperity, and the need for 100 more boosters for future tours. The article highlights thriving towns Payson Plainville Kinderhook Hull Barry Rockport New Canton Fall Creek Marblehead and improving rural roads and farming conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Chamber of Commerce
Adams
Northern Pike
Quincy
Terriiory
Chamber
Fall Creek
Pike
Payson
Plainville
Kinderhook
Hull
Barry
Rockport
New Canton
Marblehead
Chamber of Commerce
July 7 1711 ban on Detroit trade with Illinois Miami Indians
On July 7 1711 the French government forbade Detroit officials to engage in trade with the Illinois and Miami Indians, marking a notable colonial restriction in Illinois history.
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Detroit
Peter Sees the Quack Family
Peter Rabbit and Paddy the Beaver watch Mr and Mrs Quack with their growing brood in a pond. Hooty the Owl, irked by the ducks, is kept at bay by Paddy and the Quacks. Dawn sightings reveal ten grown young Quacks joining the family, proof of their rapid growth and Paddy’s protection of the pond.
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Peter
Hooty
Paddy
Peter Rabbit
Mrs. Quack
Paddy the Beaver
Quack
Sun
Beaver
Quack Quack
Mr. Quack
Laugh With Us And The Czars Colonelship Of Scots
Humorous sketches and quips about Scotland and art. An officer reports the czar’s appointment as honorary colonel of Royal Scots Grays, with Donald’s joke about two jobs. A prompt artist muses on great masters named with M and a lighthearted note on a strong minded wife keeping a light-weight husband grounded.
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Royal Scots Grays
Senate Day in Congress and Debates on Tax and Beefs
Senate sessions resumed debate on an agricultural bill while Senator Johnson proposed an aerial coast patrol. Adjournments occurred at 6 10 p m to 11 a m Friday. The special revenue bill aims to raise 200 million dollars via incomes inheritances and munition taxes as hearings on FTC beef trust proceed. A girl’s best insurance against trouble is to make a confidant of her mother.
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Johnson
Judiciary Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Beef Trust
Priday
Our School Is Vacation By Paul West
A humorous village chronicle details wild antics of Phil and Bull Wigglesworth as they retreat to Blaney's woods to live like wild men, plan a circus, and spark town gossip. The tale follows their capture, social reactions, and local mischief including hens, hatchings, and kitchen painting through a sleepy afternoon.
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Paul West
Wigglesworth & Bull Hickey
Blaney
Ferst
Thay
Phil
Bull
Feat
Cercus
Bornyo
Verry
Andy Anderson
Stebbins
Thare
Sean Phil
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Cersle
Illinois
Thornton W. Burgess
Redisil the Hawk
Donald
Russia
Smithkins
Mogart
Mendelssohn
Meyerbeer
Moszkowski
Senate
Missus Wigglesworth
Torp
Andy Aanderson
Noats
Gossup
van Ness
Byville
Missus van Ness
Thares
Fatty Bellowes
Missus Bellowes
Fatty
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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Eschange
W. FL J
Ricker
Cashier
the Excelsior Stove & Mfg. Company
National
Willeford & Hilton
Chas. D. Cole
Hardin, Mo
E. E. DE Hart
Weatherby, Mo
Frank H. Rathmann
Oak St
Alice Brittain
Broadway
W. FP. Schermerhorn
6Th Ave. N
W. Lutenberg
York St
Gus. Scheipering
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