Gumshoe Bill Stone Faces Senate Politics and Alignment
Senator William J. Stone of Missouri, nicknamed Gumshoe Bill, has long been a key Democrat on the foreign relations committee. He insists on retaining his post despite tensions with the administration, urging a fresh alignment in Congress during the special session and urging party leaders to seek bipartisan cooperation.
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William J. Stone
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Illinois pledges face test as constitutional reform moves
Governor Lowden touts pledged reforms in state government and backs a referendum on a new constitution to end minority representation. The Pureia Bill takes effect July 7, and the house will vote on the referendum after the senate passes the resolution, with 102 votes needed to carry. The party platforms now face a test of keeping promises versus scraps of paper.
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Lowden
Illinois
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Zeppelin War Use Reverses Civilian Airship Promise
The Count Zeppelin’s invention, once for peaceful passenger service from Dresden to the Bavarian Alps, is condemned for becoming a weapon of war targeting non combatants. The piece notes the raids on England lacked military value and lament civilization’s drift toward savagery through this technology.
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Bremen
Hamburg
England
English Humor and American Taste Clash in Wit Debate
A critic mocks the belief that English humor is inferior to American wit while praising several English plays and writers. He questions why Americans cannot match Gilbert and Sullivan, lamenting British cleverness and proposing drastic protectionism to shield American authors from British influence. The piece blends satire with nationalist bravado and asks why Great Britain remains a model of cleverness.
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America
Barrie
Chesterton
Perusalem
Port of Santiago Reopens After Rebel Occupation
Washington dispatches report the port of Santiago Cuba has reopened to navigation after the rebel occupation. Ships are entering and leaving, the harbor has been swept free of mines, and a Cuban warship is patrolling the waters. No further fighting details were given regarding outskirts of the city.
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Marines Guard City Amid Unconfirmed Skirmish Report
Officials estimated about 400 American marines and bluejackets patrolling the city to protect foreign life and property, noting no definite information on their involvement in the fighting.
President Wilson Recovers From Illness
Washington reports President Wilson has recovered from the four day bed illness though weakened and in need of rest. He rose and conferred briefly with Attorney General Gregory on Saturday.
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Gregory
Cyrus Sulloway Dies of Pneumonia in Washington
Washington March 11 Representative Cyrus A. Sulloway of New Hampshire a longtime member of Congress is dying of pneumonia in Washington His physicians said he probably would not live through the night
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Cyrus A. Sulloway
New Hampshire
Congress
Saturday mischief on Blaney woods train track
Four boys head to Blaney's woods to dig for treasure on a Saturday. They encounter a ripped railway track and suspect train robbers plan to ambush the 10 42 express. A local constable Stuffy Balch leads them, inciting a staged flagging that draws the train to stop while coal is hurled. Stuffy faces arrest as the crew exposes the track as recently removed.
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Torp Stebbins
Fatty Bellowes
Steve Hardy
Blaney’s Woods
Andy
Stuffy
Jim Green
Sean
Jim
Alo
Something Is Wrong With Bobby Coon in Animal Stories
Farmer Brown's Boy finds Bobby Coon trapped in a fallen tree with a broken leg yet brave, refusing to quit. Bowser the Hound is held back as they offer Bobby a chance to escape, while Bobby cowers at the tree foot and contemplates a poorer fate. Bobby's courage and pain frame a tale of struggle and resilience in the Green Forest.
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Futhermore
Fammer Brown
Bowser
Hound
Bobby Doan
Noone
Preferred stocks as a safe investment and debentures
A reader argues for evaluating preferred stocks by stringent requirements, including basic industry, net tangible assets, debt consent of holders, and surplus protection. It notes sinking funds and forced buybacks, framing some preferreds as debentures with bond-like protections and legal safeguards.
Russian ports ship 1916 manganese ore total
The statistical bureau of the council of compresses of miners reports 1916 manganese ore from Russian ports Poti and Datum at 9 769 short tons, up from 1915 and 1914 figures. The Tchhiatursk side line records 131 934 tons in 1916 with 60 742 tons moved further by land in Tehia tursk district Kutais province Trans caucasia.
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Poti
Tchhiatursk
Tehiatursk
Kutais Provine
Transcaucasia
First Yale Enrollment: Taft as Connecticut Military Cen sus Member
The first man enrolled at New Haven in the Connecticut military census is a law professor in his fifty ninth year. He cannot handle a team or drive, operate a boat, or understand telegraphy, and stands five feet ten and three quarter inches tall, weighing 265 pounds. He claims he can ride a horse but fears it would be hard on the animal. His name is William Howard Taft.
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New Haven
Connecticut
William Howard Taft
Stop the drink habit promoted by Tescum remedy
An advertisement touts Tescum as a cure for drinkers and urges secret gifting to husbands, brothers, or sons. It promises risk-free purchase with a steelbound Money-refund Guarantee from Heidbreder Bros. at $1 per box or 6 boxes for $5.00.
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Heidbreder Bros
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