Princely Riches Under the Russian Czar
The article notes the new liberal government will likely curb Czar Nicholas II privileges. It estimates his wealth beyond millions, possibly in tens of billions, with vast land holdings and a personal retinue of about 30,000 servants. Government rents, royalties, and tithes underline his immense, multi-faceted wealth and the upheaval of his regime.
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Tere
Russa
Rioself
Nicholas
Hersus
Siberia
Russia
Letting Automobiles Pay For The Roads In Illinois
State license fees for automobiles range 3 to 10 dollars, averaging around 5. The Highway Commission proposed a 50 percent hike with another 450 percent in 1920, funding a 60 million dollar road bond plan. Gov. Lowden rejects general tax funding, insisting motorists pay. hearings note that 1923 revenues could cover upkeep, but farmers fear shifts impact 160 acre farms in Adams county with about seven dollars annual tax.
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State Highway Commission
Lowden
Springfield
Adams County
Into the Death Trap and American Ships in Peril
A distressed account warns that American neutrality failed to deter Germany as merchantmen head toward a lethal trap around the British Isles. The piece predicts sinking risks for ships without protection and hints at looming German submarine activity next week and the following month.
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Germany
British Isles
Verniu
Gio
Anerican Vese i
Spring in Humanity amid World War Winter
A sweeping meditation contrasts a long war winter with a coming spring. It argues humanity endures but learns through trauma, urging renewed reason, peace, and cooperative global unity as diseases of mass conflict pass and a recommencement of culture and progress begins. The piece invokes imperial powers as relics of a dead order and envisions a rebirth driven by shared interests and universal health.
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Destremien
Germany
Britain
Cregar
Fanity
Iren
Ae Hieig
British Loan to Romania Announced in London
Great Britain agrees to loan Romania 40,000,000 pounds sterling at 5 percent interest. Official statement issued at Jassy details the arrangement, forwarded by the Route correspondent.
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London
Great Britain
Rumania
Jassy
Tanpenny Bursangian
Black Pussy Loses Her Bed
Thornton W. Burgess presents Black Pussy in a tale where the cat moves into Farmer Brown’s kitchen bed, enjoys the smells, and considers staying. Robby the mole and Danny Meadow Mouse plot, while Black Pussy plots a future catch, watching the barn for its next move.
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Black Pussy
Thornton W. Burgess
Palmer Brown
Danny Meadow Mouse
Danny
Valmie
Kedi
Bobe Moon
Hos
Bobby
Bobbe
Reepeet
Ack Pus
Gerard reports in person to Wilson in Washington
Former ambassador to Berlin James W. Gerard met President Wilson in Washington on Thursday. He said Germany was betting everything on a ruthless submarine campaign and that failure would improve chances for peace. The President congratulated him on his handling of the Berlin crisis.
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Gerard
Wilson
Washington
March
Orepert Oncesadithan
Germany
United States
Wilken
James W. Gerard
Berlin
Cabinanne
Mr Gerard
Ryan Gets Appel Draft of Schedule
A draft of the 1OM-Three-L schedule was submitted Thursday to Jack Ryan, chairman of the circuit committee, by J. Phil Appel of Quincy. It may be ten days before a schedule is adopted, according to Mr. Ryan.
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Peoria
Jack Ryan
Circuit
J. Phil Appel
Quincy
Ryan
Absolute Cure for Rheumatism Promised by Blood Remedy
An old advertisement claims rheumatism is a blood disorder best treated by an internal remedy from Swift Specific Co. It asserts temporary relief from liniments is useless and promises permanent relief by a blood cleansing treatment. A free book and medical advice are offered by mail from Atlanta, Georgia.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Questionable debenture bonds offer invites risky loan scheme
A reader warns about a company selling debenture bonds to fund small loans from 25 to 300 dollars. The plan promises 14 percent total return, with 6 percent annual interest plus variable profit shares, but the bonds are general claims on assets, not specific liens. The scheme uses monthly repayments and costly fees, with promotional claims of “beneficial” outcomes for lenders while implying higher risk for borrowers.
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Loam
Pany
Plaster leg prank shocks students at school
ORP STEBBINS shows a plaster leg to peers and mocks a deepo trick as Steve Hardy and Torp entertain. Fatty Bellowes teeth get stuck on vinegar candy during study hour, causing a comic scare until the candy is removed at recess.
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Orp Stebbins
Torp
Steve Hardy
Steve
Anny
Ast Dock
Wil Hus
Fatty
Fatty Bellowes
Palmer
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Brown
John M. Olrison
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Ghee
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