Simplifying British Money and Decimal Reform
The article argues that popular government slows reforms like currency changes due to property rights and legal safeguards. It notes Britain’s conservatism delays improvements such as decimal coinage, suggests the pound may be redefined as dollars, and envisions harmony with U S and Canada through a common, intelligible coinage system, while acknowledging a long deliberation period.
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High Holborn
London
England
Britain
United State
Canada
Great Britain
Crowds and politics in early campaign rhetoric
President Wilson addresses women in Council Bluffs while noting crowds may not reflect support. Analysts compare campaign dynamics with Bryan Roosevelt Hughes and advise that quiet reading matters more than public rallies. The Navy league charges half a million dollars in anti-preparedness campaigning by Taverner and Ford, amid GOP spending scrutiny.
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Wilson
Council Bluffs
William Jennings Bryan
Col. Roosevelt
Hughes
Navy League
Congressman Taverner
Henry Ford
Republican Party
Fishermen of Holland celebrate peace on herring fishery
Echeveningen Netherlands flags fly along the Dutch coast as fishermen celebrate an agreement with Great Britain on the herring fishery question. The recent British blockade had seized Dutch craft and sent them to British ports, but the fleet is now released and free to operate in the North Sea.
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North Sea
Echeveningen
Netherlands
Great Britain
England
Gome
Dutch Fishing Fleet Freed Under British Subsidy Accord
A wartime settlement frees the Dutch fishing fleet to operate in the North Sea with a forbidden zone, allowing 60 percent of catches to be sold openly with 20 percent to Germany and 20 percent reserved for Britain. Britain will subsidize 39 shillings per 115 kilogram barrel to offset lower German prices, while nets and gear damages are compensated. The move aims to regain the American market for Dutch salted herring after German bidding reduced imports.
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Britain
Netherlands
Germany
England
Great Britain
United States
Holland
Atlantic
Europe
North Side Boat Club Dance Supports Athletic Room
One hundred couples attended the North Side Boat Club dance Saturday night. Proceeds benefited the club's athletic room. The organizing committee included Bryan Purdy, John Freeze, Walter Riley and M Campbell. Club rooms will be open during the labor convention and Fall Round-Up weeks.
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North Side Boat Club
Bryan Purdy
John Freeze
Walter Riley
M. Campbell
Fatty Bellowes and the Lively Porch Visit
A diary style account on a Saturday morning shows Fatty Bellowes parading his baby sister, bragging about her lack of teeth and hair, offering food, then leaving her briefly alone. Torp Stebbins with fifteen siblings visits the Hannigans with Mrs Hannigan arriving later, and misunderstandings about invitations, washing, and family pride amid social strain.
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Fatty Bellowes
Carridge
Anny
Fatty
Brigham
Torp Stebbins
Thare
Hannigans
Johnston House
Fatty Wes
Peter Rabbit Seeks Help for Trapped Mr Toad
Peter Rabbit worries over Old Mr Toad stuck in a sand pit in Farmer Brown's garden. He plans to help but struggles to find a way, considering Sammy Jay for aid, then contemplates Mr Toad's hunger and the hot day. Peter's kind heart drives a hopeful plan that remains unresolved as night approaches.
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Peter Rabbit
Mr. Toad
Farmer Brown
Brier
Peter
Toad
Happy Jack Squirrel
Father Brown
Sammy Jay
Sammy
Illinois court pays Cahokia man for log house
On October 8 1793 the St. Clair County common pleas court awarded Francois Saucier of Cahokia one thousand dollars for his log house residence to serve as the county courthouse. The structure was later moved to Jackson Park in Chicago. A line about a man’s past hints at future fate.
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Common Pleas Court
St. Clair County
Francois Saucier
Cahokia
Jackson Park
Chicago
Balloons Start Aerial Derby Toward World Record
Six racing balloons with veteran pilots lifted in Muskogee Oklahoma for an aerial derby touted to set a world record for distance and endurance. A light NW breeze pushed the balloons as they disappeared into evening haze. Nearly five hours later two balloons crossed over Vinita Oklahoma about 100 miles north at 9 15 p m an hour earlier.
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Muskogee
Okla
Vinita
Foley's Honey and Tar cited as trusted cough remedy
A testimonial from Mrs. Chas Rietz of Allen Mills Pa endorses Foley's Honey and Tar for eleven years. The ad touts relief from coughs colds croup and whooping cough noting it contains no opiates and is suitable for children and adults. Advertisements by Hebe Miller and Arthur Drug Co.
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Chas, Rietz
Allen Mills
Foley
Hebe Miller & Arthur Drug Co
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