Water routes vs inland rail rate cuts prompt canal competition
The Chicago News reports post Panama canal opening that transcontinental rail lines push lower Pacific Coast rates while inland cities face higher inland charges. Rail carriers fear losing business to water routes and the Interstate Commerce Commission backs partial rate reductions to meet water competition.
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Panama Canal
Chicago News
Trans-Continental
Pacific Coast
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court backs ICC in water route rate rulings
The Supreme Court upheld the Interstate Commerce Commission in adjusting rates to meet water competition. It overruled an injunction against enforcement and urged Chicago and the central west to speed development of water transport routes linking Great Lakes to the Gulf via the Illinois and Mississippi rivers and Panama Canal.
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United States Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Chicago
Central West
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Panama Canal
Illinois
Mississippi
Repairs Needed Deltoid Muscles Kneecaps and More
A man complains to a salesman that his brother bought a motor last week and promised replacement parts for any breakage. The buyer asks for two deltoid muscles two kneecaps one elbow and about half a yard of cuticle, demanding immediate supply.
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Christian Register
Advice for Women Only by Dr N B Cook
A 19th century health column advising young women on outdoor exercise air quality and skin care. It promotes cold showers daily and a herbal tonic called Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription derived from Ladylipper, Cohosh and Unicorn root with glycerine, available by mail from the Invalid's Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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Pierce
United States
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Doctor Pierce
Texans in Washington rally behind war measures
President Wilson’s war policy gains strong Texan support in Congress. Texans including Tom Connally and Senator Sheppard back the Flood resolution for war with Germany while opposing compulsory training. Telegrams from Texans denounce pacifism and praise President Wilson and Senator Lodge for tough stands.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Germany
Tom Connally
Marlin
Robert L. Henry
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Connally
United States
Europe
Sheppard
Sanitation as a War Time Military Priority Across Nations
A wartime study compares how major powers organize sanitary troops, medical personnel, and evacuation systems. It notes motor transport, hospital trains, and ships, plus base hospitals and forward clearing stations, with United States similar to Britain and ahead of continental powers, while England holds a modest surplus for admin roles.
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United States
England
Japan
Quality then price fost Lumber Co
Advertisement states Quality then price for fost Lumber Co with phone Cr 2200.
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Fost Lumber Co
Men Growing Shorter Than Ancient Giants Warned
A Kansas City Journal note explains that modern stretching can add only fractions of an inch to height and that giants are unlikely. It cites an 18th century French claim by Heorion of 123 feet for Adam and 118 feet for Eve, then ridicules 300 foot Sicilian skeleton tales with a 30 foot walking stick.
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Kansas City Journal
Heorion
Eve
Noah
Abraham
Moses
M. Henrion
Sicily
War Aid Capacity Stressed by Volunteer Training Limits
An uneasy note on wartime logistics highlights the challenge of expanding training for volunteers and absorbing untrained help to meet full defense needs. Officials warn that expansion must balance rapid mobilization with effective preparation and oversight.
Cessation of Infantry Fighting in France Reported
Paris April 3. The war office says violent artillery engagements are ongoing in Champagne. No important actions are reported along the line of the German retreat.
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France
Paris
Champagne
War Office
Mexico Accepts Invite for Montevideo War Peace Talks
Mexico City April 3 reports the Mexican government accepted Ecuador’s proposal for a Montevideo meeting of American nations to decide a common policy to end the European conflict.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Ecuador
Monteviedo
Whitlock Leaves Brussels for Switzerland on Special Train
Brand Whitlock, the American minister to Belgium, departed Brussels late yesterday on a special train for Switzerland.
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Belgium
London
Brand Whitlock
Brussels
Switzerland
Dallas mayoral race draws heavy city election turnout
Reports from Dallas on April 3 indicate a heavy vote in the city election. Mayor Henry D. Lindsley seeks re election against challenger Joe E. Lawther in a close race.
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Dallas
Tex
Henry D. Lindsley
Joe E. Lawther
Alabama Mobile med school seniors may graduate early
Mobile April 3 The senior class of the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Mobile may graduate immediately if they choose to enter U S service.
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Mobile
Ala
School of Medicine
University of Alabama
United States
Trevose Torpedoed Without Warning Sinking Report
The British freight steamship Trevose was torpedoed without warning on March 48 and 24 crew members are unaccounted for. Barber Line’s Venezia arrived with five Trevose crew members providing details.
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New York
Trevose
Germany
Barber Line
Venezia
Jewish farmer made good
Solomon Gruden of Perrineville New Jersey told the Federation of Jewish Farmers how he turned sixty year old land into a thriving potato operation. He saw profits of about ten thousand dollars after buying a 95 acre farm for three thousand dollars and expanding to a 17 and a half acre second patch with yields rising from 175 to 350 bushels per acre. He emphasizes feeding the ground and reinvesting profits to sustain future crops and soil quality.
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New York Globe
Solomon Gruden
Perrineville
N. J
Federation of Jewish Farmers
Federation
Men Reject The Anzac Label In War Talk
The London Globe notes that men dislike the term Anzac and refuse to call themselves by that name. Those in contact with the troops say calling an individual Anzac or the Anzacs is unpopular among the men themselves.
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London Globe
Australians and New Zealanders Prefer Shared Identity
The piece notes Australians and New Zealanders favor a joint self image, often calling themselves either Australians or New Zealanders. It explains why they avoid the label Anzac, due to past press depictions of heroic mockery and glamorized feats.
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London
No Man's Land
Railroad Promises Eight Hour Day Benefits
The railroad will endeavor to pay eight hour day benefits to bystanders while Jonea covers overtime costs regardless of who benefits.
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Jonea
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