War Talk and Love Schools in Early News Echoes
A sprawling editorial voice argues the United States will not wage war with Mexico though conflict looms, while a tangent reports on Berlin’s Frankfurter Zeitung asking Do you want to love and on German “love schools” run by Dr. Stiller and Dr. Hassall. It contrasts war rhetoric with scientific romance ventures and criticizes overmethodical approaches to human emotion.
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Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Stiller
Wollen-Sie-Lieben
Germany
Hassall
German Attitudes and Modern Emotions
The article critiques contemporary society’s slide toward overanalyzing human emotions. It argues scientists seek universal rules for expression and accuses Germans of being the chief offenders, framing emotion as a natural, wholesome force misread as uncouth.
Canteen abolition sparks debate on army and navy morale
The piece criticizes Congress and Secretary Daniels for ending canteens in the army and navy. It argues the army canteen ban worsened drunkenness and discipline and calls for repeal. It defends naval grape juice policy while warning about broader military morale implications.
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Daniels
Congress
Mr. Daniels
Everybody for His Own The Panama Tolls Debate in Senate
Debates on canal toll exemptions reveal the fundamental flaw in representative government as senators hear testimony from various interests. One witness supports repeal to end favoritism toward certain businesses while another opposes repeal, citing its impact on their own interests. The exchange underscores the political tug of war over canal policy.
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Panama Canal
Senate Canals Committee
Tolls dispute exposed as a fight of selfish interests
A Senate canals committee hearing on Panama canal tolls reveals two classed witnesses and shifting motives. Authors argue the issue should be settled judicially, not by lobby influence or commercial prejudice, stressing that treaty obligations and national honor must guide Congress beyond private interests.
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Congress
Senate Canals Committee
Canals Committee
America
United States
Great Britain
Panama Canal
Story of New Haven Fall and Rail Road Plunder
Chairman Elliott’s report for stockholders previews a government settlement with anti trust charges and details the railroad’s financial collapse. It notes a new management yet shows no sign of punishing those who plundered the company, raising doubts about owner prospects.
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New Haven
Elliott
New York World
Japan Seeks Advantage in Opening Panama Canal Trade
The Japanese government and other powers push to exploit the Panama canal opening for foreign commerce. The US shows little activity beyond Weeks proposed cruiser line. To maximize foreign branch bank gains, fast mail facilities are needed. private lines may require subsidies or government merchant marine action.
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Japan
Panama Canal
Senator Weeks
United States
Galveston Tribune
Secret Session Doomed in Senate Vote
The Senate voted 31 to 30 to table a Kenyan resolution that would abolish the secret session except for treaty considerations. The outcome surprised many as a broad coalition from both parties backed the move, signaling the doom of secret sessions and arguing public business should be open to daylight scrutiny.
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Senate
New York Press
Critics and the United States Naval Demonstration
London and Paris press levy criticisms against U S policies while detailing affronts from Villa and his rebel followers and outrages from Mexicans along the Rio Grande. The piece argues any major power would react and notes the naval demonstration as a poignant memory of indignities inspiring action.
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United States
London
Paris
Villa
Rio Grande
Germany
England
France
Galveston
Constitutionalists Behaving Toward United States Cautiously
The Mexican Constitutionalists agree to put in writing verbal US assurances on handling foreign representations in Mexico. General Carranza commits that future foreign affairs will be managed between Constitutionalists and the American Department of State. The Houston Post notes this as a sign of strategic wisdom for the nationals.
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United States
Carranza
United States Department of State
Mexico
Department of State
Houston Post
Temperate Naval Officers Letter Sparks Navy Debate
A Park Benjamin letter to the New York Sun critiques naval officers drink culture and pay chaos. He argues abstinence orders unnecessary, citing two-house living costs, shore temptations, and high enforcement costs. He condemns mixing messes and calls navy reform debates a mix of socialism and politics, noting Rear Admiral John G. Walker’s absence is keenly felt.
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Park Benjamin
New York Sun
Sick Bay
Treasury
T. S. Arthur
Daniels
Smith
Navy Yard
United States Navy
John G. Walker
Shear Huerta’s Sheep Spark Guillotine Jokes
The New York Tribune notes Mexican rebel General Eulalio Gutierrez claims the guillotine has potential in the border conflict. He quips that they tested it on a sheep and it worked well, reflecting the brutal humor surrounding the struggle and its casualties.
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The
New York Tribune
Eulalio Gutierrez
New Silhouettes Use Soft Taffetas in Foxgrove Shade
Daily fashion note describes a pantered frock in soft foxgrove taffetas with deeper tones and a purple satin sash. Emphasizes firmness at hips and graceful hang of the garment, highlighting drape and sash styling.
Final phase of Mexican conflict hinges on execution methods
The text argues warfare shifts to post-battle executions, noting Villa's method of tying prisoners for single-bullet deaths and Gutierrez's guillotine as a more efficient tool. It questions whether Huerta can continue against a rebel victory, implying the rebel cause will prevail as the methods of execution determine morale and outcomes.
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Villa
Gutierrez
Huerta
Lodge speech rouses jingoists over tolls bill
From the Utica Observer comes a strong reaction to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge’s address urging repeal of a tolls exemption bill. The piece argues Lodge’s admission that U S policy has been driven by politics invites harsh criticism from nationalists who accuse him of "truckling" to England and foreign powers, pledges, and reputational damage.
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Utica
N. Y
Henry Cabot Lodge
Senator Lodge
England
Pictures of Women and the Ballot in Law and Order
The St Paul Dispatch contrasts a violent English suffragette’s courtroom disruption with Illinois women serving as election judges clerks and challengers. It argues Illinois women use lawful means to support the vote, while British militants rely on fear and destruction. Minnesota suffragists cited as favoring lawful tactics as well.
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St. Paul
Chicago
Illinois
Law and Order
Minnesota
Farmington frames schoolhouse sewing and knitting taught long ago
In Farmington Maine sewing and knitting were taught in the first frame schoolhouse more than 125 years ago marking early domestic science in the town era.
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Farmington
Maine
No More Cheap Meat for Gulf Coast Farmers
Beaumont Enterprise notes Breeders' Gazette says cheap meat is unlikely to return. Foreign supplies won’t undercut profits, so gulf coast farmers should focus on cattle hog breeding and pasture. They can use forage crops and feed own corn to run diversified, tariff resistant operations.
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Beaumont
Texas- Louisiana Gulf Coast
Breeders’ Gazette
Gazette
The
Gulf Coast
Quezon is logicad from St Paul Dispatch
Manuel L. Quezon, Philippine commissioner, urged inde pendence for Filipinos in Cleveland, criticizing Wilson administration policy as the only practical way to restore conditions and undo fifteen years of American rule. He argued the approach risks worsening misery and delays true self rule.
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St. Paul
Manuel L. Quezon
Cleveland
Wilson
Harrison
Islands
Queson
Turkey turns to France for a vast loan and healing diplomacy
The Brooklyn Eagle notes Premier Doumergue signed an agreement in Paris under which Turkey will receive 860,000,000 francs from French lenders, >100,000,000. The piece argues this ties Turkey to Franco-Russian influence, shifting balance away from Britain and Germany. A stray anecdote about a nurse and mistress adds a light moment.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Doumergue
Pans
Turkey
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
Edward Grey
Austria
Italy
France
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