Monroe Doctrine Debate Recedes as Mexico Crisis Grows
Washington Aug 16 The Monroe doctrine debate in the Senate stalls amid Mexico turmoil with President Wilson sending John Lind to Mexico. Minnesota Senator Clapp urges dropping the doctrine while Michigan Senator Smith defends its importance. Nebraska Senator Morris questions trade impacts and urges restraint.
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John Lind
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Congress
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William Alden Smith
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Committee On Foreign Relations
Morris
Nebraska
Rio Grande
Cape Horn
Italian youth walks world with dog from New York to San Antonio
Marcus J. Barone of Orange New Jersey, born Italian, began a 1912 trek from New York on June 4 with his shepherd Brownie. He has walked about 7000 miles through multiple states toward Washington then California and Japan before returning to New York in 1915 if safe, funding via lectures photography and painting.
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Marcus J. Barone
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Brownie
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Maryland
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Virginia
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Georgia
Florida
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Cuba
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Pacific
Havana
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Gulf States
Washington
California
Japan
China
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Turkey
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London
Africa
Paris
Cherbourg
Calls America Imposition Censorship at German Verein
The German Roman Catholic Central Verein debated the hymn America being un-American and the Star Spangled Banner as the national anthem. Paul Prodoehl, chairman, argued America is an imposition on the American public and linked the song to British tunes and colonial bigotry.
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America
Central Verein
Paul Prodoehl
Dressmaker Quips Spark Courier Banter in Letter
A Cincinnati Enquirer snippet shows banter about a woman who can handle figures. The Boob jokes she is a dressmaker, while the Cheerful Idiot asks if she is a bookkeeper.
Man-Eating Shark Encounter Quoted Navy Sailor
A Houston Post quote recalls a sailor’s experience with a man-eating shark before he joined the navy. The survivor alleges the shark charged him 20 percent a month in a striking anecdote from the era.
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Navy
Houston Post
Kerrville Fair Races Highlight August 2022
Races will be good at the Kerrville Fair in August 2022. Round trip fare is listed at one dollar as an advance offer.
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Kerrville Fair
Struck Coal Veins on Townsite Company Property
Hard bituminous coal veins were found on McMullen Town site Company land in McMullen county. One vein lies 40 feet deep and 15 feet thick, the other 80 feet down and five feet thick. J H Maulding, company president, rushed to the site after the cores showed exceptionally hard coal. The find may indicate larger deposits in the rolling country under shale and soapstone, near Crowther where oil is reported.
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McMullen
McMullen County
J. H. Maulding
Maulding
Crowther
Miss Jessie Wilson Wedding Planned in Cornish
Miss Isabelle Hanger, Mrs Wilson's social secretary, travels from Washington to Cornish to arrange Miss Jessie Wilson's White House wedding. A formal date is expected soon after her arrival.
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Washington, D. C
Isabelle Hanger
Wilson
Washington
Gornish
Jessie Wilson
White House
Miss Hanger
Cornish
Fire in Store Building an Incendiary Attempt Suspected
A vacant store at 528 East Commerce Street owned by P. H. Langsdorf suffered slight damage from a fire at 10 30 last night. Old kerosene saturated trousers were found in a corner, indicating arson. West Commerce was called by mistake delaying response. The owner suspects forced entry through a rear door. building valued at 1500 with 400 insurance. Chief Wright retains oil soaked trousers and a kerosene jug found at the scene. West Texas Fair note appears as ad copy.
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East Commerce Street
P. H. Langsdorf
West Commerce
Langsdorf
Wright
Oregon College Hen Sets 99 Eggs In 100 Days
At Oregon Agricultural College Corvallis a hen bred from White Leghorn and Barred Plymouth Rock layers laid 99 eggs in 100 days ending June 8 observing a one day vacation on commencement. The feat surpasses all other records at the college and mirrors Dr. James Dryden’s broader poultry work promising higher egg yields for egg production.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Ore
Oregon Agricultural College Experiment Station
James Dryden
No One Contesting Divorce Suit Dialogue
A Detroit Free Press snippet records a man declaring he will not contest a divorce suit, remarking he never won an argument with the woman in his life.
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Detroit Free Press
San Antonio Medical Ads Offer Cures for Stomach, Nerves and Urinary Diseases
An advertisement from Stotts & Co in San Antonio promotes cures for stomach ulcers and a wide range of male and nervous system ailments. It touts electro chemical urethral treatment, blood poison cure, kidney and prostate relief, female and catarrhal conditions, and free medical advice with guaranteed results. The piece emphasizes rapid, painless methods and no charges if a cure is not achieved.
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San Antonio
Terrill
Truex
Terrill Medical and Surgical Institute
Avenue A
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