Paul Block Inc Offices Listed in Major Cities
A directory listing shows Paul Block Inc with offices at 250 Fifth Avenue New York Chicago Makers Bide Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Building in Boston and Kresge Building in Detroit. The notices imply a nationwide corporate presence and multiple regional locations.
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New York
Paul Block, Inc
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Boston
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust
Detroit
Kresge
German Proclamations and Lusitania War Zone Clash
The German war zone claim defies international law, sparking U S condemnation after the Lusitania sinking. The piece argues Germany cannot override oceanic law or justify attacks on unarmed civilians and neutral ships.
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America
Lusitania
British Isles
Germany
Aes
United States
Recognition of Texas Resources and Enterprise Grows
Texas gains wider favorable notice for its natural resources and enterprise. The Licur notes increasing mentions of Texas ventures in Washington reports, highlighting agricultural prosperity and rising industrial activity across the state.
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Texas
Licur
Washington
Misrepresenting Texas in Congress on national preparedness
Beaumont petition urges Congressman Martin Dies to back the administration's preparedness program. The piece condemns Texas officials as misrepresenting state sentiment while urging delegates to support national security measures. It notes only two of eighteen Texas lawmakers fully back the program and calls for action from other representatives.
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Martin Dies
Beaumont
Texas
Congress
Dies
Congressman Dies
Morris Sheppard
Jeff McLemore
South
South and Southwest Texas
Southern Department
Secretary of War
United States
Wilson
Texas Promotion Sparks National Attention And Defense Debate
The article notes Texas and San Antonio drawing favorable notices from a Boston editor and a U S Department of Agriculture plant explorer. It cites prospects for jujube and Chinese pistache trees in Texas, urges consistent statewide advertising, and links border security concerns to President Wilsons preparedness stance and Republican opposition.
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Journal of Education
Boston
Texas
San Antonio
F. N. Meyer
United States Department of Agriculture
China
United States
Meyer
King Constantine and the Hellenes Title Change
The essay notes that King Constantine is officially the king of the Hellenes, not Greece, and discusses the shock in Europe and the novelty of his interview with an American reporter. It lists formal addresses for European rulers and ends by asking how to address the U.S. president.
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Constantine
Greece
Europe
America
Flellenes
Belgium
George V
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Ireland
India
William II
Prussia
Francis Joseph
Austria
Hungary
Nicholas II
Russias
Victor Emmanuel III
Italy
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Nicholas I
Montenegro
Carol I
Roumania
Alfonso XIII
Spain
United States
Public reaction to presidential primaries and reform
The Boston Herald notes widespread fatigue with the primaries as four years ago’s surge fades. It argues leaders across parties eye ways to skirt existing statutes, and criticizes President Wilson’s proposals, urging more responsibility in selecting leaders.
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Wilson
Boston Herald
Texas Railroads See Small Gain in 1915 Expansion
The Austin American notes that Texas added only a paltry amount to railroad mileage in 1915, despite urgent needs for new lines, especially in the western region. It argues that obstacles to construction must be removed to support future growth and prosperity tied to transportation expansion.
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Texas
Austin American
Public divides on navy and army size for future strength
The Beaumont Enterprise notes Americans are divided on military needs. With a large navy but an inadequate army, the country would be vulnerable to a strong foreign foe. Experts disagree on optimal force sizes.
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Beaumont Enterprise
The Colonel a Great Man
The Beaumont Enterprise comments on a colonel whose stance shifts from wanting war to defending restraint against an unarmed Black man. The piece portrays him as boastful, yet others claim he may be the greatest man the world will ever see.
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United States
Beaumont Enterprise
Dunn
Eagan
Max
Max Lamar
Tom Dunn
Red Circle Novelization by Terhune from Pathé Photo Play
Albert Payson Terhune presents a novelized version of The Red Circle adapted from the Pathé film by Will M. Ritchey. Copyright 1918 acknowledges Terhune as author with noted works including The Fighter and Caleb Conover.
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Caleb Conover
Syria
Pathe
Albert Payson
Peace at Any Price Eighth Installment Uncovers Hidden Shoe Clue
Lamar and Max confront Dunn as police secure the scene after a raid on the cobbler shop. Lamar finds a hollow heel in a shoe containing a clue linked to Sam Eagan, while officers search for Eagan and question Dunn.
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Dunn
Max
Lamar
Sam
Alma la Sallie
Eagan
Smiling Sam Evades Police Then Heads for Surfton
Chief Allen and Max Lamar track Smiling Sam Eagan alias Samuel Eagan in a jewel theft case. Sam evades a patrol, slips into a store, hides in a freight car, and heads toward Surfton-by-the-Sea where a new hideout awaits. The pursuit continues with plans to spread warrants statewide.
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Sam Agan
Sam
Chief Allen
Max Lamar
Samuel Eagan
Lamar
Jayburg
Sherlock Holmes
Tom Dunn
Dunn
Surfton-by-the-Sea
Yam Eagan
June Travis
Paderewski Returns to Stage After Riches Given Away
Ignace Paderewski, once a millionaire with nearly two million, returns to concert life after donating his entire fortune to aid war torn Poland. He relinquished all he owned to relieve suffering and now asks for life to continue giving to his homeland.
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Chicago Herald
Ignace Paderewski
Paderewski
Poland
Fashion Hint on Indoor Skating Costumes
Mary Glynn notes skating’s rise as indoor pastime, urging smart outfits. She cites a Baltimore Roof event where a black and white wool jersey naval outfit with striped skirt, belted coat, chin collar, snug kid cap, and white spats created a cohesive fashionable skating look.
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Mary Glynn
Baltimore
Tip Learns a Lesson from the Training Cage
Tip visits his cousin Baby John and pigs out on nuts until his father brings a strange wheel cage. Tip is forced to run fast daily, grows thin, and learns to control his appetite. He now avoids overeating when visiting or at home.
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Tip
Baby John
Wages Rise at United States Steel as Payroll Expands
The United States Steel Corporation announces a further 10 percent wage increase, boosting annual payroll by about 15 million dollars. The firm now employs roughly 240,000, up from 229,000 in 1913, following earlier wage hikes and a prior dip in 1914.
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Buffalo Express
United States Steel Corporation
Iron and Steel
Red Heads headline Majestic bill with Weston's sharp wit
The Majestic theater showcases the Red Heads as top attraction with vivid color and romance. Willie Weston delivers witty recitations while James B. Carson adds comic touches at the cloak and suit shop setting. Notable acts include Twenty-odd Years with Frederick Howard and Isabel Mendosa, Bessie Browning impersonations, Eddie Foy, the Orpington Trio, and Santo Santucci and Company leaving audiences moved and impressed.
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Majestic Theater
James B. Carson
James B. Carson In the Role of Proprietor of the Cloak and Suit Establishment
Red Heads
Willie Weston
Mr. Weston
the Vampire
Frederick Howard
Isabel Mendosa
Nunky
Harry Beresford
Bessie Browning
Santo Santucci and Company
Polecat stows aboard westbound streetcar on West Commerce
A westbound Prospect Hill car on West Commerce street after the I. and G. N. depot late Friday night picked up a polecat that rode the automatic live-saver under the front vestibule for over a dozen blocks. Passengers noticed the animal and the conductor investigated by looking under the car, rocks failed to dislodge it, and the creature finally exited near an arc light.
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Prospect Hill
West Commerce Street
German wartime wonders and anticipations in London papers
New Orleans Times-Picayune reports London and Paris stories predicting German naval and air innovations. Fokker planes and dreadnought aeroplanes are discussed alongside German armor and submarine progress. British officials deny superiority claims as both sides prepare defenses against new weapons.
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New Orleans
London
Paris
Fokker
Hamburg Fremdenblatt
England
Pennant
House of Commons
Germany
Great Britain
France
British Isles
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Will M. Ritchey
Terhune
Thomas Dunn
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