Bush Will Go Ahead on Missouri Pacific and I G N Deal
President Bush of the Missouri Pacific says the proposed alliance with I G N will proceed despite Austin officials opposition. He argues the through train service to St Louis and Chicago is essential for Texas freight and tourism growth as he blasts state officials for hindering progress. He also questions prohibition politics and calls for a halt to personal regulation mania.
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Bush
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Colquitt
Mayfield
Austin
Houston
Galveston
Gulf of Mexico
St. Louis
Panama Canal
United States
Orth
San Antonio
Gulf Coast
Chicago
California
Santa Fe
Texas
Treasury Department
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Frederick the Great
Prohibition Silo Juice Problem Plagues Kansas
A Kansas report laments prohibition era strain as farmers repurpose silos to store or ferment alcohol due to lack of legal intoxicants. The piece argues such drinking degrades society and lowers individuals, contrasting with strict prohibitionist views on preserving cleanliness and order.
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Kansas
British Admiralty Memo Shows Britain as Aggressor in Naval Arms Race
The memorandum to Prime Minister Borden argues Britain drives militarism, not Germany, detailing Britain's dreadnought buildup from 18 ships to 51 by end of 1915 and contrasting with other powers to claim two power standard aims. It notes Canada faced a $35,000,000 naval contribution vote amid this debate.
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Germany
Great Britain
Borden
Canada
Europe
Admiralty
England
The Chicago World and the Morning Paper Trend
The piece argues that evening papers are superior business and news vehicles in Chicago and across the United States. It notes the Chicago World failed after rising during a strikes era, while editors recognized the afternoon paper as the future with greater reach and advertiser appeal.
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Chicago
United States
America
Chicago World
Germany and Britain Face Rising Naval Tensions and War Risk
The analysis argues Germany and Britain are locked in a global naval expansion, with Germany nearing armament limits and Britain dominating naval power. It predicts Germany cannot sustain fifty-one battleships through 1915 while Britain’s army posture shifts advantageously, suggesting war between Germany and England could occur within two years.
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Great Britain
Germany
Empire
England
The Harvest After Christmas
A fragment describes a wife noting the poor’s need and a tramp eating turkey sandwiches while crusts are saved. The brief scene contrasts scarce resources and social commentary.
Mysterious Paris Trial Reveals Eugenie Viet Murder
In Paris the 1849 born Eugenie Viet faces murder charges for shooting conductor Franz Blume during a symphony in concert. The trial reveals her wartime past in Vosges and a family history linking to a later revenge motive as Maitre Viel exposes a decades‑old tragedy and a possible crime of passion.
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Kapelmeister
Franz Blume
Paris
Eugenie Viet
Francis Schafer
Vosges Mountains
Amanvilliers
Montrouge
Maitre Viel
Irang Blume
Monsieur Judge
Jacques
Eugenie
Rusing
Paul
Vosges
Pretty Girl
Epinal
Leutenant
Trail of the Lonesome Pine at the Grand Opera House
Review of The Trail of the Lonesome Pine drama from Klaw & Erlanger, featuring Charlotte Walker as June with George Woodward and Willard Robertson in supporting roles. The piece notes strong acting and sets that render Virginia mountain life, but criticizes the final act for weak climactic construction and a discordant wedding scene misaligned with dramatic logic.
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Charlotte Ea John Hale
Bob Berkley
Yack Hale
Warner P. Richmond
Billy
George Oodward
Hun
Emily
Svete Ie
Eleanor Wilton Judd Tolliver
June
Hart Dave Tolliver
Judd
Vsdsess
Skeed
Iseey
Willard Robertson
Loretty
Tolliver
Oses
Sveeey
Margaret Prussing
Cal
Heaton
Cyrus Wood
Messrs
Klaw & Erlanger
Charlotte Walker
Eugene Walter
John Fox Jr
Miss Walker
San Antonio
George Woodward
Jack Hale
Post Office Query Highlights Spelling Wit and Restraint
An elderly African American woman, awaiting a letter from a daughter who went to a neighboring town, asks at the general delivery window, Mandy Dusenberry. The postmaster questions the spelling and the woman's educational background in a sharp exchange.
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Mandy Dusenberry
Dusenberry
Panama Duplicated From the Technical World Magazine
The article reviews large scale earth moving in the Culebra cut at Panama with steam drills shovels and locomotives moving about three million cubic yards monthly. It compares to copper mining in Utah’s Oquirrh mountains where steam shovels work at 1500 feet, highlighting Bingham as a major copper producing camp and the rugged mining town.
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Technical World Magazine
Culebra
Panama
Porphyry Coppers
Rockies
Sierras
Oquirrh Mountains
Utah
America
North America
Bingham
Vanishing Typhoid Inoculation Boosts Army Health
Army reports show Typhoid cases fell to 12 in ten months with 2 deaths among 57 000 soldiers, mainly among the unvaccinated. Rates declined from 5.66 per thousand in 1906 to .18 in 1912 after serum use, signaling safety and efficacy for civilian adoption.
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War Department
New York Tribune
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