Centigrade or Fahrenheit Debate Across Nations
The piece argues against banning Fahrenheit due to the inventor's nationality, noting Fahrenheit’s long use, its practical advantage with fewer negative temperatures, and the entrenched English familiarity. it contrasts with Centigrade and Celsius origins, and warns against changing a system people understand.
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Berlin
England
Great Britain
Fahrenheit
Holland
Germany
President Must Nominate With Senate Consent for Appointments
The constitution requires the president to nominate officers and, with Senate advice and consent, appoint ambassadors ministers consuls judges and all other officers not otherwise provided for by law. The language is mandatory, demanding nomination and Senate approval before the appointment becomes a duty.
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Senate
Supreme Court
Unitestities
Constitutional debate on presidential recess appointments endures
The article traces the constitutional dispute over appointing officers during Senate recess, noting compromises that give the president nomination power with Senate advice and consent. It cites acts from 1792 to 1863, describes recent recess appointments to the U S marshal post and a Dewis Lake post, and discusses the Senate opposition and potential party consequences. The piece then shifts to World War I style trench talk and a Christmas football truces anecdote, contrasting Allied and German perspectives on battle and discipline.
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Senate
Congress
Executive Department
Wilson
Mrr. Jones
Reserve Board
F.C. Bland
Kansas City
Mand
Judiciary Committee
Marjorie J. Bloom
Dewis Lake
Democratic Party
Gong
Onmay Atkins
Jlans Weigel
Jans
Tommy
Llaus
Haas
Europe
Hiss
Germany
Weik
Ma Amare
Grant
Gurnear
Lee
Fraternization During War Strikes Historical Note
The article muses on wartime fraternization between enemy soldiers, comparing Civil War chapters to modern conflict. It notes early hostilities gave way to mutual understanding as soldiers on both sides shared coffee, tobacco, and conversations across lines, despite official disapproval.
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Kevery
Yank
Johny
Terbacker
No pay for Schuyler justice after wrongful conviction
Seven years ago John Edward Schuyler was jailed for murder in New Jersey. Despite circumstantial evidence and repeated trials ending in guilty verdicts, he was released when the real culprit confessed. He spent all his money and accrued debt while fighting for years, asking whether the state should reimburse legal costs when innocence is proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
John Edward Schuyler
Schuyler
Seluvier
Schuylers
al Wolg
United States
John Schuyler
Ile
John
Vollmer motion on arms sales sparks sharp debate
Sioux City Tribune blasts the Vollmer resolution as mischievous and dangerous urging Congress not to report it for debate. The paper argues banning munitions sales to belligerents would sow dragon's teeth and invite future troubles, warning against misjudged neutrality.
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Congressman Vollmer
United States
Germany
Vollmer
Congress
Tnse
Sioux City Tribune
Strength of the Weak in wartime diplomacy voices
The piece mocks high level talk amid a Nato era plea for restraint and unity. It references General Hugh Scott General Benjamin Hill and imagined appeals to spare Americans. It contrasts with a New York World take on naval reserve needs and wartime manpower policy.
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Hugh Scott
Benjamin
Nace
General Scott
General Hill
NATO
Witeh
Mexico
Los An
A Belgian Mother's Sorrow and Wartime Love Confronts
In a Passy garden a mourning mother recalls a life split by war. Her two sons serve in opposing armies, one French and one German, while she tends the wounded in a suburban ambulance corps. A devastating reunion reveals a final rift as Franz dies in a dying German officer’s room, coldly denying his mother entry.
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Edmond Char
Passy
Mahfines
Brussels
Herr Sndermann
Berlin
Mrang
Germany
Varig
Mme. Snderminn
Par Ishin Hinker
Jacques
Ler
Fran
Belgium
Mme
Bernhardot
Mathero
Bernardot
Franz
Hesiles
Anne
Bornerdot
Germrany
Letters to the Light: Reader Opinions on Customs and San Antonio
A collection of unsigned letters discusses Jeronimo Wlizonde’s Nuevo Laredo customs inspection, the Treasury report, and a call for open investigations. Another letter asks editors to consider naval neutrality implications, embargo ideas, and domestic food pricing. A third urges San Antonio to become a tourist draw like Los Angeles, urging local entertainment development.
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Gaylist
Jeronimo Wlizonde
Nuevo Laredo
Customs House
Treasury Department
San Antonio
C. Villarual
Reaping tourist gains through outdoor recreation and golf
A. B. C. urges San Antonio to develop outdoor recreation and two eighteen hole golf courses at Hot Wells and Rockhill to attract tourists. He says the city underestimates tourism benefits and stresses building facilities quickly for next winter to improve entertainment and accessibility for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Wells
Rockhill Country Club
Rockhill
San Antonio
A. B.C
Starting Late in Life in History and Business
From the Philadelphia Ledger an essay notes Edison rebuilds after fire and finds parallels in history. It cites Jay Cooke in panic, Scott and Grant turning debts into wealth, Twain and Westinghouse rising late in life, and asserts age does not diminish ability. It mentions Barr at 70 plus Patterson, Roberts, and others thriving past prime.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Edison
Jay Cooke
Walter Scott
Grant
Mark Twain
Scott
Twain
George Westinghouse
Set
Cooke
Westinghouse
George Ftf
Barr
Samuel Dickson
Smart
Philadelphia
Christopher Stuart Patterson
Jimerica
Railroad
Tord Roberts
Thomas K. Edison
Sleepy Sparrow Tale and Roy Bean Tribute
A folk tale of a talking sparrow and a visit to a child narrating bird life and schooling, followed by El Paso Times coverage praising Judge Roy Bean with a monument in Del Rio. The piece compares Bean to the legendary law west of the Pecos and notes his era of frontier justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso Times
Phere
Roy Bean
del Rio
Nass
Law and Order
Pecos
Southwest
West
Texas
British push to isolate US through tougher policy
From the New York 5uu report the British government seeks every method to win American friendship while maintaining a furious blockade and hindering fast communications with England and Europe. The stance is labeled unspeakably stupid and an example of how not to endear. The consequences threaten global goodwill and create irritation and estrangement.
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New York
America
England
Europe
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