Teeth in the law strengthens drug rules and politics
The Supreme Court upholds federal power to police misleading drug claims under the Sherley amendment, confirming that misbranding includes false statements about cures. The piece also critiques Miss Addams and Colonel Roosevelt on preparedness and party loyalty, predicting a fluid 1916 election with fading partisanship.
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United States Supreme Court
Eckman Manufacturing Company
Supreme Court
Justice Day
Medicine Company
Congress
Sherley
Justice Hughes
Belying the Colonel and Miss Addams in Politics
The article rebukes Jane Addams of Chicago for her shift from social reform to partisan politics. It accuses her of pacifism and criticizes a Senate committee appearance, claiming she urged early military readiness despite historical work on Chicago's West Side.
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Miss Addams
United States
Roosevelt
Senate Committee
Dewey
Manila Bay
Navy
Asia
Senate
Jane Addams
Chicago
Bull Moose
Political Mixings Open Door to New Party Realignments
The piece notes a rare split within the same party as Colquitt and Congressman Henry clash over policy while others drift from strict party loyalty. It observes growing cross-aisle disagreements on Mexico, the European war, Panama tolls, and the Philippines, signaling a new, less cohesive era of American politics with fractured loyalties and varied stance on preparedness.
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Henry
Colquitt
Mr. Colquitt
Congressman Henry
Mexico
Panama Canal
Philippines
Bird of Massachusetts predicts two candidates to beat Wilson
A.M. Bird, a Massachusetts business leader and Bull Moose former gubernatorial candidate, says only Hughes and Roosevelt can defeat Wilson next November. He argues Hughes would be like Wilson, urging Republicans to embrace Roosevelt to end current policies, warning of possible third-party votes and a repeat of Taft’s 1912 split.
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Charles Sumner Bird
Massachusetts
Bull Moose
Progressive Party
Wilson
Justice Hughes
Roosevelt
Mr. Wilson
Republican
Bird
Taft
Hughes
Not to Be Alarmed Texas Congressmen Oppose Preparedness
The Temple Telegram reports that Texas congressmen oppose blanket preparedness alarms. It urges vigorous advocacy and discussion to reveal the truth and avoid blind adherence to militarist or pacifist policy. It cautions readiness to defend national honor and wealth without provoking conflict abroad.
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Texas
Temple
Edison Plans Naval Laboratory At 1.4 Million Cost
The volunteer naval advisory board seeks a new laboratory costing 1.4 million dollars. Thomas A. Edison prepared the plans and will oversee construction details at his own expense if Congress appropriates funds. The project costs nothing to the government to date.
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Naval Advisory Board
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Congress
Orange Leader
New Year Predictions From European Leaders
The Denison Herald notes that European powers predict victory in 1916 from officials distant from the trenches. It argues those fighting would likely give different accounts if allowed to speak, contrasting newspaper narratives with frontline realities.
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Europe
Denison Herald
Lesson in Thrift Says Year End Lessons in Economy
The Greenville Banner urges citizens to practice thrift as a closing year lesson. It emphasizes saving earnings to improve communal welfare and prosperity and calls for thrift to be enforced in public minds during the season.
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Greenville Banner
Lone Return From War Leaves Man Desolate in Paris
Robert Darmoy rides home from the Argonne to find the noise of Paris estranho after the front. He recalls his failed marriage and son, torn between pride and reconciliation, as his wife and child resurface the old ache of loss and longing. He debates visiting the wife, then sends his son in with a plan to reconnect, while inner guilt and memory collide with the chance of forgiveness.
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Jaques DeChartre
Argonne
Robert Darmoy
Paris
Legion of Honor
Monsieur le Capitaine
Monsieur
Robert
Papa
Paul
Mama
Miss Wilson
Daily Fashion Hint: A White Serge Suit For Southern Wear
Mary Glynn describes a smart conservative summer suit in white serge gaberdine or mohair with a plain circular skirt and a straight belted coat. Details include a mannish rever collar tailored cuffs satchel pockets white military braid belt cuffs and collar and a trim white sailor hat. The outfit adapts to tennis wear by removing the coat and changing shoes.
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Mary Glynn
Calm invitation and an unexpected visitor at the door
A woman asks her maid to see if an officer will admit Madame Dormoy inside. She then notices Robert appear at the doorway and ring the bell, seemingly compelled by an unseen force.
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Marie
Madame Dormoy
Robert
Revival ministry as lucrative calling and rising revivals
The Utica Observer argues that ministers can earn substantially from revival work. It cites Rev. Billy Sunday earning 23000 at Syracuse, and Rev. W. E. Biederwolf netting 4267.18 at York revivals, with 280000 addressed and 8742 converts, noting growing revival activity nationwide.
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Utica
Billy Sunday
Syracuse
Mr. Sunday
W. E. Biederwolf
York
Poe
Biederwolf
Sunday
Watertown
Nobody for Wilson in 1916 election prophecy says all groups oppose
A Buffalo Enquirer analysis argues no voter bloc will back Woodrow Wilson in 1916. It claims pro British, pro German, militarist, pacifist, interventionist, suffrage factions, plutocrats, radicals, and others oppose him for various policy stances. It suggests even soldiers saved from war may withhold support unless he votes for himself.
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The
Buffalo Enquirer
Wilson
Mexico
Huerta
Carranza
Wall Street
Letter on Junk Dealers and Theft Bond Proposal
A reader urges a $5 000 bond requirement for junk dealers and plumbers to curb thefts and illegal purchases. The letter links burglaries to stolen plumbing fixtures and auto tires, calling for records of sales and seller identity, plus pawn broker regulation, with action urged from the Real Estate Exchange.
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Grand Jury
Real Estate Exchange
M. L. Oppenheimer
Siamese linked defendants in county court
Two defendants charged with separate misdemeanors were forced to attend court together after a jailer broke the handcuff key, leaving them welded by a broken lock. Judge Nelson Lytle, unaware of their condition, ordered only one case, prompting a humorous exchange as the pair explained their bond.
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Willy Nilly
County Criminal Court
Nelson Lytle
Ten Commandments of a True Americanism Sermon
Rev Joseph Silverman spoke at Tem-Smenu-El on Fifth Avenue outlining ten commandments for true Americanism. He urged fidelity to the United States, warned against dual loyalties, and said preparedness should not mean militarism. He declared a citizen must be 100 percent American and warned against hyphenated identities.
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New York World
Joseph Silverman
Fifth Avenue
United States of America
United States
Dr. Silverman
America
Sleepy Time Tales for the Little Folke
Grandmother and Ned, frightened by a windy night and a tapping window, investigate the source of a mysterious sound. They discover a loose tree branch striking the pane, making shadows as the storm rages outside.
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Sleepy-Time Tales
The
Little Folke
Grandmother
Ned
Beth
Liechtenstein’s Tiny Realm Amid Giants
In a National Geographic Society profile Liechtenstein is described as the smallest independent state in Europe, nestled south of Lake Constance with Vaduz as its capital. The piece notes its 8445 foot Rothe Wand, 60 square miles of terrain, a 15 member Diet, prince appointments, and a debt-free public housekeeping record.
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San Marino
Liechtenstein
Germany
National Geographic Society
Switzerland
Tyrol
Monaco
Europe
Lake Constance
Rothe Wand
Vorarlberg
Vaduz
Schaan
Prince’s Court
Vienna
Supreme District Court
Innsbruck
Liechstenstein
Courtesy First Campaign Aims To Foster Auto Pedestrian Safety
The New York Tribune reports a National Automobile Chamber of Commerce drive to improve relations between drivers and pedestrians. The plan centers on courtesy first and mutual respect, encouraging education over penalties to reduce injuries and deaths as car usage grows.
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The
New York Tribune
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Patient and Doctor Exchange on Chronic Fatigue
A humorous dialogue features a patient lamenting constant tiredness and a doctor asking to inspect her tongue, parodying medical exam rituals and patient complaints.
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