Monopoly of radio stations is sought in United States
Washington January 25 government officials push for government ownership of all US radio stations to create a worldwide aerial network. Navy Secretary Daniels urges Congress to allow Navy to operate commercial stations and to purchase all commercial outlets within two years, with private licenses refused after 1919. Advance systems, relay points, and distant control expand the round the world network and boost message capacity fourfold.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Congress
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House
Senate
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Department
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Hawaii
Porto Rico
Pye
R. 8. Griffin
Navy
San Diego
Cal
Pearl Harbor
Cavite
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Samoa
Guam
Arlington
Canal Zone
Boston
Great Lakes
Charleston
D. C
Key West
Fla
New Orleans
Guantanamo
Cuba
San Juan
Cordova
Mare Island
Puget Sound
Marshfield
Ore
Gets-It Corn Remover Promises Easy Relief
A vintage ad touts Gets-It as a painless corn remover. Directions claim two drops loosen and shrivel the corn without harming surrounding flesh, promising a pleasant experience in removing corns.
Gets-It corn remedy promises painless relief and speed
Advertisers tout Gets-It as a simple quick solution for soft or hard corns and calluses. The ad claims you can wear tight shoes and dance without pain, never cut a corn again, and avoid blood poison. Sold for 25c a bottle with Chicago origin and San Antonio distribution.
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E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Ill
San Antonio
C. E. Fritsche
W. C. Burns
Cigarette Smoking Outlined as Offense in West Virginia
Charleston report notes a bill in the West Virginia state house of delegates would make cigarette smoking a criminal offense. Possession of cigarettes would be a misdemeanor, each punished by a five dollar fine if enacted.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Texas Legislature Debates Equal Suffrage and Rail Measures
The Texas Senate and House discuss equal suffrage amid broader plans for railroad coal confiscation limits and a 30 day layoff notice rule. A secret Senate session reviews governor appointments as interurban utility bills loom, while Stephenville seeks a state transfer of Tarleton College for an agricultural school.
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Texas
Senate Committee On Internal Improvements
Senate
Railroad Commission
Strickland
Senator Hall
Dayton
Senate Committee On
Portia and Ophelia Actress Ill, Miss St Albans Cannot Perform
A telegram from Hot Springs Arkansas says Khyva St Albans ill in Hot Springs. She had been set to appear as Portia and Ophelia in John E Kellerd in the Shakespearian plays at the Grand opera house in San Antonio this Thursday Friday and Saturday.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Khyva St. Albans
Portia
Ophelia
John E. Kellerd
Grand Opera House
San Antonio
Guynemer Claims 27th Aircraft in War Office Notice
Paris Jan 25 Lieutenant George Guynemer has shot down his twenty seventh airplane, the war office reports. A German surprise attack south of Berry-au-Bac was repulsed by French forces with no other changes along the front.
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Paris
George Guynemer
War Office
Berry-own-Uac
Will Destroy Snipes
Chicago January 25 Loyal Temperance Legion members of Evanston vow to trample cigarette and cigar stubs on streets to curb the practice of shooting snipes and reduce smoking litter in the suburb.
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Chicago
Loyal Temperance Legion of
Evanston
Cuticura Offers Skin and Hair Care for Working Women
Business girls can keep skin softer and hair shinier with Cuticura cleansing and beautifying steps. Ointment soothes and heats. sun wind and dust threaten complexions. Cuticura helps protect and maintain a fresh, clear appearance. Free samples via post card address in Boston.
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Boston
Speech and reaction on war aims and peace efforts in wartime press
The Westminster Gazette lauds Andrew Bonar Law’s speech as the strongest reply to President Wilson’s neutrality address. It argues that peace requires victory over the enemy and a forged alliance backed by overwhelming force. The Globe counters that a lasting peace needs a formidable league and allied power behind it.
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Dent Wilson
Westminster Gazette
Andrew Bonar Law
Wilson
United States Senate
Globe
Wilsons Senate speech met with mixed German editorials
German papers from Berlin report that Wilson's address is seen as impractical idealism and an animated theory. Editorials praise sincerity but doubt its practical effect and worry about Entente reaction and Russia. Some papers call for a harsher response or note limited impact.
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Berlin
London
Wilson
Senate
Lokal Anzeiger
National Zeitung
Anzeiger
German press and Dernburg laud Wilson peace vision
Catholic Germania backs most of President Wilson's address while Morgen Post urges Allies to remove obstacles with the sword. Kreuz Zeitung honors Wilson's idealism and Kreug Zeitung argues Wilson's proposals target England. Dr Bernhard Dernburg calls Wilson's speech far ahead of current feeling and a program for lasting peace.
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Entente
Germany
Catholic Germania
Morgen Post
Wilson
Kreuz Zeitung
Kreug Zeitung
Dernburg
Bernhard Dernburg
Europe
No Peace Discussion Blocks Senate Peace Address Debate
Cummins did not press his resolution to set aside time in the Senate for a special discussion of President Wilsons peace address. The Senate proceeded with appropriation legislation while Wilson met with Senator Stone and other Democratic senators at the White House to discuss the address. The talks aimed to prevent a concerted effort to derail important legislation with a prolonged peace debate, with the main goal of smooth legislative action through March 4.
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McFarland
House
Garrett
Ant
Judge Garrett
Houston
Joe Pastoriza
Austin
Texas
Barry Miller
Dallas
Washington
Public Health Committee
Miller
Harris
Bexar
Washington, D. C
Cummins
Senate
Wilson
Stone
White House
Uncle Sam at Work exhibit planned for inaugural visitors
Government experts have crafted an exhibit titled Uncle Sam at Work to run for two weeks commencing six days before March 4. It will feature Treasury, Mint, Money Making, Revenue Cutter Service, Public Health Service and more with aims to explain rising living costs and actions to lower them. A governors conference on a permanent states exhibit will follow two days after the inauguration with letters being sent nationwide to invite participation.
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Washington
D. C
Uncle Sam
National Museum
Treasury Department
Treasury
San Diego
Cal
Mint
Revenue Cutter Service
Public Health Service
Woodrow Wilson
Conference of Governors
Harper
United States
Sam
Government to set display space for agencies on daily life
The executive department will be instructed on the amount of space it may use to show its activities. Emphasis will be on departments affecting everyday life and the conditions and opportunities of the average citizen.
Sueter Credited With British Tanks In World War I
London report says Commodore Murray Sueter R N is credited with conceiving and championing the armored vehicle later called the tank. He built prototype armored cars at Dunkirk, then designed a land battleship on pedrails that Churchill approved. Trials showed tanks could breach wire and cross trenches, leading to mass production and delivery to the front.
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London
Somme
Murray Sueter
R. N
Dunkirk
Commodore Sueter
Commodore
Teutons
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Percy Scott
Hetherington
Royal Naval Air Service
War Office
Is a sausage meat at Berlin court ruling
A Berlin district court heard a farmer defend selling sausages on meatless days. He admitted selling the product but argued it was not meat. An expert testified the sausages were blood cornstarch and farina, and the court ruled this mixture could not be classified as meat.
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Berlin
Accep the Praise and a Mrs Blank Conversation
A fragment shows a compliment on Mrs Blank’s teeth followed by flirtatious banter and a misheard question about a husband, ending with a clipped reply. The text captures awkward social tone and mistaken identity.
French Sergeant Major Granted Two Week Furlough
Armand Michelon a French sergeant major held as a prisoner in Germany since early in the war passed through Zurich bound for Lyons. He was granted two weeks of furlough to visit his dying mother, promising to return unless military authorities prevent it. He told a New Zurich Zeitung reporter he hopes not to break his word and he admires the trust placed in him by German authorities. The Swiss Red Cross helped obtain the leave, which French authorities usually deny. The camp commander warned he might not return, noting enemies call Frenchmen less honorable.
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Zurich
Armand Michelon
Germany
Lyons
New Zurich Zeitung
Swiss Red Cross Society
Jewish Soldiers Honored With Iron Cross In Germany
At a Society for Protection Against Anti-Semitism meeting in Berlin President Gotheim said 8000 Jewish soldiers have Iron Cross decorations. About 90 Jews earned first class, eleven the Pour le Merite. Nearly 2000 with required education became officers. Prussia leads with 1865, Bavaria second with 1865. The Prussian army lists four Jewish lieutenant colonels and 932 majors, captains, and lieutenants.
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Berlin
Society For Protection Against
Prussian Railways to Supply Wooden Sole Shoes
The Vossische Zeitung reports the Prussian state railways will provide wooden sole shoes to all employees. The footwear costs about half as much as leather shoes and is flexible light and waterproof. Heels are wood and worn soles can be replaced quickly.
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Berlin
The
Vossiche Zeitung
Prussian State Railways
Huth Seeks State Tax Equalization Board
County Tax Assessor A V Huth of San Antonio, chairman of the Legislative Committee of the Texas State Tax Assessors Association, is in Austin to back the bill creating a state tax equalization board now before the Legislature.
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