Conventions in Prospect for San Antonio in 1918
San Antonio is set to attract major conventions in 1918 led by a bi centennial exposition. The American National Live Stock Association will hold its 1918 meeting in the city, signaling strong confidence in the exposition and encouraging other groups to plan meetings there. Official recognition through these gatherings could spur rapid city growth.
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San Antonio
American National Live Stock Association
Livestock Association
The Collarless Congressman Davis Speaks on Farm Plea
Representative Cyclone Davis delivers a long speech printed by the government for his Texas constituents. Titled A Plea for Honest Treatment for the Farmer and Wage Earner the work praises farmers but is incomplete as much of the end is missing after interruptions of applause and laughter.
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Cyclone” Davis
Congress
Texas
Davis
Florida Congressman Faces Criticism Over Speech On National Issues
The piece criticizes Mr. Davis for mixing agrarian and national defense topics, noting constituents read his speech as a duty to legislate rather than reflect. It questions his stance on preparedness, taxes, and policy, while suggesting district pork wins him election. It also highlights the broader harm to national policy from his district's priorities.
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Florida
Marking Time in a War Warning
An editorial argues the United States has waited eighteen months since the European war began, failing to act on lessons learned. It criticizes Congress for inaction and calls for citizens to pressure lawmakers and for the nation to move from marking time to marching.
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Europe
United States
Congress
On Pork at Any Price and the Clark Row
A newspaper excerpt criticizes Congressman Clark of Florida for pork barrel spending and his stance on preparedness vs. public works. It recalls his January 17 House floor remarks praising reasonable preparedness while opposing halting public buildings and internal improvements, noting audience reactions.
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Congressman Clark
Florida
Clark
Washington
Congress
Thaw seeks state funding for defense costs at Albany
In a bold bid for public funds Harry Kendall Thaw asks New York legislators in Albany to refund his $350,000 defense costs. He portrays himself as a good sport while critics recall his infamous murder and evasion of justice.
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Harry Kendall Thaw
Harry
Thaw
New York State
Albany
Matteawan
Protection for Children in Factories and Mines
Figures presented to Congress by the national child labor committee claim 149000 children ages 19 to 16 work in factories and mines, many nine to eleven hours daily and some at night. The committee supports a bill to prohibit interstate shipment of goods from factories employing under 14, arguing federal enactment is needed as states acting alone invite manufacturers to shift work to less humane regions.
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Congress
National Child Labor Committee
Galveston Tribune
The Plague of Intervention in Mexico Warned
A New York Times editorial warns that US intervention in Mexico could trigger war within the United States. It argues nationals on US soil would be issued passports or interned, and that troops would face danger from covert opponents.
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United States
Mexico
New York Times
A Loyal Daughter
Canada keeps 60 000 troops in active fighting forces 60 000 in England for drills and 120 000 at home awaiting deployment for a spring summer campaign The country funds its soldiers supports equips them and plans to cover nearly half a billion in the year while reducing domestic expenses accordingly The Utica Observer calls Canada a child worth having
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Canada
England
Utica
Jane Addams Attacks Roosevelt Over Scrappy Colonel
Jane Addams, once aligned with Theodore Roosevelt, tells the house committee on military affairs that she dislikes the colonel's aggressiveness saying he is ready to fight at the drop of his hat. She notes this has long been a pattern and questions when the hat was ever out of political action.
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Jane Addams
Roosevelt
House Committee On Military Affairs
Dallas Evening Journal
The Fateful Flight of the Old Drake and His Mate
A hunting hawk drives wild ducks at an estuary then floods an exposed mud bank with a punt gun. The old drake leads his flock to safety but loses his mate and half the group. He searches the dawn sky, and unseen by the sportsman, continues the lonely flight southward.
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Drake
Murbank
Income tax figures show many rich keep rising
The Internal Revenue Bureau reports 357,515 taxpayers last year with 282,906 married, 51,729 single men, 22,980 single women and 3,985 married women filing separately. It notes more than 174 earn over 500,000 yearly, 34,141 between 10k and 15k, and 127,448 between 5k and 10k, asserting there are at least 9,694 millionaires and arguing taxation should not curb opportunity.
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Washington Post
Internal Revenue Bureau
United States
Morgan
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Parole Board Job Placement Trial At Dayton Workhouse
Got results from Dayton Ohio where parole inmates are assigned jobs by a municipal parole board. Prisoners work daily, return to the workhouse, and hand their weekly wages to the superintendent for disbursement to family. The method reportedly boosts habit formation and family support, with noted success for non support cases.
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New York Evening Post
Dayton
Municipal Parole Board
Put to the Proof in The Cleveland Leader
A naturalized American in Germany spouts pro German rhetoric as war tensions rise and loses his passport. German authorities draft him while he denies American citizenship. Ambassador Gerard refuses renewal, and his wife pleads for relief as he faces conscription and a future of unAmerican words.
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Cleveland
Amercan
Germany
Berlin
Washington
Gerard
War Zone Udine Becomes Major WWI War Camp
National Geographic sketches Udine as a pivotal war hub on the Italian front. The city, once a quiet agricultural center of 25 000, sits on the Rosa canal near the Adriatic and Alps, with rail lines fueling a vast supply depot and bustling war business for the front against Triest and Gorizia.
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Udine
Triest
Gorizia
Villach
Italy
National Geographic Society
Washington
Rosa Canal
Adriatic Sea
Alps
Venice
Gradisca
Austrian
Friuli
Trade mark protection and South American registration issues
The article discusses trademarks as valuable assets tied to firms and products, not just advertising. It notes U.S. firms face Argentina registration hurdles, risk of imitator marks, and how proper registration in both countries prevents disputes. It warns about agent rights and the need for government action to ease conflicts.
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Indianapolis News
Argentina
United States
Canada’s Loyal Role Lauded at New York Dinner
The St. Paul Dispatch notes Sir Robert Borden’s pledge that Canada will spare no effort for the allies. It describes American admiration and predicts deep pride among Englishmen, praising Canada as Britain’s brightest imperial jewel and its pivotal wartime sacrifice. Canada’s glory, it concludes, will endure for centuries.
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St. Paul
New England Society
New York
Robert Borden
Canada
Great Britain
Grandmother recalls a patchwork quilt party
A grandmother tells how, as a girl, she pieced a quilt, hosted a quilting party for friends, played games, and enjoyed a candy-filled surprise from a bag hanging in the ceiling, ending with the promise to show her quilt another day.
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Beth
Mother
London Bridge
Mable
Testing the Schools Under Fire in Bronx Exam
A New York Times analysis cites the Bronx Home News test of soon to graduate public school boys. Prizes of silver watches lured participants who allegedly show they cannot spell read add or grasp history and geography. The piece argues the findings indict the city education system and imply widespread teaching failures across grades.
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New York Times
Bronx
Board of Education
Extra Day in 1916 Promises Prosperity Day Idea
The Montreal Star notes that Tuesday February 29, 1916 offers one extra day for all Canadians to use. It suggests declaring the day a Prosperity Day to reflect on wealth, productivity and national fortune, hoping for better things ahead. It urges collective optimism and active use of the additional day.
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The
Montreal Star
Europe
Canada
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