Bethlehem's Government Plant Debate Highlights Big Business Shifts
The piece argues the House's plan to build a government owned armor plant ends private armor makers' influence, with Bethlehem Steel’s publicity campaign viewed as insufficient. It notes the plant cost and capacity, the risk of private price fixing, and broader World War I naval reporting gaps and uncertainties about ship losses.
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Bethlehem Steel Company
House
Bethlehem
Bethlehem Company
Senate
Slow craft of sea war reporting at Jutland
The piece laments slow naval dispatches from the Jutland engagement. It compares war news to fast baseball flashes, arguing readers crave rapid, precise updates even from distant sea battles amid unclear actions and censored details.
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Jutland
Allied Against Disease Form Texas Railway Surgeons Group
The Texas Railway Surgeons Association formed in San Antonio to unite railroad medical officers with state and federal health officials. The aim is to prevent infectious disease spread through coordinated action, standardized methods, and broader surveys beyond local observations.
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Texas Railway Surgeons’ Association
San Antonio
Mexico
Men of medicine seek shared knowledge to curb Texas diseases
The text argues that the exchange of lessons from distinct experiences among physicians is essential to keep infectious diseases in Texas at a minimum. It emphasizes collaboration and knowledge transfer as key to public health.
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Texas
Teddiana and Paxomania Include New Word in Press
The piece notes a new term Teddiana entering circulation tied to the colonel, whose public presence fuels daily front page copy. It suggests newspapers could adopt a standard “Teddiana” column for all letters from friends and foes, with a companion heading “Paxomania” for peace‑advocacy notices.
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Metropollitan
South America
Bermuda Islands
New York
Britain restricts fruit imports to half of 1915 levels
The Utica Observer notes Britain has limited canned bottled dried and preserved fruits import to 50 percent of 1915 volumes as an economy move. It warns protectionists may now push the United States to imitate the step to keep the people thrifty.
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Great Britain
United States
Utica
The Useful Representative in State Legislature
A Winnsboro Free Press critique argues the most effective legislators are quiet committee members rather than loud floor pounders. It rails against wind jammers who waste time, bore reporters, and fail to learn or deliver substance, branding them tax eaters and time wasters.
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Senate
Winnsboro Free Press
Roosevelt Bluffing Stirs Texas Political Row
The Waco Times-Herald notes Theodore Roosevelt's role in party tensions as McCormick raises the Roosevelt banner in Texas and asserts coalitions would move with Roosevelt. The piece implies Progressives follow Roosevelt whether he runs or not, contrasting party loyalties.
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Roosevelt
McCormick
Texas
Mr. Roosevelt
Teddy
Waco Times-Herald
Open North Port Replaces Archangel for Russia
The Troy Times notes Russia favors Kola over Archangel as a year round Arctic seaport. Archangel’s White Sea climate and nine month ice hinder trade while warm currents keep Kola open, but Moscow still seeks Constantinople access and ice-free commerce.
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Russia
Archangel
Kola
North Pole
Arctic Ocean
White Sea
Constantinople
Troy Times
Germany Reverses Stance and Urges Respect for U S Law
The Brownsville Herald reports Germany has shifted to support the United States, instructing German consuls in America to urge citizens to obey American laws. The cessation of submarine attacks on passenger ships accompanies this change, signaling an attempt to win U S friendship or ensure neutrality in future peace talks.
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Germany
United States
Whison
America
Brownsville
Asparagus Vinaigrette Recipe Instructions
A guide to preparing fresh asparagus with a light vinaigrette. It covers washing peeling bundling and boiling the spears until tender and serving around toasted bread with green pepper garnish. The vinaigrette combines olive oil white vinegar pepper paprika and salt served in a sauce boat.
World's greatest port New York tops world trade in WWI era
The Utica Observer argues New York City became the world's leading commercial port due to wartime trade. In 1915 imports and exports reached 2 125 000 000 dollars, surpassing London by 200 000 000. The piece predicts the lead will endure after the war, boosting U S standing and mercantile wealth.
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Utica Observer
New York City
London
New York
United States
Boy Scout Movement in Galveston Tribune Note
The Galveston Tribune contends that the Boy Scout movement has earned credit for more than any other good achieved, highlighting its civic and character-building impact within the community.
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Galveston Tribune
Boy Scout Movement
The Boy Scout Good Turn Idea Aims at Universal Benefit
A passage extols the daily good turn as a universal moral boon beyond the Boy Scout ranks. It argues the practice fosters peaceable conduct across generations, downplays military framing, and frames the ideal as common property benefiting all intelligent beings regardless of membership.
Sleepy-Time Tales For the Little Folk
Fairy festival marks the return of summer as the fairies collect drops to make water pearl necklaces. Spiders grasshoppers beetles and crickets help prepare dance space and music. At the finale the fairies wear shining pearls then return them to the lake for human discovery.
Cancer mortality and distribution in the early 20th century
Washington Post summarizes Dr. J A Brennan remarks on cancer as a major health focus, noting 1915 US deaths about 80 000 with higher female mortality and urban rates. It cites racial, wealth, weight as factors and compares US to Uruguay, plus latitude trends in global rates.
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Washington Post
J. A. Brennan
Boston
New Willard
United States
West Indies
Edinburgh
Uruguay
Agricultural notes from Memphis reports shape government view
From the Memphis News-Scimitar and government reports, this item surveys agricultural developments. It notes how official data, farm practices, and rural trends influence policy perspectives amid broad industry signals.
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Memphis News-Scimitar
Velvet and straw hats add charm to garden-party wear
The article highlights velvet and straw hats with broad transparent brims as stylish for dressy garden-party looks. It notes Leghorn, lace, and velvet harmonies, while predicting large cotton acreage and possible prices but cautions that futures contracts are speculative. It asserts the South’s shift to self-sufficiency, learning to raise food and feedstuffs alongside cotton.
Senator Tillman on economy in munition making
The Washington Post quotes Senator Tillman urging prudent spending amid munitions production. He admits preaching economy is hard but vows to persevere, joking about becoming the spendthrift's wife as a household metaphor for restraint. A comical exchange contrasts cackling with efforts to save capital.
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Tillman
Spendthrift
Rome
John
Washington Post
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