Foreign endorsements for Slayden stir district doubt
A Virginia man James Hay endorses Texas congressman James L. Slayden, claiming support for his record, including Fort Sam Houston. Local readers note Hay lives far away and question the value of endorsements from nonresidents, urging a resident advocate who understands district needs.
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James L. Slayden
Fourteenth Congressional District
Texas
Dallas
Fourteenth District
James Hay
Virginia
Slayden
Hay
Mr. Slayden
Fort Sam Houston
Military Committee
Carranza and Villa Clash in Mexican Leadership Debate
Reading the uncertain reports on Villa and Carranza reveals a real disagreement over command, with Villa favored for battlefield success though viewed as less educated. Some say Carranza backs General Angeles, while Villa’s proven victories fuel jealousy among advisors.
Civil authority versus military command in Mexico conflict
The passage argues that civil authorities often interfere with military plans and that leaders on the ground know the facts better. It suggests an inevitable clash between civil and military powers, blaming it for Mexico’s civil war dynamics between Carranza and Villa and urging them to reconcile to avoid anarchy and external intervention.
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Sherman
Dewey
Carranza
Villa
Mexico
Goodbye wriggle tango to be tamed by dancing masters
The National Convention of Dancing Masters led by France Germany and the American convention in Cleveland agree the wriggle must go and standardization may curb the tango while the dip sparks debate. An American committee will push abroad for method and taste guiding future one-step dancing.
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National Convention of
Dancing Masters
France
Germany
America
Paris
National
Dancing Masters’ Association of
Genossen- Deutscher Tanzlehrer
Cleveland
Colonel Watterson Says Wilson Gave Bryan Rope to Hang Himself
Brooklyn interview quotes Colonel Watterson on Roosevelt Wilson Bryan and the Mexican affair. He argues Wilson willingly enabled Bryan by appointing him to the cabinet, saying the president supplied the rope with which Bryan hanged himself. He predicts Bryan cannot regain political force or run for president.
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Watterson
Marie Henry
Brooklyn
The
Eagle
Roosevelt
Wilson
Bryan
Huerta
State Department
Mr. Bryan
Wilson and Bryan Clash Over Diplomatic Destiny
The text argues the president's support for Wilson over Bryan risks damaging the diplomatic service and national reputation. It recalls a past quip about Bryan and suggests Wilson seeks to settle political debts by forcing Bryan into a proverbial cocked hat, while harming the country’s image.
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Wilson
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Wilson
Snobs Not Wanted by Pan-Hellenic Congress
The Pan-Hellenic Congress may bar high school sorority members from college sororities of high standing. The piece argues public high schools should be nonexclusive, noting snobbery harms democratic equality and that college fraternities differ materially from school groups.
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National
Pan-Hellenic Congress
Colorado Springs Gazette Reciproc ity and Regional Tourism Booster
The article extols reciprocal trade and sociable merchants linking Colorado with Texas and Oklahoma. It argues Colorado should attract winter visitors from the Southwest, notes California and Pacific travel waning after 1915, and highlights highways and regional growth as boosters for tourism and exchange.
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Texas
Colorado
Europe
Newport
Oklahoma
California
Kansas
Pacific Coast
Southwest
Rocky Mountain
Colorado Springs
New Haen’s Big Deficit Reflects 1914 Losses
The report on net income of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad and its affiliates shows ten months ending April 30 1914 with a shift from a 3649422 surplus in 1913 to a 1108808 deficit in 1914 for the New Haven. April 1914 alone shows a deficit of 238180 versus 184724 in April 1913.
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New Haen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New Haven
Regulation Support Says President Seeks Safe Trust Rules
The Cleburne Enterprise notes President Wilson aims to aid business not insure it but must pass laws to meet public demand for reasonable regulation of trusts. It states legitimate business will accept rules and cites evidence that uncurbed trusts harm the people.
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Wilson
Cleburne Enterprise
Pansy Farming as Thrift Lesson in Schools
The article highlights a girl in France who built a pansy operation, earning about fourteen hundred dollars from eight months of work. It cites the American Society for Thrift promoting saving in schools, noting bank programs in Brooklyn and thrift integration in St. Cloud Minnesota with academic credit for practical tasks.
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Pansy Beg
France
American Society For
Brooklyn Public Schools
Society For Thrift
St. Cloud
Minn
Sermon on Tobacco Bans by Southern Churches
A Atlanta Constitution sermon argues against Kansas City Presbyterians and Oklahoma City Methodists forbidding tobacco for clergy. It says health, not morals, drives use and warns such bans threaten personal conscience and broader church authority. The piece defends individual judgment and questions overreach.
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Atlanta Constitution
Southern Presbyterians
Kansas City
Southern Methodists
Oklahoma City
Bartholdt
Missouril
Walter Raleigh
Presbyterian
Methodist
Farm and labor groups gain clause in anti trust bill
The Buffalo Express reports the House passed an amendment to the Clayton anti trust bill exempting farmers and labor organizations. Labor leaders praise the move and the administration appears committed. Observers warn the measure may fail under the Constitution and could jeopardize the entire act.
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Buffalo Express
House
Wilson
United States
Sleepy Time Tales Ends With Cautionary Escape
A red squirrel dodges danger after he and a robin visit Mrs. Fox, who lures them with dinner. He recalls his mother's warning to stop listen and think, and they flee before the fox can harm them.
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Mr. Robin
Tam
Red Squirrel
Robin
Mrs. Fox
Mellen’s View on New England Transport Campaign
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes Mellen valued an intergrading effort for New England railways and steamship lines. He argues a death forced a retreat, yet he criticizes the Morgan superstition that paralyzed resistance by himself and the New Haven directors. The piece likens it to a postwar theory about Manchuria.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Mellen
NewBngland
Morgan
New Haven
Kropotkin
Manchuria
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John B. Gordon
General Angeles
Angeles
Grant
Wriggle
American Society Or Thrift
Fanny
Sleepy Time Tales
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