Chicago Weather and Mexico Policy Spark Mixed News
The piece argues Wilson and Bryan propelled Mexican tensions risking war, cites Tampico incidents, and US restraint. It then pivots to Chicago weather claimed as ideal by Prof. Henry J. Cox, comments on Indian summer and wind shifts, and notes Chicago teachers’ winter deaths from temperature changes.
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Mexico
United States
Wilson
Bryan
Tampico
Huerta
Henry J. Cox
Chicago
Eden
Cox
Ella F. Young
Board of Education
Bragging On Weather A Chicago Climate Debate
The article notes that Americans praise Chicago as a great city but dispute claims it has the best climate on earth. It introduces a single man who stands out in this discussion.
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United States
Chicago
Give the Golfer a Chance in San Antonio Winter Golf
The Licgar argues San Antonio should provide winter golf facilities to attract northern tourists. He notes golf enthusiasts will travel anywhere for winter play, boosting trade, and cites last week’s state tournament in harsh weather with about 150 players as evidence of the game’s draw even in dire conditions.
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San Antonio
Licgar
United States
North
Mexico
Relics of Barbarism Stir Over Starched Collars
A column rails against starch in collars citing Anatole France and a rising anti starch movement in France. It predicts a shift toward unstarched collars in New York and from fashion leaders, noting past changes from hard shirts to soft garments and urging comfort.
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M. Anatole
France
Paris
Anatole
Texas
East
Wall Street
York
M. Anatole France
Anatole France
His
League
Let Texas Prosper. Why not let Texas prosper?
An editorial argues 70 Texas counties with 200 000 people are underutilized due to unknown mineral wealth. Director Phillips of the UT Bureau of Economic Geology notes large property valuations and railroad reach, urging broader development to help Texas prosper.
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Texas
Phillips
Bureau of Economic Geology
University of Texas
Fort Worth
Reserve Bank Starts Eleventh District
The Reserve Bank for the Eleventh district becomes a fact with a certificate of organization in Dallas. Banks including First National Bank of Shreveport Durant National Bank of Durant First National Bank of El Paso Union National Bank of Houston and First National Bank of San Antonio incorporated the facility. Dallas will be the seat but the community expects benefits to all district towns.
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Reserve Bank
First National Bank of Shreveport
Durant National Bank of Durant
First National Bank of el Paso
Union National Bank of Houston
First National Bank of San
Bankers of
Dallas
Dallas Journal
Edith Accepts Ralph After Secret Engagement Confession
Ralph Morton's sudden proposal to Edith Hale shocks observers as he urges a marriage shield to quiet gossip about her engagement to Tom. Edith agrees to marry him, while Beatrice teases and the group stages a genteel evening ending with Edith retreating inside to rest.
Engagement Revelation Looms in Hale Family Scene
John Hale questions his daughter after a tender good night kiss as she confirms she is not engaged to Tom and reveals she is betrothed to Ralph Morton. The moment hints at family tensions and a cliffhanger to be continued.
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Ralph Morton
Edith Hale
Emily
Ralph
Edith
Tom
Beatrice Craig
Beatrice
Mr. Hale
John Hale
Emily Bruce
Constance
Connie
Mrs
Pensions and Fraud in the House Proposals
The Houston Chronicle notes a view that pension fraud is rampant and cites Zebulon B. Vance on a thirds split. It argues the House plans to pension Spanish war widows and minor children, defines veterans broadly, and criticizes pension costs and alleged fraud by Congress and officials.
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The
Houston Chronicle
Zebulon B. Vance
North Carolina
Washington
Congress
Treasury Department
Basham
Wilson
Mexico
The Ways of Thrift and Holland’s Reclaimed Lands
A 1914 essay extols Dutch thrift as the engine behind Holland’s land reclamation and prosperity. It contrasts Dutch embankments and dykes with American swamp losses, estimating vast potential gains from national drainage and new cropland.
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Zuyder Zee
Holland
United States
National Drainage Congress
Ohio youth fail naval academy exam study shows flaws
The Ohio State Journal notes that 500 youths examined for naval academy admission, half failed for mental deficiency. The piece argues public education is perverted toward textbooks, salaries, buildings, diplomas, and materialism, neglecting the divine impulse in youth. It calls for education that shows itself through action rather than display.
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Ohio State Journal
Naval Academy
In the Wrong Way
The Buffalo Express argues that women should not press suffrage through demonstrations in Washington. It states that right ends must be achieved in the right way and warns against altering federal policy by action that harms liberty and order.
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The
Buffalo Express
Washington
Brooklyn magistrate injured in ceiling collapse
A Brooklyn court magistrate was hurt when the ceiling collapsed yesterday. An onlooker quipped that he was covered with court plaster.
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Brooklyn
Buffalo Express
Wireless Messages Reach Germany From Cape of Good Hope
Wireless messages have been received in Germany from the Cape of Good Hope, a distance of about 6000 miles, proving the communication link clear and distinct across oceans.
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Germany
Cape of Good Hope
Sunday laws and religious liberty in Texas letters
A letter to The Light argues against enforcing Sunday closing laws across a state with diverse beliefs. It stresses that religious legislation targets daily rest as a religious matter, violates equal rights, and would force hypocritical behavior. The writer calls for repeal or other means while noting constitutional guarantees.
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The
Light
the Light
Texas
San Antonio
Congress
United States
Mania or Malice by Socialist Disturbers at Calvary Church
An editorial reprints Philadelphia Bulletin commentary arguing that Socialist disruptors who interrupted a Calvary Baptist service in New York were dangerous and should be repressed by law. The piece warns that leniency invites further disorder and potential violent acts.
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Calvary Baptist Church
New York
Philadelphia Bulletin
Firehouse Joke Sparks Aims At Fashioned Exit
A humorous exchange unfolds as a woman asks where the fire is hottest and a fireman points to the next floor. She jokes about curling tongs, insisting she cannot be carried out with her hair in wisps, adding a light note to the blaze report.
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