The Election Viewed as a Nationwide Ballot
The piece argues turnout will set a record in the national election next Tuesday with strong influence from war preparedness, tariff issues, and reactions to the Adamson law. It contrasts President Wilson and Mr Hughes on Mexico policy and forecasts party fault lines shaping the overall national result.
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Maine
United States
New York
Chicago
Boston
San Francisco
Union
Mexico
Wilson
Carrizal
Hughes
Postscript Charge in Lusitania Debate Politically Exploded
The piece argues Senator Lodge transformed a vague postscript claim about the Lusitania tragedy into a political weapon. It contends the tactic misleads voters, weakens Republican critique of Democratic policies, and suggests focusing on actual deeds rather than hypothetical possibilities.
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Senator Lodge
Lusitania
Wilson
Dr. Bailey
Germany
Bryan
Election Will Be Decided by Whole American People
The piece argues that party lines are weak and the primaries show an unprecedented nationwide vote. It asserts the final result will be determined by the country’s voters and will not be left to chance or default. The importance of the public will is emphasized.
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The
Light
Plenty of Money in Campaigns Faces New Funding Reality
The piece notes no major corporate gifts this year, replacing large sums with many small contributions. It cites historic sums from 1904 and other years, estimates at least four million dollars will be spent in the main party contests, while legal publicity laws may fail to reveal all motives behind spending.
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New York
Campaign Funds Shift From Big Business to Individuals
The piece notes many funds support campaigns from special collections to party drives, with big business pulling back due to reputational risk and rival scrutiny. It cites 22 228 Republicans and 41 882 Democrats with average gifts of 75 and 27 dollars, showing individuals now compensate for reduced big business contributions.
Learned Chicago debate on animal fur and winter forecasts
The article reports a clash between traditional Indian winter signs and Chicago scholars who dispute that animal fur, nut stores, or other animal behaviors reliably predict weather. It notes the heated controversy and mocks the argument while highlighting human eagerness to argue over signs.
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Chicago
Texas Facing Prosperity Sparks Industrial Shift
The Temple Telegram notes Texas faces an unprecedented industrial condition as money from the eastern flood reaches the prairies. Automobiles ready to capitalize, promising benefits to communities that adopt life conserving measures and raise more goods to meet new demand.
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Texas
Temple Telegram
University of Texas seeks 3 million for new buildings
The Houston Post argues UT should obtain 3,000,000 dollars or more for new buildings when the Legislature convenes. It suggests bonds against income or a better method to fund facilities, noting this is in addition to the 825,000 dollar operating budget. The State should support the university as its premier educational institution.
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Texas
University of Texas
Reunion at the inn after fifteen years apart
A worn man seeks bread and a drink at a roadside inn where the woman proprietor confronts him with the truth of his past marriage and abandonment. She details her hardships, debts paid, and children, then reluctantly allows him to stay as she questions her own past judgment.
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Madame Gillot
Louise
Emile
Wealthy shopper seeks tiny linoleum designs for canary cage
A rich looking woman in a furniture shop spends nearly two hours inspecting linoleum stock. The weary assistant vows to fetch more from the factory and the customer asks for small designs suitable for the bottom of a canary's cage.
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Chicago Journal
Letter defending Protestant Orphans Home openness
A letter replies to a prior article criticizing red tape for visiting charitable institutions. It states the Protestant Orphans Home is open to the public at all daylight hours and encourages Bostonian to visit from garret to basement. It invites inspection before the board on Wednesday mornings for any suggestions.
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Bostonian
Garret
Board of Directors
Sulina the Roumanian Seaport on the Danube
A National Geographic Society bulletin outlines Sulina as Roumania’s surviving Black Sea port after Constantza fell to Bulgaria and German forces. It describes Sulina’s strategic riverine position, limited rail links, deep channel to Braila, historical dredging, and its role as a Danube hub with connections to Braila and Constantinople.
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Black Sea
Constantza
von Mackensen
Sulvia
Roumania
National Geographic Society
Sulina
Constantia
Danube
Europe
Charles Hartley
European Commission of the Danube
Austria
France
Russia
Great Britain
Prussia
Sar
Salina
European Commission of
St. George’s Chatal
Sulvna
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Bulgaria
Danube Steamship Company Service
Passau
Braila
Constantinople
Constanttza
Took Him for Bone
A well known lawyer, touted as the town's leanest man, walks Manchester street chased by a hound. A street gamin sizing him up quips that the dog follows him to be a bone. The joke hinges on the lawyer's gaunt frame provoking the pup's instinct.
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Manchester
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Gwan
Yessira
the Light's Daily Story
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Frederic Boutet
Dinia
Turkey
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