Who Is Pin dell in the Russia Ambassadorship Question
Senator Lewis of Illinois publicized a letter outlining for Henry M. Pindell a Russia post with no duties, travel to Berlin Vienna and other capitals, and a year of discretionary travel rather than representative duties. The piece argues the job should require real duties, noting historical concerns about patronage in diplomacy and the Wilson era.
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Pindell
Russia
Senator Lewis
Illinois
Jim Ham
Lewis
St. Petersburg
Berlin
Vienna
Europe
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Henry M. Pindell
Peoria
Nicholas
United States
Washington
Mr. Bryan
Wilson
Rockhill and Guild
German court fines man for staring at policeman
In Breslau a business man was jailed for two weeks after staring at a brandishing officer. The judge called it a serious insult to an official. The man argued the cop watched him too closely. The court did not accept the defense and added a dollar fine. The column notes local questions about manners and etiquette remain unsettled.
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Breslau
Germany
Vaterland
Berlin
Political favoritism and Bryan allied friends in government
The text argues that Jim Ham Lewis could aid the country through his letter's publicity, provoking President Wilson to take more responsibility for diplomacy. It suggests Bryan’s friends receive positions tied to his debts, ideally in less important posts to avoid public embarrassment and ridicule.
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Pindell
Mr. Bryan
Jim Ham” Lewis
Wilson
Pea Eating with a Knife Sparks Hammond Restaurant spat
In Hammond Indiana a dispute over dining etiquette escalated when Jim Harger tried to eat peas with a knife and spilled them into Edward Mavins’s coffee. The quarrel drew in three waiters and the proprietor before police court fined both men one cent. The judge warned that a knife is not a proper utensil.
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Harger
Mavins
Mr. Mavins
Solomon
Hammond
Ind
America
Jim Harger
Edward Mavins
If Fray rays end modern warfare as we know it
The article debates a claim about Fray rays a form of electric oscillations that could explode powder and metal enclosures at distance potentially destroying fortresses ships and artillery. It ponders whether such a device would end war or force a return to primitive weapons and sketches possible consequences for military tech and strategy.
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Senor Ulivi
Italy
Havre
Senor Ulm
Morality and Fashion in Slit Skirts and Gowns
The Chicago Tribune argues moralists exaggerate fashion’s prurience, urging fewer sermons against impure thoughts and more focus on causes. It contends any style can inspire imagination, and responsibility lies with the observer, not the garment or wearer.
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Chicago Tribune
Our Awful Manners and Social Rules in Georgia Town
A Georgia Mothers’ Club publishes social conduct rules for young men. Rules prohibit smoking in parlors and informal acceptances, require hostess notice for absences, advise against calling young women by first names, require parental awareness for phone calls, and urge payments of social calls to uphold propriety. The New York Evening Post questions what such chivalry means for the republic.
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Mothers’ Club
Georgia
Republic
New York Evening Post
Pharaoh Khafra and the Star Oracle Tale in Egypt
An ancient papyrus fragment recounts Khafra’s journey to Rah’s temple seeking prophecy. High priest Userref reveals a fatal future with the king to be betrayed and killed this night by the priest, while a later note cites American immigration trends reflecting pull factors from Africa.
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Egypt
Khafra
Khufus
Men-hefer
Pharaoh
Nile
Ruddisa
Paraoh
Rah
Sakhebn
Userref
Coal mine deaths total 410 in early 1913 across U S mines
In the first two months of 1913 a total of 410 men were killed in and about United States coal mines. The figure reflects ongoing mining dangers and prompts calls for safety improvements and enforcement.
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United States
Oil at Sea From the Indianapolis News
The Narragansett rushed to the Volturno blaze. Captain Harwood recounts pumping oil to calm waters and rescue boats, delivering about fifty tons while crew worked double shifts. He cites three thousand tons aboard and notes safer rescue demands. United States exports to Latino American nations totaled 321 million dollars in 1912-13.
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Indianapolis News
Purfleet
England
Harwood
Carmania
J. B. Johnson
J. E. Noton
Inch
Volturno
Narragansett
United States
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