The Railroad Strike and Election Impact Debate
The article argues a looming railroad strike could be the heaviest blow to organized labor since its start. It contrasts union demands for an eight hour day with overtime pay against railroads and cites arbitration, public opinion, and the political stakes including Wilson, suffrage, and party electoral math.
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Four Brotherhoods
Board of Arbitration
Wilson
Brotherhoods
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Cease
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wsconsin
Wyoming
North Central
Far Western
Union
United States
Electoral votes by state and overall tally for 1916
Letter to the editor notes the 531 total electoral votes and lists each state’s allocation from Alabama to Oregon. It analyzes party prospects with a skeptical view of easy prognostication and references the 1912 election returning the Democrats to power.
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Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Autocratic Prohibition Candidate Faces Democratic Doubts
The piece argues J Frank Hanly, a Prohibition presidential candidate, favors autocratic rule and opposes referendum and recall. It contends his stance would freeze prohibition laws, revealing distrust of the people and a plan to entrench policies without popular revisiting. The article contrasts anti democratic views with Prohibitionists’ past actions in Texas and warns about imposing unalterable measures.
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Hanly
J. Frank Hanly
United States
Mr. Hanly
Anti-Saloon League
Texas
Roumania’s Entry into World War Explored
The piece analyzes Roumania joining the war, arguing her motives include protecting ethnic Romanians and shortening the conflict. It notes Germany’s reaction, accusations of treaty violations, and the fragility of alliances amid shifting aims and justifications.
Dominguez Demonstrates Corn Breeding for Funston
Mexican corn king Dominguez delivers lectures to local farmers and presents moving pictures of corn growth to General Funston. His corn breeding system is regarded as unsurpassed in the region, earning strong praise from attendees.
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Dominguez
General Funston
Senor Dominguez
What Diversification Does For The Parker County Farmer
A Parker county farmer held his cotton for four years and sold it Wednesday for a good profit. The farmer who raises his living at home can hold his cotton until the market is right. The cow, the hog and the hen is a good combination to help in the holding movement now general on southern farms. Added to this combination a good garden, fruit trees, a few stands of bees, and the farmer and his family are among the most fixed people of the earth.
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Parker County
The
earth-Sherman Democrat
Jove
Farrar
War Office
Secret Service
Hope
Wary
Colonel Pullin
Jimmy Sodden
Farmers Being Swindled by Rural Credit Groups
Brownwood News reports farmers are being swindled under the new rural credits law. Fakers travel through rural areas collecting money by posing as organizers of national farm loan associations that would enable members to borrow funds. An old axiom about giving money to strangers is invoked.
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Brownwood News
Lord Sydenham Warns on German Submarine Policy
Lord Sydenham voices alarm over Germany's submarine campaign against unarmed merchant ships. He argues the pledge to the United States may be violated and notes ongoing British concern over Berlin's actions. The Lords have already faced much nervous strain over the issue.
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Lord Sydenham
Germany
United States
Lord S
Dallas Times-Herald
Ex service men offered empire land and work
Sir Rider Haggard has returned from a 50000 mile journey and met twenty governments to assess land settlement and employment offers for imperial service men. The London Times notes an open door across the empire, with ex service men likely to receive treatment similar to returned soldiers in the dominions.
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Sir Rider Haggard
British Empire
Empire
Dominions
London Times
Postal Savings Banks Rapidly Grow in Popularity
A New Orleans Times-Picayune report notes postal savings banks attract more savers with June deposits rising by 3.8 million dollars, quadrupling year over year. Growth driven by wage-earner prosperity and a lifted limit from 100 to 1000 dollars per month per depositor.
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Postal Savings Banks
Congress
New Orleans Times-Picayune
War Office Job Offer Turns Into Daring Feint
A weary narrator meets Colonel Pullin after Wary the publisher pushes him toward a secret service ruse. He accepts a 250 pound advance, travels to Dover, and boards a destroyer for a covert mission to Heligoland to photograph defenses, with Dutch language skills cited for deception. The plot twists as Wary laughs, hinting at a reciprocal con game.
Cherry Delight Pineapple Fruit Salad Recipe
A fruit salad using strawberries cherries pears and pineapple. Scoop pineapple shell, prepare diced fruit with sugar and lemon juice, then set with gelatin and chill before filling the pineapple shell and serving.
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Tas
Inter
National News Service
Enid Learns Not to Tease Animals in Dream Lesson
Enid encounters a speckled hen and ten chicks, two puppies, two white rabbits, and a hammock ride. Teasing animals leads to a chaotic dream where they grow large and chase her, ending with Enid vowing never to tease again as her mother comforts her.
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Enid
James
Knew It All Along Doctor’s Odd Diagnosis
In a country district a young doctor, called by an old farmer, treats the farmer’s son. The physician boasts a grand diagnosis blaming a corrupted exegesis from a refrigerator for the child’s pain, while the farmer notes the mother suspects stomachache.
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Rochester Times
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the Light's Daily Story
C. L. Rawlings
the Colonial
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Blank
Prince
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Johnnie
England
Duke
Constance Clarke
International News Service
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