Kaiser insanity plea rumor fuels wartime trial talk
A flood of chatter centers on the ex Kaiser and Count Hohenzollern, with talk of an insanity plea, possible London captivity, and dramatic courtroom outcomes. Observers weigh public sentiment, retribution, and the impact of six million deaths on the case.
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Bill Hohenzollern
Harry Thaw
Kaiser
Holland
Count Hohenzollern
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
GRU
Bill
Easser
Pilate
London
Tower
War ends debate on federal power and speech rights
A critical voice questions postwar liberties as the Interstate Commerce Commission asserts rate control while a New York judge sentences a Brooklyn dentist to 15 years for socialist speech. The speaker argues for restoring constitutional guarantees and scaling back military intelligence overreach.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilson
Interstate Commerce Comso
New York
Edwin L.in
Brooklyn
Mooney
Socialist Movement
United States
Military Inter- Bureau
Gregory
Liberty
Ger
House Bill 72 expands dental licensing in state
Locke of Grays Harbor guides House Bill 72 through the chamber to add advertising to the state dental board and require a public protective exam. It offers a path for unlicensed practitioners with five years in state to take the exam, while Liberal dentists claim it preserves health standards and expands access.
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Locke
Grays Harbor
Brisk Musings and Odd Notices From A Mixed Column
A satirical column riffs on aging rulers and brains versus money, noting Washington teachers resigning for higher elevator operator pay in the capitol, with quips about bets on weather and a playful tax on soft drinks in New York. Nearby items mention a birthday greeting to William Hohenzollern, local visits, optimistic weather talk, a lost vest, and a brief ad in Boulder.
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New York
Cost of Living Advice for Hatched Chicks and Brooder Care
The guide explains hen care for newly hatched chicks with dry housing, water and feed separate from the brooder, and the use of a hot water jug or lamp for warmth. It covers brooder construction, heat needs, protection from predators, and timing for mating and laying, noting February to March hatchlings begin laying in early fall.
Domestic hours in Bavaria agreed on
Munich February 5. Domestic service now has regulations in Bavaria placing it with other industries. Servants are to have a nine hour night and two and a half hours off daily. They also receive six hours off every other Sunday and four hours to themselves one day each week.
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Munich
Bavaria
Farmer Reader Urges Producer to Consumer Co op Plan
White Bluffs reader argues the strike harms more than it helps. He proposes a government supervised cooperative market linking farmers to county agents and a producer to consumer distribution system to keep prices fair and ensure square deals. He urges unions and Olympia to push a new bill for immediate impact.
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Ben Wilson
Wilson
Crook
Beattie and
Tacoma
Olympia
White Bluffs
Wash
A Union Man's Wife Urges Unity Amid Shipyard Strike
A wife of a shipyard worker writes urging working families to stand with unions and back strikes when demands are just. She notes wage limits of 4.50 a day, hopes to save for a ranch, and emphasizes collective action to secure fair pay and a decent life for children.
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Em4itor of the Star
Capiitaliet
Farmers face high prices versus market demand in Concrete
In a letter to The Star Ben Wilson notes apples sold 46 cents per dozen in Concrete while farmers up the river fed them to hogs due to no market. He cites beane at 15 cents a pound, beans unsold, and butchers paying 21 cents a pound for pork while selling at 25 cents.
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Malitor
Star
Ben Wilson
the Star
Shall There Be a League of Nations Debate
The Star presents an eighth in a series where U. S. Senators debate the League of Nations. The discussions run through The Star as world leaders at the Paris peace conference examine the same issue.
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League” of Nations
U. S
The
Star
United States
League of Nations
Paris
Europe
Asia
League of nations debate across party lines in congress
U S senators Selden P Spencer and Charles Townsend weigh a league of nations to preserve world peace. Townsend argues restraint and US independence while Spencer stresses practical, enforceable peace with a simple judgement mechanism. Shaforth and Harding listed in a political debate.
Not Cannibalism to Eat Your Wife Raw
A South Sea Islander, Kalmi, is accused of biting his wife in San Francisco. Doctors debate if cannibalism is insanity or habit, while police and a judge conclude no crime is covered by law. Mrs Kalmi survives and returns to the Solomon Islands alone.
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N. R. Ad
San Francisco
Bolomon Kalmi
Kaimi
Solomon Islands
Otte Freyermuth
A. J. Kroeber
University of California
Sol
Blood Purifier S S Promises Skin Disease Relief
An old advertisement argues impure blood causes eczema and acne and promotes S. S. blood purifier as a remedy. It claims sixty years of success and urges readers to contact the Medical Director in Atlanta for free case instructions.
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Nature
S. S
Redical
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
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