Washington News Roundup: Open Season on War Scares
In Washington the open season for war scares grows as Democrats press for open debate on naval policy and ships. The Lincoln Memorial project advances with Taft supervision, while reindeer and sheep milk lore cross paths with federal agriculture notes. Secretaries Lane and Bryan are drawn into reclamation talks with western governors to foster cooperative projects.
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Washington, D.C
Congrakman Adamson
Georgia
Baltimore
Welah
Montana
Bryan
Gorman
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Washington
Japan
Mexico
United Buttes
Lodge Versus Norris Critiques Railroads Faults
Massachusetts Senator Lodge accuses officials of wrongdoing by the collapse of the New York New Haven and Hartford and the Boston and Maine railroads causing suffering to hundreds in New England. He faults the Department of Justice for inaction and cites injury amid the transportation crisis.
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Congress
Lodge
New Haven
Elliott
Mellen
House of Morgan
America
Senator Norris
Norris
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
New England
New York
Hartford
Boston
Department of Justice
Not Required to Rise Bible Ceremony in Oath
The president is not required to kiss the Bible when taking office. The practice traces to an early Maryland law and DC usage, but is not essential. Jewish oath traditions on the Pentateuch and head coverings are noted, with alternative phrasing allowed for a Jewish official if elected.
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United States
Maryland
District of Columbia
Bat swarms in ancient tombs and caves noted
A visitor to a Lydian Desert rock-cut tomb found twenty bats swarming over him while hundreds circled nearby. Similar bat encounters were reported by explorers in the pyramids of Egypt, with caves crypts tunnels and towers described as bat haunts.
Archaeological Finds at Cromwell House Reveal Old Friary
Work at Cromwell House in Buntingford reveals fragments of an Augustinian Friary believed founded before 1365. The dig uncovers a wall base with two doorway sections, a large chimney foundation, and hearth remnants from the historic site linked to Oliver Cromwell’s birthplace.
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Cromwell House
Oliver Mne
Buntingdon
England
Coyotes on the Forest Reserve
The Hailey News Miner reports on coyote behavior and management in forest reserves. Coyotes roam wide ranges, breed in spring, care for pups in summer, and use cautious routes across plains. Trapping costs, bounty policies, and wildlife control efforts have reduced numbers but coyotes remain prevalent, with state payouts totaling up to three dollars per head. A congressional bill proposes funds to aid states in predatory animal control amid domestic livestock losses.
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Puneuit
Maniel
Wyoming
Congress
Idaho
Hailey News—Miner
Fire Bed Comfort for Desert Sleepers
In cold seasons prospectors and desert travelers use a fire bed. A trench six to seven inches deep, about three feet wide and six feet long is dug in sand. The pit sides help retain heat and warmth for overnight comfort when sleeping outdoors.
Notice for Publication Final Proof by Lorenzo Parker
Lorenzo Parker, entry No 1034 under the Carey Act, gives final proof for claim to land in range 17 E. B. Mf. edo. He will prove residence and cultivation before O A Truman at Sheehane Idaho, February 1, 1914, with witnesses Homer Fry C C Weeks G H Parker and Charles Dail of Shoshone Idaho.
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Lorenzo Parker
Toaho
O. A. Truman
State Land Board
Sheehane
Homer Fry
C. C. Weeks
G. H. Parker
Charles Dail
Shoshone
Idaho
Sleep Seeker Prepares Warm Sand Pit For Restful Night
The trench is banked with sand and a long fire built along its length to heat the sand and bottom. After heating, the blazing sticks are removed, five coals remain and are covered with four inches of sand to retain heat throughout the night for a comfortable sleep.
Roosevelt era specimen consignments reach New York museum
The American Museum of Natural History in New York received shipments from Theodore Roosevelt in South America and from Paul J. Maines in British East Africa. The Romevett expedition yielded twenty mammals including crabbite deer wolves and a guinea pigless mammal and 160 birds as weekly harvests. The Hainey collection added twelve hens two chetaphs a hipparch two atrinad hyenas eight tuckalnis hydrax a dikdulk three zebras reed buck five white tailed mongoose and other mammals.
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Ferelen
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
South America
Paul J. Maines
British East Africa
Romevett
South American
Hainey
Express Co Wins Mail Contract In Winsted
The Aduras Express company of Winsted Connecticut says parcel post has cut business but opens prospects for new mail service. It has just secured a contract to carry mails from the railroad station to the main post office.
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Aduras Express Company
Winsted
Conn
Locksley Hall Sold to Local Buyer at Auction
Locksley Hall in Guncolnshire once linked to Tennyson sold for 5200 dollars. A local kinger for a client withheld name bought the property, the auctioneer noting potential profits from wealthy Americans.
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Locksley Hall
Guncolnshire
Tennyson
Clent
Silver usage by camera firm rivaled by others
A renowned camera and photographers supplies producer uses six to seven tons of silver monthly for abrate of silver. It claims to be the largest U S silver bullion consumer, though the Engineering and Mining Journal says some silversmiths or platers may exceed it.
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United States
Engineering and Mining Journal
Nature's Adjustment in Fish Reproduction
The piece notes a curious natural law where fish that care for their young lay far fewer eggs, sometimes under one hundred, while species that neglect offspring produce hundreds of thousands or millions in a single spawning. It contrasts parental investment with prolific reproduction across elf fish.
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Cory Today Popular Mechanics CO
Washington St
Chicago
Spank Power Motor at WV School Sparks Debate
A West Virginia schoolwoman installs a compact isolated plant described as a heating device and electric sparker. It is claimed to deliver 58 blows per second and is praised for efficiency, with Central Home considering adoption to boost daily output.
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West Virginia
Ma’am
Central
Ata- Homa
De Vick clock praised as a landmark Invention
An inventor echoes the value of the De Vick clock made about 1364 noting no later invention has equaled its impact on clocks and watches. He argues the last two centuries brought more innovations than all prior history combined.
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Santa Clare
Santa Tlaya
Alaska
United States
Gnvierment
Inter
Mariam Mountford
Palestine
Wishington
Jerusalem
Abe
Oas
Santa Claus
de Vick
Harmony Hair Beautifier advertised by Rexall stores
In a local Rexall trade tale two women discuss hair care and praise Harmony Hair Beautifier and Harmony Shampoo. The ad promotes Harmony products as a hair beautifier that adds gloss and manageability with a money back guarantee, sold in Shoshone Idaho by W. H. Baugh M. D.
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Harmony
Rexall
W. H. Baugh
M. D. Shoshone
Idaho
Infants of Piacenza Endure Sleepwalking Epidemic
Rome correspondence reports a strange epidemic of contagious somnambulism within a Piacenza infantry barracks. Soldiers sleep in streets and rooftops despite guards and double sentries, with arrests and reprimands but no explanation. Doctors and a wartime commission study the phenomenon, dubbing the unit the somnambulists corps.
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Piacenza
Italy
War Office
Somnambulists’ Corps
Rome
New York Sun
Snakes Spotted Near Farm Prompt Teeth Rattle Tale
Summer Boarder reports a 16 foot rattlesnake seen this morning on the farm. The Farmer asks how it was known, and the Boarder replies that teeth rattled in fear as the sight was made.
Attorney Teases Tax Advice in Curious Exchange
A Louisville Courier-Journal item reports a client asking about income taxes and an attorney offering to show how to dodge taxes, while the client insists on paying. The exchange includes a curious remark about a “freeh bug” entering the office daily.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Breakers Ahead In Domestic Telegram Plot
A terse dialogue depicts a tense scene as a young husband questions his wife about bringing her mother, who has read the telegram and seeks a confrontation. The exchange hints at underlying family tensions and impending conflict.
Results of an outing and a hunting anecdote
A brief exchange notes a hunter who gained weight only temporarily after a hunting trip. He returned quickly once the doctor removed the shot, indicating a medical intervention followed by immediate return to activity.
Miss Muss Asked For Permission To See Home
A man asked Miss Muss if he could view her home and she replied to come up and look it over any time. The brief exchange records a polite invitation and consent.
Time hangs heavy on the magistrate in a grim joke
A magistrate sighs that time drags as a friend jokes about giving a fellow six months as a lighthearted quip in a tense moment.
Rubber Atrocity Debate Stretches Point
A light exchange questions the cruelty of rubber production with a quip that references exaggeration. The pun implies debate over harsh treatment without detailing incidents or figures. The snippet captures a witty, casual moment rather than a broader report.
Mixed Up in the Operating Room Prelude to Appendix Work
A quotation notes the atmosphere in an operating room as preparations intensify, describing the scene as a preface to forthcoming surgical tasks. The remark hints at anticipation of more extensive procedures and the procedural buildup surrounding a medical case.
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