Historic Field Quake Triggers Panic in Village
Early morning tremor unsettles residents of a hillside village as over thirty special trains arrive. Red Cross teams rush to aid as villagers shelter in underground grottoes amid widespread panic and evacuations. Nearest affected areas include Roggiano Gravina Mon Pepe and Benedetto.
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Gma
Lee
Meade
Red Cross
Longnealiy Nates
Roggiano
Gravina
Monpease
Ned
Beneditto
Property wealth rises 2.5 percent in state totals
Property wealth in nineteen counties shows an $11,686,000 gain over last year, a 2.5 percent rise. The state board reports total property valuation reflecting increased returns sent from counties as Washington considers union merits and dissolution notes.
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State Board
Cen
President Opposes July 5 Holiday and Currency Legislation
President declines holiday status for July 5. Japanese leaders value friendship with Washington. Senator Norris plans to resume in the Senate as the House debates currency legislation. He likens current tactics to the Cannon era and opposes extreme boss rule in the currency preliminaries.
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Washington
Norris
Senate
House
Wilson
Congress
Railroads urged to insist on employees' moral character
A Washington report notes the currency bill's introduction in the Senate by Senator Owen and in the House by Representative Glass. It heads to the banking and currency committee after early changes from multiple conferences involving President Wilson and Democratic leaders.
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Washington
Administration
Senate
Owen
House
Representative Glass
Banking and Currency Committee
Wilson
Democrats
Japanese premier hopes for peaceful solution to Californian question
Tokio reports Count Gombei Yamamoto addressing business leaders and financiers. He praises the public’s sound opinion and says the issue is confined to one state, not American sentiment. He cites justice and humanity with friendship for Japan as paths to a satisfactory solution while noting a few agitators try to stir anti American feeling.
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Tokio
Gombei Yamamoto
America
United States
Japan
President Wilson declines full holiday despite petitions
Washington flags fly at half mast as President Wilson refuses a full holiday, saying no precedent should be established. Thousands of clerks and employees feel gloom as petitions for vacation are filed but rejected.
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Washington
Wilson
Fragmented OCR: Local notice with unreadable wording
The readable portion shows a damaged notice fragment about a local action or event. Specific names, dates, or places are not clear, but the text indicates an official or legal公告 style and a public action to be noted in the local paper.
Dunne Signs Illinois Woman Suffrage Bill
Governor Dunne signed the suffrage bill at 9 53 a m in Springfield granting women the right to vote for all statutory officers and presidential electors. Leaders of the women's cause staged a demonstration and opponents may challenge the constitutionality of the measure.
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Gov. Dunne
Springfield
Dunne
Moral character urged for railroad workers nationwide
Chicago reports that railroads were urged to adopt strict moral standards for employees to prevent accidents. A resolution from the national congress of alienists and neurologists recommended not employing anyone who uses alcohol on or off duty.
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Chicago
National Congress of Alienists and
Neurologists
Theodore Diller
Pittsburgh
Prominent Congressmen Named in National Manufacturers Lobby Case
Baltimore lobbyist Mulhall testifies before Senate committee alleging lawmakers were paid by the National Association of Manufacturers to influence legislation and control committees. NAM denies charges and calls the statements false and dangerous.
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Washington
Martin M. Mulhall
Baltimore
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate
Overman
Congress
Mulhall
House of Representatives
Taft Tariff Commission
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
The
National Council For Industrial Defense
Taft Tarif Commission
Cra Ae
Association
Capitol
National Association
Labor
Devel
Fragmentary Local Notice on Unknown Event
A garbled OCR passage mentions a man and an evening event with unclear details. Readable names or places are not recoverable. the fragment offers no verifiable facts to summarize a specific incident.
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Druak An al Ke
Dreaded a Collection Baffles Readers in Snippet
Fragmentary quotation features a gloomy speaker urging caution and referencing a prepaid phrase. The garbled OCR lacks clear names places or events to anchor a fuller report.
Two Classes Dividing Mda Lessons Across Two Groups
Fragmented text suggests a note on two classes at MDA, separating learners into groups focused on different themes or tasks. Nonsensical phrasing limits clarity of names, dates, or outcomes.
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Mda
Ike Vaodertile
Wars Yin Ke
Bn. Hn
The Camp of Peace at Gettysburg Semi Centennial Camp
Gettysburg hosts a semi centennial commemoration with 150000 soldiers from blue and gray uniting in sentiment. Troops march to the tented city, dine together, and share war memories at the campfires. No rancor appears as veterans from both sides mingle.
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Gettysburg
Brown
Postal Savings Bonds Issued Reach 1.12 Million Total
Postmaster General Burleson transmitted 1 116 836 dollars to the U S treasurer for postal savings bonds the fifth issue of these securities. Depositories in various states applied for the bonds showing a 41 900 increase from the January 1 issue. Nearly nine tenths of the bonds were requested in registered form indicating they are meant as permanent investments.
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Washington
United States
Burleson
Postal Savings
Tariff Dates Delayed for Sugar and Income Tax
Senate finance committee members agreed to push the sugar tariff into effect to March 1, 1914 and to move the income tax operative date from January 1, 1913 to March 1, 1914. The sugar free-list provision remains May 1, 1916 unchanged.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Former Colorado Rep Bacon Wounds Self in Jail Attempt
James L. Bacon, ex state representative, jailed in Cripple Creek on murder charges for the explosion that killed his wife and stepdaughter, was found unconscious in his cell with deep abdominal wounds after a failed harakiri with a pocket knife borrowed to trim his nails.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
James L. Bacon
Colorado
Harikari
Omaha Bride Divorces Groom After Color Revealed
A young Omaha woman obtains a divorce from Robert L. Arantz after discovering on a honeymoon trip to Chicago that her husband, a dapper white man with a dark complexion, is colored. Arantz, an Elk's club employee, differed only in shade from typical Negro characteristics.
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Love
Omaha
Ned
Chicago
Arbitration Treaties Extended in Months
The United States extends special arbitration treaties with Japan Sweden and Portugal by protocol signed by Secretary Bryan and respective ambassadors and ministers. Uncle Ben Wallace retires from Hagenbeck Wallace shows as United States Amusement Company takes control.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Sweden
Portugal
Bryan
Peru
Ind
Ben” Wallace
United States Amusement Company
Wallace E
Will Methe Parcel Post Grampe Eat a Special
A garbled line references parcel post and postage crisps within a postal system context. The text appears excerpted and lacks clear events or entities to identify.
Complication of Woman’s Ills Reported in Athens Texas
A fragmentary notice from Athens Texas notes a believed cure using E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for female ailments. The text references collection of diseases and suggests high success in relief, but details are incomplete.
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Athens
Texas
E. Pinkham
In the Barber's Chair in a Deaf and Dumb Exchange
Jones recounts seating in the barber chair where the barber talks of the weather and attempts French then German dialogue. Jones, deaf and dumb, interrupts with a fingered plea and curses the language barriers in a humorous social scene.
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Jones
New Yorker recounts a witty Gotham car conductor moment
A New Yorker recalls a Broadway car scene where a woman orders off at 931 and the conductor calmly asks which floor. The anecdote is framed by a judge noting urban humor and social behavior. The piece ends with a quip about the average man and moderation between drinks.
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Boston
Ralph Goddard
University of Nebraska
Enother Man
University
Goddard
Imp
Cape Cod
New York
Schnectady
N. Y
Gotham
Banished Coffees Finally Had to Go
A reader describes her mother quitting coffee for Postum, after a cousin’s success, detailing nervous headaches and a new preference for Postum over coffee. The testimonial from the Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan invites readers to write for “The Road to Wellville” and notes two Postum forms.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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