President Answers Germany Note on Humanity Principles
The United States responds to Germany over Lusitania and other sea attacks. It asserts humanity as a guiding principle, rejects evasive justifications, and offers to aid in good offices to mediate with Britain while warning of grave responsibility for any harm to American lives.
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Department of State
Washington
Berlin
Cushing
United States
Luaitania
Soula
Imperial German Admiralty
Great Britain
Germany
Making Cotton Advances in Global Trade
Great Britain moves to pay on verified cotton cargoes amid tensions in Adama County. Berlin reports tensions easing as German American relations receive cautious optimism from Eugene Zimmermann. Wilson’s statements hint at a broader push for understandings between Germany and England.
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Great Britain
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Nebraska Briefs Highlight Auto Ownership and Local Projects
Farmers around Valparaiso increasingly own autos while Schuyler votes 45000 for high school. Kimball begins a 20900 freproof grade schoolhouse. Hastings hosts upcoming State Pharmaceutical meeting. Beatrice Electric wins Blue Springs lighting contract.
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Schuyler
Kimball
Johnson County
Good Roads Association
Drownville
Falls City
Hastings Wee
State Pharmaceutical Association
Nastings
Henry Edmond
Hickman
Nasting School Board
Oscar Hornyak
Fremont
Allen W. Field
Lincoln
Beatrice
Beatrice Electric Company
Blue Springs
Adame
Eugene Weed
North Bend
R Howe
Buffalo Creek
Overton
Virgil Langford
Bob” Schaepe
Federal Building
State University
Temple Theatre
First National Bank of
Cosad
Nebraska
Farmers State Bank of
University
Samuel S. Whiting
Nebraska Masons
Omaha
Thomas L. Davis
Beaver City
Robert Coyle
Electric
Hartington
Salt Lake
Nebarska
J. J. Liperka
Sidney
Fred Fosterman
Saengerbund
West
Maritime Warfare and Passenger Safety in Naval Development
A cautious view on how evolving naval warfare could affect American passenger safety. The issue hinges on balancing strategic power with protections for civilians as maritime conflict grows, urging prudent, coordinated responses.
Making Advances on Cotton
London reports the foreign office says claims prove ownership and receive 10 percent advances on cotton cargoes stopped by British authorities. So far 59 000 pounds sterling has been paid, with hopes for a further 100 000 pounds and one claim paid in full.
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London
Foreign Office
Severe hail wind storm devastates Adams county crops
A damaging hail and wind storm swept Adams county Nebraska late Monday afternoon, destroying gardens fruits and damaging 75 to 100 percent of the wheat crop. The storm began near Prosser inside the northern boundary and carved a swath several miles wide and about twenty miles long. Hailstones as large as hen eggs pounded gardens and fruit trees, stripping branches and lodging plants.
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Adams County
Prosser
Berlin Pleased With Note Likely Opens Door to Talks
Berlin reports the American note has been published with no official attitude from Germany yet. Circles close to the issue say the note makes a favorable impression and may offer a path to negotiations for a satisfactory settlement.
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Berlin
Bombing raids over Venice reported by Austrian planes
Two Austrian aeroplanes reportedly dropped bombs over Venice in a recent raid. The attack damaged several buildings with one blast described as aimed at a key target, though details remain fragmentary.
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Venice
Look in French Faces a Cafe Scene Portrait
A Scribner's Magazine excerpt by Edith Wharton describes a Cha lons cafe crowd with faces showing quiet authority and restrained expression. The passage notes how nervousness fussiness oddities and vulgarities seem burned away by self dedication, revealing the human countenance.
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Chalons
Edith Wharton
Scribner's Magazine
Educational Verse and Witty Quips From A Bid for Summer Plans
A wall map lesson ends with a quip from Horace about left and right in Europe. The dialogue shifts to social plans with Jim and the Jiggin ses party. Reflections on chance, sports, and age close the page with pithy lines from Eph Wiley and a thought on wisdom gained with time.
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Horace
Europe
Asia
Brooklyn
William Penn Chairs Restored by Blind Women at Independence Hall
The Philadelphia Ledger reports two inmates of the Pennsylvania Industrial Home for Blind Women repaired the cane bottoms of William Penn's chairs in the east room of Independence Hall. Despite fragility and no caning table, the workers used skilled touch to stabilize the aging woodwork and save the chairs.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Pennsylvania
Independence Hall
Congress Hall
Ira Frost
William Penn
Lost in War Tales and Clever Whims
A row of quips and reflections from a Boston Evening Transcript page features a joke about a whip wielding ringmaster to amuse a boy, a clever suggestion to chronicle sorties for soldiers at the front, and a note on divergent English and German battlefield accounts.
Jury Talesman Indicates Prior Trial Involvement
Qualifie asks for opinion from lawyer as tale about the case unfolds. The juror states he was on the case at the previous trial, signaling familiarity with prior proceedings. The exchange highlights potential credibility and memory issues affecting juror impartiality.
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Talesman
Substitution. A Dime Worse Than a Nickel Cigar
A fragmentary item notes a exchange about a nickel cigar and a dime substitute. The piece cites playful banter and hints at a persona with a strong bank account, reflecting terse humor in a Philadelphia Public Ledger context.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Delave Are Dangerous and Quick to Act
Humorous exchange questions Jones’s habit of acting first and thinking later. The quip suggests hasty decisions lead to consequences and cautions about timing in wedlock. A playful note on habit and matchmaking gone awry.
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Delave
Jones
Like a Man and a Wedding Promise Joke
A humorous exchange about wedding vows and smoking ends with a punchline that the husband kept his promise by not smoking on the wedding day while still puffing afterward. A street scene features a stout woman's interaction with a boy who ties her shoestring, claiming his mother is fat.
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Tom
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Independent
Busy Day Quip Highlights Domestic Snappiness
Dialogue between Mrs Dixon and Mrs Vixen turns on a husband’s grumbling in company, a sharp exchange showing playful marital tension within a social visit.
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Dixon
Vixen
Proper Course and Social Snobbery in a Briton’s Tale
A fragmented dialogue mocks patriotism and business ambitions with lines about interning Germans and self praise. Eph Wiley questions beauty and social status tied to tobacco choices while warning about friends pursuing get-rich-quick schemes.
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Eph Wiley
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