Lord Thompson Warns of Alliances as Peace Plan
Speaking before a Cleveland audience of five hundred women, Lord Thompson argued that alliances between Britain and the United States would not secure peace and might draw other nations into war. He urged caution, noting history's record of failed balance‑of‑power pacts and criticizing alliances as a path to conflict.
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Cleveland
Women’s Council For the Promotion of Peace
Lord Thompson
Air
Great Britain
United States
Mgr. Dennis
Jeugene Field
Lowell
Harvard
Chicago
The Poor Man in American Court
A discussion before the State Bar Association weighs whether the poor man can obtain justice in American courts. Max D. Sterne and Norman Hapgood clash on if lack of access to lawyers and court costs deny justice, with both sides noting distinctions without improving outcomes for the impoverished.
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Steur
Accuracy of Astronomers and Solar Eclipse Oddities
The author notes variations in eclipse timing accuracy with 97 percent in Cleveland and 96 percent in Toledo, while New York City papers showed odd directions to view a total eclipse from Ninety-Fifth Street. The passage mix includes a Twain quip about sunshine and smoking, ending with a casual joke on street side and health.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Toledo
New York City
Ninety-Fifth Street
Mark Twain
Poems That Live by Thomas Osborne Davis
Poem fragment notes Swert charms and fragrances surpassing roses and dawn. It speaks of green trees and singing lovers, with the line True lovers hunt seve attributed to the author Thomas Osborne Davis.
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Swert
Pott
Gere
Sanburri
Thomas Osborne Davis
Yesterday's anniversaries and birthdays across regions and eras
A nostalgic roundup lists anniversaries from 1692 to recent decades with notable births. Items include Acadia's transfer to Massachusetts, Jenner’s birth, Hooker and Kutus de, and mid century patents, plus today’s notable birthdays and convention openings across various cities and associations.
Notable births and events mark today across nations
The day features the birth anniversaries of Geo C Heckman a longtime Hanover College president and John Barton Payne former Secretary of the Interior. Denver hosts an Industrial Exhibition and Prosperity Carnival, while a murder trial begins in Bessemer Alabama. Cincinnati hosts a national cannery convention. New York holds an Actors Equity meeting on radio and cabaret concerns.
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Geo. C. Heckman
Hanover
Ind
John Barton Payne
Interior
General Counel
League of Red Crosse Societies
Denver
Bessemer
Ala
George T Edwards
Cincinnati
National
Cannery’ Association
Actors’ Equity Association
New York
The Way of the World by Grove Patterson
An essay noting global progress on women’s suffrage, with examples from South Africa, Guernsey, and municipal voting for women. It reflects on memory, life extension through giving, and contrasts opium trade in India with other nations while referencing global markets and moral debates.
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Grove Patterson
India
China
Turkey
Persia
Great Britain
McCoy’s marriage delayed by a year, says source
The note indicates Kid McCoy would have waited one year before marriage again. It adds that WUZ action was to save the man, and now it’s allowed to drink if he has no more senye.
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Kid McCoy
Debating Ideologies and Conflicting Social Theories
A measured discussion contrasts anarchists socialists and I W W and notes sharp differences in aims and governance. It argues that diverse groups diverge on belief in law government and social order, highlighting fuzzy thinking and broad generalizations.
Manufacturing shift moves Gaiford trucks to Lima Ohio
Ten years ago the Gramm Motor Co. bought Gaiford truck manufacturing and moved it to Lima Ohio. Representative Nieding returned home from Column bus saying Ohio has too many laws and he would not introduce any bills. The Cleveland Die Tool and Engineering Co. leased space in the Topliff Ely building and planned a move. Elyria Machine Parts Co. received an order for seven car loads of bicycle and push chairs for the Panama Exposition. The third trial of Henry Miller vs Lake Shore Railroad began in the court of common pleas.
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Gaiford
Lima
Ohio
Gramm Motor Co
Anthony Nieding
Columnbus
Cleveland Die, Tool and Engineering Co
Topliff & Ely
Elyria Machine Parts Co
Henry Miller
Lake Shore Railroad
Court of Common Pleas
Arthur Woods named United Prohibition Commissioner successor
Arthur Woods, backed by Mayor Mitchel, to succeed Roy A. Haynes as United Prohibition Commissioner. Woods is known for reforming New York City police administration from 1907 to 1918, emphasizing education training and higher ideals in policing. Boston native and Harvard graduate, Woods demonstrated administrative skill and decisive results without friction.
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Arthur Woods
Roy A. Haynes
United Prohibition
Police Department
New York City
Mitchel
Mr. Woods
Bis
Boston
Harvard
Alcohol in bootleg liquor blamed for deaths
Dr. Reid Hunt of Harvard Medical School told an American Chemical Society symposium the deadly effect of illicit liquor stems from alcohol quantity rather than a single poison. He noted acetaldehyde is far less dangerous than the amount of alcohol ingested and warned that wood alcohol has severe eye-damaging effects, while grain alcohol can meet much of daily food needs.
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Reid Hunt
Sarvard Medical School
American Chemical Society
Hunt
Prohibition Office
Man of varied careers turns to higher politics
The subject embodies a class of men with rare resources who shift from teaching and journalism to politics, drawn by diverse motives in recent years. He combines culture and wealth to pursue public life.
Fremont garage seeks right to charge ready-to-serve fee
J B Cameron asked Fremont council to grant a 5 cent service charge on each motorist passing his garage, arguing he is ready to serve even if no service is provided. The move comes after Logain Gas Co sought a 75 cent monthly charge from Ohio customers and drew scrutiny as a perceived “mean slap.”
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Fremont
J. B Cameron
Logain Gas Co
Ohio
Cameron
Fifty-First Kentucky Derby Set for May at Churchill Downs
May 16 is the date fixed for the fifty-first running of the historic Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. The event schedule anchors a long tradition in Louisville racing with noted stakeholders awaiting the classic race.
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Churchill Downs
Automobile Runs Five Miles After Losing Gas Tank
Gloucester New Jersey January 26 Police investigate how an automobile could run after losing its gas tank. Frank Murray of Pitman New Jersey told authorities he left a partly filled tank at a station. The tank was later found on a business street. Murray said his car ran several miles before stopping after the tank disappeared.
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Gloucester
N. J
Frank Murray
Pitman Rove NJ
Murras
Noth Woodbury
How Cruel Are the Parents Poem Fragment Buros
Fragmentary poem verse laments parental cruelty and a daughter caught between ruin and forced marriage. A falconer figures as a ruthless pursuer and the dove seeks shelter but finds none, illustrating a dire social critique.
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Buros
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Ohin
EL Clayden, Inc
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Paris
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Jian
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Edward Jenner
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Nebraska
Lora A
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Japan
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Nagaho
Prince Wun
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Bshop
London
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England
Roday
League of Red Cross Societies
Pruntytown
Harry VV. Daughterry
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Washington Court House
James F Coupal
Coolidge
Sprinefield
Mass
Roy Chapman Andrews
Mongolia
Beloit
Wis
National Automobile Deverse Association
Cnennat
National Cannere' Association
St Louis
Missouri
Yakima
Wash
South Africa
Guernsey
Emerson
Abe Martin
San Die
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Beloving
Aimeg
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Iife
Tt Fes
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Poyore
Colo
Manus
Magazie
Russia
Mroscow
I W. W
Crandall's Drug Store
Bill Crowner
Anors & Son
Harvard Medical
Walter
Gifford
Waller
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Harry B. Thayer
A. T. and T. Co
Salem
Western Electric Co
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
National Consulting Board
W.S. Gifford
Tanlac
Happy Man
Otto Segrin
Portland, Ore
Foreign Exchange
Mathias
West River St
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Mueller
Sau
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