King and Bride at Parting of Ways in Portugal
Paris reports indicate possible divorce between King Manuel and Queen Amelia. Sources say the royal couple, once considered an ideal match, clash over temperament and ambitions. Family friends urge reconciliation, but tensions persist amid strained relations and doubts about a renewed throne role.
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Paris
Manuel
Portugal
Manuiel
Bridiiuis
Amel
Hohenlohe Glemuringen
Amelia
Blossom Time and Mosquito Appearance Narrated
Blossoms crown nature and trees renew each spring as a universal lesson of cheer. An Indianpolis News excerpt discusses mosquitos, noting female bites humans while males feed on plants. Larvae emerge from standing water, transforming to winged adults within days.
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Trinit
Moon
Women Club Members Endorse Health And Home Economics Leaders
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs prepares for its nomination committee vote led by incumbent president Mrs. Percy Pennyburher. Officers up for re election include two directors Mary Garrett Hay and W. Brooks Young. Sessions focus on public health and home economics with talks on eugenics sanitation and birth registration.
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General Federation of Woman's Clubs
Way
Percy V. Pennyburher
Umber RO Sheath
Tthn
Eugene Reiley
Charlotte
Wat
Georgia A. Bacon
Worchester
Mays
Mary Garrett Hay
New York City
W. Brooks Young
Jacksonville
Fla
Julia Lathrop
Children's Bureau
Department of Labor
Charley S. Rockhill
Cincinati
S. H. Crockett
Public Health Department
Federation
Baltimore
Sugar Consumption Surges in United States 1913 Import Mix
The 1913 sugar intake reached about 4.75 million tons, up from 2.4 million the prior year, with 2 million tons from Cuba, 600,000 from Hawaii, 75,000 from Porto Rico and the Philippines, 208,000 domestic cane sugar, 625,000 domestic beet sugar, 9,000 maple sugar, and 10,000 from imported molasses. Refiners processed large shares, with American Sugar Refining at 1,824,000 tons and other refineries at 1,750,000 tons, underscoring the industry’s vast scope and Cuba’s pivotal role.
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United States
Cuba
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Phillippines
American Sugar Refining Company
Princess Mary Wins Royal Derby Pool In Buckingham
Princess Mary felt aggrieved after drawing Dur bar JL in the royal household derby pool at Buckingham Palace. The queen refused the ticket, so the princess gave it to her dressing maid, who won $1,250. This marks the first royal family member to win the household sweepstake.
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Mary
Peeved
London
Durbar JL
Buckingham
Palace
Perret
Alma Gluck Engaged to Violinist Efrem Zimbalist
Alma Gluck the prima donna is engaged to marry Efrem Zimbalist Russian violinist and protege of the late Joseph Fels. Zimbalist is touring in Russia and the couple plan to wed in June at the Felahorns in London.
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Aew
Alma Gluck
Efrem Zimbalist
Joseph Fels
Zimbalist
Russia
Fela Horns
London
Germans seek reform of voting system in Prussia
Berlin dispatch reports liberals and socialists in the Prussian diet protest the king's promise for a modern franchise. Chancellor von Loebell rejects any voting change this year, pleasing conservatives who feared liberal moves.
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Berlin
Prussia
Bismarck
von Buelow
Diet
von Loebell
Modern Housekeeping and Milady Sings at Work
The passage contrasts updated home life with traditional cooking and dining tasks. Milord and Milady chase each other between kitchen and dining room amid new appliances while guests sometimes bring their own plate and help wash it, though the narrator questions whether such scenes improve dinner parties. Conversation at dinner is valued over managing courses as life under these conditions may not be more alluring than current norms.
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Milady
Milord
Bartholdt Fights Re Electoral Bid in Missouri District
Representative Richard Bartholdt of St Louis campaigns to block his own re election in the Tenth Missouri district. He announced in December he would not seek another term yet friends push to nominate him. His two main interests are world peace advocacy and opposing the prohibition movement.
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Richard Bartholdt
Campalen
St Louis
Missouri
Barthold
Hind
Bill
Afr
Nidt
Congress
Defends Exemptions In Anti-Trust Bill
Washington special reports House judiciary committee chair Webb asserts no provision authorizes violence or intimidation in the omnibus trust bill. He explains labor and farmers unions are not outlawed and the labor exemption was carefully debated to avoid expanding beyond current law. The compromise adds that such groups are not illegal combinations but clarifies the secondary boycott remains unpermitted.
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Washington
Webb
North Carolina
House Judiciary Committee
Pendiax
Senate
Baltimore
The Graves of Our Dead by Invert A Ingerson
A reflective poem about soldiers who died for liberty. The speaker recalls the marching dead, the sounds of war, and the quiet grief of loved ones. It honors both living soldiers and the fallen, ending with cheers for the living and tears for the dead.
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Invert A. Ingerson
Army of Freedom
King Alfonso Enjoys Speeding Arrest in Bayonne
A jovial King Alfonso caused a scene in Bayonne France when a police officer stopped his car for speeding. The crowd cheered as the king, jokingly asked for his full name, and responded with humor before leaving in triumph, while the officer earned a nickname for the incident.
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Alfonso
What a Husband Does When His Wife Is Away
A married man describes his 25 year friendship with a wife and the strain of separation. He recalls longing, relief when travel began, and memories of old barroom friends as he faced loneliness and imagined possible peril during a period apart.
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Ralnor
Peration
Still Not Certain of Menelik's Death
London dispatch reports that even in Addis Ababa the emperor Menelik's death remains unconfirmed. Diplomatic bodies and ministers say they have not seen him for years while belief persists that his embalmed body lies in the Geti. Thesiger finished a three month frontier march with 38 camels and Abyssinian escort toward Nairobi over 1116 miles.
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London
Menelik
Abyssinia
Re- W. Thesiger
3 La
Adis Adeba
Caplital
Trth
Thesiger
Minrch
British East Africa
Nairobi
Roosevelts Brazilian River Challenge Angers Geographers
The St Louis Globe Democrat notes British geographers greet Roosevelts Brazilian river claim with skepticism and ridicule. It cites maps and old explorers as proof of mischarted waters and mocks armchair experts. Roosevelt plans to demand detailed mapmaker records and explorations to counter the criticisms.
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St. Louis
Speciflst
Rediscovering the West and immigrant labor needs
The Kansas wheat harvest will require over 460,000 workers as thousands from the Midwest and immigrant laborers migrate west. The piece urges permanent settlement opportunities in the West, better immigrant integration, and foreign press involvement to aid newcomers. It notes John Pugh’s 18 year school record in Deepwater Missouri as a separate brief.
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West
The
Chicago Tribune
Kansas
Chico
Chicago
I. Foreign
Jn St
John Pugh
Deepwater, Mo
Representative of Carranza in U S Resentative
Rafael Zubaron leads the Carranza junts at the area and maintains constant contact with the Juarez chief. He relays to the leaders any new American government action through Senor Zubarve.
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Rafael Zubaron
Carranza Junts
Area
Juarez
Senor Zubarve
Flags in the National Museum Highlight Historical Ensigns
The Smithsonian’s National Museum showcases about 20 American flags reflecting pivotal eras. It features the Bonhomme Richard banner, the Star Spangled Banner from Fort McHenry, Mexican War flags, Civil War garrison and regiment standards, and other historic ensigns tied to U.S. actions and key figures.
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Washington
United States
Naional Museum
Congress
John Paul Jones
Smithsonian Institution
Harriet R. Perry Stafford
Key
Fort McHenry
Heen Appleton
Vermont
Kentucky
Baltimore
Victoria City
Mexico
Indiana Volunteers
Robert Fravel
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Mount Popocatapetl
Fort Moultrie
S. C
Fort Sumter
Salem Heights
William Babcock Hazen
Hazen
Fort Ala Ga
Nem
U. &. S. Kearsage
National
Mbumn
Herbert Winsley
Viermander
O. GC. Ord
James T. Ord
Spain
Tieut
R. Brainard
Havana
Cuba
Lieut
Hobson
Aailora
Merrimac
Commodore Schley
Brooklyn
State Department
Charles Wilkes
U. S. NI
North Pole
Peary
Havy League
Smithsonian African
Theodore Roosevelt
The False God Thrift and a Submarine Borer
A Wichita Beaven item describes a wrecked man who saved to save and died worshiping thrift, holding nearly 4000 in cash and sizable bank wealth while his frugal life failed him. It contrasts a money mad huckster woman with vast income and tied to thrift’s feverish grip.
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Wichita
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San Sebastian
Pelourgestia
Capital Quiet
Carranza
U.S
National Museum
Fall River
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