Wilson Seizes Railways For War Effort Under McAdoo
President Wilson takes control of the U S railway system to run as a war measure under director general McAdoo with government guarantees to protect stockholders, preserve dividends, and maintain roads in good repair while Congress is asked to authorize specific guarantees and a unified management.
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McAdoo
Washington
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
England
U. S
United States
Pullman Company
Newton D. Baker
War Department
Congress
the Treasury
War Board
Limita
Railroads’ War Board
Legislative Branch
President Warns of Federal Railroads Takeover Rationale
In a public address President Wilson explains the necessity of federal control over railroads to mobilize resources for the war. He cites lack of private coordination, the need for unified administration, and guarantees to protect investors and railroad property during government operation led by William G. McAdoo.
Crosses Potato With Dahlia Garden Breakthrough
Eureka California gardener A Hickman reports crossing the Irish potato with the dahlia. The resulting potato variety is said to combine decorative flowers with edible tubers, offering both home decoration and meal potential as plants mature.
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A. Hickman
Eureka
Cal
Not the Same
A fledgling author at the Century club in New York seeks to read a manuscript to Robert W. Chambers. He jokes about treating Poe as a muse and replacing the old mammy with the author, but Chambers declines, declaring he does not resemble Poe.
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Century Club
New York
Robert W. Chambers
Poe
Bob
Mr. Chambers
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Deafness Cure
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications. only a constitutional remedy works. The advertisement promotes 8 Catarrh Medicine through the bloodstream to restore the Eustachian tube and reduce inflammation. It offers a $100 reward for any case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine and notes circulars are free from Druggists J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Proving It and Odd Snippets From a Local Column
A string of quirky lines notes Jaggs boasting about depth of inquiry and a remark about T at the punchbowl. It mentions proud white clothes, Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten fabrics, grocers, alum used to refresh hair brushes, and childlike rage growing louder with age.
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Jaggs
Red Cross Ball
Adv
Bystanders Warn Public As Two Men Fight
In Brooklyn a bystander urges restraint while two men fight. one is standing while the other lies in a coal bin. The scene prompts calls to avoid interference as danger looms.
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Brooklyn
Kilmer’s Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
Reliable kidney medicine praised for aiding kidneys liver and bladder. Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root claims to strengthen and test of time and is sold everywhere with sample bottle offer and newspaper mention to write to the paper.
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Kilmer
Specker
Patriotic Preference in Senate Debate
Senator Sorghum declines public speeches before Congress saying he prefers voting quietly to avoid being seen as talking without thinking. He emphasizes restraint over vocal opposition.
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Congress
Senator Sorghum
A Difference in Understanding About a Daughter's Music
A brief dialogue contrasts expectations and reality as one person misreads another’s daughter's music lessons. The daughter is found to be learning to play the ukulele rather than taking formal music lessons.
Inmates Knit for Soldiers at Canton Workhouse
Canton Ohio inmates at the workhouse are knitting clothing for soldiers amid hardship. The saying adversity is the midwife of genius frames their disciplined labor as part of wartime support.
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Canton
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