Death Grapple of the Nations in 1907 Threats and Alliances
The piece argues Germany seeks peace talks yet acts in an international trap with Austria and Russia backing Britain and France. It predicts a looming global conflict with Russia and Britain opposing Germany while Austria Italy aid Germany, and warns France’s Sedan battle would shock civilization.
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Germany
London
Hague
France
Morocco
Servia
Russia
Austria
Great Britain
Europe
England
Publicity Sparks Outcry Over Plague Headlines in New Orleans
The New Orleans Association of Commerce protests misleading headlines about bubonic plague. It argues that media framing damages the city’s image and business, comparing coverage to trivializing other disasters. The group urges balanced reporting to avoid stoking panic.
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New Orleans Association of Commerce
Crescent City
New Orleans
Association of Commerce
Difficulties of Childhood as Seen by Dr. Ford
Dr. R. W. Ford of Seattle argues modern childhood is a continual tragedy. He calls poets and sentimentalists impractical and says the first ten years are the hardest, as children strive to adapt to their environment under the whims of adults and relatives.
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R. W. Ford
Seattle
Dr. Ford
Conservation in Alabama and the danger of conscience salving
The piece discusses forming an Alabama conservation convention in response to the National Conservation Congress to protect wildlife and natural resources. It also examines William B. Joyce’s claim that much loss stems from honest intentioned conscience salving, citing embezzlement cases to illustrate the economic harm of self-justifying theft.
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New Orleans
Alabama
United States
William B. Joyce
National Surety Company
Joyce
In Comes Japan warning on Pacific balance of power
An editorial warns rumors about a Japan England alliance in a European war and analyzes Japan’s aims to curb German Pacific holdings. It argues Japan seeks to dominate the Pacific, foreseeing clashes with the United States, and urges readiness for a sudden, desperate crisis. The piece cites German, British, French, and Russian interests in the Far East and laments potential shifts of possessions depending on Europe’s outcome.
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Europe
London
Japan
England
Germany
United States
Pacific
Great Britain
France
Solomon Islands
Apia
Ladrone Islands
New Guinea
China
Kaio-Chau Bay
Far East
Pacific Ocean
Russia
Pacaicie
San Antonio
Not Mentioning Limburger in Bait Suggestions
The reader notes that none of the bait suggestions referenced Limburger. This comment points to a possible omission or oversight in earlier proposals and invites inclusion of Limburger as a specific example in future options.
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Limburger
New Federal Meat Inspection Rules Take Effect
New regulations for slaughtering cattle and preparing meat in inspected plants become effective November 1 with imported meats delayed to January 1 1915. They require rigid ante mortem checks and condemnation of diseased live animals, which must be slaughtered separately and denatured for nonedible products.
Martyrs for Suffrage In Washington Brings Kisses For Votes
A New York Herald note mocks Washington suffrage organizers plan for Sacrifice Day on August 15. It says campaigners will sell kisses to fund the cause while men face reduced rations and mockery of the tactic. The piece exposes parental and romantic resistance in the capital over votes for women.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
New York Herald
Kansas Faces New Woe as Gasoline Prices Soar
The New Orleans States recalls Kansas hardships from bleeding Kansas to grasshopper plagues and Populist era woes. It warns of future days when high fuel costs may idle automobiles and strain households, noting past famines and border ruffian history as context.
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Kansas
Dreath
New Orleans
The Psychology of It From a San Francisco Millionaire
Stuyvesant Ogden in Washington says the present business mood is psychological and born of nightmare fears. He likens it to a music hall girl. A music hall manager reports a performer refuses to continue after a student was eaten in Chicago, illustrating nerves and fear.
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Stuyvesant Ogden
San Francisco
Washington
Chicago
Boxing star jokes on medicine cures and summer fashion
A Chicago Athletic Club boxer jokes that music heals melancholia and medicine advances. George Ade teases with a quip about a summer girl in a slashed skirt curing colds and one piece bathing suits like Annette Kellerman’s aiding sore eyes.
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Chicago Athletic Club
George Ade
Annette Kellerman
Roosevelt to run as nonpartisan in New York
The report notes Colonel Roosevelt assessing a potential nonpartisan candidacy for New York due to expected political challenges. It frames this as a strategic shift while T. R. remains a noted Wise Old Owl figure in the era's public discourse.
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T. R
New York
Roosevelt
River of Doubt in Brazil maybe navigable with pork
A Houston Post note imagines Brazil’s River of Doubt as navigable with a large pork funding. The remark satirizes political pork barrel spending.
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Burton
Brazil
Houston Post
Bombay to Trial Six Month Electric Lighting Test
Bombay plans a six month test of electric lighting to replace current gas and oil lamps as streets are illuminated with new electric power sources.
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Bombay
German Locomotive Hauls 700 Ton Train at 75 MPH
A new German locomotive pulls a 700 ton train along level track at a speed of 75 miles per hour, showcasing its capacity and performance.
Newly Erected Statue to Von Steuben Dedication in Utica
On August 3 in Utica New York a dedication ceremony for the Baron von Steuben statue will be held under the German American Alliance with Count von Sternstorff, the German ambassador, delivering the principal address. A Mohawk valley history pageant runs August 5 to 7 featuring a Hamilton College founding display in which von Steuben participated.
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Utica
N. Y
Baron von Steuben
Revolutionary Army
Web of Life chapter scene driven by pursuit and menace
John Hale and servant follow Constance as she heads toward Homewood ferry amid suspicions. Ralph Morton docks a horsewhip into his car after buying a weapon in town, hinting at threats to come.
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John Hale
Robert
Hale Snate
Mr. Hale
New York
Fort Lee
Ralph
Edward Dayton
Constance
Homewood Avenue
Ralph Morton
Homewood
Cliff Avenues
Peter
Home
Mr. Morton
Rose Trophy winner difficult to guess now
Asa Rountree Jr. leaves Birmingham Age-Herald duties and is replaced on the Rose trophy commission by Reuben A. Lewis. The panel lists editors from multiple papers, with ongoing uncertainty over the award amid player defections and graduations.
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Rose
Chattanooga
Tenn
Asa Rountree, Jr
Birmingham Age-Herald
Lews
Birmingham Park
Reuben A. Lewis
Rountree
Lewis
Randolph Rose
W. G. Foster
Chattanooga Times
Dick Jemison
Atlanta Constitution
Jack Nye
Nashville Tennessean
Reuben Lewis
Birmingham Age- Herald
Bradley Allen
Montgomery Advertiser
H. S. Reifer
New Orleans Item
Jack Law
Memphis
G. J. Flournoy
Mobile Item
Pete Knnsely
Thomas
Cubs
Kirby
No, your conceit won’t persuade others about the situation
The remark accuses someone of confusing self confidence with conceit and warns that others will not share that assessment of the scene. It emphasizes clueless arrogance and a lack of humility in judging the matter.
Wage clash looms as railroads show lower per man costs
Victor Elliott reports that analyses by 53 Western railroads for the Interstate Commerce Commission reveal engineers, firemen, and hostlers earned less per mile in 1913 than 1890 despite bigger trains and improved efficiency. Ten railroads paid stock bonuses totaling over 250 million dollars to stockholders, prompting calls for wage increases.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Great Northern Railway
Union Pacific
Burlington
Santa Fe
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Chicago and Northwestern
Great Northern
Illinois Central
Northern Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Southern Pacific
Wilson and Prohibition Inference From Milwaukee Rally Tale
A Boston Herald sourced note says President Wilson would avoid taking sides on national prohibition, treating it as economic and social rather than political. It recounts Dudley Field Malone’s purported bulletin at a Milwaukee rally claiming Wilson drank in a Pabst cafe, leaving the truth of the tale to conjecture.
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Wilson
Bryan
Josephus Daniels
Milwaukee
Dudley Field Malone
Pabst
Malone
Boston Herald
The Slasher Woman and Carlyle on Militants Portrait
Our Own Thomas Carlyle comments on militants who slashed his portrait. The incident sparks debate over political violence and freedom of expression in the public sphere.
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Thomas Carlyle
Slasher-Woman Sparks Debates on Rights of Woman
The New York Evening Sun portrays a figure labeled Slasher-Woman as a fierce symbol of feminist democracy. It notes her rejection of male authority and a Woman-Universe ideology, framing her as both prophetic and provocative within a charged public debate.
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Millais
Jung-exalter
Asquith
Xanthippe
New York Evening Sun
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