Cutting Off Their Noses Declares Eight-Hour Rule Immovable
Louis Hill of the Great Northern Ri argues his rail line will never accept the eight-hour rule, warning it would push every railroad into receivership. The piece contrasts Wilson’s arbitration plan with railroad refusals and considers public opinion and potential strike implications.
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Louis Hill
Great Northern Ri
James J. Hill
Hughes
Wilson
New York Times
England and Ireland shaping US views on British policy
The Manchester Guardian argues Britain’s Ireland policy and anti neutral mail actions threaten American sympathy and risk undermining peace efforts. It criticizes parliament’s mistakes and the ruling party’s harsh stance on Irish rebels as harming Irish Americans and US-Britain relations.
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The
Manchester Guardian
United States
Guardian
America
Great Britain
England
Land of the
Free
President Wilson Vetoes Army Bill Over Objection
President Wilson rejects the army appropriation measure in a veto speech. He outlines what he approves and disapproves and criticizes a clause he says would exempt officers who attack the army. The veto centers on archaic articles of war and rank-related exemptions.
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Wilson
Wilson Blocks War Department Immunity Clause
The passage describes Mr. Wilson opposing a proviso granting retired officers immunity from court martial. He argued it favored a hidden political interest and faced strong opposition from the war department. Representative Hay pushed the clause into the bill, but Wilson warned and blocked it at the last moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
War Department
Hay
Georgia Opens Bar to Women Despite Opposition
Georgia adopts a law allowing women to practice at the bar before all state courts. The Atlanta Constitution praises the change as part of a nationwide movement toward equal privileges for women, with both major parties backing state action and a likely swift, nationwide momentum.
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Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Union
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
Poet Walt Mason lampoons a man who stays behind to fund and enable his wife and seven daughters summer fun by the coast. He spins a humorous portrait of a breadwinner and his ready sacrifice for his family and laughs at social expectations of gender roles.
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G. Augustus Grimes
Cadiz
Question Box on Moles and Coastal Guns
The column advises medical consultation before removing facial moles and explains U S coastal defense guns. It notes 12 inch breech loading rifles with limited range, to be replaced by 14 inch and 16 inch cannons, plus 12 inch mortars in hidden concrete pits. Mortars fire 800 pound shells with a five mile range and are highly accurate.
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United States Sea
Ans
Wilels
Uncertain August 18 1916 Horoscope Forecast
Astrological reading for Friday August 18 1916 notes adverse planetary aspects among Saturn Mercury Uranus and Neptune while Sun Venus and Jupiter bring some gains. Caution advised in finance and politics due to potential deceit and international tension with a favorable note for those born on this day and for dramatic engagements and reforms.
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Mercury
Neptune
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Mexico
Elena
Eyebrow Shapes and Health Advice From a Female Writer
A female correspondent asks if eyebrows reflect health and temperament and seeks tips to make heavy black brows slender and graceful. The piece notes eyebrows connect to eyes, vary by temperament, and are moved by muscles and nerves influenced by thoughts.
Three Folk Remedies For Fever Blisters On Lip
A reader advises a home treatment including a two ounce castor oil dose in sarsaparilla water, a bed time use of a water saturated stegatze piece wrapped on the lip, and a diet shift to fruits vegetables and reduced animal products plus increased carbonated water to flush the system.
San Francisco Firms Seek Injunction Over Freight Rise
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and Union Iron Works filed for an injunction in US District Court to block ICC orders raising westbound overland freight rates starting September 1.
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San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce of
The
Union Iron Works
United States District Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Local Color Local Color by Perkins J. Prewitt
A brief feature by Perkins J. Prewitt explores regional character and atmosphere through vivid vignettes. The piece emphasizes place, people, and everyday scenes that capture local tone and color.
Clipping His Wings
Poem fragment narrates an aviator who wishes to become an angel and loses his wings as his wish is granted. The line of fate turns on the collapse of the wings, ending with a cautionary or ironic twist.
Wives of Birmingham Demand Rights Amid Quick Divorces
Intelligencers report that Birmingham women complain of rapid separations as twenty five marriages in the magical city are dissolved this month. Applications for writs to sever wedlock continue to pour in.
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Birmingham
Academican Wilson Faces Hughes Whisker Challenge
The text hints at Mr. Wilson displaying keen tendencies that may outshine Mr. Hughes in the contest of character. It suggests Hughes is concealing something and adds a tone of public intrigue around the pair.
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Mr. Wilson
Mr. Hughes
Hughes
Biloxi Reporter Delivers Flirty Dispatch From Coast
A Biloxi correspondent signing as YOHO writes about the seaside scene noting risque bathing suits and a lively social mood in the town during a spell of rest by the coast.
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Biloxi
Picnic Fixures in Old Time Verses
A light verse piece recalls picnic woes and small comic incidents. The selection quotes lines about rain trains grandpas feats bees noses and hampers baskets to evoke nostalgic community outings. The items come from the Geneva Free Press Times and Birmingham Age Herald.
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Geneva
Free Press-Times
New Postoffice Building Nears Completion at Corner
The new postoffice building at the northwest corner of St. Joseph and St. Michael streets is nearing completion. Scaffolding is being removed and the structure presents a visibly Vv sightly appearance. The opening date has not been announced by Postmaster J. Blocker Thornton.
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Postoffice
St. Joseph and
St. Michael Streets
J. Blocker Thornton
Chicago Woman Appointed Head of Democratic Voter Bureau
Mrs. George Bass of Chicago is named chair woman of the Woman Voters Bureau at the western DNC headquarters. She will organize the woman vote in the twelve suffrage states.
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Chicago
George Bass
Womgn
Democratic National Committee
Senator Bennett Files for Republican Governor Nomination
Albany New York State Senator William M Bennett submitted a petition to the secretary of state on Friday asserting his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor.
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Albany
N. Y
William M. Bennett
New York
Secretary of State
Unhappy Wife Longs for Lost Independence
Emily, a 22 year old wife with a baby, feels trapped at home despite a loving husband and modest earnings. She longs to return to her old office job for independence and better clothes, torn between domestic duties and the urge to work. A reunion with former coworker Etta ignites the wish to reclaim her identity.
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Mily
John
Buddy
Emily
Etta
Sakae
Their Married Life on a hot day at a shabby inner city home
Helen visits a moneyed club member she accuses of meddling while pretending to seek shelter. The dim room, sparse furniture, and heat set a tense mood as Helen confronts the woman about her supposed charity and pretenses.
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Helen
Mobile Troop Private Declares 112 Degrees Comfortable
Private W. B. Childs of Company H Maryland National Guard, visiting Mobile, says heat is bearable with tents at 103 degrees and outside at 112, while en route to Eagle Pass Texas for two months furlough. He visits his sister Mrs. F. W. Evans before heading home.
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W. B. ‘Childs
Company H
Maryland National Guard
Annapolis
Mobile
Childs
Eagle Pass
Tex
F. W. Evans
Big Crowd Attends Open Air Concert in Weather Threat
Despite threatening weather a large crowd gathered in Bienville Square for an open air band concert. Rain began to fall as the program neared completion, and attendees moved to shelter just before ten o clock.
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Bienville Square
Not Major Secrecy Hidden From John About Etta
A speaker reflects on Johns understanding and a woman’s relief that certain facts about Etta remain undisclosed She notes Etta was not aware of all details and that she has no husband while a friend acts as guardian.
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Thea National
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To & P
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Georgia Falls
By Walt Mason
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Maurice Ketten
Avely
AIR Cine
Wifey
Ster
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Questions and
Perkins J. Prewitt
Villa
Youngstown
Birmingham Age-Herald
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