Keep Out Itinerant Vendors In Cincinnati Case
A New York ladies party visiting a fashionable hotel sold samples and secured orders totaling about twelve hundred dollars. The Retail Merchants Association intervened by arresting the itinerant agent for unpaid seventy five dollar daily vendor tax, who then paid two days license and posted two hundred fifty dollar cash bond forfeited after leaving the city. The piece argues for heavier taxes on itinerant vendors to protect local merchants and urges citizens to report such vendors to license officers.
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New York
Retail Merchants’ Association
Cincinnati
Safety First in Dress Warns of Cold Weather Risks
The piece mocks fashion dictates that force women to swathe the throat and wear warm garments while men shield less. It cites the Detroit Free Press on tuberculosis fund drives and notes women resist in summer outfits, arguing undress is fashionable. It warns of health risks of insufficient clothing and calls for Red Cross checks.
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Detroit Free Press
Letty
Red Cross
Cotton Ginned in Alabama Reaches 1.57 Million Bales
The census director reports Alabama counties ginned 1,573,121 bales of cotton through December 21, up from 1,444,212 the previous year, an increase of 128,909. Dallas County leads with 58,379 bales, Montgomery 51,761, while Idwin county produced 754, down 45. Nearby farmers may shift focus toward fruit growing.
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Department of Agriculture
Alabama
Dallas County
Montgomery County
Idwin
Wren's Nest Pays Tribute to Uncle Remus Legacy
The Wren's Nest in Atlanta has welcomed four thousand visitors in twenty months. A Visitors' Edition of Uncle Remus and His Friends is on sale and helps pay the property’s debt free status, now owned by the Uncle Remus Memorial Association.
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Joel Chandler Harris
Atlanta
Georgia
Uncle Remus
Treasury official flags counterfeit ten dollar note features
A Treasury Department note advises that a new counterfeit ten dollar bill from the National Park bank of New York bears the check letter F the McKinley portrait charter number 891 bank number 257821 and treasury number M644595 making detection possible though challenges remain in handling and examining it carefully
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Treasury Department
National Park Bank
New York City
William McKinley
Treasury
Farm Dips Lack Tank Endangers New Flock Blood
A farm without a dipping tank risks introducing disease into flocks. Uncertainty surrounds disease germs in shipments and dipping practices. The text warns of contamination and emphasizes the need for proper disease control to protect livestock.
Chicago woman finds diamond in Christmas turkey gizzard
A Chicago woman discovers a diamond during cleaning a turkey for Christmas. The unusual find prompts her to draft a resolution and reflect on the year and its protests, ending with a quoted statement.
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Chicago
Epee
Captain R F Kolbs Record Acknowledges Alabama Agriculture Leader
The piece notes Captain Reuben F Kolb retires as Alabama agriculture commissioner after notable service. It praises his farm background and leadership, compares his impact to former U S Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, and hopes his successor maintains progress for farmers and state agriculture programs.
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Department of Agriculture
Montgomery
Richard M. Hobbie
State Bankers’ Convention
Alabama
Department of Agriculture of Alabama
Reuben F. Kolb
Kolb
Wilson
United States Department of Agriculture
Colquitt and the President Critique in The Item
A Sunday article reprints Governor Colquitt of Texas attacking President Woodrow Wilson in a lengthy tirade. The piece cites Dallas Morning News criticism labeling Colquitt ill suited and harming Texas governance during his four year term.
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Woodrow Wilson
Colquitt
Texas
Lone Star
United States
Mexico
Wilson
Dallas Morning News
Philadelphia Woman Jumps From Window Over Money Demand
A Philadelphia woman leapt from a window and fractured her leg after her husband asked for money. Observers note the incident highlights gendered stereotypes and potential strain on hospital resources if men faced similar distress.
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Philadelphia
Unemployed See War Drawn as European Prisoners of War
The unemployed voice a stark view that their own fate resembles prisoners of war in Europe, likening hardship and detention to wartime captivity. The remark highlights economic strain amid wartime discourse and social unrest.
Nations of Neutral States Urged To End War
A banquet speaker proposes a peaceful army of 220,000,000 from neutral nations led by the United States to press for an immediate conference among neutral powers to curb or end the war. The plan highlights Italy, Holland, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Argentina, Brazil and the U.S. as potential participants. Santa Claus visits New York Hospital delivering tailored gifts to 900 patients.
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New York
Mr. Beck
United States
Beck
Italy
Holland
Sweden
Switzerland
Norway
Argentine
Brazil
United States Ould
Santa Claus
City Hospital
Blackwell's Island
Santa
Longfellow
Drug Habit More Extensive in Ohio Than Elsewhere
Columbus, Jan 2. A C Johnson head of Ohio agriculture commission inspection dept cites inroads of narcotic habit across the state. He estimates over two billion doses of opium enter Ohio annually with opium and cocaine consumption far exceedinges European empires. Prosecutions since August 8 total 111, including physicians, druggists, and street vendors. He urges expanded state authority to treat drug victims and curb traffic.
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Columbus
Ohio
A. C. Johnson
State Agricultural Commission
Johnson
Buckeye
United States
Toledo
Cincinnati
Dayton
Stolen Belts At Cameron Mill Prompt Police Probe
Cameron's mill on Three-Mile Creek reported the loss of two forty foot feather belts Thursday night. Police arrested Willie Young on Friday after noon in connection with the case and found copper roofing and electrical parts in a vacant Jet on St. Emanuel Street.
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Cameron's Mill
Three-Mile Creek
Willie Young
St. Emanuel Street
Monroe and
Eslava Streets
Navarra Total Loss Heralded After Grounding
NAVARRA TOTAL. LOSS. YARMOUTH, N. 8, Jan. 2 The steamer Navarra which ran aground on Tusket Island Tuesday night will be a total loss. Steamers yesterday were salvaging the cargo which consisted of eee supplies for the
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Navarra
Yarmouth
Tusket Island
War's temporary effect on South business, Harrison says
Fairfax Harrison, president of Southern Railway, told AP in Washington that wartime effects on Southern business are short lived. He sees cotton demand rising and a general revival ahead as farmers shift from cotton to other crops and livestock. He notes increased grain planting and potential export gains from war.
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Washington
Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railway
South
United States Department of Agriculture
Southern Railway Company
Harrison
Red Cross Aid Sought for Hunger in Monterey Mexico
Consul General Hanna urges aid for up to 2,000 Monterey families starving and freezing due to war, asking for two weekly carloads of corn and beans and rice, plus cotton blankets. He notes local crops are small after four years of conflict and compares the situation to Europe.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jan
Hanna
Red Cross
Monterey
Mexico
Europe
Rebellion in Paraguay Reported from Formosa Dispatch
La Prensa cites a Formosa dispatch stating a Paraguayan rebellion has begun with an artillery regiment taking the field and President Dr Eduardo Sherer is mentioned as the republic’s leader.
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Buenos Aires
la Prensa
Formosa
Argentina
Paraguay
Eduardo Sherer
Republic
Navy radio system fast grows with Panama Canal tests
Washington dispatch notes the seizure of a British collier in the Panama Canal Zone as proof of the Navy's effective use of wireless for neutrality enforcement. It highlights twenty five naval stations open to commerce, ships as mobile stations, the Arlington time signals, a new radio compass at Fire Island, Alaska challenges, and pending high powered stations for San Diego Honolulu Guam Manila Tutuila with Panama Canal Zone tests set for March.
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Washington
Panama Canal Zone
United States 2 Ors
Naval
Navy Department
Naval Radio
United States
Sam
Arlington
Naval Observatory
Fire Island
New York Harbor
Army
Alaska
Canada
Congress
San Diego
Honolulu
Guam
Manila
Tutuila
Daniels
Suggestion to Legislators From Colbert County
A Colbert County Reporter piece presents a satirical proposed state game law listing disparate target groups and absurd hunting windows from October 1 to September 1, poets March 1 to June 1, and others, including a drastic penalty for paper subscribers who deny orders. The item mocks sensational legislation.
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Germis
Colbert County
Balloon Panic at County Fair Goes Up
A county fair crowd holds down a large hot air balloon as it inflates. The smallest man warns he must be replaced or risk letting the balloon rise, but no one responds. The tense moment captures a quirky safety scare at the inland city event.
Obliging Conductor Says No Spitting In Car
A fussy woman complains to a street car conductor about a man who spat on the floor. The conductor answers that spitting is not allowed but suggests she may exit to the platform if she wishes.
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Sacred Heart Review
Underwood Favored by Alabama Voters Over Hobson For Senate
The exchange notes Hobson of Alabama links Wall Street to saloons while describing his defeat. voters who knew him preferred Underwood.
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Underwood
Hobson
Alabama
Wall Street
Senate
Exchange
Contraband. Negroes as war labor questioned at front
A Mississippi News letter decries using enslaved people as labor or combatants in war. It asks if there should be limits to employing Black contraband near battle lines and questions the policy’s logic and humanity.
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Natchez (Miss
Chicago court grants custody of fourteen children
A Chicago court awarded custody involving fourteen children in a divorce dispute, though the specific parties and terms remain unclear. The ruling highlights a complex custody decision amid unresolved questions about who was deemed at fault.
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Chicago
Vicksburg Post
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