Taft Suggested for Supreme Bench in Wilson Era
The death of Justice Lamar sparks talks of William H. Taft joining the U S Supreme Court. Georgia judge Hill and Southern leaders urge Taft, noting his history of appointing Southern justices and his lifelong ambition for the high bench.
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Washington
Jan
William H. Taft
Supreme Court of the United States
Lamar
Wilson
Nuria
Taft
South
Benjamin H. Hill
Georgia
Atlanta
Mr. Taft
Supreme Bench
Lurton
Justice White
Aupreme Beach
White
Franklin P. Lane
Chicago women trap flirt callers on telephone
In Chicago on January 8 Mrs. Carter Harrison exposes a new stage of phone service misuse. Traffic officials explain that a rise in attractive women leads to more nuisance calls. Women now trap annoyers by tracing calls, engaging them in dialogue, and alertting police if needed.
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Chicago
Carter H. Harrison
Edith
Trafflc
H. N. Foster
Chicago Telephone Company
Tte
Foster
Selenium touted as cancer treatment by Dr Walker in New York
Br. Charles H. Walker of West Eighty-sixth Street reports success with selenium in treating cancer. He cites patients once deemed hopeless by city surgeons who improved significantly, some with reduced pain and swelling and restored ability to swallow. He cautions not a guaranteed cure but notes relief and potential for early stage cures.
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New York
Jan
Charles H. Walker
West Eighty-sixth Street
Walker
Ford Will Not Pay for Fay Dresses at The Hague Conference
Henry Ford will not fund new gowns for certain women peace delegates preparing for the Hague conference. Gaston Plaintiff, NY auto manager, says Ford will cover only delegates who sail with the main party on the Rotterdam Jan 12. Some delegates want to extend their stay in Europe and return when they choose. Miss Jane Addams is mentioned as a potential member of Ford’s peace tribunal plan.
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Copenhagen
Henry Ford
Hague
Gaston Plaintiff
New York
Ford
Europe
Rotterdam
Mme. Schwimmer
Germany
Alles
Stockholm
Jane Addams
Paterson
N._J
Grace Headuin
Tam Frank
Paterson Woman Seeks Clean Dance Halls Policy
Grace Headin, Paterson’s new policewoman, urges ending drink access at dance halls linked to mill girls. She cites alcohol, loitering, and youth abuse, backed by an aldermen ordinance separating halls from saloons. Water replaces beer. extended family benefits cited. mills gain productivity and safety improves.
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Board of Aldermen
Maude Muller and Villa Wife Claims Stir Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a dispute over General Francisco Villa’s wife status centers on two claimants, Mrs Luz Villa and Mrs Juanita Villa. The US government has reportedly recognized both women as Villa’s wives based on separate marriage papers and civil church records.
Villa feud over civil marriage and rival wives claim
The text outlines claims of rival marriages to General Francisco Villa by Mrs. Lux Villa and Mrs. Juanita Villa. Both women dispute each other and deny rumors that Villa has a secret fortune in diamonds and gold in U S banks. The narrative cites press and federal authorities in El Paso and Los Angeles.
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Furias Nore
Torroon
General Villa
Mra
Lux Villa
Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Juanita Villa
el Paso
Villa
Los Angeles
United States
Blind man and newsboy blend senses at San Diego theaters
An article describes Blind Charles Gardner and his young companion Harry Fisher, a newsboy who translates film action for Gardner. Gardner, blinded by a mine accident in Nevada, relies on Fisher to convey scenery, plot, and emotions so he can experience movies through touch and voice cues.
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San Diego
Cal
Charles’ Gardner
Harry Fisher
Ryalite
Nev
Young Fisher
Charlie
Ballin Warns on Postwar Guarantees and Economic War
In articles to Berlin and Hamburg papers, Albert Ballin urges Germany to secure guarantees that no economic war follows peace, warning leaders to banish war and rebuild Europe without benefiting non-European powers. His stance echoes Walter Runciman's claim that Germany must be prevented from recovering economically. Ballin is a trusted adviser to the Kaiser and heads German overseas industries.
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Berlin
Jan
Albert Ballin
Mamburg-Amer Ican
Hamburg
Chriatma
Europe
Dec
Aden
Cone
Germany
Herr Ballin
Walter Runcfman
British Board of Trade
Runciman
House of Commons
Trad Wan
England
Herz Ballin
Kaiser
Dogs Sent to Fronts to Combat Rats and Guard Supply Lines
Paris dispatch reports four special trains carrying dogs to the French battlefront. One train of twenty five cars held twenty five dogs per car including fox terriers and police dogs to clear rats in trenches and shelters. Three trains from Canada carried about five hundred dogs each, dominated by wolfhounds, to assist in the mountains and sanitary service with some trained as trench dogs.
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Trex
Paris
Ben
Canada
Russian cathedral in Warsaw left as empty husk after war damage
Correspondent reports the Sachsenplatz center in Warsaw dominated by a ruined Russian cathedral with gilded domes. Once the center of bells only one remained buried after a failed attempt to remove it. The interior was stripped, altars gone, and walls scarred by past destructions.
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Trea
Warsaw
Sachsenplatz
Saxony Square
Wheat Piped From Plateau To Market In Washington State
In Wenatchee, James Keane of Rock Island uses a 2600 foot galvanized iron pipe to haul wheat from a plateau 2000 feet up to a town warehouse. The system reduces marketing costs from 15–20 cents to about two cents per bushel. A sacker device weighs grain as it enters the pipe, moving roughly a sack per minute to the market. Keane harvested nearly 100000 bushels this season and holds a local monopoly on the plateau’s 5000 acres of tillable land.
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Wenatch
James Kean
Rock
Keane
Rock Island
Koano
Koano'a
Nicky
Honesty Fails as Pawnshop Learns a Lesson
In Kansas City a pawnshop owner Tony Brenner finds a diamond hairpin valued at $1000 to $1200 but pawned for $16. A man pawns it for cash and Brenner retrieves it after contacting Miss Dorothy Johnston, a visiting banker’s daughter, via an ad. Detectives arrest a suspect. Brenner explains he spent $240 on the jewel and $16 to purchase it, insisting honesty is the best policy.
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Tony Brenner
Pittoon
Brenner
P. Sharp
Virginis Avenue
Toby Brownes
J. 0. M. Johnson
St. Louis
Kansan
Haight
Madison Street
Helgi l
Johnston
Haighty
Johngom
Elletoe
Mary
Mr. Brenner
D. J. Whalen
Miss Johnston
Otte
Plucky Wisconsin Mail Carrier Inspires Preparedness
Angit Angly a Wisconsin girl 14 Wana K Fuller serves rural carrier along the Baraboo mountains and Wisconsin River. She delivers to 111 families on a 7 mile route with horses Homme and Topsy and Bonnie, proving certanity celerity and security in all emergencies.
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Madison
Wis
Baraboo
Wisconsin
Merrimack
Columbia County
Migs Fuller
Avenue Of Escape From the Draft Office Opens
War Department opens a new avenue for escape from the draft as Trilby, described as a war officer, is issued to the recruiting service. The piece notes the Marine Corps and references school lunches and cost concerns in a scattered, partial text.
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War Department
Washington, D
Guy JD
Trilby
United States
Marine
Americas
Mmellah
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