Wilson to Run Again Defends Mexican Policy and Tariffs
President Wilson told a Jackson Day crowd in Indianapolis that he may seek the presidency again in 1916. He defended his Mexican policy tariff and currency record, urged Democrats to stay solid, and called for a federal employment bureau and court reforms.
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Indianapolis
Witon
Guiet
Indiana
Republican Party
Wilson
Mexico
United States
Democratic Party
Ral Sion
Indiana Democratic Club
Washington
Premier Viviana's Son Slain in War Trench Assault
Paris reports Premier Viviana was informed that his youngest son died August 22 during a French assault on German trenches in eastern France. His body will be brought to Paris for burial.
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Viviana
Slam
Paris
France
Duke Left Out of Zimmermann Estate Inheritance
Cincinnati dispatch reports the will provisions exclude the late Colonel Zimmer man’s estate from his inlaw the Duke of Manchester. Provisions set to honor the colonel’s missions and prevent any claims by the duke as heir.
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Duke
Cincinnati
Zimmerman
Inlaw
Duke of Manchester
Subway disaster leaves many injured in New York incident
A subway collision and smoke filled cars during the weekday morning rush trapped and overwhelmed hundreds. Police and firemen evacuated unconscious riders as a derailed or short circuited train caused a transport crisis, with one woman reported dead and city services stretched across Manhattan.
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New York
Ogautrell
Fittieth
Fifty-ninth Street
Manhattan Island
Important News Items From Across the Nation
A list of tragic and alarming incidents reported in January includes Brunswick Georgia where the tug Rambler went ashore and was battered. Calvin Seljers a five year old burned to death in Goodland. Charles W flyslop a trainman who shot his wife and a boarder before killing himself. Mrs H S Krout shot by her son in law while loading a gun. Hocratic Taft a cousin of William Howard Taft died in a taxi. and ICc increases on freight rates between Quincy and Hannibal and Louisiana were deemed unjust by the ICC.
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Brunswick
Laporte
Ing
Calvin Sel Jers
Tree
Goodland
Akron
Charles W. Flyslop
Joseph Schrader
Hammond
Ind
Krout
Jasper County
Clarence Miller
Rockford
Hocratio Taft
William Howard Taft
Washington, Jan
Quincy
Ill
Hannibal
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois Progressives join Republican caucus action
Three Progressive members of the Illinois Legislature announced their intention to affiliate with the Republican party. Medill McCormick of Chicago and H. S. Hicks of Rockford joined a Republican representatives caucus and pledged to abide by its speaker selection and other decisions. Senator George W. Harris of Chicago also participated with Republican leaders.
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Springfield
Illinois
Tusday
Medill McCormick
Chicago
H. S. Hicks
Rockford
House
George W. Harris
New Ships Planned for Canal Trade Route
Seattle announces three 10,000-ton steamships to be built on the Atlantic coast for W. R. Grace & Co. to operate between New York and Pacific coast ports via the Panama route. Vessels priced at $3,000,000. The Johnson line of Swedish motorships to start Europe to North Pacific service via the Panama Canal on May 1.
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Seattle
Wash
Atlantic
W. R. Grace & Co
New York
Pacifle Coast
Panam
Johnson Line
Europe
Nortt Pacific
Panama Canal
Boat Hits Rock Near Garden Gate in Narrow Gauge Run
San Francisco report says the steam er Eureka of the Narrow Gauge line struck rocks just outside Garden Gate. The vessel broke apart with one boat driven to sea and rescue teams search for missing crew members.
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San Francisco
Eureka
Garden Gate
Haul of $2 million for Oberlin College auditorium
Charles M Hall aluminum magnate leaves Oberlin College $2,000,000 in his will. The bequest provides ample funds to build a 4,000 seat auditorium to be used jointly by the college and the village.
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Cleveland
Oberlin College
Charles M. Ha
Talk on Western Canada Promises Prosperity for Farmers
A promotional speech extols Western Canada as rich in natural resources and opportunities for farmers. It argues land costs are low, livestock and implements yield long-term gains, and prosperity comes from natural resources and human labor. It urges contacting a Canadian government agent to pursue relocation.
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Canada
Prairie
The Oldest Playwright at a New York Playhouse
Bertha Mann drew surprise by reading a budding playwrights work in a New York venue. She questioned the claim of originality in the character and play, remarking with humor that the creator seemed far older than claimed.
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Bertha Mann
Aeus
New York
Felding
Miss Mann
Adam
Miss Man
Miss Mannn
Cascarets Purge Sluggish Bowels For Quick Relief
Advertising blurb extols Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy to relieve headache biliousness indigestion sour stomach and gas. It promises overnight cleansing of stomach and bowels ending distress and delivering a clear head and steady digestion for months. Children are said to like them for being easy to take.
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Fragmented text shows unclear phrases about a person or event. Readable entities include UGA and GMOS, but many words are garbled. No definite actions, dates, or outcomes can be established from the fragment.
Strong faces and sharp lines in the prize ring
Gabe notes the man’s strong face while Steve describes him as a prize fighter. The warning about the man arriving when anger rises underscores the peril in this occupation.
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Gabe
Steve
Inaugural History of Iowa Governors Through Clarke
A historical survey notes that George W. Clarke’s 1913 inauguration marked the 37th inaugural ceremony since Iowa joined the Union 68 years earlier. It traces age records, native-born governors, claims about prior terms, and lists governors from various states, with Clarke 60 at inauguration as the third oldest.
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Des Moines
George W. Clarke
Town
Clarke
United States
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Kirkwood
United States Senate
A. B. Cummins
Plegnge
Cummins
Senate
B. F. Carroll
Davis County
New York
Empire State
Iowa
Wm. M. Stone
John H. Gear
Buren R. Sherman
Horace Boies
Frank D. Jack- 800
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Cyrus C. Carrienter
Joshua G. Newbold
Vermont
Connecticut
Ohio
Ansel Briggs
Leslie M. Shaw
William Larrabree
Stephen Hemstead
Ralph P. Laws
Warren Garst
A. B. Cumming
New Hampshire
Maryland
Maine
Minots
Indiana
James W. Grimes
Samuel Merrill
Francie M. Drake
Winole
Sinca
Wen
Governor Clarke
Francis M. Drake
Horace Boles
Beng
Samuel W. Kmirlewood
Stephen Mempstead
Hempstead
Alao
Salzer Seed Catalogue Ad Promises Bountiful Oats and Veggies
The Salzer Seed Co promotes White Bonanza Oats and Farm Seeds from John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin. They offer a large catalog with seeds for oats alfalfa clovers teosinte cabbage carrot cucumber lettuce radish onion and more plus six sample seed packets and a datalog for twenty cents by mail to Box 701.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Tiventy
Ether Wanted Not Author On First Night Play
A man with poor articulation attended opening night of a boldly written and poorly acted play. Friends applauded at the end. the man shouted for the author, who bowed. A friend asked why he yelled for the author and the man replied he was yelling for someone else, not the author.
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Nanke
Nurses Organize Bandage and First Aid Prep in Boston
Trained Boston nurses through their association arrange to instruct how to prepare bandages sponges and first aid kits for shipmen and hospitals serving armies in the European war. They will phone a nurse to check the work whenever women prepare these items for the hospital.
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Boston
No Friends and Kitty’s Husband Roast at the Ball Park
A humorous exchange reveals gossip about Kitty and her husband, a baseball umpire. The speaker notes that relatives suggest visiting the ballpark to “roast” him whenever they have nothing else to do. The tone frames social friction around public figures.
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Ball Park
Kitty
Family boasts echo in boyhood quips at court scene
In a humorous courtroom exchange a judge notes a parade of travel boasts from children. Little Harry proclaims his uncle Hill is in Panama while Billy counters with Australia and Egypt claims and a remark about heaven from the grandmother.
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Panama
Harry
Little Billy
Jim
Australia
Egypt
Little Harry
Billy
Heaven
Gomes to the Same Thing Rocking Wit and Wits
A quirky note contrasts Gomes and Knicker-Does Smith as a discussion of wit versus reliance on others. The piece riffs on creativity and independence with a playful voice.
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Gomes
Smith
Rocker
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