Congress Hears Wilson's Message on Rail Reform and Commerce
President Wilson urges urgent new legislation to regulate railroads and labor, expand interstate commerce powers, and prepare for military needs. He endorses eight hour work rules, public dispute investigations, and potential railroad control during war, while pressing faster action on foreign commerce and election finance reform.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Coiumbeion
Oll
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Comsalasion
Bound to Make Good In a Local Drug Store Visit
A well dressed stranger enters a drug store and, after greeting the proprietor he mentions Mr Quorn. The visitor requests to consult the director and learns the store offers stamps and railway timetables. The exchange shows Quorn as a trusted customer.
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Quorn
Ir. Quorn
Franklin venue clash sparks local identity flourish
The Indianapolis News recounts a humorous mix up during a Methodist churches conference in town. A Presbyterian delegate boarded the wrong train and asked if he was in Hopewell, only to be corrected that he was in Franklin, highlighting town pride and regional distinctions amid church gatherings.
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Franklin
Indianapolis
Hopewell
Methodist Church
Indianapolis News
Deaf guest recounts echoes of a tale at Cobb book banquet
War correspondent Irvin Cobb, back from Europe, attends a New York authors banquet. A deaf man nearby laughs and applauds loudly after a storyteller finishes, prompting others to urge him to repeat the tale. The toastmaster approves the moment as the deaf man rises to tell the same story once more.
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Irvin Cobb
Europe
New York
Cobb
Jauer
Remarks About Southern California At A Funeral
A mourner rises after silence at a funeral and asks to speak. He lightens the moment by proposing to share thoughts on southern California and its climate, prompting surprised reactions from mourners and the undertaker.
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Southern
California
Concrete roads offer economic edge for communities
An engineer from the United States Department of Agriculture extols concrete roads as durable, skid resistant pavements that enable year round traffic. He outlines proper foundation, one or two course construction, and optional mesh reinforcement for frost and settlement. He notes costs around $15,000 per mile with maintenance about $50 to $74 per mile yearly, saving long term across several states and counties.
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A. N. Johnson
Office of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Jersey
New York
Vermlllor County
Ilinois
Vermilion County
Money for Improved Roads in United States
More than $18,000,000 was paid in vehicle registration fees last year. Ninety percent of this went to maintaining old roads and building new ones. Motorists pay a large share of all taxes for good roads, and the big taxpayer is typically the automobile owner who funds public improvements.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Porto Rico
Bil
Acton
United States
Houston Post
Cracow
Casimir
Kosciusko
West Point
Hudson
John
Europe
Good Roads In New Jersey at Close of 1914
Total road mileage in New Jersey at the end of 1914 reached 14,817.19 miles excluding town streets. Of this, 5,97.45 miles were surfaced, with 2,558.52 gravel, 1,90024 untreated road, and 417.63 miles bituminous surfaced.
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New Jersey
Ruth Law Aviator Plans Continental Flight in Three Jumps
Ruth Law, famed American aviator, pursues a bold continental crossing in three jumps. The feature also recalls Cracow’s historic monuments to Casimir Kosciuszko and King John, and ends with a poignant joke about a couple's misdirection to the poorhouse.
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Ruth Law
America
Chicago
Hornell
N. Y
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