Keating Proposes Probe Of St. Louis San Francisco Reorganization
Representative Keating of Color ado Tuesday announced a joint resolution for an investigation into the proposed reorganization of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway Company and its bid to the Missouri Public Service Commission for $850 million in stocks and bonds. The resolution notes only $249,618,318 in new securities are needed to buy the property.
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Keating
Colorado
St. Louis
Border Commission Set in Portsmouth Meeting Place
The joint American Mexican Border Commission will meet in Portsmouth New Hampshire to settle border problems. Date to be determined at a preliminary New York meeting next Monday with Secretary Lansing and Mexican ambassador designate Prisco Arredondo present. A decision on the exact date is expected for next Wednesday or Thursday.
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Border Commission
Portsmouth
N. H
New York
Com Dey
Lansing
Prisco Arredondo
Bomb Plotter Escapes From Atlanta Prison
Lieut. Robert Fay, a German bomb plotter, escaped the Federal Prison in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday by using a ruse during a heavy rainstorm, fooling the guards.
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Robert Fay
Atlanta, Ga
Astor Family Wedding Ties Prominent Lords and Heiresses
Capt. John Astor of the First Life Guards married recently at Christ Church to the widow of Lord Mairne. He is the youngest son of Baron Astor of Hever Castle, formerly William Waldorf Astor of New York. The bride is a daughter of the late Lord Minto, former viceroy of India and widow of Lord Mairne.
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Baron Astor
John Astor
First Life Guards
Charles Mercer Mairne
Christ Church
Astor
Hever Castle
William Waldorf Astor
New York
Lord Mairne
Marquis of Lansdowne
Lord Minto
Indi
Isdalen Steamer Sunk After Fire Sails Sink
The Norwegian steamer Isdalen formerly Tyr sank after an incident at sea. Crew members were rescued and saved from the vessel.
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Isdalen
Tyr
Yeggs Rob Two Banks in Homer Illinois
A gang of seven yeggs in Homer Illinois robbed Citizens State and Raynor and Babb banks at 12 30 Tuesday morning. They blew the safes in the two banks and escaped with an estimated $15 000 to $18 000 in currency.
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Yeggs
Homer
Champaign
State
Raynor
Babb
Chicago canvass favors Wilson claim
Democratic county organization concludes first can vass of the campaign shows Wilson to win Chicago by about 100 000 to 200 000 votes as the canvass ends on Tuesday.
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Chicago
Wilson
Johnson and Booth Vie Tight in California Senate Race
In San Francisco the high stakes Republican contest for senator pits Gov. Hiram Johnson against Willis R. Booth. Both candidates run neck and neck as party leaders manage the state campaign and its political future.
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Johnson
Booth
California
San Francisco
Hiram Johnson
Willis R. Booth
Heir to $250000 Missing In Port Chester Incident
Clifford Payton a student from North Castle New York aged 18 and protective heir to $250000 has been missing since June 28 after friends left him at Port Chester en route to his city.
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Clifford Payton
North Castle
M. Y
Port Chester
Frisco Bakers Cut Bread Loaf Weight and Prices
San Francisco bakers reduced loaf weight by 2 ounces and cut 2.5 ounces from each loaf today. Prices rose for doughnuts to 15 cents a dozen and for rolls and buns. Previously five cent loaves weighed 15 ounces.
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San Francisco
Powder Puffs Made Amid Plague In New Orange
It is reported thousands of powder puffs for New York women were made in homes in New Orange New Jersey where children of workers suffer from infantile paralysis.
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New York
New Orange
N. J
Wrist Watches Sell Fast In El Paso Market
With about 40,000 state and regular troops on station there, roughly 25,000 wrist watches have been sold in El Paso in the last sixty days, a leading local dealer estimated. Demand is so high that new jewelers, druggists, clothing merchants, cigar dealers, stationery stores and even fruit dealers display wrist watches in their windows.
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el Paso
Major's New Appointee Quits Over Board Presidency
Col. John T. Davis resigns from the St. Louis Police Board after Gov. Major appoints him to the board and staff. Major had promised the presidency of the board to Walter D. Thompson, triggering Davis’s departure Monday night.
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Major
St. Louis
Dynamiter Morrin Freed After Two-Thirds of Term
Paul J Morrin previously imprisoned for dynamite conspiracy in Indianapolis arrived in St Louis with wife Stella Morrin after release from Leavenworth Kansas. He was freed on good conduct after serving two thirds of a three year federal sentence dating from June 1914.
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Paul J. Morrin
Morrison
Elderly East St. Louis woman acquitted in cat killing
Mrs. Elizabeth Stolts, 76, of 1631 St. Louis Avenue East St. Louis, was acquitted by Justice Healy after neighbors testified she hung and beat a cat to death. The trial concluded Tuesday afternoon.
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Elizabe
Stolts
St. Louis Avenue
East St. Louis
Richard Croker Undergoes Eye Surgery
Richard Croker former leader of Tammany Hall was operated on Tuesday for an eye trouble that threatened his sight. Hospital officials announced the operation was successful.
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Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
Bequest of 100000 to Lincolnshire Regiment in Austin Will
The will of Charles L. Austin of Portsmouth leaves one hundred thousand dollars to His Majesty's Tenth Lincolnshire Regiment. The sum is designated as a bequest in the document.
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Tenth
Lincolnshire Regiment
Charles L. Austin
Portsmouth
Referendum on Army Service Plan Faces Debate in Australia
The Federal Government drafted a proposal to relaunch compulsory military service as a nationwide referendum. Premier William M Hughes, after returning from England, urged a conscription plan amid opposition that influenced the current proposal.
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Australia
William M. Hughes
England
Public Worship Property Placed Under Government Control
A Mexico City decree revived the 1859 Juarez law placing all places of public worship under direct government control. Nationalized church property and assets of Catholic and other religious bodies ceded under the measure are affected by the decree.
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Mexico City
Juarez
FTC appeals to newsprint makers to aid small papers
The Federal Trade Commission urged the News Print Manufacturers Association to quickly aid small newspaper publishers facing ruin from rising paper costs. The appeal, issued Wednesday, targets the nearly all paper makers to stabilize supply and prices to prevent closures.
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U .S
Federal Trade Commission
Second Ice Strike in Memphis Shuts Down Ice Firms
The Teamsers' Union declared a new strike on Memphis ice companies on Thursday after workers initially locked out last week and agreed to return to work.
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Memphis
Suffragist Leads Six Men In Montana Primary Race
Scattering returns received through Tuesday midnight show Charles N. Pray ahead of John E. Edwards for the Republican U S Senate nomination. Miss Jean Rankin of Missoula, a suffragist, leads six men for the Republican nomination for congressman at large.
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Montana
Charles N. Pray
John E. Edwards
United States
Jeanet Rankin
Missoula
Oklahoma Progressives Back Wilson Over Hughes
Oklahoma Progressive leaders declare support for Wilson, shifting alliance from Hughes and signaling party unity ahead of the election. The move names Wilson as the preferred candidate and outlines strategic backing in state campaigns.
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Oklahoma
Progressives
Wilson
Progressive Party
Hughes
Germany Grants Turkey New Loan
Germany extends a new loan of 125 million dollars to Turkey. A further 50 million dollars is to be provided to the Ottoman Government by a syndicate of German and Austro-Hungarian banks.
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Germany
Turkey
Borden Arrives at Nome After Arctic Shipwreck
Cablegram from John Borden Chicago millionaire confirms safe arrival at Nome Alaska of Borden and party. He says all are in good health and provides no details on future plans. Mrs. Borden in Chicago received the news Monday.
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Borden
Nome
Alaska
John Borden
Chicago Sportsman
Arctic
Chicago
Frisco Railroad Sale Confirmed by Judge amid Appeal
The Frisco Railroad sale for 47700200 was confirmed Tuesday by United States Circuit Judge Sanborn after a hearing on an intervening petition to block the sale. Intervenors immediately filed notice of appeal.
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Frisco
Frisco Railroad
United States
Sanborn
Franco British Tunnel Likely Across the Straits
Tunnels through the Straits of Dover to connect Britain and France now seem certain as opposition to railroad tubes has largely vanished. Construction expected to begin at war’s end or sooner.
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Straits of Dover
Britain
France
Francis Held Up Two Days As Ambassador Traveled
David R. Francis, the United States ambassador to Russia, was held up two days at Kirkwall England by British blockading cruisers. The vessel Oscar Sr. transporting him was salted north of England and taken into Kirkwell harbor where mails were seized and rifled by the ship's captain, who was allowed on shore during the censor. An exception was made for the distinguished passenger.
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Francis
David R. Francis
St. Louis
United States
Russia
Kirkwall
England
Oscar Sr
Kirkwell Harbor
Daniels predicts end of war toward prosperity
Secretary of the Navy Daniels spoke in Waterville Maine on Monday night asserting American progress toward an end to the war and predicting Europe will take fifty years to return to normal production with strained supplies needed for its rehabilitation.
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Daniels
Waterville
Europe
Reed Scores Hughes in Senate Speech on Democratic Record
Senator Reed of Missouri critiques the Democratic Party under the Wilson administration in a long floor speech. He accuses Hughes of indulging in a "speck of attack" during his swing around the circle, saying the remarks merit little reply.
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Reed
Hughes
Wilson
Missouri
Japs Demand Indemnity Over China Attack
Japanese cabinet drafted a demand for indemnity from China for the August 14 attack on a Japanese military force at Cheng Chia Tun and sent it to the Pekin ministry for presentation.
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China
Cheng Chia Tun
Cabinet of Japan
Pekin
Wilson signs Army Navy and Philippine Bills at White House
President Wilson signs the army bill appropriating 267,956,930 for 216,000 peace strength, the navy bill authorizing a three year program to build 157 warships including ten battleships and six cruisers, and the Philippine bill granting greater autonomy for the islands, in the presence of cabinet officers.
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Wilson
White House
Death toll rises from Memphis disaster at San Domingo City
The known dead on the armored cruiser Memphis climbs to forty one with five more names announced. Admiral Pond told the Navy Department that three Cas tine crewmen were lost with a boat and two Memphis crew members who were injured when a rain steam pipe burst died.
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Memphis
San Domingo City
Pond
Navy Department
Castine
Suffragette Heads Montana Ticket
Montana Republicans nominate Frank J Edwards of Helena for governor with scattered returns from thirty of forty counties since Tuesday's primary. The ticket is led by Miss Jeanette Rankin of Missoula, a suffrage worker who sought the Republican congressional nomination on a dry platform.
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Montana
Frank J. Edwards
Helena
Jeanette Rankin
Missoula
Three Die in Ammonia Explosion at Kansas City Market
Three men were killed and a fourth in critical condition after an ammonia explosion at a downtown Kansas City meat market. More than 100 gallons of ammonia leaked from the private refrigeration plant, causing total wreckage. The dead include G. W. Neuer, Al Bergmann, and Michael Yehl. Ernest Neuer was critically ill.
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Kansas City
G. W. E. Neuer
al Bergmann
Michael Yehl
Ernest Neuer
Kansas City Gunner Sets Fleet Record on Louisiana
Edmond M. McGuann of Kansas City made a fleet gunnery record by scoring four hits in four shots with a 3 inch gun at 2000 yards on the battleship Louisiana. The ship traveled about eight knots as the hits came in twenty eight seconds, with McGann’s team Division C winning the Louisiana championship with a score of ninety four.
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Kansas
Child Labor Bill Signed by President Wilson
President Wilson signed the child labor bill on Friday in a ceremony attended by Secretary Wilson Senator Robinson Representative Keating Julia Lathrop head of the Labor Department children bureau and a group of supporters. He expressed emotion and pride noting the long struggle and the bill’s benefits for the health vigor and happiness of those affected.
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Wilson
Robinson
Keating
Julia Lathrop
Children’s Bureau
The
Labor Department
Cleveland Papers Raise Price Across Region
Cleveland two English morning dailies the Leader and Plain Dealer will cost 2 cents outside Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. The News and Press, the two oclock papers, rise to 2 cents everywhere except in the city and nearby counties. The price increase is attributed to a paper cost rise.
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Cleveland
Yukon Discoverer Dies Poor in Yukon
Skookum Jim Madon, credited with part of the Klondike gold discovery with George Carmack, died recently in Carcross Yukon Territory in poverty. He once held about $100,000 in gold and reportedly threw money from a Seattle hotel window to spark a gold rush crowd.
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Yukon
Skookum
Jim Madon
George Carmack
Seattle
Klondike
Carcross
Yukon Territory
Germany Revisits Reprisals On Russian Prisoners
Overseas News Agency reports Germany has moved Russian naval officers and sailors held in Siberia into reprisal camps. Russians are to be treated as common criminals until Russia mirrors German treatment of its own captured servicemen.
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Germany
Siberia
Russia
Dancer Named in Divorce Suit
James A. Gilmore was served with a summons in a divorce action filed by Mrs. Genevieve Gilmore. The plaintiff identifies a former dancer in the Florodora sextet, now widow of a manufacturer, as the woman involved.
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James A. Gilmore
Late
Federal League
Genevieve Gilmore
Alabama Child Labor Law Enacted for Mills
Alabama enacts a child labor law prohibiting employment of children under 14 in mills and factories. The measure, part of the last Legislature’s act, took effect Friday with enforcement by the State Prison and Cotton Mill Inspection Department. Violators face fines from 1 to 2100 dollars for first offenses and 100 to 500 dollars for subsequent offenses.
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Alabama
State Prison and Cotton Mill Inspection Department
Fairbanks Nominated for Vice Presidency in Republican Ticket
Charles Warren Fairbanks received official notice in Indianapolis on Thursday of his nomination for vice president on the Republican ticket. Senator L. Y. Sherman of Indiana spoke on the nomination and its implications.
Illinois Spokesman Responds to Republican Platform
Fairbanks delivered an address accepting the Republican platform and outlining campaign issues, while Illinois served as the spokesperson in the discourse.
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Illinois
Fairbanks
German spy tried to blow up Olympic liner
A German agent aboard the White Star liner Olympic aimed to destroy the vessel while en route to America with 8000 Canadian troops. He was signaled to a government tug, arrested, and jailed in land after explosives were found during baggage search. The suspect had five years’ service in the Canadian army and the inquiry was led by Judge Daniel A. Dugan of Orange, Nils.
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Olympic
Atlantic
Daniel A. Dugan
Orange
Nils
New York
Red Cross
Florizel
Halifax
Deficiency Bill Passes With 14 Million Dollar Appropriations
The House on Thursday afternoon approved the general deficiency bill carrying about 14 million dollars in appropriations. It includes roughly 3 million dollars for the purchase of Nicaragua canal rights. The measure advances to the Senate.
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House
Senate
Johnson Wins California Fight for U.S. Senate Nomination
Gov. Hiram Johnson leads Willis Booth in the Republican Senate race in California with a near 20 000 vote margin from almost complete returns. Speculation grows on whether Johnson seeks Progressive endorsement for president and supports Charles Evans Hughes.
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Johnson
California
Hiram Johnson
Willis Booth
United States
Progressive Convention
Charles Evans Hughes
Germany cites unclear flag and ignored warnings on ship incident
In a note to the State Department Germany explains why a submarine fired on the American steamer Owego on August 3. It says the vessel’s flag could not be discerned and the commander did not heed warning shots or requests for information. After about eleven shots, officers provided the needed details and the submarine allowed the voyage to continue.
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State Department
Germany
Owego
American Consul's Mail Censored in Shanghai
Businessmen in Shanghai protest British censorship of 147 bags of American mail from Vancouver aboard the Empress of Russia arriving August 27. Even the American consulate mail was censored.
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Shanghai
China
Vancouver
Russia
Furd Motor Company Profits Reported At Detroit Plant
Figures released show Furd Motor Company profits exceeding one million dollars weekly at its Detroit plant. The firm employs 37,000 workers on a profit sharing basis of five dollars daily or more. Bank cash balances have risen from six million to fifty two million dollars in four years.
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Furd Motor Company
Detroit
Mich
Vermont Guardsmen Turned Back Amid Order Reversal
Vermont guardsmen who left Burlington under War Department orders to move to Eagle Pass abandoned their trip Thursday after officers said the railroad could not guarantee arrival before Monday’s strike. Telegraphic orders from the Department of the East headquarters delivered at Brattleboro caused the troop train to turn back.
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Vermont
Burlington
War Department
Eagle Pass
Brattleboro
Giant seaplane tested over Potomac by navy
A Washington navy yards built giant seaplane had a preliminary flight over the Potomac Wednesday. The biplane with a 60 foot wing span carries about 2000 pounds, two 160 horsepower engines, and will mount a one pounder gun and radio. Three newly designed pontoons support it on water.
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Washington Navy Yards
Potomac
Navy
British Casualties for August Reported in London
Official London release shows 1711 officers and 123234 men killed wounded or missing across all fighting units in August. The British total casualty figure stands at 124945 for the month.
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London
Cotton Crop On Pace For 11.8 Million Bales In 1920
The Department of Agriculture estimates the forthcoming cotton crop at 11,800,000 bales, rising from 11,191,820 last year. August 25 condition stands at 61.2 percent of normal, with a yield estimate of 158.5 pounds per acre. State readings show Virginia 90, North Carolina 65, South Carolina 57, Georgia 62, Florida 58, Alabama 45, Mississippi 49, Louisiana 64, Texas 66, Arkansas 71, Missouri 80, Tennessee 80, Oklahoma 56, California 92.
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Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Tennessee
Oklahoma
California
To Fatten the Goat Exchange Tale
A playful line captures a boy leading a goat toward a lake to drink from sponged crates, promising fun. The quirky exchange hints at a rural or market scene with improvised humor and a rustic tone.
Window Cord Technique to Open Sticking Sashes
A reader explains a method to raise window weights by pulling all cords together so the sash rises and drops, freeing a stuck window. The process uses sudden movement to start the sash and bypass stubborn pushing.
Fashion's Tax on Vanity Cited by Chamfort
A quotation attributed to Chamfort notes that shifting fashions act as a tax the clothing industry imposes on the vanity of the wealthy, reflecting a social critique of style and economic disparity.
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Chamfort
Leaps in the Dark Chronicle of a cattle stampede escape
A former herdsman recounts driving 400 steers toward Leadville when a stampede hit Bear River near the Little Snake. On a night ride his blue California broncho leaped a Four mile canyon four times as he kept the herd moving. Dawn reveals mangled steers scattered below the canyon walls.
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Leadville
Bear River
California
Steers
Los Angeles Times
Whaling Decline Marks End of an Era
Hugh M. Smith notes in National Geographic Magazine that the American whale fishery, once dominant from the Revolution through 75 years after, peaked in 1846 with 70 000 workers and 720 vessels, then collapsed to under 2 percent of fisheries. He cites New Bedford’s 800 voyages and a 1837 oil peak of about 4.5 million dollars as emblematic of a fading industry.
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New Bedford
South Pacific
Hugh M. Smith
National Geographic Magazine
Braided Rivers and Their Complex Channels
A braided stream splits into many channels due to slight fall and sediment buildup from tributaries. The material chokes the main course, forcing it to spread into shifting strands. Jefferson River in Montana is cited as a good example.
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Jefferson River
Montana
New York Mail
Holmes refuses to repeat Tennyson remark to Poulton
Olver Wendell Holmes told Professor Poulton he would not repeat what Tennyson said when Holmes entered his house. William James urged him to reveal it, claiming there were no reporters present. Holmes insisted he would never tell anyone, not even a guest.
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Olver Wendell Holmes
Professor Poulton
Tennyson
William James
Dr. Holmes
Pebbles Break Windows as Cars Roll Over
A Popular Science Monthly note explains that pebbles small as a pen edge can be struck by vehicle wheels and fired at high speed, shattering windows. One New York firm reports three windows broken in the same frame, illustrating the hazard.
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New York
Popular Science Monthly
Mrs Van Style Seeks Gown Material Dilemma
Mrs. Van Style laments needing a new gown and frets over fabric choice while her husband dismisses the concern as a trivial matter in a curt exchange from the Pittsburgh Press.
Between Girls. A remark on self view and mirror time
A Kansas City Journal item notes a girl saying she wishes to see herself as others do while another character dismisses the idea as mere mirror time. The exchange highlights self perception and vanity in social dialogue.
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Kansas City Journal
Questioning Wilson on Keeping Us Out of War
Detroit Free Press argues Wilson failed to keep the United States out of both the European war and the Mexican conflict. It cites Mexican invasions, seized ports, and broader military actions under Wilson, contrasting with Taft's restraint and embargoes. The piece challenges public assertion that voting for Wilson kept us out of war.
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Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Congress
Western Hemisphere
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Peru
Mexico
Taft
Diaz
Madero
United States
Mr. Taft
White House
Detroit Free Press
United States Honor Highlighted by Republican Standards
Portland Oregon Telegram reports the Republican nomination’s speaker cites constructive criticism of the administration. He vows to curb wasteful spending and restore credible foreign policy by placing capable, nonpartisan leaders in key departments, condemning Wilson era patronage as a capital offense against national honor.
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Portland
Ore
Republican Party
United States
United States,” Said Mr. Hughes
Wilson
Hughes
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