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Condition Of United States Treasury Report
The condition of the United States Treasury at yesterday's close shows a net balance in the general fund of 227,870,036 dollars. Total ordinary receipts amounted to 1,620,029 dollars while total ordinary payments were 1,609,874 dollars, yielding a current fiscal year deficit of 8,438,136 dollars, compared with a prior year deficit of 8,796,426 dollars excluding Panama Canal and public debt transactions.
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United States Treasury
The Lion of Democracy Roars at Hughes Campaign
The piece mocks Senator James Hamilton Lewis for a combative speech accusing Republicans of treason and aiding Carranza and Villa. It ridicules the so called blood tarnished votaries and labels Charles Evans Hughes a blood stained target. The writer praises the Lion of Democracy’s fiery rhetoric and urges more roaring as a political spectacle.
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James Hamilton Lewis
Lewis
Carrizal
Carranza
Villa
United States
Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Evans Hughee
London Tower
Spandau
England's Industrialism and Britain Educational Reform
The European war accelerates Britain toward a near complete overhaul of its education system. Britain recognizes German resilience through self-sustaining industry, implying that industrial education is essential for warfare as well as peacetime production.
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Great Britain
Education shifts from classics to industrial training in England
The article notes a shift from Latin and Greek toward chemistry and engineering in England. It cites Lord Haldane on potential motor power from reduced coal use and mentions ten new teaching universities focused on industrial education. It warns against neglecting classical study while urging balanced national culture and progress.
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Cambridge
England
Lord Haldane
House of Lords
United States
Supplying War Powers and the War College Board Critique
The article argues that military supplies for war require centralized strategic planning and questions the current War Department system. It cites historical context from the Spanish American War, the Mexican border mobilization, and President McKinley era inquiries led by EHlin Root, urging a general staff to determine quantities, production capacity, storage, and distribution aligned with possible theaters and climates.
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War Department
National Guard
Secretary of War
General Staff
McKinley
Ehlin Root
War College Board
Proper relations in supply depots for future armies
The article argues for practical action on military supply and equipment readiness. It notes 1910 plans for mobilization depots were not established, while Philadelphia and St Louis depots expanded but fail to meet volunteer army needs. It calls for decisive reform beyond perfunctory reports, criticizing red tape and urging immediate, concrete steps.
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General Staff
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Congress
Root
Defense of the New World and U S Navy Policy
The piece argues for bold national defense including acquiring the Danish West Indies and expanding the U S navy. It asserts the United States must guard the Caribbean, mouths of the Orinoco and Amazon, and defend the hemisphere, not just coasts, with strategic points like St Thomas. It also notes wartime dynamics and political fare in later items about ongoing conflicts and figures.
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Danish West Indies
United States
Congress
St. Thomas
New World
Orinoco
Amazon
Mississippi
Uruguay
California
Caribbean Sea
Fonseca Bay
Canada
New President of China Holds to Christian Faith
The article asserts Li Yuan Hung, newly elected president of China, is a Roman Catholic who upholds religious freedom and separation of church and state. It recounts historical ties between Chinese rulers and Catholic figures, notes past papal tensions, and mentions a literary aside about d Annunzio and a separate marriage/reconciliation subplot.
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China
Republic of China
Li Yuan Hung
Smplra
Yuan Shi Kai
Su- Kwang-Ki
Matthew Ricot
Peking
Adam Schall
Louis XIV
France
Offotal
Curia
Rome
Eternal City
Middle Kingdom
A Baby's Chance To Live From The Broad
A discussion of infant mortality comparing city and country conditions. It cites odds of reaching first and second birthdays, with figures like 4 per 1,000 infant deaths in city settings and 20 per 1,000 deaths between ages one and two in rural areas. It frames data as guidance from Uncle Sam and a leading U.S. expert.
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Elizabeth
Sarah
Richard
Uncle Bam
United States
Buried Man Digs Out In War Grimness
From the London Observer a Russian prisoner in Galicia survived three days buried under earth. The correspondent reports he had been presumed dead or buried but managed to uncover himself, emerging alive after the brief, grim ordeal amid wartime hardship.
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London Observer
Galicia
Congress Condensed Highlights From Debates and Adjournments
Senator Lewis attacked the Hex Publican stance on the Mexican question while defending Wilson amid Hughes criticisms. Senator Fall countered that the Mexican issue could topple the administration. Debate on child labor continued. War risk insurance extended for another year. Omnibus pension and military academy bills discussed. Conference report on the Military Academy bill adopted. Adjourned at 6 08 p m until 10 a m and again at 2 40 p m until noon tomorrow.
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Hex Publican Party
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Charles E. Hughes
Fall
Lewie
Miitary Academy
Last Man's Club Holds Stillwater Reunion 55 Years On
From the St Paul Dispatch fifty five years after their organization the eight carniers of Company 5B First Minnesota regiment met in Stillwater for their reunion. The Last Man's Club now lists eleven members with draped chairs for deceased and missing. Attendees included Adam Marty 73 John B Goff 72 Myron Shepherd 82 Samus Bloomer 79 Peter Hall 77 Emil Graff 76 Jacob Gruse man 83 and William Kelly 73.
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Laat Man's Club
Adam Marty
St Paul
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Samus Bloomer
Peter Hall
Emil Graff
Jacob Gruseman
William Kelly
Awake Lifeboat Near 90 Foot Passaic Falls Rescue
Two young men sleeping in a skiff were swept toward a 90 foot dam on the Passaic River at Mountain View New Jersey. A passerby warned them as the falls loomed and onlookers threw pebbles to wake them. They steered toward the plant intake and clung to the building until rescuers arrived.
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Mountain View
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Firet Dam
Something in the Weather Lyrics Fragment
Fragmentary verse describing a refrain Something in the weather that lulls you to sleep and makes you nod off It uses whimsical imagery of attic air country of roses and a sleepy head with a solitary sound and a baby like snoring tone
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Folger McKinsey
Baltimore
Whistler's White Girl Sells at Sotheby's for 10500
London dealer calle reported to New York Sun that Whistler's 1868 full length portrait White Girl sold at Sotheby's for 10500. The canvas shows a woman in a white dress with a pink rosette and cloak and a fan, once praised as a major work beside The Painter's Mother and other pieces.
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Deep Stuff From Life Exercise Chat
A brief exchange notes someone digging a well for exercise and inviting a visitor. The line How are you getting on appears as a casual check in. Hine replies by inviting to drop in on him some day, indicating informal social contact.
Daniel O Connell the greatest Irish leader in history
Daniel O Connell born in Ireland August 6 1775 is praised as a masterful, fearless advocate who united 3 000 000 people and stood against oppression for 30 years. Wendell Phillips lauds his courage devotion eloquence and disinterested leadership as the greatest Irish figure.
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Daniel O'Connell
Ireland
Wendell Phillips
Music Hall
Boston
Webster
Senate
Everett
Choate
Clay
Corwin
O'Connell
Carlyle
Emerson
England
All Ireland
Grattan
Imperial Bar
Health Without Cost from The Irish World
Advice favors free health by good posture fresh air and proper chewing. It urges avoiding alcohol excesses and between meal sweets while choosing wholesome foods and mental fare.
After 30 Year Courtship Scotvold Marries Miss Peterson
In Centerville a 30 year courtship ends in the marriage of August Beatvold a local hardware store worker and Miss Anna Peterson who arrived from Norway. Scotvold funded her voyage and the small home prepared for their life together after decades apart.
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August Beatvold
Centerville
Anna Peterson
Norway
Scotvold
United States
America
Self-Control From the Columbia State Opinion
A Columbia State piece notes Charles E. Hughes possessed remarkable self-control, able to live three and a half years in the same city as Woodrow Wilson, suggesting a nuanced view dependent on perspective. A Detroit Free Press aside questions whether a husband wastes money, with a witty reply about not judging too quickly.
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Charles E. Hughes
Woodrow Wilson
Illinoia
Raymond Robins
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McCormick
Roger Sulllian
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Ohio
Views Of Capital Visitors On Interesting Current Events
A Chicago Willard scene frames diverse views on Germany’s Deutschland departure boosting Missouri Democratic votes. Discussion spans Missouri German sentiment, Illinois politics, Robins’ nomination, and Senator Pomerene’s renomination amid debates on suffrage and federal versus state rights.
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