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The Railroad Dispute and the Path to Compromise
The Federal mediation board beginnings show limited progress with railroad brotherhoods. Both sides could yield to concessions for industrial peace. petitions from thousands of workers urge arbitration. Public opinion favors careful negotiation guided by fair dealing and reason to avoid a damaging strike.
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Brotherhoods
Brotherhood
Congress
Signera
What would your nominee have done under the same circumstance
A political column notes vigorous opposition to the President and his policies. It questions defenders who pose the worm that turns retort What would your nominee have done under the same circumstance The piece argues that fools can ask questions that wise men cannot answer and hints at older rhetorical devices.
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Richard Swiveler
Political Sequences and Counterpoints Lead to Debate
A fragmented text discusses political strategy and accountability, contrasting long critiques with practical governance. It mentions a leading figure skilled in logic, refuting evasive questions, and urging the ruling party to justify actions while opponents critique past policies. The narrative shifts to unclear references to Commodore Perry and other denotations.
The Civil Service in American Political Life
The piece argues civil service echoes a two edged political reality where rewards and penalties shape campaign activity. It notes parties swap spoils with power and that while civil service can hinder efficiency, it is a necessary check, preserving human centers of loyalty and providing practical balance within government.
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Awakening of Japan argued by Count Okuma in Kokumin Shimbun
The article argues that Japan awoke not from Commodore Perry but from Nicholas Lezanoff, a Russian envoy in 1803, awakening the empire before the American visit. It contrasts awakening moments with Columbus and Leif, noting later treaties and the contrast with Western discovery. The piece portrays a continental view of historical awakenings and imperial contact.
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New World
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Nagasasi
Mexico Will Not Seek Loan Yet From U S Financiers
Mexico announces it will not request a loan at present while promising to consider proposals from American financiers if offered. Luisa Cabrera, treasury secretary, may engage with New York groups at the forthcoming conference. Reports earlier claimed New York bankers offered large loans, with Wall Street noting protection concerns and political risk despite potential investor interest.
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September Adjournment Prompts Debate on Senate Schedule
The article notes a likely September adjournment by Republicans and Democrats, a feat not achieved in August since 1850. It lists past adjournment dates, outlines remaining measures such as ship purchase and liability bills, and suggests a quick discharge of the program if debate is limited. It also contains several editorial asides and rhetorical lines.
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Duke of Portland Quits Racing Ends Turf Career
The duke withdraws from the Jockey Club after bitter quarrels over the Derby and funding. He converts Welbeck Abbey stables to charitable works, never bets, and passes stakes to his duchess for Nottingham and other causes. His heir Lord Titchfield serving in France. Lady Titchfield praised for beauty. Bavaria preserves its own postal system against Berlin, despite imperial pressure, amid tensions over resource requisition and constitutional rights. MARQUISE DE FONTENOY notes 1914 copyright.
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German Empire
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Hoax Foils Vienna Peace Fête and Daring Dates
A London Observer note ridicules a Vienna hoax showing birth, accession, and age lines for Francis Joseph and others, claiming simple arithmetic links reveal dates and seats in office. The spoof is dismissed as curious but inevitable across rulers and officials, with scattered clippings from Miami hotel and Aurora webcam hoaxes and a Wisconsin hotel misprint.
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Vienna
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Noted Patriots and Texas Campaigns in Early American History
A fragmented account recalls John Bayard’s Revolutionary era leadership with arms provision and militia command, detailing his roles in Philadelphia militia actions at Trenton and Princeton, service in Congress, and later life in New Jersey. It also covers Mirabeau Lamar's Texas presidency and the Indian wars, noting Cherokee and Comanche resistance, prisoner exchanges, and the Battle of Plum Creek in 1839.
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We Could Not Be Starved Says Commerce Report
The national chamber of commerce funds report on statistics and standards argues that a blockade could not starve the United States. It notes food production increased vastly since mid century, especially wheat corn rice and barley, while luxuries remain nonessential. The report cites a persistent surplus in agricultural yields and continuing carryover from harvests as proof of resilience.
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Two-Course Dinner Club in Parisian wartime talk
The Parisian hostess warns guests as soup comes in and mentions a simple two course dinner with cook and housemaid left. Paria debates postwar healthful simplicity and no lavishness, recalling New England meals of the sixties with meat or fish, vegetables, then pie. The guest follows a set table layout and carves, controlling portions.
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The Way of Life and Diverse Clippings
A collage of prose and quotes from various sources including National Geographic and Florida Times Union. It blends reflections on life with notes on plant defense, then shifts to light humor and a street scene about a dodger. The excerpt also contains garbled dialogue and fragmented captions from the Boston Transcript.
Sanitary Swimming Pools Disinfection Method Outlined
Forecast notes a cheap simple method to disinfect pools by sprinkling chloride of lime at one part per two million parts water, claimed to render water sterile for days. Copper sulphate is praised as less irritating, cheaper, and odorless. European and American pools use continuous purification, filtration, and periodic water renewal. filtration alone is insufficient without occasional emptying.
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Pickpocket Lost a Watch on Broadway Car
The incident begins with a watch theft on a downtown Chicago Broadway car from Wilson avenue. Charles Oakles would face questions if a detective found the item in his pockets. Oakles retrieves the watch and a bundle of kevn, then seeks light from the Chicago Tribune about the thief slipping him the Ingersoll before escaping.
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One Thing in Common From an Ebenage Penitentary Tour
A fragment notes a member of a committee of inspection during a penitentiary tour confessing to a co-convict about burdens of being known by a number rather than a name and the unfair suspicion it brings, likening it to car owners facing scrutiny.
Views of world travelers in capita rotary tale on aviation
An interview with Capt Jeils and Capt Kelly discusses early aviation, European progress, and German ace Immelmann. They compare English, French, German machines, noting speed records, pilot prowess, and wartime camaraderie among airmen. They recount close calls, shared respect, and the impact of Immelmann’s death on allied pilots.
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Eporteman
Ohio Republicans predict optimistic win in fall
Former congressman Ralph D Cole says Ohio is safely Republican and a broad campaign of 6000 speakers will back the ticket. He notes last year's upsets and party defections favor GOP gains nationwide. Interned German sailors at Atlantic ports build a miniature village, gardens, and a bridge on a plot near their ships as an object lesson for neighboring farmers.
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