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First Step in Expanding Foreign Trade
The bill allowing American registry in foreign built vessels owned by Americans is law. It will raise U S merchant fleet numbers and broaden international influence, but requires further laws to fully develop commerce, farming, mining, and manufacturing. The piece argues for stronger navigation and a larger American merchant marine and navy.
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Virginia
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United States
Breeding New Industries Under Tariff Aid
War in Europe prompts push for domestic production of goods now imported. A D Julliard of the American Protective Tariff League urges manufacturers to report agricultural and industrial items that could be made in the United States with protection. He cites tin-plate growth as proof and warns of factory closures when tariffs fell.
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American Protective Tariff League
Congress
Germanys grab of Belgium marks vast art and industrial loss
The piece notes Germany has seized Belgium including Brussels and Liege, depriving the US of nitrate supplies and signaling a shift of art, industry, and wealth. It warns Belgium's assets may become German territory, with a future peace tradeoff hinging on wartime outcomes.
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Belgium
Brussels
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Berlin
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Liege
Villa Commands 40000 Troops As Mexican Tension Grows
The article argues Villa built the strongest force for the Constitutionalist cause and could deliver a decisive blow if united with federal troops. It claims Carranza kept Villa at arm's length to avoid a threat to his own popularity, predicting renewed upheaval if a union forms and Mexico City faces siege from north and south.
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United States
Pancho Villa
Villa
Army of Defense
Carranza
Car-ranza
Washington
Mexico City
Mexico
Jess Carranza
Postpone Consideration of Railroad Securities Bill
The securities bill should be postponed as it is unlikely to pass in current form. Railroads need money but face weak markets with foreign demand dampened by war. they may seek adjustments through the Interstate Commerce Commission and rate reviews rather than new securities. A broader antitrust program should be paused to allow lawmakers to consult constituents before advancing regulation.
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Senate
Europe
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Neutrality Not Timidity in U S Senate Policy
A Senate debate on Gallinger’s resolution stresses that the United States pursues open door policy in China and will defend its rights even at war if necessary. The piece argues true neutrality requires firm warnings to deter aggression and uphold American interests and honor. It weaves in contemporaneous global cues and various political asides.
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Gallinger
United States
China
Pacific
Georgia
Hoke Smith
The Uncertain Villa and the March of War News
A curdled mix of revolutionary comparisons, political musings, and global war jitters fills the page. references to Carranza, Madero, Waterloo, European sentiment, and scattered notes on battles, alliances, and domestic politics swirl in a satirical, editorial voice.
Runciman Steps Into British Commerce Cabinet Seat
Walter Runciman, newly appointed minister of commerce at age forty four, replaces John Barnea in Asquith's war cabinet. A Moor Line shipowner and former rival of Winston Churchill, he rose from shipboy to merchant magnate and is noted for sea devotion and sharp wit. Sir Ernest Shackleton declined active service. Percy Girouard’s career and marriage turmoil also noted amid wartime British leadership coverage.
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London
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Senate Debates Antitrust Bill and War Risk Insurance Pause
Congress adjourned after a day of Senate debate on the Clayton antitrust bill and a paused war risk insurance measure. The chamber moved to consider a government purchase of 15 million ounces of silver, objected by Senator Bristow, and sent in the nomination of John H. Laskey as U S attorney for the District of Columbia. Private claim bills were reviewed as naval committee discussed the Weeks bill to create a government steamship line to South and Central America. Warrants for arrest of 43 members sought to secure a quorum for the cotton war damage bill. Adjourned at 5:20 p m and later at 6:12 p m to noon today.
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Pepper sprayed burglar flees from Alhambra chief chase
Alhambra police chief Parker confronts a suspicious man near Dés Robles Place. The burglar tosses pepper in Parker’s face, drops a suitcase, and escapes through yards and orange groves toward Monrovia or Oak Knoll cars into Los Angeles after a brief pursuit.
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NO EXCUSE FOR EARLY RISING IN TRIBUNE CLAUDE
The Chicago Tribune quotes Father Walter Dwight condemning early rising as an arrogant trait. It contrasts the boastful zeal of cold water enthusiasts with a view that most people, normal or tempted, lack such supreme moral backing. Dwight calls early rising the least intelligent of mankind.
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America
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Blood transfusion saves life in Leedsville rescue
Pecknill Dispatch reports Stephen F. Ruaxo of Continentalville donated a pint of blood to Jerome Baldwin of Leedsville in a transfusion led by Dr. Malcolm. The procedure, performed to treat Baldwin’s anemia, followed a prior incident when Russo aided Baldwin during drownings at Twin Lakes three years earlier. Russo is aged 22 and Baldwin 28.
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Continentalville
Jerome Baldwin
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Malcolm
Blast thwarting burglar in Nelsonville near Dela Spring
A dynamite blast in Nelsonville near Dela Spring startled a burglar gathering valuables from Arthur Reoppel’s home. Worksmen next door triggered the explosion, waking Mia Reoppel who hurled an ash tray at the intruder. The burglar dropped the loot and fled.
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Rattlesnake Lives In Town In San Bernardino Store
In San Bernardino a large rattlesnake has inhabited a town store for four years, discovered by James Kennedy who nearly stepped on it behind the counter. The reptile entered via a pipe after a snake show lost two snakes nearby. one was captured then.
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A Loyal Friend and Ideal Husband Reflections
A section foreman recalls conversations between two laborers on a Southern railroad and a Pittsburgh Port tale about an ideal husband. The dialogue contrasts daring talk and practical domestic values as a woman praises sobriety and the male partner’s salary, noting appearances matter less than responsibility.
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Pittsburgh
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Bride to be in boys clothes ties unusual Kentucky romance
Georgia Lee White, 16, and Clarence J. Cleveland, 18, wed at the Third Presbyterian parsonage in New Albany after a romance born during a tramping trip. They traveled in boys clothing, spent nights in police custody and barns along Sliver Creek, and planned a St Louis freight trip before marriage.
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Clarence J. Cleveland
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Thomas Cannon
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McSweeney Wins Acquittal By Sentimental Appeal
In a murder case, defense lawyer McSweeney with no evidence persuades jurors by vividly recalling a house and family life. He stops, then declares the defendant must be sent back to his wife and children, prompting a juror to vow acquittal. The prisoner, moved to tears, thanks the counsel saying he has no wife or family.
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War Prices in a Wartime Car Ride Reckonings
In the New York American James J. Montegue recounts travelers during the war era. Jones asks a quick haul into town for seven dollars but L I Simkins refuses, stating the war raises rates. A rescue tale follows with Col Green calling for help and One-eyed Dawson offering river and land transport at higher sums due to wartime demand.
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New York American
Jones
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Simkins
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The Peasant Soldier
A poem by James J. Monague in the New York American portrays the unnamed peasant soldier who goes to battle not for glory or conquest but out of duty. He speaks of unlearned strategy, unquestioning obedience, and a calm, uncomplaining march to death as banners rise on the hills.
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New York American
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East and West Reflections in a Broadway Moment
A brief, pointed exchange on Broadway contrasts East and West values. An Easterner and Westerner discuss marriage, money, and social expectations prompted by a tale where a saved damsel ponders whether her savior can sustain her lifestyle.
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Rudyard Kipling
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In Our Midst From the Newara Awe Sunset Reflections
The piece notes a seasonal shift in sentiment as the speaker contemplates painting a sunset in awe inspiring colors. It contrasts Western evening skies with imagined vibrant hues that might provoke laughter.
X Rays in Place of Radium for Malignant Growths
Scientists seek an American machine to match radium rays for cancer treatment. The new X ray device promises precise control over radiation type and dose, potentially offering unlimited production and short wave length rays similar to radium.
Press Button A Royal Flush Hidden Poker Device
North Side court heard about a poker table with a mechaniczl device used to win from unwary players. In Wyandotte Hotel room officers arrested L. M. Bales, W H. Case, and C G Hulbert. Hulbert admitted the table was a marvel. Bales fined 4800, Calle 100. Hulbert discharged after explaining the table and it was moved from Bales' Reserve Bank building office by agents.
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September Mom at Santa Monica Beach Arrest
Josephine Hewlett of Los Angeles was arrested by Police Sergt. Randall after disrobing to a union suit and bathing at the foot of Hill street beach. She was taken to the station and later released to appear the next afternoon, saying she believed Santa Monica rules would differ from Atlantic City.
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Girl 16 Tries Gas Death Over Pets at Brooklyn Home
May Ott, 16, living with her father at 1496 De Kalb Ave Williamsburgh, attempted suicide by gas after a father reprimand for attention to her pets. After locking in her room with a cat and dog she turned on the gas. Mrs. Schuman alerted police and Ott and the pets were found unconscious. She was taken to the German Hospital while neighbors revived the animals.
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Weather and tide table with regional forecast note
The report covers sunrise and tide details, followed by a Washington Weather Bureau forecast showing widespread thundershowers from New England to the lower Ohio valley, with warmer conditions in the West and moderating temps in the East. It includes local weather figures, humidity, rainfall, and sunshine hours, plus a brief note about a Potomac River bulletin and a classroom story.
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Ohio political chatter hints at GOP gains in coming Congress
Gen D A Hollings Worth of Cadiz predicts a Republican gain in the next Congress as Ohio districts shift with tariff sentiment and wartime issues. He notes farmers hurt by Democratic revision and cites Nick Longworth and Jef Lamar as notable voices while recounting a telegram joke about ham and eggs and a Missouri lawyer who returned to success after failed politics.
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War declared by Chicagoan in German letter to judge
Friedrich Ahrensdorf of 158 Austin Avenue says Society shall pay dearly for his hardship and threatens violence after eviction and hunger. He declares war in a German missive to Judge Theodore Brentano, stating he will not throw down his gun until forced by denial. He notes union pressure and isolation as causes and that provisions are gone.
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