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National Defense Not a Partisan Question
A call for united national defense policy across parties. The author rebukes partisan framing and argues Republicans share responsibility for prior defense shortcomings while urging Congress and the administration to act for the country. It condemns using defense as a political tool and stresses patriotic duty over party lines.
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United States
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Congress
Neutral zone proposed along Latin American shores
The article argues for a neutral zone in waters near Latin America to allow unfettered trade among neutrals. It notes German and British ships disrupt commerce, questions Pan American Union action, and suggests the United States and South America must address the issue as warring Europe dominates the scene.
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Latin America
Europe
United States
South America
Balkan War Outlook: Servia Supported, Italy Awaited
News from Servia, Greece, and Italy outlines a tense path to war as Russia and the western Allies aid Servia and Montenegro. Franco-British forces land at Antivari under an Allied fleet, with Greece likely to join to curb Austria-Hungary. Saloni ki could fall if Servia collapses, prompting clashes over Aegean access and Istanbul plans. Italy’s stance remains pivotal amid diplomatic moves and Belgian support for Trento.
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Servia
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Montenegro
Antivari Pnder
Italy
Belgium
Trento
Austria- Hungary
Heaven and Earth
Toledo skirts decree mocks fashion and wartime zeal
A satirical squib targets Toledo Ohio for proposing spring and summer women’s skirts restrictions. It mocks the National Cloak Suit and Skirt Manufacturers Association and cites fashion, economy, and public response while lampooning wartime commentary and social norms.
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St. Petersburg
Petrograd
Toledo
Ohio
National Cloak, Suit, and Skirt Manufacturers’ Association
Land of the Free
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Jersey
Panama Canal
Emma McChesrey
Feline Morals and Public Taste in a Nation
A humorous column rails at a cat club in Ohio and moralizing debates on pets and public charity. It muses on wine shipments, vodka politics, and war era anxieties, weaving satirical takes on society, celebrities, and oddball civic obsessions.
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Norway
California
Russia
Belgium
Gallipolis Tribune
Ohio
Belto
Charley Schwab
Garrison to Testify on U S Military Readiness
Secretary of War Henry L. Garrison is asked to appear before the House military affairs committee to discuss United States military preparedness. Witnesses seek open hearings to inform the public on coast defenses forts guns and ammunition and the proposed 104 million dollar army appropriation.
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Military Affairs Committee
United States
Europe
Congress
War Department
Feline morals and a call for animal heavens teased by writers
A reflective piece critiques human and animal behavior, noting cats display sly charm while other creatures attract sympathy. It contrasts feline vanity with human hypocrisy, cites Proverbs influence, and argues for kinder view of birds beasts and men, with editors joking about dog and horse heavens.
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Ohio State Journal
Columbia
Quote flavored note on crime and marriage licenses worth a try
Gen Remenkant muses on Count von Buelow s influenza and a world court s role. Wolf Lamar serves two years for impersonating a congressman, questioned as punishment. Prospective husbands face a ten cent marriage license tax, to their surprise or relief.
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Count von Buelow
Death of a Nobleman Recalled in Old Divorce Case
Count Chretien de Tredern, a noted Paris society figure and Bretoin aristocrat, has died. He was linked to Jeanne Say, ex wife of Henri Say, sugar magnate, and to Marie Bonaparte, with a tangled history of marriages and lawsuits spanning Brittany nobility and Paris elite. The piece traces the Tredern lineage from medieval knights to modern legal troubles, including past insolvency petitions and a high profile love life in French high society.
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Tribute to Mark Twain in a tribute piece from Bt. Nicholas Magazine
A nostalgic tribute extols Mark Twain as a self-made American genius who rose from a barefoot Mississippi boy to worldwide fame. It lauds his courage, honesty, and humanity, noting his ability to unite readers with Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn across nations, and emphasizes his enduring impact on youth.
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Huck
Woman wrestles rattlesnake to death in cotton field
Mrs Si Turner near Elisa Texas acted quickly when a rattler crawled into her clothing. She captured the snake in her garments as her husband aided, they pinned it, stoned it, and killed the reptile. Both were shaken but unharmed by the perilous encounter.
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New York
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Elisa
Painter Eppert Fends Off Catand Falls From Gable
Chicago painter Gene Eppert, while painting a house, slipped from a ladder and bounced on a springy platform, landing with a paint bucket under him. He sustained multiple injuries including two sprained arms, a fractured nose, an eye blackened, and body bruises. This marks his third fall this year after a nine week layoff from a prior courthouse fall.
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Chicago Herald
Gene Eppert
Eppert
Snake climbs Y M C A state during lecture
A bow snake escaped during a lecture by Prof Frank Speck at the West Branch Y M C A and climbed to the dormitory door. It was chased by frightened attendees and hid among lodge residents overnight before a maid captured it on the third floor in the morning.
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Philadelphia Record
West Branch
Frank G. Spec
University of Pennsylvania
Speck
Constable Brings Snowbound Wooden Horse Home
Mrs. William Bonner in Dutchess County spotted a freezing, unharnessed horse at the railroad station. Constable Reynolds walked three miles through snow to cover the animal with a blanket and lead it away, only to find the horse was a wooden prop consigned to a local harness maker.
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New York Herald
William Bonner
Copake
Dutchess County
N. Y
Reynolds
Long Lost Fox Terrier Gip Returns Home After Two Years
Ed ward Sayre of Orangeburg New York welcomes Gip the fox terrier back after two years missing. The dog appeared at the door during dinner, whining and scratching, gaunt and unable to bark with joy. Gip carried a license from Mechanicstown about 66 miles away.
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Werald
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Edward Sayre
Orangeburg
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Dorothy Sayre
Mechanicstown
Game Plentiful in Towns as Hunters Return Empty
A Mesaba Range town article reports deer and other game roaming village streets while 3,000 hunters scour the woods for moose and deer. Deer dash between vehicles in Buhl as hunters return. A lawn court is ruined by deer at Lake Vermilion. Two boys shoot a bull moose near Franklin mine. A settler keeps two bears to sell to city hunters, fined for possessing moose meat and venison.
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William Orr
George Wood
Frank McDonald
Chisholm
Babies Face Rush of Death in Station Tragedy
Four year old Charles Morse and eight year old Elizabeth Tetroskey were struck by an east bound Lackawanna train in Madison New Jersey. Charles broke his collarbone and Elizabeth suffered minor cuts and bruises. Both were rushed to Overlook Hospital Summit and expected to recover. The children reportedly wandered onto the track just as the locomotive approached and were thrown into the air.
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New York Sun
Charles Morse
Raymond Morse
Main Street
Elizabeth Tetroskey
Lackawanna
Charles
Overlook
Summit
Through the Subway Dream of Apollyon
From the New York Sun, a vivid dream sequence depicts a crowded subway scene led by a horned figure forcing entry into a crushing gate. People push and moan as doors slice through, faces pressed, breath foul, senses assaulted, and the crowd swells with every new arrival.
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Apollyon
Blocked Wedding by Age 90 Bride Incompetence
Boston dispatch reports license official refused George A. Nelson 45 to wed Miss Frances Marta Wilson 90. Registry chief ruled a 90 year old woman cannot enter a marriage contract. guardian may be appointed.
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George A. Nelson
Bachelors’ Club
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John H. L. Noyes
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Catamount Robs Farmer in Pennsylvania Woods
Adam Sterner of Augustaville, Northumberland County, reports a massive catamount leaping onto his wagon as he traveled to Sunbury markets. The creature pawed the canvas, spit and meowed, prompting Sterner to fire twice with a revolver. The cat bounded away into darkness, and later two dressed chickens were found missing from the load.
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New York Tribune
Adam Sterner
Augustaville
Northumberland County
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Springfield man rides wounded buck through woods
David J. Downey of Springfield and Otto F. Reim spotted a wounded buck soon after the deer season opened. Downey pursued the animal on foot after a failed hunt, chased it about 100 yards through brush, and finally leaped onto the buck when it slowed near a clearing, ending with both men exhausted and the deer gone.
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Billy Goat Turns Shopper on Downtown Street
A goat named Jack, owned by C. T. Smith's Livery, wanders downtown in a lively scene as Harry Scott and William Lenigan chase and recapture the animal amid amused pedestrians. The goat noses through crowds, sniffs women, and disrupts business district traffic before being returned to its keeper at the livery stable.
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Mountaineer Attends His Own Funeral in Kentucky
An eastern Kentucky mountaineer, Maerson, feared his death would miss a funeral. He arranged for his services, and villagers gathered at a log cabin church for the ceremony. Despite improvements, he was carried to the church where the obsequies turned into a celebratory dance.
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Weather and tide table with nation weather forecast
Today sun and tide table notes include high tides and sun angles. Weather forecast from Dept of Agriculture predicts cloudy conditions with likely rain on Saturday and Sunday across the District of Columbia and surrounding states with strong easterly winds. Temperature outlook shows cooler readings along the south Atlantic States and Northwest with unsettled conditions over the next 45 hours. River reports state the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers are clear at Harper's Ferry, W V.
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Representative J Campbell Cantrill seeks DOJ probe of tobacco market
Kentucky congressman Cantrill called for a federal investigation into alleged manipulation by the tobacco trust as the market opened, claiming trust buyers pressured prices and harmed farmers. He cited Lexington auctions and warned of ruinous losses for tenants and landowners while noting hickory timber demand and wartime industry shifts elsewhere.
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