Washington Post 1974 Dec 14 The Naco border clash and stocks
The Washington Post describes Carranza's warning about war if border firing continues at Naco, urges protecting Americans, and argues for decisive action. It then analyzes stock market optimism after NYSE reopens on a restricted basis, noting confidence and the role of exchanges in commerce and development.
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Carranza
United States
Maytorena
Naco
Mexico
Washington
New York Stock Exchange
Union Paciftc
Canadian Pack
Great Northern
Steel
Europe
Exchanges Trusted To Stay Volunteer Groups
In a cautious stance the exchanges were allowed to remain voluntary organizations. They have managed the situation conservatively and in the national interest.
Neutrality of the Panama Canal must be asserted at all hazards
The article argues for firm U S action to enforce Panama Canal neutrality amid reports of British wartime wireless use within the zone. It calls for immediate measures, possible naval dispatches, and asserts U S rights to equal treatment for belligerents while condemning any breach and demanding accountability from Britain. It also touches on U S marine capacity and congressional action to establish a permanent coast guard like force.
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Panama Canal
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Canal Zone
IE Colo. Gosthals
Panama
Great Britain
Belgium
American Merchant Marine Promises and Partisan Truths
A historical reflection on United States political pledges to build an American merchant marine. The piece contrasts Republican and Democratic positions, noting decades of promises without delivery, and urges concrete congressional proposals beyond ritual platitudes. It cites 1912 platforms and the broader pattern of repeated commitments and unfulfilled actions.
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United States
Congress
Republican Party
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Arthur
Harrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
Tait
Senate
House
Chicago
Congressional
Democratic National Platform
The Indomitable Spirit and a Nation’s Recovery
A reflection on Edison rebuilding after fire and the broader resilience of nations after war and hardship. It celebrates determination as capital, notes how losses foster recovery, and hints at lessons from Europe and peace ambitions despite missteps and political banter.
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Thomas A. Edison
France
Europe
New British Chief of General Staff Named in London
The post of chief of the general staff in Britain is filled by Lieut. Sir James Wolfe-Murray, chosen by King George on Lord Kitchener’s recommendation after Sir Charles Douglas’s death. The piece traces Wolfe-Murray’s lineage to Cringlettes and the Black Watch, notes his marriage and offspring, and outlines broader war plans and operations for 1914 including the expected spring invasion of Germany. It also discusses Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg’s forced retirement and his move to Russia, highlighting his naval career and family ties to the Zars.
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Count Moltke
England
Charles Douglas
Gert
James Wolfe-Murray
George
Lord Kitchener
James Io
Cringlatie
Alexander Murray
Cringlete
Black Watch
Quebec
Wolfe
Abraham
Batte
Cringledts
Wolfe-Murray
Wlackbarrony
John Murray
Treland
John Js Hal
Lady Murray
Garry Sanger
Utlea, NL OY
James
Macfarlane
Daniel Macfarlane
M. P
James Scott Robson
Seaforth Highlanders
Labor Department
The
South African Union
Surotch
Cringlette
Irench
Jofra
Rhine
Germany
Jrrance
Great Britain
Helzium
Belgium
France
Prince Louis of
Lattenburg
Prince Louis of Hattenbere
Admiralty
Heiligenberg
Jugenheim
Grand Duchy of
Hesse
Russia
Czarina
Nicholas
Hussia
Prince Louis
Erar
Marquish DA
Duck turns into soap at State University museum
Lincoln Nebraska dispatch reports a duck specimen at the State University museum nearly transformed into soap after a fat alkali and sun exposure. Dr. Wolcott cites this as the first known case of its kind observed in the sandhill region during a hunting trip.
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Lincoln
Omannver
State University Museum
Wolcott
Sandhill
Wotcott
Judge Exonerates Mule in Four Year Dispute Case
Joferson City Dispatch reports Judge Henry Lamm exonerated the Missouri mule Ginger in the long running feud over a wagon left by B. L. Lyman. The court decision absolves the animal while noting the mule’s faithful, surefooted nature and downplays individual blame.
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Joferson City Dispatch
New Yor Herald
Missouri
Henry Lamm
B. L. Lyman
Horace Pale
Ginger
Mr. Lyman
Absalom
Nickeled to I DoA Los Angeles Marriage on Credit
A Santa Ana Dispatch reports a Los Angeles couple wed after Deputy County Clerk Hitchcock lent a nickel toward the license fee. Justice of the Peace Cox performed the ceremony on credit as the groom, Romain Harrison Wilson, 22, a post office clerk, and bride Marcella Ada Phillips, 19, a stenographer, rushed home as newlyweds. Wilson promised to send the remaining funds shortly.
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Santa Ana Dispatch
Los Angeles Times
Hitchcock
Los Angeles
Justice of the Peace
Cox
Toos Angeles
Itchenck
Romain Harrison Wilson
Marcella Ada Phillips
Wilson
Justice Cox
Jurors Decide Modesty in Adams Street Gowns
Brooklyn jurors spend ten minutes. Mrs Theresa Kleinberger challenges two gowns in Adams Street Municipal Court. Miss Rose Kerner, dressmaker, sues over fit and modesty. jurors and judge retire with the gown verdict leaning toward the dressmaker’s case.
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Ewna
New York Herald
Brooklyn
Adams Street
Theresa Kleinberger
Rose Kerner
Kleinberger
Pet Colt Figures in Langdon Divorce Case
Mrs. Sarah T. Langdon charged that Leslie Langdon tortures and deserts her by threats to sell a pet colt, a factor in the divorce action. The court noted the joke of keeping a pet leads to issues of cruelty, desertion, and support, and granted the decree on desertion and nonsupport.
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Los Angeles Times
Sarah T. Langdon
Leslie Langdon
Langdon
Alimony Paying Ahead Of Time For Christmas
From the Cleveland Press and Harper's Weekly and Life. Deputy County Clerk Knight notes many alimony paying husbands advance their weekly payments during the holidays to help former wives, suggesting early payment may aid reconciliation while divorce actions linger. A wry Life quip questions belief in a higher power as a comic aside.
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Cleveland Press
Knight
Penny in the Slot War Tax Tested in Kansas City
A Kansas City Star column explains a new war tax on long distance phone tolls. It notes the tax applies to tolls over 15 cents and requires one cent per call, with pennies not triggering a bell in the quarter slots. The piece discusses company incentives not to alter slots while the tax lasts for a year.
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Kansas City Star
Flere
Mr. Jones
Thieving Conductor Exposed by Coin Toss Discharged
A Kansas City Star report recalls a street car conductor who skimmed fifty fifty receipts, giving himself a nickel per split. He flipped a coin to settle the last nickel, twice landing heads for the company. The spotter alerted management, and the conductor was fired for refusing to follow the split.
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Kansas City Star
Wai
Caught Red Handed in Philadelphia Coin Racket
Secret Service and detectives raided a counterfeiters den hiding spurious coins being molded. Three occupants were arrested: Sam Zeola Gaetano Capone and Sam di Alesio. Authorities believe the raid may solve months of coin distribution puzzles as molds crucibles and metal were found at the scene.
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Philadelphia
Secret Service
Molda
Matthew Griffin
Secret Service Force
Sam Zeola
Gaetano Capone
Sam di Alesio
Dressed to Die The Saved Negroes on Gallows Stay
In Starkville Mississippi two men Henry Seals and Peter Rehlen convicted of murder were saved from a hanging when a stay on an appeal bond posted by white citizens reached the sheriff just before the scheduled execution. A crowd gathered as the black-robed convicts, coffins ready, stood before the gallows.
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Starkville
Miss
Philadelphia
Henry Seals
Peter Rehlen
All Through the Night from the New York Run
A dancer watches his partner in a blue eyed gaze and golden hair as the tango and maxixe lead to rapid steps. He clings to her waist but notices a tear on her cheek and later discovers their little babe has fallen asleep in his arms before the night ends.
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New York
Tyro
A Japanese Wind Bell in a Breezy Scene
A poem fragment describes a wind bell hanging by an open window as zephyrs drift through. Imagery blends lotus blooms Fujiyama lilies and blue flags with the ocean’s rim while memories dreams and visions mingle in a soft muffled clamor.
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Zephire
Pointers for Youth from Yemisvule Courier Journal
Advice warns youths not to trust comic weeklies for married life ideas. It notes mothers-in-law can be affable or lend money. A bride may know to bake biscuit, or a cook can be secured if not. It cautions readers not to trust funny magazines.
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Yemisvule Courier-Journal
Footpad Assault Recalls a Narrow Escape in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia Mytlic Ledger report recounts a victim's escape from a footpad attack. The unarmed man described his ordeal, noting he was "well tegged" though lacking a weapon, underscoring the peril and resilience of the encounter.
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Philadelphia Mytlic Ledger
Vagabond Dog Disrupts Brooklyn School Morning Scene
A stray dog with white stripes followed a pupil into Public School No. 138 in Brooklyn and caused uproar in Miss Kane's second floor room. The dog nipped at heels, sparked laughter, and led to a chase before being captured by two boys and turned over to police on a disorderly conduct charge. No identification could be found.
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Mary
Brooklyn Eagle
Public School No. 138
Miss Kane
Dugeie
Mies Kane
George Pleraon
Leater Henkinson
Ralph Avenue
Rich and 83, He Seeks Job
James Chessen, 83, veteran horse trainer, seeks work breaking young horses. Wealthy retiree from a farm, he says he has little to do and would gladly train horses, teaching them tricks as a special inducement. He recalls a horse that savagely attacked a man who called him a Democrat.
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St. Louis Dispatch
New York World
James Chessen
Chessen
Ateck
Chesney
September Morn Divorce Hearings Reveal Bathtub Scene
In Philadelphia Justice Guy heard Mrs. Helen A. Einstein seek a divorce from Arnold A. Einstein. Joseph A. Gearing testified that a blonde woman stood in a Walton Hotel bathroom window while detectives gathered evidence, though the witness noted the scene did not include Mrs. Einstein. The judge reserved decision.
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New York Herald
Justice Guy
Helen A. Einstein
Arnold A. Einstein
Supreme Court
Joseph A. Gearing
Weather and tide notices and storm forecast for Atlantic coast
U S Department of Agriculture forecast for the District of Columbia and nearby states reports partly cloudy and colder conditions Monday with a storm moving northeast from the Texas coast. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and coastal areas face cold winds, rain and snow in various zones, with storm warnings from Eastport to Tampa. The forecast notes a sharp temperature drop east of the Mississippi, a cold wave along the east gulf and south Atlantic coasts, and gives local readings for temperature, humidity and rainfall.
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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
W. Waellington
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Virginia
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Tennessee
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Tampa
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Ohio Valley
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South Aslantic
Florida
Analysis of 1916 presidential nomination talk at Shoreham
The piece quotes William B. McKinley predicting a crowded Republican field in 1916 with favored sons. It notes GOP advantages from unity, public sentiment toward tariff policy, and farmer and worker discontent. It mentions cross-state support, business views of the tariff and war measures, and ongoing debates over Underwood tariff and protectionism.
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New York
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Minnola
Idn Champ Clark
Austrata
Brazil
China
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Norman Mackin
Baldwin
Herrick Seeks Presidency Amid Mexico and Copper News
A Willard segment discusses Miron Herrick as a Republican presidential candidate with backing from Ohio figures and alarms about Willis and Harding. It covers Mexican policy shifts, El Paso copper industry risks, immigrant inspection anecdotes, and labor impacts from mine and copper plant closures.
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Miron T Herrick
K Shimansky
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James M. Cox
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