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Navy Needs Immediate Boost in Naval Expansion
The House committee on naval affairs is expected to fund a bigger navy in the next session. Secretary Daniels asked for two battleships while the general board favored four, with support also for swift armored cruisers submarines and air capable vessels. Congress should fund larger defenses and consider long term bonds while building a reserve system to retain enlisted men.
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Hookworm Fight Calls for Rural School Action Across South
The Rockefeller Foundation and health experts stress hookworm eradication as vital to rural education. Dr John Ferrell notes the disease causes widespread suffering and economic waste, with infection rates in rural counties reaching up to 70 percent in some areas, while rural schools lead the fight to remove this handicap.
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Mexico A Chance For Peace In The Era Of Gutierrez
The article argues U S recognition of Provisional President Gutierrez could end Mexico’s unrest. It urges backing Gutierrez with arms embargoes on Carranza foes, aiding civil reorganization, and aiding rehabilitation of Mexican finances while fostering peace and orderly government.
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John Muir remembered as a naturalist and advocate
A tribute to John Muir notes his 76 years, lifelong outdoor work as geologist and naturalist, and his impact on science and civic life. It praises his blend of nature study with human society and hints at his enduring influence amid changing times.
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Christmas in the trenches amid war and cheer
The piece reflects on hope for peace despite ongoing fighting. It notes nations share moments of Christmas cheer, from champagne to plum pudding, cigars, and simple joys. It praises resilience and the possible role of cheerfulness in guiding future peace, closing with a child’s image of a white Christmas.
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Road to prosperity under tariff policy debate
A United States policy analysis argues that current fiscal measures focus on a trade division representing only one seventeenth of national business. It notes the Democratic stance on tariff reductions and contrasts it with broader market implications for the U S economy.
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Domestic Trade and Export Growth for National Prosperity
The United States should expand both domestic and foreign commerce to raise prosperity. Domestic trade totals thirty four billion dollars, vastly surpassing exports, and equals a large portion of world trade. Officials should promote American manufacturing access and reinvest Panama Canal funding into public improvements to boost purchasing power and national growth.
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Does Sovereignty of the Air Exist
Swiss protest over an air raid on Zeppelin factories raises the issue of air sovereignty and neutrality. Britain rejects the idea of air sovereignty while private ownership of the air is noted. legal and wireless questions loom for postwar international law.
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Deep Mystery of Christmas Time and Its Gentle Magic
A reflective Christmas meditation celebrates December 24 as a day of quiet kindness and childlike wonder. The author recalls snow lit streets, hushed city sounds, and a universal urge to give, imagining Christmast as a divine conspiracy guiding hopes and gentleness. The piece portrays adults and children sharing serenity, charity, and a world increasingly learned from this single luminous day.
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Big John the town dog honored after death mishap
A small town mourns its hero dog Big John who saved St Paul from a fire seven years ago and was later killed by an automobile. The beloved stray, admired by all residents, received a collar, a dog funeral, and a grave marker as the town’s tribute.
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Flaxseed Fumes Kill Boy in Bin at Girard Point Elevator
Austin Farrell aged 6 died from asphyxiation trapped under ten tons of flaxseed at the Girard Point elevator. He collapsed while watching a seed discharge into a bin fed by workers who found him after his shouts ceased. He was pulled out and died at Methodist Hospital.
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Bear Roams Hen Roosts. Long Island Farmers Plan Hunt
East Norwich reports a black bear roaming hen roosts with witnesses claiming it stood as tall as 14 feet, later revised to about four feet. A St Bernard was killed near a broken hen roost as locals led by Richard Downing organize a bear hunt aided by Meadowbrook Hounds and Huntsman Allison to root out the animal.
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Texas Twin Crop 864 Sets
The vital statistics department reports in the last two years Texas saw 870 sets of white twins and 94 sets of negro twins born, along with aets of white triplets and 2 sets of negro triplets. Total white births reached 9,779 and negro births 8,426.
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The Uses of Heredity From the Chicago Journal
A concise look at the blessings of good heredity, noting descendants of Jonathan Edwards shaping eastern universities, John Adams and John Quincy Adams influencing policy and abolition, and Irish American lineage producing multiple Virginia governors and Civil War generals. Heredity is portrayed as generally beneficial.
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Two Battleships Needed For Submarine Defense
The New York Times argues the Navy Department must accelerate submarine construction and repair existing boats. It urges building more submarines and warns against dropping plans for two new battleships next year, asserting dreadnoughts remain the navy’s backbone for coast defense.
Man Breaks Right Leg Seventh Time in Fourteen Years
A Philadelphia salesman, William H. Har mer of Germantown aged 48, fell on a slippery street while chasing a trolley car, breaking his right leg. It marks his seventh leg fracture in fourteen years with three Christmas downtimes, reported from the Philadelphia area with additional literary fragments included.
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Christmas Day 1018 Celebrated by Mrs Miller at Delmar Apartments
Philadelphia North American reports Mrs Abigail Furbegg Miller of Delmar Apartments Germantown is celebrating her 1018th Christmas birthday. Friends and relatives plan calls at her home to offer love and best wishes. Born in Massachusetts, she came to Philadelphia in 1836, married twice, and attributes longevity to simple living and regular habits.
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Weather and tide table and regional forecast note
Weather summary outlines cloudy to snow conditions across the mid-Atlantic and southeastern states with colder temperatures and northerly winds. Forecast calls for rain in the south, snow on the immediate coast Saturday, clearing and colder weather Sunday, plus storm warnings from Cape Hatteras to Boston and variable regional temperatures and rain across Pacific states.
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Professor on Stage Delivers Queenly Stare at Washington
An eccentric theater tale recalls a professor who haunted early New York stages and Shakespearian study, earning a fearless but sleepy reputation. During a local performance his nap interrupted the show, and a flare of vanity turned into a comic clash with the stage manager as he declared his acting prowess.
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Iowa Apples Overshadowed by Western Fruit Claims
The piece argues Iowa farmers struggle with emigration to Canada and limited crop profitability. It contrasts Iowa grain output with strong western apple and fruit production, noting Washington Oregon and Idaho lead in orchard yields while Iowa exports and markets remain undervalued. It cites state residents and statisticians on production disparities and market reach.
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Dying Boy Gives Pennies to Help Needy Children
Eight year old Spencer Nelson saved 3.41 dollars while in the German Hospital in Philadelphia and asked visitors to contribute to a fund for Christmas gifts for poor children. Three hours before death he whispered to his mother to use the money to make needy children happy on Christmas morning.
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Stolen Money In Peg Leg Case Shocks Philadelphia Record
In Peg Leg, Pa a theft claimed $164 vanished today with Nathan Longiverminsteriust named and Frank O'Brien eyed as suspect. A search showed no money on O'Brien until it was found concealed in his metallic leg, prompting official inquiry into the curious entanglement of prosthetic concealment.
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