The Peace Conference Minutes and a Southern Railway Call
The article discusses the peace conference and a major reservation attached to the treaty rendering it weaker in world opinion. It questions whether Guatemala can object if Honduras appeals and whether the Costa Rican court can enforce its decrees in Central American affairs. It notes a rail rate bill and southern railroad developments, arguing railroads sustain employment and national prosperity while urging broader southern rail capacity and connections. The piece cites figures on railroad earnings and labor, and references Southern economic anxieties about transportation advantages.
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Leribs Trust
Georgia
Duran
United States
Germany
France
Japan
Crime and punishment fears in England and America
An analysis compares execution rates and judicial fairness in the United States and England, arguing judges and juries are swayed by influence and publicity. It criticizes legal technicalities and witness intimidation, noting newspapers amplify sensational details while honest citizens face moral pressure.
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Indictment of Castro by Venezuelan Doctor Sparks Outcry
Dr Jose Oliveros of Caracas condemns Cipriano Castro in a blistering indictment against the fallen Venezuelan president. Oliveros writes to Gomez, acting president after Castro’s departure, denouncing tyranny and the dictator’s ill fated confidence that others would shield his work.
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George Tit
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Jose Olvevros
Caracas
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Oliveros
Gomez
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Indictment of Venezuelan leadership and ruinous policy
The speaker blasts the late Venezuelan president for extortion and misrule, depicting a shattered economy as commerce and industry collapse, taxes soar, and labor springs dry. Venezuela is described as rich in resources but led by figures who mock justice and drain the treasury, while opportunity remains to establish a genuine republican government in the aftermath.
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Lgbor
South Aferica
Lastre
Gomes
Education as the Nation's Hope and Civic Duty
The article notes 19,909,000 students in US public and private schools, compares this to France England and Nordic populations, and contrasts education spending with tobacco and alcohol. It argues education empowers democracy, urges universal access, critiques denying schooling, and cites diverse historical and cultural references.
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United States
Tastear
France
England
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Europe
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Speir
Deer Killing Record in Canada Returns to Provincial Game
The Oltewa Citlen reports that deer and moose carried by express companies show the Canadian Pacific Company handled 5 deer 9? and the Dominion Express 924 deer and 67 made. By full returns the total deer shot is expected to reach 3009, down from last year’s 3596. Posthumous Names in China: Shanghai Mercury notes a new imperial decree on posthumous names for late rulers, with emperors capped at 24 characters and empresses at 16.
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Dotainion Express
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Jo Sa Lew
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Oyster Bay in Doldrums as Limelight Fades
Oyster Bay once basked in national attention as the summer capital with a building boom and magazine stories. After Roosevelt declined to run again, the town faced a loss of prestige, a slowdown in activity, and rising unemployment as the era of public notice faded and only a single large project remains under construction.
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Preas Oyster Bay
Washington
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Tuxedo
Newport
Wheatley Wills
Roslynven
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James A. Blair
How Electricity Kills by an Electrical Engineer
A John A Roebling's Sons Company engineer argues that death from electric chair results from prolonged failure to resuscitate. He cites cases at the Roebling plant and a state prison, claiming some victims could be revived if treated promptly within an hour, challenging conventional fatality timing.
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Newark
Irene Allen B Walsh
John A Roeblings Sons Company
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Roebling
Wonderful Surgery From the South Comnation Among the Arabs and the Moors
A traveler recounts a dramatic miraculous operation told by a native doctor in Algeria. The healer allegedly refused a royal post, then describes a skull repair using pumpkin rind, with the patient soon returning to religious feats and renewed hair growth.
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Algeria
Reman
Algiers
Hea
Morocco
Hamacha
Mekiner
Hamdushi
Ferns as Human Food in Japan and Allies Use
A historical report notes that Japanese and allied wartime systems used various ferns as vegetables. It cites warab ferns with edible stems and rootlets, their cultivation in Japan and Normandy, and mentions swampy wild ferns valued for young leaves gathered by women and children for cooking.
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Russia
United States
Japan
Normandy
Havana Cigars and the Unknown What Defines Them
The piece argues that defining whisky proves impossible and asks how tobacco and cigars would fare under the same rules. It notes consumer belief that Havana cigars use Connecticut and Pennsylvania stock, yet doubts persist if manufacturers truly know what Havana cigars are. The tone critiques the mystery and quality concerns surrounding Havana cigars.
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Pennsylvania
Antispatraw Crusade At Mennersham Spar Row Club
At a meeting of Mennersham Spar Row Club it was stated that during this period 4918 old birds 2807 young birds and 8914 eggs had been destroyed a total of 11679. The local farmers pay a voluntary rate based on acreage from which payments are made for bids and exes destroyed.
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London
Mennersham Sparrow Club
Spain's Pyrenees tunnel opens direct rail link to Spain
King Alfonso's push leads to the Pyrenees tunnel opening a midline crossing from Pau to Saragossa, enabling direct France–Spain rail service and boosting Spain's industry. French and Spanish ministers attended the inauguration, with Alfonso notably influential behind the project.
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Atlantic
Spain
Pyrenees
Europe
Pau
Saragossa
France
Quebec official solves milk problem for winter supply
Ottawa dispatch reports Jules Allard of Quebec’s agriculture department developing a method to pasteurize milk and keep it pure in sealed jars for six to eight months. A machine at St Hyacinthe Dairy works by homogenizing milk components, with a $1,000 unit and a 12 horsepower engine. Farmers can pool to buy the machine, enabling cheaper winter milk and potential steamship shipments.
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Ottawa Dispatch
New York World
Jules Allard
Quebec Department of Agriculture
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X RAYS AND OLD AGE FEARED IN ROENTGEN WORK
Philadelphia expert H Clyde Smock warned at the American Roentgen Society meeting that repeated X rays can induce artificial aging in operators. He noted skin reddening, hair loss, joint nodules, and radiation hazards from ongoing exposure.
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H Clyde Smock
Philadelphia
American Roentgen Bay Society
Academy of Medicine
West Forts Third Street
Brook
Engineering Society
West Thirty Ninth Street
May in Mexico Money Flows Widely Among Mexicans
Observers note widespread cash use in Mexico with middle class carrying 1000 to 200 pesos and even Indians in the street concealing sizable sums. Checks are rarely used below 1000 pesos, as locals prefer cash and distrust banking instruments for small dealings. Financial habits vary from 2 to 800 pesos per person, with men of all classes changing money in public.
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Mexico
Mexeo
Accusing Wife Fixed Sentence In Omaha Court
In an Omaha police court a man named Freihab was tried for abusing his wife and children. His wife acted as judge for the trial acting as purt judge after consenting to participate. Witnesses testified to drunkenness and cruelty. the judge then allowed the wife to decide the sentence. Freihab received one day confinement in jail.
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Omaha Dispatch
New York World
Omaha
Frank Freihab
Crawford
Crawford Freiheb
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Birds that Do Not Migrate, Says Prof Bird
Rye New York ornithologist Prof Henry Bird notes that European birds like the English sparrow do not adopt migratory habits. He observes these birds remain in one place year round, similar to native species, despite seasonal changes.
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Rye
Ewing
Twinter
Weschester
Croker Plans Large Scale Chicken Farm Venture
Richard Croker, ex-Tammany leader, shifts from politics to poultry. He will hatch 180 selected Jersey eggs for shipment to Ireland, visiting New Jersey farms to study large incubators and aims to build the best chicken farm in Ireland while retaining his racing interests. He plans to go to New York then Palm Beach, returning to Ireland in April.
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Richard Croker
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New Jersey
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Lakewood
York
Palm Beach
Sound Philosophy on Anger and Compliance in Transit
A reflective piece argues that provoking anger is counterproductive and that polite, direct phrasing works better. It suggests avoiding forceful commands like you will have to and favors softer requests such as please move ahead or kindly proceed, noting even simple explanations can prevent trouble.
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Niles
Thirteenth Century Dining Customs and Holiday Quips
A garbled digest sketches medieval tastes with wild game and honey brewed drinks. It contrasts Tudor era mead with later alcohol and weaves in a string of humorous 1900s style quips on marriage gifts stockings and retirement, all brief Chicago-tinged observations.
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London
Africa
Lona
John
Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Pres
A fragmentary piece notes a bachelor view on courtship and marriage. It jokes that a man who earns a comfortable living by industry may be deemed fit for any occupation while a wife excuses her husband’s faults, especially regarding other women.
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Chicago News
Talks about Washington Union Station design and San Francisco disaster
In Raleigh Norfolk contractor JC Hough criticizes Union Station Washington for excess width and unused space while praising its beauty. The column also recounts San Francisco earthquake and tidal wave fears, the Brandegee election outlook, canal cement concerns, and India wildlife mortality statistics.
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