Slashing the District Bill in Congress
The Washington Post reports on the District appropriation bill's drastic pruning in House committees. It notes rivalry between factions contending over new city funding while predicting the bill will return in its altered form, with restoration of essential provisions in the end.
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Avenous
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Alexandria
Delly
Mall
Washington Post CO
Washington, D
Postoffics
Washington,d. C
Paul Block
Fifth Avenue
New York
Mallers
Chicago
Tromment Building
Boston
House
Senate
Currency policy delayed as new administration surveys reform
Chairman Glass returns from Trenton with a skeleton outline of the new administration's financial policy. Currency legislation will be recommended only when the President elect deems the time ripe, delaying Pujo committee plans and leaving tariff as the priority for the first year.
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Glass
House Finance
Trenton
Wilson
Pujo
Stealing Servant Girls Bill Sparks Minnesota Debate
State Senator Rockne of Minnesota pushes Rocine bill to make stealing a servant girl a felony. The measure targets a householder who lures away a country servant, framing the crime as a public wrong and potential private grievance. The proposal, though commendable, faces scrutiny over its reach and implications.
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Rockne
Minnesota
Servant Girls as Dispatchers of News Stir Minnesota Debate
The text argues that a diligent servant girl spreads gossip across communities, rivaling telephones, and warns Senator Rockne to proceed cautiously with Moses laws. It claims these domestic informants relay family affairs and movements more than the Western Union, making their role indispensable until widespread telephone access.
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Rockne
Minnesota
Western Union
Broadening Canal Issue Draws British Diplomatic Moves
Secretary Knox's reply to Britain's note on the Panama Canal provokes Sir Edward Grey to seek broader international sympathy. Britain aims to enlist other powers in a simultaneous response, pressuring the United States and delaying negotiations. The tactic suggests confidence waning in Britain and ties naval base completion and Canadian dreadnoughts to the dispute.
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Knox
Panama Canal
Edward Grey
Sir Edward
Britain
Great Britain
United States
Root
Mr. Knox
Washington
Jamaica
Uncle Sam in National Drama Diagnosed With Indigestion
The piece recounts a political satire where Uncle Sam appears gravely ill from many doctors and medicines, with a New York lawyer Abe Gruber claiming the patient is only indigestion. It argues the nation suffers from excessive reliance on patent medicines and legislative medicine, amid calls for cure.
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Uncle Sam
New Jersey
Mr. Bryan
New York
Abe Gruber
Gruber
United States
New England
Canada
de Wolf Hopper
Leslie’s
Pacific Coast
Far West
Western Canada
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Regina
Calgary
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Red Sox
Giants
Lincoln Memorial Resolve and public duty for future ages
A 1913 editorial praising Congress for funding a Lincoln memorial near his work site, urging a purposefully nonutilitarian monument that will endure as a civic symbol. It celebrates national patriotism, warns against letting daily duties obscure greatness, and envisions a timeless Washington with enduring memorials to immortals.
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Abraham Lincoln
Taft
Congress
inLincoln
Lincoln
Potomac
Washington
United States
Monte Cristo tale tied to real vendetta case in Paris
The article connects Dumas Monte Cristo to true 1807 to 1825 vendetta cases. It tells how Francois Picaud, a Paris shoemaker, was jailed for planning to thwart a wedding and later exacted revenge on rivals. Picaud’s arc mirrors Dumas themes with wealth, imprisonment, exile, and murder across Milan London Paris.
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Chateau d'If
Bay of
Marseille
Dumas
London
Charles X
France
George IV
England
Paris
Francois Picaud
Nimes
Therese
Loupian
Picaud
Duke of Revigo
Chouan
Napoleon
Milan
Hamburg
Amsterdam
Ami
Count of Monte Cristo
Tuileries
Lupian
Paria
City Charities of
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Brettwood Company
Feels the Same From Judge and Marjorie Dialogue
A clipped dialogue scene features Madge asking Marjorie if she enjoys motoring as sleigh riding. Marjorie says there’s little difference since Charlie can drive with one hand. Lite and Wimble discuss Grumble’s wife, noting her light hair and extravagance as Gimble approves.
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Madge
Marjorie
Charlie
Wimble
Grumble
Gimble
Calcago News
Incomes Of Universities United States 35 Million Read
A Federal Bureau of Education bulletin shows total working income for 87 state aided colleges and universities last year reached about 25 million with federal contributions near 5 million and state funding around 18 million. Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Cornell Michigan Ohio California Iowa and others are cited with multi million totals and notable private gifts.
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Federal Bureau of Education
Treame
Winois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Cornell University
Universities
Michigan
Ohio
California
State of
Iowa
Taft's Cow to Retire With President March
Pauline Wayne Taft's Holstein cow will retire with the President in March after he asked Wisconsin Senator Stephenson to return her to her former owner. The cow has been in declining health for months, and Taft hopes relocation to Stephenson's Wisconsin farm will restore her vigor.
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Pauline Wayne
Senator Stephenson
Taft
Wisconsin
Pauline
White House
End of Battle Over Stamps For Attache in Rome
Lieut Col J F Reynolds Landis, the American military attache at Rome, spent 7 45 for postage stamps on U S government business over nearly two years. The auditor refused reimbursement for lack of stamp number and denomination. Comptroller Tracewell upheld the auditor's position as reasonable but allowed the amount given Landis explanations.
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Landis
Rome
J. F. Reynolds Landis
Col. Landis
Taft Signs Lincoln Memorial Resolution for Potomac Park
Taft signs congressional resolution to erect Lincoln memorial in Potomac Park with a later $2,000,000 appropriation. Senator Cullom of Illinois, Lincoln ally, witnessed the signing. Also notes Wheeler C. of C. Harry A. Wheeler to lead the U S Chamber for 1913 and a humorous Harper's Weekly aside about Bobby and manners.
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Taft
Lincoln Mall
Cullom
Abraham Lincoln
Potomac Park
Illinois
Lincoln
Congress
Army Orders Demote and Detail Officers in 1913 and 1918
Leave of absence granted to Mss Charles B Ewing and retirement of Col William H Miller effective January 31 1913. Col Frederic V Abbot detailed on examining board in New York. Maj Eugene R Whitmore and Capt Morgan E Brett assigned to inspect electrical equipment for El Fralle turrets. Capt Edward Croft placed on detached list while Capt Isaac C Jenks removed. Lt Frank B Edwards relieved from treatment at Walter Reed Hospital.
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William H. Miller
Quartermaster Corps
Frederic V. Abbot
Corps of Engineers
Army Building
New York City
William M. Slack
Eugene R. Whitmore
Otis Hlevwater Company
Yonkers
N. C
el Fralle
Edward Croft
Nineteenth Infantry
Isaac C. Jenks
Frank B. Edwards
Twelfth Cavalry
Walter Reed General Hospital
District of Columbia
Naval Orders From High Command Amid Fleet Movements
Rear Admiral Knight detached commander in chief directs special service squadron to Atlantic reserve. key officers reassigned to fleet engineer and staff roles. Ensigns and lieutenants redirected to Prairie, Louisiana, and naval stations. Arrivals include Nashville, New Orleans, Des Moines, Santo Domingo city, and ships Cel tic Vicksburg Saratoga.
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Special Service Squadron
Lidut
D. Karns
Fleet Engineer
Atlantic Reserve Fleet
Chaunchy Shackport
W. L. Pryor
E. &. McSheehy
Tacoma
L. BE Lindsay
Prairie
Louisiana
F. A. LA Rochm
Louisians
F. W. Holt
Naval Station
Key West
Navy Yard
New York
N. Y
Nashville
New Orleans
Des Moines
Santo Domingo
Celtic
Guacanayabo Bay
Vicksburg
Remerton
Saratoga
Santo Domingo City
Monte Christi
Virginia
Georgia
Nebras
Cristobal
Guantanamo
Paulding
Abaren- Ga
Sheogia
Nagusaki
Dominican policy condemned over free entry for merchandise
W. E. Pulliam, American general receiver of Dominican customs, condemns Dominicana free entry concessions. He notes municipalities funded light plants and public utilities granting concessionaires free materials for construction and maintenance. He cites fiscal improvidence and urges against favoritism while reporting a trade boost and casto collections of $3,645,971.4, up $212,235 from 1911.
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W. E. Pulliam
Bureau of Insular Affaire
Gantiago
San Pedro de Macoris
Santo Domingo
Pulliam
Casto
Minnesotan hunter survives wolverine tale and moose tragedy
The report recounts BH. O. Wally a Wirt postmaster wounded by a moose while hunting in northern Minnesota. Trapped inside the moose carcass by wolves, he was rescued after hours of danger and later convalesced. Additional items describe George Stillbone killing a rattlesnake in Kentucky, and notes on Eskimo life and Mark Twain excerpts.
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Philadelphia Record
North Woods
Minnesota
BH. O
Wally
Wirt
Kansas City
Chicago
George Stillbone
Leeds
Stillbone
Ragtime as Common Device in Classical Works
Ernest Neumann notes ragtime devices appear in Handel and Beethoven with phrases like How vain is man and Promenade. He cites Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies and Tchaikovsky symphonies among others. The passage explains tempo rubato and tempo d imbroglo as historic terms now linked to ragtime.
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Lis
Handel
Judas Maccabella
Mr. Neumann
Ann
Piu Stratte
von Enland
Beethoven
Stast
Tschilyowsky
Gors
Faust Walt
Artisi
Bailey Defends Speech On Socialism And Risk Of Revolution
Joseph W. Bailey disputes newspaper misrepresentations of his Philadelphia remarks. He warned businessmen that lax public duty could invite paternalism, socialism, and a potential social upheaval, likening current U S trends to pre revolutionary France and urging vigilance to preserve orderly government. Washington February 1.
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France
Joseph W. Bailey
Washington
Junetime in Dixie Song Fragment in Dixie Theme
Fragmentary verse celebrating Junetime in Dixie with imagery of summer, roses, honeysuckle, bells and love. It evokes music and a bright, lingering season, urging a lasting song until winter.
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Dixie
A Cycle of Memory and Age in the Spectator
Phil J. Fisher reflects in the Spectator on aging and memory as old men sit in the sun. The poem contrasts grand past markets and bold youth with fading vitality and the approach of death, warning against reckless pride and urging humility as the year turns.
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Phil J. Fisher
The
Spectator
Reflections of a Bachelor in the New York Press
Seemingly satirical reflections on appearances and marriage morals. The piece jokes about age, deceit, and vanity, suggesting caution in judging women by looks and a playful distrust of paternal pride and material wealth.
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New York
Pointed Paragraphs from Calcago News Voice
A collection of wry aphorisms on judgment, gender, money, and marriage. The snippets critique suffragette claims, men’s errors, and the folly of reforming a partner. Several lines poke at everyday pretensions and social norms with pointed humor.
Keifer Eyes 1916 Return as GOP Hopes Rise
Gen. J Warren Keifer of Springfield Ohio former Speaker and long time Ohio congressman may seek the Republican nomination again in the Sixty fourth Congress. He praises Republican prosperity and predicts a GOP victory in 1916 while criticizing the Democrats and progressive drift.
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J. Warren Keifer
Springfield
Ohio
House
Keifer
Representative Post
Boston
Denver
Gray- Wilson
Arizona Gains From Mexican Turmoil Cements Mining Lead
In Tucson Arizona mining figure J P Owen credits Mexico turmoil with shifting capital and reopening old mines. He notes Arizona led copper output last year and will lead copper and silver lead ore this year. He cites border smuggling limits and a rigid border patrol while predicting peace impossible under current Mexico conditions. He also contrasts Arizona crop resilience with California during a December freeze, then quotes Thineau McKinlay on Republican gains and political reactions, and R S Wilson on negro uplift via farm demonstrations and cooperative work showing 20 000 Southern black farmers improving yields and ownership.
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Mexico
J. P. Owen
Tucson
Ariz
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el Faso
Diaz
Arzona
California
Owen
Agricultural College of New Mexico
Las Cruces
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South
R. S. Wilson
Mississium
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Myerritory
Department of Agriculture
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