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Washington
Alexandria
Mai
Washington Post CO
Washington, D. C
Postoffice
Paul Block
Fifth Avenue
New York
Mailers Building
Chicago
Tremont Building
Boston
Uncle Joe Cannon to Return to Congress Predictions
A farewell banquet sparks talk that Uncle Joe Cannon may be invited back to Congress in two years to help restore the legislative system. The piece notes shifts away from Cannonism, internal party tensions, and undercurrents within the Progressive movement while weighing Hadley Butler and Roosevelt’s camps and the GOP’s uncertain future.
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Bristow
Poindexter
Col. Roosevelt
Michigan
Gov
Hadley
Nicholas Murray Butler
Taft
Washington
Chicago
Cuban Hostility Against U S Grows In Cuba Crisis
The article warns that diplomatic preoccupations with Mexico divert attention from Cuba where anti American sentiment rises. It notes Congress members insulted the American minister, Senate Soto praised, and Spanish elements push unfriendly actions. Public receptions in Havana signal strong pro rebellion, with Cuba poised toward repudiating allegiance to the United States and potential intervention discussions.
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Mexico
Cuba
Legation
Senor Soto
Beaupre
Senor Sor
United States
Senor Soo
Cienflowos
Congress
TINKERING WITH THE G. O. P
The middle of the road Progressives push for an extraordinary session of the Republican convention with confidence they have captured the regular organization and its destinies. A new platform and national committee appear likely as Gov Hadley names reshaped leadership. Senate and old guard tensions loom as plans move toward March action.
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Hadley
Chicago
Tme
Cuntmina
Milholland Heflin Debate Proposed on Women's Vote
A proposal urges Miss Inez Milholland to challenge Representative Heflin in a joint debate on whether women should have the ballot. The piece suggests impartial judges, a possible special election, and argues that a debate could settle the issue, with outcomes shaping suffrage momentum.
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Inez Milholand
Heflin
Alabama
Miss Milholland
Mr. Heflin
Supreme Court
Style in Plays and the Rise of Crook-centered Dramas
The article critiques changing stage tastes toward farces and frank dramas about crooks. It notes a shift from problem plays to sensational crime stories like Get Rich Quick Wallingford. It argues authors bear responsibility for influencing public appetite and declining theatrical standards.
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Hoyt
New York
Wallingford
Public tastes drive play success not type or theme
The public rewards well acted, interesting plays regardless of type. When a play is good it attracts crowds, proving quality over genre. Authors who imitate a single formula risk boring audiences by adding gratuitous, vicious suggestions.
Potomac Water Power Plan Favored Over Patuxent Scheme
Langfitt reports to the War Department strengthen Washington water supply through a great dam near Little Falls. He urges abandoning Patuxent alternatives, urging Congress to fund early completion for economy and utility. The piece critiques prior energy policies and highlights political reactions and linked anecdotes.
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Potomac
Col. Langfitt
War Department
Co. Langfitt
Little Falls
Congress
Col Langfitt
Poingare Entitled To Wear A Uniform In France
Raymond Poincare as chief magistrate is entitled to a dark green Academy uniform with cocked hat and sword, a choice praised for its dignity over evening dress. The article notes precedents, including Thiers and Faure, and recounts King Alfonso's incident over Ferrer’s death sentence and clemency use.
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Raymond Poincare
French Republic
Marshal MacMahon
Academy
Napoleon
Faure
St. Petersburg
Baltic
France
Department of Foreign Affairs
Republic
Poincare
Thiers
President Grevy
Président Faure
French Academy
Yuan Shi Kai Wins Second Term In China Election
Returns from nationwide polls show President Yuan Shi Kai favored by a substantial majority. The ongoing six power standoff over the Chinese yuan has postponed the departure of United States Minister Calhoun.
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Peking
China
Yuan Shi Kai
Lauds Young Astor Plan For World Food Lift
Freeman Thorp lauds Vincent Astor for agricultural study to boost future food supply. He argues Astor can lead a global movement to improve farming methods, conserve water, reduce runoff, and increase crop yields across 250 million acres, benefiting farmers and humanity. Dated February 13, 1915.
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Freeman Thorp
Vincent Astor
Astor
Carnegie
Mr. Astor
United States
Hanna offers ten thousand for Cleveland journalism school
Dan R. Hanna, publisher of the Cleveland Leader and News, pledges $10,000 annually to Western Reserve University to establish a journalism school. It will open next year if a director is found, admit men and women, and coordinate with other professional schools. Courses will blend practice and theory in editorial and reportorial writing using Cleveland papers as laboratories.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Dan R. Hanna
Cleveland Leader and News
Western Reserve University
United States
Myron T. Herrick
Paris
H. J. Little
Uc Cleveland
Raleigh
Gov. Herrick
Succes
Mark Hanna
Gowl Het Pyick
Hanna
Senate
Gov. Worth
Kept House for Lincoln Woman Dies in Jersey City
Mrs. Julia A. Hill who claimed to have been Abraham Lincoln's housekeeper in Springfield before his presidency died in Jersey City at age 101 years 11 months and 1 day. She was a colored woman born in slavery.
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Jersey City
Julia A. Hill
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Springfield
Ill
Chester S. Lord Resigns From The Sun After Forty One Years
New York on February 16 reports Chester S. Lord resigning from the Sun staff after 41 years of service. He was made managing editor in 1880 and has held the post continually. His stated reason is a desire to relinquish some activities. Memorial services were held in the House for former Representatives W. Wede Meier John G. McHenry Richard R. Connell and Senator George S. Nixon.
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New York
Chester S. Lord
the Sun
Tle
House
House of Representatives
W. W. Wedemeier
Ann Arbor
Mich
John G. McHenry
Benton, Pa
Richard R. Connell
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
George S. Nixon
Reno
Berlin
Kuki
Chicago
Clarney
Kukli
New York Times
Cermak
Municipal Court
Chicago News
Sucy
Poisoning a Lost Art cited by European noble
In a Boston Transcript piece Duke Litta argues poisoning has faded from art as modern poisons are easily detected. He mocks germ inoculation schemes and admires Catherine de Medicis while sparing Lucrezia Borgia as artful. Berlin report covers Kuki swindle trial with comic courtroom antics and a 18 month hard labor sentence.
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Boston Transcript
Duke Litta
Prince of Montespertoli
South Carolina
Catherine
Renato di Florentino
Pont-Neuf
Lucrezia
Catherine Gi Medicis
Europe
W. G. Chase
Monkeys’ College Draws Chicago Fame Abroad
From Chicago records the Galetti monkey university at 1525 North Maplewood Ave trains primates for public life. Noted alumnus is a mandrill in Lincoln Park, recently retired from theater with Cy De Vry amid profitable yet perilous ventures.
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College For Monkeys
Chicago Record-Herald
University of Chicago
Chicago
Giacomo Galetti
University of Monkeys
North
Maplewood Avenue
Mandrill
Lincoln Park
Cy de Vry
Galetti
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A satirical piece on men and money stereotypes notes that many avoid saving, preferring taxis to lighten expenses. It jokes about women and fashion, comparing anxieties over bulging ankles to stocking holes, reflecting social attitudes of the era.
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New York Press
Powers of the I. C. C. and government indictments
The Department of Justice urges the Supreme Court to allow criminal indictments under the Sherman and Interstate Commerce laws without prior I C C review. The Solicitor General argues prosecutions must stand on their own, and government cases against carriers or independents should proceed independently of the commission to avoid surrendering exclusive criminal jurisdiction.
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Department of Justice
Supreme Court
United States District Court For Alaska
Alaskan “Transportation Trust
Geteras
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pacific and Arctic Railway and Navigation Company
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Alaska Steamship Company
Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
Bullitt
Commission
Solicitor General
United States
Antitrust Suits Reach High Mark Under Taft
The Taft administration closes with a surge of antitrust action. Attorney General Wickersham and James A Fowler filed four civil suits in the last week and two in the prior week, with victories in Sherman law prosecutions. The government also moves to conclude the Standard Oil investigation and aims to surpass all predecessors in total prosecutions. Fowler, returning to Knoxville after March 4, will have led 58 of the 81 proceedings begun during Taft.
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Taft
Wickersham
James A. Fowler
Buster
Department of Justice
Great Lakes
James A. Patten
Standard Oil Company
Harrison
Cleveland
McKinley
Roosevelt
Fowler
Knoxville
Tenn
Weather summary and tides for today with distant storm impacts
Low pressure over the north Atlantic and Great Lakes brings light snow in those regions while the Pacific Northwest sees high winds and rain. Warmer in the south and plains, unusually warm west of the Mississippi. fair elsewhere. Tides: high at 6:58, low at 4:28. Local readings show midnight 36, 2 am 42, 8 am 48, 2 pm 46, 6 pm 43. Relative humidity around 72 percent at dusk. sunshine 4.5 hours.
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Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
North Atlantic States
Great Lakes
Britiah Columbia
North Pacific States
Lower Lake Region
Upper
Ohio Valley
South Atlantic States
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
Mississippi River
New England
Middle Atlantic
Tatoosh Island
Astatia
Atlanta
Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
European
Grand Banks
Visitors in Trenton discuss Wilson choices and conservation
Col. William F. Sapp and Rep. Weeley return from an interview with Gov. Wilson in Trenton. Sapp predicts strong consideration for Dr. Waters of Kansas Agricultural College as Secretary of Agriculture. The talk endorses a new Department of Conservation to manage water rights and resources and notes Kansas Democrats’ rising political strength.
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Wilson
Trenton
William F. Sapp
Hannas
Dr. Waters
Kansas Agricultural College
Sapp
Representative Weeley
Kansas
Waters
Col. Sapp
Raleigh
D. Waters
Agricultural Department
Gov. Wiser
Department of Conservation
Congress
House
United States
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Uncle Joe" Cannon
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