Morgan interlocking directorates ease amid presidential push
The Morgan firm withdraws from boards of major corporations it helped finance, responding to President Wilson and Attorney General McReynolds. It argues the move avoids conflicts with Sherman law, signaling big business compliance and signaling potential shifts for stockholders and industry.
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J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgans
Wilson
United States
Morgan
Morgan Firm
McReynolds
Department of Justice
Hunting the Mastodon in Virginia Sparks Curiosity
An antiquated essay riffing on the discovery of a prehistoric mastodon at Blue Ridge Springs Virginia and the public’s enduring fascination with extinct giants. It muses on the emotional pull of paleontological finds and the lure of deep time versus practical modern concerns.
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Blue Ridge Springs
Virginia
Yonkers
Ateel
Ola Diplodocus
Wyoming
Arms and access to rebels in Mexico raise US policy questions
The piece argues that Carranza and Villa now have ample arms through unclear US policy shifts and possible embargo changes. It notes the Ojinaga slaughter as evidence of rebel armament, questions border vigilance after Wilson administration talks, and warns that arming rebels could endanger Americans, with reports hinting at a completed arms supply already in rebel hands.
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Mexico
Ojinaga
Carranza
Villa
United States
Hale
Huerta
Wilson
John Ling
Pasa Christian
Nomination Frauds Shake Boston Politics and City Charter
A Boston mayoral contest erupts over frauds in nominating petitions as signatures forged or bought threaten both candidates. The piece argues the initiative system has become a professional ring, warns against tinkering with nomination laws, and notes local papers fear reduced national issues but fear multiple candidates and open fraud.
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Nutt
Boston Democracy
Boston
Fitzgerald
Hostoniangs
Oregon
Colorado
Ohio
Boston Herald
Where the New Gold Went Atta:
Discussion on gold production and mint estimates sets out a large balance for coinage and a significant diverted amount to arts and manufactures. It notes European bank holdings, U S hoarding fears, and global money pressures with references to 1913 values and a looming liquidity balance across major financial institutions.
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Mint
London
Europe
Bank of England
Bank of France
Bank of Germany
Bank of Italy
Austro-Hungarian
Bank of
Congress
Fee
United States
Bank of Russia
Arthur Sebright in Courts and High Society Scandals
In a long royal and financial saga, Arthur Sebright, linked to Lord Barnard’s family through contested notes and swindling cases, faces legal scrutiny. Capt. Henry Cecil Vane has a large judgment against Sebright, while Sebright’s lineage traces to the Worcestershire Sebrights and their ancestral estate at Raby Castle.
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Arthur BD. & Sebright
Henry Cecil Vane
Lord Barnard
Arthur Sebricht
Vane
Sebright
Arthur Sebright
Lord Barnam
Baby
Sult
Frederick Milbank
Henry Vane Milbank
America
H. Alsop Borrows
Coleman Drayton
Francia Forester
Duke of Cleveland
Harry Vane
Barnard
Raby Castle
Cleveland House
St. James Square
Cleveland ‘House
Capt
Forester
Sutter
Henry Vane
House of Lords
Crown
Morgan Vane
Oliver Cromwell
House of Commons
Colpt
Marquis of Downshire
Marquis of Huntley
Bow Street
Lord Huntley
House of Sebright
Lena
Scott
London
Big Gases On Docket In Supreme Court Term Start
The Supreme Court opens the new year with a heavy docket led by a Titanic liability case. Oceanic Steam Navigation seeks to limit damages to salvage, freight, and passenger fares totaling about 90 thousand dollars. Other notable matters include Payne Aldrich tariff tax challenges, Ohio rail and utility excise cases, AFL leaders’ contempt appeals, and several bribery and land questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company
H. Clay Pierce
Corneline K. G. Billings
James Gordon Bennett
Roy A. Rainey
Harriet Goelet
Mr. Pierce
Billings
United States
Bennett
France
Goelot
Ohfo
Samuel Gompera
John Mitchell
Frank Morrilson
American Federation of Labor
Birdsall-Brents-Van Wert Indien
Alabama School Land
Henry Contempt Cass
Money Trust
Army Orders Annotations of Leaves and Transfers
Army orders list multiple officers with leave and duty changes. Maj. William H. Cole and Maj. Arthur W. Chas receive duty moves, Lt. Henry F. Phillips and Lt. Wandst B Smalley assigned to recruiting and general duties, and others reassigned to Fort Slocum Fort Miley Fort Wayne Mantle and Philippine service as noted. Several corps and units mentioned include coast artillery infantry field artillery and Philippine Scouts with destinations in California New York Mich Tex P I and Manila.
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Ateence
William H. Cole
Coast Artillery Corps
Henry F. Phillipg
Medical Reserve Corps
Arthur W. Chas
Fort Winkel Scott
Cal
Fort Miley
Wandst B Smalley
Twenty Sixth Infantry
Fort Slocum
N. Y
Selieving
Donald
Naval Orders Detachments and Transfers Listed
A list of naval personnel with detachments and reassignments to hospitals ships barracks and posts. Names include Chief Mechanic C Nelson Chief Carpenter Frank Johnson Maj A Doyen Capt Bennet Puryear and others with destinations in New York San Francisco Guam Peking and Homguntu among others.
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C. @. NELSON
Hadde
Naval Hospital
New York
Frank Johnson
Taton Iron Works
San Francisco
Cal
California
H.C. Reisinger
A. Pp. M
Bennet Puryear, Jr
A Ferring
Philippines
Guam
D. WM. Randall
American Legation
Peking
United States
MH. W. Whipzil
Marine Detachment
Seeobd iLeut
F. T. Evans
Merina Barracks
Homguntu
R. B. Price
Faitippines
Reveries of a Married Gentleman Opinion Piece
A satirical dialogue on marriage critiques the motives behind choosing a spouse. It contrasts the allure of beauty with the lasting value of a good partner, warning that marrying for status or convenience yields a mortifying outcome. The piece uses witty comparisons to Cupid and market prices.
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Stock Exchange
Radium as Ship Fuel Hint From London Lecture
London Chronicle notes a Cancer Hospital lecture by Mr OG B S Phillips on radium as a future ship fuel. He demonstrated gas from radium decomposing water, glowing sulphide tubes, magnetically influenced specks, and radiant beams while outlining energy potential including beta and alpha rays and a gramme’s decay.
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The
London Chronicle
Phillips
The World Smiles On And The Songbird Sings
A reflective poem contrasts personal grief over a lost cat with the world’s continuing brightness and cheerful nature, while a later humorous travelogue piece relays Australia snake lore and a sailor’s quips about venom.
How Old Is the Earth Scientific Answers Compared
Scientists discuss methods to date the Earth including sea salinity, radioactive decay and zircon helium, and Darwin's moon-evolution approach. Estimates cluster in tens to hundreds of millions of years, with figures ranging from millions to over a billion for different rocks and methods. The consensus: Earth's history spans vast geological time.
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Joly
von Romer
G. H. Darwin
Earth
Moon
Darwin
Cheerful Giver in London Tit Bits
A church missionary talk and collection prompts a witty child to question why Africans lack clothes. On returning home she asks her mother if natives wear clothes and, learning they do not, annuls the purpose of a button given for the collection with a clever remark.
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Sormas Duncan
Sarpay
Australia
London
Africa
Weather and tide table with storm forecasts and temperatures
Daily sun and tide table with high and low tides. Weather Bureau notes a Midwest to Atlantic storm system affecting precipitation from Lake Michigan to Georgia, with rains and snows, followed by generally fair conditions Sunday in most regions. Warmer trends expected in New England and the plains, with storm warnings along Atlantic and gulf coasts and variable winds across regions. Local readings include midnight to 3 p m temperatures, humidity, and sunshine hours.
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Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Middle West
Lake Michegan
Georgia
Upper Lake Region
Tenmesser
Pariste States
British Columbia
New England
Gulf States
Missouri Valley
Plains States
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
North Atlantic States
South Atlantic States
Pacific
Montana
Wyoming
Northwestern
Middle Atlantic
Calder
Ohio
Upper
Mississippi
Plains
Missouri
Atlantic
Delaware
Jupiter
Fis
Gulf Coast
Tampa
Pensacola
North
Atlanta
East
Lindey
West Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
Interviews with Capital's Visitors Offer Mixed Political Outlook
A series of remarks from Martin J. Wade of Iowa City among Western politicians shows Democratic control may persist for years. He notes confidence in Democratic tariff and currency reforms, while Republicans and Progressives split remains wide. Other anecdotes include tales of Senator William Bate, Duke Isham Harris, marooned 1898 Brazos flooding, and lighthearted quips on tea culture and Cubist poetry.
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Martin J. Wade
Jows City
Democratic National
New Willard
Democratic Party
J P. Morgan & Co
Iowa
Cummins
Mr. Wade
Hau
Pepper Liyed
Senate
William
Bate
Isham G. Harris
Cortesala
Harris
Duke
Mexico
Tennessee
Nashville
Rio Grande
Nash’ Vole
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Mai
Daly
Mall
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Marshall Wes
the Herald
Gain
Vic Huerta
Texas
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Turkey
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Paderewski
Houerta
Republic
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Vietness
Doc Cook
Huntington
Kirk
Maryland
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Houston
Denie Bichness
Dayton
Big Bl Devery
Capt. Vane
Bachelors’ Club
A.D
Lord Ampthill
Madras
India
Department of Public Charities
Richard Russell
Slater
Mabel
Hart Russell
Dick Russel
Lord Rusell
Modena
Marquise DE Fontenor
Brentwood Compent
Supreme T
Tagui
Buddha
Sudas
Sanatan
I Ganges
Baragi
Shiva
Sangitan
Sanaian
Siangy Pa
Beeton Transcript
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Willie
Kansas City
ARMY
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Gione
Aly
Cupid
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A. Walter Utting
New York Times
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Dolphin
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Minn
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D. Oo
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John P Buchanan
Austin Tex
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Brazos
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Aith Wiliams
Royal Society of Miniature Painters
New Woollard
Hyde Park
Mr Williams
England
Ens
Pall Mall Gazette
George
Jaapnive
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