Government steamships danger of complications in prohibition era debate
The piece argues against government owned steamships amid wartime tensions with Great Britain. It warns such vessels would rival private merchant fleets, provoke international seizures, and undermine self government and local liquor regulation by centralizing control in Washington. It stresses preservation of private enterprise and warns paternalistic policy could curb self rule.
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Great Britain
United States
United States Navy
Taft argues for local control in liquor question
Former President Taft urges keeping prohibition decisions at state and local levels. He warns that transferring police power to the national government could destroy local government, empower federal officials, and threaten liberties. He emphasizes local self-government as essential to American liberty and warns of a broader tyranny if centralized.
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Washington
Taft
United States
Mr. Taft
National Council of Defense Would Unite U S Plans
The article argues for a national council of defense with broad powers to plan finance and coordinate all defense elements. It criticizes fragmented congressional committees and executive departments, contending only a united council can quickly produce and implement effective national defense, with oversight by the president and Congress.
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United States
Congress
Gardner
White House
National Council of Defense
Debts Promptly Due State and Nation From Taft Era
The editorial urges the U.S. government to pay approved debts promptly, condemning delays by officials, agencies, and courts. It cites past Treasury director Daniel Manning guidance, the need for timely payments to creditors, and examples like condemned property and delayed judgments in the Court of Claims. It also notes Taft's 1910 message warning against this policy and briefly touches on unrelated topics from theology to a Los Angeles recovery tale.
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United States
Congress
Daniel Manning
the Treasury
Washington
Court of Claims
Taft
Departments
Sir John Grey Heir To An Ancient Stafford Seat
Sir John Grey inherits a 200 year old baronetcy and Staffordshire estates including Enville Hall. The tale covers the family's transfer of name from Lambert to Grey, the silver filled halls, Shenstone landscaped gardens, and a famous queenly opera clash with Kitty Cocks. The piece notes lineage to Catherine Grey and the Stamford earldom, plus past scandal and titles.
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Howard Grey
Earl Grey
Canada
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Sir John Lambert
London
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Metropolis
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Enville Hall
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Newfoundland
Barbados
Codrington College
Wiliam Grey
Earl of Stamford
South Africa
Marquise DE Fontenot
Brentwood Company
Afterlife Claims Echo Browning and Lodge Theories
A Los Angeles woman describes ongoing peace pervading her mind after alleged near death experiences. The account compares to Browning’s poem about a physician waiting for Lazarus and to Sir Oliver Lodge’s views on encounters with the departed. The piece notes the recurring question of whether life continues after death and the role of faith in answering it.
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Matson
Armiy
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Lazarus
Mortalife Wahille
Oliver Lodge
Peril to Troop Ships Formidable Sinks Tall Channel Risk
From the New York Sun survivors of the Formidable say the battleship was torpedoed in the Channel near daybreak. The loss signals German submarines operating in the waters as Britain faces troop transport across the Channel. The disaster raises fears of intensified submarine attacks and the need for stronger convoys to France.
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England
New York
Hondas
Atartle Ene
Channel
France
Dover
Havre
Portsmouth
Flanders
Boy Hero Saves Girl From Drowning at Lake Bancroft
14 year old Frank Pearce rescued 17 year old Isrel Cornish from Lake Bancroft after she was dragged toward a wastepipe by a strong wind while skating. Several older men stood by unable to help. Cornish, shaken but unharmed apart from a cold bath, reached home with minor injuries and fright.
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Tshpeming
Detroit News
Frank Pearce
Samuel Pearce
Isrel Cornish
Lake Bancroft
Coffs Shaft
Misa Cornish
Thomas Cornish
Oak Street
Ries Cornish
You and I
Telethermoscopes Scarce In Wartime Europe
The Pittsburgh Post notes telethermoscopes are scarce as warring nations delay instrument production. Observers must scale tall buildings to read temperatures, a risky task until scientific work resumes. A Life magazine anecdote about a New Haven acquaintance follows.
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Pittsburgh Post
Europe
Pittsburgh
Weather Bureau
Lord and Lady Ellenborough at the Sheraton
Lord and Lady Ellenborough of Buxton spent weeks at the Sheraton hotel then departed for New York. The fifth Baron Ellenborough, Edward Dowdes Law, has held notable roles from governor general of India to naval service in the Italian and Ashanti wars and authored public works. He declined to discuss Europe’s situation in Washington, stating his visit is a private affair.
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Shercham
New York
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Edward Dowdes Law
Jusice
Basland
India
Menborough
Washington
Salvige
England
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Europe
Whedeguirt
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Vist
Alud
United Mites
Poglard
Unsettled Weather Across Regions With Snow Likely
The article notes unsettled conditions Monday across the district, Marsland, and Virginia with chances of light snow or rain. It reports broader federal forecasts of colder Atlantic and upper Midwest temperatures, gusty winds, and storm warnings from Point Reyes to Marshfield.
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Tran
Paric States
Parise
Eateniling
Montana
Anadida
Atlantic States
Lower Lake Region
End Warner
Mississippi Valley
Tate
Olle Valley
Lake Region
Dorthers
Middle States
New England
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Wyoming
Dakotas
Ma Tesola
Loras
Gulf States
Atlanta
Point Reyes
Marshfield
Love Insurance in Divorce Outlined by Court
A Chicago Evening Post report details a divorce suit by Mrs. Antonie Kravolec against John Kravolec, alleging a wealth real estate operator and brewer drafted a businesslike “love insurance” contract to shield his assets from a fickle wife. The filing lists terms: equal pre marriage property stays separate, divorce only by fault grants $10,000 to Mrs. Kravolec, $36,000 separate maintenance, and the husband named as wife’s attorney for deed transfers. Kravolec denies cruelty and claims he never insulted his wife.
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Chicago Evening Post
Antonie Kravolec
John Kravalec
South
Avera Avenue
Kravalec
Edward Dunne
Kravolec
Capt Bill Is Captured on Honeymoon with Prisoner Bride
Capt McDonald a famed Texas Ranger and U S marshal for North Texas escorted a prisoner and his bride Miss Pearl Wilkinson of Quanah Tex to New Orleans. The prisoner Fred P Barry jockey is wanted for alleged postal fraud.
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New Orleans
New York
Bil McDonald
President Wilson
Texas
Miss Pearl Wilkinson
Quanah
Tex
Fred P. Barry
McDonald
United States
Bill
Miss Wilkinson
Hymen's Argosy Puts To Sea With Bermuda Passengers
Twenty snowbound travelers bound for Bermuda cause the Hymen's Argosy to delay departure from New York. The steamer was held for the party of twenty and 225 passengers aboard, including fifteen bridal couples, as band music played Tipperary while the ship awaited late arrivals. Carolyn Weiss, in Puck, adds a poem while noting social satire of fashion and invitation culture amid the voyage.
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Bermuda
New York World
Oceana
J. W. Coupland
Snow
Buffalo
Tipperary
Youngest Captain Sails World’s Only Six Masted Barkentine
The E. R. Sterling, six masted barkentine, arrived in San Francisco from Nanaimo laden with coal. Capt. Edward Sterling Jr., 21, claims the youngest master’s license among deep water skippers. Federal search found no high power wireless gear meant for transfer to a foreign warship. The ship uses donkey engines to raise sails with a 12-man crew.
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San Francisco Chronicle
E. R. Sterling
San Francisco
Nanaimo
B. C
Edward Sterling, Jr
EB. R. Sterling
Mistaken Cat for Coons Sparks Chasing Doom
A Cab driver in Altadena chased a black Angora named Blackie with a bulldog after mistaking it for a raccoon. The cat was killed during the pursuit, sparking grief for Mrs. L. T. Chamberlin and distress for Carmen Runyon and her household. The incident drew local outrage and shame for the chauffeur.
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Pasedeca
Los Angeles Herald
Carmen Runyon
Maripost Street
Altadena
Kentucky
L. T. Chamberlin
Myry Chamberlin
St Paul
Blackie
Riunyuns
Mouse’s Nest In Skull At Valley Exhibit
In a California desert display the skull of an unknown man was found beside a cotton stalk from the Imperial Valley. After days of eerie noises, director W YL Compton conducted a minute search and uncovered a mouse in the chair, its cotton nibbing causing the strange sounds.
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Cal
Thepateh
Sao Wan Jun
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Colorado Desert
Imperial Valley
Place
W YL Compton
San Francisco
Iowa
Giggle is Bandits Booty in Nighttime Robbery
The highwayman shouted Hands Up and demanded money from two girls on Hamilton Street near Mission Avenue at 11 15 p m They giggled through the fear as he emptied Dillys resources including 2 cents, then fled while two witnesses were questioned by detective Chester Edwards at their residence
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Wimily Bergman
Hamilton Street
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