President Wilson and Jackson Day Address Debate
The Washington Post editorial critiques President Wilsons Indianapolis Jackson Day address as fragmented and evasive. It parallels it with Andrew Johnsons 1866 speech, urges con conciliatory policy over dogmatic dictates, and warns against executive overreach. It notes foreign policy concerns about the Philippines and Mexico and questions tariff commission prospects.
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United States
Wilson
Indianapolis
Jackson Day
Andrew Jackson
Woodrow Wilson
New Orleans
Andrew Johnson
Johnson
Garfield
Mexico
Republic
Europe
Restore Sugar Duty, Cuba Trade, and U.S. Revenue
President Menocal warns the United States must keep the sugar duty to preserve Cuban reciprocity and trade. Removing the duty will push Cuba to abandon the treaty, boost Spanish shipping, and harm American consumers while cutting tariff revenue and worsening the federal deficit. Reinstating the old duty could avoid losses and raise government revenue.
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Menocal
Cuba
United States
Spain
Congress
Europe
Shuster's Philippines view questioned in Pacific balance
The piece discusses W Morgan Shuster's stance on Philippine independence, noting European powers forced his departure from Persia. It argues that the Philippines remain a Pacific pivot between the United States and Japan, with scenes of shifting alliances as major powers contest control.
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United States
Japan
Philippines
W. Morgan Shuster
Persia
Europe
Sir Shuster
Pacific Ocean
Germany
Belgium
China
Steippines
Democratic Party
Shuster
Centrol
Pacific
Tariff powers grant not likely to hasten settlement
The interstate trade commission already holds tariff and other powers and this broad mandate is not expected to significantly alter the tariff problem's resolution. The President had announced that such powers can be exercised, but practical impact remains uncertain.
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Tariff Board
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Interstate Trade Commission
Tariff Commission
Better Business Despite High Ocean Rates
The US business climate shows solid improvement with rising exports and resumed steel and tin production. Railroads and large buyers bolster demand while confidence grows despite high ocean freight and looming legislation. Canada’s CP retires bonds. US shipping debate lingers over government vessels and flag transfer issues.
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United States
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Qohic
Atchison
Union Pacific
Burlington
Wilson
Indianapolis
Germany
Austria
Great Britain
Death of Berkeley Peeress and a Family Romance
The article recalls the death in France of the widowed mother of the present Earl of Berkeley, a member of the Drummond line, and details a famous borough of inheritance and forgery cases around Berkeley castle. It notes the current Earl has no children, the estate’s long lineage, and the 1785 Lambeth marriage controversy and subsequent peerage outcomes.
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France
Earl of Berkeley
Drummond
Hdouard Drummond,Vicomte de Melfort
Deputy XIV
James II of England
St. Germain
Bir
Fleetwood Pellew
Henry Edward Pellaew
Washington, D. C
Charles Ernest Pellew
Columbia University
New York
Young
Viscount Exmouth
Kate Jackson
England
Oxford
Lord Berkeley
Berkeley
Berkeley Castle
Severn
Earl Godwin
Henry I
Robert of
Stephen
Gloucestershire
Maud
Henry II
Robert
Hardings
Fitzhardinge
Bristol
Berkeleys
Maurice
Maurice Fitshardings
Maurice de Berkeley
Edward
Italy
Avignon
Sienna
William and
Mary
Mary Cole
Viscount Dureley
Tcomdigne
Herkeley
Earl
Lambeth
Lord Dursley
House of Lords
Sixth Earl of Berkeley
Committee of Privileges of
Sarl
Dursley
George IV
Baron Fitzhardinge
Castile
Thomas Morton Berkeley
Thomas
Committee of Privileges
Lfe
Thomas Berkeley
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
Buddy the butterfly resurrected in Alleys home
The butterfly Buddy was found alive after three weeks in a Hague Avenue house. He revived near a radiator and warmed to life, growing wings about 1 inch long. He has become a household pet, nursed by A. W. Alley and family, fed with honey and sugar water, and rests in a makeshift bed. He stays indoors by day but follows lights at night.
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Pac Diepetch
New York
Buddy Wes
Hague Avenue
Buddy
A. W. Alley
Mlater
Geyser of Oil Reaches River After Pipe Break
A spill of millions of gallons of Standard Oil from Pittsburgh to Bayonne fractured by ice on Shamotin Creek. Oil spilled for hours disabled pipelines at West Milton and Dalmatia, flooding the Susquehanna with drifting oil. Beck & Sons lost a 400 coal dredge. numerous minor losses reported as lumber and chicken houses floated downstream. River men worked to recover winter wood.
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Sunbury Pa
Philadelphia
John D. Rockefeller
Shamotin Creek
Pittsburgh
Bayonne
N. J
West Milton
Dalmatia
Susquihanna
John H. Beck & Sons
Chicken Squawks Save Town In Zero Weather Fire
Frightened chickens awaken Stoddard villagers to battle a blaze that destroyed two barns and a henhouse owned by Alvin Gretsch and WII Brook. The fire started likely from an overheated stove. Villagers and hotel guests joined the effort as frozen pumps hindered early efforts but the fire was stopped before spreading to other structures.
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la Crease
Wis
Milwaukee Free
Stoddard
Alvin Gretsch
Wii
Jail Freezes and One Prisoner Freed for Night
Sheriff Marion Nuance freed Will Coonrod from county jail after pipes froze and furnace fires failed. Coonrod promised to return in the morning. He walked 12 miles through ice clogged roads to resume his sentence for disturbing religious gatherings.
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Will Coonrod
Ives
Coonred
Deer Taken Alive in Wisconsin With Opium Darts
Brooklyn Wis dispatch reports John Benham a Wisconsin guide captured a six prong 200 pound deer alive near Hurley using opium pellets mixed with gum arabic and flour paste instead of bullets. After tranquilizing the giant buck it was found asleep and boxed for a private game preserve.
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Brooklyn
Wis
New
Modern Solomon Stamped: A Georgia magistrate’s improvised compromise
In a Georgia case the magistrate faced two women claiming a baby. Recalling Solomon, he drew a Bowie knife and threatened to split the child. The women halted the scene and loudly rejected the idea, insisting the judge keep it instead.
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Georgia
Solomon
Welfare Work. Auto Wheels Bring Help to Needful Roar Woman
An exchange in the Lourelile Courier-Journal features a community effort to aid a Roar woman with no automobile by collecting old parts. The dialogue likens the act to making quilts for the needy, inviting readers to contribute.
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The
Loulerile Courier-Journal
Bride at Movie 7 Hours Ends With Missing Husband
Wrom rhea Athena Banner, R. B Burton of Colbert, married only weeks, led wife to a movie house for a gift shopping. He searched thrice for her, left for Athens, then returned home alone. she waited 7 hours from 4 pm to 11 pm, and spent the night with friends after relatives could not reach him.
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Wrom Rhea Athena
Man Freed After Seven Years for Brother's Crime
Rafael Perri, once condemned to die for a murder his brother later confessed to, walked free from Eastern Penitentiary after a three day reprieve. He served seven years four months for killing James Consell in September 1307, with a new trial denied and Gov. Stuart granting pardon following a brother’s confession. He reunited with his wife and five children in Germantown.
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Philadelphia
New York
Rafael Perri
Eastern Penitentiary
Perri
James Cansell
Burglars Drain Empty Safe In Chicago Real Estate Office
In Chicago, thieves pried open a 200-pound safe after a granddaughter unknowingly left its doors ajar. The safe contained nothing of value, yet burglars still wheeled it away to Calumet Avenue and Twenty-sixth Street where it was later found.
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Chicago
M. Stewart
Indiana Avenue
Mr. Stewart
Calumet Avenue
Twenty-sixth Street
Bottle for Baby Bees from Chicago Journal
Apiarist H H Thale of Marwood Missouri with 500 colonies uses bottle feeding to aid bees in cold winters. A sugar and water mix feeds through a valve into a steel trough into the hive, sustaining nourishment during breeding season. Thale marketed 11 000 pounds of honey last year.
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Chicago Journal
H. H. Thale
Marwood
Thale
The Prisoner and the Lovers in Patchwork Voices
A collage of light verse and prose snippets from The New York Evening Sun and The Chicago News and The Earth Were American. It mixes a lyric fragment about desire and stars with a comic vignette of a maiden’s feathered hat and a perilous horse ride, ending with a quip about a home ambulance after a fight.
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Deana Burnet
New York Evening Sun
Weather and tide table with district forecast and temp data
Sun and tide figures note rise and set times while Low and High tides are logged. Weather Bureau forecast for District of Coloma Marsland and Virginia predicts rain in the east and Gulf states, with fair weather elsewhere and warmer readings, alongside a detailed temperature record and sunshine percentage for the day.
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Missouri
Mississippi
Upper Lake
Tower Lake
South Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Iske
Middle Atlantic States
New England
North Pacific
Middle Plateau
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Aviator Sees Aerial War Outcomes Rely on Gunnery
Interviews with visitors at the Raleigh reveal aviator Arthur Hatcher of California predicting air combat outcomes depend on the marksman, not bombs. He notes English pilots have been superior shooters with German planes often shot down, and that engine failures can end a flight with a single shot.
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Arthur Hatcher
California
Raleigh
Canada and U S Railroads Show Shifting Global Lead
Report discusses Canada rising in railroad mileage while the United States shows a sharp decline. It cites regulatory pressure and reduced investments as factors, noting Canada surpassed the U S in new track, and comments on broader economic and cultural themes including European influence on American life and literature as observed by Irving Bacheller in Willard.
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Raymond
Monttreal
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Dominion
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Hia
Firrt
Birt
Lughta
Thia
Women choose saloon man for ward alderman seat
Chicago Dispatch to New York reports the Second Ward Women Democratic Club endorsed a candidate who met criteria of being a clean respectable citizen, chorus of suffrage support and subway backing. Six applicants included a saloonkeeper Hela Al Russell who already held the ward’s regular Democratic endorsement. Unsuccessful contenders included Gissier Dempsey Sehlacker Carey and Dr Keersher. Audience hints the choice favored experience over written letters from hopefuls.
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Chicago Dispatch
New York
Tims
Second Ward
Appli Tanta
Cottage Grove Avenue
Hela al Russell
South State Street
Eephantas
Ernest Gissier
E. J. Dempsey
F. M. Sehlacker
Howard M. Carey
John Keersher
Clothes Are His Disguise Missouri Farmer Wears First Suit
LeRoy Smith, a Missouri farmer living west of Gentry, bought his first ever suit after decades in working clothes. Neighbors failed to recognize him post purchase as he tried on the new attire with shave and haircut, illustrating how quickly a different look can alter perception.
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America
J. Thomas Mathiet
St. Paul
Willard
Mathiet
Itamas
United States
Esmar
Iowa
Missouri
Neightors
Gentry
St. Louie
LeRoy Smith
Smith
Divide Bed With Saw in Two Parts over a Bed Split
In Appleton Wisconsin two Greek Appletonians who owned a bed divided it after a quarrel. One refused to help move out and the other cut the bed in half, mattress included. A scuffle followed, leaving a black eye and the halves claimed. Neighbors note the odd domestic dispute over furniture division.
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la Solomen
Appleton
Fxepatch
Milwaukee
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