Washington Post 1914 Trusts Discussion and Virginia Judge
The Washington Post 1914 column discusses President Wilson's trust policy proposals and the new justice commission concept, including interlocking directorates, railroad finance, and private redress. It notes Virginia lawmakers voting against Judge Staples, who presided at Hillsville related trials, amid debates on judicial actions and public opinion.
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Trade Commission
Wilsoy
Congress
Hillsville
Staples
Virginia
President Wilson and railroads clash over 5 percent increase
The piece discusses how President Wilson’s integration of railroads faces public opposition to a proposed 5 percent rate hike. It notes concerns about the railroads’ development needs and the administration’s cautious stance, highlighting tension between industry demands and political timelines.
Democratic caucus weighs Congress probes into strikes
The caucus debates whether to back congressional investigations into Colorado and Michigan mining strikes. Critics question the value and cost, noting past probes rarely yield clear gains. They urge focus on tangible results for parties, states, and the nation.
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Colorado
Michigan
Democratic Party
WAC
Money Trust
Ator
Zabkor
Longress
Cranky commentary on thrift meals and Marie Antoinette
The piece rails at thrifty dining stunts with Lettuce leaf meals and 10 cent a day themes. It cites Miss Carolyn Webber and mentions a 82.59 dollar weeklyPlate, with jumbled humor about food costs and practical eating.
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MBSR
Dexon- Sita
Amiong
Carolyn
Webber
Abe-Concard
Witman
Marie Antoinette
Gue
Tariff Debates and Public Censure Mix in Aged Commentary
The column critiques mid century tariff policy and its impact on consumers while lampooning public figures and political hot takes. It contrasts middlemen profits with consumer costs, cites Argentina meat and wheat trade shifts, and notes remarks by figures like Huerta and the Duke of Orleans in a sprawling, opinionated window into economic and political discourse.
Princess Nazleh of the Orient The Harem’s Daredevil Queen
Princess Nazleh, a famed figure of the khedivial era and a muse of European novels, dies aged beyond age. She entertained emancipation ideas, rode with an English groom in Constantinople, and challenged harems with bold public appearances. The sultan briefly ordered restraint, but Nazleh remained a symbol of intrigue, fashion, and exotic rebellion in the Ottoman world.
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Caire
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Orient
Leonie Tinzeau
Pacha
Constantnopié
St. Louis
Yapien
Santer
Rome
Nazleh
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Batsin
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Ani
Bosphorus
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Doimia Baathes
Aimilar Hherty
Constantinople
Saventer
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Buc
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Lars
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iKhedive
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Shamon
Abdeen Palace
Princesa Ertain Ptandarda
Ety
Monita
Perm
Ted
Ealre
Cgachman
Veila
Marquish DE Foxs
Brentwood Company
Congress Condensed Senate Recesses For Joint Session Read Wilson Address
Congress condensed report notes Senate recessed to sit with the House as President Wilson reads his message on trust legislation. Debates continue on Alaskan railroad and workmen's compensation for railroad employees. Secretariat and committee activities cover transportation on street cars for firemen and police, District utilities funding, and upcoming Democratic caucus on investigations into Colorado and Michigan strikes.
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House
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Poindexter
Kenyon
Kern
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Commerce
Pe ‘Townsend
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Neva
Kennehicky
Washington
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Borland
Missouri
McAdoo
Lauhceney
Erie
Tommorrow
Colorado
Michigan
Ocean Life Origin Theory By Harvard Scientist
Harvard expert Dr. Henderson argues in a Johns Hopkins lecture that inorganic substances in the ocean may host latent life and drive evolution. He says the ocean’s stability and temperature variations foster organic matter and that life could emerge from inorganic material under certain conditions.
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Harvard
Baltimore
Fr. J. Henderson
Johns Hopking University
Henderson
Pasas
Avery
Ife
Army Orders and Roster Details Declared
Army orders announce officers reassigned and units listed, naming First Lieut William Wallace of the Twentieth Infantry and Firet Lieut Vas Myer Hort Meares with Fort Wa o artillery corps. The fragment references Spring ER coast artillery and a muster of urban or fort garrison units.
Naval Orders Arrive From Norfolk And Philadelphia
Movements of naval personnel detail assignments and ship duties across Norfolk Philadelphia Mare Island and New York with boathwains and mates listed for receiving ships temporary duty and detachments. The text includes names Seaman and Petty Officers along with ship names Constellation Panther and others and references a domestic domestic incident line at end.
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Winslow
Faegi Follage
Newpost
RK Turner
Po Werks Bethiphs Titel Paahis
Lidit
Boathwains
Dean
The Tonsils as Vestigial Gills in Humans
Dr J A Hagemann of Pittsburgh offers a Darwinian theory that tonsils are vestigial gills from aquatic ancestors. He cites Darwin Spencer Jennings and Haeckel to explain that when ancestors left water the swimming bladders became lungs and gills evolved into tissue. The article notes heredity and cites embryonic evidence of paired gill-like structures and mentions the tonsil’s tendency to regrow in children if not removed.
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Chicago
J. A. Hagemann
Pittsburgh
Darwin
Spencer
Jennings
Haeckel
Hagemann
Haackel
Pr. Hegemann
Australian Bugh Justice and the Brisbane Rifle Tale
A traveler recounts a savage tribal massacre near an Australian town and a survivor who fled to Brisbane. He describes a troubling pattern of retaliatory killings and an official response that included granting a rifle and impunity, hinting at systemic lawlessness and the perilous tension between frontier settlers and Indigenous people.
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Forman Punean
Harpers Magazine
Onga4
Aj Ther
Brisbane
Bor
Cruson on the Film in Manchester Guardian Review
A chaotic critique recounts reactions to a film adaptation titled Crusoe, noting a juvenile critic’s gag about bananas and describing a melodramatic plot with a captain, Brysog’s daughter, and a sentimental ending. Dialogue includes crowd banter about watertight compartments on a voyage ship.
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Cruson
Manchester
Guardian
Day Davouring
Pananas
Robgio
Soreta
Terest
Brysog
Pridey
Friday
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Diegesed
Mimenpous Vou
Stamp Collecting Grows In Wealthy City Circles
Fatl Malt Genre reports stamp collecting expanding beyond schoolboys to wealthy residents. Edwin Healey notes top collections, including Crawford’s, the British Museum’s Taping, and Paris’s Renotier collection valued near £500,000. He cites rising Christmas demand for stamp albums and school programs aiding geography. Rarity and value drive interest, with German states’ stamps increasingly expensive.
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Edwin Healey
Messrs
Edwin Healey Company
Crawford
British Museum
Duvesn
Healey
London
Noulall
East Wind
Germany
Paris
Mauritius
The Wind Ingram Crockett in Netla's Monthly
The wind poem moves through wild imagery and old time fancy as Ingram Crockett's verses drift across seas and seasons. Merlin is referenced in a mystic coastal setting while the wind listens and poets dream of the past.
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Ingram Crockett
Netla
Weather and Sun Tide Notes From Washington
Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau reports on today's sun and tide conditions. Central U S snow and rain persist with a wall defined high over Lake Erie's region. Colder air moves east from the Rockies toward the Atlantic Seaboard with winds shifting to northeast and north, bringing freezing temperatures and snow in parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes region.
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Dept. of Agricultures Weather Bureau
Washington
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Lake Erle
Pilddla
Misnjaatpyl
Jeke
Atlantic States
North Atlantic
East
Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
Visitors in capital debate GOP hopes and tariffs
In Washington, Republican critics challenge Democratic optimism on tariff policy and President Biden’s pledges. Former Rep Rodenberg cites job losses in tin plate and steel as proof Republicans will gather seats. barroom chatter and southern agriculture notes add context to the era’s political divide.
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William A. Rodenberg
Hart St Louis
Washington
Rodenberg
Alinola
Joe Cannon
W. B. McKinley
Old Guard
McKinny
India
Joe
Fuller
W. H. Hinchdaugh
Odenberg
Fihoreham
Democratic Party
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Patien
Congreve
Standard Oil Company
Wales
Standard Oz
Gramite Tin Plate Company
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