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A Suggestion to Congress on Infantile Paralysis Prize
The piece urges Congress to fund a $120,000 prize and gold medal to the discoverer of a preventive or remedy for infantile paralysis. It argues government aid and rapid action are needed, notes the disease confounds physicians, and promotes a national effort to spur scientific advances and stamp out the illness.
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Congress
Tha Ckill
Gongresa
War Nerves In War Time a Medical View by Osler
In a London interview Sir William Osler, Oxford professor and former Johns Hopkins physician, discusses medicine in war. He notes progress against typhoid and typhus through inoculation and sanitation, but highlights war nerves as a lasting, baffling challenge for physicians.
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London
Willam Osler
Oxford
Johns Hopkins University
Osier
Osler
War’s Aftermath: Adding One More Item to Ware
A cryptic note on wartime strain describes how a single added item can worsen the already fragile supply chains and heightened fears. The piece underscores the danger of minor additions in an extended conflict and the broader impact on households and authorities.
Buying Territory From Mexico Dream Or Delusion
The piece argues United States purchase of Lower California and northern Mexican states could rescue Mexico by reorganizing finances and selling vast lands. It cites potential gains in resources like Yucatan sisal, Sonora copper, and fisheries, while noting widespread famine and political unrest. The plan is described as a dream rather than a viable policy.
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United States
Lower
California
Yucatan
Chihuahua
Coahuila
Nuevo Leon
Tamaulipas
Sonora
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Magdalena Bay
Hous
Arlington
Moore
Mint
Wooley 13
Democratic National Committee
Caldwell Democrat
New York
Upper
Building Boom Signals National Prosperity in 1916
The United States sees a broad surge in construction across all sectors as investors and developers report abundant funds and rising demand for materials. In New York City, six months of 1916 show 126 million dollars spent on new buildings and 95.9 million in the city alone, with 16.6 million for alterations, indicating a nationwide revival and expectations for continued growth in real estate and related industries.
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District of Columbia
United States
Theaters Mills
New York
York City
Germany
Deutschland
H J Smith
Willard
Extending the Sessions
Congress prolongs its sittings with frequent sessions and long vacations shrinking. Observers note the present session may last until late August or September, with only three months before the short session begins. Early action is promised on the army and Davy appropriation bills.
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Congress
Army and Davy
Senate battles loom over revenue and shipping bills
The article notes likely long Senate struggles over the revenue measure and government shipping bill, with defense appropriations and other bills also facing extended conferee disagreements. It highlights pending House action on the general dam bill and campaigns of ambitious local politicians balancing personal ties and national duties.
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National Defense Appropriations
Conference
Congress
House
Washington
The Railroad Inquiry Prompts Federal Regulation Push
The piece argues for a general inquiry into railroad problems and federal incorporation. It praises past regulation but cites interlocking state commissions as hampering progress. A central National commission is urged to unify rates across states and enable zone based study of regional railroad issues.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Commissione
Congress
Peace and Finances During Wartime Export Calm
A timeless, stream of economic observation reads like a financial column. It asserts markets discount inevitabilities, notes reduced inflation, rising railroad earnings, and robust banking amid wartime conditions. It cites good crops, strong domestic trade, and a sound Federal system as signs of resilience, with cautious optimism for the postwar future.
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Wall Street
Europe
United States
Isa
New Branch of Washington Genealogical Tree Found
A report credits Atwood Violett of the Genealogical and Biographical Society of New York with discovering a distinct John Washington of Surry County Virginia, brother of Lawrence, ancestor of President George Washington. The find notes the 1658 marriage of John Washington of Surry to Mary Ford and links to the Lanier family, with broader commentary on aristocratic and court affairs of the era.
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Atwood Violett
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George Washington
United States
Atlantic
John Washington
Lawrence
Potomac
John
England
Surry County
Surry
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Burry
Mary Fford
Surrys
Richard Washington
Elizabeth
Sampson Lanier
Laniers
Man Leaps 80 Feet Into Lake Michigan Fleeing Crowd
Nicholas Locovica, a foreigner, fled pursuing men along railroad tracks and jumped eighty feet from a high embankment into Lake Michigan near South Milwaukee. Police Chief George Schoeperls rescued him by rowboat, and he was treated at Emergency Hospital. The man’s appearance and the Mexican situation are cited as reasons for the crowd’s pursuit.
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Nicholas Locovica
Lake Michigan
South Milwaukie
Locovica
George Schoeperls
Space basis for mail pay editorial letter
The Postmaster General Burleson defends space versus weight pay bases for mail service, urging a move to let the Interstate Commerce Commission fix and revise rates. He argues space basis enables economy and service alignment, condemns railroad opposition as economic fear, and pushes federal control to ensure honest efficiency in mail transportation.
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Bankhead
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Tyranny Foretold by Odd Verse in Enquirer Column
A quixotic Lookin Ahead item warns that worries will rise until troubles from Mexicans and Panama slides end, then shifts to a mock caution about a pink girl and a fatty baby who appear harmless but grow into tyrants in a fragmented clipping from the Cigcinast Enquirer.
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Congress Debates Agricultural Bill and War Economic Questions
The text notes continued debate on the agricultural appropriation bill and on economic questions from the European war. It cites a Pasard Chilton resolution urging a day for relief contributions to Syrians, a Houaa resolution on use of a Federal hospital at Elita Island Immigrant station for infantile paralysis, and remarks by Senators Stone and Todge on war-related economic issues. It also mentions the president transmitting the American embassy report from Paris on Allied economic talks and mentions many nominations under the reorganization act.
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Battle of Courtrai tops French defeat in 1302 history
The 1302 Battle of Courtrai saw French barons and knights slaughtered by Flemish burghers as the French were routed at Courtrai. The conflict stemmed from French dominance over Flanders, shifting alliances with England, and ongoing quarrels over Aquitaine. The battle ended with a Flemish victory and marked a turning point in Franco-Flemish relations.
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Is This the Modern Child by L George in Harpers Magazine
A critique of modern parenting links child development to less coercive methods yet warns of harmful outcomes. The piece notes a shift from coercion to shaping personality, predicting a generation of bulbous headed precocious youths and barbarian traits as language use changes.
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L George
Harpers Magazine
Views of capital visitors on current topics in campaign
In Willard talks Senator hopefuls and businessmen discuss party unity and the 1920 race. Sutherland predicts a West Virginia Hughes Fairbanks victory with a united Republicans ahead of Democrats. Analysts note Germany’s wartime dye shortages and shifting votes among Germans, Prohibitionists, and Socialists. Hobson loses Democratic bid in Alabama. Bankhead speaks on district dynamics and future reelection. Interspersed jokes close with a Detroit satire about workplace queries.
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Willard
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