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Let Investors of the United States Use Their Capital at Home
A period editorial argues American capital should back domestic power, rail and merchant marine projects. It cites James J Hill and Frank A Vanderlip on needed investments totaling billions to spur national prosperity and warns against funding foreign governments or markets.
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Nation's Investment Policy Emphasizes Domestic Benefit
The speaker urges expanding railways water powers merchant marine and industries while trading with foreign nations. He calls for financing international trade but insists investments should primarily benefit our own people.
The U-29 dispute tests submarine policy and law
A heated debate between Germany and Britain centers on the sinking of U-28 and the claim that U-29 was rammed by a British vessel flying false colors. The piece argues that if true, it undermines British wartime conduct and supports U S cautions. It notes Lusitania’s unarmed status and calls for clear evidence from Britain.
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West Virginia’s Debt Fight With Supreme Court
West Virginia faces a $12.394 million judgment to pay holders of old debt certificates after a Supreme Court ruling. The state, near bankruptcy, may seek a settlement or new financing plan to avoid open defiance, arguing for a peaceful resolution amid strained finances and vast natural resources.
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The Mages of Mayflies Invade City Streets Again
The Mayfiles or mayflies emerge in vast numbers this year, filling doorways and corners in both rural and urban areas. Their slim bodies press against woodwork as delicate wings shimmer, sparking questions about their purpose beyond mere spectacle.
Mayfly Arrival Sparks Debate on Blessing or Menace
The piece muses on whether mayflies are a boon or burden to ecosystems. It contrasts feathered and human perspectives, hints at scientific debates, and cites literature and Emerson to ponder how long a life matters.
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Duty of Two Governors in Deciding Lifes
The piece contrasts Governors Slaton and Whitman as they face clemency or execution in high profile cases. It argues Slaton must rule on Leo Frank, while Whitman should recuse himself from Charles Becker to avoid prosecutor bias, suggesting the lieutenant governor take over. It questions the propriety of a prosecutor acting as judge and urges impartiality.
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Lord Buckmaster and the Wool Sacks Prominence
Britain celebrates Sir Stanley Buckmaster first as a commoner serving as lord high chancellor and later as Lord Buckmaster of Chedderington. His rise from a schoolmaster’s son to top legal office highlights a remarkable career. Baroness Heyking’s death follows the era of a noted American-tinged life and the tangled tale of Von Putlitz and the so-called American duel.
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Milch Cow Gets On A Jag In Avon Barn
Benjamin Prother of Avon reported a milch cow became drunk after accessing fermented corn. The episode, witnessed in the barn lot, was deemed comical by Prother and confirmed by a veterinarian.
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Nothing Doing From Widow Clarice After the War
Widow Clarice muses that postwar European rulers could write an interesting book, while Archibald counters that finding a live subject would be too hard for them.
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Pie Stolen Fifty Years Ago in Confederate Return
W B Gornto of Barney recalls a Richmond reunion incident from sixty years past when he grabbed a pie from a window ledge after an all night march. A sharp strike with a butcher knife left a scar on his hand, a memento of the woman’s anger over the missing pie. He says the pie then saved his life during the hurried march.
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Fights Fire to Save Mother In Camden Home Tragedy
In Clayton New Jersey a 9 year old boy Henry Bosner battled flames to save his mother Mrs M Bosner as a gasoline stove exploded in their home. Neighbors rushed in as the child fought the fire while his mother was fatally burned. She died at Cooper Hospital Camden.
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June Brides Echo Through Generations in Verse
A lyrical piece from the Detroit Free Press reflects on June weddings and the enduring ritual of brides. It ties old customs to a new bride, noting family histories of wedding joys and the lasting desire for love to endure through life’s burdens.
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Surprised by Own Funeral in New Jersey Town
Eva Cunningham returned home to a florist wagon and dozens of wreaths after friends read a death notice about her in local papers. The event sparked alarm and two conferences with her husband and her father in law. A grudge against Mrs Cunningham was suspected as the cause of the fake obituary.
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Silent for Twenty Years A Rock Quarry Dispute
Kansas City Dispatch reports two men appeared at the board of public welfare free legal aid office. One alleges John Smith owes him 150 dollars for work from October to May 15. Smith, who never speaks, wrote his answers while his companion answered by nod. The man says Smith took a vow at his mother’s death twenty years ago to not speak again.
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Four Daughters for Keyes Family in Oklahoma City
Bollis dispatch reports Flake Keyes learns his wife has given birth to four healthy daughters weighing six pounds each. The mother, 34, and the four girls are doing well. The Keyes family, hardware merchants, already have two girls and two boys and have lived here four years.
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Capt John Smith's Career Closed 284 Years Ago Today
The story recalls Capt John Smith founder of Virginia and Pocahontas the Indian princess who saved him from death. Born 1579 in Lincolnshire England, his early life included poaching, sea fighting and escapes. He led 108 men to Virginia in 1606, landed at Jamestown in 1607, aided by Pocahontas, and died in England on June 21, 1631, 284 years earlier.
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Frog in baby's stomach shocks Indiana to Indianapolis Star
The 18 month old child of Mr Harry Wolt of Chicago died after an operation revealed a frog more than half a pound in the stomach. Doctors said the child drank hydrant water in Syracuse Kosciusko county last summer and a tadpole entered the stomach. The frog grew on milk given to the patient. The child improved after surgery but then developed pneumonia and died.
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Rockaby Baby Fatality in a Frankford Yard
A three year old girl Delma Whitaker died from a fractured skull after a hammock rope broke while her sister Doris, eight months, escaped injury. The incident occurred at 1644 Unity Street in Frankford and a doctor at Frankford Hospital confirmed the death ten minutes after arrival.
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Wife Sees His Train Wrecked Near Home
Charles Davis, engineer for Northwestern Railroad, boarded near Charles, awoke to his wife waving as the whistle blew. The engine jumped the track and turned over in a ditch. Davis was rescued unharmed by crew and passengers. the derailed train caused shaking but no injuries among others.
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A Bird in the Hand from a family tale
In a Ladies' Home Journal tale Young Barnes marries against his father's wishes. The father cuts him off with a dollar in anger. The youth apologizes and asks if the father happens to have a dollar to spare.
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World travelers discuss war impact and politics in capital hotels
In the Willard and Raleigh hotel lounges, figures from United Fruit, Los Angeles, and New York talk war effects on Central America Europe and U S trade. Coffee from Guatemala struggles to reach Europe, with shifts toward the United States. Barnstorming views cover Honduras politics, American liner voyages, and potential Vice Presidency talk for New York figures Whitman and Root amid wartime reconstruction and postwar outlook.
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Five Fishermen Save Squirrel From Blacksnake
Hastings Michigan dispatch reports five trout fishermen from Orangeville rushed into brush when they heard distress screams. They found a red squirrel struggling as a large blacksnake coiled around it. The men hacked the snake to pieces, freeing the animal which then scampered up a tree and chattered in thanks.
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Triplets Twins and Quadruplets Born Near Wilkesboro
North Wilkesboro North Carolina reports a remarkable birth trio with four children born to Mr and Mrs John Doss. The couple married about six years and already have nine children. Their first birth was a triplet set, the second a pair of twins, and the third a quadruplet. The family lived in North Wilkesboro until about a year ago then moved near Jonesville in Surry County. They farm a countryside property and the sight of the four children, dressed alike, is striking.
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