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Forerunner of Peace: War Exhaustion Signals Shift
A fragmented 1914 era column argues the war’s high costs reveal fragile unity among nations. Diplomats push cautious talks as military pressure wanes, with editors noting exhausted resources and the stubborn belief that peace may now be possible despite continued threats.
Reforming the Criminal Habitual Offenders in Court Study
A detailed, cautious critique of a eighteen month test on deterring crime by Go and sin no more doctrine. Jodie Johnstone of Portland cites Attorney Wath women criminals finding the plan fails to curb repeat offenses. The study notes redeeming features in the system but warns habitual offenders may evade reform despite reforms.
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Two Legal Approaches Clashing In Law Reform
The piece argues that two legal mindsets pursue different interpretations of the code: one theoretical reform, the other literal punishment. It warns that neglecting balance harms both sides. A tempered approach combining prudence and mercy would better protect society.
American missionaries in danger in Turkey and Persia
Disquieting reports from eastern Turkey and western Persia describe violence against American and French mission compounds. Sixty six refugees were said to be executed on a scaffold in Gulpasian near Urumia, with fears of wider massacres as Christians face peril amid war conditions.
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Mystery of the F-4 Submarine Loss at Honolulu
The search for the submarine F-4 near Honolulu continues after a diver failed to locate it. It is likely the vessel struck a rock or reef and sank with the crew presumed dead, though hope remains that the submarine may still be recovered and the crew found safe.
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Unclear 19th Century Opinion Fragments Refer to Health War Baseball
Fragmented columns discuss sunlight optimism, politics, and sports figures like Walter Johnson, with debates on education policy and drug dispensing. Mentions Carranza Villa feud and potential war context. Ambiguous fragments reference congressional adjournment and public sentiment.
German cruiser Eitel Friedrich may break for liberty
The government seeks a square deal if the Prinz Eitel Friedrich escapes British blockades near Virginia. US neutrality rules loom as the ship, faster after Newport News repairs, may sail at any moment under a skilled captain famed for daring. A safe, lawful outcome hinges on avoiding a Dresden style breach.
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Cheerful prospects greet a hopeful year
The piece looks to global rumors and domestic signals of optimism. It notes a large U S wheat crop prospect for next year and mentions the growing American Legion. It cites Mme Sarah Bernhardt and Edmond Rostand in cheerful mood, and reflects on peace, plenty, and the approaching baseball season with a tone of thankful everyday civility.
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Kitchener’s Guarded Life At Royal Palace In War War
Field Marshal Lord Kitchener has been installed at York House in St James Palace under royal and police guard during the war. British authorities fear German plots against his life, making his safety a top national concern. The piece also touches on royal lineage and aristocratic disputes surrounding the Macdonald titles and Sleat estates, tracing ancestral lineages through Scottish peers and Lord Macdonald.
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Fragmentary plea from stranger adrift in Baltimore
A garbled excerpt shows a stranded narrator asking for help to reach home in San Francisco. The text hints at a request for a ticket or aid, with a mangled exchange implying travel or extraction. The readable bits reference Baltimore and San Francisco appearing as places in distress.
Son of Sir Edwin Arnold Reveals True Identity in Chicago
Julian B. Arnold, son of the late English poet Sir Edwin Arnold, has lived in Chicago for four years under the name Lindon. He now resumes the family name and says he has met Europe’s famous figures at his Sussex childhood home while pursuing lecturing and a biography of his father’s Oriental studies.
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Goose Yields Golden Nugget In Gizzard Tale
Jake Weller of Tave Oak, California, reported finding a $15 gold nugget embedded in a goose’s gizzard after the bird swallowed it. The nugget, irregular in shape, remained lodged yet did not kill the goose and was mounted on a gold watch charm by a Marvesville jeweler. Local belief is the bird picked up the nugget while feeding and swallowed it.
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Elephants Scarce Ahead of Circus Season
Ernest Seigfried, manager of Louis Rube's wild animal farm in Queens Borough, says European war will tighten elephant supplies. A rush for 35 elephants for Barnum & Bailey could not be filled. they typically have 10 to 12 at this time, and current stock is zero. Elephants are valued from $1.59 upward.
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SLY WINK SAVES "CORPSE" LUMBERJACK IN MORGUE
William Kincade of Engadine Michigan, a lumberjack, wandered into a city morgue and slept in a coffin. He woke when coffin lid was closed and winked, prompting morgue workers to alert police. He pleaded guilty to intoxication and was released from custody.
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98 Not Too Old to Work and a Century-Old Defendant
Atlantic daily copy from the New York World notes a 98 year old woman and Mr Edn Sheppard arraigned before Recorder Gaskill on a charge of seeking arms on the streets. The court asked her age and she declared she is 98, not ashamed to say so. After investigation the prisoner was discharged finding Mrs Sheppard really was within two years of the century mark.
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Hazleton man saved from 36 foot fall at plant incident
Frank Melwyer of Freeland narrowly escaped injury when his overalls snagged on an iron beam and sent him from a 36 foot drop at the new Tiahland brewery. Co workers lowered him to safety with ropes after a 10 foot fall earlier.
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Clock knocks him out in startled night incident
Dispatch to New York Herald describes Jo Noe, Civil War veteran, winding his grandfather's Pleck when a racket startled him. The spring violence caused two fingers to break and left him sprawling on the floor.
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Fragmented dialogue on voting and restraint at the council
A garbled exchange shows Judge, Marjorie, and others debating voting, with lines about fun, restraint, and gender, including references to a judge and a “book of atrices sacs” misquoted as a case. The text is unclear but hints at social norms and tensions.
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Crimean War End Marked 59 Years Ago This Day
The Crimean War concluded with the Paris treaty on March 239 1856, a costly clash that reshaped alliances and led to reforms in Russia including the emancipation of serfs. Britain France and Russia fought to keep the Turks from Constantinople, while the war prompted political and social changes across Europe.
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German Poem Reflects War's Grim Toll and Hope
A fragmented poem expresses weariness and moral questioning amid war. Images of German soil, gold tassel corn, larks, and weary soldiers mingle with the clash of steel and shrapnel as nature and poetry confront the violence of battle. The verse hints at resilience and renewal after conflict.
Two Brothers Sleep in France in Battle's Shadow
A poem recalls two brothers felled in France while defending the advance. It laments the iron cross worn by their mother and marks how both died far from home, each lying in the same grave, their youth and blue eyes fading as night falls.
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HITS FROM SHARP WITS
A clipped quotation from the Deseret News notes that trouble does not injure people openly but weighs them down and crushes them so they cannot complain, a resemblance of patience, as cited by the Albany Journal.
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Beasts Loosened in Aden Streets By German Captain
British soldiers in Aden battled a cargo of lions tigers and crocodiles released from a German freight steamer after cages were broken open amid a food shortage. Civilians fled as predators roamed the streets. troops hunted the animals and all were slain before the captain escaped.
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Pigeons Decide Lawsuit in Judge Beall's Court
In New York World coverage judge Beall settles a dispute over prize homing pigeons. Ten birds from John Woszko's coop are claimed by William Warholly, who houses a flock on Orchard street. After a neutral trial, ten pigeons return to Woszko and the rest to Warholly, with the judge deeming the pigeons chose their cage.
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Hunter Rescues Buck From Wolves Near Gilbert
Farmer Gus Varrkonsen, en route to Gilbert from south of the village, found a buck backed into a wood lot with two timber wolves pinning it. He borrowed a rifle, returned, and fired at the wolves, causing them to scatter while the buck remained in place.
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Weather and Tide Report From The Sun Bureau
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World Tour of Guests At Ward-Taft Era Events
Former Secretary Dickin son of Ward Taft era sits in on Garri son army forecast remarks at Shoreham While Uruguayan issues and South American leaders are discussed, American policy and army needs dominate the dialogue The piece covers international figures like Andrew Greystad and Uruguayan figures with notes on economic conditions and defense reforms.
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