Record-Breaking Business Optimism in 1913 Economy
A May 1913 outlook argues against pessimism by citing high currency, strong financial institutions, rising wages, and growing rail activity. It notes reduced idle rail cars, increased dry goods sales, and forecasts for a Panama Canal boost, predicting record trade, manufacturing demand, and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
American Railway Association
Canada
Great House of Marshall Field & Co
Panama Canal
Huerta Crisis Deepens as British Pressure Bites
Huerta's outburst reveals motives behind recognizing the Mexican government. British pressure yields to European syndicate demands, seen as a sinister influence. Guinea diplomacy factors into a potential new crisis, with envoys from several nations in the syndicate pressing the move amid tense international maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huerta
Bettaim
Huerta Relies on US Tolerance as Mexico Stagnates
The piece asserts Huerta has held power by US forbearance, tainted by failed leadership and hostile acts toward Ambassador Wilson. It argues US hesitation to bolster Huerta is wise, as Mexican stability hinges on more than a strongman, while Britain’s diplomacy could stretch to profit but not risk a US clash over Mexico.
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Huuerta
United States
Huerta
Mexico
Nho
Wilson
Remembering Mother and Mother's Day Reflections
The piece honors Mothers Day emphasizing a mother’s love and sacrifice. It reflects on the enduring value of motherhood, wearing a white flower as a symbol, and notes a mother’s joy whether her child achieves fame, wealth, or simple happiness, underscoring universal maternal devotion.
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Puddenhead
Wilson
Socialist concerns loom in West Virginia labor debate
A newspaper column argues that party platforms require real delegates to reflect public will and warns that socialist leadership in the West Virginia miners' strike has fueled protracted conflict. It urges congressional inquiry into the strike fed by the Industrial Workers of the World and notes broader implications for federal labor policy and politics.
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Gov. Hatfield
West
Virginia
Senate
Paint Creek
West Virginia
Hay~wood Organization
Charleston
Platforms and primaries reshape party conventions
A country editorial weighs the fate of platforms and national conventions if primaries replace the old system. It argues a platform requires an authorized speaker and, without conventions, parties risk drifting to candidates’ personal pledges, weakening collective principles.
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Cham Gang
United States
Lord Northampton Charity Laurels Hold Remarkable Work
A profile lauds Lord Northampton for converting obsolete warships into training ships for boys and leasing estates to fund philanthropy. It highlights Canonbury Tower as a poor relief club, Castle Ashby letting to Friedlander, and his belief property should aid others. Esme Howard's promotion and family noble ties are noted.
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Marquis of Northampton
Admiralty
Sharpshyster
Lord Northampton
Canonbury Tower
London
Washington Irving
Castle Ashby
Northamptonshire
Friedlander
Marania
House of Lords
Order of the Garter
Asquith
India and the empire as rail links redraw distant borders
A Pall Mall Gazette essay argues India will soon be reachable by land through transcontinental railways, ending its isolation. It cautions Britain to deepen reforms to turn 200 million Indians into willing partners under the British flag, with freer institutions as the guiding principle.
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Pall Mall Gretta
H. G. Wella
India
Great Britain
Wells
China
Isla
Europa
Mr. Wells
Bonds Lost Then Found By Hotel Employee
In New York a man named Albert Ehrman misplaced seven bonds valued at 6000 dollars while leaving his hotel room. Ralph Dunn, manager of W C Langley & Co, recovered the bonds in the hotel public writing room and returned them to Ehrman who offered him a highball as thanks, but Dunn stated he never drank during business hours.
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Lord Newburgh
Newburgh
Charles IT
James Levingstone
Kynnaird
Charles I
Charlotte
Hugh Clifford
Chudleigh
Charles Radcliffe
Fifth Eart
Derwentwater
Tower Hill
London
Vincenzo Giustiniani
Marquis Bandini
Giuntiniani
Isabel
Lis
Garaillo Rospigno
Nother
Mario Iagipli
Christina
Order
of the Sacred Heart
Barousse DE Fontendy
Yenight
The
Brentwood Company
New York American
Albert Ehrman
J. Regis
Ralph Dunn
W. C. Langley & Co
Ehrman
Dunn
Army Orders Announce Multiple Officer Promotions and Relieved Duties
Military orders list diets of absence for Philip H Sheridan and crews across corps. Boards meet in Washington New York City and San Francisco to assess fitness for promotion to colonel and general staff. Several officers in coast artillery and medical corps are reassigned to transport service or aviation duty. One lieutenant is relieved to flood relief work. Capt Linwood Hanson assigned as quartermaster for national and international matches 1913.
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Philip H. Sheridan
Fifth Cavalry
Leonard Wood
William W. Wothersfoon
Marion P. Maus
Robert K. Evans
Hunter Liggett
Washington
Louis T. Hesb
Medical Corps
Philip W. Huntington
San Francisco
Cal
oMeera
Corps of Engineers
Conefist
Euclid B. Price
Thomas H. Res
Charles H. McKinstry
Corps of Engines
William F. Lewis
William J. L. Lysthr
Linwood BE. Hanson
Intantcy
Thea
Coast Artillery Corps
Elie. Bennett
William N. Porter
William W. Hicks
Coast Artillery Corp
Joseph H. Barnard
Army and
Army General Hospital
Hot Springs
Ark
Signal Corps
Texas City
Tex
Edward J. Cullen
Fort Morgan
Ala
Willard K. Richards
Coast Defenses of
Mobile
Naval Orders Summary Reveals Detachments and Transfers Across Fleets
A garbled Navy Department dispatch lists detachments and assignments including Comar A. H. L. Davis to Reiis Mercedes, E. G. Berlin to Vestal, W. R. Purnell to Delaware, L. K. Forde to Louisiana to Rhode Island, F. L. Benton to marine expeditionary force, K. Melhorn to South Dakota, I. W. Robins to home, Robertson to Baltimore, N. M. Terry to Naval Academy, and Marines first unit to the Philippines. It names several ships and stations including Newport, San Francisco, San Diego, and Norfolk with multiple craft and transport movements.
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Comar
A. HL. Davis
Reiis Mercedes
Board of Inspection
Turkey
Navy Department
E. G. Gberlin
Naval Academy
Vestal
W. R. Purnell
Delaware
L. K. Forde
Etachen
Louisiana
Rhode Island
F. L. Benton
Ionary
P. A
Melhorn
Navy Hospital
Newport
RK. I
South Dakota
I. W. Robins
Robertson
Baltimore
N. M. Terry
Marine Corps Ariers
Nandolpy Coyle
Philippines
United States
Japan's Bluff Over Foreign Land Ownership in California
The Kobe based Japan Chronicle argues Japan resists foreign land ownership and farming by aliens, contrasting liberal American policy. It questions Japanese protest against California land bills, noting treaty interpretation limits and possible domestic policy aims behind Japan’s stance.
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Japan Chronicle
Kobe
Japan
America
Foreign Office
Count Komura
California
Wilson
Kokumin
Kyokumin
Riches of South Africa Dry Farming Exponent Claims Fortunes
From the Pall Mall Gazette Dr Macdonald of the Union Department of Agriculture extols dry farming in South Africa. He cites four provinces with vast dry lands under cultivation, moisture saving fallows, and durum wheat grown without rain. He highlights locust control by arsenical sprays and notes Natal’s dairy potential and sugar cane industries.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Isaiah
South Africa
Macdonald
Union
Department of Agriculture
America
Australia
Lichtenburg
Transvaal
Apulia
Italy
Union Department of Agriculture
Victoria
Peru
England
British Empire
Cape Colony
Natal
Asa’ i
A Poets Earnings Browning Says He Wrote Not For Money
A published letter from 189 is excerpted in which Browning explains he writes for himself and a small circle of critics, not for profit. He details royalties, publisher profits, and payments from poems and books, noting most income comes from campaigns and gifts rather than sales, with limited gains from volumes and unsuccessful returns on original printing costs. He cites his wife’s poems, charity contributions, and a life of reputation rather than monetary rewards.
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Browning
Rossiter
Ervaie
America
Robin in the Evening Rain Songed by Arthur Peach
A poem in two voices, Arthur Wallace Peach and ene Louise Morey Howman, exploring rain and twilight. Imagery includes a robin's song, shadowed gardens, and reflections on sunlight from a neighbor’s window. The speakers seek comfort and meaning through nature and light.
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Arthur Wallace Peach
New York Sun
Robin
Love
Women as white wings in city street cleaning
Philadelphia Dispatch reports Philadelphia’s director of public works, Mr. Cooke, plans to appoint women inspectors of street cleaning to boost efficiency. He argues women will be more conscientious than men and notes a demonstrative private inspector, funded privately, has performed in the role.
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Philadelphia
New York Tribune
Cooke
The One in Command in Puck’s Cartoon Caption
In a humorous panel from Puck the question is asked who the striking woman is. The caption replies that she is Mrs. Peckum a strong minded figure who allegedly commands a large salary. It notes her husband Paras supports her and thus she commands the income.
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Puck
Peckum
Paragon of Parrots in a Quiet London Bystander Scene
Fragmentary OCR details describe a London bystander piece about a parrot figure, questioning if the bird is good. The garbled text references a manager, a female, and a person named Loeoaveried, with uncertain context and names missing.
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London
CIVATS OF VISITORS TO THE CAPITAT
A fragmented report quotes Senator Nhomak on wage rates for farm sugar beet labor in Colorado, noting $25 an acre and similar pay for Apache and Ure Indians. It also covers Patrick Calhoun opposing California wage laws and a San Francisco exposition aim. Additional remarks discuss Australian labor disruption, arbitration, and tariff views, with Fielding from Sydney commenting on labor conditions and U.S. trade prospects.
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Nhomak
Senate
Colorado
California
Patrick Calhoun
United Railways of
San Francisco
Willard
Orient
Australia
Sidney
A. J. Fielding
S. W
Eboitt
Fielding
Labor Party
Congress
Underwood
United States
Europe
Americans Welcome in Siberia
Colorado mining man J Whitney recounts hospitality for Americans in Irkutsk Russia. He notes Russians who speak English and the frosty gravels in Siberia suit American miners well. He describes Irkutsk as a hub for mining, capital, and exiled elites with upscale cafes and auto culture.
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Siberia
J. &. Whitney
Colorado
The
Willard
Northwest
Americana
Strkutsk
Irkutsk
Locating the Shortage in a Curious Phrase
A fragment from the Chicago Reward-Herald shows a playful exchange about names. It notes confusion over unusual terms like etruwhkeres shot and hints at a discussion of terminology and misnaming. The piece preserves local voice and whimsy without full context.
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Chicago
Reward-Herald
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