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Call for Peace Grows More Imperative Worldwide
The piece argues immediate peace in Europe is unlikely yet calls for a broader moral push to end the war. It claims the conflict centers on political and commercial supremacy, not legal or humanitarian aims, and foresees growing peace advocacy as nations seek to halt slaughter before winter campaigns.
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More Commissions as a Reform in Congress
A 1909 opinion urges creating commissions to handle legislated matters rather than majority votes. It questions why commissions exist for tariffs yet not for foreign, military, or revenue issues, arguing for reform of congressional methods to reduce politics in critical decisions.
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Political Row Over River and Harbor Bill Pork Debate
The passage discusses an annual river and harbor measure, noting substantial pork. It suggests the army engineers could draft a model, apolitical bill if Congress approved, yet opponents might demand incorporating their own ideas. The text frames tension between businesslike legislation and political concessions.
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Kill This Press Gag In Post Office Bill
The Senate should defeat a provision allowing the Postmaster General to suppress newspapers by arbitrary mailing rulings. It would let one official determine distribution, harming free press and speech with no appeal. The editorial urges swift Senate action to kill the section.
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Postoffice Lobby and Legislative Independence
Officials of the Postoffice Department may advise on legislation but must refrain from pressuring postal workers to sway Senate votes. The Senate rejected the department’s railway mail rates as unjust to roads, adopting a compromise space system. Both branches should act honestly. charges of bad faith harm efficiency and constitutional independence.
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All Kinds of Foods and Odd Proposals for Insect Diets
A discussion in a periodical voice explores insect eating as a response to food scarcity. It contrasts an entomologist’s insect diet with England’s proposed park henneries supplying chicken a la Anglais as a future food source. The piece notes the tension between direct insect use and more familiar meat, hinting at the practical hurdle of obtaining grasshoppers for recipes.
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Swords Turn to Chicken Ranges and Grasshopper Woes
The passage riffs on efficiency in siege and supply, imagining grasshopper plagues in Europe and possible invasions via the southeast. It quips that under strain nations may revert to primitive living, with a pointed line about fighters possibly quitting to eat regularly, invoking a plainspoken, survivalist image.
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Delay in Naval Construction Sparks Congressional Alarm
Congress watches Navy progress stall as 64 vessels left unfinished by March 4. The New Mexico is 19% complete against private yards at 100–200%, Shaw at Mare Island 41% while allies race ahead. Submarines and aircraft development show similar delays, prompting calls for mandatory speedups and tougher funding discipline.
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New Premier and Strong Man of China Emerges
Tuan Chi Jui, a 40-something Anhui native and former Yuan Shi Kai ally, has risen as a leading military figure in China. He organized the European-trained northern army, advised abdication to establish the republic, and now commands both army and civil affairs with strong public trust. Lord Branley, a British nobleman and future Derby heir, is presented as a contrasting figure of privilege and potential royal fate.
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Cats Carried the Diphtheria Epidemic Link Found
From the Toledo Times a report traces a diphtheria outbreak in an orphanage to cats in the building. Sixty nine of 71 cases were from the boys' house. four cats in each wing carried the bacillus, four other cats harbored other organisms but not diphtheria. After destroying the cats, only ten cases occurred and none since. The piece suggests cats can be carriers of diphtheria.
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Congress Condensed: Naval Bill Votes Split in House
Congress not in session meets at noon reports debate on the naval appropriation bill. A 120 to 114 vote defeated adding two battleships. 114 to 104 approved 50 submarines instead of 24. Carter bill on gasoline price tracking favorably reported. Stevens price fixing bill urged by witnesses. Adjourned 8:18 until 11 a.m. today.
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Why the Fish Disappeared at Fay’s Harlem Restaurant
The New York Herald reports the Fay restaurant aquarium mystery was solved as 700 goldfish vanished over two months. The culprit, a large alligator, was observed eating fish. keepers removed the reptiles and ordered a sunrise service in the rear to mark the end of the window attraction.
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Precaution Causes Accident Near Fulton
Rufas Wilkes, a farmer near Fulton, was dangerously wounded when neighbor M Brown returned a borrowed rifle and fired into the ground to avert danger. The shot, deflected by a rock, hit Wilkes 300 feet away. An operation failed to remove the bullet.
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Women and Thunder Fear Across Raging Sky
A Detroit Free Press feature poetically contrasts women of all ranks facing a thunderstorm. The speaker imagines queens and maids alike trembling at lightning and thunder, fearing danger while longing for men's protection and shared peril.
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Dogs Develop Tailless Rats in Lancaster Area
The Lancaster Dispatch notes tailless rats appearing after terrier work at D D Hess’s Quarryville farm. Terriers chased rodents but only fed on their flesh, yielding tailless rats and deformities in new litters. A collage of clipped quotes follows, including poems and jokes from various papers.
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First U S Copyright Law Passed 126 Years Ago Today
On May 31 1780 the first copyright law of the United States was enacted titled An act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps charts and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned The act granted U S citizens copyright in maps charts and books for fourteen years with a possible second term and provided remedy against unauthorized publication of manuscripts belonging to American citizens or residents.
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Field of the Cloth of Gold and Early International Copyright
A historical survey describes the evolution of copyright law from 28 year terms to renewal for a further 28 years, noting key dates and figures. It recalls Henry VIII and Francis I meetings at the field of the cloth of gold, their pomp, debts, and the political context, with references to later meetings and Shakespeare’s dramatization.
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Crow Attack On Nest Robber Injures Paterson Boy
From the New York Herald: David E Green, a Paterson boy, drove a crow from a nest in Spear's woods near Cedar Grove and was attacked by the mother bird and two other crows as he took eggs. He fell 30 feet, crawled to a farmhouse, received medical attention for holes and scratches in head and hands, eggs were broken, and he saved the nest but vowed not to take more crow eggs.
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Robins nest built in noisy plant engine room
From the Cincinnati Enquirer, Harry Balsy witnessed a robin construct a nest in an engine room during operation at a plant in East Walnut Hills. Deputy Game Warden Kuertz noted it shows people no longer harm birds as they used to and are keeping them as pets. Betsy feeds the robins daily.
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Dog Hero Feeds Help After Dearborn Accident
In Dearborn Oregon 20 miles from Eugene two men J H Steele and Ole Pulpe were severely injured while using a stump puller when the sweep broke. Pulpe regained consciousness first and tied his bloody shirt to his dog’s neck to summon help. The dog returned home and Mrs Steele called physicians from Eugene. Both men were taken to Mercy Hospital in Eugene for treatment.
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COMMENT ON PASSING EVENTS HEARD IN WASHINGTON HOTELS
Former Representative Lathrop Brown of Jamestown Long Island visits Washington on business tied to his House contest. He touts Long Island as a garden spot and notes high potato yields and foreign ownership. Also quoted are Swanson and Hall on politics and a cable car whirlpool view at Niagara Falls. Local figures praise William Kettner and discuss California politics and Wilson’s prospects. California's economy shows signs of revival after downturn.
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Alligator Wrecks Train Near Tela Honduras
A train derailment near Tela Honduras caused by an alligator lying on the tracks kills Henry Kinard Smith civil engineer son of the late Bishop Coke Smith of the Southern Methodist Church. The body cannot be moved for four years due to bubonic plague precautions. Additional items include a quip about war with Germany and a joke about a prison, as reported in excerpts from the Richmond Times-Dispatch Boston Transcript and New York Herald.
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