Britain may seize Mexico to repay war debts says critic
The piece argues Britain will seek Mexican wealth to cover 750 million in claims if European peace ends with Britain intact. It warns of potential British occupation of Mexican ports, U.S. reaction under the Monroe Doctrine, and risks of a broader war including Canada as a theater if Britain acts unilaterally.
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Mexico
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British Isles
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Arming the Nation for Security Against Britain
A reflective editorial warns that relying on friendship or common language with Britain is unsafe. It urges Americans to study history and the present war, arguing Great Britain may covet U.S. wealth and that true security lies in building a strong national military.
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New York
Great Britain
United States
No Steel Monopoly Faces Scrutiny Amid Steel Mergers
The government appeals a lower court ruling on United States Steel Corporation, arguing its monopoly status and restraint of trade. As Bethlehem Steel and Corey companies expand through mergers, the DOJ notes mergers not yet approved and questions how three large steel firms could coexist, suggesting a shifting, crowded landscape in the steel industry.
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Midvale Steel Company
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Saving the Celebrities and Patriotism in War Time
The piece argues against blanket moral judgments on artists abroad and their patriotism. It cites Paderewski and Caruso as examples whose wartime activities aid their countries more than battlefield service would. Genius and artistic talent are global, and their support for war relief transcends national boundaries.
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Joota
Caruso
Paderewski
New York City
Life Tenure Debate On Civil Service And Judges
Chairman Chilton questions abolishing life tenure for judges and says public understanding of civil service implications will lead to support for the system. He notes civil service has not always operated to advantage and raises scope of appropriations in the District inquiry.
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Merita
Civil Service
Lfe
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Congressional Committee
Civil Service Reform Should Endorse Law Preservation
The article argues that abolishing civil service would risk rewarding political loyalty over merit, creating life tenure for unqualified workers and pressuring officials to replace capable staff. It endorses preserving the civil service system with improvements, including a pension plan to remove dead wood and curb patronage abuses.
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Congress
Woll
Roumania Cannot Aid Allies Owing to German Equipment
Roumania hesitates to join the allies because its army is equipped with Austrian and German rifles and Krupp artillery. Germany has delayed deliveries, and entente hopes rest on Roumania maintaining neutrality while sympathies favor the allies. The matter underscores broader tensions in supply and alliance in wartime.
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Germany
Bulgaria
Austria
Turkey
Krupp
Pribes
Althér
Te J
Dooms Widow Fixed Income If She Lives Alone at 173 Stanton
Solomon Bicks wills widow Chana Dora Bicks of 173 Stanton Street to receive 1l a week for life on condition she resides alone in a room. A later modification allows a daughter to live with her, with rent from the property to be split among children Mollie Lena and Bala.
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New York
Solomon Bichate
Chana Dora Bicks
Stanton Atreet
Mollie
Lena
Bala
Tenor's Orange Salts Up Courtroom Dramas at Opera
A chaotic scene at Manhattan Opera House rose from a fight over stage salients and rivalries among singers. The secretary reported a belligerent tenor ejecting a walking stick while reporters waited outside as magistrate Barlow adjourned.
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Detroit
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Yorkuitte
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Boston
Hera
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de Primo
I Arta
Tetor
Manhattan
Opaita
Lucky horseshoe superstition causes streetcar crash
Oak Park dispatch reports Little Elmer Cook, trying the time honored left shoulder horseshoe toss for luck, sent the shoe through a Stockton Road streetcar window. The car carried many passengers but no injuries. cook explained his aim and received no harm to anyone aboard.
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Oak Pare Dispatch
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Cal
Elmer Cook
Lower Stockton Road
Y Street
Hills and Hillside Dream in Berchner’s Magazine
A fragmentary poem praises rugged hills and valleys as the speaker longs to conquer wild terrains. The speaker imagines ascending ragged shale and wooded crags with strong thighs and swinging shoulders, seeking exaltation and the visible lands below at day’s end, with God’s aid in climbing.
Empress of Pickpockets Smiles for Charity Tour
Margaret New York Mit Haviigraland seeks 180,000 for the Analinh Tind Crows and a half million dollar fund within twelve months to aid wounded soldiers. She calls herself the Empress of Pick pockets yet emphasizes wartime relief and plans a Canada Ottawa recital at Christmas after concerts in Australia and Canada.
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America
Australia
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Women Seek Veto on Peru Religious Tolerance Amendment
A thousand prominent women including the president’s mother and relatives petition to the New York presidency urging a veto of Peru’s constitutional amendment on religious tolerance. The measure, previously passed two years ago, would permit non Catholic worship. It awaits Congress approval and potential presidential action.
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Lima Peruy Dispatch
New York Herald
Tongreaa
Peru
All Saints' Day Earthquake and Lisbon's Destruction
A historical account recalls the 1755 Lisbon earthquake on All Saints Day, describing the hollow thunder, citywide collapse, and the loss of about 30,000 residents in Lisbon plus thousands more nearby. It notes the sea retreating then surging 50 to 60 feet, the sinking quay, and engulfed towns like Sectubal and Moronco, with the quake's main epicenter out in the Atlantic.
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Chicago broker dies by self-inflicted gunshot
Charles Clugston a retired broker in ill health shot himself after listening to a hunting tip. He was 60 years old and lived with his wife at Oak Wood boulevard. his gun lay discharged nearby in the bedroom floor after the act, with Edward Mraar present at the scene.
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Chicago Herald
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Loyal bear rescues keeper in Central Park menagerie
In the New York Herald account a polar bear named Tim saved keeper Tim Coyle from injury when Molly attacked him as he drained an outdoor tank for repairs. Tim leapt from a rock, sank teeth in Molly’s throat, and forced the fight to end, allowing Coyle to escape. Bill Snyder and an assistant had to separate the two bears after the clash. Mollys throat was cut and both bears suffered wounds. Tim had long been Coyle’s favorite bear since cubhood.
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Central Park
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Bill Snyder
Rainbow Shines At Night In Oregon Skies
An unusual night scene in Harrisburg Oregon features a perfect rainbow after a rain shower as a full moon breaks through clouds, with colors clearly visible while a rain shower occurs nearby under a western sky. A wartime-era bustle described briefly follows as a unrelated street exchange about a beard and whiskers.
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Oregonian
Views Of Worlds Travelers Meet In Capital Hotel Lobbies
Reports from the capital hotel lobbies highlight mixed American views on Carranza and Mexico's future. U S recognition sparks cautious optimism about a constitutional election while anti American sentiment persists among some Mexican factions. Meanwhile canal slides and shipping costs loom over Panama Canal operations and prohibition debates ripple through Ohio politics as national figures tour the states.
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United States
Maine
Mexico
H. C. McKinney
Tampico
Witlard
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Carransza
Bicycle thief's new trick sparks quick medicine dash
An urgent call to send medicine to a Forty-ft street Hyde Park area led Robert Cox on a bicycle to Coliseum Pharmacy at Thirty- mint and Main streets. The thief disappeared with the bicycle before he could curb.
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