Huerta must go out and Mexican crisis to end
The Washington Post argues Huerta must relinquish the provisional presidency and release Mexico from his grip. It cites U S pressure and Wilson administration resolve, suggesting elimination of Huerta leads to a clearer path for Mexico and renewal of relations with foreign powers.
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Chicago
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Boston
Huerta
Victoriano’ Huerta
Mexico
Pigeon
Congress
Hansas
United States
Revoluionists
Wilson
Prealdert
Tha’ Gécote
Naval strength and a long term ship program
The piece urges Senate naval affairs to study Brandegee’s four questions on necessary increases, a feasible multi year ship construction plan, the U S navy’s rank among top powers, and the share of fighting efficiency reserved for emergencies. It argues for a clear, business like program to avoid periodic agitation and reassure the nation.
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Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Brandegee
Connecticut
United States’ Navy
Genator Brandegee
Senate’ Committee On Naval Affairs
Naval, Affairs Committée
Baltimore population growth sparks zoning fight in 1920s debate
The piece argues Baltimore’s rising population demands expansion of zoning and territory to keep up with peers like Boston, St Louis, and Cleveland. It notes Baltimore’s 1929 population near 560,000 and contrasts city growth with its limited land area, urging annexation and development to improve standing.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Buffalo
San Francisco
Boston
New Orleans
St. Louis
Cleveland
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Dieveland
Beluvu
Is Tammany On The Rocks In New York Politics
The article argues Tammany Hall remains numerically strong in New York despite patronage losses. Fusion was weak and McCall’s and Mitchell’s odds shifted, but internal clashes up state helped Tammany. While ousting control faces hurdles, factional strife could risk broader Democratic unity.
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Tammany
New York
Tiger
Fusion
National Party
National
Wilson
Marshall
New Jersey
Sulzer
Mitchel
New York City
National Democratic Organization
Albany
Assembly
Senate
Republican Party
Panama and Suez Rivalry Shapes Free Toll Debate
The piece discusses Panama and Suez as rival routes for British traffic, noting US stance on free tolls for American vessels. It analyzes which canal offers cheaper facilities, prioritizing fuel and coal supply, with Suez offering potential rebates and lower charges to attract certain shipping, while Panama is seen as the more direct western-ocean route.
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United States
Panama Canal
Panama
Suez
Pacific
Tathmus
Suez Passage
Suez Route Dominates Long Distance Shipping Competition
The argument favoring Suez over Panama for British Pacific routes stresses distance, cost, and a potential monopoly on ports west of Japan. It notes tonnage diverted to the American route, benefits to Suez, and that length in miles ultimately governs rivalry in sea and land transport.
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Panama
Pacific
Suez Canal
Japan
New Zealand
Manila
Oceania
Enlightened selfishness in factory welfare work
The piece argues labor unions resist welfare work as charity, while employers increasingly improve conditions driven by enlightened selfishness. Louis A. Coolidge notes reforms advance living standards, hours, and pensions, suggesting government should adopt similar self interested reforms for workers and establish broad pension systems.
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Boston
Coolidge
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United States
Bailey for Texas governor signals shift in politics
A corrected dispatch from The Post notes United States Senator Joseph W. Bailey of standard oil fame plans to run for Texas governor next year with formal announcement expected early in the year. The piece also wades through a volley of editorials and social banter about figures from Huerta to Pankhurst, politics and public life.
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Austin
Tex
Monocles Through History For Lords And Soldiers
A 1913 column explores the monocle worn by Lord Chief Justices and monarchs, noting German officers using a single glass, Queen Maud of Norway’s example, and anecdotes from Kitchener to President Faure. It contrasts English caution with continental acceptance, ending with Marquise de Fonthroy’s copyright note.
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Rufus Isaacs
Supreme Court
Robert Ramer
Supreme Court of
United States
England
Prince of
William
Lord Kitchéner
Berlin
Prince Frederick Leopold of
Prussia
President Fauré
France
Baron Mourst
Niger
Président Faure
President Faure
Germany
Lord Kitchener
Marquise DE Fonthroy
Brentwood Company
Congress Condensed Senate Actions and Adjournment Notes
Senate actions include Lea resolution directing ICC inquiry into Louisville and Nashville affairs and a $4000 appropriation for storm relief. Nominations and foreign relations talks were noted in informal sessions. Banking committee reported changes to the administration bill as the house adjourned until noon Monday without transacting business.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Safety of Travel Could Be Safer Now Across Rails and Seas
The article argues travel safety has improved, citing a statistic that an average railroad trip covers 4 miles and a traveler could safely take 2,275,000 such trips before an accident. It notes ocean travel is even safer, with modern safety appliances and strict regulations reducing danger, and contrasts travel risk with daily urban hazards. It emphasizes rail and steamship managers’ prompt adoption of new safety devices to protect patrons.
Brain of a battleship on show at Grand Central Palace
At the electrical exposition a full scale battleship bridge is displayed with working gear from a Navy yard exhibit. A Brooklyn Navy Yard team explains the naval electrical system from searchlights to fire control and engine room. The display includes a government wireless station NB B Weather news is daily. Separate feature recalls a Detroit Free Press anecdote about a man preferring happiness with a regular allowance to wealth.
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Naval Electrician
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Army Orders Cold War Era Leaves and Duty Changes
Army orders list leaves of absence and duty changes for officers across multiple units. Senior officers like Lieut Col Ernest Hinds and Maj Melville Jarvis receive special assignments. others shift to inspector duties in Oklahoma and reassigned quartermaster posts from Omaha to Portland. Doane in the Philippine department is relieved from duty.
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Fifth Field Artillery
Hugh D)erhkeley
Witteenth Cavalry
William R. Standifor
Henry J. Reilly
Frank -Webt
Second Cavalry
Witl
Fort Slocum
Melville& Jarvi8
Twenty-fourth Infantry
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Andre W. Brewster
Albert B.bloan
Infantry
Oklahoma
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Quartermaster Corps
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Arthur W. Yates
Stanton
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Const
Stutec Corps
Fort Monroe
Coast Artilery School
James M. Loud
Eighth Infantry
Hot Springs
Ark
Army and Navy General Hospital
Guy R. Doane
Philippine Department
Naval Orders and Ship Movements Report
Rear Admiral A M Knight assigned to Naval War College presidency. Lieut RB B Coffee detached to assist Atlantic Commander in Chief. Paymaster Clerks T J Bolan and Henry Guilmette appointments revoked. Arrivals include Saratoga Amoy Nebraka Tanpico Engle Charleston Xenahan San Diego Cummings Newport. Departures include Birmingham La Guaira Hable Baratoga Amoy Manila Ontario Norfolk search for lost anchor Nanehan San Diego San Francisco.
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RB. B. Coffee
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Atlantic
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Henry Guilmette
Saratoga
Amoy
Nebraska
Tanpico
Engle
Charleston
Xenahan
San Diess
Cummings
Newport
Airmingham
la Guaira
Hable
Baratoga
Manila
Ontario
Norfolk
Nanehan
San Diego
San Francisco
Golf the Year Round Lake Shore Club to Stay Open
The Chicago Record Herald notes growing demand for year round outdoor life. Lake Shore Country Club plans to stay open through winter and other North Side clubs push for indoor shelter with amenities to remain open year round.
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Fana
Roosevelt on Hippos Wandering Night Paths in Africa
Theodore Roosevelt describes hippos roaming far from water at night across Africa in Scribner's Magazine. He notes landlocked waters like lakes carved by ancient journeys, shy behavior when disturbed, and occasional daylight sunning in Nile channels among papyrus beds. He mentions seeing hippos with herons, plovers, and other birds nearby.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Nile
Herong
Plover
Bear Fight to Death Near Sugar Run Ends in Death
Farmer W W Williams stumbled on a fight between two large bears in a Sugar Run woods. The smaller bear clamped the larger, the bigger bled out, then the victor died soon after. Both bears were smeared with honey from a hollow trunk. Williams loaded 400 pounds of honeycomb from the hollow tree.
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SheMela
Aarely
Infant's plea for mother near at home and school
A child voices discontent with a mother's view of her duties citing a Boston Post piece about changing habits. The infant argues for maternal care at home versus long day schooling and work, contrasting with a later note on fashion and manners from a Boston newspaper.
Ram and boy tale from the Philadelphia Inquirer
A boy punished for a bad morning shows kindness to an old ram, explaining his good behavior by noting the ram butted him. Providence Journal notes Uncle Mose Howard exterminating rats by molasses bait, killing six large rodents in two shots.
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Mterprise
Mose Howard
Weather and Sun Tide Table From The Sun
The article compiles a weather bulletin from the U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau with wind directions, pressure changes, and forecast for Friday and Saturday across regions from the Northwest to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It includes temperatures, humidity, precipitation notes, and a local weather report with hourly readings and sunshine percentages.
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Mississippi
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Superior
Michigan
The First Skyscraper and Its American Rise
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recalls the Tower Building as the first steel frame skyscraper, 11 stories tall at Broadway New York, built 24 years earlier. It notes early fears of collapse, its impending demolition, and argues the pioneer structure as a historic landmark shaping modern American cities and architectural progress.
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Europe
America
Jdten
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New York
Brest
Eldest Sons Inferior in Eugenics Review Claim
The Pall Mall Gazette notes arguments from the Eugenics Review claiming eldest children are inferior in physical and other endowments. It cites tuberculosis rates, with one in six overall versus one in four among first-borns, and reports that disease liability diminishes as families grow.
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Eugenics Review
Danis
Mrs Victoria Jones Dies at 101 After Husband's Death
New York Herald notes Mrs Victoria Jones aged 101 died three months after her husband Frank Jones who was 103. Mrs Jones had never required physician care before the last days and had lived with her husband for 55 years handling all housework until recently.
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Biapstetto
New York Herald
Victoria Jones
Frank
Wisconsin Pork King Sees Meat Prices Fall
Frederick Layton of Milwaukee, noted pork packer and founder of the Layton art factory, predicts meat prices will drop as wages fail to keep pace. He cites prewar beef prices and wartime spikes, warns of a slower economy, and notes his plans to remain in the United States after extensive Atlantic travel.
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