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Washington Post
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Mallere Weldemms
Chicere
Trémost Bulidine
Botes
Rennet
Mr MacVeagh on Mexico and a blockade idea
The interview with Wayne MacVeagh argues for a possible blockade of Mexican ports as a means to influence Huerta without full scale war. It notes Huerta’s access to customs income loans and war matériel, argues blockades can occur without war, and praises candid public discussion from Hearst and MacVeagh to inform readers.
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Mac-Veagh
Post
Executive Department
Jim
MacVeigh
Huerta
MacVeagh
Mr. Hearst
Mr. MacVeagh
Demand for More Street Lights in Washington
Washington merchants urge more and better illumination in business districts while suburban residents call for restoration of lighting on streets and roads. The District authorities are urged to estimate needed funds and seek an adequate appropriation from Congress as population and traffic rise. Taxpayers are willing to fund brighter streets if actual results are shown. Public servants should prioritise lighting over grand but vague city beautiful schemes.
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Washington
National Capital
Congress
Students Form Nation Reserve Corps In War Camp Plan
The War Department expands student military instruction camps after Gettysburg and Monterey experiments. Four camps planned for next summer aim to scale successes. A new unit called The Society of the National Reserve Corps of the United States has formed among summer camp attendees, lauded as a vital national military asset by Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. The effort seeks to advance preparedness along national lines.
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War Department
Gettysburg
Monte- Tey
Society of the National
Reserve Corps of the
United States
Leonard Wood
Military Reserve Reform Offers Training For Offi cers
The proposed raise in the present insufficient military reserves aims to recruit educated men who can become volunteer officers in emergencies. The plan expects to supply a steady source of capable leaders, foster interest in military policy and history, and deliver personal benefits like health through camp life.
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Wood
Big Business Less Profit for Baltimore and Ohio Railway
The Baltimore and Ohio system reports gross earnings over 100 million dollars, a record in 75 years, but net income falls to 10,979,359 from 11,548,000. Costs surge as rail operations rise 9,070,000, with rents, interest, taxes, and maintenance driving expenses. Arbitration adds 650,000 to payroll, while early fiscal-year earnings show no relief in costs.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Willard
Arbitration Committee
Baltimore
Ohio
Modern D Artagnans and the Crime Phenomenon
A study of the recurring gunman attacks in New York as a modern phenomenon, comparing them to historical swashbucklers. The piece questions whether such gangsters reflect a timeless class or a contemporary social trend, recalling Dumas characters to illuminate the discussion.
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New York
Dumas
Henrys of Navarre
Valmis
Athos
Aramis
D’artagnan
Wobbling committees spark suffrage clash in Congress
The piece argues against creating a special suffrage committee. It warns that many House panels are redundant or inactive, and says the suffrage question belongs in the judiciary committee to avoid waste and maintain impartial verdicts. It also notes lawmakers’ overload and calls for fewer, more efficient committees.
Lord Elgin and the Elgin relics in Fifeshire legends
Lord Elgin, famed for royal ancestry and Indian viceroy service, is depicted as unimpressive in horse handling yet renowned for historic relics at Broom Hall. The piece traces his lineage to Bruce, the Elgin marbles, and his extended family’s notable roles while noting his rejected marchioness promotion and a notorious equestrian anecdote. It also covers the Comte de Palikao’s Paris club expulsion and Harrison’s Manila arrival style, blending royal, imperial, and diplomatic notes.
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Frederick Ogilby
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Order of the Garter
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Elgin
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Athens
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Scotland
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China
Cuba
Marrison
Manila
Francis Burton Harrison
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D'Artagnans Decline as Old Pirate Tales Fade
The passage condemns romanticized fire eating and picturesque literature that once swamped Mediterranean regions, noting modern times have passed for such figures. It calls for harsh justice, implying the electric chair is needed rather than gallows.
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Stanley Weyman
New York Ban
D’artagnans
End of the World Sermon Sparks Skepticism in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia audience hears Rev Dr C J Schofield warn that the world will end soon. He bases this on Nebuchadnezzar’s visions interpreted by Daniel, but observers note the universe has survived similar claims before.
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The
Ohio State Journal
Philadelphia
C.J Schofield
New York
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Daniel Thile
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Earth
Jockey Marries Berlin Beauty Aboard Amerika
On arrival at Hoboken the Berlin social beauty Miss Claire Hamel was greeted by jockey George Archibald. The couple hurried to city hall and then to West Eighteenth Street where Miss Hamel became Mrs Archibald in a two hour whirlwind romance that Archibald calls record speed.
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Amerika
Hoboken
Mies Claire Hamel
Berlin
George Archibald
Manhattan
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George Barber
West Eighteenth Street
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Bertin
Dog Inheritance Tax Question Baffles Queens Official
A New York Tribune note reports Mike the dog, once owned by Mrs. Hendrickson of Creadmoor, is left a fund for his maintenance. The estate totals about 5000 dollars, with Edward Martin of Flushing as beneficiary. Deputy Tax Appraiser Philly Frank questions whether inheritance tax applies to the dog’s legacy or to the trustee. Friends argue the bequest under 1000 dollars should be tax exempt.
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New York Tribune
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Madatern Hendrickson
Creadmoor
Edward Martin
Flushing
Philly Frank
Borough of
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Rika
Army Orders On Duty Relieved Officers and Promotions
Leaves of absence for Capt. Henry M. Miriam. Boards of officers to meet in Honolulu and Addison, Texas for medical corps examinations and promotion fitness. Machine gun board to Fort Sill. Transfers within cavalry. Coast artillery officers reassigned to companies and defenses, with multiple postings to Fort Monroe and related installations.
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Henry M. Miariam
Coast Artillery Corps
Frederick F. Reynolds
Medics Corps
William RB. Davis
Medical Corps
Leartus J. Owen
Honolulu
Hawaii Territory
Merritte W. Ireland
Paul F. Btraub
Lloyd L. Smith
Afdiutie
P. 1
Machine Gun Board
Lisut
Ernest Hinds
Fifth Field Artillery
Walter G. Penfield
Ordnance Department
William R. Bmedberg, Jr
Reginald EB. McNally
Ninth Cavalry
First Cavary
Lawrence 8. Carson
First Cavalry
Twelfth Calevry
Coast Artillery
Coast Artilery Acheon
Fort Monroe
Henry L. Morse
Highth
Guy L. Guarhart
Harry P. Wilbur
John McBrich, Jr
Raventy-seventh
Ghorgh A.wiezorek
John G. Hotz
William P. Currier
Forty-fourth Company
Edward A. Brown
Ninety-sixth
JOHN @. _DONOVAN
Morty-third Company
Allen Kimberly
16Th
Charles L. Williame
Fifty-ninth Company
Robbed B. Vo8e
Seventy-second
James W. Lton
Robert C. Edwards
John H. Piriz
116Th Company
John N. Reynolds
150Th Company
Louis D. Pepin
Willis C Knight
Seventeenth
Robert ©. M. Goolrick
Fifty Third
John B. Maynard
Jacob Frank
Warren R. Bell
John T. Rowe
Frederick J. Martin
Coast
Pierre V. Kieffer
The
Delawaree
William P. Willson
Roston
George Ruhlen, Jr
Long Island Sound
Guy A. MIX
Charleston
Marcel 8
Krenz
Potomac
Otto H. Bchrader
Coast Defenses
San Diego
Coast Artillery School
Ghorgh A. Wildrick
Thomas F. McNeill
Naval Orders and Vessel Movements Report
Navy dispatch lists Lieut DR P Wickersham reassigned to Minnesota and Lieut R E Rogers detached to Florida with other officers moving between F-2 and K-3 commands from Oct 23 1918. Vessels Whipple Stewart Paul Jones Perry Truxtun Vestal Celtic Wyoming arrive San Diego Pensacola Lambert Point Villefranche sailing from Charleston and Philadelphia to various ports. In Simplicitissimus a child makes broken toys for Christmas for poor children.
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Minnesota
R. E. Rogers
Hennthel
Florida
C. M Yates
Ft, Chew
Assi
J. N. Bassin
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Paul Jones
Perry
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San Diego
Vestal
Pensacola
Ftatus
Lambert Point
Celtic
Wyoming
Villefranche
Cummings
Charleston
Philadelphia
Nérfold
eReen
Petticoat Government in Dress and Duty
The piece explores how clothing and ceremonial dress reflect governance and personal freedom. It cites Mrs Godiva as a symbol of bold challenge to oppression, arguing that attire can both restrain and empower, and that moral action may require stripping away conventions.
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William Blake
Eaven
Hell
Godiva
Coventry
Short Card: Passengers Tell Of Professional Gamblers Aboard
London cable reports Kaiserin Auguste Victoria passengers recount professional gamblers attempting to fleece wealthy Americans from the West. One passenger lost 3000 dollars in valuables from a stateroom and urged authorities to search others. Colorado mine owner William Aiken allegedly stopped a gambler in the smoking room after a 400 dollar loss. S. B. Stern reported 300 dollars in cash, a 2000 dollar letter of credit, and a 600 dollar pearl pin taken from his stateroom.
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London
New York World
William Aiken
Colorado
Mr. Aiken
Stern
Cry of Little Brothers and Prose on Poets and Scientists
A column features a cry from homeless children pleading for aid and dignity, contrasting human neglect with calls for mercy. It also discusses Alfred Noyes and the divide between poets and scientists, arguing for separate paths though noting shared origins in protoplasm.
Sun and Tide Table and Weather Bulletin
Weather summary from the Department of Agriculture notes unusually high temperatures across the south and west with rainfall in the northwest and coast states. Forecast calls for unsettled north and western weather with possible snow in the south, clearer conditions later in the Plains and upper Midwest. Local readings include midnight to 6 p.m. temperatures and humidity. weather area updates for Washington and nearby rivers.
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Dept. of Agriculture
Washington
Wednanlay
Berthyre
Rocky Mountains
South Atlantic
North Pacific Gates
Iowa
Ontario
Lake
Michigan
Upper Lake Region
Inks
Missiaippi
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic Mates
New England
North Atlantic Coast
Middle Atlantic
Florida
East
Gulf
Eduthesst
West Gulf
Moderata
London style law and order impresses American visitor
Matthew Minor of the New York Times reports from Washington about his London trip noting strict traffic discipline, trained police power, and nonresentment of authority. He contrasts London’s 300 traffic deaths annually with New York's higher toll and praises the bobbies who signal with a leather thong. He also cites London treatment of intoxicated individuals and strong legal authority.
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Matthew Minor
Washington
Eurepe
London
Ireland
New York
Piccadilly Circus
Bobbie
England
Police Department of Londons
Tango Mania in History and Its Public Demonstration
From the London Chronicle a vivid note on tango fever spreading through shops, drawing rooms, and private lessons as tango balls approach. It cites M. Jean Richepin and medieval tarantism as context, with an expert warning that dancing mania could lead to mortal exhaustion.
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London Chronicle
M. Jean Richepin
New France
Spain
Italy
Ghosts and Gas Expose Haunted House Illusion
An article reports on a Beaton professor’s investigation of a Back Bay mansion alleged to be haunted. Residents suffered fear and paralysis until MIT’s Professor Schneider traced the “ghosts” to a defective furnace releasing poisonous gas, revealing the haunting as a plumbing fault.
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Cotlier’s Weekly
Beaton
Back
Macachusetts Institute of Technology
Schneider
Imbo
Plumberg
The
Society For Psychical Research
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