A Triumph of Peace Opens Panama Canal For World Vessels
The Panama Canal opens to world shipping last Saturday though the formal ceremony is next spring. Ditch spans from here to Cedar Rapids with 41 feet depth and 300 feet bottom width. Ten years of work cost about 375 million dollars, a figure dwarfed by Boer and Russo-Japanese wars. The canal’s significance lies in its future economic impact and its contrast to war’s costs.
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Panama Canal
Cedar Rapids
Sugar War Fails To Force American Sugar Aid
Sugar interests argue war in Europe raises prices and threatens supply. They cite July and August price jumps for refined and raw sugar, note Europe’s beet crop and labor losses, and contend U S production could be doubled to end dependence. Government data show 1912 cane output and large imports, with new tariffs reducing duties in 1916. They warn maintaining tariff aid keeps a fragile industry propped up at consumers’ expense.
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Europe
New York
Germany
Austria
Hussia
France
Russian
Great Britain
Poland
United States
Revolt Report From Rome After Liebknecht Execution
Rome dispatch says fugitives arriving from Berlin reveal a socialist revolt across Germany after the execution of leader Dr. Liebknecht. Early reports of the execution were doubted, but subsequent events appear to confirm them. If true, the world may soon witness woes for the emperor greater than those from foreign armies.
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Rome
Berlin
Germany
Dr. Liebknecht
Constitutional Challenge Sparks Migratory Bird Law Clash
A Arkansas federal court held the national migratory bird law unconstitutional, arguing birds migrate across states and are not national property. The ruling questions interstate commerce authority and suggests a higher court may reverse. The piece also notes a Kansas Supreme Court nominee and wartime price strains shaping public discourse.
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Towa
On- Bress
Arkansas
Tricker
Ile
Tbis
To the Heart of the Matter
A solitary adult narrator confronts fear in an empty house and park bench vigil. Night noises and imagined scenes press on the speaker as a childlike dread and memory mix with longing for companionship and safety.
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Childran
A Moment of Fun and Uncle's Knowledge Jokes
A vad-headed boy seeks work in a butcher shop offering three dollars a week. He boasts he can do most anything but balks at dressing a chicken for the same pay. A Canadian boy with his uncle in New York asks why a colored woman appears dark. The uncle explains natural color, prompting the boy to remark the woman seems black all over. An Exchange item recounts Lincoln’s faltering spirits and a rail joke comparison. Prohibition notes West Virginia’s July 1 enforcement and a saloon sign predicting the last of August.
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Lita
Trever
New York
West Virginia
August Schmidt
The Chinich Bug and Its Rampant Refrain of Destruction
The piece mocks the chinch bug as a dire agricultural pest in wheat regions, detailing its rapid breeding and vast colonies. It compares its menace to office seekers in Washington, satirizing politics and farming practices, while noting crude methods to deter the pest.
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Washington
Drusilla and the Doll House Mystery
A child narrator and Drusilla share a tale of a new doll house and a doll named Rose. Drusilla fears being left out as a new doll arrives, but a caring aunt helps her mother pretend they are sisters to play together. The story ends with plans to tidy the house as dawn comes.
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Drusilla
Bobby Jones
Drusila
Bobby
Altho
Rose
Robby Jones
the McClure
The Unpardonable Meanness of Noblesse Oblige
A columnist laments people who exploit obligations and refuse gratitude. She cites a widowly sister with a dead father and mother, living with a generous married sister who bears constant self sacrifice. The ungrateful younger woman resents duties, stays late at night, wastes resources, and frames requests as demands.
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Snsand
Durance
The Meanest Benefactor Motif In A Delicate World
The speaker critiques a recurring pattern where a self spared by a bene factor becomes indulgent and controlling. A selfish sister and a remorseful donor illustrate the cycle of forced dependency and subjection. The author condemns this pretended kindness as mean and contemptible behavior.
Waterloo Fair Vaudeville Show Promises Big Crowd
Thousands of men and women from neighboring cities are expected to visit Waterloo for a vaudeville feature show. Merchants report daily inquiries as the event is touted to surpass prior city entertainments with educational features. Over two thousand dollars will be spent by the local association to hire prominent models from eastern manufacturers and several high class musical attractions.
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Waterloo
Witerloo
Gros
Vaudeville Stars Touted for Musical Revue in Metropolis
Overtures are made to a renowned dancing troupe famed across major metropolitan vaudeville theatres. The ensemble, known for high class performances, will predominantly present musical numbers in the upcoming show.
Camp Dodge Daily Life Of OWA Soldiers In Heat
Special correspondence from Camp Dodge Des Moines Iowa August 18 describes a rest day amid heat and dust. Governor Clarke attends church services and urges moral courage. The Red and Blue armies clash in camp with Waterloo units returning soon. Company L kitchen earns praise for cleanliness under Cook Henry Marsh. A field hike followed a midday ration and meals included soup beef gravy pudding creamed onions mashed potatoes pickles bread syrup and coffee.
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Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Camp Way
Clarke
Waterloo
J. B. Sedgwick
Company L
Henry Marsh
Barger
Rip van Winkle
Earl
Wakefield’s Blackberry Balsam Claims Diarrhoea Cure
The advertisement touts Wakefield's Blackberry Balsam as a 69 year trusted remedy for Diarrhoea Dysentery Cholera Infantum and Cholera Morbus. It promises quick safe relief without griping or constipation and urges households to keep a bottle on hand with full size at 36c or 3 for $1.00.
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Wakefield
War Correspondents Barred From Expeditionary Force
London reports the British army council will not permit war correspondents to accompany the expeditionary force for the time being. Some passes had been issued but are revoked. The French army officials have made a similar decision for their forces.
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London
British Army Council
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