Safer streets and cautious youth in bold 1912 topics
A Western Kansas World piece surveys global efforts to curb auto danger in cities. It notes London and New York moves to criminalize reckless or drunk driving, contemplates speed equalization and dedicated lanes, and cites Chicago's high 1912 traffic fatalities. It contrasts prudent saving with lax spending in a California heir tale.
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London
House of Commons
Sulzer
New York
United States
Chicago
Chicago News
London Commissioner of Police
Egyptian Cotton Faces Pink Boll Worm Threat
A pink boll worm damages Egyptian cotton in the Aboukir area, devouring seeds and lowering yields. The pest endangers local production and has shifted American opinion about Egyptian competition. Separately, Prof Hassett suggests salinity cycles forecast longer term weather patterns for Britain, linking yearly salinity shifts to temperature changes and potential cyclone activity months ahead.
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Aboukir
H. Hassett
British Isles
Obsolete terms and trends in modern language
In this era of rapid change, writers should drop the word tantalizing for a fresher phrase. The piece notes silk adulteration and mill strikes as signs of broader manipulation of everyday items, warning against tampering with luxuries amid debt and loan shark rhetoric.
Reductions in Revenue Sparking Tariff Law Changes
A proposed overhaul of tariff legislation promises radical shifts to revenue collection. Officials cite aim to simplify rates and close loopholes while projecting broader economic impact across industries.
Cut of $26 5 Million In Sight In Revenue Loss
Senate subcommittees propose transferring dutiable hemp and other farm products to the free list. Resulting in an estimated annual revenue loss of 26.5 million dollars under the Underwood tariff changes. Countervailing duties may offset only a small part of the loss. Hemp shifts to free list aims to aid farmers by cheaper twine and lower harvesting costs. Hemp varieties plain and hackled would see duty removed under the plan.
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Washington, D
Senate
Assassination of Turkish Grand Vizier in Istanbul
Mahmoud Schefket Pasha the Turkish grand vizier and his aide de camp Ibraham Bey were killed by two civilian assailants while driving to the Sublime Porte. The attack is linked to a plot against the Committee of Union and Progress in government circles.
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Constantinople
Mahmoud Schefket Pasha
Sublime Porte
Ibraham Bey
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha
Committee of Union and Progress
Young Turks
Change in the Parcel Post Regulations Effective July 1
Washington issues instructions to post masters for handling C. O. D parcel post packages. Charges on packages will be collected from addresses after July 1 if the parcel value does not exceed $100. A ten cent collection fee in parcel post stamps is required, securing loss up to $50 in value. New York Bankers in Canada Ottawa hosts the twentieth convention with civic, banking and government invitations and a full entertainment program.
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Washington
New York
Canada
Ottawa
New York State Bankers’ Association
Bankers of
Dominion
Pairs of Roads to Receive State Aid in Cole County Missouri
Jefferson City reports the Cole County highway commission has chosen roads to receive state aid under the Painter Interstate street road dragging law. The plan will affect 45 miles of Cole county roads with $15 per mile per year funding. In Debeque Colorado, twenty five cowboys were arrested after shooting and rioting in the streets as A F Glover, 22, used his revolver to cover the men and escorted them to jail.
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Jefferson City
Cole Cotnte Highway Commission
Cole County
Debeque
A F Glover
Debates Over Panama Canal Tolls Stir Senate Argu ments
In Washington the senate failed to ratify renewals of arbitration pacts with Great Britain and others, risking the nations use of compulsory arbitration. The Panama Canal tolls and The Hague submission sparked sharp clashes over binding treaties and the nation’s stance on international dispute resolution.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Senate
Great Britain
Italy
Spain
France
Panama Canal
Hague
Add
Foreign Relations Committee
Panama
Fire destroys fifteen Springfield buildings at public square
A basement fire at Heer Dry Goods sparked a blaze that destroyed fourteen nearby structures and caused losses totaling 750000. Heaviest hits include Heer Dry Goods stock 250000 and building 75000, Reps Dry Goods stock 75000 and building 360000, and Nathan Clothing stock 65000 and building 50000. Weak water pressure and a breeze aided the spread, blamed on defective Heer wiring.
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Springfield
Heer Dry Goods Company
Reps Dry Goods Company
Osborne Jewelry Company
Weaver Shoe Company
Ross Drug Store
Hardrick Grocery
Queen City Bank
Wigbin & Fox
Nathan Clothing Company
Heer Company
Missouri Town Votes Dry for First Time in History
Nevana residents vote against saloons by eighteen in the city's heaviest poll ever. It will be the first time the town is without saloons. Large public meetings are held though women took no active part at the polls.
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Nevana
Must Go Back for Trial in Italy Murder Case
Washington ported man Porter Chariton, accused in the Lake Como killing of Mary Scott Laude Chariton three years ago, must return to Italy to stand trial. The U S Supreme Court affirmed a New Jersey court ruling dismissing Chariton's habeas corpus suit.
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Washington
Porter Chariton
Italy
Mary Scott Laude Chariton
Lake Como
Supreme Court
New Jersey
Charlton
Telegraphic Briefs From The Midwest News Roundup
Home in Nickerson sees Mary Meadow, wife of a wealthy stockman, hang herself in a pantry. State Insurance Chief Revelle delays exam citations for Missouri insurers. Dilford A. Allen of St. Louis reports reduced rail rates for bar applicants. Robert Roach of Canton, Ohio kills four relatives after wife leaves him, captured after wounding a policeman. Southwest Kansas cattle counties welcome heavy rains. Haikan state tensions rise as diplomats refuse concessions. Bulgaria’s possible reply to Rene note could trigger Greece and Serbia to declare the accord invalid.
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Insurance
Charies
Revelle
Missouri
Dilford A. Alien
St. Louis
State Board of Bar Examiers
Robert Roach
Canton
Kansas
Ifulgaria
Servia
Greece
Police Judge Me Frank Vredenburgh Dies by Suicide
Web City reports Judge Me Frank Vredenburgh, twice sustained as police judge despite three removals by Mayor Spencer for drunkenness, committed suicide with acid while awaiting council review of charges. Florida records note Jacksonville as unusually cold with a 32 degree thermometer.
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Web
Frank Vredenburgh
Spencer
Florida
Jacksonville
Japanese Envoy Sees Governor In Sacramento
Yamaguchi, a member of the Japanese parliament, met Governor Johnson in the California capitol with an interpreter. They exchanged pleasantries for five minutes. no discussion of the anti alien land law occurred. Yamaguchi is in Sacramento to study land ownership and will lecture for the Japanese community soon. Expert figures rise as Kansas wheat crop outlook cites 96 million bushels after rains. A Quebec earthquake of magnitude felt over miles caused damage.
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Sacramento
Cal
Yamaguchi
Johnson
Capitol
Noo
Japan
Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Oscar Lyle
Outside lobby whispers cloud tariff fight at Capitol
Washington reporters say the special committee’s early findings likely back President Wilson’s claim that powerful influences have sought to sway Congress on the tariff bill. Former lawmakers Poindexter named include ex Senators Dick Butler Du Bois and reps Watson Littauer. He offered to reveal more names if an inquiry proceeds.
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Washington
Capitol
Wilson
Congress
Poindexter
Ohio
Butler
North Carolina
Dubois
Idaho
Watson
Indiana
Littauer
New York
States regulate intrastate rates after high court ruling
Washington message summary of the U S Supreme Court Minnesota state rate case. Attorney General Mc Reynolds notes the court allows states to set maximum intrastate rates in interstate commerce. Burden of proof for confiscation lies with the railroad. Minneapolis & St. Louis showed confiscatory rates. Northern Pacific and Great Northern failed to prove confiscation.
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Washington
DD. C
Supreme Court of the United States
Minnesota
McReynolds
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Supreme Court frees three of five naval store officers
In Washington DC the Supreme Court set aside three month sentences for two officers and reversed convictions for all five officers of the American Naval Stores Company of Savannah. The rulings cited an erroneous instruction by the trial judge, with Justice Pitney the sole dissenter.
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Supreme Court
Washington
United States Supreme Court
American Naval Stores Company
Thre “Tapentine Trust
Savannah
Justice Pitney
Made Return A Quick One Hardappears Brothers Twist
Sam and Bill Hardappee struggle with creditors in a comic scene. An anxious visitor tries to pay Bill fifty dollars he owes and plans to leave town, only to learn Bill returned that morning. The exchange hinges on mistaken identity and a hurried dodge.
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Hardappe
Sam
Bill
Reason Why and the Man at My Feet
A modest elderly woman explains she will visit a chiropodist not for foot pains but to boast she once had a man at her feet. Her friend is astonished as the reveal unfolds in a humorous exchange revealing social vanity.
Talking Shop in Social Conversation
The piece notes that enthusiastic focus on a profession helps, yet a woman in business should not discuss her work constantly. It argues people have varied topics and social balance matters more than constant self-promotion.
Real Diagnosis. Maude Heart Breaks Head Crack Remark
A witty remark contrasts heartache with mental fracture. The speaker quips that Maude is not broken morally but mentally, suggesting the illness is in the head rather than the heart. The line plays on medical and emotional imagery to deliver a pointed joke.
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Maude
Don’t knock, boost: the golden rule echoed
A brief exchange questions a guiding maxim about conduct. The line presents Johnny reaffirming the principle to repeat the rule as a concise motto. The wording suggests a didactic moment about how to treat others and handle criticism.
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Johnny
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Keeney
California
Ufe
Schefket Pasha
Long Geach
Mary Meadow
Nickerson
There
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Lachute
Quebec
Dean
Dean’s
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