Control in Doubt as Independents Hold Key to House
The current Congress ends with control of the next House uncertain and Republicans favored by some, but Independents may determine the outcome. Democrats argue party loyalty, presidential appointments, and Senate power favor them, while recent losses in the Bast and gains in the West shaped the balance. If no extra session is needed, Democrats face a December deadline to plan retention.
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Senate
Great Britain
Germany
Wall Street
New York
New Jersy
Congress
House of Representatives
End of NC legislative session urged by pay concerns
The piece argues the North Carolina legislature should extend pay or reform rules as many lawmakers must return home when pay stops. It notes the biennial session ends soon, with salons and calendar pressures delaying final bills. It laments salary inadequacy, restricting talent to those who can afford Raleigh duty, and ties reform to unshackled suffrage.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Zimmermann admits note. US finds fault in intrigue
The Foreign Secretary Zimmermann acknowledged sending the note and engaging in the intrigue. Regardless of his reasoning, the United States deems him unjustified, marking a clear difference in stance that Americans reject.
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Zimmermann
Germany
United States
South shows rapid progress with industry and farming balance
The article argues the South grows through capital investment and new industries while stressing farmers must raise more food and livestock. It lists multiple new ventures across states, including porcelain enamel, oil, copper, coal, tires, rice, rails, and mills, funded by Detroit, Oklahoma, and regional capital.
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South
Porcelain Enamel & Manufacturing Co
Baltimore
Oklahoma-Kentucky Oil Co
Irvine
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Ocoee (Tenn.) Copper Co
Jewett-Thacker Coal Corporation
Hale
W. Va
Detroit Capitalists
Mingo County
Ardmore
Oka
Akron Tire & Rubber Co
Fountain Brush Co
Roanoke
American Net & Twine Co
Anniston
Ala
G. B. R. Smith Milling Co
Sherman
Tex
Kansas Flour Mills Co
Wichita
Kans
Alva
Okla
Hoover & Reig Manufacturing Co
Birmingham
Georgette Mining Co
Pierce City Co
Imperila Ice Cream Co
Parksburg
Beaver-Elkhorn Coal Co
Ashland
Burke Brick and Tile Co
Fort Smith
Ark
Freedom of the seas argued by Hoy’s London trip
The piece cites Hoy’s cable to the United States asserting his right to be in London for business tied to his country. It argues that his mother and sister have the right to cross the seas to join him, framing visitation as a legitimate extension of national and family rights.
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Hoy
United States
London
North Carolina House Rejects Bone Dry Bill Backed by Senate
The North Carolina House shied from the bone dry bill passed by the Senate. The House remained insistent while the state’s sincerity and hypocrisy are to be examined by the Congress of the United States.
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North Carolina
Senate
United States
Chief Flynn Guards Inauguration Security Detail
Washington reports on William J. Flynn chief of the United States Secret Service overseeing security for the 1913 presidential inauguration. His agents monitor Union Station arrivals and crowds for anarchist suspects and suspicious packages to protect the president and distinguished guests.
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Washington
United States
United States Supreme Court
Wilson
William J. Flynn
Wiliam J. Flynn
United States Secret Service
Mlynn
Union Station
Secret Services
Sus
Flynn
Johnny Get Your Gun tops New York stage notes
In New York theater notes, the American drama scene gets leaven from small theaters that enrich Broadway. The hit farce Johnny Get Your Gun plays at the Criterion Theater, with a West meets misfit plot and a maid as heroine. Also noted are theater moves, returns, and upcoming film and stage projects along with industry commentary on taxation and production practices.
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New York
David Belasco
Broadway
Johnny Get Your Gun
Edward Laurence Burke
Dorothy Donnelly
Criterion Theater
John Cort
Johnny Wiggins
Johnny
Herbert Tree
Hogland
Christie MacDonald
Jack Norworth
Sam Shannon
Charlies Frohman Company
Horace Annesley Vachel
William Farnum
Villa
Peggy Pearce
Bobbie Dunn
Slim Summerville
Miriam Fouche
William Fox
Valeska Surratt
Miss Fouche
Ozark Mountains
Arkansas
Miss Suratt
WATCHAMA COLUMN mockery of tea and dealers
In a satirical lampoon the writer jokes that tea has become weak and must travel by a thirty dollar wagon to the dining room. He credits department stores for supporting the declining beverage and recounts a man provoking his wife with a quip about tea failing to be ready. The piece ends with a warning of possible domestic retaliation.
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Watchama
Tearing Down Sing Sing Prison Starts Modern Redevelopment
New York reports the week began tearing down Sing Sing, one of America's oldest prisons. Old unsanitary cell blocks will be replaced by modern structures designed by the era's penology principles. Construction and demolition proceed in parallel with completion expected in Saswork.
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Sing Sing
New York
America
Western track stars to battle in Illinois relay carnival
Champaign Illinois March 3 The best athletic productions of many West universities and colleges gather for the relay carnival conducted by the University of Illinois One and two mile relays for collegiate teams and one mile relays for minor schools Individual all around championships are held at the same time The Meet features the entry of a Michigan team for the first time since the rift with the Big Nine nearly a decade ago
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Champaign
Ill
University of Illinois
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Alexander Bell Celebrates Seventieth Birthday in Washington
Washington March 3 Alexander Graham Bell celebrated his seventieth birthday receiving numerous congratulations. Born in Edinburgh Scotland Bell came to the United States in 1871 and five years later secured his first telephone patent.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Washington, D. C
Professor Bell
Edinburgh
Scotland
United States
Rockingham Sails from Baltimore to Liverpool
An unterrified American ship named Rockingham, unarmed, departs Baltimore bound for Liverpool. The Springfield Republican praises the voyage and asserts that rights are best exercised, saluting the Rockingham.
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Baltimore
Liverpool
Springfield Republican
Coast Line Hotel Cafe Advertisement
Rooms by the day, week or month at reasonable rates with meals at any hour. Located at 208 North Front Street. Phone 208 W. ad dated October 8 and 1 month.
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Coast Line
North Front Street
Birthday Remembrance List for Noted Figures
A birthday summary notes Alexander Graham Bell born in Edinburgh 70 years ago today. William M Calder new United States Senator from New York born in Brooklyn 48 years ago today. Duke of Manchester born in London 40 years ago today. Lawrence Addicks born in Philadelphia 39 years ago today. Rt Rev Thomas F Lillis born in Lexington 55 years ago today. John M Ward born in Bellefonte 57 years ago today.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Edinburgh
Scotland
William M. Calder
James A. O’gorman
United States
New York
Brooklyn
Duke of Manchester
Helena Zimmerman
Cincinnati
London
Lawrence Addicks
American Electro-Chemical Society
Naval Consulting Board
Philadelphia
Thomas F. Lillis
Kansas City
Lexington
John M. Ward
Bellefonte
Verdun Fighting and Gore Resolution Highlight War News
March 3 1916 reports Terrific fighting near Verdun as the Gore resolution to warn Americans off armed merchantmen stalls in the United States Senate. French Marine Minister cites 3200 lives lost in the sinking of La Provence.
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Ny Kle HK
Verdun
United States Senate
la Provence
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