German scholars rethink 1914 manifesto signatures
A 1920 Anaconda Standard item cites 93 German savants who signed the 1914 manifesto justifying wartime policy. Of the 78 living, 39 admit many assertions could not be maintained, eight have withdrawn signatures, and some regret signing. Carl Hauptmann condemns the document as dangerous to humanity. The piece laments the decline of German academia and Kultur.
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Germany
Carl Hauptmann
Kultur
Berlin
Heidelberg
The Tiger an Idol in French Presidential Hopes
A forecast that Clemenceau will be elected president by French deputies and senators. The piece extols his mastery of politics, strong personality, and leadership, claiming he will be France’s greatest president and a dominant figure while life and strength endure. It notes his appeal and contrasts with President Wilson’s diplomacy.
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France
Clemenceau
Wilson
Time changes spread through cities and railroads
The piece notes many Eastern and Middle Western cities have kept daylight saving time through the summer and will adopt the revised schedule. It recalls 1919 ending on October last Sunday, while this year plans end on September last Sunday to standardize timetables and align railroad operations with local ordinances and anticipated state laws.
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East
Middle West
Congress
Deluxe Airplanes Redefine European Passenger Travel
Europe leads in fast air travel with a two hour ten minute London to Paris flight. The plane features a saloon without bracing wires, carpeted interiors, clocks, mirrors, wireless, lavatories, velvet armchairs and a large baggage space. It aims for city-to-city service at a single altitude, with ticket pricing governing demand and potential routes to New York, Philadelphia, Boston, or intra country hops.
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Europe
London
Paris
Beth
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Butte
Helena
Pullman
Neriea
Dows
Fall of the German Professor
The piece extols the German university professor as the sole source of all knowledge, portraying him as all-knowing and towering above other minds. It laments the era when German intellect dominated education and reveals the author’s reverent view of scholarly authority.
Rockefeller Millions Gift Boosts Education and War Aid
The Rockefeller gifts totaling 100 million dollars split evenly between education and wartime relief promise to aid universities and medical education in Canada, with a large unrestricted portion to the Rockefeller Foundation. Educators foresee solving salary issues, rural education, and farming improvements backed by a driven administration.
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John D Rockerellers
General Education Board
Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller
Canada
Europe
Tapeea
Recollections and reactions to 1919 in newspapers
The provided clippings reflect postwar commentary from Montana papers. They note ongoing violence and upheaval in 1919, discuss American policy and leadership, warn against German film propaganda, critique Mexico’s relations with the United States, report on prohibition’s failures, and predict Billings’ continued growth with local development plans. The items cite Lewistown Democrat News, Butte, Big Hole Basin News, The Missoulian, Helena Independent, Billings Gazette, Kalispell Interlake, and Miles City Star.
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Germas Peope
Gna
France
Helena
Mexico
United States
America
Billings Gazette
Political chatter and pro and anti annexation chatter from newspapers
A collage of quotes from New York Post Minneapolis Tribune Baltimore American and Birmingham Age Herald on annexation debate prohibition and leadership. It notes Camaraderie with Bryan and Sonny remarks on censoring debate while reflecting party lines and public sentiment.
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Richard Croker
Mr. Croker
Anti- Saloon League of America
Birmingham Age-Herald
Idle Tears and a Wife’s Silent Struggle in a Troubled Home
Winifred Black explores a middle aged husband’s infatuation with a younger woman and the wife left to bear the burden. She urges the neglected spouse to reclaim her life, protect the children, and find practical, hopeful ways to restore home happiness.
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Tad
Thomas to Direct Labor of Nations Director General
Albert Thomas of France was chosen by the international conference in Washington to lead the new international labor office. He will head operations from the League of Nations seat, organize staff, and carry on the program as chair of the staff. A noted minister and labor leader during the war, he is highly respected worldwide.
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Belgian
Mesopotamia
Russia
Lewistown
Democrat News
Albert Thomas
Washington, D.C
International Labor Office
League of Nations
M. Thomas
Ich
France
Fragmented humorous clipped text from old papers
A garbled compilation of quotes and phrases from multiple newspapers including the New York Tribune and Syracuse Post Standard. It mixes wedding anniversary notes, odd humor lines, judges remarks, and stray references to towns, occupations, and choral society mottos in a disjointed, non coherent fragment.
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New York ‘Tribune
Syracuse Post-Standard
Louleville
Tha Vergue Choral Society
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