Living costs in Butte and Ireland’s question unfold
The Standard begins an inquiry into rising living costs in Butte tied to wage gains, aiming to separate legitimate causes from profiteering. It pledges scrutiny of producer to consumer margins, dairy and potato pricing, and public accountability. The piece also surveys Ireland’s stalled bid for Home Rule, Irish and American political reactions, and prospects for Ireland in Britain’s postwar era.
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Butte Price
North Main Street
Cs Anaconda
Standard Publishing Company
Aaconda
Mont
Associated Press
Standard
Butte
World Parliament
Versailles
Wilson
Ireland
Lloyd George
England
Friends of Ireland
Paris
France
United States
United States Senate
Great Britain
The Irish Situation and British Policy Reflections
A historical overview notes mass indignation in America over the 1916 Dublin executions and criticizes British wartime actions in Ireland. It cites Irish claims for independence, references the Irish Republican conventions, and discusses Gladstone era Home Rule shifts and parliamentary dynamics.
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Ireland
America
Dublin
England
United States
Messrs
Dunne
Ryan
Walsh
Philadelphia
Engand
Note and Comment on Public Figures and Global Affairs
A collage of sharp witted, polemical observations on Henry Ford, the Kaiser, foreign policy, and domestic politics. The author wittily critiques lawmakers views on the League of Nations, German politics, Shantung tensions, and economic prospects, mixing humor with political commentary.
War's Horrors Seen By A Soldier In Belleau Wood
A World War I notebook piece from Stars and Stripes in France reflects on the visual limits of print and photography to convey war’s horror. It urges veterans to carry lessons home and oppose jingoism and profiteering, advocating a strong conscience and a League of Nations to prevent future bloodshed.
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League of Nations
Prom
Stars and Stripes
France
Ehrenbreitstein
Belleau Wood
Jingo
Utalitarian Memorials On Arts And War Commemoration
The American Federation of Arts with 224 chapters argues for memorials that honor civil war heroes while serving utilitarian purpose. It contends art progress supports blending beauty with practical function, citing New York City business buildings as examples. The aim is to ensure memorials that both celebrate sacrifice and aid postwar needs.
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New York Herald
American Federation of Arts
United States
Benius
New York City
Not Too Proud to Fight Past and Present Evolution
A reflection on the NOT TOO PROUD TO FIGHT stance and its wartime aims. It considers how soldiers’ efforts to safeguard democracy inspired memorial art. The piece argues memorials can further the purpose of protecting democratic values into the future.
Press Snippets and Playful Notes From Front Pages
A collage of newspaper quips and cartoonish captions from major papers. The pieces touch on Kaiser era bravado, Willard and Dempsey boxing notes, German leaders in exile, Ohio politics, postal rate debates, and oddball letters to editors.
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Jess Willard
Washin
von Hindenburg
von Betham-Hollweg
Tower of London
Birmingham Ag Herald
Dempsey
Governor Cox
Ohio
Toledo
Humor and Domestic Quips From Old Papers
A series of light exchanges on maid wages and social roles. A Baltimore joke notes a maid earning high wages from many families. A cartoonish line shows a lunch counter dispute. A Pearson’s Weekly item has a mother planning a profession for Dorothy, who prefers ordinary life.
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Baltimore American
Rhyme and Reason Comes by Myself Little Polly
A fragment from a reader’s verse exchange includes lines about Cousin Mary and Cousin Alar gus Mary hinge that she will ease You laugh right out. The editor returns the poem with notes and questions about propinquity and marriage. A speaker from Rumpus Ridge Ark comments on a husband’s retirement and bedtimes.
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Polly
Mary
Alargus
Robin
Tim
Pearson's Weekly
Hugh
Oll
Birs
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Ark
Judie
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House of Lords
Commons
Howe
Henry Ford
Solomon
William Hohenzollern
Germany
Jupiter Pluvius
Montana
Shantung
Junkers
Herr Eraberger
New York
Cwo Tribune
Henry
Jim Reed
Jim
Spirit of the Press
Chicago Tribune
Kansas City Star
Joe I
Minneapolis Tribune
von Jagow
Pittsburg Gazette-Times
Washington Star
Carranza
Bernard Shaw
New York Post
Ustomer
Junior
Pearson’s Weekly
Dorothy
Boston Transcript
Rhyme and Reason
Ascot
Ascot Day Cellation
London
Prearil
A. C. M. Hardware House
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