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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1916
Page
6
In a whimsical column a narrator muses on a Russian bear in Turkey and Oxford Lake, jokes about Dr Arthur Warren Watte awaiting desserts, and notes rain boosting weeds while Verdun fields and Rhode Island shells frame wartime imagery. It comments on local council candidates and asks what kind of fathers they will be.
The rainfall from last night and this morning brought a monetary benefit valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars to farmers in Calhoun County, at no cost to them.
A trinitrotoluol plant in New Jersey was blown up yesterday. Officials say it would take a large dynamite charge to split open a plant with such a strong name.
A violent incident in Texas ends with a Black man burned to death and his charred remains dragged through the streets in a sack. The report notes racial hostility and calls for restoration of law and order amid the tragedy.
An opinion argues that Americans oppose censorship in any form and favor free speech and press. It notes early films showed indecency but public demand for clean pictures grew, criticizing censors as largely ineffective and warning censorship could lead to press control.
The Anniston community mourns Dr Robert Lee Bowcock whose death after a brief illness leaves a void in professional life social and religious circles. A founder figure among early settlers he built a lasting legacy in kindness humility and service revered as a noble and devoted family man and trusted physician. His loss is felt as the city confronts a transformed civic landscape and a testament to his lifelong work and moral leadership.
An editorial argues for a national labor reserve linked to federal planning. It notes periodic regional labor shortages and idle areas, proposes a government system to connect job seekers with openings, and stresses labor as a key national asset requiring organized deployment.
Emmeline Pankhurst reemerges with a plan for military preparedness focused on women not for combat but nursing, cooking, sewing, and clerical work. She argues these skills will support Red Cross efforts and domestic duties, signaling a shift from militant suffragette tactics to patriotic service.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal argues Russia must lead to end the war. It lauds Russia for loyalty to allies and notes Russian forces landed in France. It highlights past diversions against Germany and Armenia campaign as support for Western powers.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in New Orleans outlined the massive mobilization needed for war. It showed that arming an army of a million and equipping ships would strain U S manufacturing for years and require vast engineering resources and high efficiency across arsenals and private shops. The piece criticizes lawmakers proposing time studies that could lower munitions output, arguing such moves would handicap the military and undermine national defense.
Paris newspapers view President Wilson's note to Germany as an unprecedented diplomatic defeat for Germany and praise his handling of the submarine dispute. They say Germany faces a cruel dilemma, having its offers rejected but promises registered, while Wilson's approach is hailed as masterful and essential for American rights.
A concise list recalls 1766 Stamp Act repeal news reaching Boston, 1795 Batavian Republic formation, 1799 Balzac birthday, 1806 Elbe Brest blockade, 1841 Yucatan republic Constitution, 1854 Santa Anna’s Mexico City entry, 1860 Lincoln GOP nomination, 1862 Confederate conscription, 1891 Madame Blavatsky death, 1914 Barry statue unveiling, 1915 WWI actions including Italian war push and Armenian mass killings in Van.
The piece comments on the German note in the American ultimatum negotiations. It notes a shift from vague language to a stated concession, detailing promises to sink merchant vessels without warning unless they resist. The editorial cites Lansing's demand being met provisionally.
The passage argues that shifting toward more helpful actions yields full taxpayer value, and, by design, this outcome is correct. It emphasizes prudent use of funds and accountability to the public.
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