Russia Ready for Peace as Soviet Ratification Looms
The piece reports on Russia's position amid German peace talks. It notes Petrograd and Moscow soviets favor ratification while the executive council of the pan soviet congress prepares to decide. Lenin appeals for peace as the country faces invasion.
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Amsterdam
Opfheir
Ponce
Caerminy
Tiel
Wits
Erin
Cormniny
Lin
Mach
Petrograd
Moscow
Russia
Okra
Setoautocracy
Lenine
Pan Soviet Congress
Reclassification of Draftees Under New Medical Bonds
Washington updates draft procedures by classifying men before boards into four main groups: acceptable for general service, acceptable after cure of defects, acceptable for limited or special service, and exempt. The changes aim to direct men to work matching their health while protecting their health.
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Washington
Minshal
Democratic party platform outlines reforms and labor focus
The platform advocates equal suffrage, prohibition, farmer and laborer support, and a new labor policy as the party debates the negro volume question and maps its political direction following contentious sessions.
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Dathomod
Tayteu
Prohibition Party
Wis
Washington Speaker Celebrates Sixtyeighth Birthday
Speaker Chirk celebrated his sixty eighth birthday on March 7 receiving well wishes from friends and the Missouri delegation priest. Former Speaker Chavion predicted Topo Mir Clark would live to one hundred years old and intellectually strong.
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Washington
Chirk
Missouri
Chavion
Clark
Goats Sunk and Buildings Lost in December
Report from Washington notes more U Goats sunk than built with gillies and American river forces destroying subsurfaces in December. The information from temede lung Washington indicates widespread destruction, prompting strong encouragement here.
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Washington
Germany
Red Cross to Launch Second War Fund Drive on May 20
San Francisco reports the second war fund drive of the American Red Cross seeks 10,000,000 dollars and will begin May 20. Advices from national headquarters in Washington indicate the drive is planned by the Maie division here.
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San Francoisco
American Red Cross
Ma Eie
Wational
Washigton
Automobile output cut 50 percent due to fuel war merge
New York reports a 50 percent reduction in passenger car production during the current year as factories adjust to wartime demands. The announcement, issued by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, signals major impact on output and industry employment.
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New York
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Worthily Ranks Among Saints and St Patrick’s Life
A reflective essay extols St Patrick as a humane, influential Irish figure. It discusses his early hardship as a slave, his deep integration with Celtic society, and his leadership shaped by moral work rather than miraculous claims, stressing inner vision over legends.
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St. Patrick
Britain
Patrick
St. Bridget
Spain
Lincoln
Moses
Untitled Passage on a Man's Good Deeds and Peace
A reflective appraisal praises a plainly dressed man whose spirit and kind words urged timely warnings and promises of contentment prosperity and happiness for all who live righteously. The tone honors his great goodness and impact on peace and goodwill toward humanity.
The Shamrock Legend and Sacred Four-Leaf Clover
A discussion on the shamrock as Ireland's emblem and the lore of four and five leaf clovers. It notes sacred origins in Greek rites, beliefs of luck and protection, and tales of detecting evil spirits and guiding lovers, with cautions on military service and magical powers.
Saint Patrick Passionate Self Sacrifice In Confessions
The passage notes Patrick’s insistence that he paid his own way in Ireland and refused any coin for baptisms ordinations or graces. He stresses humility and self sacrifice and claims he endured perils to administer sacraments for the people.
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Patrick
Green Isle
War department plans limit 1918 draft to about 800000
Washington reports the second draft is expected to summon roughly 800000 to 1000000 men to complete existing army organizations, with no new divisions planned for 1918. Quota methods and April start are under review to avoid harvest disruption and fill gaps in national army and guard divisions.
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Washington
War Department
Crowder
Senate
House Military Committee
Gcrowder
Congress
Europe
National Army
National Guard
Prohibition Party Splits Over Merger With Nationals
In Chicago fifty-one Prohibition delegates joined the new National party after a split with the Prohibition convention over merger terms. National Committee Chairman Virgil G. Hinshaw and about a hundred others aligned with the new party prompted by failure to secure a two thirds vote for merger. Delegates debated several resolutions but no accord emerged on unifying with the Nationals. The split raised questions about the Prohibition party’s future after nearly fifty years.
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Chicago
New
National Party
National Committee
Virgil G. Hinshaw
New Party
St. Louis
Prohibition
Nationals
Prohibitionists
Prohibition Party
Soldiers Farm Mouth Organ Band Formed at Camp Meade
A band of ten harmonica players is being organized among the men of the Seventy ninth division at Camp Meade Maryland by Kenneth Clark, camp song leader.
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Washington
Camp Meade
Kenneth Clark
Eighteen British Vessels Sunk in Last Week
Admiralty report dated March 6 lists eighteen British vessels sunk by mine or submarine in the past week. Twelve of these were Weasels over 1 000 tons, all under that tonnage.
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London
Admiralty
Ford to Build Large Scale Light Tank for U S Allies
Detroit reports Ford Motor Company is to produce a light tank for the United States and its allies. The model is nearing completion and will enter service on a vast scale.
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Detroit
German alcohol benzol mix offers cheaper fuel alternative
A Scientific American summary notes Germany experiments with a one to one benzol alcohol mix yielding 42 mph and 4.66 miles per pint, while other ratios reach 41 mph and 3.72 to 4.47 miles per pint. Pure benzol or gasoline give varied performance. alcohol and benzol could lower fuel costs as coal tar products expand in the US and Germany.
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Germany
Scientific American
United States
Cavite Delivers Pacific Time Signals From Manila
Since October 1 Cavite radio station teams with the Philippine Bureau of Posts and the Manila Observatory to broadcast time signals from the 120th meridian east at 11 am and 10 pm daily. The Manila clock feeds Cavite. signals run from 10:55 to 11:00 am and 9:55 to 10:00 pm, excluding certain clock ticks. The service aids mercantile and naval fleets due to Manila’s Pacific location.
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Cavite
Pacific
Philippine Bureau of Pests
Manila Observatory
Greenwich
Anys Science
Bureau of Posts
Manila
Showing Him Up As War Propaganda in New York
James W. Gerard in New York urges continued resistance to German militarism. The speech contrasts Allied resolve with a parable about a shark loan scam, illustrating deceit and the need for steadfast opposition.
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James W. Gerard
New York
Atchison Boy Known On Both Sides Of The State
The Atchison Globe notes a local youth famed as mamma's darling in Atchison while Kansas City papers call him a regular papa's tom cat, illustrating a split nickname across regions.
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Atchison
Mamma
Kansas City
Atchison Globe
Woman Sues Over Canary Lost Love In Alienation Claim
Mrs Anna Mallett of Syracuse sues neighboring Mrs Martha Traylor for 500 damages alleging she wrongfully enticed and kept the pet canary Pete after it escaped from the plaintiff’s home. The claim says repeated demands for the bird were ignored and the canary’s voice proves its identity.
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Canary
Mra
Martha Traylor
Pete
Anna Mallett
Syracuse
N. Y
Alice
Matlett
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