Sherman Sherley Pushes Budget Reform For National Finance
Representative Swagar Sherley of Kentucky, chair of the house committee on appropriations, urges a reform budget system for the United States. He argues war requires different spending, but a standard budget discipline is needed to curb peacetime expenditure amid large wartime finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Swagar Sherley
Kentucky
Ile
House Committee On Appropriations
Congress
Director of Propaganda Prompts U.S. War Message Abroad
Arthur Woods, New York police commissioner under Mayor Mitchel, heads a nationwide propaganda campaign to explain America's war aims to neutrals and allied peoples. Working with the Committee on Public Information led by George Creel, Woods will counter German propaganda and boost allied morale by detailing U.S. plans and actions, with emphasis on France Italy and Britain.
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America
Germany
United States
Arthur Woods
New York
John Purroy Mitchel
Woods
Committee On Public Information
George Creel
England
Rector Manning Led War Effort While Serving at Camp Upton
Dr. William T. Manning rector of Trinity parish New York once the largest parish in the world has led patriotic activities since the war began. He backed the allied cause advocated conscription and opposed Dr. Karl Muck’s New York arrival. Manning serves as a voluntary chaplain at Camp Upton with term extended at officer request. He was born in England in 1906 and moved to the U.S. as a boy of ten becoming a citizen. He joined Trinity parish as vicar in 1908 and became rector after Rev. Dr. Morgan Hix died in 1910.
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William T. Manning
Trinity Parish
New York
Karl Muck
Boston Symphony Orchestra
America
Belgium
Camp Upton
Upton
Doctor Manging
England
United States
St. Agnes
West Ninety-second Street
Morgan Hix
Trinity
Jackling Big Job and the Explosives Plant Build
The government planned a large expenditure for explosives plants and summoned Daniel Cowan Jackling from the Pacific coast. A Missouri native educated at the Missouri School of Mines, he led construction and management of major metallurgical plants in Utah in 1907, later holding numerous vice presidencies and leadership roles in mining across Washington Colorado and Utah.
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Daniel Cowan Jacking
Missouri
Doc Jacking
Wir
Bor
Appleton County
Missouri School of Mines
Min Rat
Consolidated Mercury
Utah
Washington
Colorado
Tir
Jackling Ban
Irish Soldier Recalls German Prison Horrors After Mons Battle
M J Prendergast of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, wounded near Etreux on August 27, 1914, describes five days without food or drink in a German train convoy. He recounts starvation, lack of medical care, and a Red Cross nurse who spat on coffee offered to a wounded officer. The convoy reached Senne Lager and Benne Lager near Paderborn, where prisoners endured exposure and minimal shelter for months before formal care arrived.
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Chicago
M. J. Prendergast
Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Mons
Etreux
Germany
Red Cross
Warwicks
Lief
Prendergast
Benne Lager Bei
Paderborn
Torture and Hardship in a World War II Camp Narrative
A survivor recounts brutal treatment in a camp including forced starvation, suspensions, and long forced foot running. He describes being moved from Senne to Limberg, exposure to a virus linked to typhus, later illness labeled bronchitis and tuberculosis, and eventual exchange to Switzerland.
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Limberg
Switzerland
Memphis Boy Receives Medal From King George
Memphis boy Horace M. Emery has been decorated by King George for distinguished war service. He fought at the Somme, was hospitalized in London, and after recovery met the king who praised him as an American citizen who served with Canadian troops and pinned the medal on his coat.
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Memphis
Tenny Horrace
M. Emery
George
England
Somme
London
Emery
King's Palace
Spring Fever Cure Ad for Blood Root Tonic
An early 20th century advertises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery a blood tonic sold by druggists in sixty cent vials and tablets. Claiming to prevent spring fatigue it promises vim vigor and vitality and to cleanse the system using alterative extracts from herbs.
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Dr. Pierce
Sergeant Nettie’s Recruiting Charm Draws Men in Chicago
Sergeant Nettie McPherson inspires eager enlistment at local British Canadian recruitment stations. Wearing Gordon Highlanders attire, she performs a Highland fling and pipes, claimed as the only woman recruiting officer in the United States.
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Mieston
United States
Chicago
Sergt
Nettle McPherson
Gordon Highlanders
Sergeant Nettle
Sergeant McPherson
What Will You Name Your War Garden
In a patriotic plea from Winifred Black, readers are urged to name their wartime gardens after soldiers like Sam Brown or a tied local hero. The piece emphasizes effort over luck, home front duty, and sending letters from the trenches while youths in Sutton West Virginia consider naming their plots. It also notes a dog reunion story from Indian Fork and reports on St. Louis police expanding women officers to fifteen members.
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Winifred Black
Department of the Interior
United States
Garden Army
Little Sister
Big Brother
Russia
Uncle Sam
Sam Brown
France
Leta
The Vision of Brotherhood in The Vigilantes Poem
A historic verse by Catherine Lee Bates envisions healing through love. It calls for unity, denounces hatred, and promises a future where courage and faith lead to a prince of peace, guiding humanity beyond strife.
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Catherine Lee Bates
Vigilantes
Fragmented Quote Reflects Gas Attack Discussion
A partial dialogue shows concern over gas attacks in the country and mentions congress and legislatures in session, highlighting public anxiety and political debate about national security.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Fragrance Claim
Itching burning skins following eczema rashes and scalp irritation are treated by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Free samples offered by writing Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 or 50 cents. Ad.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Different Ideals Reflect Divergent Wartime Ambitions
A veteran dialogue contrasts two youths dreams in wartime. One seeks humble beginnings as a soldier, while the other aims for frontline glory by going over the top. The exchange highlights differing motivations and expectations among young people during conflict.
August Flower Remedy Promoted For Digestive Ailments
Green's August Flower presented as a general cure for stomach disorders and sluggish liver. The ad claims it eases sick headaches, constipation, sour stomach, and indigestion while toning digestion and stimulating bile flow. Sold worldwide with a trial invitation. Trust not your enemies, there are few faithful enemies.
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Jackling
Royal Dublin Fusilier
Nurse
M. J. Pendergast
Horace M. Emely
King of Great Britain
Nettie
Dog
Sutton
W. Va
Hugh McQuain
Indian Fork
Camp Lee
Young McQuain
The
St. Louis
Sfar
Thmber
New Zealand Tunnelling Company
Teoopa
Bright
Doan
Joan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Eisa Carter
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