What to do with Turkey in postwar settlement
The piece weighs the Turkish empire after World War I, noting Germany’s treaty result may prompt deadlock without a League of Nations plan. It speculates on options including division, retention in form, or removal, and ponders U S involvement as potential mandatory under a League framework.
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Turkey
Germany
League of Nations
United States
Constantinople
Uncle Sam
Deep Sea
Atilea
Fiji Islands
A Line O Cheer Faces Winter Despair in Sun Stores
The fragment hints at a poem style piece titled A Line O Cheer. It mentions warmth today and looming winter, with a tone of facing despair. The source text appears as fragmented prose or lyric prose referencing stores and the Sun.
Fragmented Morning Musings From The Atlanta Constitution
A garbled excerpt from the Atlanta Constitution features disjointed musings on politics poetry and weather. It references Carranza beer campaigns and references to press agents with scattered phrases about elections and storms.
Coal Hold-Up Warning Sparks Fear Of Winter Shortages
Editorial warns that coal barons may curb production to boost prices this winter after high costs and consumer resistance. It cites past U S actions under Theodore Roosevelt to force price adjustments and urges decisive measures if a coal famine develops.
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Roosevelt
Army of
United States
Ice Trust
Con‘necticut
Still a Scrap of Paper and the League's Test
The author argues Germany treated the 1919 treaty as a scrap of paper, citing duress and past breaches. It emphasizes alliances and the League of Nations as tools to enforce terms, warn against splintering Allied unity, and prevent future wars. The piece notes France faced harsh consequences after a similar treaty and urges steadfast support for collective security.
Partisan racing at Washington delays railroad bill
The piece describes how Republicans in Congress pushed a railroad bill to time the presidential signature for July 7, aiming to delay payments. Sentinel Vitality and the Navy intercepted the bill in Europe, sending it back to the president where the signature was attached, aided by wireless communications, sparing the country.
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Washington
Congress
Sentinel
Navy
Sereda
United States
Europe
Hte
George Washington
Willard Unleashes Long Left on Dempsey in Gritty Bout
A vivid, slang filled sample from a boxing crowd describes Willard countering Dempsey with a long left in a heated exchange. The mock commentary hints at a dramatic moment and the crowd’s joyless mood as the two powerhouses clash in a promised two reel film scene.
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Stimpll& Ton
Willard
Dempsey
Goss Demgsey
Street Safety In The Schools Warns Washington Children
Washington police led a safety campaign urging children to beware streets during vacation. Major Raymond W. Pullman and teachers distributed messages stressing cross at crossings, look both ways, and avoid playing near moving vehicles. The piece notes rising auto usage, risks to pedestrians, and a long tradition of safety education in schools and homes.
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Washington
Raymond W. Pullman
Chilren
Washinghom
Pullman
Maryland
New York
Scouts of America
Park Ave
Ony
New York City
Trate
Unese
Washington Police Department
Bridgeport Forty Years Ago From the Standard 1879
Bridgeport's Parsimonious Fourth Week recaps local events from the Standard including church picnics, open air concerts, railroad changes, school resignations, and a sensational report on a new flying machine in town.
Rippling Rhymes and Mechanical Wonders Parade Local News
The page mixes Walt Mason verse about the labor dream with notes on an airship project and local machinery sales. It mentions The Anderson Brothers and George Lovell as operators, a 125 pound framework, and plans to exhibit in Manhattan Beach and Coney Island. Also notes on velocipedes and Maxim electric lights in Grand Union Park. The Mary Tomlinson case in City court is postponed for a week awaiting his condition.
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Charles Beers
Anderson Brothers
Wonderful Marksmen
George Lovell
Hach
Manhattan Beach
Coney Island
Naugatuck
Richet
New York
Chicago
Hiram Maxi
Maxim
Grand Union Park
Suratopia
N. Y
Mary
Tomlinson
Oliver Kay
Omlinson
Pear
Heteér
Trolleymen Accept War Labor Board Decision
Newark July 2 A state trolley strike was averted as 4000 Public Service Corporation employees agreed to accept an award by War Labor Board special examiner Carlton Ogburn. The decision grants ten hours pay for nine hours work, effectively a five cent per hour wage increase, with Thomas N. McCarter stating the company would abide by the ruling.
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Newark
N. J
Publi Service Corporation
Carlton Ogburn
War Labor Board
Thomas N. McCarter
Prohibition Penalty Warned by Editor Letter
In 1915 letters to the editor warn that prohibition carries penalties and enforcement rests with the Justice Department under Attorney General Palmer. Violators face up to one year imprisonment or a $1000 fine, with possible dual punishment. Also notes a telegraphers strike ending and an arrest in Stratford for auto violations.
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Department of Justice
Palmer
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