Secretary Daniels and the Navy’s Proven Worth
In praise of Josephus Daniels, the Navy secretary, for turning criticism into acknowledgment of the navy’s improved efficiency. The piece notes armed merchant ships, rapid recruit distribution, allied convoy support, and zero loss of life in submarine waters, asserting Daniels’ leadership silenced his critics. The author urges further publications to admit their errors and honor Daniels.
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Bridgeport
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Eng
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Hamantit
Josephus Daniels
Naval’ Reserve
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Savy
Baiton
Juline
Banat Brine
Boston
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Adison Avene
Peare Nels
Giunkasovae Sabgitgsd
Navy
John Kendrick Bangs
Vase
America
PeNe Tea Et Ny
Breakfast Table Musings Reflect War, Prices, and Daily Life
A fragmented column of wry observations on wartime policy, food, and economy. Notes reference Hooverite hotel owners, bakers, packers, and the Kaiser, with jabs at Frankfurter and Frankl. The piece blends humor with social commentary on February quirks and national duties.
The Credulity of Human Nature
A critique of ongoing confidence games showing how easily people fall for scams. Figures such as a so called heiress and Bowery con artists are cited to illustrate the persistence of scams in new guises. The piece argues that gullibility remains widespread despite modern investments and urban sophistication.
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Lordship Manor
Broadway
Germany Earned Distrust Through War and War Mistrust
A commentary laments Germany's craftiness and damaged reputation. It argues the world distrusts German labor troubles as potential tricks and calls for the Kaiser and leaders to be shown in moving pictures to prove news. It notes Germany must regain confidence after conflict.
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Germany
Empire
Kaiser
London
Paris
St. Helena
Where Polygamy Grows in Bavarian Press Claims
Bavarian newspapers allege that the German government secretly promotes polygamy as a tool. The piece argues the regime ignores humane standards and Christian codes in pursuing aims. It laments Germany’s moral decay and nation’s betrayal of its former values.
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Germany
Mephistopheles
Still Jobs for Cavalry as Pershing Seeks Regiments
General Pershing has asked for the formation of fifteen cavalry regiments. The War Department will comply, gathering the famed Seventh U. Cavalry and General Custer's aide command. This marks a rare expansion for the cavalry amid modern warfare.
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Pershing
War Department
U. Cavalry
Custer
German Professors Drive Unrestricted Submarine Campaign
Reports from Berlin reveal professors influenced Germany to launch unrestricted submarine warfare. They argued Britain could fall within months and the United States would endure any consequence. The shift favored the plan, though later outcomes proved costly.
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Berlin
Germany
Britain
United States
Open Doors for Women SWashington ep 4
The piece surveys wartime shifts in higher education as universities admit women to emergency and new courses from navigation to home care. It traces historical barriers, notes Belva Lockwood as a early trailblazer, and highlights Europe’s lead in removing sex discrimination in medicine law and business.
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Swashington
Boston
Food Administration
Becau
Idrink
Belva Lockwood
Lockwood
Womin's College
New England
Enschesis
Europe
Great Britain
France
Paris
Germany
Letters to the Editor on Amelita Galli-Curci in 1918
Elmer C. Mills of New Jersey writes from Waterport Connecticut arguing the Metropolitan Opera briefly rejected Galli-Curci two years earlier but she had an extensive abroad career. He notes her early studies under Mascagni and performances from Rome to Buenos Aires before coming to America and cautions management over long contracts with Campanini in Chicago.
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Amelita Galli-Curci
Madame Galli- Curci
Metropolis
New York
Gatti- Casazza
Metropolitan Opera
America
Mascagni
Cairo Opera
Naples
Milan
Petrograd
Madrid
Buenos Aires
Mme. Galli-Curci
Chicago
Warrar
Caruso
Galli-Carci
Cleofonte Campanini
Chicago Opera
Elmer C. Mills
Visiting nurse value for sick poor in community
Andrew F Cartier extols visiting nurses for the sick poor. Nurses serve households unable to pay doctors, offer hygiene and diet guidance, and work long hours aiding multiple cases. They prevent hospital moves, support families, and embody Christian altruism by funding nursing care.
Political Gossip and 1918 Senate Outlook
Live political gossip notes the Republicanna meeting in St Louis on February 12, with talk of Harding and the Ohio homeland, while partisanship dangers loom over anti administration critique. It tracks senatorial succession after deaths in 1918, Kansas GOP shifts toward Progressives, and bids for Capper and Allen as Roosevelt era figures resurface in state politics.
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Republicanna
Senator Harding
Ohio
National Committee
St. Louis
Kansas
Plan to Make Greater Use of Waterways
Washington reports Representative Small, chairman of the house rivers and harbors committee, told Director General McAdoo a plan for rehabilitating inland waterway transportation. The plan has President Wilson and Secretary Redfield’s approval. It proposes government ownership of rail and inland water transport to readjust rates and create joint rail and water terminals for fuller use of facilities.
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Washington
Smdji
House Rivers and Harbors
McAdoo
Wilson
Redfield
Small
Meteors from the Moon Theory by French Astronomer
French astronomer Fimile Betoc revisits an ancient meteor theory proposing moon volcanic ejecta as the origin of meteors. He argues that initial speeds similar to Cotopaxi eruptions and about twice artillery fire could launch material from the moon to become satellites of the Moon, Earth, or the Sun.
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Fimile Betoc
Solar System
Cotopaxsi
Pepper Tales and the Art of Omission in Adams columns
A fragmented Pierre George Matthew Adams piece discusses Pepper Tales and the art of omission. It argues moral teaching from Christ, simple happiness, and poverty causes tied to omitted essentials, noting emphasis on experiences and feelings and a curious aside about an owl’s immovable eye.
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Christ
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