Hughes Speech: a weak critique of Wilson era policy
The article criticizes Hughes for a weak acceptance speech after months of study. It mocks his appeal to the Huerta flag salute, notes his lack of concrete proposals, and contrasts his rhetoric with Root Roosevelt vigor. It cites his inconsistent suffrage stance and accuses him of political flailing and unpreparedness.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Huerta
Mexico
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Germany
Lusitania
Fivermak
Remov
Repuba
Foreign Service
New Mexico
Mondell
Wyoming
Wicks
Massachusetts
Root
Roosevelt
Ito
Mr. Hughes
Analysis of Hughes and Wilson in wartime policy debate
The piece critiques Hughes and Wilson on intervention, neutrality, and preparedness. It argues for deterrence of German aggression and warns Americans to leave Mexico. It suggests Wilson avoided war while Hughes offered weak alternatives, with Roosevelt-era campaigns cited as a contrasting approach.
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Metica
de Am Wilson
Mexico
Singhes
Aqard
Germany
Mr. Hughes
United States
Lusitania
Hayfes
Ction
Hai
Hu Ches
Hughes
Supreme Coutambo
Wilson
Roosevelt
Old Guard
Europe
Patriotism by Compassion in Baltimore Music Stand Law
The Baltimore ordinance requires all present to stand during Thy Star Spangled Banner with a fine up to 100 dollars for violators. The piece argues patriotism should arise from heart not statute, noting military salutes fit discipline and that law alone cannot create national sentiment.
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Baltimore
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
New York
British Front Losses Estimated For Three Weeks
An official statement records 4433 British officers killed wounded or missing in the first three weeks of the July push on the western front. With no official ranks figures, an upper estimate suggests about fifty enlisted men per officer, totaling around 221650 British casualties in that period.
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Western Front
Wyoming Forms State Guard Ready to Serve Nation
A Wyoming state guard is described as fit and ready to defend the country. The piece hails the pick of capable men and the state’s ample resources while noting political blame games in New York and the broader Democratic and Republican tensions surrounding national leadership and heat waves.
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Wyoming
Educational Reform After War Predicted in England
A London debate notes postwar reform to shift from old English classics to practical sciences. Lord Haldane argues for expanded science and secondary education, while Lord Cromer warns against loss of humanistic study. England aims to train chemists and engineers to compete with Germany and the United States as national education systems modernize.
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Oxford
Cambridge
House of Loria
Humanites
Senate
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Balfour
Germany
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Mr. Asquith
Edward Grey
French
Haldane
Britain
Lord Cromer
Egypt
United States
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Pwer House
Cromer
Bryde
Lord Morley
House of Larda
Te Bogland
Baghaed
Switserland
United States of America
Switzerland
United
United Kingdom
Clipped Comment ADDING YEARS TO HUMAN LIFE
The San Francisco Bulletin notes that life expectancy has risen over centuries though people still find life less worth living. Census data suggest white American babies may reach around 60, far short of Methusaleh’s nine decades, with modern science casting doubt on such ancient longevity.
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San Francisco Bulletin
Census Bureau
Mio
Economic Rise Buoys National Bank of Cuba Deposits
People paying 9 cents 9 pound for cigar will be interested that deposits in the National Bank of Cuba rose sharply by 23 million dollars in June compared with the same period last year, signaling growing demand and liquidity.
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Sigar
National Bank of Cuba
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