Kaiser's Peace Terms Mocked as Imperial Demands
The author attacks the Kaiser's proposed peace terms as monstrous and imperialist. He denounces indemnities to Britain for wartime crimes, calls for plebiscites in Alsace Lorraine, and warns that Russia would become a German vassal under a future plan. The piece frames the terms as a betrayal of sovereignty and a threat to world order.
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Tae Kaleer
Noel
America
Kaieer
Alsace-Lorraine
England
Germany
Belgium
Serbia
Rumania
France
Kaiser
Englepi
Pho
Russia
Tim
Berlin
Sia
Elsus
Poland
Bosnia
Ireland
Middle
Europe
Tannenberg
Gross-Deutschland
German policy shifts and calls for disarmament contrast with war aims
The piece reviews German leaders' speeches on disarmament and arbitration, noting von Bethmann-Hollweg’s admitted breaches of international law and a strong Prussian war faction’s influence. It also references Allied reactions to German aims and mentions three grandsons of John Brown joining the U.S. Navy amid global conflict.
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Germany
Delrtom
von Dethimann-Hollweg
Frank
Prussia
Junkers
Crown Prince
Haieer
John Brown
Ite
Judge Bouton Urges English-Only Education For War Times
In Port Collins a judge condemns foreign language schools for wartime loyalties and urges sending children to Fort Collins public schools to learn English. The author applauds Cheyenne’s German instruction halt as aligned with American spirit, arguing German influence must end in schools and politics.
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Bouton
Port Collins
Cotp
Fort Collins
New York City
Vaet
Cheyenne
Be Half-Soled but Not Half-Souled War Savings Talk
A historical plea extols thrift stamps and war savings to support Uncle Sam. The piece quotes opinions on liberty bonds and small donations, urging readers to save even 25 cents. It references public figures and wartime skepticism about submarine sinkings and end of the war.
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Secrenty McAdoo
Sam
Uncle Sam
Conquest and Kultur and the logic of world power
Excerpts argue that German and allied theorists tied expansion to population, territory, and economic dominance. They claim world power requires vast land, resource access, and a connected, loyal populace. mere capital or exports without territorial control fails. The text links economic might to political might and territorial mastery.
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Sian
Brazil
South Africa
Albrecht Wirth
Technische Hochschule
Munich
imperialist thoughts on German expansion and world power
Excerpts discuss population growth, need for room and resources, and a Germany seeking global prominence. Leaders favor territorial expansion in Europe and beyond, citing colonies, the Baltic region, Alsace Lorraine, and potential gains from the United States, Spain, and the Caribbean.
Weather Report and Public Utility Hearing Note
At 6 pm the reading shows mean temperature 41 degrees with a 24 hour change of 6 degrees colder. Highest 52, lowest 30, wind up to 62 mph from the west. Floyd, secretary of the state public utilities commission, returned from Sheridan after attending a hearing on the Sheridan Street Railway company.
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Floyd
H. Allen Floyd
State Public Utilities Commission
Sheridan
Sheridan Street Railway Company
The Waverly Book Conference In Chicago
A major stockholder Mrs Waverly arrives at the Selwyn Book Conference in the Congress hotel gold room. Jim introduces her to fifty attending men as daughter to join the meeting while tensions rise over control of the firm and Dick’s handling of the business.
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Chicago
Jim
Congress Hotel
Selwyn Book Concern
ABE MARTIN Notes Lost Town During Remodel
Th' Fairy Grotto nickel theater is closed for remodeling leaving the town lonely. The column mentions folks getting rich and filing naturalization papers while Clark returns from Washington after a long business trip.
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Lye
von Tirpity
Fatherland Party
Lloyd George
Vernon Kellogg
Atlantic Monthly
Dia
Arthur DW
Max Sering
Handels-und Machtpolitik
Sering
University of Berlin
Arthur Dix
Hochstrassen Des Weltwirtschaftsverkehrs
Britain
Switzerland
Luxemburg
Holland
Baltic
Idem
Spain
Caroline Islands
Cuba
Antilles
Philippines
Soler
Everett True
Harry
Weather Report
Date
Margie
Abe Martin
Clark
John D. Clark
Washington
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