Republican Year debated in Wyoming editorials
The Thermopolis Record relayed by the Laramie Republican and Cheyenne Tribune argues a Republican Year without forcing politics amid wartime. It questions Democratic primaries set for August and the November election, urging focus on winning the war and delaying political appeals until appropriate. The piece hints at a Democratic autumn and jokes about a Paris departure in April.
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Alarges
Thermopolis
Laramie
Wyomite
Wyoming
Democratic Party
Fort administrator confirms a related incident in turmoil
The fort administrator addressed a related matter amid unrest, stating that one individual is at the heart of the issue. Officials described the situation as critical and ongoing, with security measures heightened and inquiries continuing.
Eighteen Months for German Fire-Bomb Plotters in New York
The New York federal court convicts Frans von Rintelen and twelve associates of a scheme to destroy allied ships using cargoes of food and munitions. The court imposes the maximum penalty of eighteen months and $2000 per defendant, sparking debate over American war laws and German retaliation.
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Frans von Rintelen
New York
Uncle Sun
Atlanta
Why We Are Not Mexicanized From the New York World
The World argues against a war cabinet and defends the separation of powers among the three government branches. It cites Jefferson Jackson and Johnson as examples of resisting encroachment by other powers, noting a true president can resist congressional usurpation. Roosevelt is mentioned in a political oblique note about party fates.
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Congress
Jefferson
Supreme Court of the
United States
Jackson
Johnson
Legislative Branch
Notorious German Agent Used Congressional Record to Spread Propaganda
A 1917 congressional record notes German agent Viereck and The Fatherland as tools of German propaganda in the United States. It cites links with Dr. Heinrich Albert and the German secret service, and discusses bills to exempt German descendants from military service, seen as attempts to sow national division.
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U.S
George Sylvester
Viereck
Como
United States
New York
Heinrich Albert
Fatherland
Secret Service
American Defense Society
House of Representatives
Oleth
Sinois
Wilson
Expose Sinister German Propaganda Tactics
A call to publicizing German intrigue within the United States as it urges disunity and pro German peace. The speaker links German agents to discontent and accuses Herr Viereck of promoting antiwar sentiment through publications funded by German interests. The piece references The American Weekly and historical ties to German propaganda.
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Russia
United States
Charles Edward Ruussell
Germany
Great Britain
Samnies in Enemy Camps Fear Mail Delays
American prisoners in German camps face hardships with unbroken spirit and worry over lack of mail from relatives. This lettered report comes from the prisoner-of-war aid department of the YMCA, noting the impact of delayed correspondence on inmates.
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New York
Navy Recruiting Set to Move in Cheyenne Officers Named
J E Holl is placed in charge of Navy recruiting in Cheyenne with James E Hill identified as the new recruiting officer in the city. Hill belongs to the U S Navy Quartermaster Department and takes over from Charles L Ballman who has been transferred to Denver. Gladys the twenty foot python in Lincoln Park Chicago received her semi annual meal. Twelve keepers and a sausage stuffing machine fed her thirty pounds of ground beef then a twelve pound fillet of beef. Fossil Dry Piney Oil company awards contract for drilling a well in the Fossil field.
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James E. Hill
Navy
Cheyenne
Hill
Quartermaster Department
United States Navy
Charles L. Ballman
Denver
Gladys
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Fossil Dry Piney Oil Company
Foasil
Are You a Super or a Hyper
Winona Wilcox argues that both sexes can embody supers and hypers in stressful times. She contends supers show self restraint and support families while hypers act irrationally and disrupt home life. The piece links gender roles to national unity and warns against hyper behavior in any household.
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Winona Wilcox
Congress
Lighter Vein The Drama Scene Notes Burglary Lines
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer describes a stage moment where a character whispers a stealthy line about sneaking as a burglar and staying in the spotlight. The dialogue hints at theatrical tension and audience visibility.
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Seattle P. I
Spelling Slip In Stenography Cited By Boston Transcript
The Boston Transcript notes a stenographer’s error in a dictated letter where sugar was misspelled as sugger and the missing letter B was later admitted. The remark follows a brief exchange about proofreading and accuracy.
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Boston Transcript
Meandering Mike and Plodding Pete Seek Work for Alibi
In a lighthearted Philadelphia Bulletin piece Pete expresses shame at his life and plans to find work to prove an alibi after being mistaken for an I W W member. Mike sympathizes as Pete vows to try.
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Pete
Mike
Philadelphia Bulletin
Sign in Bank Called to Start Trouble
A newspaper quip recalls a bank sign reading If you are looking for trouble start something. The sign scared off new customers, prompting its removal to avoid scaring away business.
Weather Keeps Player Off the Course in Cold Freeze
Detroit Free Press notes a golfer quits playing due to cold weather and frozen ground. The remark asks if he is fond of golf, answering yes with a caveat about his enthusiasm.
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Detroit Free Press
Petunia Tavern Landlord Says Prices Have Doubled
A horse-faced guest asks if locals are awake to wartime duties and the landlord of the Petunia tavern replies that everyone with goods to sell has doubled prices and more as the conflict looms, reflecting rising costs in Kansas City.
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Petunia
Kansas City Star
After the War a Soldier Fears for His Future
Dialogue reveals a corporal asking about life after war and a private suggesting marriage as a fallback. A judge remarks on engagement timing and financial strain, highlighting postwar anxieties about employment and settled life.
Anecdote About Senator Finbdub Debated in Courier Journal
Fragmentary quotation from the Louleville Courier Journal cites an anecdote about a senator named Finbdub. The excerpt lacks full context, names, dates, or events.
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Senator Finbdub
Louleville Courier-Journal
War conditions blamed for undisclosed disease outbreak
War conditions are blamed for an outbreak of cedienia disease unknown in peacetime. The illness has affected the civil population mainly the feet and legs as many Germans have become fatter due to semi starvation.
Mercenary Women and a Night Out At Iris
A narrator recalls an evening with Jim after a fare dance and a theater visit to Iris. She critiques the play's portrayal of women and reflects on women's responsibility, morality, and the effects of theater on perception, contending many seek luxury over virtue.
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Jim
Lady Fair
Dicketter
Little
Iris
Pinero
Littleock
Rector's
Margie
Ife
Mrs. Warren
Greatest steam locomotive joins service at Baldwin works
The Baldwin Locomotive Works puts the world’s largest steam locomotive into service. It measures over 100 feet in length and weighs 450 tons, with 24 driving wheels that tower above an average man. The boiler is flexible at three joints to negotiate curves. Lost Springs Rosin coal mine reopens offering standard wages or better.
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Baldwin Locomotive Works
Lost Springs
Rosin
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