War Buildup Costs Far Exceed Panama Canal Price
The United States has spent vast sums on war preparations. The ordinance bureau has obligated about 2.9 trillion dollars for rifles, artillery, and gear. The quartermaster bureau shows about 2.48 trillion for clothing, cantonments, and supplies. Aviation led with nearly 476 million spent and pending requests over 265 million. Total signal corps development surpasses 899 million, well above canal costs.
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Oe Anid
Sam
Germany
Panama Canal
Quartermaster General's Bureau
Delaware
Nevada
Wyoming
Arizona
Alaska
Signal Corps
The Man Who Dotes On All Ologies
A portrait of a prodigious mind who masters algebra, calculus, linguistics, astronomy, and cuneiform. He cites past present and future eclipses and can declense nouns while displaying the fourth dimension. Doctors deem his mathematical mania incurable.
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Heaven
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Labor Strikes and War Industry in Labor Disputes
The piece questions labor slackers and cites Senate remarks by Sen McCumber on coalitions and strikes harming war effort. It discusses conscription of labor for agriculture and war industries, union tensions, and a shipyard carpenters strike on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. It cites President Wilson’s mediation and a Sunset article by Walter Voelkke on Pacific coast shipworkers.
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Atlantic
Pacific
United States Senate
McCumber
North Dakota
America
East
Carpenters
Jos
Wilson
Lealer
Walter V.voehike
Walter V.voehike, Regarding the Shipworkers’ Case Op Pactic Coast
Hard Work and Revolt in a Carpenter’s Shop
A worker complains about low overtime pay and harsh conditions. Riveters on piece-work earn eighty to a hundred dollars weekly while straight-time crews idle, counting money and swapping stories. He notes abundant work and quitting if shouted at, predicting foreman oversight would push men to leave.
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Alpyarde
Ike
Tribune derides tariff debate and war focus in political clash
The piece criticizes the Tribune for linking prewar conditions to protectionist policy and accuses the paper of clinging to antebellum Republican ideas. It argues the current era requires progress, not tariff backsliding, and urges attention to national war aims over party politics.
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Republican
United States
The
Tribune
I T
Hughes
Old Guard
Triune
Republican Party
Lighter cars and vast locomotives spur rail reform
A debate rages in the United States over lighter passenger and freight cars led by Henry Ford while Baldwin unveils a 100 foot 450 ton locomotive with flexible boilers and 24 driving wheels. A Christian Science Monitor writer notes heavy locomotives strain rail systems and urges modernized railway carriage, motive power, and business practices with possible government action.
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United States
Henry Ford
Baldwin Locomotive Works
America
Christian Science Monitor
Mr. Ford
Just What Uncle Sam Has Done Since He Entered World War
The article outlines wartime actions by the United States from entry into the war. It presents a series of timely, plainly stated updates on what the government did, what had to be done, and how the nation mobilized. It emphasizes reliable information for readers.
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Uncle Sam
Wartime transparency and the nations war work details
An editorial stresses the need for clear public information on military materiel and troop movements. It compares U S wartime engineering challenges to the Panama Canal project, highlighting costs, settlements, sanitation, and administration as part of the total expense and effort.
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Panama Canal
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Uncle Sam
New
French Canal Co
Republic of Panama
Canal
Two Aliens Register in Kemmerer One in Jail
Postmaster John McNamara reports two German subjects registered in Kemmerer during Feb 4 to 18 as required. One registrant is a car reporter for the OSS and the other, William Roehl, is jailed in the county jail after last fall’s arrest for uttering seditious remarks. Photographs and fingerprints were taken and records sent to Washington.
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Kemmerer
Wyo
John McNamara
United States
William Roehl
Washington
Return to Cheyenne Ends Six Week East Buying Trip
H. Camin returns to Cheyenne after an extensive buying trip to the east. He was away six weeks and visited New York, St. Louis and Chicago markets.
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Cheyenne
S. H. Caminsky
The
Fashion Story
East
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Margie and Donna Await the Birth of Billy
In a porch scene Margie questions Donna about buying a delicate frock for an unborn baby. Donna insists on adopting Billy regardless of gender cues, while Margie contemplates her own ambivalence toward welcoming a baby. The pair await news from attorney Mr. Stein as plans unfold. To Be Continued
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Margie
Donna
Bill
Billy
Mr. Stein
Billy Boy
Billy Dear
Staton
Sonny
Lighter Vein Methona Quips on Household Finance
The Kansas City Journal records a humorous exchange about watching the sugar market. A wife borrows when prices rise and repays when they fall, illustrating cautious financial speculation in a domestic setting.
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Methona
Kansas City Journal
Babyhood Tale Sparks Endnote on Cat Biting Myth
A fragment from a 19th century child memoir describes a boy named Arthur pulling a cat's tail and a visitor warning that the cat will bite. The boy insists cats do not bite at this end, illustrating a humorous misunderstanding of animal behavior.
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Arthur
No Hope for a Knock-kneed Recruit in London Fun
A drill sergeant mocks a knock kneed recruit in London Fun noting the top half stands to attention while the bottom half stays at ease. The harsh critique highlights the recruit’s perceived weakness and unlikely path to becoming a soldier.
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London
Rotten Actor Called Out By Boston Transcript
In a sharp theatre quip the Boston Transcript labels a new play’s lead as a decayed gentleman and a rotten actor, questioning the performer’s suitability with a biting critique. The exchange targets stage craft and critical reception from a historic newspaper eye.
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Boston Transcript
Saw the Point About a Home Picture Exchange
A brief item from the Segney Bulletin notes a man asked to see a woman’s home and she replied she would send a picture of it. The exchange highlights a curiosity about familiar spaces in early 20th century reporting.
Between Girls Bet Between Lovers Speech
Betty Wilde Jacck declares she'll go crazy if I don't marry him. Her friend exclaims then there is no hope for him either way. Heaton transcripts.
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Betty Wilde
Jacck
Hin
Heaton
No Use Talking Says Dame Yet They Do
A Kansas City Journal line quotes a woman declaring there is no use talking while noting that actions contradict her claim. The snippet captures a blunt social exchange without further context or names.
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Kansas City Journal
Are Martin’s Words On Truth And Belief
A fragmentary quote argues that nobody is exempt from eating and giving, noting a speaker who admits possible error yet doubts any such possibility exists. The text reflects a rural dialect discussion on certainty and belief.
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