Germany Uses Submarines to Threaten Neutral Vessels
The article debates a German rejection of peace talks and a return to unrestricted submarine warfare. It questions U S policy and possible war with Germany, urging citizens to decide how the United States should respond if U boats resume attacking ships without warning. It notes European powers' stance, Wilson’s note, and the strategic value of Danish West Indies for harbor and canal protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States of America
Estente
Great Britain
Tritish Isles
United States
Wilson
Pittsburgh regiment refuses public honors after return from border
The Eighteenth Pennsylvania National Guard unit, recalled from the Mexican border, unanimously rejects banquets and testimonials. Locals led a newspaper campaign and notable citizens urged celebration, but the regiment says it did not want private life celebrated while still needed for duty. The article argues homespun hostility harms the Guard and hospitality from home is misdirected.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
A Year of Lincoln in American High Schools
A Saturday Evening Post piece thanks Judge Wanamaker for the idea of teaching at least one year of Lincoln in American high schools instead of classical authors. It argues Lincoln’s English, reasoning, courage, humor, and democratic spirit make him essential for schooling and national character. It notes New York debates on Sunday movies and cites Father Knickerbocker as a cautionary example.
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Saturday Evening Post
Rh. M. Wanamaker
Supreme Court of Ohio
Lincoln
Caesar
Cicero
Vergil
New York
Father Knickerbocker
The Oregon Story Of 1845 And The Oregon Trail
Eva Emery Dye recounts Oregon's early days with 1845 migrations and the “Fifty four forty or fight” spirit. English observers Peel and Parke visited Nesmith’s cabin, sharing meals and tales, while settlers forged paths to the Pacific coast. The 1847 push of families, preachers, doctors, and craftsmen built a frontier society. The first public school in Oregon opened in a log cabin taught by Chloe Boone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Eva Emery Dye
Polk
Earl of Aberdeen
Puget Sound
Robert Peal
England
William Peel
Parke
Royal Marines
Nesmith
Washington
Plains
Missouri
Platte
Jorda
Grand Island
Lincoln
Hastings
Nebraska
Atlantic
Erie Canal
Ohio
America
Europe
Misa Chloe Boone
Kansas City Star
Neutral powers and wars end dates in history
The clipped comment argues neutrals rarely ended large wars, citing Napoleonic and Civil War examples and noting Theodore Roosevelt as an exception. It blends reflections on Freud Riklin and Irish folklore, ending with a preference for Irish fairy lore over Austrian models.
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France
England
Bismarck
Denmark
Austria
Lee
Johnston
Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Japan
Russia
United States
Freud
Franz Riklin
Vienna
Riklin
James Stephens
Coilla Doraca
Soldiers Threaten Boycott Over Dance Ban in San Benito
Soldier boys at a Texas camp threaten to boycott local coal merchants after San Benito’s school board bars school ma ams from dancing with them. The board prohibits teachers from dancing during term, sparking tension as guardsmen seek partners.
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San Benito
Tex
Ams
Dream lore and fairy myth turns toward modern life
A fragmented column explores dream myths and fairy lore, linking them to modern guidance. It discusses the role of ancient deceit and demons in shaping contemporary beliefs, noting a tension between old mythologies and present-day interpretations.
A Level-Headed Lunatic From Harper's Magazine
Henry Collins a young Massachusetts mill hand with mild mental trouble is committed to a state asylum after a few weeks a fellow worker visits him and asks about returning to the mill Henry reacts with astonishment insisting he would not leave the grand asylum house and garden to go back to work in a mill
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Harper's Magazine
Henry Collins
Massachusetts
Henry
Tient
Public Forum Editor Proposes Streamlining Legislature
Theodord Diberg urges reducing wasted time and money from duplicate and orphan bills. He suggests appointing a small special committee to rate measures and select those to advance, arguing this would improve efficiency and focus in the coming session.
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Ediitor
Theodord
DIBRG
Japanese Build erships for Allies
Tokyo reports that the Japanese navy has been asked to construct twelve destroyers for an entropy ally power, likely Russia. Six ships will be built at navy yards and six by Kawasaki Kobe and Mitsubishi Nagasaki yards, aiming delivery by July to combat German submarines. Several earlier destroyers built since 1914 are near completion as the battleship Hinga, sister to Ise, is expected to launch early next year.
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Tokio
Associated Press
Japanese Navy Department
Russia
Navy Yards
Kawasaki Company
Kobe
Mitsubishi Yard
Nagasaki
Tsingtao
Anatsukaze
Isokoaze
Kure
Hamakaze
Mitsubishi
Momo
Sasebo
Kashi
Maitsuru
Hinga
Ise
Babe Gives Only Clue to Murder in Detroit Area
A 65 year old girl shielding her baby brother gave meager descriptions that police say are the only clues in the slayings of Joseph Martyniak and Joseph Jaskolski at a Hamtramck grocery and tent store. Martyniak and Jaskolski were killed last night. Martyniak's wife Agnes was shot as well. investigation continues with Hamtramck and Detroit authorities seeking suspects.
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Detroit
Mich
Barney Whelan
Hamtramck Police Department
Joseph Dartyniak
Joseph Jaskolski
Martyniak
Jaskolski
Hamtramck
Agnes
Fill Aide
Model Camp Built by 16th Infantry in Mexico
At El Valle San Buenaventura Mexico the 16th Infantry under Colonel W H Avaire has constructed a model camp for the punitive expedition without government aid. Each of the four dozen companies uses an adobe kitchen and mess hall combo with an air tight oven and incinerator. Soldiers built the adobe bricks and funded doors, window frames, and benches, while sleepers use shelter tents and a central recreation hall heated by a large fireplace.
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EL Valle San Buena Ventura
Mexico
Associated Press
16Th Infantry
W. H. Avaire
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Enten
Berlin
United State
New World
Panama Canal
Good Sal
National Guard
New York World
Verdun
Uncle Sam
Bir
Prince of Wales
Neemith
Peel
London
Sir Robert
Girard
The
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Fort Worth
Jule
Tambers
Brooklyn Waela
the Public Forum
F. Meweee
K. Neville
Babe
Lander
Mir Mumma Preseler
Mrs
James Harris
Cheyenne
Grover Po Heore
Rt. C
16Th U. S. Infantry
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