Germany's U boat policy threatens US role in war
The piece argues that Entente rejection of peace talks could push Germany to resume ruthless submarine warfare. It warns neutrals will be sunk on sight and asks Americans how the United States should respond, emphasizing observance of international law and the risk of drifting toward war. It notes US interest in Danish West Indies for harbor and Panama Canal protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States of America
Estente
Great Britain
Tritish Isles
United States
Wilson
United State
New World
Panama Canal
Good Sal
Pittsburgh rebukes reforming welcome for National Guard unit
The Eighteenth regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard, sent home from the Mexican border after public criticism, refuses public banquets and testimonials. The Pittsburgh episode shows soldiers hungry for duty and upset by the recall, blaming home guardians who pamper troops. The piece argues reforms hinge on public attitudes, not the guard itself, urging steadier support for national regiments.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
National Guard
A Year of Lincoln in American High Schools
Opinion advocates making at least one year of Lincoln study mandatory in American high schools to replace less enduring classics. The essay praises Lincoln's language, courage, humility, humor, and democratic spirit and argues his writings should be central to humanities education amid broader debates on Sunday movies and public morality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturday Evening Post
Rh. M. Wanamaker
Supreme Court of Ohio
Lincoln
Caesar
Cicero
Vergil
Tales of Oregon Courage and Oregon Country Founders
Eva Emery Dye recounts the Oregon settlement saga from Stories of Old Oregon. Focused episodes cover 1845 wagon trains marching for Fifty-four forty or fight, English observers Parke and Peel, Nesmith’s cabin hospitality, and 1847 migrant exodus to Oregon with diverse settlers including preachers doctors lawyers teachers merchants and tradesmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Eva Emery Dye
Polk
Earl of Aberdeen
Puget Sound
Robert Peal
England
William Peel
Parke
Royal Marines
Nesmith
Washington
Neutral war endings and dream lore mix in a clipped column
The piece argues neutrals rarely end major wars, citing examples from Napoleonic and Civil War history and noting Theodore Roosevelt as a rare exception. It then shifts to literary notes on Freud Riklin and James Stephens, praising Irish folklore over Austrian theory and imagining Leprechaun imagery.
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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
Soldiers at San Benito Texas camp threaten to boycott local merchants after school maids are barred by the school board from dancing with them. Officials say teachers must refrain from dancing during term time, leaving guardsmen from the north and east without partners. The attempt to pressure San Benito authorities failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Benito
Tex
Ams
Dream Lore and Demon Guidance in Modern Fairy Tales
The article discusses a mythic theory linking dreams and fairy lore to modern life guidance. It critiques the idea that fairy demons and dream images offer practical advice, labeling the div as the product of pious distortions.
A Level-Headed Lunatic
Henry Collins a young Massachusetts mill hand once confined in a state asylum responds with astonishment when a fellow worker asks if he will return to the mill his remark implying he prefers the asylum and its garden to factory life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Magazine
Henry Collins
Massachusetts
Henry
Reform of Legislative Procedure Proposed in Forum Letter
The Public Forum Editor receives a letter from Theodord Dibrg proposing a streamlined committee system to reduce wasted time and cost from many orphan bills. He urges selecting a single committee to heat and deliberate four or five measures to gain efficient, meaningful consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ediitor
Theodord
DIBRG
Japanese Build Destroyers for Allies in 1915 Effort
Tokyo report says the Japanese navy has been asked to construct twelve destroyers for a major ally, likely Russia, at about 600 tons each. Six built in navy yards, others by Kawasaki Kobe and Mitsubishi Nagasaki yard, with delivery hoped by July to fight German submarines.
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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 provided the sole description authorities used to pursue three robbers who killed Joseph Martyniak and Joseph Jaskolski in a Hamtramck grocery and tent store. Her account helped the Hamtramck police and Chief Whelan in the investigation while family members and visitors are noted in related dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
EL VALLE SAN BUENA VENTURA Mexico Jan 1 Corps dispatch describes the 16th infantry under Colonel W H Avaire creating a self funded model camp. Adobe kitchens mess halls recreation rooms and sleeping quarters share a single company street with officers housing. The unit prides its adobe oven and self supplied materials and worker soldiery.
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EL Valle San Buena Ventura
Mexico
Associated Press
16Th Infantry
W. H. Avaire
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Plains
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Platte
Jorda
Grand Island
Hastings
Nebraska
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Erie Canal
Ohio
America
Europe
Misa Chloe Boone
Kansas City Star
Girard
The
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Fort Worth
Jule
Tambers
Brooklyn Waela
Tient
the Public Forum
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Babe
Lander
Mir Mumma Preseler
Mrs
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Cheyenne
Grover Po Heore
Rt. C
16Th U. S. Infantry
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