Figures on the War and its staggering costs detailed
The article cites Henry Clews’s 1917 review noting wartime figures that overwhelm readers. It cites more than 50 million under arms in Europe, over 7 million men killed, 12 million killed or wounded, and over 196 billion dollars already spent with projections past 150 billion more. It laments the difficulty of grasping such scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clewe
New York
Europe
United States
Ear
New York City
Nore Uan
Eoar
Norfolk Fire Plot Threat Seen in German Sabotage
A nationwide warning voices alarm over German agents blamed for arson and explosions in Norfolk Virginia. The piece warns of attacks on seaports like Norfolk Portsmouth Newport News and Fortress Monroe, urging federal action and proof of enemy plots amid fears of scattered fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Norfolk
Kalser
Hampton Roads
Fortress Monroe
Portsmouth
Newport News
Old Point Comfort
Virginia
Granby Street
Monticello
James River
Portsmouth Naval Base
Fortress
Norfolk Shore
Pacific Coast
United States
Secret Service
Department of Justice
Kaivers
Bracing World War Resolve Against the Prussian Warlord
A 1914 editorial argues the obligation of the current generation to stop the Prussian emperor and the war, condemning Berlin’s rulers and the kultur wolves for igniting a global conflict. It laments the immense death toll and urges bearing the burden to spare future generations.
German World Power Drive in Pan Germanic League Text
The document cites Pan Germanic League editorials and historical notes from 1890 onward, urging German national unity and expansion. It highlights calls to defend overseas interests, distrust of German opponents, and rhetoric claiming Germany’s rise to world power. The text references Kaiser speeches and campaigns to mobilize German identity and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Pan German movement described in early 20th century notes
Excerpt outlines Pan-Germanic League aims to unite Germans globally and press German interests in Europe and colonies. It cites leaders, influence on policy, and propaganda methods including press cooperation and naval promotion, with references to figures like Tirpitz and Ritter and events around 1890 to 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Pan-Germanic League
Handbuch
Alldeutschen Verbandes
Idem
I hold out hope for Pat and Alice in troubled marriage
A narrator observes strain between Alice and Pat after Chad’s tragedy. Pat shows devoted care to Chad and Mollie, while Alice fears loss of Pat’s affection. Old bond with Chad’s life and Pat’s dream of family collide with marital strain as election day passes.
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Alice
Pat
Mollie
Chad
Margie
Morie
Lnd
Patsie
Pat Haud
Thrift urged to aid wartime economy by banks
The Federal Reserve Board urged banks to promote thrift campaigns in their communities. It urged the public to realize that in wartime it is more respectable to wear old clothes than new, as a means to help finance the United States and its allies.
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Washington
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Old time farmer questioned in rural observations
Abe Martin laments changes in farming life asking what has happened to the simple honest farmer and the easy way of doing things. The piece reflects on nostalgia for traditional rural methods.
Call Me for Taxis and Seven Passenger Touring Cars
Advertisement listing taxi services and seven passenger touring cars with contact line G17.
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Sunda
Napoleon
Alexander
Caesar
Hannibal
Sarajevo
Kultur” Wolves
Berlin
Beens
Vernon Kellogg
Atlantic Monthly
PAS
Poe
Uis Com
The
Pan- Germanic League
Russia
Kurt Elsner
Die Neue Zeit
New York Times
Morocco
Ritter
Pan-German Society
Land Owners’ League
Central Industrial Society
Imperial Admiralty
Herr Tirpitz
Herr Hollmann
Reichstag
Baya
Eugen Richter
Tombo
Deutsche Reden
Richter
Kaiserizen
Ukraine
Rograd
Finland
Siberia
Waserizeo
WEYS
Everett True
Thrift Crord
Nation
Abe Martin
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