German World Empire Ideals and Germanization in America
excerpts discuss late 19th to early 20th century views of German influence abroad. Quotes from Freiherr von Edelsheim and others praise German naval strength, science, and industry. They warn of protecting Germans overseas and anticipate a future German empire, including American expansion and language retention among German immigrants.
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Freiherr von Edelsheim
Edelsheim
Germany
Kaiser
Gauss
South America
Austria
Serbia
Germans push for American language shift and German universities
The text argues for German language prominence in America, urging German universities, schools, newspapers, and influential German professors to shape thought and culture. It notes the center of German intellectual activity shifting from Germany to America and Warns of emigration directing to the U S while linking American Germans to Irish alliances in state power.
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United States
America
Germany
Ciermans
Huebbe-Lchleiden
Wilhelm Huebbe- Schleiden
Questioning Bolshevik Resolve in Russian Crisis
A speculative assessment notes potential Bolshevik resistance to German Austrian peace terms and suggests uneasy alliances. It argues Lenine and Trotsky face international pressure as Allies and America avoid dealings with them while internal support remains tepid.
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Russia
Kanta
Rustad
Cole
Kerensky
Lenine
Creet-Litovskh
Editorial on U.S. stance toward Bolsheviks and wartime policy
The writer argues for patience over joining a direct clash with Germany and Austria while suggesting alliance with Bolsheviks could have been pursued. The piece notes U.S. ordnance department leadership by big business figures and promises tighter timing of future editorials, despite frequent British Royal Navy reports contradicting earlier claims about U-boat attacks.
Intellectuals and the War Debate in American Public Life
A wartime editorial defends American intellectuals led by President Wilson against pacifist attacks. It argues German influence among some critics, praises Wilson and Roosevelt, and asserts intellectuals guide public sentiment and policy for the nation’s war aims and postwar peace.
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Iis
Himsel
Germany
America
Treitechke
Nietzsche
Tannenberg
Klang Wagner
Clousewite
Prost
Alma
President Wilson
Wilson
Congress
William English Walling
William Htard
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles W. Eliot
Elihu Root
William H. Taft
Franklin K. Lane
Lews F. Post
Europe
Roosevelt
Conquest and Kultur Quote Cited by Kellogg
Vernon Kellogg’s Atlantic Monthly excerpt from August 1917 warns that Germans propagate beliefs they claim to hold as truths. The text emphasizes propaganda danger and the danger of believing their own rhetoric.
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Vernon Kellogg
Atlantic Monthly
German Plans for Naval War Against United States
A Berlin scholar discusses a suggested Franco German naval strategy to attack the United States. The plan envisions a combined land and naval invasion to seize Atlantic port cities, disrupt trade, and impose indemnities, arguing Germany would coordinate land operations with its fleet to threaten U S wealth and logistics.
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Gaetar
Gollon
Lana
Fon
United States
Atlantie
Diermaty
No Two Doves Are Ever Alike
In a tense conversation Margie Waverley learns Alice is involved with Harvey once more. Harvey, now ill and in debt after a bank incident, fears prison as Alice, torn by love for Pat, contemplates helping him. Margie proposes paying the bank and taking control of the situation, promising to act as mediator and protect Pat from disclosure. The scene ends with a plan to intervene and a note that the story continues.
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Alice
Harvey
Pat
Sam
Margie
Aid
Margie Waverley
Enter Foley sample offer for coughs and aches
An old radio or newspaper ad offers a trial package from Foley & Co for cures and tonics including Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets. The notice invites readers to mail a slip with name and address to Foley & Co in Chicago for samples.
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Eiclowe
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
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Ofte
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